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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
12
The Lyra society held a business meeting at Broadway corner and planned the charter class. Members urged to attend a 1:30 afternoon session, with 2:30 o'clock sharp arrival. A 35 candidate team was expected and a high school auditorium program was noted.
Miss Mil Yt daughter of Mr and Mrs Farmer of Highland wed Harry Farmer at North Eaton in a June ceremony. Cleo Dunlap of Ridge and Elyria noted as part of groom party. Couple plans a quick visit to Akron before settling on a new Ridge farm.
The group met in the hall on a Thursday in June for a short business session and several progress games. Mrs Wommeldorf won the first prize, followed by a luncheon served to the winning party. The society announced twenty of sixty six new members joining the group. Officers outlined plans for the coming year.
The Knights of Pythias lodge plans a June evening conference with conferral on members. Oberlin Lodge faces a renewal by KOP unity. A hiking club outing to the Pineries occurred with members and guests enjoying a supper. Jefferson school honors a teacher bound for arithmetic instruction next year. Laughsters Picnic notes a postponement and plans for a parade day. Scotland Daughters council hosts a tea cap event.
Members of the Polusetta club gathered at Cascade Park on Thursday June 16 for a picnic with families and children. A post picnic business meeting moved future gatherings to the park and scheduled a grab-bag for the next meeting. Amusements included park attractions though some activities were missed, such as the shoot the slide.
Rev W C Endly will give several talks at La Porte M E Church on successive Sundays at 11 o clock starting June 19. The series titled The Way Back to God covers the soul rising from sin to God's kingdom and related experiences. All are invited to attend these services.
Mr and Mrs S B Seward hosted a seven o clock dinner at the Union club Cleveland in honor of Miss Dorothy Cahoon and her fiancé Fred Bryant whose marriage is set for June 15. Ten guests dined then a theater party followed for a pleasant evening. The groom was also entertained at a bachelor dinner by six friends at a Cleveland club house on Tuesday.
Mrs Donauer of Beebecourt hosted a one o clock luncheon in Elyria for Miss Minerva Robbinua girls secretary of the Y W C A Guests included Mrs Willard Martha Meredith and Mrs E F Poste A 6 30 pm gathering followed for her departure to Oxford summer conference with Y girls planning to see her off at the train before dawn Saturday morning
Last day of school is marked with celebrations as Elyria High holds an alumni meeting in the Elks Hall. A packed schedule includes Misa Nellie Osborne's Class picnic, Sunday School with Mrs. Harley Decker, East Side Guild activities, and Memorial services at Wurst Hall. Community groups host socials and picnics across Lorain with ice cream socials, circle meetings, and five hundred games at member homes.
George Stevens presiding as president with J Co. Dalles as treasurer. A yearly meeting at St Andrews church school room featured a Central Guild supper and Judge Webber delivering an address on Elyria's early history.
National church convention of executive secretaries at Union Theological Seminary in New York urged broader cooperation among churches denominations and interdenominational Christian agencies. Leaders including Dr Robert E Speer Dr Charles MacFarland Arthur McGimbert and Henry Sloan Coffin spoke on coordinating agencies expanding women’s participation and promoting brotherhood amid industrial strife and global tension.
Miss Martha Meredith of the YWCA announces a joyful Gates Hospital visit with six girls helping entertain. The Sun shone as photos captured groups and solo shots. Bertha Andress impressed the kids with her time, Naomi Brown sang, and a new program is planned this week inviting volunteers to join and help spread happiness.
Miss Helen Osborne leads M E church class in a turkey dinner at Harley Decker's farm on Murray Ridge Friday at six. They depart the church at four by machine. A large attendance is expected. The quiet June wedding at Rev. W S Smith's residence had paper misprints. Lloyd De Long attended. Mr and Mrs B S Aldech of Grafton were listed as substitutes. bride and groom and sister attendant were correctly named.
A northern China famine relief report describes varying wheat crops across regions and ongoing suffering. The American relief committee head in Peking notes heavy harvests in some areas and shortages in others, urging continued assistance until next fall.
Mr and Mrs Hoel and their children Anna and C A Hoel leave Oberlin for Cadillac Michigan to begin a California move. C A Hoel and Anna depart today with the parents to follow Monday. They will camp in two cars with a complete outfit, visiting Michigan Indiana and Ohio en route for health reasons linked to Anna s tubercular illness.
Oberlin scholars Professor and Mrs. Hermann Thornton depart Thursday for a brief stay with friends then travel to Chicago where Mr. Thornton will pursue a year's postgraduate study. Mrs. Vivian Wolff Rodda of Oak Park is hosted by Mrs. Bardon of Morfan Street. Mrs. Hiram B. Taurston hosted twenty friends of Mrs. McCarty of Fulton, New York for a Thursday afternoon gathering. Miss Ida Ms. Cheyney attended Lake Erie College’s 25th reunion this week. gifts included a memorial to Mrs. Delia B. L. Cheyney from her two daughters. Dean Klingenhagen plans a trip to Austin, Texas, then Mexico City for archival research in old Spanish archives.
A historical report discusses sulphur excretion linked to work effort and warns syphilis and gonorrhea can cause blindness. It notes silver nitrate eye treatment for newborns to prevent infection, with several states recently mandating it and physicians liable for negligence if blindness results from noncompliance.
Nevada passes a venereal disease cooperation law while Congress cuts the funding. The U S Public Health Service notes infections occur in youth and bars, urges prompt treatment and caution with patent medicines. The National Safety Council cites losses from accidents linked to paresis, a syphilis form, amid disputed fatigue claims.
The marriage of John T. Salter of Oberlin to Katherine S Hayden of Laudale Cleveland occurred recently. Salter is known locally and in Elyria. well wishes flow from friends. Zionist Club plans June flower day sales on June 18 to aid Palestine, with funds aiding restoration efforts.
Mr and Mrs H J Hillier of 218 Thirteenth street motored to FreDonia Pennsylvania to stay indefinitely with relatives. Bertha and Beatrice Boyce of Garvin avenue were guests in Cleveland on Thursday. Eugene Colgan, son of Mr and Mrs C W Colgan, arrived from Washington DC after completing studies at Georgetown University. Mrs Annie Blayney of West Alexander PA visits her son W R Blayney on West avenue. Mr and Mrs Wm Hutchinson of Ithaca NY visit A L Agate of East avenue. they are on their wedding trip to California. Mrs P J Moseer of Gulf Street Rae leaves for Chicago for an indefinite stay. Mrs Catl Drake of Eastarene returns from Conmenut Lake Park PA after ten days. Mrs Clayton Sutth of Park Avenue leaves Monday to take a course.
Azariah Root of Oberlin College library will address use of religious books in a library serving college and town. The 44th annual American Library Association conference runs June 20 to 27 in Swampscott Massachusetts with speakers Gov Cox Geo Edward Woodbury and Amy Lowell among others.
Oberlin notes Mrs W D Cairns received the Master of Science degree in home economics and bacteriology at Ohio State University commencement. The Cairns family returned to Oberlin and will reside on Kine Street. Cairns will teach in the Oberlin Schools home economics department next year.
Dr George Te Wilder a professor at Union Theological College in Peking China arrived in Oberlin Sunday and will reside with his family for a year.
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