1938-01-21; Clare Sentinel

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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY. MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1938
New Series Vol. 46, No. 15
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NO CHANGE IN RATE
OF PAYMENTS FOR
OLD AGE INSURANCE
GEORGE VOUMER INJURED
MONDAY NIGHT IN CRASH
WITH COUNTY SNOWPLOW
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,. Employer and Employee to
Continue Paying One
Percent Until 1940
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? ' There is no change in the 1938 rate
i of contribution for old-age insurance,
ifwas announced today by Clifton H.
'Little, manager of the Traverse City
■: field office of the Social Security
\ Board.
"This year and next the employee
' and employer continue to contribute
• one percent each for old-age insurance," Mr. Little said,
"One percent is deducted from the
wages of all persons who are employed in' occupations covered by the
Social Security Act. A like amount is
added by the employer, the combined
contributions being sent to the United
,' States .collector of Internal Revenues
each • quarter, instead of monthly as
•   Heretofore.
"Contributions for the first three
months of 1938 are due not later than
" April 30 under this arrangement," Mr.
-Little added.
He said the' Social "Security Act pro-
,/' Tides for anincreasein employer-em-
- ployee contributions 'to 1 1-2 percent
\ starting Januaryl, 1940.
.,' Contributions rates under the various unemployment compensation laws
"*" reach -their maximum this year, Mr.
Little added.
In Region V. which is the social security unit under which the Traverse
' City office is    operated,    are   three
t states, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.
'* The "unemployment compensation law
.in Michigan "provides for a 3 percent
contribution in 1938. A contribution of
three-tenths of one percent of the payroll Is also payable to the United
.States collector of Internal Revenue.
Mr. Little further advised employers
that they should make certain that
'their temporary employees report their
social security account numbers before
leaving employment. It was pointed
out that employers must have these
' A numbers when filing reports of work-
( era from whose wages taxes have been
■ ^'deducted under the   Social   Security
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"Employees must report their num-
• bers to employers, also," Mr. Little
added, "if they are to receive full
credit in their social security accounts
" for wages earned.
While returning to his home in
Hayes Township Monday night about
7;00 o'clock, George Vollmer received
painful bruises in the back when the
team and sleighs he' was driving was
struck by a county snowplow.
The accident happened' two miles
north and one-quarter west of Harrison, and it is reported that neither
saw the other until the crash. One
horse was killed.
f MRS. DANIEL CROUSE
■: Marts this life
wednsday morning
" k- iFuqeral Services to be Held
%.   -; Sunday Afternoon From
A /Thurston Funeral
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The many friends' of : Mrs.   Daniel
CroiiSe." "in Clare   and   vicinity   were
. ^srtioeWecland- grieved Wednesday morn-
jlngr *heh it became known ^that she
|>had departed this life at her home • on
,1 Westf-fan street following* an illness of
'5only.'one: week.   ':..■■
*lihts.!deceased! had-lived in' Clare and
yfciriljty .practically'all her.life and-had
%oe for1" herself a-host oMriends who
Y*- &$!£ ti^fHi"Ktioiira her-departure',. * • -• ■>    .-.» c
* *o™ "" -j. i'Fuo'Siral services, will 'be' ;held from
*._-■* "$thie Th'ur's"ton Fun«rai.\Honi6 -.tSunday
►    ' • .;    Afternoon/Rev. Albert: Dawe'offlciat-
* ing and- intermdnt   made   in; Cherry
4; Grove'cemetery,    ■ •.»>'■;-   .
£    The"'We sketch willhie published
1 next-Week, •   \ '"■' -
DRUM AND BUGLE
CORPS TO HOLD
ANNUALMEETING
Organization Has Made Excellent Progress During
Its First Year
Next Tuesday evening, January
TWenty-fifth, commencing at eight
o'clock the officers and members of
Walter H. Larman Post Drum' and
Bugle Corps will hold the annual meeting and election of. officers for the
Corps in the Legion rooms.
