The Plattsmouth Journal. (Plattsmouth) 1928-05-28 …...VOL. NO. XUV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY,...

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VOL. NO. XUV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928. NO. 33 Many Improve- ments Mark the Spring Season Business Houses and Residences Alike Are Being Made More Attrac- tive by Improvements. From Thursdays Dally The past several months have seen a great deal of improvement in the city in a great many ways and par - 'J in 1 1 ' r w ci y ui l ilTT ucuci- - ment of the various business build- ings as well as the residences over the city. In the downtown district there has been many changes made that have Tne out of lown guests were Mrs. added to the attractiveness of the Thomas Sullivan and Mrs. Traver, of business action and which have Omaha, and Mrs. Frank D. Burgess, been large factors in making the,of Salina Kansas, former resident buildings more attractive in both the Wo whrt nnw moving to Omaha interior and the exterior. The use of the paint and brush has made a great many of the exter- iors of the buildings present a won- derful appearance and Jending to the entire business section a much needed improvement. Several of the stores have car- ried on extensive remodeling chang- es in the interior of their buldings that have added to the appearance as well as the convenience of the stores and among these that have and are still engaged in the work of remodeling are the H. M. Soen-nichse- n, the E. A.Wurl and the new Red and White grocery stores as well as the building that is being occu- pied by the Ghrlst Furniture Co. Perhaps one of the most out- standing improvements that has been made is the rebuilding of the structure on South Sixth street which was formerly used by the pop factory and which has been in a state of partial dissolution for sev eral years. The property .was secur- ed by the Building and Loa associa- tion and rebuilt and is now a real attraction to that part of the city and is occupied by the Maytag Co., as their distribution headquarters and display rooms. The last few months has seen as much improvement over the city as the entire record of 1927 would show and is an indication of the fact that the entire community is making its advancing strides again, after the post war period of depression. Other improvements are being carried on in the shape of remodeling and re- decorating of places and which will make the year record breaking in the number of improvements that have been made. Some of these changes have not been so costly but they have added much to the appearance of the busi- ness section, while others will cost a great deal, one of these being the remodeling of the Hall building on South 6th street which is to be used as a motion picture theatre. The total of the changes made will amount to many thousands of dol- lars and certainly speaks well for the first four months of the year and if the ensuing summer is prolific of improvements as the first few months of the year 1928 will set a very high standard of improvement in the city. PRESENT FINE PROGRAM F.rom Thursday's Dally A group of the local members of the Plattsmouth Women s club were at Papillion yesterday where they were the guests of the ladies of that city and gave a very delightful pro- gram at the home of Miss Ida Fricke, one of the leaders in the musical Avork of the Papillion club. The program was along the lines of the study of the Indian music and in this connection Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave a very interesting talk on the history of the Indian melodies and throughout the program the theme of the music of the native American was heard. Mrs. James T. Begley, soprano and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, con-tral- o, gave several of the Indian songs while Mrs. Robert Reed was heard in a group of the Indian selec- tions, played very charmingly on the piano, and Mrs. A. D. Caldwell pre- sented a group of melodies in violin selections. The ladies were well pleased with their visit to the Sarpy county city and received many expressions of the pleasure of the ladies on the fine program of the songs and music of the original American manthe Red Man. DEBATING CLUB HAS TREAT From Thursday's Oany Last eveniner the members of the debating team of the High school, which has had a very successful sea- - son. in their work on the platform in ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE From Thursday's Dally Miss Minnie Guthman was hostess yesterday at a very charming May bridge breakfast at her home on North Fourth street, and which was enjoyed by a group of the friends. There were eight tables arranged and the settings were in the bright and colorful garden flowers that ad- - ded a very pleasing touch to the scene of enjoyment. In the playing, Mrs. Karl Brown, or Pfinillion. was awarded the first ri7 while Mrs. J. A. Donelan was awarded the second and Miss Lucille Horn the third, the consolation prize ; - je - ng awarded to Mrs. Maldon D. . iJrOWn. In the entertaining and serving, Miss Guthmann was assisted by the Misses Marie and Lucille Horn and ir icnri rirnwn to reside. Elks Name J. W. Holmes as the New Secretary Postmaster Will Have New Honor as the Secretary of the Elks and Golf Club. From Thursday's Dally Last evening the members of Plattsmouth lodge No. 739, B. P. O. E. held a special meeting at the club house on North Sixth street, to take up the matter of the filling of the office of the secretary of the lodge which was made necessary by the resignation of Charles W. Hula, the present secretary, who finds that his insurance business will not per- mit his devoting the time that the office should have. The fact that the Elks have the country club and golf club affairs as well as their own routine lodge busi ness to handle has made the office of the secretary of the lodge a real task and one that will take up a great deal of time of the secretary. The lodge voted to elect to the office James W. Holmes, who has been active in the lodge work for a number of years and also has been the president of the golf club for a number of terms and Is thoroughly conversant with the two organiza- tions and which will make him an exceptionally valuable man in the position of secretary. The new sec- retary has been a great booster for the Elks as well as the golf club and his election to the secretaryship as sures the right man in the right place in this important time when the Elks are putting over the country club and golf course proposition and with his ability and business man- agement Mr. Holmes will be the logical man. FINE ORCHESTRA From Thursday's Dallv Jess Williams and his Songsters, of Lincoln, who played for the Ameri- can Legion dance last night, is an- other of the fine orchestras that has been brought here by the Legion for its feature dances since the opening of the Legion community building last Fall, but as usual the past three months with the mid-wee- k offerings, the crowd was barely large enough to pay the expenses of bring- ing the orchestra here. The basement dance hall in the partially completed Legion building as fully as cool as any out-do- or pa- vilion, but it is hard to make the dancers understand this, and then there are others who just naturally prefer the park pavilions, anyhow. The Legion has a Decoration night dance booked for next Wednesday, with music by the Orioles, and expects to have a good crowd on account of it being a holiday. GRADUATES IN WASHINGTON From Thursday's Dally Friends here of the Lee Sharp fam- ily have received announcements of the graduation in the class of 192S of the Wenatchee, Washington, High school, of Miss Helen Sharp, the eld- est daughter of the family. Miss Sharp was a student here for a num- ber of years during her young girl- hood and since the removal of the family two years ago to the west, has been attending the Wenatchee schools, where she has completed her Anal High school work. The