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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Water Ballet
Try Outs Given

GOOD SWIMMERS. here's a
chance to keep up that swim
ming form all winter at the De-
troit -Y.W.C.A. Try-outs will be
held for admission to the Water
Ballet Group at CeLter Branch
September l-19 under the direc-
ton of Miss Bertha Daubendick,
of Mount Clemens, chairman OF
{ group.
Rhythm and endurance and
swimming form are more i'm
portant than speed explained
Miss Daubendick, for forma-
ton swimming. Precision and
timing count most in making in
-tricate wheels and patterns in
the water, as well as group div
ing"
Many girls who have been
swimming regularly during va
cation and at nearby beaches
will find the Water Ballet a de-
lightful way to continue to en-
JOY their swimming after the
weather gets too cold for outside
activity. The Water Ballet group
swims together each week and
practices all year for a final wa
ter show to end the season.
Their first public appearance
will be made at The Y.W.CA.
on Parade" program Thursday,
September. "a. Girls who quail
fy now will be able to swim in
the Swimming Parade" that
day. Those who want practice
in formation swimming before
trying out for the Ballet Group
may get it in the weekly Ballet
Preparatory Group. There's also
Junior Ballet Group.
Mount Clemens members of
tn Y.W.C.A. Senior Water Bal
let Group are Bertha Dauben-
dick, chairman; Patricia Erskine
swimming star of Mount Glenn
ems High school; Pherne An
dreas, Charlotte Baker, Jose
phine Wasil. Applicants are in
vited to contact Miss Dauben-
dick at 96 South Wilson or the
County Building.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Lovely Ceremony Unites
Ruth WiZson-George Syrett

lonial bouquet of white roses
and rubrum lilies with her cor
sage centering the bouquet.
AS maid of honor, Shirley
Wilson, sister of the bride, wore
a yellow chiffon gown and car
ried Colonial bouquet of yell
low roses, gladioli and yellow
daisies. Mrs. Forrest Truedell,
of Plymouth, Mich, as matron
of honor, wore pink chiffon
gown and carried Colonial
bouquet of pink Talisman roses.
The bridesmaids, Shirley Syr-
EFT, sister of the bridegroom and
Edna Rose Wilson, formerly of
Mount Clemens, wore blue chif-
fon gowns similar to that of the
bride and carried colonial bou-
quets of ping roses. Mrs. Will
son, mother of the bride, wore
blue and white sheer dress
with corsage of yellow tea ros-
es. Mrs. Syrett, mother of the
bridegroom, was dressed in
black and white sheer and wore
a corsage of red roses.
Harold Syrett, of the RCAF,
younger brother of the bride
groom, was best man and seat
ing the guests were Robert Du
Book, of Detroit, Laverne Hav-
erkate and William Wilson of
Mount Clemens.
After the ceremony a recep-
ton was held in the community
hall of the church for $50 rela-
tives and friends.
The couple left for Brantford,
Ontario, on their wedding trip
and will visit relatives there
Lefore going to Toronto to see
Jack Syrett, OF the RCAF, an
other brother of the bridegroom,
who was unable to come for the
wedding. They will return Tues
day evening to Detroit, when
MIR. Syrett will leave for Camp
Davis, N. c., where he has been
stationed for the past seven
months. The wedding took place
while Mr.. Syrett is on furlough.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Bri:de-EZect
T ellis Plans

BETTY SCH ONSCHACK,
daughter of Ms. Dorot by
Schonschack of Canal Road, has
chosen August % as the date of
her marriage to Leslie Bough-
ner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Boughner of Utica.
Miss Schonschack has asked
Alice Wall to be maid of honor
and Mrs. Kenneth Schonschack
and Mrs. Mervin Boughner to
be her attendants. Charlene
Schonschack will be flower irgl.
Joseph Gaul will be the best
man and the ushers will be Mer-
Yin -Boughner,- Wayne Schon-
setback, and Harry Boughner.
The ceremony will take place
al 7 o'clock in the evening at
the Halsey Baptist Church in
Birmingham and the reception
following will be held at Avon
Park, Rochester, Michigan.
MRS. PAUL MCKEE, and
children, Ardath and Paul, have
returned after a short vacation
in Holland and Grand Rapids,
visiting friends.
AFTER A FOUR WEEK va
cation in Peru, Ind, visiting
friends, Mary Lou Nelson, is at
her home, IL South avenue.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Marriage Revealed

