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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1931
Page
9
Bishop Rogers will make his annual visitation to St Andrews parish to confirm a class and preach at the morning service. The service includes the dedication of a stained glass window given by Mrs Earl Taylor and Donald Smith in memory of their mother, Mrs C J Smith.
Meetings announce a picn ic at the home of Mrs George Dyke Stop 74 Cleveland Road on Thursday by the East Side Guild of St Andrew s church. The Guild of the First Congregational church also meets Thursday at the cottage of Mrs Effie Hecock at Rug gies Beach.
The Church of Christ quartet led by Mrs Hand and Mrs Baird with Paul Wainwright Walter Smith and Clare Short will present Arthur Barridge's cantata The Prodigal Son tomorrow at 7 50 pm featuring tenor and soprano solos and choir numbers. Morning services include sermons and offerings from Mr Fowler and special music by quartets and an anthem by Ralph Cox. Bible School at 9 90 E NM with E R Laver as speaker. Junior Church at 10 30. Senior Endeavor at 6 30. Mid-Week Prayer at 7 30 led by Gospel Team.
Miss Josephine E. Hill of 521 Park Avenue has won a graduate scholarship at Oberlin College for next year to pursue a Master’s degree in Classics and Fine Arts. An active campus leader she served as counsellor big sister and chaired the Oberlin Dramatic Association. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hill.
Miss Dorothy Wilford daughter of Mr and Mrs H G Wilford of Elyria wed Bernard Vixseboxse son of Mr and Mrs Wm Vixseboxse of Cleveland at the First Congregational Church Elyria. Rev M S Freeman of Chattanooga officiated with Rev Wm Muir Auld assisting. A reception and luncheon followed at Alta Mira Tea Room before a motor trip to Indiana and Michigan and a new home in Cleveland.
Miss Celia Aic Guire daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank McGuire of La Grange road wed Herman C Kin son of Mr and Mrs Peter Kihn of Lorain at St Marys church The ceremony was conducted by Rev Father James T Daly with high mass The sanctuary was decorated with pink and white peonies and palms The recessional used Mendelssohns match The bridal party included maid of honor Estella Smith and best man Clarence F McGuire The bride wore white satin with a long flare skirt and rose point lace veil The bride and groom plans include a wedding trip The couple are connected with Cleveland and Chicago based firms The ceremony and breakfast followed by a reception at the McGuire home.
The marriage of Miss Berrna Abramoska daughter of Mr and Mrs A Abramoska of 816 Lake Avenue to Henry Meesig of Lorain was solemnized this morning by Reverend Ramos at nine o'clock in the parsonage of St John's Church in Lorain. The bride wore pink net with a matching shadow hat and carried a colonial bouquet of Killarny roses and epiphylia. Best man Edward Krebs and matron of honor Mrs Marie Dunlap, sister of the groom, attended. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride's home and the couple departed for a motor trip through Canada. they will reside at 818 Lake Avenue. The bride is a Jefferson School teacher. the groom is sales manager for the Moulton Company.
Mrs. Arthur J. Miller entertained the When and Where Club at 128 Oak Street on Thursday afternoon. After ten progressions of Pedro, awards went to Mrs. Diedrich first, Mrs. W. D. Huitman second, Mrs. Arthur Miller third, with Mrs. L. M. Redington consoled. A luncheon followed and the group planned to reorganize in the fall.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered Sunday morning at 10 45 at the First Congregational Church. Dr Thomas W Graham dean of the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology will deliver an address given at the State Conference of Congregational Churches recently. The musical numbers include Preludes to Deluge Saint Saens anthems Send Out Thy Light Gounod and Fear Not O Israel Spiker Postlude by Gounod.
Thirty five Christian Endeavorers from Lorain County join Sunrise C E Union of Cuyahoga County for a moonlight ride aboard the Goodtime steam launch from Cleveland. Entertainment by Dick Reeves orchestra Findlay trio Debemma dee bre ey summit County trumpeters John's Gospel Quartet and others. Lew Knuth, president, led the excursion with delegates from Summit Lake and Medina counties aboard.
