The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-18
SOCIAL
News and
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Bruce of Long
Beach, Cal, have arrived in Ham
mond for a few days after spend
ing some time in Rensselaer,, where
they visited the Bruce families.
Before returning to California they
will stop in Kansas and then COM
plete their trip. The Bruces are
making this trip OF thousands OF
miles by automobile.
Miss Louise and Gertrude
Schroeder and Miss Louise Kumref
of Hammond attended a chicken
dinner in Valparaiso Thursday
evening at the Landgrebe home.
The dinner was given to a num-
Der of friends by Ralph Karrer who
will leave for Somerset. Ky.
where he and Miss Iona weddle
will be married.
Mrs. Wesley Elstun and small
daughter Betty OF Forest avenue,
have returned from Bay View, Mich
isan, where they have been out
ing for the past number of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elstun. the father
and mother of Mrs. Wesley Elstun.
returned for brief stay at the
Elstun home before going south for
the winter.
The card party which was
scheduled for this Saturday, Sept
2Srd at the Hammond Country club.
has been postponed until Saturday,
the thirtieth of the month on ac-
count of the opening day for the
Hammond Woman's club on Sat
urday.
There will be a regular meeting
Corps. No. 24S. Tuesday afternoon
OF the William Calkins Relief Corps
Il Odd Fellows hall An initiation
will be held and a memorial SER
vice for those members who have
passed away within the past few
months 1t is hoped that a num-
Der OF members will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Bradford. of 500
State Line street, left Saturday to
make their home In San Diago,
Cal. They are leaving a host of
friends who regret losing them as
Hammond people.
AS a result OF the remarkable
work which the emminent artist,
Arthur James Dewey. did last week
at the Schohl sthdios, splendid
three-quarter size portrait of Miss
Ruth Mary CT Hammond is on dis
play I the studios all day today.
1t seems quite fine for one Of Ham,
mond's young women to have the
opportunity 10 sit for such an artist
is Mr.. Dewey. He uses live models
for work which one so often sees
in Vogue.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Hummel at
tended the Chicago-Boston game
yesterday in Chicago. Mr.. Hummel
was fortunate enough to have a few
minutes to chat and reminisce with
his old boyhood friend and school
mate, Herb Pennock. who is now
pitching for Boston.
Miss Carolyn Paxton and Mrs. w.
G. Paxton OF South Holman street
will leave tomorrow for Pough-
keepsie. New York. where Miss Pax
ton will enter yassar College. This
will be the first year for Miss Pax
ton at Vassar. where she will ma
circulate as a freshman. She was
graduated from Ferry Hall in Lake
Forest last June and showed mark
ed ability in the entrance examina
lions which she passed with a re-
markedly high standing.
Mr.. and Mrs. D R Taitt and Mr..
end guests of the William Loves at
their cottage, Love Nest at Cedar
Lake for the weekend.
Dick Stewart. of 20 Warren street
who has decided to remain in Ham
mond for the winter instead of re-
turning to the University of Illinois,
went to Champaign last weekend for
rush" to be the guest at the Kappa
Sigma house of which fraternity he
is a member. Mr.. Stewart will re-
turn to Hammond the early part OF
the week
Mrs. I. c. Gary, of Chicago. and
Mrs. Frank Roberts, of West Palm
Beach, Florida. who have been the
house guests of Mrs. B. E. Fischer.
of 81 Webb street. have completed
their visit
Mrs. Fred Russell, of Big Springs,
Nebraska, is visiting at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. A. B. Stevens. of 225
North Holman street Mrs. F'ussell's
husband who Is a professional ball
player, has signed contract to
pitch for the Cubs the rest of this
season and next year. At present
he Is in New York, but he will come
to Chicago the first of October,
when the Cubs play there.
The County w. c. T. U. convention
will be held at the First Presbyter-
ian church Tuesday, the nineteenth
of September. This is to be an all
day meeting with an ercellently good
program for the afternoon to which
the public IS cordially invited.
The members Of the Executive
Board of the Hammond Woman's
Club will hold a supper at the Pres