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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
4
Social, club and fraternal order announcements welcomed by this department. Telephone 14 for listings and notices.
Pomona Grange of Carroll County elected officers at a Yeoman meeting. Ira Fetterhof is Master, Charles Smith over seer, Nellie Casad lecturer, W. H. Casad steward, Glen Davis assistant steward, Henry Gilliam chaplain, Jessie Wise treasurer, Eunice Zook secretary, Arthur Kite gate keeper, Grace Robbins Ceres, Pearl Lane Pomona, Martha Smith Flora, Edna Davis lady assistant steward, and Raymond Dillman Lloyd Zook Leroy Robbins Clarence Davis on the executive committee. Installation is Dec 16 at Tipwa Grange hall Pittsburg. Christmas dinner planned. refreshment committee includes Mrs Eli Craig Mrs W H Casad Jessie Wise and Charles Smith. Next meeting date December 4.
Mrs. Jesse Retherford is named president with Mrs. Earl Page vice president and Mrs. Forrest Orr secretary at the November Auxiliary meeting. A cooperative dinner served for thirty five followed by readings and musical numbers. The Christmas meeting on December 17 will be led by chairwoman Mrs. Martha Klepinger.
Delphi High School Sunshine Society members led by sponsor Miss Mary Davies attend district meeting in Lafayette. Laura Gilliam answered roll call and spoke on the year’s program including a Senior girl’s painted picture for the Sunshine room. Martha Géchenour and Aline Chissom spoke. Mrs. C. E. Sandefur and Miss Dorothy Muehl gave principal talks. Camden and Flora societies also represented.
At Grange Radnor a Friday evening meeting elected officers led by Master Lloyd Zook and Overseer Eli Craig. Other posts went to Agnes McCouch, Charles Hattery, William Mannel, Delia Craig, John Allen, Grace McCormick, Jess Daniels, Chestine Clawson, Ruth Daniels, Leona Hannel, and Fred Redenbacher with Mrs Cletis Zook named as initiation candidate for next Friday.
Tipwa Grange held its officer election on November 19 1932 naming Glen Davis master Henry Hobaugh lecturer Jesse E Wise steward Glee Clawson assistant steward Vernon Wagoner chaplain Miss Ora Davis treasurer Larry Gruber Ruth Hadderley secretary gate keeper Andrew Gerbens Ceres Mildred Hoover Pomona Edith Hobbaugh Flora Mildred Baum It plans a joint installation with Jefferson Grange No 2314 Thanksgiving will be celebrated next Thursday with a pot luck supper.
Mrs. Robert G. Bradshaw and C. T. Amick gave papers at the Oracle club session hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Coy. Bradshaw discussed Indiana statesmen and historians while Amick spoke on Indiana educators and Indian editors, noting prominent men connected to Delphi.
Boys and girls hose in three colors from Iron Clad, unquall ed for wear priced 20c to 25c. Men’s hose same make 15c to 50c. Delphi retailer C. O. Julius, Your Clothier.
The December entertainment committee met Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Julius to organize the Christmas party set for Monday evening, December 14. Committee members include Mr. and Mrs. Julius Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roach Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clawson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dickison Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Earl Page Mr. and Mrs. William B. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Porter.
The Tri Kappa sorority honored guests at a Monday evening gathering hosted by Mrs. Edwin Ruffing with Miss Edna Kirkpatrick assisting. A game of Michigan was played and favors awarded to Mrs. Zelpha Kramer and Miss Euelah Smith. Refreshments reflected the Thanksgiving theme.
Sixty young people attended the Premiers meeting Monday evening at the Christian church. Rev Paul Beck spoke on Hearers and Doers. Irene Jacoby performed a piano solo. The Presbyterian church led in attendance. Thurman Zook directed the solo hour and the Christian church young women, led by Lillie Brown, served popcorn and apples.
C. O. Julius of Delphi offers boys winter weight underwear and union suits in sizes 4 to 16 priced at 49 cents each.
A union Thanksgiving service sponsored by several granges and churches will be held Wednesday evening November 25 at 7 30 P M at the New Hope school house. A cooperative program will be presented and the U B church ladies will serve an oyster supper before the program.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Leatherman will entertain the members of the Four Times Four club and their husbands at a cooperative supper Friday evening in a social event aimed at fellowship and shared dining.