many school friends and former classmates the south central school debates, had or miss onarp, wno are now compiei-a- n additional pleasure afforded them ing their school work here will be in the treat given by their coach, R. pleased to learn of her success in F. Patterson, who by his splendid completing her four years of High work, has given the local schools one school work, of the best teams in . a great many years. STILL VERY POORLY The young people motored to Ora- - aha. where Mr. Patterson entertained ; From Thursday's Dally them at a theatre party at the newt The reports received here from Orpheum and after several very pleas- - Lincoln state that Miss Claire Green, ant hours the young people motored former resident here, is quite poorly back to their homes here. Those at her home in the capitol city and enjoying the event were: George her condition has caused a great deal Thacker, Marie Sperry, Henry Mar- - ,of apprehension to the members of shall, Hazel Harkins, Mary Swatek, her family and the many friends, Doris Young and Dorothy Brink. both at Lincoln and in this city. King of Trails Bridge Soon to be Resurfaced State to Call for Bids for Placing Rock Asphalt Surface on the Roadway. From Thursday's Daliy The King of Trails bridge over the Platte river which in the next two or three months will become a structure that will be free to travel, is to be given a thorough re-su- r- ! facing of the roadway of the bridge before the bridge becomes a free structure. I The state engineer is calling for bids for placing on the bridge a road-- ', way surfacing of an inch and a half r of rock concrete to replace the pres-;e- nt gravel surfacing of the bridge and which will offer a greater wear- ing resistance to the heavy travel than the gravel. The work as announced ia to be commenced on June 15th and will be completed on July 1st, just prior to the time that the structure will probably be opened as a free non-to- ll bridge. The bridge has been purchased by the counties of Cass and Sarpy and the state of Nebraska, the counties paying their half of the cost of the bridge as well as the interest on the structure through the medium of tolls and the travel that has passed over the bridge has now practically paid for the cost of the building of the fine steel and concrete structure and also the incidental expenses that have been incurred, including the salaries of the toll keepers and the other maintenance and costs of the bridge. The attainment of the free bridge is a great advance toward the elim- ination of the only toll bridge in the state that spans a state stream and will be the result of a campaign of many years to secure a bridge of this kind and which was made possible by the Plattsmouth and Omaha group of men that erected the bridge and later sold it to the state and the two counties with the object of securing the free bridge. FUNERAL OF HARRY WHITE From Thursday's Dally The funeral services of the late Henry White were held here on Wed- nesday afternoon, the body arriving .from Omaha on No. 24 over the Burlington, and being taken direct to the Oak Hill cemetery where a short service was held by the Rev. Harold E. Sortor of the First Meth odist church. A number of the rela tives and old friends were present at the last rites. The pall bearers were from the old friends being Fred G. Morgan, C. F. Vallery, Guy White, O. G. Dovey, William Schmidtmann and W. J. Streight. Mr. White was an uncle of Mrs. Frank J. Morgan of this city and also a great uncle of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Horn of Hay Springs, Nebraska, who with their son and daughter were here for the last rites. GOES TO HOSPITAL Froir Saturday's Dally Mrs. Ruth Thomsen, of this city, was taken to Omaha yesterday, where she entered the Immanuel hospital at that place and will be under ob- servation and treatment for some time in an effort to locate the cause of her illness, from which she has suffered for some time. It is not known whether or not an operation will be necessary, and which will have to be determined by the examinations and observance of the patient. The many friends over the county will regret to learn of the illness of Mrs. Thomsen and trust that it may not be of a serious nature and that she may soon be able to return home to this city. ATTEND OMAHA CHAPTER From Thursdays Dally Last evening a number of the officers and members of Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, motored to Omaha where they at- tended the meeting of Bellevue chap- ter and where the degree work was conferred on several of the local can- didates. Members of the high school faculty that were advanced to the degrees In the chapter and had desired to complete the work before ; the commencement of the summer vacation and summer school work ' that would take them from the city and accordingly the Omaha chapter wsa secured to give them the needed degrees. WEDDED AT COURT HOUSE From Thursday's Daily Yesterday afternoon at the county court occurred the marriage of Miss Georgia W. Conley, of Weeping Wa- ter and Francis W. Benedict of Glen-woo- d. The marriage was performed by Judge A. K. Duxbury and was witnessed by the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. George Conley. After the wedding the bridal couple returned to Weeping Water where they expect to reside in the future. " Blank books at the Journal office. A PLEASANT MEETING From Friday's Dally On Tuesuay afternoon the Social Circle club met at the beautiful coun- try home of Mrs. Frank Moore, east of Murray. The afternoon was spent visiting and discussing the plans for the social meetings that will be held during the summer season until the resumption of the regular study per- iod, in September. The club leaders have made their last trip to the office of the county agent at Weeping Water, completing the lessons for the present season, and which will be resumed with the new lessons in the coming fall. With the delicious luncheon served by Miss Margaret Moore and Mrs. Allen Vernon, everyone surely enjoy- ed the occasion to the utmost and which aided in the: completion of a very fine afternoon, and the ladies were convinced of the fact that the hostesses were most royal entertain- ers. The next social meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ezra Albin on June -- 9th. Red and White Store Opens to the Trade Today Consolidation of Chase Meat Market and Handy Way Grocery in New Establishment. From Saturday's Dally This morning the Red and White grocery and meat market, located on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, opened its doors to the pub- lic after several days in which the decorators have been busily engaged in placing the store room in the most perfect of condition. The new store represents the con- solidation of the S. S. Chase meat market and the Handy Way grocery owned by Hilt Martin, son-in-la- w of Mr. Chase. The exterior of the building that is occupied by the new firm is a very bright and attractive sight as it has been painted in the very rich tones of the r"i ,v.th ths rpotless white trimmings, while the upper portion of the building has been done in the tones of deep green and man- - ing the whole structure one that at- tracts much attention. The interior of the store room has been finished in spotless white, the ceiling and walls, the large ice stor- age room for the meats as well as the shelving and the bins for the vegetables and fruits are all in the clear and spotless white. The dainty red flowers that are a part of the decorative plan also aid in the beauty of the new business house. The task of the removal of the stock of Mr. Martin was completed last evening and everything was in readiness today when the opening hour came to bring the Red and White store into existence and adding a very attractive feature to the business section of the citj". GO OUT ON SEARCH From Saturday's Daily Last evening Sheriff Bert Reed was called out to spend several hours searching for stolen