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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
4
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice and outlines an attractive, homelike house design. The feature describes an English Elizabethan style two-story with brick or concrete foundation, clapboard first floor, stucco second, paneling, and coordinated wood finishes. It stresses moderate ornament, good color schemes, and central heating for efficiency and safety.
A western state senator elect arrives in Washington to a colossal reception. After greeting a thousand people, mass crowds spill outside while he drafts a public note on a secretary’s coat asking officials to shake hands as before. The piece contrasts with Fleet Street curiosities and historic marvels in London.
The Indiana postmasters chose Kokomo as the 1915 convention site at the annual gathering in Laporte where officers were elected. President J. T. Clapp Beech Grove first vice president Oliver Chapman Gates second vice president C B Kneale Montmorenci secretary treasurer H C Wessner Campbellsburg executive committee A G Taylor Preston Charles A Noble Rolling Prairie delegates to national convention Charles Noble John Clapp Oliver Chapman Mrs M A Morgan L E Street H C Wessner. The closing day highlighted changes to post offices amid shifting party control and calls for a merit based civil service.
Northern Indiana Progressives build strong organizations as Twelfth District meeting plans an August 6 Fort Wayne parade from four counties with 150 to 208 cars. Speakers include Beveridge backers Senator Toner and Judge Shively. Antoinette Funk invited.
Methodist church workers from across Indiana gather in Lafayette for the second annual Epworth league institute. Bishop J F Kerry and Wilbur F Sheridan lead opening talks as the institute surveys field needs and aims to train leaders for greater youth work. Nettie Ford oversees junior league activities and Emmett T Bradley discusses missions in the far east.
Purdue University launches a state wide campaign to eradicate hog cholera with help from the U S Department of Agriculture. Dr R A Craig leads a team including Dr D B Clark C G Stary and Dr P A Mollan to train county agents and veterinarians, visit farms, and demonstrate disease control methods. The Indiana Bankers Association will publish a bulletin to aid farmers, reaching over one thousand members eager to end the disease.
After a Chicago bishop’s blessing Rev. Edwin W. Dunnavy announces the Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference will convene in Lafayette from September 29 to October 5. The meeting at Trinity Church will include day and night sessions with notable speakers and laymen’s meetings, plus an itinerants’ school for young clergymen. Bishop McDowell will read the year’s pastor appointments at the closing session October 6.
Delegates from across Indiana gather in Shelbyville for the Colored Knights of Pythias grand lodge and state encampment. Mayor Schoelech offers welcome, Ernest C. Didington replies, and a reception was held at the Colored Baptist church. New state incorporations include establishments in New Albany and Anderson. Fort Wayne Overland Auto Company authorized for $15,000 to deal in autos.
A detailed description highlights elegant blouses in voile and organdy with fine embroidery and lace. The organdy blouse uses kimono style cuts, tucked squares, lace panels, net frills, and wired collars. a matching voile waist and net vest with lace also appear, emphasizing dainty fabrics and refined tailoring.
A discussion of long waisted dresses for young girls highlighting dress-up outfits, foulard and silk fabrics, and careful wardrobe planning for growing children. It notes style details such as a mauve foulard dress with a wide taffeta collar, a black velvet belt, and plaited skirts, and urges mothers to balance fashion with comfort and growth. Julia Bottomley
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