THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS SATURDAY, APRIL 1951 ALICE CATHERINE MEFFERT WEDS 'Mr. and Mrs. Curran Parr have returned to their home from St where they attended the fu- of Mr. Parr's mother, Mrs.
Ethel Tlndell. Mrs. Tindell was a former resident of this community. 'Marie Clifton of Fairfield visited in this city Friday, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Jamison were business visitors in St. Louis yesterday. Ira Spangler, W. C. Allen, John T.
Page, Jaclt Cole and Glen E. Cole are in Decatur today attending a council of Royal and Select Master degree conferred at the Masonic hall there. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dykes, Mrs.
Roy Tate and daughter Marilyn, are visiting in St. Louis today. Willis Keele of Bluford returned to his home Friday morning from Hot Springs where he spent the past week. The condition of Mrs. Randall Jenkins who is ill with influenza at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Anthis on Cherry street, is rfeported improved today, Knox Johnson is spending today in St Louis with her hus- band, who is a patient at St. riiuke's hospital where he underwent an operation Tuesday. Mrs. Beulah Flexter of Johnson, ville was a visitor in Mt.
Vernon today. Len Hogan of Ashley spent today in this city on business, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Taylor and son Roger spent Friday in Mt. Carmel on business.
Miss Pauline Tolbert and Miss Christine Padgett of Zeigler were visitors in this city Friday evening- Mr. and Mrs. James Delbert Smith moved from Evansville, to Mt, Vernon today and will make their home here. Mr. Smith Is employed as bookkeeper at W-G Motors on north 9th street.
Ed Kincaid and son of Dahlgren were Mt. Vernon visitors Friday. Mrs. Edna Gill of DuQuoin visited in this Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Everett Boswell and Mrs. Ayers of Mt. Vernon were visitors in Carbondale yesterday. Pheoby Hopkins McCormick Dies At Bluford Home Mrs. Pheoby Hopkins mick died at 12:45 a.
m. today at her home In Bluford. Her age was years, two months and five McCormick was bom February 9, 1873 in Kentucky, the isSlHghter of A. and Mary ECStDkes) Hanks. On October 11, 1896 she was married to Ned McCormick, who also preceded her in death.
Mrs. McCormick was a member of the Missionary Baptist church. The body will lie in state at the Pulley Funeral Home until 10 a. m. Sunday, then will be taken to Dawson Springs, for funeral services, which'will be held Monday afternoon.
Mrs. McCormick is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Spangler of Bluford and Mrs, Fannie Calvert of Dawson Springs, one brother, Latte Hanks of Morton's Gap, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sons and one daughter, She had been in failing health for the past five years and in critical condition for two weeks prior to her death. Jane Studio Photo) MR, AND MRS.
JOSEPH RICHARDS HILL jf Alice Catherine Meffert, daughter of Mrs. Casper Zenas Meffert of 1117 Harrison street and the late Mr. Meffert, was maiTied to Joseph Richards Hill of Springfield, 111., at the First Methodist church in Mock P. T. A.
Don Lee, Jefferson county farm adviser and Hugh Livesay, youth adviser, will be guest speakers at a meeting of the Block P. T. A. Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 o'clock. Sherer Circle Meeta Mrs.
G. E. Hughey of Camp Ground was hostess to the Sherer Circle at a covered dish luncheon Friday, The program included group singing of the hymn "Jesus a lolo by Mrs. William Culpepper, "I'd Rather Have Jesus," with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Ray Highsmith; devotional by Mrs, Keith Hunt; a talk by Mrs.
C. E. Townsend on the outlook for home missions; a flan- nelgraph on the subject of the second coming of Jesus by Mrs. Clyde Luhn; a playlette entitled, In His Name We Come," with parts being taken by Mrs. Hunt representing China, Mrs.
Goddard as America, Mrs. Gresham as Japan, Mrs. Page as Africa, Mrs. Luhn and little daughter as Mexico, Mrs. Clifton as India.
The next meeting will be a May breakfast. May 10 at the home of Mrs. Homer Hutchison 816 south 21st street. Shields Unit Meets The Shields Unit of the Home Bureau will meet Thursday April 19 at 1 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Imogene Wilson.