property that it was claimed had been taken from some Burlington box cars at Orea-pol- is and also endeavoring to locate parties that had robbed a bunk car at Ashland and who were suspected of having come this way, following the railroad line it was thought. Special Agent Young of the Burling- ton was here and assisted the sheriff In the search but which failed to reveal the parties or any trace of the stolen articles, altho the sheriff spent the larger part of the night on the hunt. STILL IN HOTEL BUSINESS From Thursday's Dally Many years ago there was a well known hotel man man, Joe, Opelt, engaged in the conduct of hotels at Nebraska City and also had charge of the Riley hotel in this city. The Ne- braska City News-Pres- s tells of a re- cent visit that John W. Steinhart, well known citizen of Nebraska City paid to the west and which included among other places visited, Nogales, Arizon, and where he stopped at the i Hotel Esplendor. The manager of the hotel is Clyde Oplet, a son of Joe Opelt and who was a little lad when the family resided In Platts- - , mouth some thirty-eve- n years ago. IMPROVING NICELY From Friday's Dally The reports from the St. Joseph hospital state that Mrs. Prank Woos-te- r of this city, who was operated on there Wednesday afternoon, is now doing very nicely and with the present rate of improvement the pa- tient may soon be on the highway to recovery. This is most pleasing news to the friends here and are hopeful to have this estimable lady back home again. Mrs. John Weber and children, Joe. Catherine, Josephine and Teresa, came down from Omaha last evening to attend the commencement, exer- - cises of the Plattsmouth High 'school ; and to visit with the old friends. tb Class of 1928 Say Farewell to Hi School Days One of the Largest Classes in the History of the School Are Given Diplomas. From Saturday's tjaTi? Last evening another class of stu- dents passed from the threshold of the Plattsmouth high school, com- pleting their four years of work in the final grades and which entitled them to the coveted parchments that gave them the distinctions of high school graduates and representing a return of the energy and interest that they had given to the school work in the period that they had been members of the great democracy j of the American high school. The class of 1928 of the Platts- mouth high school wag one of the largest that has been graduated and was exceptional in the fact that a very substantial majority of the class were boys, thirty-fou- r of the class being young men and twenty-fiv- e young ladies, this being the first time in the history of the school that the masculine portion of the class had exceeded the feminine in the point of numbers. The school auditorium was wholly inadequate to accommodate the crowd that assembled to enjoy the graduation and long before the open- ing of the program standing room in the auditorium was at a premium The program of the commencement was carried out in the most pleasing manner and the class under the di- rection of their sponsor, R. F. Pat- terson fully carried out their part of the program in making the occa- sion a success in every way. It was promptly 8 o'clock when the notes of the processional march was sounded by Charles Nowacek, member of the class of 1929 and one of the brilliant musically inclined students of the school. The class en- tered in their grey gowns and the mortar board caps and presented a very fine appearance as they took their places on the platform, they filling the stage of the auditorium to its capacity. As the class reached the stage the invocation was pronounced by the Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church, who gave the plea for the divine blessing of the young men and women who were completing their school work. The class had the pleasure of en- joying a very fine musical offering in the solo given by Frank A. Cloidt, well known local vocalist and also secretary of the board of education and who had as his number, "In victus," by Bruhn, the accompanist being Miss Estelle Baird. The salutatory was given by George Olson, the second highest ranking student of the class and who on behalf of his fellow students as sisted in the expression of pleasure at their attainment of their success. Mr. Olson stated that he recalled the sensations of the twelve years before when he had entered the school for the first time, that the class appre- ciated the successful of teacher and parent in advancing them through the school, serving the class each year until this time when the responsibility of serving became the duty of the members of the class when they too must take up their duties. The class must serve their community and their friends in the future as others had served for them in the past. The valedictory address was given by Miss Fern Jahrig, the highest ranking student of the class, gave the farewell for the class to the school where they had labored for the past four years in completion of the high school work, Miss Jahrig picturing the pleasure that the graduation brought, as well as the feeling of regret that the members of the class all felt at the partings, the severing of many friendships and the development of new interests in life. She spoke of appreciation of the class to their parents, who had made the sacrifices that were necesssary in the completion of education of the members of the clas. to the teachers who had trained through the grade and high school years the minds of the students and also to the board of education and the citizens of Plattsmouth who had provided the opportunit' of the high school educa- - i tion. The class should make loyalty their motto and bear this to their school, their home and the friends that they make along life's way. The class of 1928 had an excep- tionally pleasing speaker as the or- ator of the commencement exercises in Prof. H. E. Bradford of the state university, whose subject was that of "The Magic Touch," the speaker taking the story of Aladdin and the wonderful lamp, which required but the touch of the hand to bring hurrying to the service of the owner of the lamp, the genii that would serve the every wish of the owner of the lamp. To the young man or woman there was a magic touch in life that they alone possesed, no gift could bring them certain things of life, success, wealth, fame and friends, save their own magic touch of service and which they must exer- cise to bring forth their dearest dreams attainment. JTebraika State Historf-a- l Society In his opening the speaker called the attention to the trend of the times that had brought more and more young people through the high school, how a few years ago small clashes were the rule in all schools and now larger and larger classes were leaving the schools, the parents giving their children greater op- portunities in the way of education. This was true largely of the boy and girl from the farm where the parents were now giving their children the sania opportunities that had in the past been held by only a few in the cities, today the boy and gill of the farm coming to receive their final education in the high school because their districts could and would send them to the accredited high schools for their education. In discussing the magic touch of time Mr. Bradford recalled the fact that twenty years ago when a com- mencement speaker offering the statement that music and the human voice would come over the air with- out wires to convey them would have been laughed at, that if a man had foretold that young man would one morning step in his plane in New York and thirty hours later step cut on the landing field at Paris, he would have been thought foolish, yet time with its magic touch had ac- complished this. What had won for the men and women of America had been the power of thinking, the forciful and strong minds that had gone from the beaten path of thought and found new inspirations that had given the world a greater vision and greater attainments. The