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JTebraika State Historf al Society A T tb VOL. NO. XUV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928. NO. 33 Many Improve ments Mark the Spring Season Business Houses and Residences Alike Are Being Made More Attrac tive by Improvements. From Thursdays Dally The past several months have seen a great deal of improvement in the city in a great many ways and par - 'J in 1 1 ' r w ci y ui l ilTT ucuci- ment of the various business build ings as well as the residences over the city. In the downtown district there has been many changes made that have Tne out of lown guests were Mrs. added to the attractiveness of the Thomas Sullivan and Mrs. Traver, of business action and which have Omaha, and Mrs. Frank D. Burgess, been large factors in making the,of Salina Kansas, former resident buildings more attractive in both the Wo whrt nnw moving to Omaha interior and the exterior. The use of the paint and brush has made a great many of the exter iors of the buildings present a won derful appearance and Jending to the entire business section a much needed improvement. Several of the stores have car ried on extensive remodeling chang es in the interior of their buldings that have added to the appearance as well as the convenience of the stores and among these that have and are still engaged in the work of remodeling are the H. M. Soen nichsen, the E. A.Wurl and the new Red and White grocery stores as well as the building that is being occu pied by the Ghrlst Furniture Co. Perhaps one of the most out standing improvements that has been made is the rebuilding of the structure on South Sixth street which was formerly used by the pop factory and which has been in a state of partial dissolution for sev eral years. The property .was secur ed by the Building and Loa associa tion and rebuilt and is now a real attraction to that part of the city and is occupied by the Maytag Co., as their distribution headquarters and display rooms. The last few months has seen as much improvement over the city as the entire record of 1927 would show and is an indication of the fact that the entire community is making its advancing strides again, after the post war period of depression. Other improvements are being carried on in the shape of remodeling and re decorating of places and which will make the year record breaking in the number of improvements that have been made. Some of these changes have not been so costly but they have added much to the appearance of the busi ness section, while others will cost a great deal, one of these being the remodeling of the Hall building on South 6th street which is to be used as a motion picture theatre. The total of the changes made will amount to many thousands of dol lars and certainly speaks well for the first four months of the year and if the ensuing summer is prolific of improvements as the first few months of the year 1928 will set a very high standard of improvement in the city. PRESENT FINE PROGRAM F.rom Thursday's Dally A group of the local members of the Plattsmouth Women s club were at Papillion yesterday where they were the guests of the ladies of that city and gave a very delightful pro gram at the home of Miss Ida Fricke, one of the leaders in the musical Avork of the Papillion club. The program was along the lines of the study of the Indian music and in this connection Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave a very interesting talk on the history of the Indian melodies and throughout the program the theme of the music of the native American was heard. Mrs. James T. Begley, soprano and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, con tralo, gave several of the Indian songs while Mrs. Robert Reed was heard in a group of the Indian selec tions, played very charmingly on the piano, and Mrs. A. D. Caldwell pre sented a group of melodies in violin selections. The ladies were well pleased with their visit to the Sarpy county city and received many expressions of the pleasure of the ladies on the fine program of the songs and music of the original American manthe Red Man. DEBATING CLUB HAS TREAT From Thursday's Oany Last eveniner the members of the debating team of the High school, which has had a very successful sea- son. in their work on the platform in the south central school debates, had or miss onarp, wno are now compiei an additional pleasure afforded them ing their school work here will be in the treat given by their coach, R. pleased to learn of her success in F. Patterson, who by his splendid completing her four years of High work, has given the local schools one school work, of the best teams in . a great many years. STILL VERY POORLY The young people motored to Ora- aha. where Mr. Patterson entertained ; From Thursday's Dally them at a theatre party at the newt The reports received here from Orpheum and after several very pleas- Lincoln state that Miss Claire Green, ant hours the young people motored former resident here, is quite poorly back to their homes here. Those at her home in the capitol city and enjoying the event were: George her condition has caused a great deal Thacker, Marie Sperry, Henry Mar- ,of apprehension to the members of shall, Hazel Harkins, Mary Swatek, her family and the many friends, Doris Young and Dorothy Brink. both at Lincoln and in this city. ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE From Thursday's Dally Miss Minnie Guthman was hostess yesterday at a very charming May bridge breakfast at her home on North Fourth street, and which was enjoyed by a group of the friends. There were eight tables arranged and the settings were in the bright and colorful garden flowers that ad- ded a very pleasing touch to the scene of enjoyment. In the playing, Mrs. Karl Brown, or Pfinillion. was awarded the first ri7 while Mrs. J. A. Donelan was awarded the second and Miss Lucille Horn the third, the consolation prize ; - je - ng awarded to Mrs. Maldon D. . iJrOWn. In the entertaining and serving, Miss Guthmann was assisted by the Misses Marie and Lucille Horn and ir icnri rirnwn to reside. Elks Name J. W. Holmes as the New Secretary Postmaster Will Have New Honor as the Secretary of the Elks and Golf Club. From Thursday's Dally Last evening the members of Plattsmouth lodge No. 739, B. P. O. E. held a special meeting at the club house on North Sixth street, to take up the matter of the filling of the office of the secretary of the lodge which was made necessary by the resignation of Charles W. Hula, the present secretary, who finds that his insurance business will not per mit his devoting the time that the office should have. The fact that the Elks have the country club and golf club affairs as well as their own routine lodge busi ness to handle has made the office of the secretary of the lodge a real task and one that will take up a great deal of time of the secretary. The lodge voted to elect to the office James W. Holmes, who has been active in the lodge work for a number of years and also has been the president of the golf club for a number of terms and Is thoroughly conversant with the two organiza tions and which will make him an exceptionally valuable man in the position of secretary. The new sec retary has been a great booster for the Elks as well as the golf club and his election to the secretaryship as sures the right man in the right place in this important time when the Elks are putting over the country club and golf course proposition and with his ability and business man agement Mr. Holmes will be the logical man. FINE ORCHESTRA From Thursday's Dallv Jess Williams and his Songsters, of Lincoln, who played for the Ameri can Legion dance last night, is an other of the fine orchestras that has been brought here by the Legion for its bi-weekly feature dances since the opening of the Legion community building last Fall, but as usual the past three months with the mid-week offerings, the crowd was barely large enough to pay the expenses of bring ing the orchestra here. The basement dance hall in the partially completed Legion building as fully as cool as any out-door pa vilion, but it is hard to make the dancers understand this, and then there are others who just naturally prefer the park pavilions, anyhow. The Legion has a Decoration night dance booked for next Wednesday, with music by the Orioles, and expects to have a good crowd on account of it being a holiday. GRADUATES IN WASHINGTON From Thursday's Dally Friends here of the Lee Sharp fam ily have received announcements of the graduation in the class of 192S of the Wenatchee, Washington, High school, of Miss Helen Sharp, the eld est daughter of the family. Miss Sharp was a student here for a num ber of years during her young girl hood and since the removal of the family two years ago to the west, has been attending the Wenatchee schools, where she has completed her Anal High school work. The many school friends and former classmates King of Trails Bridge Soon to be Resurfaced State to Call for Bids for Placing Rock Asphalt Surface on the Roadway. From Thursday's Daliy The King of Trails bridge over the Platte river which in the next two or three months will become a structure that will be free to travel, is to be given a thorough re-sur- ! facing of the roadway of the bridge before the bridge becomes a free I structure. The state engineer is calling for bids for placing on the bridge a road ', way surfacing of an inch and a half r of rock concrete to replace the pres ;ent gravel surfacing of the bridge and which will offer a greater wear ing resistance to the heavy travel than the gravel. The work as announced ia to be commenced on June 15th and will be completed on July 1st, just prior to the time that the structure will probably be opened as a free non toll bridge. The bridge has been purchased by the counties of Cass and Sarpy and the state of Nebraska, the counties paying their half of the cost of the bridge as well as the interest on the structure through the medium of tolls and the travel that has passed over the bridge has now practically paid for the cost of the building of the fine steel and concrete structure and also the incidental expenses that have been incurred, including the salaries of the toll keepers and the other maintenance and costs of the bridge. The attainment of the free bridge is a great advance toward the elim ination of the only toll bridge in the state that spans a state stream and will be the result of a campaign of many years to secure a bridge of this kind and which was made possible