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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
9
Community groups hosted card nights and dinners at homes across town. Prizes were awarded in contract and pinochle events to members including Mrs. Albert Haley Ace Parker Harold Schaeffer and Miss Margaret Gossman. Hosts included Mrs Chas Ogle Mrs Harold Fosberg Mrs Jesse Falconer and Mrs Arthur Fleming with upcoming gatherings announced.
Zenobia Chapter No. 129 of the Order of the Eastern Star held its December meeting last Thursday. Past Grand Adair Mary Weatherhead installed the two delayed officers, organist Adelaide C. Wylie and Esther Elizabeth Feighner, with Nellie M. Sherwood and Doris Empey assisting. A report on the 1938 Grand Chapter session at Grand Rapids was read by Eunice Phimsey, and a post meeting social was hosted by Worthy Matron Iva Fisher.
The Brown Corners PTA held its second meeting of the year at the schoolhouse on Friday evening December 2. The program featured moving pictures by Clare Rod and Gun club on local wildlife, a musical number by Mrs. Shaver, and a pot luck lunch. The next meeting is planned for Friday evening January 6.
The Hi. Hi. Club held its first meeting in the Wilson school recreation room on November 30. A chicken dinner was served at 8 by club ladies, followed by games music and singing. The group plans a Christmas party December 14 at 3 with gifts lunch and officer elections.
The Bowler Home Study Club held an afternoon session featuring topics on man’s adaptation to environment and international affairs. University of Michigan professors aided planning while President Mrs. Willard Bicknell led a brief business meeting announcing two new members.
Eight and Forty Salan of Salon 187 of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs Leon Gleason’s home for dinner a business meeting and cards. Child Welfare work among tubercular children was discussed. Card winners were Mary Clare Amelia Zahm and Florence Diebel. Members attended from Mt Pleasant Prufenville St Helen and West Branch.
Mrs. Donald Holbrook will open her home for the Clare Good Literature Club annual Christmas party on Tuesday December 13. Members bring a 10c gift for exchange. Mrs. Paul Lowrey presents Christmas music and poems. Miss Betty Powers arranges games and contests. Miss Louise Shafer and her home economics students will serve refreshments.
Miss Marjorie Mastman of Michigan State College leads a December 9 session at Clare School from 10:00 a m to 4:00 p m on posture as the base of style. The talk covers foundation garments grooming and posture improvement with day by day tips and notes the county home economics extension program enrolling 149 women.
A note on old forest cries where shouting Hullo signals danger. The legend links Halloup in Charnwood to warning calls and the evolution of the term Bullo through the syllables A loup and Ah loo.
An authority states that a typical apple tree absorbs 16 to 20 tons of water yearly while experiments show 40 trees consuming about 0.760 tons of water annually, equivalent to roughly 70 acre inches of rainfall.
Conrad Walker reported the Higgins Lake Post cottage is largely complete with chimneys up and a few weeks from opening. The group discussed assisting community athletics and the December 26 meeting led by Arleigh E. Gorr promises entertainment.
Walter H. Starman Unit 128 of the American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting with President Mary Ireland presiding. Plans were made for the Christmas party on December 19 and the program led by Greta Masten. The unit reported clothing for the Otter Lake Children Billet and a $30 sale of Veterans Hospital articles funded by the unit. A hospital letter thanked the group.
Mrs. Fred Smith and Mrs. Joseph Newbound visited in Clare on business. Mrs. Gladys Dutt of Lansing spent the weekend at home and with Mrs. Olive Hallett. Various Harrison residents hosted relatives in town and traveled to Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, Saginaw, and Green woodland townships for gatherings and church events.
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