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Nebraska '-. rTtTri cal Society journal VOL. NO. TT.TTT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. TEUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1927. NO. 92 Turlington Makes Improve ments in Shops Enlarge Capacity of Coach Shops and equip Buildings With Con crete Floors. From Mondnv la:i The Burlington is completing a series of improvements in their lo cal shops that covers the expenditure of several thousand dollars and go to make their buildings at the local plant much more modern and capable of handling a great deal more of the coach work that is being turned out here in increasing volume. The company has had new fronts placed on several of the buildings at the shops and have enlarged the ca pacity of the cacli chop so that the shop can now handle a great many more cars than heretofore and in creasing the output of the shops so that they can fill the demand for more cars that are constantly being made on this shop, one of the best coach shops of the system. The coach work at the local shops has been for i years recognized as being of a very high type and a great volume of' work has been turned out here each month. I In ddition to the increasing' coach work there has also been more of the mill work sent to the local shops as well as special work in the blacksmith line that is being handled by the force of workmen under the, direction of Superintendent llliam Sunday morning the verdict was Baird and the, foreman of the shops, rendered in favor of the defendants In the shop buildings there has and against the plaintiff. Topp. been placed new concrete floors, a The case has attracted a great much needed improvement. and deal of attention as the defendants which will make for the comfort and are quite prominent residents of the convenience in the various depart- territory south of Murray and north ments of the shop where the busy of Nehawka. the six defendants hav workmen are engaged each day in ing been Dale R. Topliff, D. V. Pit turning cut the work that goes into man, J. R. Gerking, Herman Wohl the equipment of the rolling stock of farth. Ivan Deles Dernier, and Nick the railroad. " i Frederich. There were large num- These improvements are a source bers from the vicinity of the resi of pleasure to the community that dence of the parties present each have held here the title of the Home day and the result of the case await of the Burlington shops, as this is ed with much interest by residents the first shop of ihe system ?.nd has of that locality. been a place of the greatest activity' The suit for damages was filed by for many years and the improvements ' Mr. Topp who elaimed that. the com that have been made at the shops In-'plaint filed last spring against him dicate that tbe railroad company asking for a peace bond, had dam contemplates no change from their aged his reputation in the commun nolicv that has kent this shou one of itv and for which he had asked the the most active on the system, altho from time to time there ire adjust- ments mad? in the work in all of the shops on the different parts of the , system. DEATH OF OWEN CLIFFORD From Mondpv's Inilv Last evening at 10 o'clock Owen Clifford, an aged resident of the north portion of the city, passed away at the home on North 8th street after a short illness. The death of Mr. Clifford was ('lie to the ail- ments of his advancing years and n-hich has kf-nt him confined to his luaiulI1s ut u mv, """'"ru m. offering in that wnicn anss Meien home for the Yi eater part of the hat is expected to be the last jury su,an prewnted in that of a char home xor t.ie gieaur prt 01 me case of the termt tnat of Anna Guth . act?r of Judag tfce betrayer. .l ,:v- or, r h0 iat Mr. and Mrs. Stfphen Clifford, who were earlv residents of this city and ; the dcea-d spent hi you n ere r years in this community and is remembered i,tt thC ir)r residents of the city.! For a runiuer of years J!v. CI i fiord called out to the vicinity of the E.-H. presentation of the role was stirring made his horn1 at Weeping Water Spangler home where an auto was and held the audience by its intense wbere he was enticed in work in reported to have gone into the ditch ness and the heights that Miss Sloan the quarried there but later moved to just at the edge of the culvert on rose in the last portions of the sketch Omaha where he made his home un- the King of Trails highwav. , at the remorse of Judas and his death til a short time ago when he came It was found on reaching the were intense and gripping. The of to thi city and has since resided scene that- the parties were Mr. and fering was unusual In that Judas is here with h's brother. T. S. Clifford Mrs. G. W. Johnson, colored, of a character not often presented and at the family home. Omaha, who were en route to Xe- gave the audience a glimpse of per Owen Clifford was born at Logans- oraska City and on reaching the sonal study in the life of the char port. Indiana, seventy-five years ago. turn in the highway Mr. Johnson acter that has through the centuries .nt ha cr.pnt the irreater nart of his had been blinded by the lights of an been the object of scorn and loath- lifetime in this state Mr Clifford is-survived by the bro- ther T S. Clifford of this city and a sister, Miss Josephine Clifford of Omaha ' t ria'rfii nf the brother, the members or the familv will have the deep sympathv of the many friends in this" community where the family has been so long residents. The funeral of Mr. Clifford will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning from the St. John's Catholic church. JURY FINISHES WORK p,m Xinn'. nniiv Tv,i mnminp-the fifth week of the I., term nf oniirt was called, the ,.,c nf r.