Local health notes and social visits fill Blue Island
A long list of residents including Miss Waldin Adams Mrs C Stroy Irene Ames Edwin Mathews and many others are reported sick or recovering from influenza pneumonia or other ailments. Several visits and social plans appear along with a New Year’s event hosted by the Ladies Society of St Isadors church at Hahn's hall on January 1 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
Adeline
Geo. Cromwell
Birdsall St
Wm. Roelle
Highland Ave
George Smith
Collins St
Paris Island
Theo. Scott
New St
P. E. Jennings
Grove St
Fay Jennings
Chicago
Herbert Sterling
Northwestern University
Rohrdanz
Gladys
Gary
Ind
C. O. Smith
High St
Mary Wagner
Chas. Orth
Greenwood Ave
F. C. Mahnke
Oak St
B. F. Hogan
Andrew Rauwolf
Prairie St
Elsie Huntington
Olive Goble
Elm St
Viola Eidam
Western Ave
J. A. Post
Fairman Ave
D. Jaiser
Arvid L. Adams
W. 123Rd St
Howard Ossip
Georgia Wallace
Gregory St
St. Francis Hospital
Harry Goble
Christ Hayter
Vermont St
F. E. Jennings
Wm. Ashton
Harvey
F. A. Willen
R. Airey
Clarence F. Heckler
Vernon St
James Hague
Burr Oak Ave
Indianapolis
M. Suchar
Serach
Chas. Brewer
Lancaster
Wis
Jennie Keck
Vincennes Ave
William M. Hartzel
Sanders St
Jacob Zierbe
Argus
Glenn Severson
Viola Scott
Irving Park
Hoggins
J. Howard
Peace on Earth Sermon and Christmas Services at First Congregational
The Rev. Nyrum P. Olmstead leads morning worship at 11 a.m. with a sermon Peace on Earth. A Christmas song service follows at 8 p.m. directed by Mrs. Arthur Seyfarth. There is a Christmas cantata Monday Dec 23 at 7:80. A Dec 29 talk by Simbini M. Nkomo, native of Mount Salinder, SE Africa is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Seyfarth
Simbini M. Nkomo
Mount Salinder
South East Africa
Evang Lutheran Salem Services and Sunday Schedule
Maple Avenue and High Street church lists Sunday school 8 45 am German service 9 30 am and English service 11 am led by Pastor Raymond A Reinke end of notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evang. Lutheran
Salem Maple Ave
High St
Raymond A. Reinke
Evan G Lutheran Siloa church notices
The Evan G Lutheran Siloa at 195 Collins St. lists morning services at 10 30 and evening services at 7 30 with Sunday school at 9 15. Bible and prayer meetings are Wednesdays at 5 00, plus Christmas festival services at 7 30. Advertisement notes electric heating appliances at Bron son s 232 Western Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan G. Lutheran
Bronson’s
Western Ave
Orland News Updates on Local Residents Health and Events
Henry Kimmel studying Spanish in Mrs Henry Kuch Montana visiting relatives. Philip Uthe broke his leg. Roy Newton sick. Oliver Bettenhausen North Dakota visiting. Conrad Uthe’s family scarlet fever. Miss Lena Hollestein sick. C C Bettenhausen in Manhattan. brother John broke his leg. Miss Mathilda Sippel Englewood and C A Steinhagen Orland quietly married. Elmer Kuch sick. John Bettenhausen died Monday December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kimmel
Henry Kuch
Montana
Philip Uthe
Roy Newton
Oliver Bettenhausen
North Dakota
Conrad Uthe
Lena Hollestein
C. C. Bettenhausen
Manhattan
John
Mathilda Sippel
Englewood
C. A. Steinhagen
Orland
Elmer Kuch
SAIL ON GEORGE WASHINGTON
Mr and Mrs Eugene Knorr of Bremen township sailed for Europe ten years ago on the same steamship that carried President Wilson to the peace conference. Knorr provided two North German Lloyd pamphlets with photos of the George Washington and a telegram dated November 11 1908 signed by Robit Bacon Acting US secretary of state praising renewed US Germany links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Knorr
Bremen Township
Europe
President Wilson
Knorr
Sun-Standard
North German
Lloyd
Sun- Standard
George Washington
Germany
Robit Bacon
United States
Girls Patriotic League Plans Peace Era Activities
The Girls Patriotic League will continue its war work in peacetime with Wednesday drills led by Captain Collins of the Illinois National Guard. They anticipate grey uniforms and overseas caps, a dramatic art class may be added, and the military drill will be retained despite peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Patriotic League
Collins
Ilinois National Guard
Real German Helmet Sends War Memory Home
Henry Ermschler a corporal in the 108th ammunition train France received a real German helmet from his parents after picking it on a west front battlefield. He writes that he has earned a gold chevron for six months overseas. John Meehan of 808 Olive St. broke his arm in a cellar fall and will be laid up for some time as doctors set the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ermschler
Greenwood Ave
Ermschler
France
West Front
John Meehan
Olive St
Meehan
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John H. Wolp
Roy Phillips
Blue Island
Standard
Fred Griswald
Alberta
Canada
C. R. Foster
Carl Uhlman
Owosso, Mich
Otto Uhlman
Sergent Wm. Ford
Boston
Mass
H. C. Duringer
Walter Heide
Lewis St
Chaurch
First Congregational
York St
Nyrum P. Olmstead
First Evangelical Lutheran Grove
Ann Sls
M. P. F. Doeermann
Orland News
Mrs. Knorr
P. C. Johnson
Western Avenue
Victor
Columbia, Pathe
Emerson Records
G. Diefenbach Sons Quality Grocery
Diamond Brand
California
Sun Maid
Excelsior
Olive
Curtice
Sitcan
J. J. Peas
Billotti Brothers
V. B. Schreiber’s
Sauer Kraut
V. B. Schreiber
Vermont
Sts
Mulderink Bros
Western and
Oak Aves
Chicago Daily
Blue Island News CO
B. I
Daily & Sundsy
Claes Berggren
Maple Ave
Adv
Haas
Telephone
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