The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
Short News Of City
MAY BE DELEGATE.

Sixth District delegate to the national
Republican convention next June, &C
cording to news dispatches from Chi
cago.
CHILDREN TO INSTITUTES.
Routine business was transacted at
the monthly meeting of the board of
childrens guardians Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler took
boy to Whites Institute Thursday and
a child to the Feeble-Minded Asylum
Wednesday.
MRS. FRENCH IMPROVES.
Improvement is announced in the
condition Of Mrs. Ellis French, who
recently underwent an operation at
Reid Hospital
CHURCH TO MEET.
The first Christian church will hold
the annual business meeting and cleo
ton Thursday night. A banquet at
$50 will precede reports of commit
tees and the election of officers.
FILM is COMPLETED.
Starvation, a film showing condi-
lions in central Europe, has been pre-
pared by Herbert Hoover, the Friends
headquarters here learned Thursday.
1t may be shown here later.
CHURCH WORKERS TO MEET.
A special meeting of the county
workers for the Inter-church world
movement will be held in the Y. NJ.
c. A. Friday afternoon, Jan. 16, at 4
o'clock. All Wayne county workers
have not been named but Lester W.
Carlander, county supervisor, hopes to
complete them by the end of the week.
SEIDEL AT AUTO SHOW
George w. Seidel, president of the
| Seidel Buggy company. is in New
York attending the National Automo-
bile show. He is expected home
Thursday night.
WHO GIVES AGE EASIEST?
Who is the woman most ready to
! give her age?
Census enumerators find that wom-
en- of so-called society are very silent
regarding age. while those of the poor
er classes apparently don't care, they
said Thursday. Poor folks also read
lily give information about their world
ly goods, while weather. people do
not like to. All information of this
kind is kept secret.
c. c. CAMPAIGN CONTINUES.
Campaign for the state chamber of
commerce was continued Thursday by
Henry A. Roberts, state field director,
and IL firms had joined Thursday
morning. The city quota of $3.50 will
be raised soon. Roberts, predicts.
SISTER MARIE INJURED.
Sister Superior Gratia Marie, of st.
Mary's is recovering in m Indianap-
oils hospital from 4 broken hip sus-
tanned when she slipped and fell on a
polished floor in the building Sunday
CHRISTIAN CHURCH MEETS.
The annual congregational supper
and business meeting of First Chris
tian church will be held at the church
Thursday evening. A basket supper
will be served ct $50 o'clock, followed
by a short social hour. Tho annual
business meeting will be held later
in the evening and reports of the last
year will be given and new officers
elected, All members of the congre.
cation are invited.
TEACHERS CONSIDER MEMORIAL,
; Miss Martha Whitacre, chairman of
the high school war memorial commit
tee, presided at meeting of the fac.
ulty Wednesday evening when an ap
propriate commemoration to the pu
pills who served in the world war was
considered.
ST. PAUL'S CHOOSE OFFICERS.
H. r. Robinson was elected Senior
Warden of st. Paul's Episcopal church
at the annual business meeting held
Wednesday night. Reports for the
, year just ended were read and ap
proved. Other officers elected follow:
Paul Comstock, junior warden; vestry
men, l.. G. Reynolds, w. F. Starr, anC
F. S. Bates.
? SPANISH VETS ELECT.
Election of officers and the calling
Of special meeting for February 10
for the purpose Of commemorative the
sinking of the Maine, were the feat
ures of the meeting of the Spanish
War Veterans, at their rooms in the
courthouse Wednesday. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Carl Wadman, commander; Free
Kellar, senior vice-commander; 1r;
Tudor, junior vice-commander; Harr!
Petry, officer Of the day; A. c. Hurst
officer of the guard Harry Kennepohl
: trustee, and Roy Norris, adjutant.
> REVIVAL INTEREST GROWS.
Interest is growing in the reviva
services at Chester Methodist churcl
which began Sunday evening. TIL,
Rev. L. F. Ulmer has charge of thu
meetings which are held each evening
o
The public is invited.
WALLS TO HOSPITAL
, Roland H. Walls, 426 Southw es
1 Second street, who has undergon
:. several operations since he came bacl
l from the army suffering from gas
: was Wednesday removed to Rel
hospital to undergo another.
BORN IN FRONT ROOM
A census enumerator was question
ing a young man Thursday. He mar
aged to worry through the list Q
questions, hesitating at each one, ur
til the enumerator asked: "Wher
was your mother born?"
To this came the quick reply: 81
the front room, upstairs"
"DOC" is SNOWBALLED
Fine snow for snow balls-but tn
mayor doesn't think so.
Mayor Zimmerman's silk hat wa
made the target for volley of snow
balls Thursday morning when a grou]
of boys attacked him on North Eight
street The balls flew thick and fast
and few missed either the mayor or hi
hat. He took refuge in his AUTOMOBILE
olco rooo;yod its choro IF III,