South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-22
RIVER PARK


and sunday school were given at the
last quarterly conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. held
Friday evening at the church. A
unanimous vote was taken for the
return of the present pastor, Rev.
l.. G.. Rullison, who was appointed
10 ill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rev. J. A. Lord, who
left last spring for the front, and
is now army chaplin in France.
The Rainbow club of the River
Park school composed of the sixth,
seventh and eighth grade girls. pre-
sided over by the Misses Gartrude
Suess, Lallah Carr, Emma Bell and
Helen Lang Of the Y. w. c. A, met
at the school house yesterday after
noon and planned the seasons pro-
gram Of work. 1t was decided TO
hold all ceremonial meetings at the
Y w G. A. and other meetings at
the school. It was also decided 70
take an outing each week as long as
the weather was favorable.
Mrs Albert Witt, y. Ninth st, en-
tertained at dinner yesterday, Mrs.
Robert McGown and son. Robert,
Jr., Of Chicago.
Mrs Witt also entertained with
an evening party. vocal and instru-
mental music featured the evening.
Master Robert and Bernice McGOwn
sang the Long Boy" the out Of
town guests were Mrs. r. McGown
Of
Gown and daughter. and Miss Thel-
ma Cordell of Sturgis. Mich.
Mrs. Fl. r. Brooks, s. Eleventh St,
was hostess at dinner Friday. The
guests OF honor were Mrs. stephens
of South Bend. and Mrs. Leonard
/ Piper Of Nappanee, md.
Mrs. l. f. Howorth, Lincoln way
f., entertained with an informal
party Friday evening in honor OF
her birthday The guests numbered
/ 20.
Adrian Bussert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Bussert, :. Sixteenth
ST.. who has been confined TO his
I home the past week with an injury
\ Of his left leg. received while at
play at school last Tuesday, shows
/ Improvement today
William McNabb left today for
/ Chicago 10 join his wife. who has
/ been visiting there the past week.
Mrs. George Whitman has return
ed TO her home at Berrien Springs,
! Mich. after a visit with her daugh-
/ ter Mrs. Frank Whitcomb, Nine
/ teenth ST.
Miss Treva Modlin has resigned
/ her position in the plate room of the
/ South Bend Watch Co. and left
/ Saturday for her home at saginaw,
I Mich.
Miss Iva Van Ream has gone to
Louisville, KY, for several weeks
visit.
Mr. and Mrs Wesley Copenhaver,
/ Seventeenth St, has received word
that their son, Arthur Copenhaver.
who left here last spring for Water
town, y. y, where he is located,
. is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs Clyde Roderick, s. Tenth St,
has received word that her brother,
/ Dazzles Eskidge, has arrived safely
overseas.
Mrs James Cassad has returned
to Tyner, Ind, after several days
visit with friends here.
Fred Copenhaver, stationed at
Camp Devens, Ayers. Mass, writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
COpenhaver, Seventeenth St, that he
has been promoted from Co. b, seth
infantry, 10 the automatic rifle corps
and they are now starting to prac-
tice rapid firing at I O'Clock in the
morning He also statea he is better
at the rapid firing than at the slow.
and his name stands at the top. He
says the Huns viii sure suffer when
he gets chance at them.
AT THE CHURCHES.
Patriotic services will be held
sunday at the River Park Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev L. G. Rulli-
son. the pastor. will speak in the
morning at 1O:45 o'clock in the in
terest of the fourth Liberty loan,
and will take for his subject, Flee
ing a World" at 1880 ?. m. his
theme Will be Profit and Loss"
sunday school will be at $3.50 a. m.
| r. L. Wolfe, superintendent The
Epworth devotional service Will be
held at $3.50 >. m, Neil McGrew,
president. Miss Clela Anderson viii
have charge Of the service, subject
/ for discussion. Listening TO Gods
Word" a special meeting of the Of
fetal board will be held Monday
evening at the church to close up all
business and reports of the confer
ence year Midweek prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock,
Herman Penrod will he the leader.
Choir practice Friday evening.