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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1931
Page
9
Dorcas Class of the Church of Christ met at Mrs. E. W. Baird home with 31 members answering roll call. New officers were installed, and committees announced. The church discontinues Sunday services for summer, with morning services continuing and a schedule of youth services and missionary addresses set for the coming weeks.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church hosts morning services at 10 45 led by Dr A E Piper on Give Us Our Daily Bread The evening service at 7 30 features the Masonic Chorus with a sermon on The Lost River The church school meets at 9 30 under Superintendent H C Wilcox The Ep worth League gathers at 6 30 led by Miss Dorothy Rawson with an organ prelude two devotions songs by the Masonic Chorus and a program of solos duets and vocal numbers including Open the Gates of the Temple and The Long Day Closes
George Holobach, part owner and manager of Elyria Furniture and Upholstering Co., will sail from New York on Monday aboard the Bremen to his Roumanian home in Radautz Buckovina after living in the U S for eighteen years. Born in Roumania, he has worked in furniture and upholstery across several cities, will see family changes and the wartime aftermath, and plans to return to Elyria around October 1 to resume his work.
Archaeologists uncover two tombs offering rare insights into ancient Egyptian life. Dance event at Midway Tavern, once Whiskeyville Tavern, scheduled for Sunday June 28 featuring Resar's Orchestra and a free fish fry.
The knights of Malta persist in carrying on a mission begun a hundred years ago, sustaining their long tradition of charitable and chivalric activity as they press forward with their enduring work.
John Turner Cushing and Jane Hyatt Hartz wed in a Harbor Beach garden ceremony at the bride’s parents home. Yale professor William Lyon Phelps officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Elizabeth Curry and numerous Cushings relatives. After a trip, the couple will reside in the Flaza Apartments.
Miss Mary Catherine Lukesic daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael E Lukesic of Lorain and Archie J Carter a former Elyrian from Chicago wed at St Vitus church Lorain at high noon Attendants were Katherine Lukesic and Harry Van Wagnen Ceremony followed by reception at the Lukesic home Seventy five guests attended They plan to sail from New York Monday on the Veendam for Bermuda then reside in Chicago Carter works in sales for Pfaudler Company Lukesic taught at Lincoln school and attended Ypsilanti Normal Western Reserve and Kent State. Carter is a Elyria High School graduate
Miss Winifred Faulhaber daughter of Mr and Mrs James Faulhaber of Bellefield avenue marries Edward Wernert son of Mrs Christine Wernert at St Mary's parsonage. Rev Fr James Daly officiates with Thelma Faulhaber as bridesmaid and Alton Wernert as best man. The bride wears orchid chiffon with turquoise net and crystals. Thelma Faulhaber in shell pink net. After the ceremony the couple sails for Detroit and Canada then plans a week at Nakomis Beach park.
North West Encampment No. 185 met in regular session at I C O F Hall. Final arrangements were made for Memorial Sunday on June 28 at the Second Congregational church with sermon by Rev. C F Wiseman. Discussions covered Soft Ball Teams and installation of officers on July 19 with Oberlin and Loram Encampments as guests.
About fifty friends gathered for an informal farewell to Mrs W A Brown at the Alta Mira Tea Rooms last evening. She departs Tuesday for San Leandro California where her husband is in business after four years with the tea rooms and six and a half years in Elsira. Robert Burns and Frederick Brown presented songs and Miss Jessie Burns gave a reading as guests sang together.
Services at the First Baptist Church start Sunday at 9 45 AM with Bible School. At 7 40 PM the pastor Reverend Ketcham speaks. The choir performs If Ye Love Me Keep my Commandments, with organ pieces Idyll Goss Costar and Grand Choeur Rogers. Junior and Senior B Y P U meet at 6 30 PM and evening service at 7 30 PM. Abe Yost leads the gospel song service and the choir sings O Thou the Con trite Sinners Friend with Mr Yost solo. Organ numbers include Adagio Famagalli Barcarolle Aren sky and Postlude March Lawrence. Miss Mildred Bursley goes to New London today to visit home for a week.
The Rev. W. G. Atcheson of Canada will be the speaker at the Church of Nazarene tomorrow. Services are set for eleven o'clock in the morning and seven thirty in the evening.
The Cleveland Toledo Grand Commandery Board met at Crystal Beach and set plans for the third annual outing on August 2 at the Beach. About two thousand are expected to join baseball games contests dancing and a picnic dinner. Attendees include Al Tremper D A Crotty George Wehlber and others from Cleveland Sandusky and surrounding territory.