It was one year ago, on February
First, 1937, that the local Corps was
organized, a twenty-seven piece musical organization, most of its members
being unfamiliar with musical instruments. Since that time the Corps
has acquired its instruments, and
with constant practice has developed
until it is the equal of any simlliar
organization in this section of the
State,
The man chosen as President of this
organization and to whom a great deal
of the credit for its- success during its
first year is due is our own Mayor,
John W. Dunlop. During the past
year he has been assisted by Vice
President Arleigh B. Gorr, Secretary
Alexander E. Wylie and Treasurer
Leo E. Oden. These four officers
compose the Corps Executive Committee and it is these offices which must
be filled for 1938 at this meeting. The
Corps Finance Committee, which is appointed by the President for the year;
was last year composed of Chairman
Arthur F. Damoth, Kyle L. McKinnon
and Edward G. Johnston.
During 1937 the Corps made a number, of public appearances, including
several at Clare, FaCvell and Harrison. In addition the Corps played at
the Mio Sportsmen's Festival at Mio
and at the Clare-Reed City Foot Ball
game at Reed City.
' In additional to the election of officers a number of plans are to be
made for the coming year and it is
hoped'that every Officer and- mem-
her of the Corps will be in attendance.
Celebrate Birthday After Half Century of Friendship
Reading from left to right: Horace Joyner, Dan Vincent, Arthur Bellinger, Wm. Lowery, Simon Bogardus, and
honored guest* Mr. John White. Seated are John. A- Jackson, Thos. C. Holbrook, Wm. Becker and Dell Komp.
This group was photographed by B. H. Sternaman at the W^hite home on January 9th when Mr. White celebrated
his 79th birthday.   The story appeare 1 in The Sentinel last Friday morning. „
NEED OF UNIFORMS
FOR SCHOOL BAND
SEEN BY CITIZENS
Drive Underway To Secure
Funds Sufficient to Place
Order Within Month
EARLY UARE RESIDENT
PASSES FROM THIS IIFE
AT MT. PLEASANT FRIDAY
6-    «3
» ENTERTAINED AT
';.'.. flWrOErMR&L WAGNER
>    >; WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
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't 'FoftjM;wo- members- of :the Congrega-
-<iiion3l"guild,,niet with Mrs..L. Wagner
*^im Wednesday, January 19th,:. In the
absence of. Mrs. Masten the meeting
^was 'presided py.er, by Mrs. Wagner,.
Committees in charge of the Father
|and'Soh banquet were appointed. Mrs./
KJay 'Hansen presented the report,.bf
I the Ways and Means committee and.
lidlscassed the program for the-coming
}$hree. months.
^Three guests --were present at the
eetrag: Mrs. Trump, Mrs. G. C. Born
% Mrs. K. Hanimerberg.
SPea was served after the meeting,
[^UV'Mrft- Horace"  Joyner  and Mrs,
WfcAi jSttibee pouring. [
*$he next meeting will be at the home
P»|^WS,..Malcolm Feighner on February
. _ JltrB,. J. Hansen and Mrs. G. Lloyd
-' f ■w$$vbe' ih. charge of the program.
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SONSUMERS POWER USERS
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"%• 'JSbr prompt ana courteous serrlcfc
*pfty"y«nr light and power'bills at Utt
State'Bank,
MRS. LEAH GARCHOW 3
ENTERTAINS CLARE
GOOD LITERATURE CLUB
Much Enlightment on Far East'
Given by Program    >
Committee
Mrs. Leah Garchow opened her
pleasant home Tuesday evening ■ to
members of the Clare. Good Literature
Club" for 'the first meeting since the
holiday'recess.    *'■-..-■.      •   .   •
.During the-business'' session -conducted by the president, Mrs. Estella
Holden* the question ' of becoming1
Federated'was discuased and did not
meet with a favorable decision. Miss
DprlsGerow gave a report for the
Civic committee on .the Christmas
project-, announcing that 19 needy children and two adults' were remembered
with .toys and clothing by the Club.
