The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-24
Short News of Civ

Opens indianapolis office-J. c.
Price. formerly of this city. and active
/ in civic affairs, has opened Offices at
522-525 Peoples Bank Building, In
dianapolis, under the firm name Of ].
c. Price company, realtors. Real
estate. loans and insurance are hand
led by the firm.
Motley Appointed Manaeer-W. X.
Motley has been appointed manager of
the Mutual Life Insurance company Of
day.
ments at the local army recruiting
station include the following: Lee
, Beach, Of North Eighth street, for one
year in the coast artillery. and sent to
! Camp Lewis. Wash; Carl Griffith, Of
Fort Wayne avenue. and John H. Lin
damood enlisted for three years in the
Fourth cavalry and will be stationed
at Fort Bingold, Texas.
| Pastor Expected soon-Dr. Alexan-
der Purdy, head of the Biblical de-
partment of Earlha m College, and col
| lege pastor, is expected to leave
Switzerland for this country about
Sept s. He intends to be in Rich
| inOnu III tlIue IOr tHc COlleSe opChih6
lnext month.
crabb Leaves Sept. - Russell
Crabb, formerly assistant physical d.
Sept l for Fort Wayne, Ind, where
he will take up the duties Of assistant
physical director in the "Y" there. l..
A. Schwann, formerly physical direc-
tor Of the local institution, is head of
nh Il 1y,t IF
| Wayne "Y."
Local Boy SeIected-Stanley Smith,
Of this city, was elected grand record
ing secretary, and Earl Hewitt grand
treasurer at the national convention
of the Omricon Pi Sigma fraternity,
held Aug 1921 in Shamokin, Pa.
Other persons from here who attend
ed were Robert Rees and Glen Weist.
| Two Enlist Here-Charles w Free
man, of Losantville, Ind, enlisted in
the navy as fireman, third class, and
Lloyd D. Shaefer. 26 South Tenth
street, went into the radio depart
ment and will be stationed for eight
months at Great Lakes, ILL.,, before be-
ing assigned to a ship.
Conover Home Again-Chase Con-
over, field secretary of the Friends.
has returned from attending Western
yearly meeting at Plainfield. Ind. He
| will go to Iowa yearly meeting the
latter part of this week. Mr.. Con-
over said Tuesday that an exception
ally fine meeting was held Sunday.
He estimated an attendance of about
| 5000
| German Enlistments Open - Three
year enlistments in the army for ser
vice in Germany are to be opened
again Sept. l, according to Sergeant
Thompson, local army recruiter. Men
accepted will be sent to the nearest
recruit depot or recruit depot post
en- route to Fort Slocum, N. Y, from
which place they will embark for
overseas.
Wagner at Meetins-Roy Wagner,
president of the local organization Of
railroad carmen, is representing the
central labor council of Richmond at
the state conference of the Indiana
State Builders State Trade council.
He will also represent local labor at
the state conference of the state fed
Grafton of labor.
Finish Deans Office - Work has
been finished on an office for the
dean of girls at the senior high school.
The office is on the second floor and
adjoins the principals office. 1t was
made by cutting off about 10 feet from
the carpenter shop. Miss Alice Vance
Lanning was recently appointed dean.
Perkins Garfield Printer-Edgar
Perkins, printer at local printing
company. has been named printing
instructor of Garfield. He succeeds
Herbert Warfel, who is now head OF
the printing department in the Lo-
ga Lsport high school
| Visit Friends Here Mrs. Ralph
Deem and son, Of Dayton, Ohio, and
Mrs Mier Cohn and son, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Ferling. North Twelfth and A
streets.
Jersey People Here-Mr. and Mrs,
Orville Harter, of North Twenty-First
street, have as their houseguests, Mr..
and Mrs Alden S. Abbot, of Passiac,
! n. J.
Ackermans Have eaby-Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Alderman, 1414 South B
street, are the parents of baby
girl.
Haramy Has Returned-Prof. John
J. Haramy. assistant professor Of
! modern languages at Earlham college,
has returned from attending Columbia
University during the summer. Prof.
Haramy who is a native Syrian. was
in the modern language department OF
! the college last year.
EarIhan Hangs Banner-Another
step in keeping the public aware Of
Greater Earlham campaign was
taken by the headquarters Tuesday af-
/ ternoon, when a large banner was
hung across Main street from the
! Starr Piano store building to Reeds
Furniture building. Permission to do
this was received from the board Of
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