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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
5
Delphi residents and visitors fill Old Settlers' Day activities with appearances by Mrs. J Av Johnson, Miss Edna Straight, the Studebaker family, and numerous Indiana residents. Events include Arc cinema showings, church markets, and reunions at Flora Community Park with broader mentions of travel to Chicago, Huntington, Logansport, and Indianapolis.
Mrs John Moyer and her children plan to leave Saturday for New York to sail Tuesday March 19 on the White Star Line Pittsburg bound for Cherbourg, France. The trip follows a reunion at French Post Park near Lockport with songs talks and recitations led by principal speaker Ben Stuart. Mrs Bertha Coble Stewart of Oelwein was a welcome guest, formerly a teacher at there.
A son named Richard Charles was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mower of Idaville on Friday August 8. Mrs. Mower is formerly Alberta Schock.
Miss Helen Prettyman of Champaign Illinois stayed with Mrs Nechohunn Ives and left Wednesday for Watseka Illinois. Ley's Old Sweetheart of Mine will be performed Monday and Tuesday night at the Ave Tri Kappa benefit. Admission 16 and 25 cents.
Mrs Roy Starkes and daughter Thelma arrived yesterday from Gary for a week's visit with Mrs Starkes' parents Mr and Mrs A W Wolever. Mr and Mrs Brute Keaton and niece Katharine Sharp of Indianapolis are guests of relatives and friends in this city. Mrs Keaton was formerly Mrs Mae Blythe.
Mr and Mrs J H Brown of Sun nyside Washington and their daughter Mrs Fern Schinman with her son Elbert visit Mrs Margaret Kennedy of Camden. Mrs Brown is Kennedy's daughter. the note mentions two Chindés.
Edith Lane returns from Indiana University to spend summer with Camden relatives Frances Smith of Cincinnati and Josephine Smith of Indianapolis visit their parents Rev and Mrs Grant Smith. The thirty eighth Gardner family reunion is set for August 21 at Lake Cicott. Hardware dealers plan an August 20 picnic at French Post Park with Delphi stores closed. Local visits include L M Pletcher and Virginia visiting Lester Pletcher in Larwill. J C Harris, Claud Harris and Margaret Jean visit Lawrence Harris in Delphi. B B Mayhill sells Tippecanoe property to Hydro Electric Power Co for future Oakdale dam offices. James Clifford and family plan a two week motor trip starting Monday through Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Genevieve Ryan and Elsa Gardner camp at Pratt cottage on the Tippecanoe. Gardner just returned from Indiana University summer school. John Misner of Lafayette, formerly Delphi, to St Elizabeths for treatment after Mayo Clinic operation. Charles Orr and son visit Huntington. first Delphi visit in twenty six years.
Twenty five friends met at Robert Goslee's home on Sunday to celebrate his 64th birthday with baskets of food, a shared dinner, and a pleasant day.
Mrs BE Teach and her niece Miss Golda Thomas of Illinois are visiting in this county and White County. The Teach family formerly resided here and Miss Thomas has lived with them.
The state executive board of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a luncheon and meeting at the Lincoln hotel in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Mrs. Henry B. Wilson of this city presided. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cunningham of Ft Wayne visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl McFarland. Cunningham, interested in Boy Scout work, visited the Scouts at Camp Tecumseh on Monday.
Prominent Adams township residents Hoover Jones celebrated their sixty first wedding anniversary with family dinner. Bertha Coble Stewart of Oelwein visited Delphi Old Settlers Day and joined Great Eastern school reunion. Winfield family visited Delphi then Niagara Falls to meet Mildred Beale. Oil well near Delphi pushed past 1000 ft as drilling aims for Trenton rock. Delegations from Kokomo attended Centennial celebration. William Klepinger, former Camden and Fort Wayne merchant, died at Logansport aged 83. Eighth annual Adams and Rock Creek homecoming set for August 16 at French Post Park with noon dinner and an officers election at 11 am.
Mr and Mrs C C Julius and son Robert plan a two week motor trip through Ohio and Michigan. Mrs Josephine Ives hosted a bridge gathering for Miss Helen Prettyman of Champaign Illinois. The Davis and Andrews families held a Sunday reunion at the Park with out of town guests from Lafayette Topeka Greensburg and other areas. Carroll county horseshoe tournament to select a team for the State Fair set for August 22 at Camp Tecumseh. Orvel Schock chairs the county event urging all pitchers to try out. Mr and Mrs R B Wilbur and daughter Regene Adelaide with Mrs T B Wilber traveled to Indianapolis. Wilber heads to St Paul Minnesota to visit relatives. Ralston Wilbur and Abner Bowen to enjoy Wilbur home rest during wives absence.
A large group from Indiana Ohio and Illinois visited Mrs Jennie Wolfe and Walter Rinehart in Delphi. Guests included Mr and Mrs Jac Wolfe of Lakewood Ohio Mr and Mrs Ira Rinehart and daughter Lois of Ora Ind Mrs Harry Beck of Chicago and others. William H Childers of Akron Ind attended Old Settlers Day in Delphi and reported losing his pocketbook with about 140 dollars a reward is offered for the finder.
The Possum Run School reunion at Delphi Park Monday featured a noon dinner and a business session. Officers elected were President John K. Todd, vice-president John Ama, secretary May Arnot, and treasurer James C. Smock, with distant attendees including Willis Barnard Lorena Odell Chicago and Charles W Myers Logansport C V Hatfield Wanatah.
Louise V. Woulfe of Washington will tour with Prof and Mrs George I Christie in Lafayette and in the city with Mr and Mrs Henry B Wilson. Last year he hiked from Washington to Chicago and wrote a book. This year he aims a 10000 mile coast to coast journey in 36 days from Atlantic to Pacific, north to Vancouver, across to Seattle, then south to New York City.
All Democratic women of Delphi and Deer Creek Township are requested to meet at Democratic headquarters, first door east of The Carroll County Loan and Trust Co., at 2 30 P M Saturday Aug 16 to effect an organization. Adelpha Bitler vice-chairman.
Mary Louise Gerard daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Gerard visited Ft Wayne and sang with the S C A sextette six girls from St Catherine's Academy broadcasting from the Strand theatre on Monday night. The group then played for Iota Tau sorority at Reservoir Park on Tuesday and for OA K picnic at Lakeside Park on Friday and for the evening dance.
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