Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
SOCIETY NOTES

Ottawa friends OF Irving h. Adams
former chemist for the Federal Plate
Glass Works, who is now with the
bethlehem Steel Co al Lebanon, Penn.
have received news of his approchins
marriage 10 Miss Brenholtz daughter
of Thomas c. BrenhOltz. of ne Som
mers street. Penn. The wedding will
take place August !. 1918 in Reading
Miss Brenh0ltz is school teacher Al
Lebanon. Mr. Adams is the sou Of
Mr. and Mrs H. f. Adams. IL n
Central Avenue. WOllastOn, Mass He
Is well known in Ottawa having come
10 Ottawa from the east last year 10
AXE charge OF the chemical work al
the Federal Plate Glass Works He
left Ottawa for Lebanon TO take "A
similar position at The Bethlehm Steel
Co., last January.
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Mrs Clara French and Miss Leila
Lincoln entertained With an informal
reception Monday afternoOn~at their
home on Pearl street, in honor of Mrs
Jean de La Chepelle and Mrs. NJ Sal
embier OF EnglewoOd, New Jersey,
who have been the guests OF Mrs
Lorenzo Leland since the Anioine-de
la Chepelle wedding last Saturday
The French home WAS prettily decor.
ated with spring flowers. Tea was
served during the afternoon in the
lining room. The guests were the
old friends OF the two guests of honor.
A very interesting meeting OF the
". r. C. was held yesterday after
noon i'm Odd Fellows hall which was
attended by about ninety ladies.
eighteen new members We're initial
ID and applications for membership
we're received from four other ladies.
fhe president, Mrs. Elizabeth Farms
worth appointed the committees OF
aides to visit the schools preceding
decoration day and make talks 70
he children.
The ladies appointed to visit the
ity schools were: Columbus school
Miss Mae McDougal. Mrs. kittie
'tadden and Mrs Margaret Richard
;on; Jefferson school. Mrs. Cora King
/ wilson. Mrs. Cordelia Hathaway and
Mrs Mary Bach Washington school
Mrs. Alice Hossack. Mrs Julia Gar.
! and and Mrs C. 4 Briggs Ir., Lin
! oln. Mrs Sarah Nash, Mrs Anna
| Iaeberle and Mrs. Wmired Dryer;
| Shahbona, Mrs Ida Mccullough. Mrs
/ ,eorgia Pusey and Mrs Almira LIE
men; ST Xavers Convent and ST
| 'onmba Boys school. Mrs Hannah
! loran. Mrs. Margaret Costello and
| hrs Marcela Sanders; 81. Patrick
! choo. Mrs. Louise Frost. Mrs. Sadie
| ). Malcor and Mrs Francis Pearce
I Il Francis school, Mrs Geniek Gyger
hrs Francis koop and Mrs. Elsie
| scott
\ special memorial day committee
/ vas appointed TO assist the men with
! he Memorial day preparations con
listing of Mrs. Madee Cook. Mrs Alice
| ;tiefel. Mrs Ida Brewer and Mrs
Nice Hossack. The War Chest Fund
! vas discussed and endorsed An all
| lay knitting party for all the ladies OF
| he w. r. C. will be held on Thurs
ay. May %, at the home Of Mrs. G.
" lrion. 535 Congress street
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| The Auxiliary meeting OF the FIRST
! congregational church. which was &c
! ave been held tomorrow afternoon
the church, has been postponed un
| il Friday, May 24th. Mrs W. l..
itnyre and Mrs. Will Pearson will be
! lostesseS.
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| The Wallace Red Cross held a meet
| ne Yesterday afternoon at the home
# Mrs Thomas W. hurry, in Wallace
10 knit and sew for the Red Cross
/ During this meeting branch Of the
| NOmans Committee Of the National
| Council Of Defense was formed. which
/ viii be known as ;he Wallace Branch
# the Womans Committee of the
! National Council OF Defense, The
same officers that are serving in the
! Wallace Red Cross were elected yes
erday for the National Council OF
! Defense The officers elected were
President Mrs. James V. O'Don
nell.
Secretary Mrs. Mat Gahan.
Treasurer Miss Anna White.
Mrs. e. J. Mcconnell was presen
and gave very interesting talk or
current topics. and also secured en-
dorsement OF fifty ladies for "A LaSallt
County Home Advisor Miss Perciya
Of the University of Illinois also made
Il very interesting talk The mex
meeting of the organization will be
held on Wednesday, May ed. at III,
home Of Mrs. Robert Bagley.
How Cloves Are Cured.
Tn the Snipp islands lhc cloves arc