MIto. w lLDChA GANANOAt Gil
nounces the marriage of her
daughter Bertha j. Moser, to
Tech. Sergt. Bert l.. Long, Kies-
Ter Field, Miss. He is the son of
Mrs. louis Long, Mount Glenn
ems. The wedding toog place on
June Is, in Mississippi.
MIR. AND MRS. THOMAS
SUTTON and son, Thomas, Jr.,
of Flint, have arrived in Mount
Clemens, to spend a week Wis
iting friends and relatives. Sat-
urday, they will attend the we'd
ding of their nephew, Andrew
Robert Furton, who will be mar
ried to Charlotte May Rutter.
Mrs. Sutton is the former Eliz-
abeth Furton, daughter of the
late William and Monica Furton.
For children's mid-afternoon
refreshment, try these simple
sandwiches: Cream Oh G
blended with honey and chop
ped walnuts on graham bread;
peanut butter, chopped raisins
and honey, blended, between
combination of darl. and white
bread. Serve with lemonade.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Sedge Field Homes Plan Years Work and Recreaiona ACTIVITIES
HonOred on
18th Birthday

A SURPRISE BIRTH d A Y
DINNER was held Sunday, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Bohm, honoring Mrs. Christ
Puffpaff, on the occasion of her
18th birthday anniversary. For
ty-five guests ,yere present, in
Guiding children of Mrs. Puff
paff. her grandchildren an d
great grandchildren, and few
close relativ At noon a
chicken dinner was served, and
large birthday cake, on which
were rs candles, conferred the
dining table.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
USO Program
for the Week

Monday and Tuesday activi-
ties under the leadership Of
group Five.
Tuesday - Masquerade under
the sponsorship ef the Jewish
Welfare Board.
WedneSday-Corn roast at the
home of Mrs. Donald r. Western
dorf. Cars will leave the club
house at $50. Group three in
charge.
Observation-Disclosures und T
the sponsorship of the National
Council of Catholic Women.
Friday-Formal dance with
all groups participating.
Saturday-Night Club night
under the leadership of Group
One.
Sunday-Barn Dance. Plans
TO be announced.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Steak Roast Held

MIR. AND MRS. G.. DONALD
SMITH IND IR. AND MRS.
HAROLD CHARBEi,I u were
hosts at steak roast for twenty
friends last Sunday evening at
the Charbeneau home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25

the only Government Housing
Project that has shown such in
terest. He promises that a large
community house will be built
with government funds this COM
ing spring. The Homes project,
houses civilian workers at Self
ridge Field primarily, although
there are some Selfridge Field
wives of non-commissioned Of
ficers, whose husbands are on
foreign duty, and who were liv-
ing there at the time il was
changed over for the civilian
employees.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25

BASKETS OF GLADOLI and
garden flowers provided the
setting for the wedding of Ruth
Wilson to Pvt. George Syrett,
which took place in Randall
Presbyterian Church. Detroit,
Saturday evening, August %, at
8 o'clock. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wilson of Detroit, and the bride
groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Syrett, of Harper ave-
nue., Mount Clemens. Rev. Keith
Coming read the marriage SER
vice.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown
of white chiffon and lace with
short puff sleeves and train.
Her finger tip veil was of tulle
and lace and she carried Co.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Mrs. Rickert
Honored at Shower

ON THE OCCASION OF her
birthday anniversary. Mrs. Will
liam j. Rickert was honored
with a handkerchief shower, at
the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. .. R. Macarthur of Oakland
Lake, near Pontiac. Dinner was
served 20 20 guests from Mount
Clemens and Detroit and in the
evening corn roast was held
in the garden of the Macarthur
home by the terrace overlook
i.ig the lake.
FRANK JAMES, Jr., from In
dianapolis. Indiana, is visiting
) aunt and Uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmo Spears, AZ S. Wilson blvd.
MRS. GEORGE HOWARD,
Croker Blvd. is entertaining
her Tripoli Club today for a
one o'clock luncheon.
EULALIA JOHN will cele-
brate her birthday anniversary
August %. on Wednesday, at the
Birthday Club dinner to be held
at the home of Mrs. Russell w.
Ullrich, North Gratiot.
MIR. AND MRS. CHARLES
PORTZEL, of Donaldson road,
have as their house guests, the
relatives from Menasha, Wiscon-
sin, who came for the Portzel
family reunion on Sunday. They
are expected to stay all week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Shower HOnOrs
Bnde-EIect

