Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
Family Living. ;"

Louis Wendt and Harry Redman
with one-year perfect attendance
pins. Harry Redman's birthday
was recognized at this meeting.
President Stanley Melick re-
minded the group of the cancer
drive on Friday. The Ridgetown
Club of Canada will viTt Genoa
on May 5th. The Elmore Club will
meet with the Genoa Club on that
occasion. The Elmore, Genoa and
Woodville Clubs will visit the
Ridgetown Club in Canada on May
goth.
Mrs. Karl Hanneman, Mrs. Fred
Barnes and Mrs. Edward Kuhlman
attended the meeting of the De-
mocratic WomSn's Club of Ottawa
County at the Oak Harbor Town
Hall last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Verle Knierem was hos
tess to the Rural Community Club
in her home Wednesday afternoon.
emhrers answered Roll Call by
naming "a Song Bird / Have Seen
Lately" or '"The Earliest Flower
In My Garden" The business
meeting was conducted by Mrs.
Raymond Fulkert. Mrs. Clara Mil
brodt had charge of the program,
"The Good Old Days" She talked
on the Old Days and gave the
History of Mr. McGuffey and read
several poems from his readers.
Recreation, 'The Art Museum"
was given by Erba Gayle Lohr, A
delicious lunch was served by the
hostesses, Bernice Knierem, Gwen
dolyn Knierem and Eliza LANCER
man.
Mrs. Calvin Haar, Mrs. Robert
Crozier, Mrs. Lawrence Witte,
Mrs. Martin Driftmyer, Mrs. Steve
Kozak and Mrs. Donald Roberts
of the local American Legion
Auxiliary Unit attended the ward
Birthday Party given by the First
District at the Chillicothe Veter-
ans Administration Hospital l.
Every veteran at the party re-
ceived a pack of cigarettes and
candy bar. There we're over
seventy women from Firsk Dis
trict there and they all took a
home-baked cake. There are
around 1900 mental patients there
at the preser: time.
The Elmore Mothers Club had
James A. Ellenberger, Chief Pro-
baton officer, as guest speaker
April % in the school auditorium.
Mr.. Ellenberger spoke on "Juven-
lie Delinquency" His talk was
very informative and interesting.
Some of the reasons for Juvenile
Delinquency are: both parents
working, divorce, lack of relig-
ious edrtcaion, pindiffNtend1 of
parents to children, lack of love
and understanding, and parents
not knowing where children are
at night. Preceding the talk, Mary
Kontak, Madelyn Haar and Ruth
Boss played a trumpet trio. They
we're accompanied on the piano
by Elaine Kardatzke.
| Twenty members attended the
recent meeting of Community
Post 279 of the American Legion,
The Homecoming Committee re.
ported that the car had arrived
and the tickets were ready. Ways
and means reminded the Post of
the Fish Fry to be held on the
30th and asked for a good turn
out. The trustees reported that
the fire escape would be put up
On Saturday A motion was made
to endorse Don Parsons as 1st
District Vice-Commander. Com
mander Eoff thanked the Post for
their fine cooperation on the
Easter Egg Hunt and appointed
the following nominating com
mittee: Beryl Witty, Stanley
States and Robert Long. Following
the lunch, Lewis Holland showed
some films.
Mrs. Clarence Almroth, Mrs.
William Haar, Mrs. Edward Kuhl.
man and Mrs. Howard Neeb at
tended the 3Oth Birthday Party
of the Port Clinton American
Legion Auxiliary Unit in the E.
U. B. Church there. Mrs. Charles
Mcneil, Past Department Presi
dent and Mrs. Glenn Horton, De.
partment Treasurer, were the
main speakers. They are both
from Toledo and have both visited
the Elmore Unit several times.
Several ladies from here at
tended the Achievement Day Pro
gram held in Oak Harbor on Fri
day afternoon and six ladies parti
cipated in the event. Mrs. Otto
Dry modelled "a coat she had made
and suits were modelled ky the
following: Mrs. Fred Barnes, Mrs
Ernest Giesler, Mrs. Raymond
Arndt, Mrs. Leonard STANCE and
Mrs. Harris Kardatzke.
Miss Emma Lohr and Mr.. Otto
Deitemyer were united in mar
riage in st. Johns Church on Fri
day evening by Rev. C. Ralph
Schmidt. Witnesses to the cere