The Royal Neighbors met in Woodman Hall last evening with good attendance. After a brief business session, a card party followed with Pedro games. Prizes were awarded to Miss Julia Huf, Paul Dugan, and Fred Wurth.
Tomorrow the North Ridgeville Congregational church hosts Children’s Day with the Frourg group presenting a program. Students from various classes will share music and brief reviews of their year’s work and lessons, a longtime feature of the event.
The Wm. E. Aust Ladies' Orchestra No. 2 gave a musical recital last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Leonard at Divon Lake. Several selections were performed by various members and many orchestra members attended. It was a most enjoyable and pleasing evening for all.
A pleasant outdoor meeting of the Nettie Finch Webber Club of the Church of Christ was hosted by Mrs. Richard King. Officers were installed by Miss Louise Smith with flowers for each post. Ruth Gates won the flower contest. A planned lawn picnic is set for July seventeenth at Mrs. Deane Burns’s home.
Tom Rhodes known as the Singing Policeman will conduct the evening service at First Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 PM telling his conversion story from his Detroit police days and singing several numbers. Abe Yost and Mrs J L Birdsall will perform solos and the choir will sing Peace I Leave With You. The Bible School opens at 9 45 AM and the pastor continues the Gospel of John in the evening.
In the Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow morning at 10:15 the minister Dr A E Piner will preach Thy Wail Be Dove. At 7:30 pm the minister will tell The Greatest Face. Church school meets at 9:39 am with Superintendent Judge H C Wailcox. Epworth League meets at 6:34 pm led by Miss Marion Upp.
The pastor preaches tomorrow at 11 45 on The Letter of Jesus to the Church in Pergamos Rev 2 12 17. Bible School meets at Alotalm with lesson The Sin of Causing Others to Stumble Romans 14 13 23. Intermediate Y P T and Bible Study and Prayer Group hold 6 30 p m services. Communion preparatory service is Wednesday at 7 30 with Rev C E Garvin.
Mrs. Rose Ryan acted as hostess for the Tigredia Social Club yesterday. A tureen dinner was served at 12 30 in good attendance. After a short business meeting a games session followed. The next meeting will be a picnic at Cascade Park on July with.
Oliver Ziezman departs Cleveland for Toledo to join the steamer Samuel Mather as first mate for the upcoming sailing season. The voyage marks Ziezman’s return to the lake carrier after details about duration remain unspecified.
Seventy five women from the Woman's Mission Bible Class and the Mararatha Class at First Baptist Church gathered at East Avenue House to honor Ruth Hege of Wellington, who will depart in fall as a missionary to Africa. Mrs. T T Eliott led, with music by Mrs. A Z Tappan and Mrs. A L Gegenheimer, violin by Gertrude McCullough, a solo by Irene Hills, readings by Mary Louise Harrison and Helen Sherman. Hege led devotions and received many gifts as the evening ended with games and refreshments.
Circle No. 2 of the Methodist church met at Eaton with eighteen members and four guests. Officers elected: Mrs Flord Rhodes president, Mrs Landen vice president, Mrs E A Burr secretary, Mrs Adams treasurer, and Mrs Jump sunshine treasurer. Mrs Barth assisted by Mrs Nichols and Mrs Theron Barth. Meeting adjourned to picnic with families on July 6 at Cascade Park.
Mrs Paul Reynolds hosted the Merry Makers Club at her Eighth Street home. Prizes awarded to Mrs Sadie Hornung Mrs Luella Crosley and Mrs Ida Wolf. Luncheon featured roses in the dining room. Guests included Mrs Wolf Mrs Henry Koepp Miss Louise Herald of Elyria and Miss Cleo Tucker of Oberlin. The club will meet July seventeenth with Mrs Esther Draegert on Thirteenth Street.
The Elyria Men's Bible Class gathers tomorrow at 9:30 in the Rivoli Theatre Broad street. President James A Hewitt opens with America and prayer, Paul Wainwright conducts, Clare Short at the piano. Last Sunday's Fathers and Sons group led. Salvation Army leaders provided music. A M West guest musician to sing. Bible lesson by Wm CU Fowler from The Sermon on the Mount. Reception Committee to be present at 9:20.
