THE POST, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947
otes And News Of Local Chrch Drings
~ Purely
Personal
Pvt. Bruce Atkinson spent July 4
in Augusta, Georgia. Donald Atkin
son visited the '700-year-old Buddha
in the City of Kamakura recently.
He was greatly impressed with the tre:
mendous size of the statue, it being
ninety-seven feet in circumference.
Miss Mildred Major has been ill at
her home at Huntsville for the past
two weeks.
Mary Ellen Clark of Overbrook aver
nue is spending the summer at Estes
Park, Colorado.
Miss Elma Major of Huntsville is:
attending summer school at University
of Michigan. Miss Major is a teacher
at Bloomsburg State Teachers’ College.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hilbert of
Idetown entertained over.the holiday
weekend Mr. and Mrs. Robert Camp-
bell and daughters, Betty Marion and
Bobby Lou, of New York; Mrs. Gor-
don Matthews and sons, Bobby and
Sammy of Chenango Bridge, N.Y;
Mos. Lila Felt and Miss Mildred Pol
Jock of Washington, D.C.; Donald and
Carl Roberts of Trucksville.
Mrs. Gerald Dettmore will entertain
at a benefit tea at her home on Leh-
man avenue, Wednesday, July 16.
Mrs. Frances Sutlif of Wilkes
Barre spent the holiday weekend as
guest of her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Smith, of
Mill street. Mrs. Sutliff and Mrs.
Smith spent July 4th at Harvey's Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hauck and
daughter, Kitty, and Mrs, auck’s sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Schultz and Dickie of Reading, |
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Losey at Kingsley, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry T. Schulz
who have been spending the winter
at Miami Beach returned to their sum-
mer home on Terrace street yesterday.
Mrs. Lloyd Richards and daughter,
Susanne, of Elizabeth, N.J., are spend-
ing the week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Addison Woolbert Sr., of
Goss Manor, Mr. Richards spent the
weekend here.
Floyd Chamberlain of Goss Manor
is a patient at Nesbitt Hospital.
“Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks, Jr. returned
‘to her home on Demunds road after
_ spending two weeks with her daughter
and sonqindaw, Mr. and Mrs. Martt
Harding and family at Raleigh, N.C.
Attorney and Mrs. . William Car-
mody of Dallas entertained at dinner
recently honoring Mrs. Alva Eggleston
of Vernon who was spending a week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Himmler of Lake street.
Miss Dorothy Culp who is employed
in Harrisburg spent the holiday week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Culp of Huntsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Niles White of Bald-
win street have as guest for two weeks
the latter's aunt, Mrs. Anna Beers
of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts of
"Claude street had as weekend guests
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Roberts and
Bobby, Jim and Terry of Newark,
N.J., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts
and Mary, Janet, George and Willie
Rae of Baltimore, Md., and Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Brezinski and Joan Ann
of Kingston.
Mrs. John R. Benner has returned
to her home on Machell avenue after
spending two weeks with her sons
and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth G. Benner and family of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Richard Benner of Joliet, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooke and
sons, Robert, Carl, Ralph and Ronald
of Chester were guests of Mrs. Cooke's
cousin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Atkinson of Trucksville, recently. Mrs.
Cooke is the former Margaret Wyant.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Atkinson and
Donna spent the weekend with the
‘Atkinsons.
Word has been received that Rev.
Gertrude Ross, Dean of Women at
Wessington Spring College, recently
underwent a serious operation. Rev.
Ross was formerly pastor at Trucks.
ville and Dallas Free Methodist
. Church,
Mrs. Paul Seager and family are
visiting the former’s sister and brother,
Mrs. Thomas Bottoms of Dallas, and
Russell DeRemer of Trucksville.,
Mrs. H. S. Keller has returned to
her home after being a patient at
General Hospital for some time.
Jack Bynan has returned home after
spending a few weeks in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs.
Trucksville and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Cooke and family of Chester visited
Loren Berlew at Sterling Farms, July
4th.
of Lehman avenue had as weekend
guest, their grandson, Bobby Rine-
himer, of Kingston.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Edwards of
Orchard street, Trucksville, spent the
holiday weekend in Williamsport as
guests of Mr. Edwards parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Edwards. Faith
Elaine Edwards is attending Y.W.C.A.
