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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL AGE TWO Thursday, November' 19, 1953 Engagement Meisinger Is Of Mildred Announced ''-V'Www.iiiijMwjJVWB''Wii' County Women Thanked For Gifts . To Hospital Bazaar Cass county women today were miens thousands to receive 1 hanks for their recent contri butions to the Fifth annual Children Memorial Hosnital ba-raa1- which produced $17,500 for In" hosnital. The ladies are amons; those f lo scr.d articles to the "bazaar for sale November 7. "These I women are to be commended for the tremendous effort they ; exert in this event," a spokes- i $ man for the hospital said. Sunbonnet Garden Club Selects Club Colors and Flower Sunbonnet Garden club met at the home of Mrs. Earl Payton I wun eigne members present. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Edith i& "m mmt -k 4 a 3 ' 1 Phone 241 Mrs. Sussuth Is Dinner Hostess To Out-Of-Staters Mrs. Florence Sudduth ol Plattsmouth entertained at din ner Sunday honoring Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Allen of St. Louis, who arrived in Nebraska Satur day for a short visit. The Aliens were overnight guests at Omaha of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sudduth Saturday. Other guests cf Mrs. Sudduth Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nickels. Mr. and Mrs. . Virgil Sudduth, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sud duth and familyr all of Platts mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sud duth of Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sudduth of Omaha. Mrs. Mary Nelson Elected Rebekah Lodge Noble Grand Miss Mildred Meisinger Mr: and Mrs. Herman Meis inger of Mynard are announc ing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mildred, to A 1c Jack Sampley, son of Mr. and Akcson. who also led the group Mrs- cari$,s, Sampley, of Pan- m reccing- ine juora s Prayer . "1 kJ Roll call was answered with ' Miss Meisinger is an instruct each member giving ideas for or of nurses at the Methodist winter bouquets. Serving months hospital at Omaha, for the comins years were 1 Mr. Samnlev i? in the service drawn The club also chase the white phlox, as the club flower and selected green and gold for club colors. Mrs. Max Bowman had the lesson- and read articles of the United States Air Force and is stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. The wedding is planned for February 14, 1954. :son- ana read articles on A nvilin mr Will What to Collect for Winter ! AUXlliai y Will Decorate Legion Hall at Union Bouquets', "How to Dry and Season Material for Keeping", and -How to Make A Burl Base'', The :next meeting will be held in the Christmas theme at the home of Mrs. Ethel Hennings with a gift exchange and added feature. Roll call will be a verse or poqm about Christmas. Eighteen members of the Un ion American Legion Auxiliary Unit met at Violet Dye's home on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. The Auxiliary made plans to serve lunch for the Turkey par ty to be given hy the Legion Thursday evening, Nov. 19th. It was decided to decorate the window of the Lesion Hall for The.' Baptist church will con- the Christmas Season, in addi- duct a day of prayer on Sunday, j-tion to the usual Christmas tree Day: Of Prayer Service Planned November 22 at the Library auditorium. The 2:30 afternoon service is a "day of prayer for our county." Everyone is invited to participate. Lady Surprised On Birthday Members were asked to bring a tree ornament to the December meeting which will be held Dec. lth at Jane Roddy's home. Following the business meet ing, Membership Chairman Mar ian Clark, gave a report on Membership what it means to belong to the American Legion Auxiliary and the requirements for eligibility. Refreshments , were served by hostesses Violet Dye, Deborah A group of friends entertained at a - surprise birthday ns.rty Wednesday for Mrs.. F. A. Schiele at her home here. ' - The time was spent visiting and nlavinir eames. followed bv refreshments of ice cream and ! Here Wednesday merous lovely gifts. Masonic Home News ? Mrs. Julia Dungan returned home after having spent two months visitiig her daughters in Sidney, Nebr., and Denver, Colo. Mrs. E. W. Newman of Omaha was calling on her mother. Mrs. Libby Menary, on Thursday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lowther's recent callers were Elec Rhodeh and Mr. and Mrs. George Nickols of Murray. Visitors of Mr. and Mrs; B. O. Malstrom over Sunday were : K. H. Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Samuels, Bob Herre, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns and' son Lyle, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burns. Betty ar.d Billy, Mrs. B. J. Burns, Mrs. Sylvia Hawkins, all of Oma ha; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns and son Gary of Red Oak. Iowa. Those celebrating birthdays the past week were Julia Faux, 80; James Hunt, 91; Bernard MalstrOm, 85. Mrt B. A. Malstrom "s sister, Mrs. jSeger, of Omaha, accom panied by her daughter, Mrs Mrs. Mary Nelson has been elected lNooie urana or Bud of Promise Rebekah Lodge at Plattsmouth. She will succeed Mrs. Henry Klinger. Mrs. Nelson was elected at the group's annual election Monday night as a feature of the group's regular meeting at the IOOF hall. Mrs. Klinger presided at the meeting. Other new officers are Mrs. Elizabeth Vincent, - vice grand; Miss Clara Olson, secretary; Mrs. Betty Reno, treasurer; Miss Florence Persinger, degree cap tain; Mrs. Irma Johnson, trus tee. ' At the meeting members also balloted on a new member and voted to have hrtia,tion at a European Tour Impresses Myrtle Wood of Wabash Impressions of Europe were briefly told by Miss. Myrtle Wood of Wabash here Wednes day, while she was in the city to attend sessions of the Cass County Historical Society. Miss Wood returned from a lengthy tour of several western European countries recently. The tour was conducted by an Oma ha radio station. On the tour, Miss Wood seem ed especially impressed with the later date. Plans for a Christ- zerland, which she described as mas party were also discussed very clean and progressive. Her and Mrs Eleanor. Marler, Mrs. t0ur also included England, Sue Aspedon and Miss Florence France, Germany, Italy with a Rhodes were named to a com- vislt to the Isle of Capri. uul-icc iui me Larisimas party Refreshments Served in October, gave an interestin and colorful report of the meeting. Mrs. Ed Berlett Elected To Head Garden Club. Plattsmouth Garden Club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Keeley with nine members answering. Mrs. William Keeley, president, con ducted the meeting which open ed with "The Lord's Prayer." Club members voted to give a book to the Plattsmouth public library and named Mrs. P. T. Heineman to make the purchase. Name of the book is ' Guide to Bird Watching West of the Mis sissippi," by Pettingil. Featuring the meeting was election of officers.- Mrs. Ed Berlett was elected president; Mrs. Emma Egenberger, vice president; Edith Akeson, secretary-treasurer. Plans for Christmas were con sidered for the next meeting to be held at the Hotel dining room. Mrs. William Keeley and Mrs;: Heineman wrere named to a com mittee in charge. Mrs. Lillian Freeman and Mrs. Luke Wiles had charge of the program on Mrs Irma Johnson, delegate I mi. n to the state assembly at Beatrice i 1 lianKSglVing Is Theme for Ormin Meetintr ment period, at which Hostesses , Historical Society meeting at Mrs. Oliver Finnefrock. Mrs. J Hotel Plattsmouth Wednesday Virgie Fitchhorn, Mrs. Hazel 1 noon. Mrs. Etta Gorder presented a historical review ot Thanksgiv ing, from the first one in 16 U to the present day. Included among her explanations were a nurn ber of state and- federal proc lamations issued -during the years. Food has been the big item be hind Thanksgiving in the United States, .nd to exemplify its rele, Mrs. Gorder exhibited a cook book, published in 1851 which T i II n if I ; v f , Fitch and Miss Florence Fou chek presided. Coffee and cake were served. Week End Guest Recently Returns From Portugal A week end guest at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stark john was Miss Ann Pass, recent ly assigned to the American Em bassy at Lisbon, Portugal. Miss Pass departed for Hen nings, Minn., where she will visit briefly before continuing cn to Washington, D. C, where she will receive her new assign ment. - " She had also served two years in Guam with the American Red Cross and spent two years at Heidelburg, Germany. i Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Johnson and daughter, Judy Ann, of Papillion are being served here during the recent Nebraska Masonic Home 50th anniversary celebration. Presiding at the serving table are Mrs. Maynard Ramge, Mrs. Leonard Born, and Mrs. Raymond Lancaster. Journal Photo. Miss Nancy Stooker Honored Wednesday At Nuptial Shower Miss Nancy Stooker, Platts mouth elementary school, teach er, was honored at a pre-nup-tial shower at the home of Mrs. William Keeley by Mrs. Keeley told how to prepare turkey and j and Mrs. Joan Solomon Wednes- to make "pumpkin pie. Pioneer Thanksgivings were reviewed by Mrs. Carl Balfour cf Nehawka, and motion pic tures of the group were taken. Miss Barbara Gering, second vice president, conducted the meeting in the absence of Dr. G. H. Gilmore, who is spending the winter in California. Journal Want Ads Pay day night. Thirty-two guests joined in honoring Miss Stooker, who re ceived many lovely gifts. Among the guests was