(kmon TI T,emnke. et al.. being scheduled for trial but the that we did not want the wet forces words of comfort and consolation to agreement reached by the parties in to manage our country. Special the bereaved family and the sorrow the suit among themselves settled music. "The Chimes of Christmas." ing friends. the case out of court was rendered by Mrs. Mae Smith During the service the members of fter the reaching of the agree- and a reading "The Two Glasses" by the choir of the U. B. church gave me'nt mnn- the rtie Judire Beelev Mrs. Ivan Balfour. A message of several of the old and loved hymns. excused the jury from further attend- ti,nw them fnr the ser- vice that thev hart performed in handling the cases that came before them. The Jury service is a part of the duty of citizenship and some- times is a very irksome and trying ordeal but necessary in the conduct of the courts. The present Jury panel has been eneaeed for the nast four weeks and have had one of the longest terms of Jury wor': in many years. The next term nf the district court will open in -March, the date of which will be fixed later by Judge Eegley. Blank books at the Journal offloe. FUSERAL OF MRS CARRUTH From Monday's Daiv The funeral of Mis. Frank Carruth was held this morning from the Sat tler funeral home where the body was taken from Burlington train No. 6 and held at the home until 10 o'clock. The the ! grave by. the Rev. ,H. G. McCiusky, j pastor of the First Presbyterian church of which the Carruth family ere former members. The pall bearer9 were selected from the old friends of the family and comprised the following: J. W. ! Crabill joints xv. ronoch, ""nam T T ' n-ll-l. it-:ii : Schmidtmann D C. Morgan. George The body was accompanied by the two sons and daughter from the west. Glen Carruth and Mrs. McKnight of Denver and Fred Carruth of Fort Morgan, Colorado. Decide Damage Suit for the Defendants Arf:n nf jnTT1Po Torm vs Dale 11 ActJ0 ot James lopp vs JJfcie Topliff, et Rl. for $1D,UUU Goes to Defendants i From Monday's Datlv- The damage suit of James Topp ! vs. Dale R. Topliff. et al., which was on trial in the district court on Fri- day and Saturday was given to the ; - Jury at 5:30 Saturday evening and SUm of $15,000 in damages. The j complaint for the peace bond was I signed by six defendants who alleged that they were in fear of Mr. Topp. On the trial of the case in the ' pressive manner and which gave tne 'county court Mr Topp was released audience the realization cf the im i and the case dismissed and was later ' pot tance and the lessons of the i followed by an insanity charge Christmas day that has brought hope 'ajrainst Toon in which he was found ; sane. The damage suit was filed several weeks later against the six defend ants in the action. Following the verdict in the dam age suit the members of the jury ,a"':" " - ' Vi v -vw-i cVi .-.I 1. T. f,Vll L'ill 11 n t J 1 1 Vl 1C mann vs. MIliam LempKe, et al. CAR GOES INTO DITCH " From Monday's naiiy Last evening Sheriff Bert approaching car and being unfami-" liar with the road had turned hi3 car and ran into the edge of the ditch and the car damaged by the breaking of the Slass in tne rear part of the car. It was necessary to have a truck sent out from the city to pull the car out of the ditch, - mr. UNION W. C. T. U. MEETS From Monday's raiiv I The December meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance i Union was held at the., home of Mrs. 'J. D. Cross with Mrs. Crede Harris as assistant hostess. Mrs. Mouege wps leader of the topic. "Temperance and Missions." All present agreed cheer and love was sent to one of our dear members. Mrs. Mont Robb. who is very ill. Delicious refreshments were served. Our next meeting will be at tne nome oi wrs. u. r-orier with Mrs. Will Banning as thejeader of the topic, "Anti Narcotics, , , CARD OF THANKS - 1 We wish to thank our kind neigh- hors and friends for their many acts 0f kindness during our loved one's illness, death and burial. Also the beautiful flowers and the cars for our relatives at the funeral, Their kindness will never be for- gotten. Mrs. Andy Thomsen and Family. . Community Sing Proves Very Pleas ing to Big Crowd Some 400 Persons Are Present at the Communijty Building for the Musical Services. From Monday's Daily Yesterday afternoon the American Legion community building rang , ... itJfl ctroinc rf tho Christmas carols tbat carried in their melody the rejoicing over the coming of the day when the birth cf the King of Kings