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THE POST, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1940
PAGE SEVEN
Mrs. Celesta Prutzman, 86, Taught
First Term Of School In Dallas
For Fifty Years And Better She
Has Been A Bible Class Teacher
Mrs. Celesta Prutzman of
Hillside Road, Huntsville, is 86
—or was on December 9. And for all but the first fifteen of
those years has been a teacher either in the public schools or in
Sunday schools.
Mrs. Prutzman keeps house for her son, Ray, who has
farmed the 68-acre homestead
Frank Prutzman, twelve years
house work with the exception
of the laundry and gets three
“big square meals a day for
Ray and the hired man’; and
with all of her household
chores has plenty of time for
reading, Bible-study, and prepara-
tion of her weekly Sunday school
lesson.
She has been teacher of the Adult
Bible class at Huntsville Methodist
church for longer than she wants to
remember, but, some years ago
when Rev. Harry Henry was pastor
of that charge, she was given the
gold medal of the Pennsylvania
Sabbath School association in re-
cognition of fifty years as a teacher.
Mrs. Prutzman is proud of that
medal. She thinks she is getting too
old to teach and has tried to resign
several times but her class won't lis-
ten to such foolishness. ‘I ought to
know when I'm old enough to stop
she says,” but the class only replies
that they will tell her, when that
day comes. :
Mrs. Prutzman has an unusual
memory and her conversation is
as bright and quick as that of a
person twenty years her junior. She
likes to tell of her first winter teach-
ing at Three-Cornered Pond, now
Lake Silkworth, “when I was only
a kid sixteen years old”. Later she
taught at Jeddo, Wyoming, and
Kingston township and she was the
first teacher of the Dallas High
School building—now the primary
building—with John T. Fuller who
was principal and the only other
teacher. Mrs. Prutzman was then
i Celesta Kitchen. She was born not
far from Wyoming on the road lead-
ing to the camp ground. When she
was ten months old her father died,
and her mother, who was a Shaver,
returned to Kingston Township to
live with her parents.
When she was thirty she gave up
public school work to become a
farmer’s wife but never gave up
her beloved profession—for she
turned her energy more and more
toward Sunday School work; and
even now except for those rare oc-
casions when she is confined to bed
with illness, she stands before her
class every Sunday at Huntsville
Methodist Church.
She has always been a keen stu-
dent of the Bible and reads it daily
—only it is a little more difficult
now because her eyesight is failing
and even the strong reading glass
she uses won't keep the lines from
blurring. ‘“That’s the only thing
that bothers me,” she says, “other-
wise I feel as good as ever.” For
years she has appeared on W. C.
T. U. programs where she has given
since the death of her husband,
ago. She does all of her own
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Idetown Women
Have Yule Party
Exchange Gifts And
Carol By Candlelight
Members of Serving and Waiting
Class of Idetown Methodist Church
held their Christmas party in the
church house Friday evening. Light-
ed trees and holiday greens were at-
tractive decorations. The tea tables
were lovely with red tapers and
boutonieres of hemlock and black
alder as favors. Program consisted
of devotions, trumpet selections by
Helen Boice, and carol singing by,
candle light. Gifts were exchanged.
Attending were: Anna Parks, Ruth
Ide, Mattie Hadsel, Libbie Shaver,
Vivienne Crosby, Genevieve Hadsel,
Clo Spencer, Frances Garinger, Hazel
Gordon, Virgie Montross, Alice
Fresher, Libby Smith, Henrietta Kel- |
ler, Lydia Meade, Mary Meade, Lot- |
tie Spencer, Rose Anderson, Dorothy
Spencer, Edith, Boice, Helen Smith,
Mrs. VanHorn, Vineta Moyer, Mrs.
Barto, Ethel Shaver, Margaret
Jennings, Mrs. George Templeton,
Mrs. Alfred Hadsel, Mrs. Alfred
Smith, Catherine Smith, Mrs. Frank
Brown, Mrs. Blanche Keiper, Mrs.