The Club also consisdered making a
contribution to assist- in,, purchasing
new uniforms, for the Clare school
band. Mrs. A. E. Wylie, Doris-Gerow
and Mary Gilmore were appointed on
the nominating committee.to prepare a
slate for the annual meeting. -
• Mrs. Garchow announced a selection by the Club trio, Mrs. Louisa
Bowler, Mrs. Mary Belle Hansen and
Miss Doris^QeroWj which was pleasing rendered^ before Mrs. Garchow
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The question of purchasing new j
uniforms for the . Clare school band
placed before the public in the Sentinel last week is being given a great
deal of consideration, by our townspeople who have been in close contact with our boys and girls who
compose this organization.
The Sentinel is again asking that
all local organizations give this cause
its due consideration at the first opj
portunityt. and help put this effort^,
across. Mr. Greenfield states that
several months time is necessary
after placing the order for uniforms,
and we are certain that Clare will not
let this worthy project pass by nncon-
sidered. The Sentinel will receive
any contribution made in behalf of
the school band- organization and we
hope to be able to announce next week
that several liberal pledges have been
made. There are about 40 members
in the band and it is estimated that
about ?650 is needed to finance the
tjurchasing of new uniforms.
The spring. musicaL festival will bs
held in Clare-May 2Sth, and the band
are without presentable costumes for
the occasion, therefore every effort
will be made and public cooperation
urged to finance this worthy cause.
Arrand Northey, 73, early resident of
this city, passed from this life ■ last
Friday at his home in Mt. Pleasant following a short illness, death bsing
due to heart failure.
Funeral services were held Monday
from the home and the body placed in
the vault at the Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Besides his wife, ill's deceased 1."
survived by two fons, Richard and
Naiuo, of Flint, and .one sister, Mrs
Grace Willrich, of Auburn Heights, together with 11 grandchildren and 2
great grandchildren.
During his thirty years residence
here Mr. Northey worked at the carpenter trade and for several years was
in the employ of the Consumers Power
Co. He moved with hts family to Mt.
Pleasant abpnt 20* ye^rte- ago, .continuing in the service of the Consumers
Power Co.
AGED FATHER OF
HATTON RESIDENT '
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Levi    Montney    Was    Listed
Among Settlers of Clare
County in 1880
CHARLES STRANGE
PRESENTS SAFETY
TWINSJO CITY
'Jimmy and Johnny' Placed
in School Zone as Protection for Children
AMERICAN LEGION
MEMBERS ENTERTAINED
AT DINNER MONDAY EVE.
Auxiliary Presented Flag From
Nellie Sherwood During
**'■"' Programv>
LITTLE SHELYIA JEAN:
WILSON DIES AT LOOMiS
Shelvia Jean Wilson was born in
Loomis, Isabella County, April 11,1937,
and departed from this life -January 9.
She leaves to mourn her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Wilson, her four
little sisters; Dorothy, Harriet, Genevieve and Emma, also lier grandmother,
Mrs. Emma Fairbanks, and' other
aunts and uncles, relatives and
friends.. The funeral was held. January 12 from the Thurston Funeral
:Home. Rev. Stanford officiating. Burial
in Surrey cemetery.
Last'Monday evening the members
of Walter H. Larman tfnit No. 128,
American Legion Auxiliary entertained the Legionnaires with a dinner
followed by a program in the Legion
'rooms. '
Following the dinner which was in
charge of Hazel Hawkins, the numbers
of the program were introduced by
Alta Bellinger who had charge of the
program. The following numbers were
given:
Community singing led by James
Glllesnie on the concertina .
Reading, Betty Walker
Vocal solo-"A Brown Bird Singing"
Phyllis Ann- Sherwood, accompanied
by Adelaide Wylie.
Presentation of the American Flag
from Nellie Sherwood to the local
Auxiliary Unit delivered by Adelaide
Wylie.
Pledging Allegiance to the Flag and
Singing of the Star Spangled Banner ^
by all present.' '"'      ' "~'r "-
■' Reading, iyorie Gorr
Vocal solo, Mrs. Florence Stanford,
accompanied- by,,Iyone Gorr
Many of Clare County's older residents will regret to learn of the death
of Levi Mon"ney At San Diego, Cal., on
Jaunary 2nd. The funeral rites were
held on the Wednesday following..'
