Williamsburg Journal-Tribune (Newspaper) - December 28, 1922, Williamsburg, Iowa the on i mm m IOWA PAG I S 32 LUTHERAN CHURCH Eve the Lutheran the birthday of The in the form of a cate propounded by Greif and the ans the and dialogue by the child choir were followed by Santa Claus visited Saturday holding forth at the He came with a truck load of candy for the having in the neighborhood of fifteen hundred sacks of SAtES DAY Secure Many Bargain In this issue of the he made hU Duno be found the Community By this time there was In the Day in which the various of two thousand people of the Ad of Will assembled near the tree awaiting his ore offering bargains at The dispensing of the candy Prices that you cannot afford to kept old Santa Claus busy for an the chldren swarming np to Tne the truck in days in Williamsburg are growing larger every The Community Christmas Tree more people are attending has become an institution in coming from a great many presented with a Each year it is visited by miles it pays them to make Streets and a Their was the annual tree by its gleaming MARYS chorch celebrated with three High Mass Eve at twelve oclock iw Masses at 8 and 9 Christmas or Mass is an beautiful and imposing The has been n the trip to Williamsburg td take ad larger place for about three weeks and has vantage of the bargains which are been attracting a good deal of atten This will be the iale held un The lighting effect has been look der the auspices of the Ad Club in ed after by experts In that the The great many sat tree showing up nicely a long ways from customers who have been at tending these sales speak well of the Next year it is planned to put on a you have never attended much more ceremony at one De sure to come in Wed the tree providing the weather Is and get acquainted with the fuh that it can be other towns in the country There are articles offered of var waa attended 1 the plan set by They are offered way Jr I J i tit A HOG SALES Jones will hold hundred choir of twentyfour charge of Bert Han Natus while boys lighted the A ion appropriate to the day by Father Glenn and than pleasing and helpful number of eager listen Ir sang Fideles offering which was being This waa the building fund church was exquisitely decor ferns and hol closing hynin y the choir Santas Attendant Silent Night was coni Eskimo Willard Manor by many to be he most Bear Jack Lambert feature of the evening and Frost Howard Miller throng poured from the Santas Carpenters Six 12 little 14 little boys in regard to a community below the usual selling You different When you look over the ads In the page you will see that FAMILY REUNION and Ed of Minnea polis spent the Christmas holidays MARRIAGE Schwarting at the parental Pred home in Wise holds a very responsi ble position with the Washburn Croaby Milling in A family reunion was held Sat at the home of her Dave the Of Hradek nd Lawrence Heitman Solemnized on Tuesday Wednesday morning at oc curred tho marriage of Miss Albie OPERETTA On last Thursday evening in thf Auditorium of the High School Was one of tho prettiest musical entertainments ever witnessed Jin Ths was given by by Miss being solemnized in the evening being spent in playing chapel of Marys Father of and Refreshments wero served at a late The bride is the talented recon beautiful one talent The young people played to to the general fund of Belles of place on an 3 coast of Normandy where a party of Ameri cans on a yachting cruise are strand jit makes a big saving to their Remember also that a number of Poland China sale February at articles are given away absolutely which time they will offer the best cost and It may be that you of their herd to the be abe to take one of the ar Fred Boland will hold his sale of honie you the latter part of February Do not tbe date and be here He will have about sixty head of the Wg part in this bred buying proposition and Those who were present to par charming daughter of and In tho reunion were and Prank She was born and which socs Mr Fred raised on the farm of her parents the Glee Club and Er west of where she has made The wm nest Newkirk and and her She is a talented musician Beaujolais and takes John and fam taught for the past imaginary island ofr thn and Henry Koester three imaginary island off the and and Fred We She was attired in a blue suit and bert and Misses Maude and woro a silver Linda Schwarting of Cedar CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The school at Troy 8 of which Mrs Flora Jones is gave a splendid program last Friday even ing to a crowded home of spectators The program consisted of rec and exercises and was exnn i u tu n well