boy or girl leaving school should strive to at- tain that which their ambition called for. they should try and make suc- cessful the dreams that they might have as to their future profession or place in life. To the fathers and mothers the speaker gave the message of th magic touch, asking the question as to whether or not the child would have the same blind and unshaken confidence and faith in the parent at seventeen they had at five when the parent was the whole world to them. It was the duty and the re sponsibility of the parent to live their own life with their children, to keep their interest, their realization of the needs and desires or the child in their mind and to guide and counsel the young' man or woman. The address was one of the best that has been heard for many years at commencement and the speaker held the closest attention of the audi- ence until the close. Superintendent R. E. Bailey, who presided over the meeting introduced W. G. Brooks, superintendent of schools of Burlington, Iowa, and also a former superintendent of the local schools, who gave a brief expres sion of his appreciation at being present and recalled many of the incidents of his school work here and of the fact of the graduating class had Just commenced their school work in the grades while he was still the superintendent here. Mrs. L. O. Minor, regent of the Fontenelle chapter of the Daughers of the American Revolution, gave the presentation of the history prize that was awarded to Henry Wooster, one of the high ranking students of the class. Superintendent R. E. Bailey also gave the Palmer awards that had been given to members of the nor- mal training class for their excellent work in their penmanship which is under the direction of Miss Marie Kaufmann, supervisor of this de partment of the city schools. The members of the class receiving the reward were: Florence Wiles, Loa Davis. George Olson, Marie Nolting, Gretchen Warner. Gladys Bushnell. Marie Sperry, Mary Ellen Vallery, Frances Wiles, Ona Graves, Eula Reed and Doris Hogue. One of the delightful features of the program was the saxophone num- ber given by Frederick M. Gorder, one of the graduates who has been active in the musical as well as the athletic life of the school and whose accompaniment was played by Mrs. John F. Gorder, his mother. The scholarship awarded by the church colleges of the state was pre- sented to Miss Fern Jahrig, honor student, by Superintendent R. E. Bailey. The class of 1928 was then pre- sented by J. V. Simons, principal of the high school, who gave the class a fine tribute and recommended them to the board of education to receive the diplomas that they had earned. The diplomas were then presented by Dr. F. L. Cummins, president of the board of education. In a few well chosen remarks and which Dr. Cum- mins recalled that when he gradu- ated over forty years ago the clas3 had numbered Just eight and which was then the largest class that the school had graduated. He stated the school was proud of Its graduates and wished them well. He then gave the diplomas to the following members of the graduating class: Donald H. Born, Alive V. Bulin, Gladys Ii. Bushnell, George Allen Caldwell, Ellis E. Champlin, Alice Colvin Crabill, Loa Davis, Margaret Lucille Engelkemier, Bernard I. Gal- loway, Ralph E. Gansemer, Frances Tinsley Ghrlst, Frederick Maurice Gorder, Ona M. Graves, Wllber S. Hall. Lucille Hatt, Doris Hogue, John G. Horn, Charles E. Howard, Olive Winifred Huffer, Virgel G. Hutton, Fern Jahrig, Ruth L. Janda, Noble A. Ki6er, Bernard H. Klinger, Law rence Leonard, Henry R. Marshall, Isabel M. Marshall. Ralph A. Mason, Fred M. McMaken. William Nelaon, Marie G. Nolling. Pauline Nowasek, Ralph W. Olsen. Edwin George Olson. Edward Francis Patterson, .Merritt E. Patton. George W. Perry, Donald It. Pittman, Eula Mae Reed, John E. Sander, Don Franklin Schneider, Oliver J. Schneider. Dean F. Snyder, Marie Sperry, Frances M. Stewart. Lester K. Stout, Wm. Newton Sulli- van. Dorothy E. Todd, Mary Ellen Vallery, Mai ga ret L. Vetersnek. Gretchen C. Warner, Edgar Street Wescott. Florence E. Wiles, Frances E. Wiles, Linville L. Wiles. Clement Theodore Wostcr. Henry T. Wosfer, Robert E. Wurl, Marie Wright. Recital Given by Jack McCarty a Real Siicces 5 Large Number at the First Methodist Church to Enjoy a Real Treat Lust Evening. From Friday's Daliy Last evening the auditorium of the First Methodist church was filled by a very much interested group of the music lovers of the city to enjoy the vcice recital by Jack McCarthy, tal- ented Plattsmouth young man, who is now carrying on musical studies at Chicago. The church platform was very tastefully arranged ith the summer garden flowers and made a very at- tractive setting for the beautiful musical treat that was given to those attending. Mr. McCarty was assisted in the recital by the delightful accompani- ment of Mrs. Robert G. Reed, whose artistic touch gave added beauty to the numbers. The clear sweet voice of Mr. Mc- Carty showed in the recital the marked progress that he has made in his musical work in the Chicago musical colleges and his offerings gave the promise of a very brilliant musical career for this Plattsmouth young man in the future years. The opening group of the num- bers included the cratming riiJ loved melodies of "Drink to Me With Thine Eyes" nnd "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms." In the second group was foundj brilliant and colorful selections that the talented young vocalist gave a wonderful rendition and included "Little Silver Ring" by Chaminade, "Fairy Story by the Fire" by Meri-kan- ts and "Would God I Were th Tender Apple Blossom." The difficult number, "O Del Amato Ben" and "Nina" embraced the third group of the numbers of- fered by Mr. McCarty. In the closing group of numbers of Mr. McCarty was the beautiful and loved "Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Dvorak, "The Dark Blue Eyes of Springtime" by Ities and "The Banjo Song" by Homer. The string quintette composed of Mrs. A. D. Caldwell. Miss Martha Gorder, Miss Jean Caldwell, Dick Avard, Ira Mumm and George Cald- well gave two wonderfully present- ed selections, "Prayer and Rondo" by Weber and th "Minuet in G" by Beethoven, the skillful handling of the difficult selections being very ar- tistically presented. Mrs. Robert G. Reed, who is one of Plattsmouth's most artistic musi- cians, was heard in two offerings. "The Second Mazurka" by Godard, and "Polishinelle" by Rachmanin-ho- f. An appreciation of the fine pro- gram was expressed in the fine silver offering which was given by the music lovers of the city. DOES HAVE FETE TIME From Thursday's Dallv Yesterday afternoon tho Benovel-en- t and Patriotic Order of Does held a most delightful business and social meeting at the Elks club and with a very pleasing number of the members present. The hostesses of the event, Mrs. A. G. Bach, Mrs. A. W. Cloidt and Mrs. Edward Brantner had ar- ranged a very pleasant time at bridge .and In the playing of this fasci- nating game, Mrs. Fred Lugsch was given the first prize and Mrs. Frank : M. Bestor, the seer nd. ' The hostesses served dainty and delicious refreshments during the course of the evening that were very much enjoyed by all of the mem- bers of the party. "LEST WE FORGET" One of the large show windows at . the H. M. Soennichsen Co., store on upper Main street, bears a beautiful window that carries out the idea of Memorial day and the Shirley pop-- i pies blooming emid the green of the vendure, the little green lent and the white crons, speaks of the undying dead of America that sleep on a for- eign soil where they had fought val- iantly and died. The display is ar- ranged by the ladles of the American Legion Auxiliary who are to conduct a campaign for the sale of the mem- orial poppies in this eity. The Aux- iliary makes use of the funds receiv- ed to aid the disabled and sick vet- erans of the world war that are 6till ;in the hospitals of the nation.