A brief item notes a social toss to the Four Times Four club scheduled for Friday afternoon, highlighting a casual gathering and community participation at a local venue.
Mrs Perry Rule entertained members of the Larkin Club last Friday afternoon, hosting a social gathering with familiar attendees and light refreshments.
Mrs Lydia Flora of Detroit is visiting her sister Mrs Minnie Wingard.
Pocahontas Lodge plans a members only pot-luck supper Friday evening in the hall. The organizing committee includes Irene Downing, Mamie Bardon, and William Stoner.
Miss Jean Pruitt will be hostess to the Mission Circle on Wednesday evening. Gifts will be brought for distribution by the Welfare Society.
Mrs. E. May Hahn of Indianapolis was elected president of the Indiana Chapter of the American War Mothers at the annual state convention in Indianapolis last week.
Masons urged to donate fruit for Franklin Masonic Home with a barrel expected to be shipped next week. Woman's Club meets at the library with Mrs Brackenridge presiding and a program by several members. Junto club hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Wheeler at a turkey dinner served by the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. M. E. Jackson hosted Yeoman Ladies Aid Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Elisha Smith assisting.
Mrs Edwin McGuire served as hostess for the Igo Ugo club gathering Tuesday afternoon. Members enjoyed light refreshments and social conversation in a cordial meeting at her home.
Mrs W A Breining was hostess for the We X L club Saturday afternoon and evening, entertaining members with afternoon activities and evening refreshments.
A license issued Monday records Wilburn Miller of Washington township Cass County and Mary Margaret Garrison of Washington township Carroll County, ages 19 and 16 with parental consent. A second license Saturday went to Paul H. Eldridge of Burnettsville and Irma Mae Hildebrand of Adams township, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Hildebrand.
A charity matinee at the State Theatre last Saturday afternoon raised 36 dollars and 20 cents. Two shows were held with ticket sales run by civic organizations and Miss Mary Angel Cartwright in charge of the sale.
A large crowd attended the Tuesday night turkey dinner served by the American Legion Auxiliary with sixty six pounds of turkey used and reports say the event was a complete sell out. Twoomey Clifford of Camden Arkansas visited relatives enroute home from the Notre Dame versus Southern California game. Several local families will be hosted for Thanksgiving at the Gwin Smith home and other visits are noted including Laura Magee and Donna from Lockport with the Timmons family at Rock Creek.
Monday morning they visited Mrs. Thomas Williams and Mrs. John Wingard. They had dinner with Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Guthrit and spent the afternoon with them. Miss Lucille Lyon stays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon during Thanksgiving vacation. Mrs. Mamie Roach Wachstetter of Indianapolis visits her mother Mrs. Will Roach on Front Street. Mrs. Edna Halligan of Rattlesnake spent the weekend with Mrs. Joseph Robbins. Mrs. Joseph Been has been at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium since last Friday. Miss Margaret Sieber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leiber, graduated from International Business School in Fort Wayne last Friday. her parents, sister Helen, and Mrs. S. M. Stewart attended.
Mindwell Crampton Wilson recounts a church fundraising scene where two sisters urge Uncle Rastus to give. He resists, noting God isn’t pushing creditors, yet emphasizes Thanksgiving and the verse James 1:17 about every good gift coming from above. The piece urges remembering God in praise and gratitude.
A Sunday reminiscence reflects on past Thanksgiving practices in Delphi. The author notes ministerial praise for church school cooperation and the move of Thanksgiving services to Tuesday night, alongside memories of family rituals, a Christmas without a gift, and a gradual switch to Wednesday night observances driven by busy calendars and school talent for this year’s program.
A Newcastle Rotary Club meeting advocates dropping terms like low mood and hard times. A minister links Thanksgiving to daily dependability, praising gratitude for loved ones and mental faculties while urging community confidence and cheerful talk amid depression concerns.
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