The Order of Eastern Star held a regular meeting last evening with usual business completed. A special session is scheduled for Friday evening, June 25, to conduct initiations.
Marriage licenses list several couples from Lorain and nearby areas with ages and occupations. John M Furman 27 carpenter and Katie Modi 18 of Elsira Township wed after Rev Csontos. Joseph J Koches 21 stationary engineer and Evelyn June Smith 19 of Lorain. Henry Meesig 27 salesman and Bertha Abramoska 25 of Elyria. Louis Szymczyk 26 truck driver and Anna Kielar 22 of Lorain. Herman C Kiln 31 electrician and Celia H McGuire 27 of Carlisle Township. Claude Jackson 24 laborer of Eaton Center and Hazel Springer 22 of Eaton. ministers listed include Rev Dombroski and Rev Piper.
Admissions list includes Mrs John Bryant at 25 Lake avenues and Miss Donna Joy Alven at 492 Lodi with others in Merck burg and Avon. Discharges note Miss Donna Joy Olten at 402 Lodi and Herry Stolzen burg at 903 East avenue. Mr and Mrs Maurice Kritze and son Bobby visited relatives in Toledo Ohio last week.
Mr and Mrs C D Gull of Earl Court spend weekend at Devil s Lake Michigan. Mr and Mrs F J Reidenbach Jr and Mr and Mrs Kenneth J Knapp of Rochester NY visit Dr and Mrs M Melvin Clark of Denison Avenue. Miss Charlotte Webster travels in Chicago with Harvard friends. Mr and Mrs W D Humphrey of Findlay OH depart Elvira for New York City then sail June 24 on Vulcania for two months abroad. Miss Leona Kaiser visits St Louis MO representing Elyria Credit Bureau. Harold Burns teaches swimming at Oberlin College summer session. Mrs A Golechin of Lodi Street visits daughter Frances in Cleveland then heads to New York City to stay with daughter Mrs J Weiner. Mr and Mrs W W Mortimer and Miss Ruth Mortimer plan to drive to Ann Arbor MI for Warne Mortimer s graduation.
Mr. A. H. Goodspeed of Imperial Furniture Co. at 82 Broad offers rejuvenation of old furniture into new pieces. A representative can visit homes to assess rooms and provide custom pieces. Prices are reasonable and service is exceptional with options to create any desired custom furniture. Do you know when the company was established. See page 4 for contest details.
University of Michigan on Monday. Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Ackerman Avon Ohio a son at Elyria Memorial Hospital on June 20 Edward Schirack and daughter Naomi are motoring to Decatur Indiana where Naomi will spend the summer vacation with relatives and friends. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schneider 118 High street on June 19 at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Denny 169 Denison avenue have gone to Curtis Michigan for a weeks fishing trip. Warne and Paul Mortimer will attend summer school at University of Michigan while Miss Ruth Mortimer will study at Northwestern University this summer. Mrs Edward Schirack of Columbus street and her sister Mrs Fabher Mandeville of Columbia Station have motored to Ft Wayne Indiana to be in attendance at the silver jubilee celebration of the Alumnae Association of St Catherine Academy June 20 and 21. Mr and Mrs H D Pinkney and sons David and John of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania arrive today to be guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Fullmer of Eastern Heights boulevard. Miss Jean Summerlee leaves this noon to spend the weekend with her sister Miss Ruth Summerlee in Jamestown New York. Miss Nina Baker and Miss Stofer of the High School staff and Batty Nilsen and Robert McWilliams left this morning for Northwestern University for a course along dramatic lines Miss Nil-
Sen and Mrs McWilliams receive scholarships for outstanding dramatics. Eleanor Hughes visits Mr and Mrs Sterling Ward of New London for a weekend. Edward O Hara Arthur O Hara of Elyria and Muriel Stein of Vermilion travel to St Marias Minnesota for a week.
Future citizens of Philadelphia receive instructions on how to exercise duties of citizenship in a series of lectures held in the reception room of Mayor Harry A. Mackey at City Hall.
Everyday for ten days balloons rise from the Elyria Eagles building on Broad Street at 7 p.m. Each release offers 100 balloons with free ad mission tickets dance tickets and $300 in free prizes.
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