Camp at Harvey's Lake, and Barry
is at St. Stephens Camp.
Dick Ide, who is attending St.
Stephens’ Camp, spent the holiday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Ide of Huntsville. .
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Finkenbinder
and Cynthia, of Shippensburg, spent
the holiday and weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Whitesell and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Ellsworth of Lehman.
They attended the Horse Show on
July 4th.
Mr .and Mrs. Alfred Lamoreaux
of Lehman left this week to make
their home in Denver, Colo.
Karen Harvey, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harvey of
Cemetery Street has whooping cough.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harvey, Nor-
man Stair, Clara Grose and Harry
Grose, * spent the Fourth on North
Mountain picnicking.
Russell Johnson, of Jackson, is a
patient at General Hospital.
Mrs. James Huston of Harvey's
Lake had as weekend visitors her bro-
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Kelley and children Judy
Ann and Jay, of Haddonfield, N.J.
Young Jay is spending some time
with the Hustons.
Miss Ruth Elston of Machell ave-
nue and Miss June Eckmeder of King-
ston, both student nurses at Nesbitt
Hospital, are spending several days
in New York City.
Miss Dorothy Weaver has returned
to her home in Kunkle after spending
several days at Wildwood, N.]J.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Johnson of
Shavertown spent July 4th at Shawnee-
on-the-Delaware as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Omar Michaels. ‘
Mrs. Alan Kistler of Harvey's Lake
is spending some time with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James Kistler of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. William Riddell of
Rice avenue, Trucksville, entertained
over the Fourth of July*Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Riddell and son, Douglas, and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Puterbaugh of
Norwalk, Conn., and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Case and Bonnie Jean of Trucks-
ville.
Mrs. Clara Grose of Main street had
as guests last week her two daughters,
Mrs, Daisy’ Rife and Mrs. Dorothy
Cronk of Jamestown, N. Y. While
here, they all drove to Harrisburg to
see Mrs. Grose's first great-grandchild,
Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Rife.
Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin of
Endicott spent the Fourth of July
with Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin.
Mrs. Anna Kinsman of Luzerne is
spending several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Bytheway of Lehman.
Charles Bytheway is spending sev-
eral weeks with his uncle, William
Franklin, of Endicott. Before his re-
turn they expect to spend sometime in
Canada.
Arthur Franklin and sons, Billy and
Jimmy, have been spending sometime
with Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin.
Mrs. Mabel M. Evans, Dallas, has
received word that her mother, Mrs.
Maria E. Moyer, of Kingston, has ar-
rived safely in Idaho where she is
visiting friends and relatives. Before
returning she will visit relatves in
Oregon and Calfornia.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Ransom of
Pittsburgh announce the birth of a
daughter, Lynne Marcia, Wednesday,
July 2, at Elizabeth Steele Magee
Hospital. Mrs. Ransom is the former
Audrey F. Banta, Luzerne. Mr. Ran-
som is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Coray
B. Ransom of Demunds road.
Mrs. Esther la Point and daughter,
June, and Lynn Hackett spent a few
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days this week at the Reed home on
Church street.
Miss Freda Kittle of Sweet Valley
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Allen G. Kittle of Chase.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Hull and
son, Bobby, and Mr. and Mrs. William
Graham, son, Billy, and daughter,
Lynne, of Philadelphia, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Culp of Leh-
man Avenue over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Reed and
Theodore, also Mrs. Theodore Seavy
of Church street spent several days
‘last week visiting in Cranford, N.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans and sons,
Don Jr. and Terry, of Church street,
have returned after visiting for several
Bruce Atkinson of’
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Miss Mary Louise Jones |
Is Hospital Graduate
Miss Mary Louise Jones, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones of
Fernbrook, completed a post-graduate
course in dietetics at the Johns Hop-
kins Hospital, Baltimore, on Sunday,
June 29.
Miss Jones is a graduate of College
Misericordia, class of 1946.