given considering Johnon and thus occasioned cause that most of the pupils are just lit the many dramatic situations and call fid This causes considerable excite The groom is the son of and ment among the villagers and the fowA w mn American young men are much tak He was born and raised on the en up with the village belles much where he has since made ha to the dismay of the American He is an industrious young A masquerade party is and has proved his ability as arranged in honor of the guests and y Progressive career jn the course of the evening the cos tumes of the young ladies are inter The was Miss Bessie changed much consternation the man being Henry to their male The corn tie several of them making their for a great deal of clever first appearance before the public y Owen Divilbiss as Duke of Santa and His Trained Animals Sp time with rel certainly was fine and deserves To be Put on by the of Williamsburg for their Edu Fund An educational fund was started by the b sisterhood in 1907 to muet 01 of lor mi op lo a a position of and inde A lunu sufficiently largo has been raised by Uio of the Sisterhood thu Juices to sustain lor about girls with an ol approximately The lUt of applications for help far exceeds the resouces of the tund and a concerted effort is being made by the sisterhood to meet tue ever increasing demands of these worthy young At present in Iowa over 60 young women are enjoying the of these scholarships The local ter is trying to materially aid in swelling this General Education fund will become one of the great philanthropies of the Both teacher and congratulated Leslie Jones as John and friends in that They Rachel Hughes as Countess Marie at home to many friends and Mae Jones as special pupils are to be the entire A small admission was charged marriage of these two Much credit should also be on e farm the haa in mention in fact they are all readiness west of to be commended for their realistic and candy and pop corn was sold A young two of the best to Miss Ethel M Owen Mother Goose Eveyn Foster Mother Gooses Miller Santa Jones you will never miss THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HARRY POSTON Why not start the New Year right look for they carried with them meaning of the word CHURCH Morning Service New Years fish pond was also in evidence and ilies of that are They for the admirable way in which aho created a great deal of amusement aro both very in the younger handled her A total of was realized which set and knows them will be used for different things the 0 The joins with needed for the Cast of characters Duke of Owen Jack Jill Evening Skimped Half he 10 ber 19 1922 EDWARD Mary Francelia Murrin was born i Jefferson county New York on February and died Decem their many friends in wishing them John Bender a wealthy much happiness and prosperity Leslie Jones Baritone Young Orlean i ing their journey down lifes river GET YOUR AUTO NUMBERS IT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHRUCH program at the al was a delightful treat to the audience who had gathered Old on Christmas church waa in darkness save the beautiful lighted Christmas L and fire place on the As January 1st is when the penalty Young Ross Francis Tomasek Baritone Perre a Edmund Little Boy Blue Allro Mrs John Theme on and Edith Fuller sang Holy Silent the from and took in tHe of The congregation were ask Join in singing a offered a prayer and the fwing very well by the smaller children Christmas jpn James Roberts Christmas in Other Lands Stars Sve Primary Boys Mae Edwards Gladys Roberta Gifts for Jesus on Lewis Candles horus Cradle nn Good Night r Howard Christmas was pn to all members of the Sunday from the oldest to the yonng Man in the Gardner Country Re Light Dark Borealis Bernice John Stories Little Bo peep Florine A City and LiKht in a Lived fa Wynette Barnard the Pipers Son Leo u Carols the whole AT CHURCH At the Methodist church the young peo chorus followed by the annual treat to the children Dorse was the artist who de signed built the church and the large Mother Goose book from which the Characters stepped at the wave of Mother The fire place was made realistic by the use fans which even caused the flames to crackle by a clear ar of strips of Miss Phoebe teacher of music in the gave unsparingly of her time and in to make the program a success To Laura Leech and Oscar John son a large share of credit should also fee given AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH On last Sunday Christmas Eve at the Presbyterian an interesting and varied program was given by the Primary Department and young people of the Sunday The first number on the pro