The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-22


Cuckoo (siehman) Mrs. F. H stephens
Of Indiana Harbor; presidents address.
Mrs. W. A. Hill in past was as follows:
las we enter upon the twenty-fourth
year OF our club work and realize that
we are so close 10 our quarter century
mark We are amazed at the changes tir1e
has wrought. II IL said that the world
has changed more in the past one hun
dred years than ii did in a thousand
previous yaers 1t would be useless 70
suppose that the world could change
and women's place in IL remain the same
Women have resumed responsibilities
that have hitherto been unthought OF
and seemed impossible. But who is
there who desires to turn back rather
than TO live in this day when life seems
so full OF opportunities for the better
ment OF mankind 1t is true that the
sacrifice of life. health. property and
personal comfort have been made. but
II will have wrought it's purpose If IL
has instilled within US a greater and
nobIer interest in the affairs of mankind
Can you imagine a ruler saying that one
half of his people were only fit for the
nursery and kitchen. II the German
women had had a vestige of the strength
Biblical times. the emperor would have
been dethroned and cast out decades
ago, and we would have been spared the
most uncivilized event OF the past one
thousand years"
Address "Americanization" BY Father
Deville. who spent three and one-half
years in Belgium during the war. He
spoke OF the loyalty and affection of the
foreigner for his mother country taking
for example the Belgians who have made
the most complete sacrifice in history.
He paid American a splendid tribute for
her help an dsympathy during the war.
He emphasized the need of A universal
language and urged uniformity in the
teaching and use of English in all the
schools Of our country.
w. G. Hill and son Irving of IS High
land street have returned from week
spent at Monte and Lansing. Mich.
The Rev. DR.. Fraser. pastor Of the
First Baptist church. Of Muncie, Ind.
was the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. G. l.
Smith over Sunday.
Mrs. chas Bell OF $50 Sheffield ave-
nue. gave a birthday supper Saturday
evening in honor OF her husband and
mother. A very pleasant evening was
spent and at seven supper vase served.
Those present weer Mr.. and Mrs. Clau lie
Sission and Mr.. Charles Haskell or Chi
cago. Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan Lawhead
and Mr.. Stanley Stokes Of East Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Murphy. Mr. ard
Mrs. Lawrence Fisher. Minerva and Mrs.
Elmer Richman. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Owen and Jerry March
Miss Violet Stinson is leaving tomor-
row for Ward Belmont College. Nash
Vile. Tenn. where she will attend
school.
The Swiss people of Chicago are en-
tertaining about two hundred OF their
countrymen from Switzerland who are
touring the United States. These peo-
pie comprise the intelligent and edueai ID
citizens Of Switzerland who are interest
ed in seeing our glorious country. They
are stopping at the Hotel SaSalle in Chi
cago and yesterday they motored south
through the Chicago parks and then into
Indiana. They visited the Hammond
beach and stopped at the Geneva House
where they were very pleasantly enter
tanned by Mr.. Ed Wenkleread, the pro-
prietor of the Geneva House. The Swiss
people Of Chicago and surrounding viciu-
ity are doing their best to give them
real American welcome and TO extend TO
them our finest hospitality. Numerous
interesting things have been planned. q
banquet at the Consistory hall. North
Dearborn and walton. will be held Wed
nesday. Sept. 81. A cordial invitation %
attend this banquet is extended to all
Swiss people of this locality.
Mrs. Dan Daily and Miss Veronica
Tobin delightfully."- entertained several
friends at their home on Sibley street
Saturday evening at a miscellaneous
shower in honor OF Mrs. II. L. Hester,
formerly Miss Marguerite Irene Haefer.
Games and music were the features on
teh evening. In the bridal book contest
teh prize was awarded to Miss Olivia
Linsenrnan. At ten-thirty / daintily ar
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