The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-07

MRS. r.. IL. Moe, Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Moe, Miss Nina Scott and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clapp of Traverse City.
Three 'detachments of army trucks
of forty trucks each, have passed
through Paw Paw enroute from De-
troit to Chicago. They are driven by
soldiers, two to each truck, and Paw
Paw has been one of the stopping
places on the route. The boys have
bunked in the basement of the Court
House, and have served their mess in
the dining room of the Masonic
building. The local Red Cross have
done everything in their power to
make the soldiers comfortable and
happy. monographs and plenty of
records have been at their disposal
in the Rest Room, and on Sunday
many of the boys were invited out to
various homes in the village for six
o'clock dinner. There are something
over two thousand of these trucks to
be driven across country but we
understand the schedule has been
changed and that Paw Paw will no
longer be one of the stopping places.
The residence of c. M. Smith in
Lawton burned to the ground last Sun
day afternoon. The hydrants are re-
ported to have been filled up with
dirt, which prevented the fire depart
ment from getting a stream of
water in time to- extinguish the
flames. Furniture and household
effects on the first floor were saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kline recent
ly received two letters from their son
Claude. They were dated from Vichy,
France, one on Christmas day and the
last January 18th. While Claude is
we'll and likes his work, and has all
kinds of good words for his treat
ment and care from the Red Cross,
the strong point in the letters is,
"He wants to get home" The last
letter closes as follows Gee, but
will be glad when l get on that
ship that will sail for the good old
u. S. A. The Statue of Liberty in
New York Harbor will certainly look
good to me- but the statue will GER
tainly have to do an About Face if
if it ever looks at me again, when
once get home"
The week of February IL to II has
been designated by the National Y.
M. G.. A. organization as Father and
: Son Week.. In keeping with the spirit
of the plan, Paw Paw will give
Father and Son Banquet" next Tues
day evening, February 18th, at the
Coterie rooms. The ladies of the
: Coterie will cater, and the banquet
hour is $50. An informal program
will be given after the banquet. The
general committee on arrangements
who met last Tuesday to perfect the
plan is composed of II. c. Waters,
, Glenn f. Warner, o. w. Kaye, c. w.
Van Tassell F.. N. Wakeman, H. d.
Spicer and +. c. Hawley The details
| will be handled by the following COM
) mittees:- Program, Messrs. Waters,
/ Van Tassell, Castle. Publicity, Messrs.
Wakeman and Spicer. Round up,
Messrs. Glenn f. Warner. T. ]. Cav
al ,Ch, W. +. Hoyt, Rev. Trott and
Rev. Brown. Tickets, o. w. Kaye.
K is planned to make the event a
great success, and the cooperation
of every citizen in raw Paw is con-
fidently expected.
Next week Thursday evening, Feb.
18th, is the date announced for the
thirty fifth annual Firemen's Dance.
Longwell's Opera House is the place,
and Brocato's Saxaphone orchestra
of Kalamazoo will furnish the music.
Dance tickets are $1.00, war tax 10
cents, Spectators 15 cents. Citizens
: of Paw Paw should always remember
that the Annual Dance is the only
i, source of revenue the Fire Depart
ment has, except an occasional do
nation from some grateful citizen in
! appreciation of services at fire.
Every person, no matter what may be
their personal opinions about dancing
9 should be willing once a year to con-
. tribute the sum of $1.00 to as good
, fire department as Paw Paw boasts.
: Every dollar goes into the treasury to
4 pay sick benefits, and for clothing
ruined at fire. 1t should be said
also that the department invested to
p the limit of their treasury in Liberty
v bonds during the war, and contributed
e to many other patriotic appeals. An
> other thing to remember,-in consider
# alton Of war activities last year, the
s annual dance was cancelled, and the
boys need the money now. Show that
IS your heart is in the right place then,