Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-20

The ladies' OF st. Francis Parish
held very successful ail-day meeting 4
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Agnes
Miller on West Madison street Six
teen ladies were present aud spent a +
very pleasant day working on refugee
garments for the Red Gross At noon
a delicious picnic luncheon was
served In the afternoon a very inter
esting letter was read from Miss
Mary Miller. written at the time she
took her last vows in convent IN
Pennsylvania. The ladies will meet
on next Thursday at the home OF
Mrs. Henry Schmidt In Dayton Town
ship for an all-day sewing party.
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Three hundred dollars was cleared
AT the Wallace Red Gross dance, held
az the WOojman Hall in Wallace on
"Wednesday evening, Sept. is. The
crowd attending was the largest ever
In Wallace. AMI the affair was one
OF the most successful social events
ever held there in every respect. The
money cleared will b. used for the
Wallace boys in the service. The
committee in charge OF the arrange
ments for the dance was Mrs. Peter
Sexton and Mrs. John Fitzgerald.
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The members Of the home improve
ment association will hold meeting
| tomorrow afternoon al $50 o'clock in
the high school auditorium. Miss
| Mabel Wilkinson OF the University OF
| Illinois will give a talk on Garment
remodeing, and will explain to the
| ladies how they can make over their
Old wooden dresses into new gowns to
conserve the supply of wool on hand
for the soldiers The demonstration
will be open to the public, and every
woman in the city is cordially invited
to attend
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Mrs. Charles P. Taylor entertained
with an informal tea yesterday after
noon at her home on East Main street
in honor of Miss Florence Johnson
take place in the near future Mrs
Taylor was assisted in receiving the
guests by Miss Johnson, Mrs Henry
f. Morel and Mrs. Arthur Perry o
Chicago. Mrs. Charles Brenn. Mrs
A. f. Gilman and Mrs, George Farms
worth assisted in the dining room.
The members Of the choir of tn,
First Methodist Church were enter
tanned last evening by Rev and Mrs
c. A. Briggs, Jr., at their home in the
parsonage. Twenty-Five guests Were
present and spent very pleasan
evening informally with music anC
games Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess at a late hour
The members Of Mrs Julian Hess
class of girls of the First Methol lis
Sunday school will hold a wienne
roast this evening at Mrs Hess home
1860 Illinois avenue
Two hundred and fifty people a
tended the public reception given a
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Kell
in Eastwood last evening in honor 0
their son, Lieut., Harry F. Kelly, VIII,
recently returned from France. Nh
: and Mrs. Kelly received their guest
with their son, and during the evenin
Mr.. ana Mrs James F. Farrell, Nh
and Mrs. Robert H. Carr and Mise
20 Emma Springhorn and Margaret Sar
ders assisted through the house
Lieut. Emmett Kelly who receive
! his second lieutenant's commission a
Fort Sheridan during the past weel
Unexpectedly arrived home when tn
reception was in progress and n
ceived the congratulations of man
people on having won his strap
Lieut. Emmett Kelly will leave tn
last OF the month for the Universit
of Illinois, where he viii. be a grenad
81 instructor in The Students Arm
: Training Corps. This camp is to hay
I 5000 students, taking their militar
training, and will be to the West VIII;
Harvard is to the East in the trai
ing OF soldiers. Lieut.. Kelly won di
l. iinction for his grena lie hurting viii
al Fort Sheridan.