Two lessons on the subject, "How, when and where is credit useful." and "Taxes we pay and what we receive for them" will be given by Miss Betty Huck. Visitors are welcome. Opt imist Club Sponsors Circus Here on April 27 The first circus of the season will be in Mt. Verrion on April sponsorship of the Optimist Club. The Hagen-Clyde Bros.
Circus will play a matinee and evening performance on that date at the Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds, Profits from the circus will be used by the Optimist Club for its boys' work fund. The circus will be the annual money-raising event staged by the Optimists for their work with underprivileged boys of the community. Mt. Vernon Sunday, April 8 at half past two o'clock.
The bridegroom is the sop of Attorney and Mrs. Roy G. Hill of 835 south Park, Springfield, 111., and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H.
V. Hill of Mt. Vernon. The double ring ceremony-was read by the Rev. N.
D. Motzer of Mt. Vernon in a setting of massed palmsi, baskets of white gladioli and lighted candles. The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Louie Z. of Marion, 111., was beautifully gowned in ice blue slipper satin with bodice and train of imported silk chantilly embroidered lace.
Her veil was finger tip length and she wore a lace cap. Her flowers were a colonial bouquet of white carnations surrounded by white gladioli tips and centered with an orchid. Mrs. David A. Jackson of Litchfield, Illinois, a college sorority sister of the bride, was matron of honor and she was dressed in pale yellow taffeta gown with strapless bodice styled with full floor length skirt of draped chantilly lace.
She wore a lace cap, long matching taffeta mitts and a shoulder scarf held with rhinestone clips. Her flowers were also arranged in a colonial bouquet of blue carnations surrounded by white gladioli tips. The bridesmaid, Miss Patricia Ann Daimer of Springfield, wore pale blue taffeta identical in style to that of the matron of honor. Yellow carnations surrounded by white gladioli tips made up her colonial bouquet. Robert K.
Banner of Peoria served as best man and ushers were James C. Watson and Stephen V. Hill, a brother of the groom of Springfield, III. Mrs. H.
W. Hussong of Mt. Vernon played classical organ selections including "To Spring," by Greig and "Auf Wiedersehn" by Romberg. Wedding marches by Mendelssohn and Lohengrin were played and during the ceremony strains of "Claire de Lune" by Debussey were heard. A reception followed in the church social room during which semi-classical selections were played by Mrs.
Hussong as wedding cake and punch were served by Mrs. Guy A. Wood, Mrs. E. W.
Threlkeld. Mrs. Eva was a concert by the Wayne King ojxJhestra. Tickets for the circus may be obtained at the Boswell Drug Store, South Side Drug Store, Porter Bond Drug Store and Davis Drug Store. Tickets may also be obtained from any Optimist Club member.
John Clodfelter, 63, Is Found Dead John Clodfelter was found dead I last night at his home, 421 kins Avenue, His age was 63 nine months and nine days. The body was taken to Myers Chapel, Funeral arrangements were incomplete. HOSPITAL NOTES Memorial Admitted: Clyde Lee Tennyson, 11 Gale Boon, Mrs. Homer Scott, Mrs. JBiid Spurllng of Mt.
Vernon and Stawlck of Waltonville. Discharged: Mrs. Louisa Wat- fcsjon, Mrs. Reba Dalby, Mrs, Imo- Allen, Mrs. Verneida Whit- KSon Mt.
Vernon, Mrs. Mary Md infant daughter, Joyce lljtah of Vandalia. i'OooaiaaBUUlUa Aiteiitted: Mrs. Maurine Phil- Evalina Black of Wal- iilpVJille, Harold Spencer of Salem Mn. Rozanne Degenhart.
pliliaiarKed: Lucille Keck, Mife. J. C. Llving- auid infant daughter Janet Miss Helen White, Mayor Forsyth, John Hester, Mike ItenMWski, John Itirsch of Dahl- Mrf. IJeresa Sweckerd itialia.