MRS. HARVEY HAMMOND,
MRS. WALTER Killing, AND
MISS VERNA REWOLDT were
hostesses at miscellaneous
shower, honoring Margaret Sic
vert, bride-elect, Sunday af-
ternoon at the Hammond resi-
dence.
The 40 guests played Airplane
Bunco, with prizes going to
Mrs. Edward Siewert, Mrs. Lou
is Juengel, Mrs. Charles Ban
now and Mrs. Fred Schureg.
The guests were from Detroit,
Utica, Roseville, Fraser, and
Mount Clemens.
Miss Siewert will become the
bride of John Rewoldt Sept. 5
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Community Interest
is Shown by Tenants

MEETING LAST EVENING
at the Selfridge Field Homes
Club House, for their monthly
meeting, fifty tenants planned
for the coming seasons activi-
ties and recreation.
Joseph Mendick was retained
as chairman of the Recreation
al activities. with Irwin Schnei-
der and Herman Wycoff as as
SiStantS.
The fal, season will begin on
Sept. 3, with a Games Party to
be held IN the evening. at 8
o'clock, in the club house. JOS
eph Mendick is general chair
man for the affair. Also on
Sept. 3, the Women's Club of
Selfridge Field Homes, will have
a potluck luncheon at the club
house. All women are to be
contacted this week and a large
meeting is expected. After the
luncheon. cards will be played.
Mrs. Dan Thurston is general
chairman of the potluck lunch
con.
Chairs and tables were pur-
chased for the new club house
and play ground equipment is
expected soon, according TO
Winburn McPhail, the housing
manager.
Much interest in community
life is shown by the Selfridge
Field Homes tenants, and this
community spirit promoted one
Housing Representative from
Cleveland to state that this is
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Initiation to be
Held on Wednesday

MEMBERS OF THE PATRI-
OTTO DAUGHTERS Council 43
will meet for a regular meet
ing, Wednesday evening, at Bar
ron Hall at o'clock. Initiation
of officers will be held and all
members are urged to attend.
MIR. AND MRS. DAN THURS
TON and daughter, Rio Grande,
spent the week end in Windsor,
Ont.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25

SALLY MARLOWE is max
ing a tour of three weeks with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Ray
Marlowe (Theo Nelson) with the
Ringing Brothers Circus.
MRS. MARION BLOOMER,
Is Garden drive, has been con-
fined to her home with illness.
THE LOYAL KER S
CIRCLE of Kings Daughters
will hold the last summer meet
ing at a pot luck picnic at the
home of Mrs. Martin Ross, 35
MorosS avenue, Thursday after
noon and evening, with dinner
served at 6 o'clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Picnic Luncheon

HAND-IN-HAND CIRCLE of
Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. Arthur Pringnitz, 38 Wash
ington avenue on Thursday, Au-
gust 27 for a one o'clock picnic
luncheon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Calendar ofComing Event,

TUESDAY, AUGUST Is
CITIZENSHIP CLASS at Mount Clemens High school,
PAGODA TENT HIVE regular meeting in Barron hall at
o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST rs
500 CLUB WITH MRS. ANDREW ALLOR Lafayette avenue.
at 100 o'clock.
ST. AGNES GUILD of ST. Peters Miss Mary
Benbennick 191 Moross avenue at l o'clock
SAMARITAN CIRCLE of Kings Daughters luncheon and
card party the home of Mrs Bert Omerod Robertson
street, at 100 o'clock.
CIRCLE l, OF ZION EVANGELICAL CHURCH. pot-luc<
with Mrs William Babe, 35 Scott boulevard, at 1890
o'clock
BIN. JR. SISTERHOOD special meeting at the home of
Beatrice Rosenblat 1872 South Gratiot avenue, at 8
o'clock.
CITIZENSHIP CLASS. third floor County building to
RED CROSS SEWING in Grace Parish house. 10 m. to
GAMES PARTY, K. c. HALL at BIS p. m.
RED CROSS WORK at Mount Clemens High school sewing
room, $50 a to $3.50
BUILDING BENEFIT party in American Legion Club House
at p
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-25
Named Judges for
Flower Show

MRS. WALTER c.. FENTON
AND MRS. CARL SCHIMMEL
are to be judges at the Roseville-
East Detroit Flower Show, to be
held Friday, in the Burton Gym
nasium on the eleven mile road.
Flowers, vegetables, and canned
fruit will be shown.
MRS. EARL HAUGHTON. So
Lafayette avenue, entertained IL
guests Friday evening at a
shower honoring Mrs. Rollin
Job.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Unusual Dish

Chopped ripe olives added to es-
calloped corn makes an unusual
dish for luncheon, supper or dinner
serving.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Mother.in.Law Is Asked for Help
Yet Is Subject for Censure

