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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
6
The Thornton township League of Women Voters board meets Tuesday evening August 27 at Mrs. Thomas A. Madden 314 N Riverside Dr to plan the fall membership drive. They will discuss a September first meeting and a proposal to rename the organization.
The Paul Gall Unit 3¢3 American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Dorothy Wardzala presiding as newly elected president. Installation date to be announced. Delegates Meginnis and Wardzala returned from the Chicago convention August 16–19.
In Dolton on Saturday August 17 7 p m at Immanuel Evangelical and Re formed Church Ann Hardin daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Hardin Riverdale and Edward Maas Dolton were married in a double ring ceremony Rev Ph H Bassler officiated The bride wore white satin with a seed pearl tiara veil maid of honor Shirley Von Planta best man Clifton Hardin and soloist Mrs Shirley Kavis}}{{awaiting correction}}
Mrs Mary McQueen announces the marriage of her daughter Henrietta to Herman Ter Jung Jr. The ceremony took place Saturday July 20 at 5 p.m. in the Haht residence with Judge Louis E Haht officiating.
Mr and Mrs Fred Nelson announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jean to Jack Larson son of Mr and Mrs Ole Larson of Dalton. The ceremony took place in Crown Point Indiana on July 25. The couple reside at 13811 Lincoln Avenue Cedar Lake Indiana both carry naval and educational backgrounds with Betty Jean working as a secretary in Chicago and Jack a Navy veteran.
Zahariash Tillie daughter of Paul Zahariash Chicago and Russell D Miller son of Mrs N DeVie Riverdale were married at Our Savior s Lutheran Riverdale The Rev R C Shaw officiated Thelma Dumais matron of honor and Peter Zahariash best man arrived from Keesler Field Mississippi The bride wore a white gabardine suit with cherry accessories and gardenia corsage
The bride wore gray with white accessories and a white gardenia corsage. A dinner at the bridegroom's mother's home followed the ceremony. Next Sunday a 150-guest wedding dinner will be held in Chicago. The groom was discharged from the army on August 1 after nearly 19 months of service. They will reside at his mother's home, 419 West 138th Street.
The Nature Camera Club of Chicago sponsors a museum exhibition held last January and February. The exhibition will follow standard photographic salon rules with nature as the subject. Both black and white and color photographs may be entered by club members and unaffiliated enthusiasts worldwide to capture natural history subjects in coming months.
Preliminary planning is underway for the Second Chicago International Nature Photography Exhibit to be held early 1947 at the Chicago Natural History Museum. Col. Clifford C. Gregg, director, announced recently.
A brief social note states a girl in her twenties has a 15.5 chance of marrying within a year, compared with a 92 chance of marriage over time. A cautionary reminder urges careful driving to avoid meeting a fool.
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