Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-19
POTOSI EVENTS
General Items of Interest
Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent.
z. \. 4. Elect Officers.

At the meeting Thursday evening,
s;amp No. $50, r. N. A, Potosi, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Oracle, Mrs. Pauline Wilmott; Vice
oracle, Mrs. VIVA McKelvey; Past Or
acle, Mrs. Anna Campbell; Chanel
ior. Mrs. Minnie Roth; Receiver, Mrs.
Hydia Day; Marshal, Mrs. Clara Ed e.;
Assistant Marshal, Mrs. Sarah AN Is ;
inner Sentinel Mrs. Anna Ward;
Outer Sentinel Mrs Grace McDon-
ald; Organist, Miss Florence Uppe3a;
Manager, Mrs. August Mike
After the election Of officers as
concluded. luncheon consisting Of
gaIads. cake, cookies and coffee as
aerved by Mesdames Louisa Rus II,
August Mike, Jacob Ames and j IN
Campbell, which was enjoyed by all
members present. This camp IS
classed among the large ones in he
eounty and is in a fl0urishing COL IL
zion financially and otherwise, I'D
the members are all active and IL
ing workers for the good OF the 0ro 3r,
High School Students to Give Play.
The Birds Christmas Carol" will
be presented to the public by students
evening, Dec goth, and promises TO
be an entertainment Of merit. The
pupils are all drilled to perfection in
their respective parts, and will give
the people an evening of pleasure, no.
heretofore enjoyed. The cast Ut
characters are
Carol Bird, the Snow Bird" grown
up, Delenna Lesser.
Mrs. Bird, her mother, Lucille
Webb
Donald Bird, her father, in the west,
hut not quite off it, Leonard 'Schmitz
Uncle Jack, a Bird Of Passage, Ce-
lestine Day.
Elfrida Clifford, Carol Nurse, a
Bird of another feather, Clara Roser.
Y, The Butler, Samuel Hoffman.
Their Neighbors, the Ruggleses, in
the rear.
Mrs. Ruggles. who was McGill.
Regina Pink.
Sarah Maud, Lucretia Durley.
Peter, David Seaton.
Peona, Dolores Edge.
Kitty, Bernice Echwab.
Clement, Robert Travis.
Cornelius, George Doser.
Larry Alfred Schroeder.
Shower i'm Honor Of Miss McDermett.
pre-nuptial shower, in honor of
Miss Elizageth McDermott, assistant
principal in the Potosi high school,
was given by the faculty of the school
at the home of Prof. and Mrs. B. j.
Patterson Wednesday evning, Dec. II.
Buring the evening hours, cards aad
social conversation helped to make
the time an exceptionally pleasant
one. The school faculty and others
who attended this pre-nuptial event
were Miss Bernice VIM, Miss Leila
sShae Miss Florence Uppena, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. ]. Patterson, Miss McDermott,
Miss Louise Doser and Mesdames Matt
Elskamp, Vincent Mclaughlin and
clarence Zenz.
Miss McDermott was the recipient
Of a beautiful pink tea set, gift that
slt appreciates very highly. She mas
er soon will resign the position OF as
sistant principal of the high school
and will return to her home III OAR
khgton, Wis, where it is presumed
she will soon embark on the sea Of
Matrimony.
She will be succeeded as assistant
principal by young man named Liv-
L
mended as an educator.
Bank Issues House Organ.
The Potosi State Bank has issued a
neat little folio called THE POtOsi
Rank News, a home paper for home
people that will be issued monthly,
and the subscription price is nothing,
and no obligation is implied The en-
w return asked is your good will. The
knSy lao Il
and humorous reading and two col
umns is devoted to local advertise
ments. Publishing bank paper is "a
new enterprise in Potosi and The
management is especially anxious
TO have the loyal support of everyone
as a reader, and as one who helps TO
Dorm public opinion. Call at the
bank or telephone and get your name
on the mailing list. Remember there
is no charge. The December or
christmas number can now be had at
the bank. Call for it, or help your
self to one.
Losers Treat Winners in Contest.
Some time ago the students of the
nigh school were divided in two
groups to solicit subscription for a
we'll known farm magazine. One
group was the Barney GOGGLES and
the other the Spark Plugs The win
aers agreed to entertain the losers to
u party. 1t so happened that the
Spark Plugs were the winners in the
subscription contest and last Wednes-
day evening they entertained their
defeated opponents to a party at the
Noodman hall. The evening was Joy
fully spent in dancing and card
games. AT the hour of II O'Clock a
aice luncheon was served that con
sisted Of good and palatable things
80 eat.
Local News Brieflets.
The Potosi high school basket ball
team defeated the Bagley team at the
latter place last Friday evening by a
score of % to IA.
Miss Martha Riley, state public
health nurse, entertained the school
shildren in Potosi to a health movie
show last Wednesday afternoon. and
in the evening q similar ap+ap+..x