South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
Elkhart News

News Times Special Service:
ELKHART, Aug 21.-EIkharts
proposed new y IS g.. A. Uuidin-
the foundation for which has al
ready been completed on ". Lex
ington av.. viii be a realization
within a few months. according TO
officials Of the organization Tues
day.
At a meeting Of the board of di-
rectors Tuesday morning IT. was
unanimously decided 20 instruct the
building committee 90 erect the
long promised building This ac-
ton was taken following The vote
OF the county council Of defense %
rescind their former action prohib-
iting the erection Of the building
during the war.
The bids ON the general contract
are already in and the contract
Will be awarded i'm the near future.
City Clerk Nerden c.. AIiesner.
who last week went TO Indianapolis
20 enter training in the auto me
chanics corps. has been rejected
because of physical disabilities and
VIII return 10 this city Wednesday
20 resume his position as city clerk
Mem bers Of the Elkhart Bar as
ISOLATION viii hold its annual pic
mic at Culver's landing. Eagle lake
Wednesday. A baseball game and
other amusements are planned for
the day and a chicken dinner viii
ne served at noon.
When the central FIRE department
was returning from eXunguIshing
small fire at the Inner Brace Fur
niture Co Tuesday afternoon, en-
ployes of the Elkhart Carriage and
Motor Car Co. stopped the appa-
ratus and requested the fremen 10
put out a small FIRE i'm the floor OF
their office building Damage OF
both fires is estimated 10y Chief
Dotson as S1O0.
Two members of company f. In
diana state militia, viii be sent 10
Camp Perry on Lake Erie I'm Sep
tember TO participate i'm a national
shoot 20 be participated i'm by all
United States Capt Church will
choose the representatives Of the
local company from three Spanish
American war veterans. Sersts. Q. /
O.. Colbert. Sergt Jack Putof and
Pvt. William Trechsall
Norah May. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lambert of Garfield
av.. and Oscar Sommer of Pekin. /
H.. were quietly married at the
home of the brides parents here
last evening by Rev. i. a. Hoffman
Of Button. o. They Will spend
their honeymoon i'm the west and
viii make their home i'm Pekin.
Mrs Sarah Jane Weaver. wife Of
New York Central engineer. James
TT. Weaver. died at her home here
Tuesday morning following "a stroke
Of apoplexy, which she suffered
Monday afternoon Her death was
indirectly due TO the recent hot
weather which superinduced the
stroke. according 70 physicians
Mrs. Weaver was born i'm Corun-
ma. Ind, July 13, 1850. I'm addition
TO her husband. she is survived by
two sons. Thomas +. Weaver and
James T. Weaver. both prominent
residents of this city.
Arrangements for the annual
convention of the Beta Phi Sigma
fraternity which will be held in
Elkhart next Wednesday and
Thursday will he completed Tues
day night when a business meeting
of the local chapter will be held. II
is expected that fully 200 members
Of the national organization viii at
tend the convention. Elaborate
preparations are being made i'm at
tempt 20 make the meeting a great
success despite the fact that a large
number of the members are now i'm I
service.
Miss Adel Erhhorn has been
chosen physical director Of the Elk .