brought to the world the hope of redemption. I The number attending was esti j mated at 400 and all cf whom Joined j in the singing of the carols, the songs j being led by Mrs. E. H. Wescott. one j of the leaders in the music circle? j of the city and who has been the chairman of the music department of the Nebraska Federation of Women's clubs. The community sing was one of the most successful that has been held in recent months and gave the op- PrtUDlty of the expressing of the Chrlstma8 thought in song, The invocation and benediction of the afternoon was offered by the Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church, In addition to the Christmas carols there was a ve-y interesting program offered by a number of the talented residents of the city that added to the enjoyment of the event In vocal offerings Jean and Billy Knorr, the children of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr were heard in a duet that was very much enjoyed, while the solo number of Mrs. Fay Chase Martin added much to the value of the program. Mrs. E. H. "Wescott and Miss Rnth Lindsay were heard in a most impressive number, "The Angel' in which the beautiful voices of the ladies found real expression. The girls glee club of the high school offered a special number un der the direction of Miss Ruth Lind say, music supervisor, that was well presented and the fine voices of the young ladies added a most appre ciated part to the program. The audience received a special ol fering in the children from the room of Miss Edith Abbctt of the grade schools, in which the little folks de monstrated tbat all of the musical talent is not possessed by the older students. The Christmas story was given by Mrs. William Baird in her usual im- to the world AH UNTSUAL TREAT From Morula Vs T"sf!v Last evening the congregation at the First Methodist church had the . f . . 1 P'ure 01 rearing a ery un.. which was taken from the official tet of the Oberammergau passion players. The wonderful dramatic tal ent of Miss Sloan found great ex pression in the rendition of the part Reed of the Judas and her work in the ing in his betrayal of the loved Mas- ter. Those who attended the presenta- tion were more than repaid for their effort in the splendid offering of Miss . Sloan. MRS. AMICX AT REST From Monday's Pally The funeral of the late Mrs. Ruth X. Amick was held on Sunday after noon at 1:30 from the Sattler Fun eral home at 4th and Vine street and the service attended by a large group of the friends from the vicinity of the home near Mynarc) The services were conducted by Rev. George B. Weaver of the My nard U. B. church and who spoke At the conclusion of the service the body was borne to the Eight Mile . Grove cemetery where it was laid to the last long rest in the family plot VERY HAPPY EVENT From Monday's Dallv Yesterday morning at the hospital at Omaha a fine little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Evi Spier of this city and the little man with the mother is doing nicely and bringing witn nim a real rejoicing for the Christmas season. It is needless to say that the event has been the source of a great deal of pleasure and happiness to Grandfather Wil- fliam J. Streight. RECEIVES SAD MESSAGE From Wednesday s Daily Yesterday afternoon M. M. Beal of this city received the sad news of the death of his brother-in-law, El liott Utterback. which occurred yes terday morning at his home in Hay- esVille, .Iowa. Mi. Ltteroack was eighty-six years of age and was mar ried to an elder sister, of Mr. Beal, the family having lived in that sec tion of Iowa since their marriage and Mr. Utterback was born and reared in that locality, his parents having been among the early residents of the state. : Owing to the poor health of Mrs. . Beal it will be imposrible for the re latives here to attend the funeral services which are to be held at the home at Hayesville. , j Philip Eagan an Old Resident, Passes Away Body Brought Here Sunday After noon and Funeral Services Held This Afternoon. From Monday's Iailv The death of Philip Eagan, aged 53, of Grand Island, a former resi dent of this city, occurred Saturday at the hospital at Grand Island where he had been a patient for some time and the bodj was brought to this city, the old home of the Eagan family, yesterday for the last ser vices. Mr. Eagan was born in this city where his parents were old time residents and he grew to manhood in this community, leaving here thirty-five years ago for McCook where he was engaged as an engi neer on the Burlington for a number of years and from there he later moved to Grand Island where he has been engaged for years as an engi neer and continued in that work un to the time of the last illness. The deceased was naver married and leaves to mourn his death three brothers and one sister, Pat Eagan of Edgemont, South Dakota. Thomas Eagan of Chicago, John Eagan of Louisville and Mrs." Victor Ives of Lewiston. Idaho. The body arrived in this city at 4:30 Sunday afternoon and was tak en to the Streight funeral home on Oak street where it remained until the funeral service at 1:30 this after