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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927. PLATTS3IOTTTH SEMI - WTEKIY J0FENA1 PAGE THREE SO Fzem Monday's Dally Here Prom Lincoln Misses Margaret and Alice Davis former residents of Plattsmouth and members of the Methodist church, were in Plattsmouth yesterday to at tend the eightieth anniversary of the Methodist church and to visit with old friends. Red Oak Visitor Here Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Breese of Red Oak, Iowa, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Kerr. Mrs. BJaiBIB 3JB SJK PUB 3633.13 They 'will leave tonight. Glenwood Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Miles Reazer of Glen wood, and Mrs. S. E. Kerr of Platts mouth who is pending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Reazer. visited with Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Kerr yes terday. Go to California Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Glaze and Baby, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bush nell and Donald and their mother, Mrs. A. K. Bushnell, left early Sun day morning for California. They planned to atop at Ashland' to visit with Mrs. Bushnell's brother there before going on to Los Angeles where they will make their home. Leave for Arkansas Mrs. Virginia Frady and son, Lloyd, departed today for Monticello, Arkansas, where they will enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Swan, the latter formerly Miss Margaret Frady. Visit at Seward Mr. and Mrs. James Allbee, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lillie, and Mrs. Anna Lillie went to Seward, Nebraska yes terday where they visited the Justus Lillie family. Mrs. Anna Lillie re mained for a few days visit, but the rest returned last evening. Leaves for California Mrs. George Hall departed this morning for the west coast where she will visit with her son, Wilbur, at Whittier, California. En route she will stop at Salt Lake City to visit with Leslie Hall and family. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Hall was pleasantly surprised with a handkerchief shower that was ten dered at the sewing center, of which her daughter, Mi&a Mildred is the supervisor. After the shower and the social time the ladies were served dainty refreshments that were very much apprciated. , Prom Tuesday's Dally Gnests Here Mr. and Mrs. Lowell McQuin of Union were dinner guests of Mrs. McQuin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Senf Sunday evening. Omaha Parties Here Mrs. Harry Northcutt and son Richard, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Fisher and baby boy were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Woster. Visit Relatives Here Mr. and Mrs. Frank Raker of Im perial, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hughes and daughter, Mrs. J. Meenan, of Omaha, were in the city Monday aft ernoon as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen and Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans and family. Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Raker are sister and brother of Mrs. Rosencrans. Towel Shower Sunday afternoon a towel shower waB given by Bernese and Ellen Kaf fenbexger at their home honoring Mrs. Lucile Meisinger Davis. She re ceived many beautiful towels of var ious kind. The afternoon was spent in guessing games and contests. Prizes were given. Refreshments were served consisting of ice cream, cake, cookies, mints, and coffee. The color scheme was pink and white. Those present were Estelle Park ening, June Keil, Dorothy Slemoneit. Martha Kaffenberger, Hilda, Malinda and Wilma Frelderick, Katherlne Hild. Florence and Kathleen Schaefer, Selma Kraeger, Leona Meisinger.. Katherlne Meisinger, Alice Jane Hlrz, Virginia and Winifred Kaffenberger, Thelma Dill. Helen Hofacker, Marie Parriott, Helen Franke, Bernese and Ellen Kaffenberger, Mrs. Henry Nolt ing. Mrs. Margaret Kaffenberger and guest of honor, Mrs. Davis. From Wednesday's Daily Return From Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston and Walter H. Smith LAWYER Plattsmonth State Bank Building Plattsmouth, Nebraska daughter of Nehawka and Mr. and Mrs. Reuel Sack of this city returned last evening from Muskogee, Okla., where they attended the wedding of Miss Mildred Whistler and Mr. Charles Livingston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Visit Here from Lincoln Orin Contryman, of Lincoln, was a week end visitor