Personal notices and local happenings in Henry area
Mrs. Harry Mattison is ill with pneumonia and Fred Townsend visits this week. Wheatless and meatless days and coal economy continue as Gov Lowden's waterway project gains favor. Eggs and milk prices rise. the government regulates live hens for sixty days. Deaths and comings noted include Bertha Klein leaving for Des Moines and Hazel Bowman replacing in hospital. Lent observance emphasized amid historical cold reminders from 1880s. Marriage of Etta May Martin to William Harold De Walt at Varna. Captain Helmer advances through camps toward France. Venona to dedicate a service flag for seventy local men in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mattison
Fred Townsend
Jemel Ketchum
Yakima
Valley
Washington
Lowden
Utica
Chicago
Newton D. Baker
War Department
Uncle Sam
Food Administration
Adolph Klein
Bertha
Florence
Des Moines
Iowa
Hazel Bowman
McNabb
Miss Klein
Davenport
Rock Island
Marshall County
Henry Township
Geneseo Republic
Robert Clark
Champaign
J. L. Jones
Red Cross
Minoak
Charles Cusac
Bennington Township
People’s Hall
Roy Bracken
Albert Stickel
Thomas Bobby
John Loomis
Buda
C. L. Loomis
Henry
Sunday School Drive Supports War Relief Efforts
The State Sunday School association pledges $2000 to aid cooperation with agencies aiding efficiency and alleviating soldier hardships. The article urges homefront prayer and steadfast faith as families support troops and keep the Lord present in their lives. Red Cross notes report 770 members, 110 bandages, 446 dressings, and knitted goods shipments. Mrs. Appel lies critically ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Sunday School Association
Margaret Riddel
Albert Stickel
William Knight
Nellie Coan
Rose Reinbeck
Frank Huffstetter
Elise Helper
Clara Brown
Mm Bay
RED Cross News
Henry Red Cross
Lincoln's Birthday Memorial Exercises Pageant
Sophomores held Lincoln's birthday program with songs read by Edna Gray Mildred Dunn piano solo by Lillian Merritt and a debate on Heatless Mondays. Gettysburg speech read and current events on World War I discussed. grades observed patriotic activities followed by a W T U meeting notice and local draft updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Tlinois
Edna Gray
Magella Peterman
Mrs. Cornell
Mildred Dunn
Marie Smith
Lillian Merritt
Percy Swift
Harold Daniels
Cecilia Wallace
Inez Anderson
America
Bickerman
Arp
Alice Gilpin
May Young
Rose Travis
Woman's Club Meeting Discusses Homes of Fair Italy
The Woman's Club met in Mrs. May Stickel's home with Mrs. Adams presiding. Members voted funds for rest and recreation stations for soldiers and discussed Italy's homes, climate, heritage of beauty, and Italian artists. Lectures covered Italian painters and Hull House efforts in Little Italy Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Stickel
Womans Club
William Merritt
H. W. Adams
Earl Merritt
Lillian
Earl
Clara B. Waughop
Italy
Adams
Italia
Gertrude Bickerman
Raphael
Paskell
Michael Angelo
Titian
May Young
G. E. Tilton
Bella Evang
Chicago
Hull House
Marcy Center
Tilton
Florence Church
Bella Evans
Lincoln Birthday PTA Meeting Honors Service Members
The P T A held an evening gathering on February 12 for Lincoln's birthday. The program featured a flag dedication for soldiers from the school, musical selections by the Ong orchestra, talks on Lincoln and Patriotism, and readings of soldier names read by Mrs. Carpenter with pins placed by Miss Dorothy Cromwell. The event closed with The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Lincoln
Ong Orchestra
T. A. Williams
Nichols
F. W. Potter
J. A.williams
Mrs. Carpenter
Dorothy Cromwell
Allen Hunter
Ross Cannery
Clyde Roof
Bert Kays
Roy Elliston
Cecil Maxwell
Sam Kinkaid
Frank Green
France
William Dewey
Frank Latourette
Thomas Harney
Jack Humble
Elmer Merdian
Robert Elliston
Andrew Brown
Mr. Nichols
Alice B. Gilpin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Frank Johnson
Freedmen's Aid
Glenn E. Tilton
Rock Island Publishes Guide to Starved Rock and Lake Senachwine
The Rock Island railway issues a brochure promoting Starved Rock and Lake Senachwine with photos of resorts along the line. It highlights Senachwine’s depth, fish, bluffs, Indian relics, and chief Senachwine’s grave, plus Walnut Grove and Undercliff resorts with rates, transport, and contact details for W. S. Miller and C. A. Wood & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railway
Starved Rock
Rock Island
Putnam
Chicago
Senachwine
Red Man
Undercliff
Lake Senachwine
C. A. Wood & Sons
Undercuff
Putnam, Il
Local church notices and community briefings
Sunday church services listed for several parishes with details on sermon topics and schedules. Notes include Red Cross activity, local obituaries, wartime farming program plans, and community updates from LaSalle and surrounding areas.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin DeWalt
Varna
Etta May Martin
William Harold DeWalt
Charles Martin
Nade Martin
James DeWalt
J. C. Hill
Newhall Helmer
Walter
Lake Bluff
N. J. Webber
Denver
Colo
Webber
Hill
Helmer
National Guard
Camp Funston
Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Camp Leon Springs
San Antonio
Texas
Chillicothe
Ohio
Venona
Stephen Appel
Helper
Johnson
Frances E. Willard
Beulah Nicholson
Joliet
Roy Shaw
Baker
Haugen
Middle West
W. T. Goff
United States
Navy
Woman's Club
Thomas Wagner
Crown Point
Ind
St. Mary's Church
Adolph Wagner
Gary
Gertrude Thomas
Philip Thomas
Miss Thomas
J. Watercott & Co
Mr. Wagner
Illinois
Walnut Grove Resort
Ato
Walnut Grove
Walnutrove
Carrie
W. S. Miller
Church of the New Jerusalem
L. G. Landenberger
Thomas A. King
St. Joseph's Church
M. J. Brennan
Father Andrew Schauer
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John’s Church
Saunders
John J. Lucey
T. Lucey & Bros
LaSalle
Ottawa
Timothy J. Lucey
G. M. Brown
Andrew
Purw
Eureka
A. B. Potts
Taft
Peoria District Press Association
Louis Meier
L. A. Meier
Woolley
Frank Morris
LaSalle County
William
August Meier
Raymond Cleary
Will
Blanche Cleary
Streator
Lostant
Wenona
Cleary
George Johnson
Emma Johnson
Broadmoor
Ed Atkins
Etignapy
Urbana
Ilmois
State University
State Council of Defense
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