The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-16
MILTON STORES
CLOSE EARLY TO
CONSERVE FUEL
Action Taken Because Of
Acute Shortage of Fuel
Supply.

MILTON, Ind, Jan. 1S.-All stores
here will close at o'clock every eve,
ming, with the exception Of Saturday
nights, IN ORDER to conserve the fuel
supply. The merchants agreed to
take this action because Of the serious
fuel situation. The new arrangement
went into effect Monday night.
The following officers we're install
ed at meeting OF the Eastern Star
Monday night: Miss Lulu Faucet.
Worthy Nj iron; Robert Beeson, Wor-
thy Patron; Mrs. Albert Newman, AS
sociate Natron; Mrs. Charles Wheel
ef. Condolences; Mrs. Robert Beeson,
Associate Ccnductress; Miss Cora
Brown. Treasurer; Mrs. Joseph Kin.
ncy, Secretary; Mrs. Mart Brown,
Chaplain; Mrs. Cullen Squier, Mar
shall: Miss Nellie Jones, Pianist; Mrs.
Francis Morrow, Warden; Mrs. Edgar
Beeson. Sentinel: Mrs. Charles Mug.
ent, Adah: Miss Ann Pierce, Ruth:
Mrs. Fred Goebel, Esther; Mrs. Will
Brown, Martha; Mrs. Hattie Heis..
Electra. After the installation a
luncheon was served.
Every woman in the community who
possibly can 90 SO is urged to com =,
to the Red Cross rooms Tuesday AMI
Friday afternoons to help with the
work.
The annual meeting of the Chris.
tian church congregation was held II
the church basement. There were 40
present. After a HooverlZed supper
the reports were read by the treas
urer OF the church and other affiliated
societies. For all local work, includ-
ing S751.S1 CT the building improve
ment. the expenditures were $2,1S9.02,
fer benevolences, S519.27, total,
S2,I0S.2J. There were twenty-five ad-
ditions to the membership. The pres
ent membership within pastoral visi.
tation approXimates 265, with a non
residen. membership exceeding thirty.
Friday was Fred Martins thirty-
fifth birthday and he bought new
automobile in honor OF the day. Mrs.
Murley entertained at six o'clock
dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Murley
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Murley and family. Mrs. Frank Wa.-
lace is home from Reid Memorial hos.
pital and is improving. The Junior
, Fed Cross society, under the direction
OF Miss Nellie Jones. the domestic
science tacher, will give play in the
near future for the benefit Of the so
ciety. Mrs. James Murphy had as
her guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Oil.
yer Beeson, Dr. and Mrs. Charles
kniese, and daughter, Pauline OF
Cambridge City. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Cornwell and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Beeson. will leave soon to spend the
winter in the south. e. Mrs. Carrie
Michael was hostess for the regular
meeting OF the Home club. The pro-
gram for the evening was given by
Miss Elizabeth Kummel, Mrs. George
Baker, and Miss Carrie Michael The
next meeting vii be with Mrs. Thomas
. Lantz -. Prof. and Mrs. Outland and
son, of Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil.
bert OF Muncie were guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Amos Outland Sunday.
Harold Hoshcur has moved into his
new home recently purchased from
Harry Manlore.. Mrs. Mcdowell mas
moved into the Sipple property.
Mrs. Oliver Ferguson writes from Day
tona eBach, Florida. that the wealth er
is unusually cold, the temperature be-
ing as low as 20 above zero. Mrs.
Nancy Baldwin tripped on rug at her
home and fell and is severely bruised.
The Woma-.'s Missionary Society Of
the Methodist church will meet Mon |
day afternoon with Mrs. M. Graham.
All ladies Of the congregation are cor
dialiy invited to attend. Mrs. Anna
Iiarmeier and daughter. Marie. had
as week end guests Frank Thomas and
sister Clara and cousin Elizabeth
Havelmeier, of Richmond The new
town board WIS sworn into office Mon
day night. The trustees are: first
ward, Oran Rragg; second ward, Ben
ton Wagner: third ward, OSCAR Ker-
lin; fourth ward. LATE Royle; fifth
ward, Hiram Crook; clerk Irwin Har.