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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
4
Divine worship at 10 with special choir music and a sermon titled Our Security. Altar vases dedicated to the memory of the late Mrs. Charles Parsons. Church School at 11. Intermediate Youth Fellowship 3 to 5, Senior Youth 7:30. Devotions and recreation for both groups. Monday Get Acquainted Class 7 supper and program. Thursday Choir rehearsal 7:30.
The Federated Church program lists Henry McKenzie as minister with 9 45 a m Church School Hazen Jewell at 11 a m Divine Worship theme Presbyterianism History Belief Government special music by adult choir and baptism. 6 30 p m Young Peoples Society president Taylor Jacobsen devotions program and business meeting 7 45 p m Closing Evening Service Hymn singing on Church Music social hour after. Thursday May 18 junior choir after school senior choir 8 30 p m Circle II May 20 at Mrs Garl Carr home choir rehearsals at 4 00 and 8 30 p m Friday May 21 Women Day at General Assembly in Detroit.
Frederick H. Engelsdorfer, minister. 10 a m morning worship with chancel choir anthem Fear Not I Am with Thee by Will Foster. 11 15 a m Sunday School. Children's Day play rehearsed. Choir rehearsal Thursday 8 15 p m.
Bethel Church Freedom Township announces English worship at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. St Andrews Catholic Mission lists Mass at 10:00 a.m. Confessions at 9:30 a.m. and Divine service at 10 a.m. Children’s Choir rehearsals Tuesday evening. Mary Martha Guild meets Thursday at the Guenther home. Pastor Kennedy to Milwaukee May 17–21 for church meetings. Ascension Day services are May 27 at 8 p.m.
Circle II of the Ladies Aid Society of Federated Church will hold its monthly meeting Thursday May 20 at 2 00 p m at Mrs Carl Carrs home on East Henry Street Members are asked to bring their Bibles for the continued study of the Book of Acts Mrs Paul Klueter is chairman of the Circle Miss Karen Taylor will appear on WKAR TV Sunday at 3 45 on the program Young Musicians of Michigan The program is sponsored by Michigan State College.
Sunday services at Federated Church will pause until after Labor Day. The closing service features hymn singing and special music arranged by James Austin and Mrs. George Austin. Pastor’s theme is Church Music. A social hour follows in the Church Dining Room with committee members Mrs. William Spike, Mrs. S. Y. Cotton and Mr. George Vallance coordinating.
A Federated Church group arranges to attend the Women’s Day Meeting at the Masonic Temple Detroit tied to the Presbyterian General Assembly. The event Friday May 21 features attendance by Home and Foreign Missionaries with a box lunch by May 15. Reservations go through Mrs Hugh Austin, local society president.
The Presbyterian Church U S A General Assembly sessions will be at the Masonic Temple Detroit mid May with Pre-Assembly Evening Meetings starting May 18. Events include drama, choirs from Maryville and Wooster, and a Communion observance May 20 with 130 elders.
George O Leonard age 65 vice president of Campbell & Co advertising agency in Ann Arbor died in St Joseph Mercy Hospital after a month of illness. He was a former University School of Business Administration lecturer and longtime Detroit agency executive with a career spanning Campbell-Ewald Co and Ann Arbor Trust Co. born December 23 1888 in Milan Michigan.
The obituary mentions a man, son of George Osborne of Arkena Road, who joined Ann Arbor Trust Co and was active at the First Congregational Church as a trustee. He married Josephine Bacon of Chelsea in 1920. He is survived by Josephine and services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Congregational Church conducted by the Rev.
Local brief notes include the Tecumseh Jaycees Charter Night with 100 charter members in attendance. Visitors Misses and Mrs Bebee and Schauffler are mentioned among visits to Beloit Wisconsin and Crystal Lake cottage trips with the Grays.
Leonard A Parr officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Chelsea.
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