Mr. Montney was born in Jefferson
county,- New York, August 16; 1844,
and enlisted in the Union army in
1864. He came to Michigan and Clare
County in 1880 where he lived until
1906 and after the death, ,pf his wife,"
he retired from active larming .and
moved to El Paso, Texas.;..*About
eight years ago he moved - to. San
Diego, Cal., wnere he passed away
after a short illness, at the age of 93
years.
All of Mr.'Moritney'.a brothersr also
served in the. Civil'war, one^of-.theni,*
Charles^ passed :away in Michigan
recently at the age* of .-99 years. He
was the grandson- of one of General
Lafayette'B fighters for the American
revolution.
The- veteran is survived by two
daughters. Miss Elizabeth Montney,
San Diego, and Mrs. Lee Steiner, Detroit; three sons, Clayton, of Hatton
township; Ray, of Los Angeles, Cal.,
and Floyd, of San Diego, one brother,
Byron Montney, of Memphis, Mich., a
sister,' Mrs. Christine VanConana,
Avoca, Mich, 11 grandchildren and
three greatgrandchildren. r  '
Mayor Dunlop and members of the
City Council have graciously accepted
a gift to the city by Charles Strange
which brings the Safety Patrol organization of our public school on an
equal keel with many of the larger
cities.
Mr. Strange has always given much
thought in interest of the safety of
school children traveling to and from
our school. Sgt. Harry B. Snider who
has for the past nine years been in
charge of the, safety education of all
the schools in the city of Lansing, has
created what is knowiTas "The Safety
Twins" named Jimmy and Johnny,
'I'hese.'twlns are life-like figures of a
twelve year old boy, five foot, four
Inches tall, 15 inches wide, 11 inches
thick and weight 37 pounds, complete
oh base. Mr. Strange carefully investigated these "Twin Lads" and
found that they are very effective in
saving and protecting children's lives.
Upon purchasing same and bringing
them to Clare he requested they both
be placed* on US-27, one just south
Of the Seventh and McEwan street
Intersection and the other just north
of the Eighth and McEwan intersection.
The care of Jimmy and Johnny has
■been placed in the hands of the city
school and patrol organization, and
great pride is taken by the latter
group in their new safety devices.
The children of- any community are
among its .greatest, assets and this effort on the part of ^Mr. Strange'to
save Clare children from traffic accidents i3 a very-commendable action.
LOCAL ATTORNEYS ATTEND
TRI-C0UNTY BAR ASS'N
AT MT. PLEASANT TUES.
Last Tuesday evening' Theo. G. Bowler, Donald E. Holbrook and Alexander
E. Wylie attended a meeting of the
Tri-County Bar Association in Mt,
Pleasant. The principal speaker was
Arthur W. Penny, formerly of Cadillac and now of Muskegon, who spoke
on the subject "The Constitution and
the Courts" in which he traced the
development of. the American Constitution from the time of the Magna
Charta until the present time and explained the significance of the important Supreme Court decisions from
the time of the founding of the American Government until the present.
It was decided' that the next meeting
will be held in Glare sometime in
March.
YEAR 'ROUND SPORTS
PROGAM PLANNED BY
CLARE BUSINESS MEN
Chamber of Commerce Will
Promote Projects to Attract Tourists to City
"The Chamber of Commerce has one
fundamental purpose, and that, to
serve the community by actively and
seriously promoting projects which
benefit the business men and citizens."
With this aim clearly outlined by
President Harold Fleming, the Board
of Directors and officers of the organization held an important meeting
Monday evening.
Realizing that the favorable location
of Clare with relation to highways and
railroads and at the entrance to the
great Sportland of* Michigan, attracts
thousands of tourists to visit Clare
each year, the Board of Directors
voted unanimously to provide recreational facilities, second to none. The
tourist business" is a year around
proposition. Aec^d^njsly, Agents of
the Federal government are to be contacted at once looking to the development of an extensive summer tourist
camp, a swimming pool, and winter
sports advantages. Kenneth Barnes
was appointed as contact man and
With J. Ei Doherty^ will secure information to present at the next regular ^meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.