Hazle Stevenson, Mrs. Earl Lam-
oreaux, Mrs. Roy Tryon, Mrs. Irene
Eckert, Mrs. Stacey, Rev. and Mrs.
Frank Abbott, Arline Sutton, Helen
Boice and Elsie Jean Ide.
eget etree seeders
Mrs. Frank Gordon Mather of
Trucksville who has been ill for the
past two months is greatly im-
proved. Ruth Mather of Washing-
ton, D. C., will spend the holiday
with her parents.
many readings and still continues
to give them. Every now and then
when Dr. Sherman Schooley is driv-
ing along past her house he drops
in to pass the time of day and check
up on her health.
On December the ninth she had
a birthday. During the morning she
did her work as usual. “Oh, maybe
slicked things up a little more than
usual.” In the afternoon neighbors
and friends dropped in—none of
them empty handed—to greet this
grand old lady and express. their
affection—and maybe to whisper
that it will be a good many years
before they think she is too old to
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teach their Sunday School class.
KUNKLE
Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort, pastor
of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Shavertown, announces the follow-
ing meetings for the week: Monday
6:45, Boy Scouts; Monday 8:00,
Brotherhood meeting; Thursday
1:00, Ladies’ Auxiliary; Friday 8:00,
Senior Choir.
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Nile Hess who is attending the
Coyne Trade School at Chicago is
home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rothery enter-
tained Leona Cosgrove of Luzerne
on Sunday.
Elston’s dam is turning out to be
the mecca of ice skaters for miles
around.
Mrs. Guy Rothery spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Belle Lauderbaugh of
Claude Street.
Creston Gallup entertained the
Stag Club at cards Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Elston
entertained at dinner recently Mrs.
Charles Nicols, Mrs. Lucy Voigt and
Mrs. William Betterly.
Mrs. Floyd Chamberlain of Goss
Manor was a dinner guest of Mrs.
Raymond Elston on Tuesday.
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Frances Hess spent a few days
this week with Mrs. Ralph Hess.
Mrs. Kenneth Martin entertained
Tuesday evening Virginia Sorber,
Florence Condon, Virgie Elston,
Myrtle Hess, Naomi Ashburner,
Grace Ide, Laura Rothery and Edith
Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Updyke en-
tertained at cards last Saturday
night Mr. and Mrs. Russell Race,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phillips, Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest Kunkle
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gelschleiter
have moved to Washington D. C.,
where Mr. Gelscheiter has accept-
ed a position.
Irvin Whispell celebrated his
65th birthday at a family part at his
home last Sunday. Present were Mrs.
Herdman, Mrs. Melvina
Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Rydd, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Whis-
pell, Betty and Sheldon, Jr. Mrs.
Whispell and the guest of honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Creston Gallup were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rydd
Saturday evening.
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Mabel Rogers of Fernbrook spent
last weekend with Dorothy Weaver.
Mrs. Marvin Elston spent Wed-
nesday with Mrs. Marilla Hoover at
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Frantz were
callers at the Herdman home on
Tuesday.
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A large group of parents enjoyed
the Christmas operetta at the high
school Thursday night.
Caution is particularly urged
when driving the Kunkle Tannery
Hill and Kunkle Corners during the
icy weather.
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Mrs. Walter Elston entertained
her birthday club recently. Guests
were Florence Condon, Virgie Els-
ton, Lillian Kunkle, Ella Brace,
Myrtle Hess, Edith Weaver, Naomi
Ashburner, Agnes Elston, Grace
Ide, Elizabeth Hess and Jennie Lee
Condon.
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SYNOPSIS
Allan } MacNally, young suc-
cessful fdivorce lawyer, pays so
much ajttention to his business
that he\ finds little time for his
beautifu) wife, Jerry. When he
fails to {show up at her birth-
day party, Jerry fears that she
“He kepft wanting to leave,” she
is losing’ his love.
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“He keplt wanting to leave,” she
recalled. ‘YWhy he wouldn't even
sit down. {And when I asked him if
he couldn’{: possibly stay for dinner,
he was more anxious than ever to
get going, \and insisted on hurrying
Davey up too.”
