The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-16
EATON MOTHERS
CLUB IS FORMED;
OFFICERS NAMED
Tobacco Growers Of Preble
County Meeting at Court
house Saturday Evening.

EATON, O., May 16-Eaton has a
Mothers club, q branch Of state or
ganiza ton. the object of which is to
conditions for boys and girls. The
local organization was formed by
electing Mrs. John E. Parker presi-
dent: Mrs. Walter S. Fogarty, vice
president; Mrs. George G. Larkin, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Edward Young treas
urer. Mrs. Florence Wilson. depart
ment of women's clubs of Ohio State
university, supervised organization of
the club in a meeting attended by
about $50 local women. At present
there are sixty members In the club
Meetings viii be held the last Tuesday
In each month and at intervals speak
ers from the state university will be
present and deliver addresses.
Tobacco Growers to Meet
Tobacco growers Of Preble county
will meet here Saturday evening at 6
o'clock at the court house for the pur-
pose of discussing the local and gen.
eral situation. 1t is expected all sec
lions Of the county will be represented
In the meeting and that from these
representatives it will be possible to
ascertain prevailing conditions
throughout the county.
Memorial Exercises
The Rev. o. F. Thomas will deliver
the address at the annual Memorial
exercises to be held Sunday after
noon at Concord church. Dixon town
ship, at 2:30 o'clock.
Lodge to be Inspected
Eaton chapter, R. A. NJ, will be sub
jected to its annual inspection next
Tuesday evening at the hands of s.
Rufus Jones, OF Dayton. deputy grand
high priest A social session will be
held and a luncheon will be served.
To Enlarge Bank
It Is expected the work of enlarging
the quarters of the Eaton National
bank will begin Monday morning by
the II. R Blagg company. of Dayton,
to whom the bank awarded the con.
tract. Final plans for the remodeling
were approved recently. The banking
room will be considerably enlarged
by taking in a portion of the room to
the west, now occupied by the Eaton
Democrat. Another part Of the bank
building will be given over to use of
the newspaper plant. The banks bus
mess has increased to such an ex-
tent that larger quarters are neces-
sary, say the officials.
History Of PrebIe County
AS part of history of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in this country during
war activities. history of the Preble
county branch is in course of prepare
ton by Secretary Harvey Hawkins,
Mrs. A. D. Davis and Mrs. J. w. Cook.
Mrs. Drake Dies
Mrs. Carrie Drake, residing near
Alden, Kas., native of Preble county,
and daughter Of Mrs. Mary Christ
man and the late Wesley Christman,
of this city, died recently at Sterling,
Kas., where she had gone for treat
ment. A few weeks ago, Mrs. Drake
and her husband, Arthur Drake, visit
ed her mother here on their return
to their home from an extended stay
in Florida. Following their marriage,
Mr.. and Mrsr. Drake resided near
West Florence. Preble county. and in
1903 moved to Kansas. Mrs. Drake
was born on a farm near Eaton. Be-
sides her husband, she leaves three
sons, mother and three brothers, Ben
jamin and Homer Christmand of
Preble county. and Charles Christman
of Sterling, Kas.
DriIIer Is Injured
While operating well-drilling ma
chinery on the farm of Frank Eyler
near Eaton, Clarence limerick became
entangled in the machinery and was
severely injured, but he will recover