The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-06
PREBLE W.C.T.u.
TO HOLD annual
MEET IN EATON
Troy Woman to Deliver Prin-
cipal Address-Ofhcers to
be Elected.

EATON, O., Aug. 6.-Members OF
the Preble County w. c. T. U. will
gather here Friday for their annual
convention, the sessions OF which will
be held in the United Brethren church
1t will be an all-day meeting. opening
at $50 O'Clock in the morning.
Mrs. Mary Westlake, of Troy, leader
in w. c. T. q. work in Miami county,
will deliver the principal address in
the meeting She will speak at the
afternoon session.
Devotional exercises. conducted by
Mrs. Laura Spacht of Eaton, win open
the convention. Reports will be sub
mitted by Secretary Nellie Scott OF
Sugar Valley, Treasurer Dora H.
Thomas, and the various standing
committees. In Memoriam" will be
presented by Mrs. Shank of West
Alexandria, and a paper will be read
by Mrs. Emma Hickey of Sugar Val.
ley. The morning session will close
with election of officers. A picnic din
ner will be served at noon.
Praise service, conducted by Miss
Martha Wilson of Fairhaven, will
open the afternoon session. followed
by an address of welcome by Mrs.
Laura Overholser of Eaton, which will
be responded to by Mrs. Ollie Focht OF
Gratis. Following the address by Mrs
Westlake of Troy, readings will be
given by Miss Helen Kerns of Eaton
and Mrs. Minnie r. Sauer of West
Alexandria. Local secretaries and
committees will report and banner
will be awarded.
Officers Of the union are: President
Anna L. Hahn, Eaton; vice-president
Minnie r. Sauer; recording secretary
nellie Scott; corresponding secretary
Jennie Rowe; treasurer, Dora Fl
Thomas.
No Food Probe.
Not until complaints based upon
facts are filed with him will County
Prosecutor P. A. Saylor start any
probe into food prices in Preble coun
ty, he states. Thus far no such com
plants have been registered, he says
He declares he Is ready and willing to
act at the very moment any evidence
is produced that profiteering is being
INDUCED in within his jurisdiction. He
will decline to act merely upon ru
mors and hearsay. Any evidence pro
duced that will warrant calling a
grand jury to investigate will result in
opening a probe into conditions.
School District Changed.
Oklahoma school district, north OF
the city, was transferred to the Eaton
school district in a recent meeting OF
the county board of education. Pu
pills Of the transferred district will be
transported back and forth from their
homes to the schools here.
With a quota of $50 the Church o.
the Visitation, OF which Father 10
seph NJ. Hyland is pastor has con
tributed $50 to fund to reconstruct
two Catholic universities at Lille and
Louvain, wrecked by the Huns in the
late war
kueh's Salary Announced.
Reuben Kuch, of West Sonora, re
Gently elected supervisory superin
tendent of the now single supervisory
school district in Preble county, will
receive an annual salary of $4,000 {
year. fixing Of the salary having JUS
been announced. For some time thu
county has had two supervisory schoo
districts, but recently they We're merg
ed into one district.
Concert to Be Held.
Weather permitting, the usual week
ly band concert will be held this eve
ming on the esplanade at the court
LOuSS. Wv Ing lnS Tue CndUtduQud INT
concert was omitted last week
Balm to Speak.
Col. George w Balm, of Louisville
Ky. will speak here at the Prebl
county picnic, to be held on the fair
grounds Saturday. August Is, accord
ing to announcement by speakers
committee. Harry A Catron, o
fresno. Ohio, state grange lecturer
will also be present and deliver an ad
dress.
Colonel Balm has upon several oc
casions delivered the address to tn
class at the commencement exercise
Of the local high school He is chau
tauqua lecturer and public speake
OF considerable prominence.
The picnic is sponsored by tn
county farm bureau and the count
grange organization.
Schools Open September 6
September S is the date announce
by Superintendent John OLeary TO
reODeninp Of the Eaton Duhljc srbool