Mrs. Irene Stook er of Nebraska City, mother of the honoree. . Games were played and the door prize was awarded to Mrs. Helen Smith. Refreshments were served. Bridal Shower Honors Woman Friday Evening Miss Florence Rhodes enter tained at a bridal shower Fri day evening honoring Mrs. Flos sie Arnold, who will marry Bill Triggs in the near future. Yellow and white were the color decorations and were car ried out in refreshments of cup cakes and gelatin., At games, prize winners were Mrs. Lois Carr, Mrs. Eleanor Spangler and Miss Mayme Men denhall. The honoree received many lovely gifts. Subscribe to The Journal Mead, and granddaughter, Mrs. efAhered wood and use of burl Wenger. were down to help him PAlphrarp his hirthrirtv we were happy to have so ; Parent-Tea cliers many visitors at our 50th Anni-! . versarv celebration on Sunday. ASSOCiatlOll 1 0 We enjoyed visiting with the many friends. Mrs. Julia Faux was pleased Plattsmouth Parent-Teachers to have her sisters. Mrs. Ellis. I Association will hold their third ve iiovonriar Trc T7.kcicpr i meetim? tof the season TllfiSdflV . tW 1.11 I A A .J ulvJV. , 1 ,-- - I iviuins aim Joiner urn enaan. s and niece- Mrs Edward Elsasser, evening, November 24 at 7:30 at Meet Tuesday Couple United A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents S3 For Car and Fire INSURANCE Wm. S. Wetenkamp Real Estate & Insurance South 6th St. . Hi. 5176 Chester LeRoy Taylor, 48. of Plattsmouth, and Mary LaVerda Hathaway, 44, also of Platts mouth, were united in marriage j Wednesday, November 18, 1953. 74 Judge Raymond J. Case of P : ficiated at the marriage cere mony performed in the judge's chamber at the courthouse. Witnessing the ceremony were Misses Thelma Kruger and Char lene Haney. Jr., all of Omaha, here to help her celebrate her birthday. . Mr. and Mrs. Stark and moth er, Mrs. Schulze. of Lincoln call ed on Mrs. Julia, Faux on Sunday. SERVICES PLANNED Union Thanksgiving services will be held at St. Paul's Evan gelical and Reformed church at 9:30 on Thursday morning, No vember 26. Subscribe to The Journal Mrs. Ross Casey was hostess ! at a demonstrator party to 14 ; ladies Friday evening at her home. v", " Svtf Bo to?' "You cared enough the very That With send You Do to best 1 My-- 3 -ON DISPLAY NOW! - is U : - " .: Central srhool hnilriinar . , '' f . The program will include a movie on "Individualism," to be followed by a panel discussion. A short musical program is also being considered. The organization is continu ing its search for new members and extends an invitation to all interested individuals to attend. Standing members are also urg ed to make special efforts to be present. - - . A luncheon and social hour will follow the business meeting. Warren Rhylander is PTA pres ident The Greenwood Women's club held their meeting at the home of Mrs. Turley Wall Tuesday5 aft ernoon, every one bringing a dish they made for the holidays which was served for the lunch. A' nice time was enjoyed by all. CALENDAR INDIVIDUAL CARDS-- --BOXED ASSORTMENTS - 1c - 15c up to $1 Cards Packages and Boxes 29c to $2.00 WE ARE YOUR NEAREST "'Clr HALLMARK DEALER HALLMARK SEALS RIBBON GIFT WRAP PAPER The Largest Assortment of Every Day Cards in Town IP DEHJGS Phone 4114 YOUR SELF,SERVICE STORE Plattsmouth, Ncbr. Thursday, Nov. 19 Due to Thanksgiving falling on date of American Legion Auxiliary meeting night, the Auxiliary will hold their meet ing on Thursday, November 19, at 8 p. m. at the 40 and 8 club. Thursday, Not. 19 Gleaners Circle will meet at the Methodist church Thursday, November 19, at 8 p. m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Eagle Auxiliary will hold their meeting Thursday", November 19, at 8 p. m. at the Eagles hall. Thursday, Nov. 19 Dorcas Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. D. M. Babbitt on 1013 3rd ave., on Thursday, No vember 19, at 2 p. m. Friday. Nov. 20 Grand Council Fire for Blue Birds and Camp Fire Girls will be held at 7:30 Friday night. November 20, at the high school gymnasium. Friday, Nov. 20 Square and Round Dance club will hold a dance Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p. m. at 322 Main, next to Myers Grocery. Monday, Nov. 23 Cass County Sa4on of the 8 and 40 will hold "their meeting Monday, November 23, at the 40 and 8 club. Initiation. All members- urged to be present. Monday, Nov. 23 Bud of Promise Rebekah Lodge will hold their' meeting Monday, Nov. 23 at 8 p. m., at the IOOF hall. Election of officers. Tuesday, Nov. 24 Junior American Legion Aux iliary will hold their meeting at the home xf Nancy Hirz on 614 Ave. B Tuesday. Nov. 24, at 7 p. m. Election of officers. Tuesday, Nov. 24 w The P-TA will meet Tuesday evening, Nov. 24, at the Central school building. 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