A First Baptist church Maranatha class held a Hard Times party last evening. Although attendance was limited by bad weather, attendees enjoyed a brief business session that included a letter from Rev. Mein of Brazil. Mrs Beebe and Mrs. Howard Smith organized games and stunts while Mrs Anna Bradley and Evabeth Howk served refreshments.
All church school departments gather in their respective places at ten o'clock Sunday morning. Morning Worship follows at ten forty five with Dr. Auld preaching. Musical numbers include The Nightingale and the Rise Prelude Saint Saens Solo Mr. De Vens Postlude Marche Religieuse by Guilmant.
The regular meeting of the Daughters of Scotia was held last evening in the K of P hall with chief daughter Bessie McCaffey as president. After the business meeting the Daughters enjoyed a banquet with Mrs. Beard presiding. Following the menu, members were entertained by fortune telling.
The Second Congregational Christian Endeavor in term intermediate and senior groups will hold their final summer meeting tomorrow at 9 30 pm at 02 Mor San avenue hosted by Mr and Mrs D M Upton. Delegates include Lucille Botamer Violet Lindauer Ruth Pickett Thelma Pege Katherine Shrubsole Irene Upton Annette Whitney Burton Boynton Adelbert Hazel Jim Lamberton and Roger Rodgers. A picnic at 6 00 pm precedes reports from the forty sixth annual C E Convention in Findlay. In case of rain the gathering moves to the Second Congregational church at the same hour.
The summer communion service is set for tomorrow at 10 45. The sermon topic is The Shepherd Ministry of Jesus. Bible School meets at 9 30 for quarterly lessons review. Intermediate Young People's Society and Bible Study and Prayer Group meet at 6 50 pm. Bible School Cabinet meets Tuesday 7 30 for monthly business and conference with the topic Over coming the Summer Slump in the Bible School. Mid week prayer is Wednesday at 4 00.
Miss Anna Feron hosts Blue and Gold Bunco Club at her home with prize awards for Mrs. Hadaway Barnhart and Beckwith. A guest prize went to Mrs. Ensign, lunch served to one guest Miss Ensign. Next meeting at Mrs. Davis’s Harrison street. The Women's Relief Corps reports small attendance due to weather and installs officers. A junior vice president to be elected. The A F F W picnic held in LaPorte hosted by Mrs. Johnson with guests from Lorain. Epworth League cabinet plans bake sale ice cream social and Lakeside cottages, bulletin board pins arranged. Eastern Stars hold special initiatory session for four candidates and serve refreshments.
The Elyria Men's Bible Class gathers at 9 30 AM in the Rivoli Theater on Broad Street tomorrow with President Jas A Hewit presiding He introduces Paul Wainwright as singing leader Clare Short as accompanist and guest soloist T B Bechtel who will sing two selections The Bible Lesson is The Sermon on the Mount The Reception Committee should arrive by 9 20 AM
Mrs. F. B. Bliss of Cleveland will be the weekend guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Peters on Middle Avenue.
Names, ages, and occupations of couples in Elyria Lorain and Cleveland areas appear with addresses and reverend officiants. Pairings include Joe Filipiak and Florence Mazurkiewicz. Edward Wernert and Winifred Faulhaber. Peter Holzemiller Jr. and Mina Mc Phil. Charles Adcock and Cora Lewis Davis. Anthony Gajdzinski and Frances Kosakowski. officiants include Rev. Dombrowski Rev. Daly and Rev. Culbertson.
Admissions from R. D. No. 1 LaGrange include David Horvath. Discharges list Katherine Leitch 251 Washington Avenue Antonio Erzinger Cleveland Mrs Albert Stiles 194 Center Street Marcia Nichols 412 Middle Avenue.
Mrs. Thomas E. O'Donnell and family Robert David and Dorothy Margaret from Urbana Ill is spending the summer at Mrs. O Donnell's father H M Miller's house on West Sixth Street. Mrs Lydia Squires of 621 West River Street underwent a tonsil operation yesterday and is recovering at home. Born to Mr and Mrs Clyde
A long list of guests and travelers appears in this week’s society notes. Barr and Downing families host visitors from Sharon and Mercer. Many partygoers plan motor trips to Michigan Niagara Falls Fargo North Dakota, and the Pacific coast. Several couples return from honeymoons and vacations, while others prepare summer visits to Buffalo Syracuse and Columbus.
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