The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-18
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COMING EVENTS.

Will be a business meeting followed b.
debate
This weeks meeting Of the Baptist
Nomau's Union will be held at the
church Thursday afternoon. Red Cross
work Will be ready for the members at
one o'clock and during the afternoon a
program will be given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Chester Hamacher of the
child culture department.
An all day session OF the Deborah So
ciety will be held Thursday at the First
Christian church.
Mrs. David Montelius will be at home
Thursday afternoon TO tn emembers Of
the Amicitia Club. The assisting host
ess will be Mrs. F. Malo.
Liberty Camp No. S4S7 Royal Neigh
bors postponed the tea which was to
have been given al the home OF Mrs
Herman Gross in Doty street until after
the holidays.
The Indiana Sunfiower Club Will meet
Thursday afternoon and evening at the
home Of Mrs. Emma kroer. 292 Truman
avenue. The election OF officers will
feature the meeting
Miss Helen Stewart will have the
members of the 4. E G. Club as her
guests Thursday evening at her home.
1o1 Detroit street. The club viii have
its Christmas grab bag.
@olden Rod Camp No 1857 Royal
Neishoors will have a Home Bakery
sale in Runs window. Saturday .. m
1851
The literature department OF the
Woman's Club met on Tuesday after
n IA 1F u,
81 Webb street. After business. the
chairman. Mrs. c. B. Miller. read a
striking little poem. who Shall Sit Al
The Table7" Mrs. Max Allaben gave
much pleasure by singing. Were Ny
Song With Wings Provided" and Holy
Night" Mrs vanSteenberg in charge
OF the lesson study on Ernest Poole
gave an interesting sketch of this
American author: He wrote two plays
made a study of child-labor ana or
tuberculosis. He was an intimate friend
OF prominent socialists in New York
city and his book The Harbor" deals
with tenement and factory life in that
city. He went to France and studied
conditions there where the professor
fought beside the peasant. His book
The Dark People" has to do with the
Russians. The book His Family" met
with a fattering reception and is nota-
Die for the high praise It has received
for its literary merit. Mrs. Van Steen-
oerg gave a searching and comprehen-
sive review of this book. bringing OUT
the salient points in each of the char
acters and showing thoughtful work.
An interesting discussion followed An
aouncement was made of the next meet
ing 10 be held January 14th at the home
of Mrs. +. y. Hickok Mrs. fischer and
Mrs. c. B. Miller served light refresh
ments and a social half hour closed the
pleasant afternoon.
Nothing will quite as appropriately
express the Xmas spirit as one or our
beautifully engraved cards or booklets
mailed to your friends. Nelson's Drug
Store. 1851
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club
was entertained by Mrs. w G. Norris at
her home in Elizabeth street yesterday
and with the members she had as guests
Mrs. Louis Timmons of Chicago. Mrs
H E. Sharrer. Mrs. H. A. Lamprell. Mrs.
Alvin Rohrer. Mrs. w. H. Davis. Mrs.
Frank Betz. Mrs. Conan Scott and Mrs.
Adolph Hirsch. There were guests for
four tables and high scores in the games
were made by Mrs. George Hannauer
and Mrs. Joseph Thompson.
Mrs. Frank Waller and Mrs. s E
Swain were hostesses to the Past
chiefs Association Of Hammond Temple
No. 10 Pythian Sisters last evening at
Mrs. Walters home in waltham street
The members sewed for the Red Cross
and during the evening were entertained
with music on the Victrola A Christ
mas grab bag was an enjoyable feature.
The hostesses served a dainty COLA
ton.
A box Of Cranes fine writing paper
makes a gift par NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Drug Store. 12-1s-1
Troop / of the Girl Scouts will give
an entertainment at eight o'clock Thurs
day evening at the Central school audi
torium to raise funds for their pledge
to the war work fund. The program in
cludes readings by Ruth Smith mono
logue by Viola Peters. group Of dances
by Violet Nichols a pupil of Professor
Keene's. a comedy sketch entitled
Christmas Crazy Class" by Madame
Estelle and her Trained Animals. assist
ed by Kumkauts, the clown.
A Parker Fountain Pen will make an
ideal gift-Nelsons Drug Store. 12-1S
The December meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Club of the Irving school was
held al the school auditorium yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. f. S. Cooper talked be
fore the club. there was a piano selec-
lion by Mrs Douglas dialogue by the
Fleming twins and the remainder of the
program consisted Of Christmas num-
hers by Rooms and q 4 large num-
Der of members attended the meeting.
No Xmas is complete without q box Of
Johnston's famous candies-Nelson's
Drug Store. 12-1S-1
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Duncan. 80 Williams
street. opened their home last evening
for the meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the First NJ e
church It was the first meeting of the
year and the husbands Of the members
were entertained. There was a brief
business session presided over by the
president, Mrs. Duncan. after which
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