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VOL. NO. XUV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928. NO. 33

Many Improve-ments Mark the

Spring SeasonBusiness Houses and Residences Alike

Are Being Made More Attrac-tive by Improvements.

From Thursdays DallyThe past several months have seen

a great deal of improvement in thecity in a great many ways and par -

'J in 1 1 ' r w ci y ui l ilTT ucuci- -ment of the various business build-ings as well as the residences overthe city.

In the downtown district there hasbeen many changes made that have Tne out of lown guests were Mrs.added to the attractiveness of the Thomas Sullivan and Mrs. Traver, ofbusiness action and which have Omaha, and Mrs. Frank D. Burgess,been large factors in making the,of Salina Kansas, former residentbuildings more attractive in both the Wo whrt nnw moving to Omahainterior and the exterior.

The use of the paint and brushhas made a great many of the exter-iors of the buildings present a won-derful appearance and Jending tothe entire business section a muchneeded improvement.

Several of the stores have car-ried on extensive remodeling chang-es in the interior of their buldingsthat have added to the appearanceas well as the convenience of thestores and among these that haveand are still engaged in the workof remodeling are the H. M. Soen-nichse- n,

the E. A.Wurl and the newRed and White grocery stores as wellas the building that is being occu-pied by the Ghrlst Furniture Co.

Perhaps one of the most out-standing improvements that hasbeen made is the rebuilding of thestructure on South Sixth streetwhich was formerly used by the popfactory and which has been in astate of partial dissolution for several years. The property .was secur-ed by the Building and Loa associa-tion and rebuilt and is now a realattraction to that part of the cityand is occupied by the Maytag Co., astheir distribution headquarters anddisplay rooms.

The last few months has seen asmuch improvement over the city asthe entire record of 1927 would

show and is an indication of the factthat the entire community is makingits advancing strides again, after thepost war period of depression. Otherimprovements are being carried onin the shape of remodeling and re-decorating of places and which willmake the year record breaking inthe number of improvements thathave been made.

Some of these changes have notbeen so costly but they have addedmuch to the appearance of the busi-ness section, while others will costa great deal, one of these being theremodeling of the Hall building onSouth 6th street which is to be usedas a motion picture theatre.

The total of the changes made willamount to many thousands of dol-lars and certainly speaks well forthe first four months of the year andif the ensuing summer is prolific ofimprovements as the first few monthsof the year 1928 will set a very highstandard of improvement in the city.

PRESENT FINE PROGRAM

F.rom Thursday's DallyA group of the local members of

the Plattsmouth Women s club wereat Papillion yesterday where theywere the guests of the ladies of thatcity and gave a very delightful pro-gram at the home of Miss Ida Fricke,one of the leaders in the musicalAvork of the Papillion club.

The program was along the linesof the study of the Indian music andin this connection Mrs. E. H. Wescottgave a very interesting talk on thehistory of the Indian melodies andthroughout the program the theme ofthe music of the native Americanwas heard. Mrs. James T. Begley,soprano and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, con-tral- o,

gave several of the Indiansongs while Mrs. Robert Reed washeard in a group of the Indian selec-tions, played very charmingly on thepiano, and Mrs. A. D. Caldwell pre-

sented a group of melodies in violinselections.

The ladies were well pleased withtheir visit to the Sarpy county cityand received many expressions ofthe pleasure of the ladies on the fineprogram of the songs and music ofthe original American manthe RedMan.

DEBATING CLUB HAS TREAT

From Thursday's OanyLast eveniner the members of the

debating team of the High school,which has had a very successful sea- -son. in their work on the platform in

ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE

From Thursday's DallyMiss Minnie Guthman was hostess

yesterday at a very charming Maybridge breakfast at her home onNorth Fourth street, and which wasenjoyed by a group of the friends.

There were eight tables arrangedand the settings were in the brightand colorful garden flowers that ad- -ded a very pleasing touch to the sceneof enjoyment.

In the playing, Mrs. Karl Brown,or Pfinillion. was awarded the first

ri7 while Mrs. J. A. Donelan wasawarded the second and Miss LucilleHorn the third, the consolation prize

;-je - ng awarded to Mrs. Maldon D.

. iJrOWn.In the entertaining and serving,

Miss Guthmann was assisted by theMisses Marie and Lucille Horn andir icnri rirnwn

to reside.

Elks Name J.W. Holmes as the

New Secretary

Postmaster Will Have New Honoras the Secretary of the Elks

and Golf Club.

From Thursday's DallyLast evening the members of

Plattsmouth lodge No. 739, B. P. O.E. held a special meeting at theclub house on North Sixth street, totake up the matter of the filling ofthe office of the secretary of thelodge which was made necessary bythe resignation of Charles W. Hula,the present secretary, who finds thathis insurance business will not per-mit his devoting the time that theoffice should have.

The fact that the Elks have thecountry club and golf club affairs aswell as their own routine lodge business to handle has made the officeof the secretary of the lodge a realtask and one that will take up agreat deal of time of the secretary.

The lodge voted to elect to theoffice James W. Holmes, who hasbeen active in the lodge work for anumber of years and also has beenthe president of the golf club for anumber of terms and Is thoroughlyconversant with the two organiza-tions and which will make him anexceptionally valuable man in theposition of secretary. The new sec-retary has been a great booster forthe Elks as well as the golf club andhis election to the secretaryship assures the right man in the right placein this important time when theElks are putting over the countryclub and golf course proposition andwith his ability and business man-agement Mr. Holmes will be thelogical man.

FINE ORCHESTRA

From Thursday's DallvJess Williams and his Songsters, of

Lincoln, who played for the Ameri-can Legion dance last night, is an-

other of the fine orchestras that hasbeen brought here by the Legion forits feature dances since theopening of the Legion communitybuilding last Fall, but as usual thepast three months with the mid-wee- k

offerings, the crowd was barely largeenough to pay the expenses of bring-ing the orchestra here.

The basement dance hall in thepartially completed Legion buildingas fully as cool as any out-do- or pa-

vilion, but it is hard to make thedancers understand this, and thenthere are others who just naturallyprefer the park pavilions, anyhow.

The Legion has a Decoration nightdance booked for next Wednesday,with music by the Orioles, and expectsto have a good crowd on account ofit being a holiday.

GRADUATES IN WASHINGTON

From Thursday's DallyFriends here of the Lee Sharp fam-

ily have received announcements ofthe graduation in the class of 192Sof the Wenatchee, Washington, Highschool, of Miss Helen Sharp, the eld-est daughter of the family. MissSharp was a student here for a num-ber of years during her young girl-hood and since the removal of thefamily two years ago to the west,has been attending the Wenatcheeschools, where she has completed herAnal High school work. The manyschool friends and former classmates

the south central school debates, had or miss onarp, wno are now compiei-a- n

additional pleasure afforded them ing their school work here will bein the treat given by their coach, R. pleased to learn of her success inF. Patterson, who by his splendid completing her four years of Highwork, has given the local schools one school work,of the best teams in . a great manyyears. STILL VERY POORLY

The young people motored to Ora- -aha. where Mr. Patterson entertained ; From Thursday's Dallythem at a theatre party at the newt The reports received here fromOrpheum and after several very pleas- - Lincoln state that Miss Claire Green,ant hours the young people motored former resident here, is quite poorlyback to their homes here. Those at her home in the capitol city andenjoying the event were: George her condition has caused a great dealThacker, Marie Sperry, Henry Mar- - ,of apprehension to the members ofshall, Hazel Harkins, Mary Swatek, her family and the many friends,Doris Young and Dorothy Brink. both at Lincoln and in this city.

King of TrailsBridge Soon to

be ResurfacedState to Call for Bids for Placing

Rock Asphalt Surface onthe Roadway.