It is the desire Of the Directors that
the development of this program receive the interest and enthusiasm of
the entire .membership. Something
unique and different must be done in.
this project so that the name Clare,
will immediately call the. tourist at-
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FULL HOUSE GREET
NOTED OUT DOOR
WRITEJUiPEAKER
Ben East Tells Story of Trip
North and Verifies Same
by Pictures
Clare was honored Wednesday evening with a visit by Ben East, the
noted writer and lecturer of 'wild life*
and the 'out of door'..
He was brought hen? through the
joint sponsorship of the Kiwanis Club,
Rod and Gun Club, and the Clare
Chamber of Commerce, who after .a
number of years trying, was successful in securing this date through the
assistance of the Saginaw Nev-s, for
whiqh newspaper he writes ?s well as
many others.
He was a guest at the Kiwanis Club:'.
at their regular meeting at the Doher.ty
Hotel to which, the officials and directors of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Rod and Gun Cluh and several
businessmen were invited.
He gave a .brief talk stressing ..the .
advantages of the .'out of door liftf:
and made a most graphic plea for „ther
dads who had sons: to take them ;but
as pals. This WOU14,have a-three*;q!*
value upon the boys life; Vit wbulcl
stimulate a love for gooff clean healthful out of door sport; it would make
the boy a real pal to his dad, where
under the quiet of Gods great 'open
sky the boy would devulge confidences1
that he would never do elsewhere; and
a third and no less important value,
was that of saving the boy from becoming an inmate of our penal institutions. He illustrated this point
very forcefully by references to his
observations, as he had been called
upon to lecture in those places.
From the Doherty Hotel he wenfeAo
the High School auditorium where 1$b
was greeted by a full house chieflyJ^a
group of people who love the out-»f-
doors. His iluustvated description of
his trip into Hudson Bay with .,'-■ a..
party of 18 people was most enlightening and his experiences in hunting the
Polar bear and fishing for the Northern trout was most interesting.
The moving pictures added much to
the lecture and made the trip most
real. To say that Claretgreatly"ap-„.
predated having Ben East is but putting it mildly. We hope for a return
trip at his earliest convenience.
$1,000 Reward
It has been reported1 to us that a story
is in circulation in this vicinity to the
effect that a portion of our butter is
Oleomargarine. All of our dairy products, are manufactured of only high
quality milk, cream, salt, sugar, flavoring arid butter color.   Our plant is in
spected regularly by State and Federal
**78ho"^t"Wversprings". Ruthjdairy Inspectors, who have repeatedly
P»&nt and'Adelaide Wylie., ■'    commended us on the sanitation of .our
Concertina Solo, James Gillespie.    ' creamery and the high quality of our
products.
We will pay anyone $1000 reward
who can prove that we have e^er put
any oleomargarine in any of our dairy
St'. Cecilia's church will give their products; -and will also prosecute any.
next party in the City Hall, Tuesday, j one whom we know to make    false
January 25 at 8:15.'20   nice   prizes, j statements concerning our products.
Admission 25c, no other charge. Thayer Dairy, Inc..
NOTICE
GLEN WESTMAN AND HIS
JORCBESTRA TO PLAY
;-■ FOR PRESENTS.BAH
Plans Wtell Underway for Birth-
.,   day Dance at Community.
Hall January 29th
Plans tor President Roosevelt's
Birthday ball to take place on Saturday evening, .January 29, In the Community Hall are well under way and
from all indications the event will be
largely attended. This dance, which
is'"being held simultaneously with
such events all over the United States,
is a non-political, community-wide and
country-wide rally of all those interested in raising funds to combat the
serious ravages of infantile paralysis.
The President's birthday has been
chosen as the date for these annual affairs because.President Roosevelt has
been the foremost exponent of the
work of the noted Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation.