noon. The last services were held at the St. John's Catholic crre-ch :nd were conducted by the pastor. Father George Agius and rt t, e exclusion of the services the bcfly was borne to the Catholic cemetery whre it wrs laid to the last long rest in the family lot where the parents are at rest. The relatives attending the ser vices were the brothers. Thomas of Chicago and Patrick of Edgemont, Mrs. John Banning of Alvo and Wil liam Eaffan of McCook, niece and nephew of the deceased. MAY PROMOTE AN OLD FIDDLERS' CONTEST HERE The entertainment committee of the American Legion has under con-, irtprntinn the holdiner of an Old Fid dlers' contest in January with cash prizes for the first, second -and third best entries arfd doubtless followed by a genuine old rasnionea aance, wun music furnished by the group of old timers entered in the contest. This would allow each to receive enough fnr his services at the dance to pay him to attend the contest, while the winners would receive generous cash prizes in addition. The committee is anxious to ascer tain how much enthusiasm there is for Rnrh a contest and how many en- tri9 mielit be exoected. before eoing ahead with the arrangements, and re quests that all old time tiddlers who nrmiiri Hk tn pomcete droD a line to Roy Holly, chairman of entertainment enterprises. Plattsmouth, xsebr. If the contest Is held, the cash prizes will h sufficiently larere to make it worth while competing for them, especially with the added remuneration tor old time orchestral service. Tf vnn would like to enter such a contest or would like to see one staged in the new Community ouiiaing some time in January please notify Mr. Holly or any of the American Legion officials. SELLS FURNITURE STOCK From Wednesday's Pally This morning G. P. Horn, trustee in the Ghrist & Ghrist bankruptcy, held the sale of the stock of furni ture at the former store on South 6th street, and the sale attracting quite a number of bidders from Omaha and other parts of the state to make bids on the stock. As the result of the bidding the stock was sold to a. Mr. Corbin of Omaha for the sum of $700. The sale will have to be ap proved by the U. S. district court be fore the property can b' turned over to the bidder, however. The pur chaser is expecting, if the sale is confirmed to sell the stock in bulk or in small assortments to those who may wish to purchase them. Journal Want Ads bring results. Lincoln Church Has Part in Most Thrilling Rescue Husband of Former Plattsmonth Girl, Miss Millye Tnbbs, Figures in the Rescue. Lincoln Church, engineering offi cer of the coast guard cutter, Craw ford, and husband of a former Platts mouth girl. Miss Millye Tubb, daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tubbs of Mynard. had an important part in one of the most thrilling rescues in the history of the coast guard service in the great lakes, when the crew of the cutter rescued the crew of the steamer Altadoc, which in the great storm of December 11th on Lake Michigan, had grounded on the rocks off Keweenaw Point, Michigan. The story of the rescue furnished a great chapter in the history of the coast guard service and the mem bers of the crew of the cutter have received high commendation for theirservices. The detailed story of the rescue was as follows: The remaining 21 members of the crew of the stranded steamer Altadoc on the rocks off Keweenaw Point, Mich., were rescued late today by the coast guard cutter Crawford after a thrilling battle in high seas jam med with ice formations. The men were landed at the coast guard station at Copper Harbor, and Inter taken to Calumet where they joined four other members of the crew who escaped from the vessel yesterday. Although suffering from exposure none of the men were ser iously injured and planned to depart for their homes tonight. The Altadoc. coast guard officials said, will be a total loss. She has been driven to within 50 feet of the shore. Her prow was stove in and one side smashed by the battering received on the shoal. Her lower parts are flooded and the engine body wrecked. Battles 19 Hours. The Crawford br.tti-r the ice jammed, waves 19 hous to reach Outer Harbor off Rcweenaw Point from Eagle Harbon Arrived at the scene, they were unable to'approach the stricken vessel due to rough seas. After maneuvering r.bout sev eral hours, two small boats were launched from the Crawford and be gnn the perilous journey to reach the Altndoc. The boats were nearly enp s'zed half a do?en times b':t finally were brought alongside. F.en men we re placed in one boats which made the trip back to the Crawford safely. The second. dory with the remainder r.f the crew became jammed in the ice and then was frozen in solid. With the occupants of the second dory in danger of being crushed by r. possible shift in the ice forma tions, the Crawford in charge of Cap-t-in Glazer turned her nose toward th imprisoned boat and at the risk of going aground herself charged the blockade. Sixteen times the Crawford jam fd the formations and several times he w?s lifted to an almost perpen dicular position, by the force of the blow. Finally