From Thursday's DaliyThe King of Trails bridge over

the Platte river which in the nexttwo or three months will become astructure that will be free to travel,is to be given a thorough re-su- r-

! facing of the roadway of the bridgebefore the bridge becomes a freestructure.

I The state engineer is calling forbids for placing on the bridge a road-- ',

way surfacing of an inch and a halfr of rock concrete to replace the pres-;e- nt

gravel surfacing of the bridgeand which will offer a greater wear-ing resistance to the heavy travelthan the gravel.

The work as announced ia to becommenced on June 15th and will becompleted on July 1st, just prior tothe time that the structure willprobably be opened as a free non-to- ll

bridge.The bridge has been purchased by

the counties of Cass and Sarpy andthe state of Nebraska, the countiespaying their half of the cost of thebridge as well as the interest on thestructure through the medium oftolls and the travel that has passedover the bridge has now practicallypaid for the cost of the building ofthe fine steel and concrete structureand also the incidental expenses thathave been incurred, including thesalaries of the toll keepers and theother maintenance and costs of thebridge.

The attainment of the free bridgeis a great advance toward the elim-ination of the only toll bridge in thestate that spans a state stream andwill be the result of a campaign ofmany years to secure a bridge of thiskind and which was made possibleby the Plattsmouth and Omaha groupof men that erected the bridge andlater sold it to the state and the twocounties with the object of securingthe free bridge.

FUNERAL OF HARRY WHITE

From Thursday's DallyThe funeral services of the late

Henry White were held here on Wed-nesday afternoon, the body arriving.from Omaha on No. 24 over theBurlington, and being taken directto the Oak Hill cemetery where ashort service was held by the Rev.Harold E. Sortor of the First Methodist church. A number of the relatives and old friends were presentat the last rites. The pall bearerswere from the old friends being

Fred G. Morgan, C. F. Vallery, GuyWhite, O. G. Dovey, WilliamSchmidtmann and W. J. Streight.

Mr. White was an uncle of Mrs.Frank J. Morgan of this city and alsoa great uncle of Mr. and Mrs. CarlHorn of Hay Springs, Nebraska, whowith their son and daughter werehere for the last rites.

GOES TO HOSPITAL

Froir Saturday's DallyMrs. Ruth Thomsen, of this city,

was taken to Omaha yesterday, whereshe entered the Immanuel hospitalat that place and will be under ob-servation and treatment for sometime in an effort to locate the causeof her illness, from which she hassuffered for some time. It is notknown whether or not an operationwill be necessary, and which will haveto be determined by the examinationsand observance of the patient.

The many friends over the countywill regret to learn of the illness ofMrs. Thomsen and trust that it maynot be of a serious nature and thatshe may soon be able to return hometo this city.

ATTEND OMAHA CHAPTER

From Thursdays DallyLast evening a number of the

officers and members of NebraskaChapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons,motored to Omaha where they at-tended the meeting of Bellevue chap-ter and where the degree work wasconferred on several of the local can-didates. Members of the high schoolfaculty that were advanced tothe degrees In the chapter and haddesired to complete the work before

; the commencement of the summervacation and summer school work' that would take them from the cityand accordingly the Omaha chapterwsa secured to give them the neededdegrees.

WEDDED AT COURT HOUSE

From Thursday's DailyYesterday afternoon at the county

court occurred the marriage of MissGeorgia W. Conley, of Weeping Wa-ter and Francis W. Benedict of Glen-woo- d.

The marriage was performedby Judge A. K. Duxbury and waswitnessed by the parents of thebride, Mr. and Mrs. George Conley.After the wedding the bridal couplereturned to Weeping Water wherethey expect to reside in the future.

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Blank books at the Journal office.

A PLEASANT MEETING

From Friday's DallyOn Tuesuay afternoon the Social

Circle club met at the beautiful coun-try home of Mrs. Frank Moore, eastof Murray. The afternoon was spentvisiting and discussing the plans forthe social meetings that will be heldduring the summer season until theresumption of the regular study per-iod, in September.

The club leaders have made theirlast trip to the office of the countyagent at Weeping Water, completingthe lessons for the present season,and which will be resumed with thenew lessons in the coming fall.

With the delicious luncheon servedby Miss Margaret Moore and Mrs.Allen Vernon, everyone surely enjoy-ed the occasion to the utmost andwhich aided in the: completion of avery fine afternoon, and the ladieswere convinced of the fact that thehostesses were most royal entertain-ers.

The next social meeting will beheld at the home of Mrs. Ezra Albinon June -- 9th.

Red and WhiteStore Opens tothe Trade Today

Consolidation of Chase Meat Marketand Handy Way Grocery in

New Establishment.

From Saturday's DallyThis morning the Red and White

grocery and meat market, located onMain street, between Fifth and Sixthstreets, opened its doors to the pub-lic after several days in which thedecorators have been busily engagedin placing the store room in the mostperfect of condition.

The new store represents the con-solidation of the S. S. Chase meatmarket and the Handy Way groceryowned by Hilt Martin, son-in-la- w ofMr. Chase.

The exterior of the building thatis occupied by the new firm is avery bright and attractive sight asit has been painted in the very richtones of the r"i ,v.th ths rpotlesswhite trimmings, while the upperportion of the building has been donein the tones of deep green and man- -ing the whole structure one that at-

tracts much attention.The interior of the store room has

been finished in spotless white, theceiling and walls, the large ice stor-age room for the meats as well asthe shelving and the bins for thevegetables and fruits are all in theclear and spotless white. The daintyred flowers that are a part of thedecorative plan also aid in the beautyof the new business house.

The task of the removal of thestock of Mr. Martin was completedlast evening and everything was inreadiness today when the openinghour came to bring the Red andWhite store into existence andadding a very attractive feature tothe business section of the citj".

GO OUT ON SEARCH

From Saturday's DailyLast evening Sheriff Bert Reed was

called out to spend several hourssearching for stolen property that itwas claimed had been taken fromsome Burlington box cars at Orea-pol- is

and also endeavoring to locateparties that had robbed a bunk carat Ashland and who were suspectedof having come this way, followingthe railroad line it was thought.Special Agent Young of the Burling-ton was here and assisted the sheriffIn the search but which failed toreveal the parties or any trace ofthe stolen articles, altho the sheriffspent the larger part of the nighton the hunt.

STILL IN HOTEL BUSINESS

From Thursday's DallyMany years ago there was a well

known hotel man man, Joe, Opelt,engaged in the conduct of hotels atNebraska City and also had charge ofthe Riley hotel in this city. The Ne-

braska City News-Pres- s tells of a re-

cent visit that John W. Steinhart,well known citizen of Nebraska Citypaid to the west and which includedamong other places visited, Nogales,Arizon, and where he stopped at the

i Hotel Esplendor. The manager ofthe hotel is Clyde Oplet, a son ofJoe Opelt and who was a little ladwhen the family resided In Platts- -

, mouth some thirty-eve-n years ago.