gram waa the song Little Town of Bethlehem by the Intermediate A beautiful of the Wise Men and the Babe in the Manger with the The Primary Department the following program and the children gave a of Cantata entitled A Christmas The story runs something Hughea Dorthy Harring Dorothy Roberts and Maxine i elderly couple were un B attend the entertainment In on Christmas night and vising friends called on then and to ft There seem Catherine The Intermediate then sang Holy Silent The to be dispute between Mother was favored by two very interesting Santa Claus to which by Stella Sherlock and UI were the loved by the etta large thorns of childr Rev Poston from to Judge and Santu Clam the Bible the story of the Birth of Mother Goose called forth Christ and of the Mission of by oje before them why we celebrate Christmas and was made in favor of as it to onr Mother but as a last resort Catherine Jewell gave llanta forth his bag of farewell address and the the children were was the Sunday n their choice of School I A mention be made a deal of care the artistic In hi It a town of The east of colors formed a Hewitt V from the War of the who MM the K moments Naw Wayne at after working hours ture DeQuaise CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH aching Service Tl Peoples Meeting Gertrude Preaching Service On Sunday evening at P M there will be a Watch Night service held at the above church It will consist of a Sacred Concert from 11 to and After 12 refresh ments will be served by the members of the and selections will be given by the famous Williamsburg This quartet does not heed any introduction as they are well known to the An admission of the small amount of will be charged for the con cert and the Come and bring your Prayer meeting at JOHN FIRE NEAR MILLERSBURG The home of Otto Kutchera of Millersburg caught fire last Thurs day night and was completely des The roof was on fire when and as it occurred about the family were forced to flee premises and take with Nothing was saved from the household The loss was practically covered by in goes on the auto license Better At the age of four years she came A Eldon i A T i tu PUJ good many kicks are being registered Baritone j T L settled in Iowa county where her t the home has been continuously account of the September 1873 she was un number lates in marriage to Edward Wag ner at Immaculate TQ were threa mother in a pride in his nice new car does not Conception like to nave the predominating color of yellow loom up lake a light house a Countess a rich Contralto I Aunt Sarah Benders sis Thc man who takes Paulino Wilson treasurers on I color of the new I of nice yellow paint Besides her she leaves to on them were designed mourn her death three sons Williamsburg Wag Parnell William North Four Benders Ce cile Jones Soprano Belle her a flower gvi Long Mezzo a candy Ruth Rich of daughters North English and T P One brother William Murrin at R Dillon C Fass of Par by some designer who was not feel ing very well or had one of W Maid of Mae distasteful to the eye human ingenuity can make them were probably designed the view In mind no one would steal a lar with numbers like that on But nevertheless the majesty of SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY On December 1922 was the 80th birthday of Anna Behrens and the good lady was pre pared to spend it quietly and much the same as other But her kind friends and relatives ruled otherwise and with filled baskets took the lady by storm and came to the day with They brought her many beautiful pre sents to her anniversary and the Unanimous that she spend many more of them with Those present were and Orel and Charles Ranch and daughter Matilda and und and John Tanke and son Willie and Minnie and Walter and Carl and und Margaret and flanh and and and Movers and grand of Fred at Twenty six grand children one great She and her husband were priv to journey down lifes path demands that they must be worn by the lowly Ford and the Packard alike May be next year Tom Bell will be giving us numbers which are way together for fortynine J painted to suit the taste of Had she lived a few months longer h they would have celebrated their Golden Wagner lived as a good citi a kind neighbor and a friend to The quality of her friendship be ing evidenced by the throng of peo ple who came to show respect to her She was a noble and devoted mother making many sacrifices for her She practiced her religion faith fully receiving the last rites of the Being well prepared to meet her Redeemer she knew the end and bid them He sis and and were present when she resigned to Gods was held from the home December Mass