with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver and at the Karry Henton home. He also met his father, Chas. Contry man of Oshkosh, who was here visit ing at the Oliver home. Mr. Contry man had several car loads of cattle on the Omaha market last week. D. D. Club Meets The D. D. club held their first of a series of meetings last evening. They !net and established a fine organiz ation, electing the following: Presi dent. Margaret Ann Vallery; vice- president, KatbrynGrosshans; secretary-treasurer, Jane Rebal; news re porter, Clara Toman. They also chose committees of two. who will take charge of the activ ities of each month and plan excur sions. The group is well pleased with its be; inning and hopes to have a suc cessful year. Shower for Miss Swatek The Catholic Daughters of Amer ica met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. John Bergman, the regular business session, and the social hour that honored Miss Eleanor Swatek, whose marriage to Mr. William Nel son, occurs Sunday. In the business session the report of the recent rummage sale was made and the members voted to present re membrances to the members of the sisterhood at the school. Miss Swatek was showered with many very attractive gifts by her as sociates and friends in the organiz ation and which will carry a pleas ant memory of the old friends with her into the new home over which she is soon to preside. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served and which carried out the colors of the order, lavender and gold. Miss. Mary Zimmerer, grand regent of the Nebraska City chapter and Mrs. Woolcott were guests of the eve ning. D. A. H. Meeting The Daughters of the American Revolution held their meeting at the home of Miss Pearl Staats. It "was their first meeting of the year. The different committee letters were read and the work for the year was out lined. Mrs. Pearl Mann presented the chapter with some books on local his tory. There was a review of the magazines and a short talk on patriotic education. The program was a review of the president general's address at the continental congress. Refreshments were served. From Thursday's Dally Entertains at Tea One of the pleasant social events of the week was the tea given at the home of Mrs. H. A. Schneider on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The event was in honor of the visiting ladies here for the Cass Coun ty Bankers association meeting and a very delightful time was enjoyed by the group. Assisting Mrs. Schneider was Mrs. Carl Schneider, Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt, Misses Edna Warren, Eleanor Hiber and Mildred Cacy. Visit at St. Josenh Mrs. Mae N. creamer ana airs. Henry Foster of San Jose, California, Mrs. C. E. Metzger of Omaha and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury of this city were at St. Joseph, Missouri, Wednesday. They spent the day with Mrs. Anna Romig, an aunt of Mrs. Foster Mrs. Creamer and Mrs. Metzger, and a great aunt of Mrs. Duxbury. Mrs. Romig is now In her late nineties. Honored at Shower Miss Eleanor Swatek or thl3 city was the honor guest at a very charm ingly arranged miscellaneous shower given by her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Jel inek, Jr., at Omaha Wednesday eve ning. The Jelinek home was very attrac tively arranged for the occasion and the time passed most delightfully in games and in which prizes were awarded the guests. A large cake appropriately ar ranged by the uncle of the bride was one of the decorative features of the shower. In honor of the bride-to-be. whose Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth .IH,H--I--H"IMH"IM"I' marriage to Mr. William Nelson oc curs Sunday, she was presented with a large number of very attractive gifts as remembrances from the group of relatives and friends. At an appropriate hour delicious refreshments were served, Mrs. Jel- inek being assisted in this by her daughter, Miss Marion, Miss Betty Kalina, Miss Frances Hadraba and Miss Wilma Swatek of this city. Those who were guests of the event were Mrs. Joseph Wooster, Mrs. R. A. Bates, Miss Elizabeth Hirz, Miss Emma Hirz, Miss Frances Hadraba, Miss Betty Kalina, Mrs. W. A. Swa tek, Misses Mary and Wilma Swatek, and the guest of honor, Miss Eleanor Swatek, of Plattsmouth; Misses Emily and Helen Kramolish, Mrs. John Kramolich, Mrs. Joseph and Miss Mable Hedlicka, Mrs. Jack Ulick, Mrs. Whit Melcher, Mrs. Mary and Mrs. Edward Swatek, Miss