The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-17
EATON WILL PROMOTE
CHILD Welfare WORK
AT PLAY CONFERENCE

EATON, Ohio, Nov. 17.-Promotion
of child welfare and play activities
will be the object of a play confer
ence to be held here Saturday In the
state armory.
Physical Director Peters, of the Y.
NJ. c. A. of Richmond, Ind, will be =
prominent figure in the conference,
which will open at o'clock with vol
ley ball, under direction of Mr.. Pc
tiers. Singing and rythmic games will
be in charge of Miss Grouse and Miss
Brate, local school teachers. Mass
games will be presented under the di-
rection of Mr.. Peters.
At noon a dinner will be served, fol-
lowed by talks, with E. E. Mcclellan
as POSTMASTER.
Soccer and polo will open the after
noon program, with Director Peters
in charge. Schoolroom games will be
played, with Miss Grouse and Miss
Brate in charge. Holiday suggestions
will be presented The conference
will close with indoor baseball. Mu-
sic will be provided by schools of the
county, with Mrs. c. E. Samuels, of
New Paris, as director. Children have
been requested to wear their play
clothes or gym logs.
Mrs Athella Howsare, Of Dayton,
formerly of Eaton, gave an address
here Thursday night at the thank offer
ing services being conducted in the
Christian church. Miss Minnie Quinn,
Miss Druley and Miss Baker were local
persons taking part in the evening S
program. The Rev. w. H. Martin, OF
No. I'll or{u Cd Erid
evening.
Special services will be held by the
w. G. t. u, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the county infirmary. Ad.
dresses and music form the program.
The Rev. D. E. Deer, of Dayton,
secretary of the Dayton council OF
churches: the Rev II. A. Straub, Ada,
secretary Lords Day Alliance; the
Rev. A. E. Fish, pastor of Wauseon
Congregational church, and the Rev
F. L. Loges, pastor of Circleville Pres
byterian church, will address con.
ference of Preble county ministers
here Saturday and Saturday evening
in the Presbyterian church.
county health meeting here Saturday
afternoon in the courthouse assembly
hall. A specialist from the state
health department will have charge of
the meeting. The county farm bureau
expects to have two women represen-
tatives from each township in the
county present at the meeting.
L. F. Allen, leader of Ohio farmers
Institutes, will be in Eaton Saturday
for a conference with officers OF
Preble county farmers institute or
CARNATIONS and others interested In
the work. The object of the confer
ence is to arrange a schedule of in
stitute dates in order that expenses
of speakers can be reduced to a mini.
mum.
County Agricultural Agent e. d
Turner announces that the farm loan
meeting here Nov % has been
changed from an afternoon to an even
ing meeting 1t is expected A. r.
Stokesbury, representative of the Fed
eral Farm Loan bank at Louisville
KY, will address the meeting.
Superintendent J. H. Beatty Of the
municipal waterworks, is in Columbus
attending a state meeting of superin
tendents of publication plants. The
meeting is being conducted under su
pervision of the state health depart
ment. Superintendent Beatty is ex
pected to return home Saturday.
Dec. to IL is announced by tn:
Western Ohio Poultry Fanciers' clui
as the dates for its fifth annual pou,
try show, which this year will b
staged in the courthouse basement
Heretofore the show has been he'll,
either in the armory or opera house
An added feature this year will b,
an egg laying contest, prizes to b.
awarded on the best dozen eggs, jude
ed upon size, color and perfectness
One or more nationally prominen
judges will judge the entries. No ad
mission fee will be charged this year