She has accepted a position as thera-
peutic dietition at the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston.
{Have Baby Girl
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaver Jr.,
Main road, Trucksville, announce the
birth of a son, George Charles, Satur-
day, June 28, in Nesbitt Hospital.
Mrs. Shaver «is the former Mary E.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Snyder of Lehman.
Mr. and Mrs. Templin
And Family Hold Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. W. Templin
| entertained members of their family
and a few friends at a picnic at their
home on Cemetery street; July 4. Pres.
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tem-
plin and children, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Templin of Girard, Ohio; Bill Tem-
plin of Hayti, S. Dakota; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Maxwell of Kingston;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck and Jack,
Marilyn, Dorothy and Beverly of Sha-
vertown; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kohnke
of Springville; Mr. and Mrs. Schroder,
Miss Ruth Schroder and Miss Ethel
Burrows of West Pittston.
Have Baby Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lyne, Jr., of
East Hartford, ,Conn., announce the
birth of a daughter, Monday, June 21.
Mrs. Lyne is the former Grace Mahler
of Fernbrook.
Kenneth Rices Are
Hosts at Picnic Supper
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rice of
Orchard Farm, Dallas, entertained a
number of friends and relatives at
a picnic supper, July 4, honoring their
daughter, Linda Louise, who celebrated
her birthday anniversary. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Roberts,
Mr. and Mrs. George Rice, Mr. and
and Mrs. Alva Eggleston and children,
Allan Roberts, Bobby Dick Rice,
Charles Mekeel, and Mrs. Catherine
Gregory.
Give Birthday Picnic
The picnic given last Friday by
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ohlman, Machell
Avenue, Dallas, was a double celebra-
tion, for the 4th of July, and also
for Mr. Ohlman’s birthday, which
falls on the same day. At the party,
held in the Ohlman garden, were the
followng: Mr. and Mrs, Digby Baltzell,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Rine-
himer, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ruther-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robinhold,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Titman, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe MacVeigh, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Watson,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiefer, Mrs. Mail-
ander, and Mr. and Mrs. Ohlman.
Mrs. Alva Eggleston
Entertains at Cards
Mrs. Alva Eggleston of Vernon
recently ‘entertained members of her
card club. Present were: Mrs. Samuel
Ashley and daughter Loisann, Mrs.
Fred Eck, Mrs. Joseph Hand, Mrs.
Ord Trumbower, Mrs. Charles Max-
well, Mrs. Kenneth Rice and Mrs.
Glenn Case.
Full Holiday Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. John Girvan of Lake
Street had as guests over the weekend,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lawski of Wash-
ington, D.C. On Friday evening they
entertained, including the above, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Girvan of Norris
town, Pa; Mrs. Ethel Anwyl, Tunk-
hannock; Samuel Waltman, Bingham-
ton, N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Kepner. ‘On Sunday the Girvans and
Lawskis, accompanied by Albert Lewis,
drove to Allenwood, Pa., where they
visited Mrs. Helen Lewis. The Law-
skis continued to Washington, while
Mr. and Mrs. Girvan and Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis motored to Jersey Shore.
Mrs. Lewis expects to return home
about September 26.
Florida Guests
Dr. and Mrs. J. William Hawley,
Tampa, Florida, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Coray B. Ransom of Demunds
for ten days. They will leave for Wil-
liamsport on the eighteenth of July
where they will visit Mr. Hawley’s
sister. On the twenty-eighth they will
go to Lake Chautauqua, N.Y.,[before
visiting Mrs, Hawley’s sister) Mrs.
William Strech, of Ann Arbor Mich.
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days with relatives and friends in
Scotia, N.Y. Mrs. Evans! mother,
Mrs. Eleanor Shannon, who has been
visiting in Scotia with her son, Arthur,
returned with them.
Elizabeth Dierolf is spending some
time with her aunt and uncle, Mr.