Florence Nelson, Mrs. Roy Perkins, Mrs. John Halleran, Miss Adele Stecker, Mrs. Joe Mahoney, Mrs. Jelinek and daugh ter Marion, of Omaha, and Miss Lula 3adeker, of Chicago. From Friday's Dally Entertains Card Club Mrs. Ralph Gansemer entertained the card club at her country home yesterday. Mrs. Henry Goos won the first prize and Mrs. Maude Fricke won the second prize. Garden flowers were used for the centerpiece. Visit at Hayes Home Last night Miss Jean Hayes with two other teachers from West Side spent the night at the R. B. Hayes home here. They returned to Coun cil Bluffs this morning where they are attending a meeting of the South west Iowa Teachers Association. Otto Wurl is sponsoring part of the pro gram which they are enjoying. K. B. Club Meets The K. B. club met at the home of Mrs. John Hatt yesterday. Mrs. Avis Shellenbarger, Omaha, came down for the club meeting. Laura Meisinger won the first prize, Mrs. Ella Wolff won second and Mrs. Emma Egenber ger won third. Stitch and Kibble Club The Stitch and Nibble club met at the home of Rose Janda last night. One member. Miss Eleanor Swatek, was ill and unable to attend. Mary Swatek was a guest. It was cold enough to make everyone ambitious so a lot of stitching was done. Hold Skating Party The Junior Auxiliary held a skat ing party last night at the local rink. There were about 25 boys and 28 girls who attended. Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Westover chaperoned the party. Before the party, the Junior Auxil iary girls had a weiner roast at the Westover home. Then they went in side and danced until time to go to the skating rink. Visiting in the City Mrs. E. G. Shellenbarger is in the city, a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Gobelman and also visiting other friends. Have Fine Meeting Yesterday the Foreign Missionary meeting was held at the Methodist parsonage. The meeting was opened with devotionals by Mrs. E. W. Thim gan, new stewardship secretary, on a Bible story connected with the les son. There was a candlelight install ation service of the officers conducted by Mrs. V. C. Wright. She wore a white robe and gave commissions to each of the 11 officers and depart ment secretaries. At the business session plana for the new year were given and the cal endars were presented. Anniversary plans znd the financial program for the year were presented. New mem bers are being solicited; there were three present yesterday. A letter was read from Victoria Singh whom they are helping to support at the mission school in India. A fine report was given by the counselor for the Stand ard Bearers, Mrs. Smith, of the work and plans for that group. Mrs. F. L. Barkus presented a very interesting jooocoososcoocooooscososor IS ARE right now ... and we are X showing some beauties in the X new Fleeces, Kerseys and Mel- b tons. Half belts or full belts. j WESCOTT'S Where Quality Counts TO study of Mohamraadism and Christian contact with it. Refreshments were served by the officers, who were hostesses of the meeting, in the Arabian style of the harem, with rice and fruit. It was a very interesting meeting and there was a large attendance From Saturday's Dally Visits at Pern Miss Louise Rishel went to Peru, Nebraska last night to spend the week end with Virginia Trively at the college there. She will visit with; the friends she made when she at tended school there last year and will participate in the activities of home coming today. Neighborhood Pinochle Club Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lohnes enter tained the Neighborhood Pinochle club last night. Of the men, William Swanda won first prize and John Al win won second. Of the ladies, Mrs. Raymond Larson was first and Mrs. Frank Horsak won second. Celebrates Birthday Last evening a group of friends helped Miss Charlotte Palmer cele brate her sixteenth birthday at a birthday dinner given for her by her mother and sister. A large angel food cake was the centerpiece. The mem bers of the group were Barbara Rho den. Mary McCarroll. Mary Kvapil, Nellie Rainey, and Opal Byers. STOP TRUCK PARKING The resolution of the city council to comply with the request of the state department of highways that trucks be barred on Sixth street from Vine to Pearl, has made it extremely busy for the police. Large numbers of the truckers have been used to parking for short periods while they had lunch cr re freshments and this has made neces sary the chief of police notifying