by the Plattsmouth and Omaha group of men that erected the bridge and later sold it to the state and the two counties with the object of securing the free bridge. FUNERAL OF HARRY WHITE From Thursday's Dally The funeral services of the late Henry White were held here on Wed nesday afternoon, the body arriving .from Omaha on No. 24 over the Burlington, and being taken direct to the Oak Hill cemetery where a short service was held by the Rev. Harold E. Sortor of the First Meth odist church. A number of the rela tives and old friends were present at the last rites. The pall bearers were from the old friends being Fred G. Morgan, C. F. Vallery, Guy White, O. G. Dovey, William Schmidtmann and W. J. Streight. Mr. White was an uncle of Mrs. Frank J. Morgan of this city and also a great uncle of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Horn of Hay Springs, Nebraska, who with their son and daughter were here for the last rites. GOES TO HOSPITAL Froir Saturday's Dally Mrs. Ruth Thomsen, of this city, was taken to Omaha yesterday, where she entered the Immanuel hospital at that place and will be under ob servation and treatment for some time in an effort to locate the cause of her illness, from which she has suffered for some time. It is not known whether or not an operation will be necessary, and which will have to be determined by the examinations and observance of the patient. The many friends over the county will regret to learn of the illness of Mrs. Thomsen and trust that it may not be of a serious nature and that she may soon be able to return home to this city. ATTEND OMAHA CHAPTER From Thursdays Dally Last evening a number of the officers and members of Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, motored to Omaha where they at tended the meeting of Bellevue chap ter and where the degree work was conferred on several of the local can didates. Members of the high school faculty that were advanced to the degrees In the chapter and had desired to complete the work before ; the commencement of the summer vacation and summer school work ' that would take them from the city and accordingly the Omaha chapter wsa secured to give them the needed degrees. WEDDED AT COURT HOUSE From Thursday's Daily Yesterday afternoon at the county court occurred the marriage of Miss Georgia W. Conley, of Weeping Wa ter and Francis W. Benedict of Glen wood. The marriage was performed by Judge A. K. Duxbury and was witnessed by the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. George Conley. After the wedding the bridal couple returned to Weeping Water where they expect to reside in the future. " Blank books at the Journal office. A PLEASANT MEETING From Friday's Dally On Tuesuay afternoon the Social Circle club met at the beautiful coun try home of Mrs. Frank Moore, east of Murray. The afternoon was spent visiting and discussing the plans for the social meetings that will be held during the summer season until the resumption of the regular study per iod, in September. The club leaders have made their last trip to the office of the county agent at Weeping Water, completing the lessons for the present season, and which will be resumed with the new lessons in the coming fall. With the delicious luncheon served by Miss Margaret Moore and Mrs. Allen Vernon, everyone surely enjoy ed the occasion to the utmost and which aided in the: completion of a very fine afternoon, and the ladies were convinced of the fact that the hostesses were most royal entertain ers. The next social meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ezra Albin on June -9th. Red and White Store Opens to the Trade Today Consolidation of Chase Meat Market and Handy Way Grocery in New Establishment. From Saturday's Dally This morning the Red and White grocery and meat market, located on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, opened its doors to the pub lic after several days in which the decorators have been busily engaged in placing the store room in the most perfect of condition. The new store represents the con solidation of the S. S. Chase meat market and the Handy Way grocery owned by Hilt Martin, son-in-law of Mr. Chase. The exterior of the building that is occupied by the new firm is a very bright and attractive sight as it has been painted in the very rich tones of the r"i ,v.th ths rpotless white trimmings, while the upper portion of the building has been done in the tones of deep green and man- ing the whole structure one that at tracts much attention. The interior of the store room has been finished in spotless white, the ceiling and walls, the large ice stor age room for the meats as well as the shelving and the bins for the vegetables and fruits are all in the clear and spotless white. The dainty red flowers that are a part of the decorative plan also aid in the beauty of the new business house. The task of the removal of the stock of Mr. Martin was completed last evening and everything was in readiness today when the opening hour came to bring the Red and White store -into existence and adding a very attractive feature to the business section of the citj". GO OUT ON SEARCH From Saturday's Daily Last evening Sheriff Bert Reed was called out to spend several hours searching for stolen property that it was