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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
8
A reader reflects on Christmas cards breaking habit of gift exchange and renewing old friendships. Engraved cards are debated as tasteful but impersonal, while handwritten notes on Christmas stationery feel heartfelt. The piece favors sending personal cards to strengthen ties.
Monogrammed shoes are a current fashion conceit. Made to order with customizable letters, they pair with two tone uppers and varied placements. Leather scarcity pushes cloths into higher price ranges while white topped styles remain popular in buttoned and laced forms. Evening slippers are ornate with beads and rhinestones. puttee and satin-strap slippers stay in style for younger wearers.
Miss Celia L Rodemich and Wayne Crathers Chilton were married at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon by Judge Lyman McCarl in the home of Mr and Mrs J H Edmondson of 1240 Verposed street.
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to purify blood to aid digestion and restore appetite. It advertises benefits for stomach liver and intestines, notes sluggish digestion and dyspepsia symptoms, and urges readers to obtain the remedy today.
The wedding united the son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles H Chilton and a bride from a prominent Belleville family. The ceremony was witnessed by Mr and Mrs Edmondson. The bridegroom works in advertising with N K Fairbanks Co in St Louis and the couple planned a bridal trip with undecided future relocation. Local highway notes: Roger will attend the Dixie Highway opening in Danville and will send Mill Creek quarry stone to Springfield for testing for a Stata street macadam road extension.
Thomas White, a Princeton freshman and first clarinet in the Triangle club orchestra, visits Quincy with his parents. The club’s safety themed musical comedy Safety First debuts in Brooklyn this evening, tours 11 cities, with two Waldorf Astoria performances in New York on Dec 30.
Miss Virginia Ware daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde N Ware of East Vermont street will not return to Quincy for Christmas but remain with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Don J Rapp in Springfield where she is living while attending Springfield Normal Kindergarten School She will also visit Miss Myrtle Aggs in Springfield Several other local families announce Christmas plans with trips to St Louis Joliet and Booneville visits for relatives and friends from the area including Miss Lucille Goldsmith Miss Marjorie Southwick Miss Edith M Short and Miss Inna Bastert plus a birthday gathering for the Dunker children at 1016 Adams Street
Round YTable members met Monday afternoon to review eighteen magazines mainly literary and musical, with notes on editors and resumes of principal articles. Up-to-Date Reading club, hosted by Mrs E G Bredeweg, discussed Julia Ward Howe. next meeting to be in Mrs Williams home.
Afternoon activities centered on rooms with playful children’s games. A grab-bag and a Christmas tree with gifts marked the festive scene for a children's party. Santa Claus appeared in full regalia, impersonated by the hostess.
The Y W C A membership committee urges delinquent members to renew before Christmas as funds run short. Minnehaha Friendship club holds Monday practice for Friday’s play. Carols rehearsals begin in Giles’ store with the choir from the Bob Jones campaign to perform in various locations. In lieu of a municipal Christmas tree, carol groups may visit homes of the sick or aged.
A Sunday afternoon gathering at the hall showed rising interest in the K of C Study club. Members discussed manufacturing topics from finance to salesmanship, with Rome Wiskirchen delivering an extensive talk on salesmanship praised by attendees.
A summary section notes Joseph Kiefer covered advertising points and emphasized them. The next meeting after holidays will announce the date. Planned topics include finance and betting and commercial credits. Speakers will be experienced authorities. time waster quotes imply some men are lead nickels.
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