at In by the pastor assisted by the Interment was made In the fam ly lot at Armah beside her dear THANKS The inmates of the Iowa County Home winh to their thanks and appreciation nf the for their Christ mas greeting of Brown of the Leader A crowd at the John Koester home on Monday mid Mm amusements Indulged in until a tote A delicious was to the grid alt in many happy re turns of the NEW OFFICERS January 1st wll a new faces in the court Fred Hess will assume the duties of the sheriffs office while James P Gaffney will take over the duties of the county attorneys Lawrence will be found in the Auditors office after that date while Harry will be ready and willing to record any mort gage or other pacers you might wish transferred to the county rec ords in the office of the Tom Bell will still continue to handle the countys money in the treasurers and Hadley will care of all matters pertain to the office of the Clerk of the District CLOSING OUT SALE Frank Newkirk will hold a out on his farm of on Jan uary at time he will offer for sale all of his farm Dun he auctioneer and EvAis will clerk the Snellman visited on Christmas with her sister in Iowa who teaches school at Is spending her vacation at her home In of DM was a on Monday at the and for on Wednesday to PROFESSOR EVANS HERE Evans who Is knowledge to Young Amer in the public schools at South came in Friday for a visit with his many relatives and friends in this Squeal had several of his football team which he piloted through to victory during tho past We are always glad to welcome the Professor whenever he comes to town even though he does use our stationary and typewriter to write to all rf his HOME thc many pleasant gather ings in our city on Christmas day was at the home of and Bert Murchison when all the children executing who is in California once more to eat the proverbial dnner under the par ental present were and Minks and Darwin and Mr Holden Orba and Ed win of North nnd and children and of North English and Misses Evelyn and Erva of the CLOSING OUT SALE Georce a closing out sale at farm miles and went of on at twe he will hU head of registered Hereford Wallace pH home in on arrived from on had at the home of Bostons mother who has been quite at home In town a vacation and calling on his many is goins to get a chance artist of remark able ability who is highly endorsed by such operatic stars as Bonci and Mac Carlo Mario Rubini will appear in a Benefit Concert for the Educational Fund In the near Our community is very fortunate in being able to hear a voice of such note The Chapter hopes that those who have had the honor of receiving invitations to attend will appreciate them enough to help swell the Educational The in putting on this entertainment are not asking you for a donation to the Educational are giving you the won opportunity of hearing some thing that would be difficult to value at a specified If we have missed anyone who would be they may se cure an invitation from the O Chapter upon TURKEY FLY The Turkey Fly which was con ducted by Jones at his Pt The Turkey y was con ducted in conjunction with their White Sewing Machine Campaign which they are putting A hew White Sewing Machine which was given away as another big part of the Miss daughter of and Henry Witte east of town received the The turkeys were white ones and were released from the top of Jones They flew over the crowd which caused a great deal of amusement for the Char ley Hastings was the most lucky one He was standing in front of the city hall when the turkey came sailing through the air and right into Char leys hands Leslie Thomas and Wiefer were the other two who in catching SURPRISE FOR TONY EDWARDS On Sunday afternoon a number of the young friends of Tony who is laid up with a broken decorated a beautiful Christmas tree and took it down and marched Into the Edwarda home completely taking him They brought with them large presents and many smalle Marjory Gladys James aang for them and all the young peo ple joined in several To say that Tony waa overjoyed would be putting it He was able to set up for the first time Sun day afternoon and the kindly Inter est of his young friends made his indeed a Merry one in spite of his pret est were Misses Ila Marjory Iris Leasure Neva Thomas and Mar James Messrs Earl Everett Harold Borton Vern Glenn and Meredith IN HONOR OF MISS On Tuesday Lloyd Williams entertained in honor of Miss Virginia Holden who fa visiting hew from Iowa Games were played and delicious refreshments were ser ved to the Those present Eleanor Junior Holden Dorothy Lewis i Margaret Jones and Dorothy Glandorf has the to now occupied ir THe