One OF my correspondents thinks
that mothers-in-law are a much
maligned class and that instead Of
being trouble-makers, as they are
popularity supposed to be. and first
aids to divorce, as statistics assert
they are, in reality they are min
istering angels who are not properly
appreciated by the ungrateful men
and women their children have
married.
Who" she asks, "is the one who
Is called upon to pinch-hit in every
emergency in her children's house.
holds? Who Is called upon to sub
for the trained nurse when there is
new baby in the family? Who has
the children dumped on her when
the young parents want to take q
vacation?
Who steps into the breach and
brings order out Of chaos when the
wife Is sick. the maid has left, the
husband has extra work to do at the
office; little Mary has the sniff1es
and Johnny has mashed his toe,
there Is nothing At to eat In the
house and three days dishes stack
ed In the sink? VINO can always
dig down in her pocket and find q
little money to help out with the
bills when times are hard? Who
teaches the children Bible stories
and instills in their infant minds
about all the instruction they ever
get in old-fashioned morahties?
Isn't it the mother -in-law? You
said it. When everything is going
all right and they are riding high
and handsome, her in-laws may
consider mother-in-law q nuisance
to have around the premises, but
when they get in q jam they send
an sos call out for her, and she
always answers 1t and comes to the
rescue.
$50 when hear young wives say
ing how they dread their mothers
in-law and young husbands acting
like early Christian martyrs because
Sally's mother Is going to come and
pay them q visit, 7 feel like telling
VIC ROOI SAAAlpo AlOW 1uChy tilCy III e,
and that II they only knew it the
chances are the best thing they got
out Of marriage was their mother
in-law."
All Of which is even so, but 1t
does not alter the fact that the
in-law relationship is a tickish job
to handle and Is best worked by re-
mote control. This goes double for
the mother-in-law and explains
why, If she wants to be happy her.
self and to be placed upon pedes-
tai by her children and their
spouses, she should never, never,
never go to live with them.
There are many reasons why a
mother-in-law. even though she be
q saint on earth, Is almost always
a discordant note In the house
hold. The primary one is that
nearly all young husbands and
wives are more jealous Of their
husbands and wives mothers than
they are Of any gigolo or siren.
They cannot endure the thought
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Cheerful Humorous Valentines Will Be Welcomed by Men Service

By Dorothy Murray
An innovation in tweezery are ths-
ones with scissorlike handles. These
are excellent for removing superf1u-
Gus hair and extremely easy to use.
They're decorative, too, made Of
metal with the bright-colored ham
Send out your soiled household
linens In specially made laundry
bags Of durable fabric. These con-
tainers with sturdy drawstring tops
can be laundered with no Ill effects
on their green, red or blue trim
ming ..
Save space by hanging a folding
shoe-rack made of wooden rods and
heavy cord on your closet door.
This ingenious arrangement holds
from to IL pairs of shoes :.
"Dress up" the boudoir for spring
with an ensemble consisting Of
quilted bedspread, vanity skirt, val
ance and drapery all Of the same
material. The set will add charm to
the room and, of course, may be
secured in almost any color :.
Neat way to carry your knitting
yarn Is In container made of small
plastic strips held together with
bands Of ribbon. The gadget which
Is collapsible is small enough to
carry in a knitting bag, and its real
purpose Is to keep spools of yarn
free from tangles. Comes in all pas
tel tones and in bright multi-col-
ored styles as well
Give the bowling enthusiast q log
book covered with red, black or
brown simulated leather. Inside
are loose-leaf pages with typical
sheets to show your score and the
standing Of the teams
An interesting item for the kitch-
| en- is a slotted spoon made of STAIN
less steel It's ideal for lifting hot
vegetables from the pans without
taking up too much of the juice,
and it also can double as a mixing
spoon
Breakfast for two" sounds like
the title of a song, but II that's
your theme carry it out with a
You and Me" set, consisting Of
wooden tray with two double egg
glasses and small salt and pepper
| shakers
1t is smart to have personalized
handkerchiefs, but you must allow
10 days for them to be mono
grammed in gay contrasting COL
| orS >.
Gay pot holders that bid you
good morning" and good night"
are very inexpensive and unusual :.
With every adults attention To-
cused on the armed forces, it Is
only natural that the small boy in
the family will want to play SOL
der" and be commander Of his
our men" Get him a complete
miniature army consisting Of metal
soldiers, tanks, cannon, cooking
equipment, flashing signals, etc. The
individual items are inexpensive,
and you can enlarge his command"
on various occasions
Book ends made Of light wood,
with cut-out initials attached, go
well in modern room. Almost all
letters Of the alphabet are avail
able In the supply E.
Evening star., 1942-02-06

