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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
4
Grandchildren and a great grandchilden join in a festive dinner. Afterward the group lines the living room as two great grandchildren distribute presents. The mother receives a canary songster from Harry Reed and family and a bouquet of carnations from her son Willard and children.
Beginners and advanced music classes will meet together at the Methodist church community building on Monday January 6. Participants should bring their instruments including harmonicas. The first part pairs advanced and beginner players then the beginners will be excused while the advanced take part in a rehearsal of popular tunes and a Brahmas study.
The Delphi high school 1928 graduates held a Friday evening party on December 26 hosted by Miss Mary Jo Reed and Miss Frances Reed at the Reed home. Twenty two of forty two classmates attended along with out of town guests from Indianapolis Detroit Terre Haute Greenville Lafay ette and Lafayette. A gift exchange and Bingo were featured with Lula Blickenstaff and Paul Conn as prize winners. Refreshments followed prepared by the hostesses and Mrs Reed. Plan Supper Misses Florence Cox Fern Ferling Nellie Haughey Zelpha Kramer Mary Lorene Hinkle Ruth McCormick and others plan a cooperative New Year Eve supper and watch party at Miss McCormick home with mothers and friends as honor guests.
Members of the G. O. P. Club enjoyed a Yuletide gathering at Mrs. B. B. Mayhill's West Front street home. In keeping with a former joke invitation to attend a Sisters of the Skillet convention the guests arrived in print aprons and caps amid pans and spoons. The evening featured sausage supper, bridge, and gift exchanges with Miss Nina Lyon of Indianapolis visiting.
The Mission Circle of the First Baptist church will meet at 2 00 on Tuesday afternoon January 6 at the home of Mrs. Harry Arnold. Mrs. N. J. Howe will discuss China. Mrs. Mort Heffner leads the devotional period and Mrs. W. H. Bradshaw directs the social hour. Hostesses are Mrs. Will Holmes and Mrs. William Westfall.
The Methodist church will host a New Year's dinner on Thursday January 1 in the church banquet hall. It is a social event with a hearty meal and invites all to attend. The ladies expect patronage and offer a warm community gathering.
Chester Unree of Frankfort formerly Flora and Mrs Ada Helen Lee of Flora secured a license at midnight and were married by Rev. O P Manker of the M E church after Floyd Julien, the circuit court clerk, was absent from the city on Christmas Eve.
Fred Enoch of Cutler and Miss Iril lia May Felthoff of Ockley married Wednesday afternoon before Christmas by Rev. O P Manker. The ceremony took place at the parsonage. The groom is a son of Mr and Mrs Frank Enoch and the bride a daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Felthoff.
Mr and Mrs Willard Reed hosted dinner on Christmas day with a large guest list that included Mr and Mrs Walter Lowe and baby Pat sy, Mr and Mrs Fred Liston of Logansport, Miss Myrtle Collins of Chicago, Walter Guthrie of Rockfield, Miss Dora Raver of Camden, Miss Frances Reed of Elwood, Miss Rachel Reed, Miss Marjorie Isaacs, Frank Buchanan, Mr and Mrs Zollie Martin and Mr and Mrs Basil Isaacs. Presents were exchanged.
Miss Louise Weissenbach daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Weissenbach longtime Delphi residents wed John Ringen Drummond of Columbus Ohio on December 19 in Canton Ohio. The couple will reside at 1256 Madison Avenue Columbus Ohio.
Christmas Day dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. McFarland for a cooperative family gathering. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clauser, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis McCain, Ms. W.H. Clauser, Mrs. Dora Roach, and Miss Janet Olsen. Mrs. W. H. Clauser also hosted the family guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Trobaugh and daughter June attended a Saturday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Enghert in Logansport. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Million of Rockfield and Prof. and Mrs. N. R. Lawson of Logansport, along with twenty members of Lawson’s band.
The annual Sunshine Society Christmas party occurred Monday December 23 in the Delphi high school gym. A two act play A Real For Sure Christmas was presented and June Trobaugh offered two cornet solos. Gifts were exchanged and dainty refreshments were served.
The Mission Circle of the Christian church plans a meeting on Wednesday night January 7 at the home of Miss Marthe Hall.
Miss Eva Smock hosted an informal dinner Sunday with Miss Mary Cochrane Miss Josephine Odell Miss Lucille Lyon and Miss Ella MaHanna of Greencastle in attendance confirming social ties among local residents.
Mrs. James P. Wason delightfully entertained at tea Tuesday afternoon honoring Miss Pennington of Baltimore who has been a guest in the Wason home since Christmas.
Christmas travel and visit notes feature Delphi residents and relatives in Indianapolis Chicago and California. Local teachers doctors and students are listed with weddings funerals and a house fire in Fairmount. Danides and Hubbards deaths noted with community connections throughout.
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