IMPROVING NICELY

From Friday's DallyThe reports from the St. Joseph

hospital state that Mrs. Prank Woos-te- rof this city, who was operated

on there Wednesday afternoon, isnow doing very nicely and with thepresent rate of improvement the pa-

tient may soon be on the highway torecovery. This is most pleasing newsto the friends here and are hopefulto have this estimable lady backhome again.

Mrs. John Weber and children,Joe. Catherine, Josephine and Teresa,came down from Omaha last eveningto attend the commencement, exer- -cises of the Plattsmouth High 'school

; and to visit with the old friends.

tbClass of 1928

Say Farewell toHi School Days

One of the Largest Classes in theHistory of the School Are

Given Diplomas.

From Saturday's tjaTi?Last evening another class of stu-

dents passed from the threshold ofthe Plattsmouth high school, com-pleting their four years of work inthe final grades and which entitledthem to the coveted parchments thatgave them the distinctions of highschool graduates and representing areturn of the energy and interestthat they had given to the schoolwork in the period that they hadbeen members of the great democracy

j of the American high school.The class of 1928 of the Platts-

mouth high school wag one of thelargest that has been graduated andwas exceptional in the fact that avery substantial majority of the classwere boys, thirty-fou- r of the classbeing young men and twenty-fiv- e

young ladies, this being the first timein the history of the school that themasculine portion of the class hadexceeded the feminine in the point ofnumbers.

The school auditorium was whollyinadequate to accommodate thecrowd that assembled to enjoy thegraduation and long before the open-ing of the program standing room inthe auditorium was at a premium

The program of the commencementwas carried out in the most pleasingmanner and the class under the di-

rection of their sponsor, R. F. Pat-terson fully carried out their partof the program in making the occa-sion a success in every way.

It was promptly 8 o'clock whenthe notes of the processional marchwas sounded by Charles Nowacek,member of the class of 1929 and oneof the brilliant musically inclinedstudents of the school. The class en-

tered in their grey gowns and themortar board caps and presented avery fine appearance as they tooktheir places on the platform, theyfilling the stage of the auditorium toits capacity.

As the class reached the stage theinvocation was pronounced by theRev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of theSt. Paul's Evangelical church, whogave the plea for the divine blessingof the young men and women whowere completing their school work.

The class had the pleasure of en-

joying a very fine musical offering inthe solo given by Frank A. Cloidt,well known local vocalist and alsosecretary of the board of educationand who had as his number, "Invictus," by Bruhn, the accompanistbeing Miss Estelle Baird.

The salutatory was given byGeorge Olson, the second highestranking student of the class and whoon behalf of his fellow students assisted in the expression of pleasureat their attainment of their success.Mr. Olson stated that he recalled thesensations of the twelve years beforewhen he had entered the school forthe first time, that the class appre-ciated the successful ofteacher and parent in advancingthem through the school, serving theclass each year until this time whenthe responsibility of serving becamethe duty of the members of the classwhen they too must take up theirduties. The class must serve theircommunity and their friends in thefuture as others had served for themin the past.

The valedictory address was givenby Miss Fern Jahrig, the highestranking student of the class, gavethe farewell for the class to theschool where they had labored forthe past four years in completionof the high school work, Miss Jahrigpicturing the pleasure that thegraduation brought, as well as thefeeling of regret that the membersof the class all felt at the partings,the severing of many friendships andthe development of new interests inlife. She spoke of appreciation of theclass to their parents, who had madethe sacrifices that were necesssary inthe completion of education of themembers of the clas. to the teacherswho had trained through the gradeand high school years the minds ofthe students and also to the boardof education and the citizens ofPlattsmouth who had provided theopportunit' of the high school educa- -

i tion. The class should make loyaltytheir motto and bear this to theirschool, their home and the friendsthat they make along life's way.

The class of 1928 had an excep-tionally pleasing speaker as the or-

ator of the commencement exercisesin Prof. H. E. Bradford of the stateuniversity, whose subject was thatof "The Magic Touch," the speakertaking the story of Aladdin and thewonderful lamp, which required butthe touch of the hand to bringhurrying to the service of the ownerof the lamp, the genii that wouldserve the every wish of the owner ofthe lamp. To the young man orwoman there was a magic touch inlife that they alone possesed, nogift could bring them certain thingsof life, success, wealth, fame andfriends, save their own magic touchof service and which they must exer-cise to bring forth their dearestdreams attainment.

JTebraika State Historf-a-lSociety

In his opening the speaker calledthe attention to the trend of thetimes that had brought more andmore young people through the highschool, how a few years ago smallclashes were the rule in all schoolsand now larger and larger classeswere leaving the schools, the parentsgiving their children greater op-

portunities in the way of education.This was true largely of the boy andgirl from the farm where the parentswere now giving their children thesania opportunities that had in thepast been held by only a few in thecities, today the boy and gill of thefarm coming to receive their finaleducation in the high school becausetheir districts could and would sendthem to the accredited high schoolsfor their education.

In discussing the magic touch oftime Mr. Bradford recalled the factthat twenty years ago when a com-mencement speaker offering thestatement that music and the humanvoice would come over the air with-out wires to convey them would havebeen laughed at, that if a man hadforetold that young man would onemorning step in his plane in NewYork and thirty hours later step cuton the landing field at Paris, hewould have been thought foolish, yettime with its magic touch had ac-

complished this.What had won for the men and

women of America had been thepower of thinking, the forciful andstrong minds that had gone fromthe beaten path of thought andfound new inspirations that hadgiven the world a greater vision andgreater attainments. The boy or girlleaving school should strive to at-

tain that which their ambition calledfor. they should try and make suc-cessful the dreams that they mighthave as to their future professionor place in life.

To the fathers and mothers thespeaker gave the message of thmagic touch, asking the question asto whether or not the child wouldhave the same blind and unshakenconfidence and faith in the parentat seventeen they had at five whenthe parent was the whole world tothem. It was the duty and the responsibility of the parent to livetheir own life with their children, tokeep their interest, their realizationof the needs and desires orthe child in their mind and to guideand counsel the young' man orwoman.

The address was one of the bestthat has been heard for many yearsat commencement and the speakerheld the closest attention of the audi-ence until the close.

Superintendent R. E. Bailey, whopresided over the meeting introducedW. G. Brooks, superintendent ofschools of Burlington, Iowa, and alsoa former superintendent of the localschools, who gave a brief expression of his appreciation at beingpresent and recalled many of theincidents of his school work hereand of the fact of the graduatingclass had Just commenced their schoolwork in the grades while he was stillthe superintendent here.