Mary Delp and Misses Wilma Hawkins and Maxine Baker. The reception register was kept by Miss Patricia Baker of Springfield. Decorations for the reception included a bride doll and centerpiece crystal candelabra with white tapers. The bride's mother chose a navy crepe dress with which she wore white accessories and pink flowers and the mother of the bridegroom wore a gold colored summer suit with browr accessories. Her accessories were brown and she wore a burnt straw hat.
Her flowers were Japanese Iris. For her traveling costume the bride chose a navy suit and hat pink accessories and she wore the orchid from the center of her bridal bouquet. The new Mrs. Hill is a graduate of Mt. high school with the class of 1947.
She attended Illinois College for two years and transferred to William Jewell College. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and Chi Beta sororities. Mr. Hill attended William Jewell College and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He isi now in Leadership Training school at Fort Leonard Wood.
Following the ceremony the newlyweds left for a few days honeymoon trip. Out of town guests were Dr. and Mrs. David J. Lewis, Judge Mrs.
DeWitt Crowe and Miss Nancy Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Liijdburg, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Dauner, Mrs. Ralph Dobbins, Mrs. Fred Wenzel, Missi Lucy Williams, Miss Patricia Baker, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Prather all of Springfield, 111., Mrs. L. Richards of Buchanan, Dr. Mrs, C.
L. Schwartz of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Z.
Meffert of Marion, Miss Dorothy Hart Becomes Bride of Ffc Robert Wagner The First Presbyterian, church in Centralia was the scene of an early spring wedding Saturday evening, April 7, when Miss Dorothy Hart of Centralia became the bride of Pfc. Robert Wagner, of Mt. Vernon, stationed at Fort George Meade, Md. Rev. Roy S.
Buffat performed the double ring ceremony before an altar banked with pahns and baskets of snapdragons illuminated by branched candlelabra. Approximately 200 relatives and friends attended the ceremony which was preceded by a prelude of appropriate organ selections played by Mrs. Harold Brown. Mrs Brown also accompanied Mrs Rolla Malan who sang "One "Because" and "The Lord's Prayer." The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. Hart, was given in marriage by her father. She chose a white lace street length dress topped by a tight fitting lace bolero made with short sleeves and a Peter Pan collar. Her accessories were of matching lace and she carried white roses atop a white Bible. The Bible had been carried by the bride's sister, Mrs, Robert Carpenter, at her wedding.
Miss Marismetta Buckner, of St, Louis, attended the bride as maid of honor. She wore a gold linen dress under a matching lace jacket. Miss Buckner chose matching gold accessories and carried an old- fashioned colonial bouquet of mixed flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Bob Beck of Mt, Vernon as best man. Ushers were John Riley, Tony Riley and Brown, all of Mt.
Vernon. Mrs. Hart chose a navy blue suit with white accessories for her daughter's wedding. The bridegroom's mother wore a navy blue suit with red accessories. Both had corsages of white roses.
A reception was held in the church basem*nt immediately fol lowing the ceremony. The reception table was centered by a four tiered wedding cake topped by a miniature bride and groom. Lighted tapers and spring flowers also decorated the table. Punch was served by Miss Mary Huff and Miss LaDonne Wagner and Miss Joanne Stophlet served the cake. The guest book was presided over by Miss Patty Shreve.
All those serving wore corsages of white carnations. Arrangements for the reception were made by Mrs. Faye Prill, Following a honeymoon in Michigan, the newlywedded couple will make their home in Baltimore, Md. For her going-away costiune the bride wore a navy and white checked suit with navy accessories and a corsage of white roses. The bride was graduated from the Centralia township high school and has been employed on the news staff of the Centralia Evening Sentinel for the past two years.
The bridegroom, son of Mr, and Mrs. Robert C. Wagner of Mt. Vernon, is a graduate of Mt. Vernon high school.
He enlisted in the air corps in September, 1950, and is now stationed at Fort Meade, Md. Out-of-town guests attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson and son, John, of Kewanee, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Johnson of Beardstown, Mr, and Mrs. Mert Johnson of Merrick, Long Island, and Mr. and Mrs. John O'Hern and son, Pat, of Bellmore, Ix)ng Island.