that any one has more influence
over their mates than they have.
So when John innocently remarks
that Mother thinks we had better
do so and SC" or Mary says Mother
says" it starts a row that often
ends in divorce.
Nor are young husbands and wives
jealous alone Of their mother in
laws influence. They are jealous Of
her personally. Why young people
with kind hearts and tender SYM
pathies and good sense should ex-
pect their mates to cease loving
their mothers the minute they are
married. no one knows. But only
too often they do. All Of us know
OF dozens of cases Of wives who
have weaned their husbands COM
pletely away from their mothers,
and OF husbands who get as green
eyed over their wives going to see
their mothers as II they were keep
ing rendezvous with some handsome
stranger.
As for the standard grievance
against mothers-in-law-t they
interfere In their children's affairs
when they live together-that is
inevitable. No highly skilled pro-
fessional can watch an unframed
amateur bungling a job without
offering word of advice.
Nor can any woman who has been
busy all her life be content to Just
sit still and twiddle her thumbs.
She is bound to stick her fingers in
her children's pies, and this leads
to friction and trouble, human ma
ture, and especially feminine human
nature, being what 1t Is. Hence, II
mothers and their children and
their in-laws desire to admire and
love each other, they should keep
their distance from each other. At
close range they see each others
faults and pecuiarities too plainly.
I yield to no one in my admira-
ton for mothers-in-law. I think
they are oftener martyrs than pests.
I have seen them endure insults
and contumely from the men and
women to whom their children were
married with a patience that quail
fled them for sainthood. I have
seen them enslaved and turned into
despised domestic drudges by their
in-laws. I have seen them sacrifice
themselves in trying to protect their
children from brutal husbands and
wives. And have thought that in
al the world there was no lot harder
or more difficult to fill than that
Of the mother-in-law. Pity women.
Especially mothers s-in-law.
Evening star., 1942-02-06
Manners
of the
Moment

When it comes to these defense
jobs I believe in sitting down and
figuring out what you can do best
before you barge down to offer your
services for any little thing. If, for
example, you are the kind who al
ways faints at the sight of blood and
who never could learn to handle a
bandage no matter how long you
tried, why not admit it? Why not
offer to make coffee and fry eggs?
From what I hear some women,
in their desire to do something for
their country, are clumsily prepar-
ing to gum up the whole works.
I'm not trying to dampen the
ardor. I'm all for the ardor. But
Id like to see women show up in
their best light right now. And 1t
would seem to me good idea for
girl to write out list of the things
she knows she can do before she
runs down to some crowded office
to offer to do "just anything"
JEAN.
Evening star., 1942-02-06

soldiers in our own civil war, 1851
1865. The trend In illustrations was,
for some reason, toward dog char
acters with movable heads, and to-
ward verses with a slightly satirical
flavor. Immediately after the Civil
War, cards such as the third shown
in our photograph were used, pic
turing victims of the war, can
teen workers and others.
In the First World War, the
fashion was for small valentines,
simple in design and verse, and bear
ing red and blue hand-coloring.
Closely akin to the cards we know
today, they managed more of the
light touch" than did those of
previous wars.
And so the trend has come down
to the present day and the present
war. Valentines that soldiers will
receive this year will be light and
humorous, designed to keep up
morale even while signifying that
the folks back home are full of love
and concern and thoughtfulnesS.
This seasons models are delightful,
often whimsical and sufficiently
romantic" to carry out the spirit
of the occasion. AS a matter of
fact, the cards for soldiers and
sailors and other men in service
are by far the most interesting of
the selection. Though there are
others, ranging from those which
make use of darling" sweetheart"
and other endearing terms to cruel
ones which are tactfully called
"comic Valentines they look more
or less like the ones that John
Public has been sending and re-
ceiving for years.
1t would be a fine idea to decide
that you'll send a card to every
friend in the service this year. 1t
doesn't mean that you'll casually
send word of your undying devo-
ton to everyone, for it's popular
to choose the most friendly cards
with a sentiment that indicates the
recipient is swell guy" We know
how much pleasure the boys got out
of their Christmas cards, and we
think they'll feel just as happy
about a deluge of valentines. OF
course, If you're a service mans
'big moment" there's no reason
why you can't 60 in for a nice, fat,
"mushy" card that he can sigh over.