claimed had been taken from some Burlington box cars at Orea polis and also endeavoring to locate parties that had robbed a bunk car at Ashland and who were suspected of having come this way, following the railroad line it was thought. Special Agent Young of the Burling ton was here and assisted the sheriff In the search but which failed to reveal the parties or any trace of the stolen articles, altho the sheriff spent the larger part of the night on the hunt. STILL IN HOTEL BUSINESS From Thursday's Dally Many years ago there was a well known hotel man man, Joe, Opelt, engaged in the conduct of hotels at Nebraska City and also had charge of the Riley hotel in this city. The Ne braska City News-Press tells of a re cent visit that John W. Steinhart, well known citizen of Nebraska City paid to the west and which included among other places visited, Nogales, Arizon, and where he stopped at the i Hotel Esplendor. The manager of the hotel is Clyde Oplet, a son of Joe Opelt and who was a little lad when the family resided In Platts- , mouth some thirty-even years ago. IMPROVING NICELY From Friday's Dally The reports from the St. Joseph hospital state that Mrs. Prank Woos ter of this city, who was operated on there Wednesday afternoon, is now doing very nicely and with the present rate of improvement the pa tient may soon be on the highway to recovery. This is most pleasing news to the friends here and are hopeful to have this estimable lady back home again. Mrs. John Weber and children, Joe. Catherine, Josephine and Teresa, came down from Omaha last evening to attend the commencement, exer- cises of the Plattsmouth High 'school ; and to visit with the old friends. Class of 1928 Say Farewell to Hi School Days One of the Largest Classes in the History of the School Are Given Diplomas. From Saturday's tjaTi? Last evening another class of stu dents passed from the threshold of the Plattsmouth high school, com pleting their four years of work in the final grades and which entitled them to the coveted parchments that gave them the distinctions of high school graduates and representing a return of the energy and interest that they had given to the school work in the period that they had been members of the great democracy j of the American high school. The class of 1928 of the Platts mouth high school wag one of the largest that has been graduated and was exceptional in the fact that a very substantial majority of the class were boys, thirty-four of the class being young men and twenty-five young ladies, this being the first time in the history of the school that the masculine portion of the class had exceeded the feminine in the point of numbers. The school auditorium was wholly inadequate to accommodate the crowd that assembled to enjoy the graduation and long before the open ing of the program standing room in the auditorium was at a premium The program of the commencement was carried out in the most pleasing manner and the class under the di rection of their sponsor, R. F. Pat terson fully carried out their part of the program in making the occa sion a success in every way. It was promptly 8 o'clock when the notes of the processional march was sounded by Charles Nowacek, member of the class of 1929 and one of the brilliant musically inclined students of the school. The class en tered in their grey gowns and the mortar board caps and presented a very fine appearance as they took their places on the platform, they filling the stage of the auditorium to its capacity. As the class reached the stage the invocation was pronounced by the Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church, who gave the plea for the divine blessing of the young men and women who were completing their school work. The class had the pleasure of en joying a very fine musical offering in the solo given by Frank A. Cloidt, well known local vocalist and also secretary of the board of education and who had as his number, "In victus," by Bruhn, the accompanist being Miss Estelle Baird. The salutatory was given by George Olson, the second highest ranking student of the class and who on behalf of his fellow students as sisted in the expression of pleasure at their attainment of their success. Mr. Olson stated that he recalled the sensations of the twelve years before when he had entered the school for the first time, that the class appre ciated the successful co-operation of teacher and parent in advancing them through the school, serving the class each year until this time when the responsibility of serving became the duty of the members of the class when they too must take up their duties. The class must serve their community and their friends in the future as others had served for them in the past. The valedictory address was given by Miss Fern Jahrig, the highest ranking student of the class, gave the farewell for the class to the school where they had labored for the past four years in completion of the high school work, Miss Jahrig picturing the pleasure that the graduation brought, as well as the feeling of regret that the members of the class all felt at the partings, the severing of many friendships and the development of new interests in life. She spoke of appreciation of the class to their parents, who had made the sacrifices that were