Other out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. John Riley, Mr, and Mrs. R. E. Pierce Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
Cope, Mr. and, Mrs. George Beck, Mr. and' Mrs. George Beck, Miss Barbara Koons, Miss Jo Alice Thompson, and Miss Patsy Rector of Mt.
Vernon, Mrs. P. C. Wagner of Royal Oak, Miss Ruth Wagner and Miss Mary Ann Hess of Du Quoin. With Mrs.
The Summersville Round Dozen Club met at the home of Mrs, Eva McCauley Wednesday, Mrs. Ava Shaw was co-hostess, and guests were Mrs. Ora Bumpus, Mrs. Doris Atkinson and daughter Ruth Ann. Members observing birthdays in April were honored and a social hour was directed by Mrs.
Shaw and Lily Morgan. Mrs. Effie Partridge and Mrs. Neva Milt will be hostess at the next meeting May 9. Meetinif.
Place Changed The Block Unit of Jefferson County Home Bureau will meet Monday, May 16 at 1:30 p. m. at the home of Mary Tobin instead of Bernice House as was originally planned. Postpone Meeting The Marlow Sunshine Club has postponed its meeting scheduled Wednesday, April 18. The next meeting will be held in May at the home of Mrs.
Anne Wmiams. Entertains WSCS Mrs. Feme McKinney of Dix entertained members of the Dix Methodist church WSCS Thursday evening, A devotional service entitled "Be Ye Perfect" was led by Mrs. Grace Douthit and the lesson was given by Mrs, A. Stewart.
Announcement was made during the business meeting of a district meeting to be held April 20 at Carbondale. Garden Club Meets The Mt. Vernon Garden club held open house Friday, April 13 in Fellowship hall at the Presbyterian church. With Mrs. E.
G. Webb presiding, Hhe meeting was opened with the reading of the club prayer by Mrs. Ray Schweinfurth. After a business meeting club guests were welcomed by Mrs. Webb.
Mrs. Troy Hawkins, program chairman, introduced Mrs. George D. Martin of Webster Groves, as guest speaker. Mrs.
Martin, who for several years was an instructor of horticulture for the Illinois School of Judging, used as her subject, "Horticulture." She said there is nothing so lovely as next year's garden and stressed the importance of planning ahead. "Design is the essence of beauty and each garden must have a focal paint of interest, something distinctive of the gardener which could be something elaborate for a formal garden or simple and homemade for the small one," Mrs. Martin said. She suggested that bare or problem spots in the yard eould be changed from an eye sore to a thing of beauty by a pile of stones topped with an urn or terraced with brick or cobblestons or even with cedar slabs such as are displayed at the St. Louis Flower show by the Ladue Garden club.
Mrs. Martin emphasized the fact that soil the most important part in the success of a garden and advocated double digging since that gave deep top soil and only had to be done about fence in ten years. Compost, leaf mold and coal ashes should be worked into the lower layer of diggin, she said using raw bone meal spread on the prepared soil in January, with a complete fertilizer given at the time flowers are budding. Mrs. Martin said to plant plenty of white flowers and colors would never clash.
She listed seven dramatic moments of bloom which if kept in mind when the garden was planned would have your garden always in color. She closed her instructive talk with the following quotation: "My garden with its beauty and fragrance to me, is like sweet music. Care stops at its gates." Mrs. C. R.
Taylor, exhibit chairman read a list of awards for the exhibits. Mrs. Martin Caldwell of Fairfield and Miss Irene Dunbar served as judges. Mrs. Alice Fly i- philodendron cuttings for exchange following which members and guests were invited to the exhibition room to see the many lovely arrangements and specimens of spring flowers.
New Shrine Officers To Conduct First Meeting iMrs. Etta Myers was installed as Worthy High Priestess and Fred Lipps was installed as Watchman of Shepherds at a special meeting of Mt. Vernon Shrine No. 66, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, held Tuesday evening, April 3. Mrs.