them of the new ruling, requested by the state on account of the fact that the parkings on both sides makes less than the twenty-four foot road way demanded by the state for safe traveling. Those who have been notified of the change in parking regulations have complied promptly altho it has inconvenienced many. VISIT AT SHENANDOAH Mrs. Schwenniker and con, How ard. Mr. and Mrs. Adkins and daugh ter, Miss Veneta, Mrs. Sheard and son, John, were at Shenandoah. Iowa Thursday for the jubilee at KM A and report a fine time. Miss Veneta Adkins and John Sheard were on the program in sing ing and musical numbers and in which John was second place in his number on the rattle bones, receiv ing a S5 prize for his skillful work. JOE GETS HIS DUCK Joe Faith Is feeling that the hunt ing season is not so worse, as Fri day while hunting with his brother-in-law, Henry Donat, he secured a fine speciman of the mallard tribe. This was the only duck bagged by the hunters after several hours in the chill and dampness along the Platte. BALL-BAND Hie. &4ftGSiie4t o tr They're truly smart these new BALL-BAND Gat ters. Smart in design, smart in the trim way they fit your ieet and ankles, and above all tmitut in the way they stand the abase of bad weather. Get BALL-BAND gaiters t and enjoywinter weather. in ye end comfort. FETZER SHOE CO. 5r - - US '.-; t.te Alvo News Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams spent Friday at the Frank Cook home. Frank Edwards and Charlqs Ed wards plan to drive to Elgin Satur day, where the two men will visit a brother. Rev. Ben Wallace, Mrs. A. B. Stroemer and Mrs. A. Dinges attended the Cass county Sunday school con- vention held at Nehawka Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Ganz accom panied Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott, Jr.. to Ames Saturday to see the foot ball game. They enjoyed a very pleasant trip. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Boyles, Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Ganz and Allen Tistsman attended the Cass county Bankers' association meeting held in Plattsmouth Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dimmitt and son attended the Ashland Methodist church services Sunday morning and spent the rest of the day as guests at the W. A. McReynolds home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards and Mrs. Wm. Rainey, of Plattsmouth drove to Dawson Saturday, where they visited at the John Parriott home. The ladies are sisters of John Parriott. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cashiner, of Terry, Oklahoma, are enjoying a visit with relatives and friends in this vicinity. They have been visit ing at the Frank Cook and S. C. Hardnock homes. Wedding of Prominent People The wedding of Miss Dorothy Peterson and Talbert Edwards took place out of the county Thursday, October 7. They were married at the parsonage of Rev. Chenoweth, a former Alvo Methodist minister. The young couple have the con gratualtions and best wishes of their many friends. They plan to reside on the farm that Tolbert has been operating the past year. It is located south of Alvo. Fnneral of Ivan Schnelke Funeral services were held at a Lincoln mortuary for Ivan Schuelke, who died as the result of a serious operation of the head. Ivan formerly lived with his par ents on a farm a few miles south of Greenwood. He leaves to mourn his passing, a wife, two small children, his parents, three sisters and two brothers. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery. Ivan's parents have been living in Alvo until just recently, when they went to Lincoln, where both Mr. and Mrs. Schuelke have employment at a state institution. Flower Club Has Meeting The S. O. S. Flower club members held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ellis Mickle. This is the first meeting to be held PHILCO J4F Tot 6-Vob ep. mr American Beeeption. Per aunent i:M DynaBle Speaker. Antamatie V.lnnl Central! Sealed Cabinet! A craat haj I La battery . . . . $57.50 PHILCO JSF In -e M net. bnt pcretae em either 6-Vebj batterr. er llO-V-lt AC. aa7 battery $59.85 F 1 'f: : wr FAIL Furniture Co. for several weeks. The next meet ing will be with Mrs. Charles Ed wards, with a covered dish lunch eon. There will also be an election of officers, that meeting to close the club year. Alvo Church Night People of the community enjoyed a most pleasant evening last Thurs day evening at the local church. At: seven