necesssary in the completion of education of the members of the clas. to the teachers who had trained through the grade and high school years the minds of the students and also to the board of education and the citizens of Plattsmouth who had provided the opportunit' of the high school educa- i tion. The class should make loyalty their motto and bear this to their school, their home and the friends that they make along life's way. The class of 1928 had an excep tionally pleasing speaker as the or ator of the commencement exercises in Prof. H. E. Bradford of the state university, whose subject was that of "The Magic Touch," the speaker taking the story of Aladdin and the wonderful lamp, which required but the touch of the hand to bring hurrying to the service of the owner of the lamp, the genii that would serve the every wish of the owner of the lamp. To the young man or woman there was a magic touch in life that they alone possesed, no gift could bring them certain things of life, success, wealth, fame and friends, save their own magic touch of service and which they must exer cise to bring forth their dearest dreams attainment. In his opening the speaker called the attention to the trend of the times that had brought more and more young people through the high school, how a few years ago small clashes were the rule in all schools and now larger and larger classes were leaving the schools, the parents giving their children greater op portunities in the way of education. This was true largely of the boy and girl from the farm where the parents were now giving their children the sania opportunities that had in the past been held by only a few in the cities, today the boy and gill of the farm coming to receive their final education in the high school because their districts could and would send them to the accredited high schools for their education. In discussing the magic touch of time Mr. Bradford recalled the fact that twenty years ago when a com mencement speaker offering the statement that music and the human voice would come over the air with out wires to convey them would have been laughed at, that if a man had foretold that young man would one morning step in his plane in New York and thirty hours later step cut on the landing field at Paris, he would have been thought foolish, yet time with its magic touch had ac complished this. What had won for the men and women of America had been the power of thinking, the forciful and strong minds that had gone from the beaten path of thought and found new inspirations that had given the world a greater vision and greater attainments. The boy or girl leaving school should strive to at tain that which their ambition called for. they should try and make suc cessful the dreams that they might have as to their future profession or place in life. To the fathers and mothers the speaker gave the message of th magic touch, asking the question as to whether or not the child would have the same blind and unshaken confidence and faith in the parent at seventeen they had at five when the parent was the whole world to them. It was the duty and the re sponsibility of the parent to live their own life with their children, to keep their interest, their realization of the needs and desires or the child in their mind and to guide and counsel the young' man or woman. The address was one of the best that has been heard for many years at commencement and the speaker held the closest attention of the audi ence until the close. Superintendent R. E. Bailey, who presided over the meeting introduced W. G. Brooks, superintendent of schools of Burlington, Iowa, and also a former superintendent of the local schools, who gave a brief expres sion of his appreciation at being present and recalled many of the incidents of his school work here and of the fact of the graduating class had Just commenced their school work in the grades while he was still the superintendent here. Mrs. L. O. Minor, regent of the Fontenelle chapter of the Daughers of the American Revolution, gave the presentation of the history prize that was awarded to Henry Wooster, one of the high ranking students of the class. Superintendent R. E. Bailey also gave the Palmer awards that had been given to members of the nor mal training class for their excellent work in their penmanship which is under the direction of Miss Marie Kaufmann, supervisor of this de partment of the city schools. The members of the class receiving the reward were: Florence Wiles, Loa Davis. George Olson, Marie Nolting, Gretchen Warner. Gladys Bushnell. Marie Sperry, Mary Ellen Vallery, Frances Wiles, Ona Graves, Eula Reed and Doris Hogue. One of the delightful features of the program was the saxophone num ber given by Frederick M. Gorder, one of the graduates who has been active in the musical as well as the athletic life of the school and whose accompaniment was played by Mrs. John F. Gorder, his mother. The scholarship awarded by the church colleges of the state was pre sented to Miss Fern Jahrig, honor student, by Superintendent R. E. Bailey. The class of 1928 was then pre sented by J. V. Simons, principal of the high school, who gave the class a fine tribute and recommended them to the board of education to receive the diplomas that they had