Myei-s and her new corps of officers will conduct the first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, April 17. The other officers installed were: Noble Prophetess, Walstina Avecs; Associate Watchman, Max McCarty; Worthy Scribe, Nell Kell; Worthy Treasurer, Grace Lipps; Worthy Chaplain. Helen Mvers; Worthy Shepherdess, Louise Hugill; Worthy Guide, Candace Dougherty; Worthy Herald. Maureen Phillips; First Wise Man, Thomas Bartholomew; Second Wise Man, Cecil Lovin; Third Wise Man. Dewey Whitfield; King Glenn.
Cole; Queen, Flo Dulaney; First Hand Maid, Hazel Cole; Sec. ond Hand Maid, Lola Booth; Third Hand Maid, Nan Bullock; Organist, Jov JMarie Jines; Worthy Guardian, Violet Rich; Worthy Guard, Blanche Landgraf; Flag Beai-er, Melva Marlow; Escorts, Hallie Stone, Mildred Page; Banner Bearer, Harriet Eckert; Escorts, Car- niencita McCarty Bessie Moon; Courier, Louis Dustin; Flower Girl, Marion Jackson; Queen's Attendants, Katherine An- drcu-s. Blanche Whitfield, Zella Talbott, Allie RolHnson, Becia Connaway, Edith Bartholomew; Matrons of Honor, Marie Cravens, Nellie Cummins; Lucy Page, Elsie Cornstubble; Kings Guards, Harry DeVVitt, Walter McCarter, John Williams, Henry Mossberger, Bell Gaskins and Leslie Dustin. Mrs. Vivian M.
Parrish, Supreme Worthy Chaplain, served as Installing Officer. She was assisted in the installation service by the following: Installing Herald, Emma Gail Gaskins; Installing Chaplain, Lucy Strattan; Installing Scribe, Ida Morgan; Installing Organist, Goldie Maxey; Installing Guardian, Nelle Thomas; Inviting Herald, Maxine Wilson; Bible Bearer, Fay Hughey. Escorts to the Installing Officers were Bell Gaskins, Henry Mossberger, Ben Boeder, Dr. John Williams, Harry DeWitt and Dewey Whitfield. The beautiful Masonic Temple was attractive with palms, candelabra and a lighted white cross.
The American Flag was brought into the room by Mrs. Myers' son, W. B. Myers, and escorts were Harold A. Myers and James L.
Woodruff, sons and son-in-law of Mrs. Myers. As Mrs. Myers was installed Barbara Hayes sang "The Greatest Wish In The World," accompanied by Grace Downey. Just leaving the altar, Mrs.
Myers was presented with a bouquet of lovely yellow roses by her daughter, Mrs. Maxine Woodruff, who escorted the newly installed Worthy High Priestess around the Cross to her station in the East where she received a white testament, a gift from Naomi Bogan. As Fred Lipps was installed, J. R. Thomas sang a number, to the.
melody of "Wanting You," words written by Mrs. J. R. Thomas. Mr.
Thomas was accompanied by Grace Downey. Miss Nell Kell presented jewels to the retiring officers, Mae McCarter and J. R. Thomas. They were welcomed into the ranks of Past Officers by Maxine Wilson and Ben Roeder.
A large group of Past Officers were present to receive them. The Worthy High Priestess, Etta Myers, was presented a gift from Past Officers by Maxine Wilson, Junior Past Worthy High Priestess. Mrs. Walstina Ayers, program chairman, presented a trio, composed of Barbara Hayes, Sara Metcalf and Sue Neal, who sang "Serenade," "Stay As Sweet As You Are," dedicated to Mrs. Myers and her family, and "Now the Day Is Over." The benediction was offered by Dr.
R. B. Guthrie. A large number of guests were present, including many from neighboring Shrines in southern Illinois. A reception was held in the dining room, where punch and cookies were served from a beautifully appointed table.
Dining room hostesses were Elmira Scott and Myrtle Gott. The reception committee included Grace Fenton, Sarah DeWitt, Harriet Irvin, Pearl Wallace, Cecil Bond, Elizabeth Kell, Naomi Bogan, Bena Powell and Myrtie Williford. Summer Styles Photo) Models showing summer styles at the luncheon fashion show Thursday at Hotel Emmerson were Mrs. Jean Koons, Miss Mary Simpson, Mrs. Martin Hess, Mlsa Virginia Egbert and IMrs.