a lane was ripped through the ice and the dory proceed ed to her side, where the rescued men climbed aboard. Most of the crew of the Altadoc were Canadians, residing in Ontario ports. Dibbled Wednesday. The Altadoc was disabled during the storm last Wednesday and drift ed across the lake after her steer ing aparattus had been disabled. At 5:30 p. m. Wednesday, the disabled freighter went ashore on the east end of Keweenaw Point, seven miles east of Copper Harbor and 1,000 yards from the wreck of the City of Bangor which went on the rocks last season. The crash as the ship went on the rocks disabled the radio setnding ap paratus and the ship was without communication with the rest of the world from Wednesday night until today. The receiving set had been wrecked during the storm. cnturday four members of the Al tadoc crew, one of them John Keats of Duluth. made their way to shore in a small boat after a perilpus'trip and reported that conditions aboard the vessel were serious. The rescue of the crew was held up several days by the blizzard and high winds near the point. The Crawford, which left Two Harbors Thursday morning, was forced to seek shelter and was not able to get t to the ship until today. Rescue by the Enerle H3rbor coast guard crew was hindered by the ice which had formed in the harbor, making it impossible to launch a boat until yesterday. The wind fin ally subsided today and both crews were able to get to the ship and take off the crew. The tug. Champion, which left Fort William several days ago to take off the Altadoc's crew, has not been heard from since its departure, but little anxiety is felt since condi tions on the lake have moderated. A Tonce "Rn-r nf Ktotinnei-iT mcVea n appropriate gift for Christmas, at the Bates Book & Gift Shop. Se- ' , . i- ..i-r. t,iix , , . ij. See the big line at the Bates Book lect your cards, bring in the plate and Stationery Store, corner Fifth with your name or have the cards &Main St. printed. ENTERTAESS FOR SISTER From Monday's Dally On Saturday evening Miss Amelia Martens entertained very pleasantly a number of the ladies of the city in honor of her sister. Miss Henrietta Martens, who is enjoying a vacation from her duties as nurse at the S. P. hospital at San Francisco. The home was very attractively Newman, Well Known Resi arransed with the Christmas decora- ,J , . , tions that added bright coloring to the scene where the four tables of bridge were enjoyed. The prize for the high score was won by Mrs. R. P. West over and the second prize by Mrs. A. W. Cloidt while the consolation prize was won by Mrs. E. H. Douglass. At the close of the evening dainty and delicious refreshments were served by the hostess and which proved the climax of a most delight ful time for ail of the members of the party. District Gover nor of Rotary is Guest of Citv Eeuben V. Clark of Kearney, Head cf the District. Guest of Local Club Today. j From Tucsdnv'F Pallv I The Plattsmouth Rotary club had the pleasure today of a visit from Reuben V. Clark of Kearney, district governor of the International Rotary, who made his first official visit to the club and was greeted by the mem bership this noon at the luncheon at the parlors of the First Methodist church. The governor of the district ar rived this morning and had a meet ing with the board "cf directors of the local club at. 11 o'clock and which was followed by the weekly lunch eon at the parlors of the First Meth odist church at 12:15 and at which time the membership had the oppor ! tunity of greeting the well known j Nebraskan who has been selected as the head of this district. The riattsmouth Rotary made a record of 100 per cent attendance by their splendid meetings that rnrpass- ed that ot otner ciuds ana wn'cn nas j . i i . A .1 1 tn.tts ! the Rotary wheel of clubs llltr wav 111 n uiiu an j L iuc At mouth members gr.thered for the weekly breaking of bread and asso- J ciation. At the luncheon today Governor the plans of the International Rotary for the coming yem- and the aims and purposes of the club thst has in the last few vears accomplished much in the snreadine of the teachins of good fellowship and the bringing of bet- many nations as well as the dwellers ter understanding among men of in the communities of our country, by the Rotary teaching men have come to know each other better. FEELS VERY POORLY r ,rri WVrinfttirJa v's DflMV. M. C. Brown, residing on South 9th street has been confined to his home for the past few days suffering from a very severe attack of heart trouble that hns made, his condition most serious and caused a great deal of apprehension on the part of the members of the family. It is the sin cere wish of the many friends that Mr. Brown may soon rally and be back in his former good health and able to resume his activities. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From WfdTifpnars Daily Henry Herold of this city, who has been at the hospital at Omaha for the past two weeks recovering from an operation that was performed for the removal of a cataract from one of his eyes, has so far recovered that he was able to return home yester day afternoon and will spend the re mainder of his recuperation here at home. 15TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY From Monday's rnllv A group of friends and neighbors met at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ivan Balfour in the nature of a sur prise on Monday evening, Dec. 12 it being their 15th wedding anniver sary. The evening was spent most delightfully by all and closed with lovely refreshments and best wishes for many more anniversaries. VISITS SICK BROTHER From Monday's Dally Joseph Fetzer of the Fetzer Shoe Co., was in Omaha today where he was called by the illness of his bro ther, Frank Fetzer, who is in quite serious condition and the brother from this city will enjoy a visit with him and trusting that he may find the brother Improved. Those who wish to have their names placed cn the Christmas cards shrmlrt fret their rvrnVr in nt. nnc.fi Louisville Man is Found Dead in Bed This Morng dent of That Place Overcome ' by Gas Poisoning. From Wednesday's T'elly Henry Newman, aged 42. Louis ville world war veteran, was found dead this morning at his room in the residence of the Benedict family with whom he had made his home for some years past. The body was found at 6:30 this morning when members of the family sought to arouse Mr. Newman and found that he Mas dead in his bed. The cause of death was from gas poisoning caused by the fums from a gasoline heater that Mr. Newman had purchased yesterday for the use in his room and which he had light ed last night on retiring and which formed gas and caused the death, the victim apparently sleeping through the hours while the gas filled the room and eventually claim ed his life. Mr. Newman was one of the highly respected residents of Louisville where he has made his home for the past eighteen years and where he possessed a very large circle of friends that learn with the greatest of regret of his untimely death. At the time of his death Mr. New man was aged forty-two years, nine months and twenty-nine days and was unmarried, eo far as known hav ing no relatives in this part of the country. When the world war opened In April, 1917, Mr. Newman w:s the first man from Louisville to enter the service, enlisting in are nnvy and serving for the duration of the war. At the conclusion of the war Mr. Newman returned to Louisville and has since made hi3 home in that place. The deceased was a member of the American Legion at Platts mouth, where he had his membership for a number of years. -V "'""VL V i 7 Tr de nlsT11 lod,eiJ, " Pft rer ' " Z1 "J I lodge at the time of his death. The funeral services will be held . a i it l ,1 n ,J ... 1 , " '"':4 " a?t ;t !" the Lj nttf; r vv t hA tnta Vila tifit huan d T n lll'l v settled. I j DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS PARTY ! : ftt vnffii.iv rrM- Last evening Mrs. Lon Henry as hostess to a most charming Christ- mas dinner party and bridge that was enjoyed by the members of the W. H. E. L. club and a few invited guests. The dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mullen, parents of Mrs. Henry, where the Christmas spirit was in evidence in the beautiful table decoration? and the green and red used throughout the rooms. The table was lighted by the stately red candles and the cen terpiece was one of a minature Christmas trees snd around the table gathered the jolly party of ladies to enjoy the delicious four course din ner that had been arranged. Mrs. Frank Mullen and Mrs. Ray Herring assisted in the serving. At the close of the dinner th members of the party were invited to the Henry home in the Harris apartments and where the members of the club found a surprise in a large and handsomely decorated Christmas tree on which was found presents for all of the members ot the Jolly party of ladies and which furnished a most delightful part fif the evening entertainment. The ladies also enjoyed the remainder of the evening in bridge and at which Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans was the win ner of the first prize and Mrs. Guy Long, the consolation prize. The hostess had as invited guests of the club Mrs. Frank Bestor. Mrs. Elmer Rummel. Mrs. C. A. Rosen crans and Miss Marie Fitzgera'd. SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY From W"?nsda v s riH"- The Christmas vacation in the city schools will start on Friday af ternoon and will continue until Mon day, January 9th. The high school will enjoy th e "Homecoming" on Friday and the various grad" school? will have programs and Christmas trees on Friday afternoon as a fitting opening of the Christmas vacation. The teachers who reside at distant points will take advantage of the occasion to go to their homes to spend the holiday season. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born December 20. 1927 11: CO a. m.. a daughter, to Mr at and Mrs. Roy O. Cole. This announcement ha? brought n great deal of Joy to the Cole house hold and th father and little bro- ber are rejoicing over the addition ha8, Me. JnlL r Mrs. Cole and the little daughter are doing nicely. , Journal Want Ads bring results.