The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-17

ave. The Sunday school program
will hs held there next sunda,
evening at 7;30 and there will b,
special Christmas music at thu L
a. m. service Sunday.
Study Club Meeting
Ladies' Study club OF 1mmsnue
Lutheran church will meet Wed.
nesday afternoon at 100 NJ ths
home Of Mrs. NJ. f. Martinson
72i W. Stewart ave. Rev. Theo-
dore Brakeman will speak on
Customs Pertaining TO Christ
mas"
Wednesday evening at 9 o'elocl.
the Sunday school teachers will
meet at the parsonage to take
their final tests OF the training
course. Thursday evening at wight
the Lutheran Fellowship club will
meet In the social rooms with l.
Barth presiding and Miss Frieda
scheitlin in charge OF the program
There will be an exchange OF gifts.
The confirmation class will meet
Saturday at / o'clock and at 1880
the final rehearsal for the Christ
mas program will be held. Deco
rations in the window at 123 S.
Meridian st, were placed there by
the Jolly Juniors club and an
nounee the schedule OF Christmas
services.
Mary Martha Mission society OF
Peace Lutheran church will hold
It's Christmas party in the par
ish hall Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
Custer circle. Ladies Of the
G. A. r.. and club members will
have their Christmas party at Odd
Fellows hall Wednesday. The af-
fair will begin with a pot luck
luncheon Mt noon and there will
be an exchange of gifts.
Garden division No. z of the
Puysllup women's club will meet
Tuesday Mt the home OF Mrs.
w. K. stsnhope, sia 7th ri. s. f..
for / o'clock luncheon. For the
program 10 follow Mrs. Henry
Royce will read a paper on mistle-
toe and poinsettia; Mrs. +. Palmer
will give talk on holly and Mrs.
Henry Allen on candles.
Women's council of the First
Christian church will have a
luncheon and Christmas party at
the church Thursday. Luncheon
will be served from noon until
i:3o with Mrs. Otis Lyon, Mrs
Allen Goelzer, Mrs. James Yaz-
zolino, Mrs. L. Botsford, Mrs. Bert
Martin, Mrs. Roy Anderson and
Mrs. Floyd johnson rs hostesses.
Mrs. Cyril Law will preside at the
business session and Mrs. Sam
Geppi will be In charge of the
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Strank-
man of Ashford and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bars OF Puyallup are
parents Of n daughter and son,
respectively. born at Puyallup
General hospital Friday. Dec. Is.
On Dec. IL Mr.. and Mrs. Dale VAN
Meter of 1908 w. Main ave. be-
came the parents of a son at the
hospital.
Robert Steele Passes
Robert r. Steele, 81. of Route
2. Box 604, died Sunday evening
following a short illness. He had
lived at the above address for
81 years and came to the state %
years ago from British Columbia.
Surviving are his wife, Myra;
one brother, Howard. in British
Columbia, and three sisters, Mrs.
Grace Zeloudek, in Indiana, and
Mrs. Laura Hagenstad and Mrs.
Eva Helming. both In Minnesota.
Wrighley and Clements will an
nounoe arrangements.
Funeral arrangements were be-
ing made Monday for Martin
Hooley, rs. who died Sunday MORN
ing at the family home, sol 14th
81. 3. f.
He had been a resident Of Puy-
sllup and the state for IS years,
coming from Bradford. Pa. He
Was a retired berry grower and
Is survived by his wife, May.
Hills Funeral home will make
the announcement.
Mrs. o. II. Faulkner was CO.
hostess recently with Mrs. Il. T.
Hske at her home. 344 Sd st. :. F..
for an afternoon party honoring
Mrs. Peggy Rupert of I'd st. s. +.
Sewing and games occupied the
afternoon. Guests were Mesdames
Rupert, Harris, Jones, overmsn.
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