Theodore Glass. SUMMER STYLES complete with the new popular "dusters" were shown in pure silk Honans, silk shantungs, imported linens, Persian and Indian cotton prints and foi-mals of nylon marquisette and chantilly lace by models representing the Morton Shop at Hotel Emmerson Thursday. Models were Mrs. Jean Koons, Miss Mary Simpson, Mrs. Martin Hess, Mrs.
Theodoi-e Glass and Miss Virginia Egbert. Some of the highlights of the show included a rose beige formal of sheer net over rose taffeta by Frank Starr modeled by Mrs. Koons, featuring a tunic length overskirt of chantilly lace and full length stole of rose beige net. MISS SLMPSON wore an original Nat Kaplan jacket dre.ss of black pure silk shantung with the bodice of the dress in contrasting colors of white and silver silk shantung with a scalloped drop- shoulder neck line. A red picture hat with black velvet crown by Caspar Davis completed her attire.
Mrs. Martin Hess modeled a champagne linen jacket dress with imported lace trimming on- both the jacket and dress by Liotto with which she wore a matching rose petal hat by G. Howard Hodge. A pink linen costume consisting of a pyramid duster over a sheath dress trimmed with rhinestones was worn by Miss Virginia Egbert complemented with a picture hat of pink imported Swiss straw trimmed with black velvet. MRS.
THEODORE GLASS modeled a white formal of Skinner's satin and overskirt of nylon marquisette with a satin bow and side paneling of accordion pleated marquisette. Costume jewelry was furnished by M. E. Jackson's. Mrs.
Maud Crider Dies at Age 53; Funeral Monday Mrs, Maud Laverne Crider, of 1204 south 16th street, died at 2:40 a. m. today at Good Samaritan Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past ten da.vs. Her age was 53 years and 11 days. Funeral services be held Monday at 2:00 p.
m. at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Ace 'Summers officiating, and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends may call at i any time after 10 a. m.
Sunday. Mrs. Crider was born April 3, 1898 in Elk Prairie township, Jefferson county, the daughter of D. B. and Minnie (Roberson) Boston.
In 1915 she was married to Everett Crider, who survives. Mrs. Crider was a member of the Tabernacle church. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Guida Pigg of Mt.
Vernon; four sons, Joseph, Lowell and Nobel of Mt. Vernon; six sisters, Mrs. Gladys Stone of Scsser, Mrs, Frances Hartley of LaVerne, Mrs. Mabel Payne of Marion, Mrs. Geneva Sinks of Sullivan, Mrs.
Christobel Otto of Pamona, Calif, and Mrs. Wastina Flota of Belleville; three brothers, Robert Poston of Mt. Vernon, John Poston of Joliet, 111. and James Poston of Arizona; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded hi death byf' four children.
as a new member and Mae Troutt was voted an "honorary" member. The program included music, quiz games and stunts and viewing the Kate Smith fSrogram on television. Guests were Hallie Timmons of Dix. Jacqueline Weatherford, Gertrude Marvel, Nelda Eater and Jean Draege. Refreshments were served.
Happy Hour Club Mrs. Bertha Draege and Mrs, Bernice Breeze were co-hostesses to members of the Happy Hour Club Thursday at the Breeze home oi Richview road. Group singing was followed by prayer by Mae Troutt and Bible reading by Bertha Draege. Plans for the May meeting were discussed and letters were written to three club members who are ill. Gertrude Marvel was welcomed Mrs.
E. Pecham, Peoria, Mr, and Mrs. Carl G. Blackwell, daughter Nancy and son, John of Salem and Jfirs. Carol Moore of Chicago.
With Mrs. Gresham The Character Carvers of the intermediate department of Logan Street Baptist church held a class social at the home of Mrs. Carmen Gresham Friday evening. Devotional service wqs led by Joy Gray, a duet was given by Doris Manley and Mary Alice Green and Mrs. Myrtle Lunn led in prayer.