Dancing will .begin at ten o'clock,
and a unit of Maurice Rushlow's
Orchestra known as "Glen Westman
and his five-piece Band" from Saginaw
will play. .Tickets which are ?1.00,
may be purchased at any of the- Drug
Stores also from committee members,
Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Wyman, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mair,
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Bingham. Farwell,
" Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cornell, Lake, Mr.
jand Mrs. Harry Kress, Lako George,
At. and Mrs. Fred,Smith, Harrison.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
URGES SUPPORTING OF
SHEPHERD-HILL BILL
Commander Masten   Furnishes
Story to Enlighten Public onlssue
Citizens of Clare who believe in
protecting and preserving American
Democracy were' urged today by Stanley L. MaBtere Commander of Walter
H. Larman Post, No., 128, The American Legion, to sign petitions .being,
circulated by- American Legion.members In. this city in. support of * the
Shepherd-Hill measures , .in Congress
for the enactment .of Universal Service -Legislation.   -..,-.
Commander S. L. Masten, in an interview with this .newspaper, stated
that since 1922 The American Legion
has been definitely committed to a
policy of securing the.adoption by
Congress of an adequate Universal
Service Law.
"Increasingly thruout the years," the
commander declared, ''more and more
support has been forthcoming from
the American Public for a Universal
Act. And it appears as tho finally in
1938 The American -Legion will see its
desire fulfilled by this law being approved. The principal reason why
success has not greeted Universal
Service Legislation thus far is that the
public has not been informed generally
of the meaning of such a statute, nor
has it been aroused to the primary
necessity for universal service as the
best practical means along with an
adoquate national defense in keeping
this nation out of war,"   .
For the Information of local people who may desire to lend, their support to the American Legion's program by-signing, these petitions, Com-
(Oontinued on Page Twelve) ]
HUNDREDS LURED
TO NEW TOBOGGAN
SLIDE ATC0.SEAT
Outdoor   Sports   on   Budd,
Lake Sponsored by Har-; ••
rison Board
The Budd Lake toboggan slides at
Harrison attracted about three thous-.
and people last Sunday who enjoyed:''
the winter sports program sponsored
by  the  Harrison- Chamber -of    Com-i
merce. - This new slide is the only-one-
of its kind In this part of the state arid.
the  setting for  the sports , device ."1)9,
ideal., - The steep bank  of-the lake
affords sufficient drop for the three S5
foot slides to allow Che "toboggans to
go at least half way across the laker
at this point.   The bob sleds, often In--;
crease; this distance and with, cleai*'
ice 'speed enough-is obtained in .tha .,
'drop to allow ithem to crpss the lak^,,
Access to the .grounda may be obtain^ ,.
ed thru the south entrance atthe.WH-"
son. State park.
L. F. Leonard, chairman of the Wjtat*' •
er Sports Committee states, that •'the
Slides are open on-Wednesday, Friday-,. •
Saturday and Sunday evenings, arid
other nights upon appointment.; Sev-.
eral highpowered lights glared brightlxs*
ov.er the  grounds.    A small ;jcottag«-
with a stove provides   a   place ' for
warmth for those not wishing to' ride.
A rink has also been provided   -to
j furnish amusement for skaters.   This .
lies just slightly to the left of the path
for.the sleds and toboggans. :.This ,i»  ,
100x210;feet in size.
- The Harrison business people are 3to.
be commended for this accomplishment which has in its short life attracted hundreds of people from all
parts of the state to the 'County Seat
especially over the week ends to enitfjr,
this popular outdoor sport.
FISH SUPPER TONIGHT
\    Fish supper this Friday night, January 21st at Hilltop Tavern.  Price per
'plate 35 cents.
EAGLE YOUNG PEOPLE
TO PRESENT PIATT AT   1
CHURCH SUNDAY EVE.
; A play entitled * "Pontious! Mats'*
will be presented at the K&gfe church,
8; 00 o'clock Sunday' evening, January.
23rd by the young people' ot tho
Christian Endeavor Society. A, freA
will offering will be taken, the proceeds to go for missionary' work.
Everyone Invited.