Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-13

weekly dance AT lufn Hail. 10 De Heiu
tonight, has been called off
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Mrs. Mary Higgins and Mrs. Mayme
Flamm entertained the members o.
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. o. H,
Thursday evening al the former )
home on Clinton street. The affair
was one of series of evening card
parties being given by the organiza-
tion during the winter. Nine tables
of euchre were played, after which
refreshments were served Miss Co.
man and Mrs. John Farrell made the
high scores.
Forty ladies attended the meeting
of the philanthropic department of the
Ottawa Woman's Club held Thursday
in the First Methodist Church parlors.
The day was spent in finishing up the
pajamas and bathrobes which the
ladies We're making for the soldiers AZ
the La Sale County tuberculosis San
itarium. AT noon a picnic luncheon
was served. The hostesses were Mes
danes W. T. Hart Lura Furr, Joseph
Baker, Otto Ietzner and Louis
Scherer.
The Chicago Tribune this morninS
contained picture of Miss Dorothy
Blatchford, who is soon to be married
to Dr. Roswell T. Petit OF this city,
and the following interesting article
about the war work of the bride-elect
and Captain Petit:
"Miss Dorothy Blatchford, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blatchford OF
333 North Euclid avenue, Oak ParE,
is to become the bride of DR. Roswell
Talmadge Petit Of ottawa, III. Miss
BlatclIford distinguished herself in
France both as a nurse and a linguist
At Caen, where 4 normal school was
converted into a hospital and fifty
wounded patients We're brought in
after the Scissor attack, she admins
tered to them all with only one Amer
lean aid In London she was the
guest of Sir Albert and Lady tspicer.
While in Paris, and after the armis-
tice, she was appointed by the Ameri-
can commission to translate the Ger.
man appeal for aid to the American
Red Cross. In June of last year Miss
Blatchford returned TO America ana
took up her duties again as the secre-
tary for the Illinois Society for the
prevention OF blindness.
Captain Petit was in the medical
corps with the British at the front a
year before America entered the war
and with the Gordon Highlanders. he
Is the head of his own private hospital
at Ottawa
The regular monthly business of
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church was held last
evening at the home of Miss Ethel
Roseland on Guthrie street, at when
time the officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President-Pauline Nagel.
Vice Newell Vonckx.
Secretary Tiff.
Treasurer-Ethel Parks.
Following the business session a
social time was had and refreshments
We're served by the hostess.
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A clever little comedy playlet. Veal
Dreaded" and beautiful singing by the
ID. of !. chorus furnished the enter
tainment offered by the Daughters of
Isabella to their members and those
who have who made application for
membership to the order, held at the
X. OF +. hall last evening. The az
fair was another of these delightful
entertainments and social evenings |
this organization has held during the |
past year and intend to hold in the
future for their members.
Veal Dreaded one Of those de-
lightful comedies OF a young married !
couples home. their dearest friends. !
their French maid and Spanish cook, |
with misunderstanding all the way I
around; an Infatuated cooks, and fin
ally complete understanding and |
happy ending Cast of characters
Mrs. Alice Armstrong. Miss Mae Kelly |
Marie French maid Miss Anna We lsh |
Charles Armstrong ...,..,..,....
............... Miss Helen Dnnren |
Miss Mollie Bic wn. Miss Helen Ulnn |
Billy Joyce. ....... Miss lrna MetZger |
Emilio, Spanish chef ..........
..... ..,.. Miss Dorothy Nertney /
The little one-act comedy was en- !
joyed immensely by the large au-
and Mmilio was particularly amusing
The d, OF |. chorus sang two very
pretty numbers and the chorus ha; a I
beautiful voice blending. The au
dience was sorry when the sin siny
was over and are anxious TO hear the
chorus again. Those composing the
d. OF !. chorus are Mrs. William. But
Ter. Miss Helen Holmes, Mrs Dan
O'Connell Mrs Glenn Crowley Mrs.
Carl Mick, Miss Mary Dralln, Miss
Anna Dunn, Miss Lucille Sanders.
Mrs. Carl REM, Mrs. Charles Sricklen.