The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
Short News Of City

the Minute Mems" Bible class of the
Second Presbyterian church, will be |
held in the church basement, Friday, i
Dec. IT. 1920, from 5 to p. m. We
feel that any person who has attended
any of these suppers will be sure to
come and bring their friends. 1t is
cheaper to eat with us than to eat at
home. Everybody invited.
Public May Danee-The regular Fri
day evening dance in the Vaughn hall
will be open to the public this week.
Scullys Trio will furnish the music.
Sunday School Association - The
tentative program for the year 1921
will be considered by the City Sunday
School association at meeting to be
held in the Y. M. C. A. Friday night.
Sunday school superintendent, pas
tors and one layman from each Sun
day school in the association are to be
present.
Infant Child Buried-Funera1 serv-
ices for Charles Delbert Necessary,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Necessary, 40 Northwest Eighth
sHeet, were conducted from the home
at D. m. Thursday. Burial was in
Earlham The Rev. A. H. Backus Of
ficiated.
Enlist in Navy-Floyd Smith, of
Richmond enlisted in the navy for
the radio department He will re-
main here on leave until Jan. g., at
which time he will be transferred to
the Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton. Clifton Hamilton, of Tyner.
KY. enlisted in the navy for the hos
pital school. Great Lakes, III.
services will be held at the College
mn aohao1 bo,tSo nno-ha1f mile north
of Reid Memorial hospital, Sunday at
2:3o D. m. Arthur Porter will preach.
Earl Van Etten. and others will sing.
C. {. Mass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
deavor members from every society in
the city are invited to attend mass
| meeting of c. E. societies. to be held
in the East Main Street Friends
church. Monday night, Dec. 20. Evan
Williams, field secretary for the state
of Indiana, will deliver an address.
Small Fire Wednesday.-A small
., roof fire at the home of Lawrence
Stevenson. Ala North Sixteenth street,
| Wednesday evening caused about 500
damage.
Automobile Licenses-Applicat tons
| for 1921 automobile licenses should be
made early in order to have them on
cars 80 days after the beginning of
the new year, according to warnings
| issued by the police department. A
maximum of one month is given to
| autombile owners to have the new
plates attached to their cars.
Distress Not Increased - Calls for
relief by needy families in Richmond
and Wayne township are no more fire.
ouent this year than last. according
to officials at the township trustees
office. The statement vas made after
figures for the last quarter Of 1919 and
those for 1920 had been compared.
Auditor Totals Funds-Officials at
the county auditors office have been
occupied for the past few days with
summing up the accounts OF the
county and determining the amount
| of taxes that will be turned over to
| the state treasury at Indianapolis
! The results will be made known with
| in a few days, it was said Thursday.
These statements are made twice
year.
| Federation at Muneie-The annual
| convention of the Indiana Federation
| of Women's clubs for 1921 will be held
in Muncie next October. it has been
decided by the Federation's board OF
directors.
| Guard Against Thefts-Special po-
| lice have been stationed in the bust
ness houses of the city to guard
against shop-lifting that generally be-
| comes prevalent at this season OF the
year Chief of Police Wenger said no
cases had been reported, but that the
step was precautionary one.
Sinu Christmas CaroIs-Children
| from Starr and Baxter schools will
20 to the Margaret Smith home and
to Deid Memorial hospital next Tues
| day to sing Christmas carols. They
/ will be accompanied by part of the
school orchestras. Miss Bishop will
have charge of the group from the
Starr school and Miss Henderson Of
those from Baxter.
| leiah Autographs Lost-The col
| lection of Autographs by Howard
Leigh have been lost enroute from
! New York and the opening of the ex-
hibit announced for Thursday evening
in the public art gallery, has been
postponed indefinitely. The collec-
| ton left New York almost fortnight
ago.
ChiIdren,s Christmas Fund-Christ-
mas shoppers are asked to leave their
contributions to the Christmas fund
for children of the North End mission
in the box in the lobby of Romey's
store by Saturday evening, if possible.
Many toys have been left but not
enough to insure one for each of the
80 mission children.
Garfield Christmas Chapel-Garfield
school will hold its Christmas chapel
in the hich school auditorium We'd
nesday afternoon.
Formal Dance Dec. 2e.-Forty invi-
tations have been issued by Miss
Katherine Binkley, Miss Gertrude Egg
gleston, and Miss Doris Pickett for a
formal dancing party to be held at the
HON eof Miss Binkley on Dec. 20.
High Chapel Postponed-The senior
high school chapel has been postponed
from Friday until next Wednesday.
This will make three chapels to be
held next week including the junior
chapel Tuesday. The faculty will pre-
sent a program at the special Christ
mas chapel Thursday.
Tucker Heads veterans-Ira Tucker
was elected commander of the local
post of Spanish American war vet
Grams at the meeting held in the G..