The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-17
Mostly Personal
MISS PENNINGTON 4TH WOMAN

MISS PENNINGTON 4TH WOMAN.
Miss Mary Pennington, who will
represent Earlham College in the State
Oratorical contest at Franklin next
February, is the fourth woman in the
last 20 years, says Prot. E. p. True
blood, head Of the public speaking de-
partment, to represent the local col
lege. Other colleges Of the state have
only rarely been represented by
women. Janet Spannimore went to the
state debate for Earlham in 1909. In
1896 Eleanor Wood won the contest for
Earlham. Miss Gertrude Simmons, an
Indian girl. obtained a close second
place in 1897:
ROBERTS WILL TALK.
= An address by Henry A. Roberts,
field representative Of the state cham
Der of commerce, will feature the
meeting of the board of directors of
the Commercial club, in session Mon
day, Jan. s.
FosDick CAR DAMAGED.
None Of the occupants of the car
sustained injuries when Herbert Fos-
dick. of Liberty, skidded into a ditch
north of Liberty, on the Liberty pike,
Monday evening. Minor damage was
done to the machine.
ROTARY TO LUNCH.
Christmas presents for two French
orphans, adopted by the Rotary club,
will be sent immediately, as a result
of action Of this sort taken at the
luncheon Tuesday.
Several pleasing selections were
rendered. by Mrs. Clara leleman.
MRS. Robe PENSiONED.
Mrs. Alice N. Robie, of this city,
has been granted government pen
sion of $25 month, according to word
received here Wednesday.
GREENHOUSE CO. INCORPORATES
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the county recorder and
secretary Of state for the Richmond
Greenhouse company, a 100000 cor.
poration. The new corporation will
operate greenhouses and nurseries.
Charles J. Nicholson, Paul e. Weiss
and William J. Kiemel are named as
the directors of the company.
READY FOR "THE TRUTH"
Final dress rehearsal was held at
Earlham College, Tuesday evening
for the play The Truth to be given
at 8 o'clock "Wednesday night follow
Ing a short musical program. Sale
of seats has been good on the campus,
1t is reported. Seats are not reserved
and viii be sold at the door.
PRAYER MEETING ANNOUNCED.
The regula, mid-wcck prayer service
of First Baptist church will be held
Thursday at 1880 p. m.. at the home
of the pastor, the Rev. Shelby c. Lee.
National road, east.
WAS RICHMOND MAN
Preparations for the celebration of
ha <~f hn n
ing OF Indiana State Normal school,
have brought out the fact that George
p. Brown, former superintendent of
Richmond schools, was one Of the
three presidents Of the state institu-
tion. Mr.. Brown Is claimed to have
put the school on a practical basis,
and instituted many of the ideas now
in use at the school gained while he
was superintendent Of schools here.
HALER IS WANTED.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Wadman left
Wednesday for Muncie. to get Charles
Haler, wanted in the Wayne circuit
court, on charges of wife and child
desertion.
CANDY WITHOUT SUGAR, SHOWN
Miss Stella Harmon, county super
visor of domestic science, will demon.
strate how to make Christmas candies
without sugar at a meeting of the New
Garden Township Home Economics
Club, to be held in the New Garden
Friends Church, south Of Fountain
City. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. l.
M. Pike, president Of the club, will pre-
side at the meeting.
8. s. !. A. MEETS.
Routine business occupied the atten
tion Of the members of the South Side
Improvement association, at their bi
monthly meeting Thursday hight. Sew
eral committees made minor reports.
FINED FOR LARCENY.
James Henry, arrested on charges oi
petit larceny, was fined 81 and csots
and sentenced to one day in jail, by
Mayor Zimmerman in police court
Wednesday.
BROOKS IN INDIANAPOLIS.
w. Howard Brooks, county auditor
| was in Indianapolis Wednesday,, at
tending the annual convention Of The
county auditors association.
CAR GOES OFF TRACK.
Interurbans from the west were
slightly delayed Wednesday afternoon
when a city car was derailed at the
bottom OF the hill by the bridge OF
Main street. Persons on the car re
ceived a slight shaking up. but no ont
was injured.
| BOY Is BORN
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dunham, 1872,
Harris street. have son. Everett Ray
mcnd. born at their home on Dec.
START ON LONG HUNTING TRIP
! (By Associated Press)
| OAKLAND, Calf, Dec. 17.-H. A
Snow, naturalist, accompanied by hi
son, Sidney Snow, Donald Keyes, j.;
writer and Frank 8. Wilton, photo