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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
4
Members of the Tippecanoe township home economics club met at Mrs. Harold Patton's home on December 16 with 23 members and two guests present. Mrs. Lynn Brookbank presided as president. roll call asked what not to want for Christmas. A cooperative dinner followed, gifts were exchanged, and home made foods were donated for Christmas baskets.
Members of the Oracle club held a Monday evening Christmas party in the Rotary club room. Mrs. Robert Bradshaw Mrs. Harry Arnold and Yanus Wells arranged the dinner. The program featured Mrs. Klepinger leading carols two vocal solos and Christmas stories by Mrs. Lieber and Mrs. McCormick.
The Rose chapter of Eastern Star met Monday night at the Masonic temple. Four candidates Mrs. Rose G. Morrison Mrs. Laura Liebert Miss Shirley Liebert and Mrs. Mary Lamb were initiated. After the meeting members toured the temple parlor area singing carols and viewing a decorated tree with gifts and candlelit tables. A Christmas shopper’s pantomime contest went to Mrs. Jean Ferrier and her children. Refreshments were served by the hostess committee. Separately the Washington Township Home Economics Club held its annual Christmas party.
The piece contrasts a warm American Christmas with war fears abroad and notes children in Europe face deprivation while American kids hope for toys. It calls for continued support for war production, urging citizens to buy bonds, power factories, and sustain the home front effort.
Mrs Ora Lesh announced the first Christmas. A service star was added to the FoutsHien service flag for Harold Fouts. Rotary Club heard Rev William Jacoby on the Bethlehem Incident. A Delphi couple Ernest and Mrs Wolf welcomed a son at Home Hospital Lafayette. Marriage license issued to McCoy and DeBusk. Skomp visits from Wapakoneta. Lorene Cole leaves Welcome Inn for Standard Food Market. Dinner planned at the Reeds for Christmas. Basil Isaacs plans to attend Christmas dinner despite illness. Fred Davis to begin Army basic training after December 26.
Dr and Mrs John Kirkpatrick hosted a Christmas dinner Tuesday evening for Carroll county welfare board members with Mrs Kirkpatrick as a member. Guests included Judge and Mrs William B Smith and spouses of board members. Mrs Yanus Wells learned her nephew 2nd Lieut Lawrence Dellinger of Dayton Ohio has been sent to Pine Bluff Arkansas after graduating from OCS at Fargo North Dakota and assigned to the U S Army Chemical Warfare division. Buy War Bonds and stamps.
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