o'clock all sat down to enjoy a most delicious meal. After supper the people were given i a rare treat when they had the op portunity of hearing the "Nebraska Fun Boy," Ralph Copenhaver, rec reation director of the Extension department of Nebraska College of Agriculture, deliver a splendid ad dress. This was the first all-church night of the season and everyone enjoyed the evening greatly. Reading Club Meets The Alvo Woman's Reading club members were entertained by Mrs. Joe Parsell Thursday afternoon. A large crowd was present to en joy an entertaining book review, "Neighbors to the Sky," given by Mrs. Lyle Miller. Delicious refreshments were serv ed by the hostess. ADVANCE DATE OF THE DISTRICT CONVENTION From Nebraska City comes infor mation that the date for holding the annual 12th district Legion and Legion Auxiliary convention has been advanced nearly a month. Originally planned for early in De cember, the date is new definitely set for Tuesday, November 9. Committees have been appointed to look after the various necessary ar rangements for making this year's convention one of the best held in recent years. There is a possibility the 193S convention may be invited to Platts mouth, unless Seward or some town in the west end of the district de sires it, in which event Plattsmouth would step aside. The twelfth district comprises the four counties of Cass, Otoe, Lancas ter and Seward. Two Cass county towns, Louisville and Nehawka, have been host cities the past two years. Trior to that was Lincoln, Syracuse, Plattsmouth and Seward. VISIT IN THE CITY From Saturday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coates, of St. Louis. Missouri, were in the city for a short time this afternoon meeting old friends. Mr. Coates, who was for a number of years engaged in busi ness In this city, is now engaged in the building and contracting business at St. Louis. They are driving through to Lincoln, the former home of Mrs. Coates and where they will visit friends. While here they were pleasant callers at the Journal office todaY ' r Dealer' Nana City and State and Addran Pleane aend. at a neat to me. SIS I Credit Cbeek with lull detalla mt yenr Beeeial Ow ... plna tne new. beaaUialiT-Uiiutrated Fhllcn 1 alder. I KAME ADDRESS, , " it &vtuaisas DAIL From Saturday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Levi Raikes of Ash land visited in Plattsmouth yester day. Miss Lewana Kelly will spend the week end at Wahoo with Inez Eber hardt. Harry Johnson went to Kansas City today for an over-Sunday visit with his wife. Thursday evening Donald Crow of Auburn, was a dinner guest at the I. L. Kocian home. Thursday Bernard Kocian of Bris tow, Nebraska visited with his brother, I. L. Kocian. Lumir Gerner is spending the week end visiting friends at Holland, Ne braska, where he once taught. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Cacy of Hutch inson, Kansas are visiting with Mr. Cacy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cacy. ISearl S. Davis and son, Corbin went to Lincoln today to attend the foot ball game and will stay over and spend Sunday with Mrs. Mary M. Davis, mother of Searl. MANY ATTEND GAME A very large delegation of the local football fans were at Oniaba Friday night to brave the rain and disagree able weather to Bee Drake trim the Creighton Bluejays by the score of 9 to 0. The rain had made the playing field a sea of mud and the plaj'ers In a few moments were well bespattered and the wetness Interfered with the Play. Drake proved its reputation as a ball team, however, and showed the power that they had and on a dryer field Pug Manders, Drake star, would have showed greater effect against the Creighton team. The game was one of the best that the Bluejays have played but was not cod enough to check the in vaders from Des Moines. The American Legion Junior drum and bugle corps was at the game and put on an exhibition before the open ing of the contest and received a nice response from the audience for their excellent work and fine drilled form ations. The large Plattsmouth attendance was due to the efforts of Dr. W. V. Ryan and Dr. L. S. Tucelik, old Creighton grads who had helped work up the enthusiasm for the southeast ern Nebraska night. Subscribe for the Journal. From the CLASSIC REEFER 8?f SI8'75 . v Tex&rk&na Fleece High pockets aad double breasted tut that's only half the appeal of this Betty Bose favorite. 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