The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-24
FOUNTAIN CITY

A party was given in honor OF Err
nest Fahien, Wednesday night, at his
home west Of town. Those present
| were Misses Gladys and Goldie Gift
ford, Dorothy Williams, Geneva
Wright, Dorothy Shute. Olive Harri-
son, Ruth Fulghum and Aisle Fahien;
Messrs Cecil Chenoweth, Harold Rey-
nolds. Henry Macy, Kenneth Koontz,
Clarence Hannah, Roy McMath. Vir-
gil Spencer. Clawson Keene, Harold
Rosa and Ernest Fahien. Games were
played the fore part of the evening
after which light refreshments were
served. -. The following young people
motored to Dayton Tuesday to the
aviation field: Misses Geneva Wright
and Mabel Bockhofer; Messrs. Clyde
Squiers of Centerville and Herbert
He'd gin. Mrs. c. c.. Fulghum was
the guest of relatives near Richmond
Tuesday. Miss Laura Mcdonnell.
from Chester and Mr.. Leonard Brown
were Sunday guests of Miss Eva Roth.
ermol !. /. Miss Jessie Foreman spent
the week end with relatives at Rich
mond. Miss Eva Rothernol gave a
birthday PARTY Sunday, Sept. 5, in hon
or of her brother, Charles Rothermol.
Those present were Misses Ruby Lei
bold, Ruth Harter Ruth Williams;
Messrs. Robert Eubank, Herbert Burg,
Robert Pike, Lawrence Brinkley, Law
renee Ryan, Forrest Harter and Char
les Rothermol. Dinner was served at
six o'clock and a good time was en-
Joyed by all. !. Several young ladies
met at the home of Miss Olive Hunt,
Tuesday evening and organized the
Yankee Girls club. 1t will be social
organization, but at each meeting
some form of war work will be engag-
ed in. At this meeting the girls made
comfort bags for the soldiers who
have gone from this township, and
knitted caps for French orphans.
Those present were Misses Helen Car
ter, Grace Brennan, Shirleigh Harter,
Mildred Davis, Mary Bonner. Helen
Pegg, Katherine Pegg, Grace Pitts,
Olive Hunt and Mrs. Floyd Pyle. The
club will meet next Thursday evening
with Miss Mary Bonner. The New
Garden township organiza ton Of War
Mothers will hold a meeting at the
home of Mrs. Jennie Scarce, Monday.
Sept. %, at $3.50 o'clock. Every mother
who has son in the service is in
vited and urged to be present. Quite
an odd way of raising money was
used here Saturday to reimburse the
comfort kit trea sury of the Fountain
City w. G. T. U. Each person was
asked to donate a half dozen eggs or
the equivalent in money. BY this
method $3.50 was raised. The w. G.
T. U. has up to the present time
given a comfort kit to each of 20 boys
who have entered the service of the
United States from this township.
Each kit contains scissors, thread, but
tons. darning cotton, pins, needles.
first aid dressings, a khakibound
testament, etc. The best quality Of
each article is purchased and the kits
have been greatly appreciated by the
boys. :. The chairman and solicitors
of the New Garden township Liberty
Loan committee have been selected
and are ready to begin work and put
the township cover the top" The
quota is s60.975 and should be raised
easily The chairman of the mems
committee is Thomas Brennan. and
the chairman of the women's COM
mittee is Mrs. Lloyd Pyle
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Williams and
baby from Richmond spent last Sun
day with relatives here. Miss Lucy
New York city after spending the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. r. G.
Bogue. -. Rex Overman underwent
an operation on his eye Monday at
Richmond The operation was a sue
cess and he is getting along nicely 80.
Several young people from Fountain
City attended Yearly meeting of the
Friends at Richmond Wednesday
evening. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Fulghum and son of LAGRANGE, Ind,
were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs Harry
Wooters during the past week. 49,.
Mrs. L. N. Hampton, Mrs Jennie