Mrs. L. O. Minor, regent of theFontenelle chapter of the Daughersof the American Revolution, gavethe presentation of the history prizethat was awarded to Henry Wooster,one of the high ranking students ofthe class.

Superintendent R. E. Bailey alsogave the Palmer awards that hadbeen given to members of the nor-mal training class for their excellentwork in their penmanship which isunder the direction of Miss MarieKaufmann, supervisor of this department of the city schools. Themembers of the class receiving thereward were: Florence Wiles, LoaDavis. George Olson, Marie Nolting,Gretchen Warner. Gladys Bushnell.Marie Sperry, Mary Ellen Vallery,Frances Wiles, Ona Graves, EulaReed and Doris Hogue.

One of the delightful features ofthe program was the saxophone num-ber given by Frederick M. Gorder,one of the graduates who has beenactive in the musical as well as theathletic life of the school and whoseaccompaniment was played by Mrs.John F. Gorder, his mother.

The scholarship awarded by thechurch colleges of the state was pre-sented to Miss Fern Jahrig, honorstudent, by Superintendent R. E.Bailey.

The class of 1928 was then pre-sented by J. V. Simons, principal ofthe high school, who gave the classa fine tribute and recommended themto the board of education to receivethe diplomas that they had earned.

The diplomas were then presentedby Dr. F. L. Cummins, president ofthe board of education. In a few wellchosen remarks and which Dr. Cum-mins recalled that when he gradu-ated over forty years ago the clas3had numbered Just eight and whichwas then the largest class that theschool had graduated. He stated theschool was proud of Its graduates andwished them well. He then gave thediplomas to the following membersof the graduating class:

Donald H. Born, Alive V. Bulin,Gladys Ii. Bushnell, George AllenCaldwell, Ellis E. Champlin, AliceColvin Crabill, Loa Davis, MargaretLucille Engelkemier, Bernard I. Gal-loway, Ralph E. Gansemer, FrancesTinsley Ghrlst, Frederick MauriceGorder, Ona M. Graves, Wllber S.Hall. Lucille Hatt, Doris Hogue, JohnG. Horn, Charles E. Howard, OliveWinifred Huffer, Virgel G. Hutton,Fern Jahrig, Ruth L. Janda, NobleA. Ki6er, Bernard H. Klinger, Law

rence Leonard, Henry R. Marshall,Isabel M. Marshall. Ralph A. Mason,Fred M. McMaken. William Nelaon,Marie G. Nolling. Pauline Nowasek,Ralph W. Olsen. Edwin George Olson.Edward Francis Patterson, .MerrittE. Patton. George W. Perry, DonaldIt. Pittman, Eula Mae Reed, John E.Sander, Don Franklin Schneider,Oliver J. Schneider. Dean F. Snyder,Marie Sperry, Frances M. Stewart.Lester K. Stout, Wm. Newton Sulli-van. Dorothy E. Todd, Mary EllenVallery, Mai ga ret L. Vetersnek.Gretchen C. Warner, Edgar StreetWescott. Florence E. Wiles, FrancesE. Wiles, Linville L. Wiles. ClementTheodore Wostcr. Henry T. Wosfer,Robert E. Wurl, Marie Wright.

Recital Givenby Jack McCarty

a Real Siicces 5

Large Number at the First MethodistChurch to Enjoy a Real Treat

Lust Evening.

From Friday's DaliyLast evening the auditorium of the

First Methodist church was filled bya very much interested group of themusic lovers of the city to enjoy thevcice recital by Jack McCarthy, tal-ented Plattsmouth young man, whois now carrying on musical studiesat Chicago.

The church platform was verytastefully arranged ith the summergarden flowers and made a very at-

tractive setting for the beautifulmusical treat that was given to thoseattending.

Mr. McCarty was assisted in therecital by the delightful accompani-ment of Mrs. Robert G. Reed, whoseartistic touch gave added beauty tothe numbers.

The clear sweet voice of Mr. Mc-

Carty showed in the recital themarked progress that he has made inhis musical work in the Chicagomusical colleges and his offeringsgave the promise of a very brilliantmusical career for this Plattsmouthyoung man in the future years.

The opening group of the num-bers included the cratming riiJ lovedmelodies of "Drink to Me With ThineEyes" nnd "Believe Me If All ThoseEndearing Young Charms."

In the second group was foundjbrilliant and colorful selections thatthe talented young vocalist gave awonderful rendition and included"Little Silver Ring" by Chaminade,"Fairy Story by the Fire" by Meri-kan- ts

and "Would God I Were thTender Apple Blossom."

The difficult number, "O DelAmato Ben" and "Nina" embracedthe third group of the numbers of-

fered by Mr. McCarty.In the closing group of numbers of

Mr. McCarty was the beautiful andloved "Songs My Mother Taught Me"by Dvorak, "The Dark Blue Eyes ofSpringtime" by Ities and "The BanjoSong" by Homer.

The string quintette composed ofMrs. A. D. Caldwell. Miss MarthaGorder, Miss Jean Caldwell, DickAvard, Ira Mumm and George Cald-well gave two wonderfully present-ed selections, "Prayer and Rondo"by Weber and th "Minuet in G" byBeethoven, the skillful handling ofthe difficult selections being very ar-tistically presented.

Mrs. Robert G. Reed, who is oneof Plattsmouth's most artistic musi-cians, was heard in two offerings."The Second Mazurka" by Godard,and "Polishinelle" by Rachmanin-ho- f.

An appreciation of the fine pro-gram was expressed in the fine silveroffering which was given by themusic lovers of the city.

DOES HAVE FETE TIME

From Thursday's DallvYesterday afternoon tho Benovel-en- t

and Patriotic Order of Does helda most delightful business and socialmeeting at the Elks club and with avery pleasing number of the memberspresent. The hostesses of the event,Mrs. A. G. Bach, Mrs. A. W. Cloidtand Mrs. Edward Brantner had ar-ranged a very pleasant time at bridge

.and In the playing of this fasci-nating game, Mrs. Fred Lugsch wasgiven the first prize and Mrs. Frank

: M. Bestor, the seer nd.' The hostesses served dainty anddelicious refreshments during thecourse of the evening that were verymuch enjoyed by all of the mem-bers of the party.

"LEST WE FORGET"

One of the large show windows at. the H. M. Soennichsen Co., store onupper Main street, bears a beautifulwindow that carries out the idea ofMemorial day and the Shirley pop-- ipies blooming emid the green of thevendure, the little green lent and thewhite crons, speaks of the undyingdead of America that sleep on a for-eign soil where they had fought val-iantly and died. The display is ar-ranged by the ladles of the AmericanLegion Auxiliary who are to conducta campaign for the sale of the mem-orial poppies in this eity. The Aux-iliary makes use of the funds receiv-ed to aid the disabled and sick vet-erans of the world war that are 6till

;in the hospitals of the nation.