The hostess served refreshments. COME TO TOOT dnd TELL 'EM DRIVE IN For Delicious ROOT BEER HOT DOGS HAMBURGERS BAR-B-QUE FISH HOT VEAL HOT HAM BOOGIE WOOGIE JiisT ITOOT and TELL 24th ond Broadway D. A. R. Meeting Mrs.
L. H. Drennan entertained both the afternoon and evening groups of Joel Pace Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at her home, 309 north 10th, on Thursday evening, April 12. The meeting opened with a devotional service lead by the Chaplain, Mrs. Harry Heidler.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag was lead by Miss Nan Spivey and the American's Creed was given my Mrs. T. G. Glass. Following the regular business meeting.
Miss Eleanor Richardson introduced Mrs. Charles Herfucth of Centralia as guest speaker. Mrs. Herfurth is State Treasurer of the Illinois Society and in recent years has served as State Chairman of National Defense Committee. She used as her subject "As I See It" and discussed the problems facing American people in saving and preserving the American way of life.
Mrs. E. G. HeisI of Centralia was also a guest at the meeting. During the social hour Mrs.
was assisted in serving refreshments by Miss Lenna Smith, Miss Lorraine Smith, Miss Nan Spivey, and Miss Frances Drennan. What is believed to have been the first natural gas well in the United States was drilled in 1821 at Fredonia, N. Y. BIRTHS MCLAUGHLIN'S CAFE 2403 Bdwy. Phone 463 ICE COLD Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Oathout of RFD 6 are the parents of a daughter born at 6:56 a. m. today at Good Samaritan hospital. She weighed six pounds and 14 ounces and had been named Linda Diane.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sherwood Danner of RFD 3 are parents of a son born at Good Samaritan hospital at 3:58 a. m. today.
He weighed seven pounds and four and a half ounces. His name is Robert Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martin Hayes of RFD 5 announce the birth of a son at 10:58 a.
m. Friday at Good Samaritan hospital who has been named Ricky Glen. He weighed eight pounds and 11 ounces. MEETINGS A. F.
Stated meeting Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31, A. F. A.
Monday, April 16, 7:30 p. m. All members are urgently requested to attend. Visiting brethren welcome. T.
E. BARTHOLOMEW, M. WM. E. REAVIS.
Secy, George D. Jones Dies at Age 60, Rites on George Delbert 60, died at his home, 1307'j South 18th street at 9 p. m. yesterday. Mr.
Jones was born in Hamilton county on July 6, 1890, the son of Granville and Ollie (Haney) Jones. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Pulley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev, Cyrus Maulding. Interment will be in West Salem cemetery. The body will lie in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 10 a. m.
Sunday. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, the former Gladys Porter; two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Beppler and Mrs. Helen Glenn of Mt.
Vernon; one son, Robert Jones, also of this city; one sister, Mrs. Maude Allen of East St. Louis; one brother, L. R. Jones of Belle Rive; and four giandchildren.
One daughter and one sister art dead. Population of India By AsiociaUd Prest NEW DELI-n, April 14 India 's population has reached 356,890,000, according to census figures released today. This is an increase of 42,000,000 since 1941. The figures did not include the disputed state of Kashmir, whose population was officially estimated at 4,370,000. DANCING CLASSES Tap Ballet Acrobatic PHONE 3181 Mrs.
Horry Dunhom Member Chicago National Ass'n of Dancing Masters ANNIVERSARY DANCE COMPANY ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD MT, VERNON ARMORY MAY 8 9 'TIL 1 Admlsiion: $2.50 person including tax. Ticktts an Sala at Livingstons Drugs, Walgraon Drugs, Pharmacy, Amvets, Legion, Elkt and Reservations call 1061, The Rev, Edd Kelrer purchases 5 room home located at 805 South 12th street for a home from a client. This home is adjacent to tht parsonage of the Wesley Methodist church. This transaction was handled through the facilities of (he real estate firm of Virgil T. Baiiey, Inc.
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