Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

Bottle attended the past matrons
! and past patrons meeting of 1914
and 1851 OES at the Masonic Tenn
pie at Port Clinton, Sunday after
noon. The Port Clinton, Perrys-
burg, Oak Harbor and Palestine
chapter entertained with a fish
fry. Sixty-seven past matrons and
past patrons and their families at
tended the meeting.
The Women's Relief Corps will
sponsor a bake sale on Saturday,
April 18, at p. m. in the Barnes
building next to the fire station.
Don't forget the Senior class
play eff Mother Only Knew" this
Friday evening, April II at 8:15
p. m. at the school auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kirk Luckey,
Mrs. George Miller, John Luckey,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hovis and John
Charles of Elmore, Mrs. Laura
Humlong of Genoa and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Repp of Nobelsville, Ind.
attended the wedding of their
cousin Betty Quinton, daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. John w. Quinton of
Fremont to David Carveth of Tor
onto, Canada. The wedding took
place Saturday, April IL at 2:3O
p. m. at the st. Pauls Episcopal
Church, Fremont of which, DR..
Quinton is the pastor.
Mrs. Alice Bricker of Detroit
visited Mrs. Beulah Haines and
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Vining over
the weekend.
The annual inspection of the
Order of Eastern Star chapter 305
was held in the Masonic Temple
last Wednesday. A $50 p. m. sup
per preceded the inspection which
over 100 members and guests at
tended. Among the guests were
Past Grand Patron William Vail
of Toledo and the Grand Centennial
of Ohio August Suess; Deputy
Grand Matron Alfrieda Pulschen
of Port Clinton was the inspecting
officer. After the two candidates
had their initiation they were pre-
sented with white Bibles by Paul
Suess, Worshipful Master of the
Portage lodge. The place cards for
the supper were small yellow
fans made by the Daughters of
Jephthah. A center piece also
/ graced the tables.
John and Carmon DeStazio rep
resented Elmore Legion Post at
the state convention of the Ohio
Highway Patrol Auxiliary h e d
over the weekend in the Deshler-
Wallick Hotel, Columbus.
Funeral services for Madge L.
Barkhau were held in the Sabroske
and Myers funeral home last Sat
urday afternoon with Rev. Newton
Kelly of the Church of Christ Of
ficiating. Burial was in Clay ceme-
terry, Genoa. Mrs. Barkhau died
suddenly in her home early
Wednesday morning Mrs. Bar
khau, the daughter of William and
Mary Miner Dry was born Sept.
81, 1888. She was Lifelong resi-
dent of Elmore living on farm
near here. Her husband Otto Bar
khau survives besides three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ralph Kruse and Mrs.
Donald Fondessy of Clay Center
and Mrs. Harold Harrison of To-
ledo. Four sisters, Mrs. Hattie
Hassulkus and Mrs. Della Cook Of
Elmore; Mrs. Josy Crosteon of To-
ledo and Mrs. Ella Diehl of Glib
sonburg and four brothers, Frank,
Delbert, Clayton all of Elmore
also survives besides II grand
children and one great grand
| child.
Fashion interests centered at
st. Johns Evangelical and Reform
ed Church last Wednesday when
the Elmore Study Club presented
the Spring Into Summer Show"
Ten club members and six pre-
school children modelled the spring
and summer finery before an
audience of 200 women in the So
cial rooms of the church. The
style review was moderated by
Mrs. George Brandow after Mrs.
Lamar Hetrick the president well
coined the guests. Modern furni-
ture and wrought iron accessories
formed a background for the col
orful affair. Plants and candles in
pink shades completed the ar
rangement. Joseph's of Fremont
furnished the spring and summer
fashions of suits, coats, active
sports wear and afternoon n d
evening dresses which was under
the direction of Mrs. Farmer. The
millinery and accessories were di-
rected by Mrs. Ennis also of Jo-
seph'S. Mrs. Francis BiShoff had
charge of the children's fashions.
Mrs. Harold Pickard local florist.
created corsages and flowers for
every costume. Mrs. William
Schrader played appropriate piano
music during the brightest event
of the season for women. Carol
Sondergeld, Margie Chic, jean