The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-13
HSOCIAL NEWS
G---------------ES

Clark Wagner. chairman; Mrs. Walter
Vice, vice chairman, and Mrs. James
Allaben, secretary. Mrs. Wise then
took charge of the study for the after
noon. the subject being Arnold Bennett.
With map she showed the part of Eng
land of which Bennett has written his
Five Town Tales" about five towns in
northern Staffordshire which comprise
the pottery district of England. Ben
netts best work Is considered to be old
Wives Tales" The Clayhanger" and
''Hilda Lessways." Bennett cared moth
ing about nature but wrote always
about people. Mrs. w. j. O'Keefe read
excerpts from Your United States" and
Mrs. y. ]. Moran reviewed The Lions
Share" Benefits latest work. present
day story which gives a very good idea
OF the suffrage movement in England
Mrs. Eugene 8. Cooper read commune
cation on Food Conservation and Mrs. p
J. Lyons closed the afternoons pro-
gram by playing an old English dance.
Shepherds Lay"
A large number OF mothers listened
to an exceedingly interesting program
yesterday at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Parent-Teachers Club of the
Central school. The program was fol-
lowed by a social hour during which re-
freshments were served. The principal
talk was given by Miss Alta Adkins
who had as her subject. The Duty of
Home and School in Teaching Com
munity Pride and Loyalty" The pro-
gram also included a piano solo by Mil
dred Harris. a reading entitled Friday
p. m" by Eleanor ellis. reading
Three Things" by Clara Brennan and
a dance by Grace Click.
The Equal Franchise League OF Ham
mond has named its committees to COM
p1ete the arrangements for the conven-
ton to be held at the Superior court
building in Hammond Saturday after
noon and evening of this week. Repre-
sentatives from the different women's
clubs in the county are expected to-
gether with q large attendance of Ham
mond people. The sessions are open to
the public. The committees are:
Progres-Mrs. T. J. Meara. Mrs. +. o.
Rick. Mrs. o. c. Z. Matthies.
Publicity-Mrs. F. o. Rick, Mrs. T. J.
Meara and Miss Alys Hess.
Reception-Mrs. Grace Conroy. Miss
Myrtle Huehn and Mrs. Fred Jarvis.
House-Mrs. Herbert Hutchens.
Decoration-Mrs. T. L. Leary. Miss
Kleihege and Mrs. Herbert Hutchens. |
The birthday anniversary of Mrs. VIII
Stevens was celebrated at a party given
in her honor last evening at her homo
IN Clinton street by Mrs. Harley Furnas. |
Mrs. Stevens received a number of
pretty gifts \ four course luncheon
was served during the evening and the
remainder of the time was spent with
needle work and games. Those present I
were Afesdams Winters. Weeks. Lind
Vile. Casey. Dwyer. Carroll. Skellinger.
Reed and Furnac.
At her home. 16 Forsythe avenue. Mrs.
Esther Krause was hostess yesterday
afternoon to the members of the L. O.
r. NJ. N. Social Club. Following short
business session the afternoon was de-
voted to needle work. Mrs. Laura Can
non of 266 Plummer avenue was named
as the next hostess.
Hammond Chapter o. f. S. held
meeting last evening at the Masonic
temple and balloted on candidates.
Initiation will feature the next regular
meeting in two weeks and following the
lodge session there will be a social hour
and refreshments will be served.
Several applications were balloted on
and further plans made for the state
convention to be held in Hammond in