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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
3
Divine services on Sunday March 5 include German 9 30 and English 10 45 with Sunday school at 9 30. Pastor Kemnitz leads a sermon on faith inspired by Matt 15 21 28 and a Lent service March 8 with German 7 15 and English 8 15. Lutheran Hour broadcasts Sundays at 2 30 on WGN.
Our Savior's Church lists events from Saturday to midweek including confirmation class at 10 am, children's church at 1 pm, Sunday school at 9:30 am, morning worship at 10:45 am, union Lenten service at Sand Ridge Methodist at 8 pm, teachers meeting Monday 7:15 pm, Brotherhood Tuesday 7:30 pm, Junior choir 7 pm, Women's Missionary Society Wednesday 1 pm, and midweek Lenten service at 8 pm.
St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street lists Masses Sundays at 7:00 8:30 high mass 11:00 and 4:00 pm with a priestly staff including Rev John N Weiler pastor and Rev M Hl Hoffman assistant. The notice urges faithful attendance as service to God.
Rev Ph H Bassler leads services at 11 a m with the sermon The Friendship of the World is Enmity with God A midweek Lenten service follows Wednesday at 8 p m Catechism instruction is Saturday 9 to 12 and a church school meets at 10 a m for all ages Corner Grant and Sheridan parish profile with organized school program and catechism offerings.
Lincoln and Sibley Blvd church announces Sunday services March 5 1944 at 915 am morning worship dedication Sunday offering 1030 am church school James Diekman superintendent 800 pm Union Lenten service with Dalton Riverdale churches Thursday class 330 pm at Berger school and 730 pm final peace discussion at Fred Waterman home.
Cpl Walter K Wulff son of Mr and Mrs John Wulff Riverdale wed Miss Shirley Mae Shaw of Lansing IL on Sunday Feb 27 Reverend E T Fowler officiated The aqua bride suit featured gardenia corsage Bridesmaid wore light green suit yellow accessories After ceremony a buffet for forty guests and dancing The couple travel to Orlando Fla where groom serves in Army Air Corps Mrs Ellen Maier hosted bridal shower Feb 24 for the bride with several attendees
Committees appointed at the last meeting include relief, executive, and Bond and Stamp for a reception to the Department President and staff on Friday April 21. Details later. Aides plan a fundraiser for the Grand Army fund and a blood plasma drive.
The drive funds will place mobile blood bank units and deliver ambulances from the combined corps of Illinois to the new veterans hospital at Galesburg and to Hines hospital at Hines. Spencer Woman's Relief Corps donated $160 to the cause.
The Dalton Riverdale Woman's club will meet at Riverdale village hall on Tuesday March 7 at 8 p.m. The American Home and Art program will feature chairmen Mrs Frank Miller and Mrs Ed Stahnke. Mrs Gerald Reasor will speak on Designs in Materials and Miss Florence G Hedtke will display dolls. Mrs Louise Ewert will sing several selections and members will display objects of art.
The Ivanhoe Woman’s Club will review Louis Bromfield novel Mrs Parkington at the next regular meeting led by Mrs Anthony P Rebmann. The session occurs Monday night March 6 and features a critique of the book.
At the home of Mrs Edmund Sullivan 14426 Wabash Ave Mrs Rebmann a member of the Ivanhoe Woman's club has given reviews for the Ivanhoe Reading Circle. Mrs Parkington is being adapted to film with Greer Garson in the lead and Bromfield’s novel adds interest to the review.
Dalton-Riverdale Junior Woman's club welcomed Mrs. Harold F. Wood Third District Senior president Mrs. Raymond N. Bohne Third District Junior chairman Miss Dorothy Dohrman I F W C Junior chairman and Mrs. C E Waddell club president as honored guests. The music program led by Mrs Caroline Rentner featured a Lincoln school sextet directed by Miss Ethel Denny a piano solo by Carolyn Roney a solo by Mrs Eugene Johannes and a piano duet by Mrs Dorothy Lyons and Miss Hazel Paynter. Hostesses Katherine Kurz Rosemary McLaughlin Dorothy Stiemann served refreshments with Mrs Wood and Miss Dohrman pouring.
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