~Perhapsi he just has to get used
to thegided [t's new to him,” Jerry
suggested.
“There's n® sense kidding my-
self,” Wanda Yadmitted, “so don’t
try to console dpe. It's over, and I
aiety, and try to
, somehow.”
to report that
she had phoned } everywhere in
town, and had found no trace of
Mr. MacNally.
“] phoned his offfice, the court-
house, his club and ¥ll the bars in
the telephone directory, but no
luck,” she pronounced. “I even
phoned the Receiving Hospital.”
“The Receiving Hospiyal?”’ Jerry
and Wanda chorused.
“Yes'm,” she said. “I allways used
to find my second husbsind there.
Or if I didn’t, I'd tell thg¢m to ex-
pect him, cause that’s vyhere he
was goin’ to be when I gof} through
with him,” she remarked, {obvious-
ly hoping that Jerry would take
. the hint.
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Wanda’s friends arrived. At a
glance Jerry could see what Wanda
meant by what she had said earlier
about filling up her life with pur-
poseless people. They were perfect-
ly all right, Jerry admitted, but
not for her. They were both prob-
ably married, and in their own
home towns no doubt behaved like
sensible citizens. But in a strange
town, on their own, they were ready
for anything, and wanted to tear
the town apart.
Jerry and Wanda were scarcely
the girls to do it with that night.
As they wandered from night club
to night club, they both grew more
preoccupied with their own prob-
lems. Wanda put on a better act
than Jerry, though. ‘“She’s prob-
ably more used to it than I am,”
Jerry thought, pitying her.
Through Jerry’s mind hurled all
sort of thoughts. Had Allan tired
of her? If not, what was he doing
lunching with other women? Had
she nagged him for working with
Brandon? She didn’t honestly be-
lieve so. Yet how was this thing
going to straighten out? Jerry
knew that they couldn’t go on the
way they were going. They had
grown as far apart as the two Poles.
Even if business were to blame for
it, and the fact that Mac had less
and less time to spend at home,
Jerry knew she would never be
satisfied with that kind of a life. It
would have to change—and quick.
The thought of spending count-
less evenings like this, palled on
Jerry. She knew she could never
lead the sort of life Wanda was
apparently able to throw herself
into Grandma Brokaw was the
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person she would normally go to at
a time like this, but that good
woman had declared herself only
today at luncheon, Jerry remem-
bered. She had said it was Jerry's
job to stick with her husband. It
was, was it? Well, Jerry decided
she had stuck long enough on the
basis they were on, and that that
basis was going to change, or else—
And she didn’t want to think about
the alternative.
Allan was stumbling his way into
the dark house. Tt was quiet as a
tomb until he strode up the stairs
calling Jerry at the top of his lungs.
Not finding her in bed he rushed
down again and bumped into
Celestine.
“Ain’t no use shoutin’,” she an-
nounced. “Mrs. MacNally ain't
here.”
“Where is she?” Mac demanded.
“Out,” Celestine said complacent-
ly.
“Out? Out where,” he bellowed,
more concerned.
“With Mrs. Holland and two
gentlemen friends,” Celestine ex-
plained.
“With Mrs. Holland and two gen-
tlemen ?” Mac repeated, not believ-
ing his ears.
“Yes sir,” Celestine went on, with
a vengeance. “And if my second
husband had stayed out all day and
half the night, on my birthday too,
I wouldn’t go off with no two men.
No sir,” she continued, pleased
with herself and a chance to avenge
Jerry for the day of worry she'd
put through. ‘Boy’ I'd get me an
army,” she concluded.
Mac kicked the door closed in
bewilderment.
Dallas Rotary Women Entertain
flusbands At Christmas Dinner
Women of the Dallas Rotary Club
entertained their husbands and
guests at a lovely Christmas party
at Irem Temple Country Club on
Thursday evening. Christmas trees
and holiday decorations made a gay
setting for dinner and dancing. A
musical program was presented by:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gage, Wilkes-
Barre, flute and piano; vocal selec-
tions, Janet Garinger; cornet solo,
Gordon May.
Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Cal-
vin McHose, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Al-
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt Garinger,
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Jurchak, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Richards, Dr: and Mrs.
Robert Bodycomb, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Warriner, Mr. and Mrs. Dyke Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Catlin, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Breslin, Mr. and Mrs. War-
ren Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. William
McIntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Yeisley, Mr. and Mrs, Carl Dick, Mr.
and Mrs. William Reilly, Mr. and
Mrs. Granville Sowden, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Richardson, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman VanCampen, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Hallock, Mike Kuchta, Miss
Elizabeth Bunney, Al Cavanaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elicker and Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Smith.
The Silver Leaf Club held their
annual Christmas party at the
Grange Hall on Tuesday evening.
The party table was appropriately
decorated for the holiday season
and old Santa was generous with
gifts for all. Present: Laura Rothery,
Mary Rydd, Dorothy Henney, Anna
Weaver, Naomi Ashburner, Lillian
Runkle, Laura Martin, Agnes Els-
ton, Edith Weaver, Virgie Elston,
Frances Smith, Arline Kunkle, Myr-
tle Hess, Erma Ellsworth, Florence
Klimeck, Gertie Smith and: Ella
Brace.
Calendar Of Events At
Little White Church
Rev. Harry M. Savacool will give
the first of a series of three lec-
tures on “How To Read the Bible”
at the mid-week service Thursday
evening, December 26, at 7:15.
The Sunday morning service will
be held at 10:30 as usual. There
will be a special young people’s ser-
vice at 7:30 at which time new of-
ficers of the Epworth League will
be installed.
Mrs. George Dodson Is
Hostess At Xmas Party
About thirty members of Keller
Class of Shavertown Methodist
Church held their annual Christ-
mas party at the home of Mrs.
George Dodson Friday evening. Mrs.
Dodson was assisted by Mrs. Willard
Durbin and Mrs. Edgar Adolph.
Miss Ruth Lamoreaux read the
Scripture and Miss Pearl Averett led
in prayer. There was group carol
singing led by Mrs. John Engler
accompanied by Mrs. Paul Eckert.
Gifts were exchanged.
Lehman Class Holds
Christmas Banquet
The Wait and See Class of Leh-
man Methodist Church held their
annual banquet last Friday evening
in the church parlor. Holiday dec-
orations were used and gifts ex-
changed. Attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. James Jones, Naoma Jones,
Mrs. Lansford Sutton, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Major, Mrs. Lena Major, Mrs.
Stella Major, Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Zuber, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Searfoss,
Mr. and Mrs. Adamchick and son,
George, Mr. and Mrs. Karschner,
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs.
Ruck, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Abbott,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hoover, Mr.
and Mrs. William Ambrose, Mrs.
Sadie Rossman and Doris Rossman.
Play Santa Claus
ToDallas Needy
Junior Woman's Club
Give Children Party
About 200 underprivilege
dren thoroughly enjoyed themselves
at the Dallas Junior Woman's Club’s
party held at Dallas Township High
School Saturday afternoon. Candy,
ice cream, cookies and toys gener-
ously distributed by jolly old Santa
made it a very merry Christmas.
Mrs. Sarah Paritz and Miss Mary
Elward entertained with an amusing
puppet show. Committee members
were: Mrs. Ross Lewin, Mrs. Della
Thompson, Mrs. Kenneth Oliver,
Mrs. Charles Jones, Mrs. Charles
Whitesell, Miss Mildred Devens, Mrs.
J. D. Garreau, Miss Viola Morrett,
Mrs. Alfred Bronson, Miss Grace
Morris, Mrs. Frederick Breslin, Mrs.
Herbert Lundy, Mrs. Byron Starr,
Mrs. Laverne Richardson, Mrs. John
Yaple, Miss Maude Jones, Miss Mary
Jackson, Mrs. George Stolarick, Mrs.
Fred Davenport and Mrs. Clarence
Adams.
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| Machell Hildebrant has is-
| Mrs.
| sued invitations for a holiday tea
[to be held at her home on Lake
| Street, Friday, December 27.
service.
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