earned. The diplomas were then presented by Dr. F. L. Cummins, president of the board of education. In a few well chosen remarks and which Dr. Cum mins recalled that when he gradu ated over forty years ago the clas3 had numbered Just eight and which was then the largest class that the school had graduated. He stated the school was proud of Its graduates and wished them well. He then gave the diplomas to the following members of the graduating class: Donald H. Born, Alive V. Bulin, Gladys Ii. Bushnell, George Allen Caldwell, Ellis E. Champlin, Alice Colvin Crabill, Loa Davis, Margaret Lucille Engelkemier, Bernard I. Gal loway, Ralph E. Gansemer, Frances Tinsley Ghrlst, Frederick Maurice Gorder, Ona M. Graves, Wllber S. Hall. Lucille Hatt, Doris Hogue, John G. Horn, Charles E. Howard, Olive Winifred Huffer, Virgel G. Hutton, Fern Jahrig, Ruth L. Janda, Noble A. Ki6er, Bernard H. Klinger, Law rence Leonard, Henry R. Marshall, Isabel M. Marshall. Ralph A. Mason, Fred M. McMaken. William Nelaon, Marie G. Nolling. Pauline Nowasek, Ralph W. Olsen. Edwin George Olson. Edward Francis Patterson, .Merritt E. Patton. George W. Perry, Donald It. Pittman, Eula Mae Reed, John E. Sander, Don Franklin Schneider, Oliver J. Schneider. Dean F. Snyder, Marie Sperry, Frances M. Stewart. Lester K. Stout, Wm. Newton Sulli van. Dorothy E. Todd, Mary Ellen Vallery, Mai ga ret L. Vetersnek. Gretchen C. Warner, Edgar Street Wescott. Florence E. Wiles, Frances E. Wiles, Linville L. Wiles. Clement Theodore Wostcr. Henry T. Wosfer, Robert E. Wurl, Marie Wright. Recital Given by Jack McCarty a Real Siicces 5 Large Number at the First Methodist Church to Enjoy a Real Treat Lust Evening. From Friday's Daliy Last evening the auditorium of the First Methodist church was filled by a very much interested group of the music lovers of the city to enjoy the vcice recital by Jack McCarthy, tal ented Plattsmouth young man, who is now carrying on musical studies at Chicago. The church platform was very tastefully arranged ith the summer garden flowers and made a very at tractive setting for the beautiful musical treat that was given to those attending. Mr. McCarty was assisted in the recital by the delightful accompani ment of Mrs. Robert G. Reed, whose artistic touch gave added beauty to the numbers. The clear sweet voice of Mr. Mc Carty showed in the recital the marked progress that he has made in his musical work in the Chicago musical colleges and his offerings gave the promise of a very brilliant musical career for this Plattsmouth young man in the future years. The opening group of the num bers included the cratming riiJ loved melodies of "Drink to Me With Thine Eyes" nnd "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms." In the second group was foundj brilliant and colorful selections that the talented young vocalist gave a wonderful rendition and included "Little Silver Ring" by Chaminade, "Fairy Story by the Fire" by Meri kants and "Would God I Were th Tender Apple Blossom." The difficult number, "O Del Amato Ben" and "Nina" embraced the third group of the numbers of fered by Mr. McCarty. In the closing group of numbers of Mr. McCarty was the beautiful and loved "Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Dvorak, "The Dark Blue Eyes of Springtime" by Ities and "The Banjo Song" by Homer. The string quintette composed of Mrs. A. D. Caldwell. Miss Martha Gorder, Miss Jean Caldwell, Dick Avard, Ira Mumm and George Cald well gave two wonderfully present ed selections, "Prayer and Rondo" by Weber and th "Minuet in G" by Beethoven, the skillful handling of the difficult selections being very ar tistically presented. Mrs. Robert G. Reed, who is one of Plattsmouth's most artistic musi cians, was heard in two offerings. "The Second Mazurka" by Godard, and "Polishinelle" by Rachmanin hof. An appreciation of the fine pro gram was expressed in the fine silver offering which was given by the music lovers of the city. DOES HAVE FETE TIME From Thursday's Dallv Yesterday afternoon tho Benovel ent and Patriotic Order of Does held a most delightful business and social meeting at the Elks club and with a very pleasing number of the members present. The hostesses of the event, Mrs. A. G. Bach, Mrs. A. W. Cloidt and Mrs. Edward Brantner had ar ranged a very pleasant time at bridge .and In the playing of this fascin ating game, Mrs. Fred Lugsch was given the first prize and Mrs. Frank : M. Bestor, the seer nd. ' The hostesses served dainty and delicious refreshments during the course of the evening that were very much enjoyed by all of the mem bers of the party. "LEST WE FORGET" One of the large show windows at . the H. M. Soennichsen Co., store on upper Main street, bears a beautiful window that carries out the idea of Memorial day and the Shirley pop i pies blooming emid the green of the vendure, the little green lent and the white crons, speaks of the undying dead of America that sleep on a for eign soil where they had fought val iantly and died. The display is ar ranged by the ladles of the American Legion Auxiliary who are to conduct a campaign for the sale of the mem orial poppies in this eity. The Aux iliary makes use of the funds receiv ed to aid the disabled and sick vet erans of the world war that are 6till ;in the hospitals of the nation.