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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
9
Past Commander J G Thus notes Good Friday break and Lent ending as pinochle players plan a larger turnout Friday night. District meeting at Lemont praised with good refreshments. Bowse and Bock listed as sick. State bonuses for WWI veterans discussed with Adjutant General contact.
The Lincoln P T A holds its next meeting on Tuesday evening April 6 at 8 o clock in the kindergarten room. Mrs Herbert Siddall state homemaking chairman will speak and the Community chorus will sing. Attendees decide who wins the dollar prize this month.
A large crowd heard Mrs. C. K. Timmons discuss the harmful effects of marijuana cigarettes and their link to juvenile delinquency. The talk warned of rapid addiction and youth crime, noting peddlers target high school age students. Officers were elected for one year and Mrs. Ripley will attend the Illinois Congress convention in Bloom.
In ellington Illinois the April 14 15 and 16 gathering lists Mrs David Pontius as alternate Faculty members host a luncheon during the social hour The group plans the April 27 Faculty Night with men serving The Homemaking Chairman Mrs Robert Newell asks members to prepare for the May exhibit and hobby show contributing to its success
Lyle K. Klitzke district 148 superintendent will speak on Modern Methods in Visual Education at the Franklin PTA meeting Monday April 5 at 8 p m at Franklin school. A sound movie Overcoming the Limitations to Learning will be shown with brief remarks. Franklin Association hosts a card and dance party Friday April 30 at Franklin school.
Practical hints cover hat cleaning with magnesia, frosting tips for cakes with flour dusting, fruit sauce from cornstarch thickeners, and boiling smoked shoulders without soaking to preserve flavor. It also notes washing greens with salt to trap dirt for crisper leaves.
Last regular meeting of Coldale Lodge No. 113 I O F reports rising membership across the district. April 6 features exhibition drills by Rebekah and related branches at Cicero Rebekah Lodge to be headlined by Judge John C. Lowe. Grand Sire George E. Hersham speaks April 12 at S O O F Temple with children from the Orphan's Home. An Anniversary Proclamation for founder Thomas Widely is set for April 26. District 1A meeting is scheduled April 5 at Orient Lodge hall.
State auditor Edward J. Barrett reports that 9,882,827.50 has been paid from the state treasury in state and federal funds for old age assistance since January 38 1936, issued in 657 784 warrants. About half of the total came from state funds.
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