Fort. /
and Mrs. Howard Troxell, of Forty
Mrs. Paul Walters and Thomas, Mr.-
Becomes Bride of
Miss Dorla Jean Nicely, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nicely of Main
street, Shavertown, became the bride
of Paul Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Evans of Hillcrest avenue,
Shavertown, Friday evening, July 4,
at seven o'clock, in St. Paul's Lutheran
Church. Rev. John R. Taylor per-
formed the double ring ceremony, and
Tom Hontz presided at the organ.
Attendants were Miss Anita Rinus
of Trucksville and Matthew Evans Jr.,
brother” of the bridegroom. Ushers
were Willard Lozo and Willard Reese.
The bride, who was given in mar-
riage by her father, was attractive in
white eyelet street-length dress with
white accessories. Her shoulder bou-
quet was of miniature carnations. Miss
Rinus selected blue eylet dress with
Mr. and Mrs. Herman LaBar of
Mt. Airy road, Shavertown, celebrated”
their twenty-fifth wedding annivegdary
with a number of friends and bers
of their family, Thursday #evening,
June 26. \
house bouquet, the gift of Mr. LaBar
to his wife. The party table was
decorated with white roses and white
candles. A ‘three tier wedding cake
was enjoyed by all.
Present were: J. C. Weaver, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Austin, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Notes on the Show
By Mary Burnside
It was a fine day for the Third
Annual Back Mountain Horse Show.
The sun was hot, but a fresh breeze
kept the spectators comfortable. Clear
weather and high visibility set off the
really magnificent view of rolling hills
and farmland—so typical of the Back
Mountain region. The cooperative
weather-man set the key-note for a
well-run show. Chairman Howard L.
Hendricks was well pleased with the
smoothness of the operation and the
fine spirit of cooperation among the
officials and workers responsible.
A well-satisfied winner was Dick
Ide, who took third place in the
Horsemanship class with his Little
Sir Echo. Dick has owned the horse
only a week.
There was a stir of excitement
when several horses, belonging to R.
A. Davis, escaped as they were being
unloaded. They were off for a mile
long run through the nearby meadows,
but were safely apprehended. One
of them, Mr. Davis tells me, is called,
appropriately enough, Rambling Wil-
liam.
Judge J. Raymond Chamberlain has
had a varied experience in all kinds
of horsemanship. At one time he
was a cow puncher in Arizona and
New Mexico. He has a stable of
his own, and has owned twenty-four
head. In the Army, Mr. Chamber-
lain was chosen from one hundred
and fifty men in the 14th Cavalry
to attend advanced Equition school.
He has judged at many local shows.
He mentioned specifically the Bell
Wood Hunt Show in Chester County.
Mr. Chamberlain's wife and daughter
attended the show. His daughter
rides hunters and, said the Judge with
a touch of pardonable paternal pride,
“She's going to make a good rider,
too.”
show. An estimated 2,500 people
attended, said Chairman Hendricks.
There were sixty-seven horses shown,
including post-entries. At noon, about
seven hundred people ate a dinner
prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Fire Company, and supper was
also served. Loren Keller, head of
the Refreshment Committee, said two
hundred pounds of hot dogs and two
hundred and fifty cases of soft-drink
were sold.
It was a quiet day at the First-Aid
Station, where Mrs. Marie Wolfe and
Mrs. Ruth Simms were standing. Mrs.
Wolfe had a fine view of the show
ring from her window, but no cases
more serious than a few blisters. Also
standing by in case of an ‘emergency
was Henry Elston, a blacksmith. = Mr.
Elston, who has his shop in Kingston,
said he had a quiet day, though he
did put one pair of shoes on for a
One of the best-dressed contestants
was Max Goldstein. Mr. Goldstein
wore a black striped suit and top-hat
as he drove his horse, Chippy, in
the Fine Harness Class. This is the
proper attire for a carriage driver, he
said. A coach-dog is also required
equipment.” He has always kept these
dogs and planned to have one with
him, but three of his pets died this
year, the last one on Memorial Day.
Andy Richardson, one of the police
men directing parking at the show,
calls himself a “movie cop.” A mem-
ber of the Lake Silkworth Volunteer
Fire Company, he patrols the outdoor
movie house there. Like the Lehman
Fire Company, they are having a
building drive at Lake Silkworth. The
new building, said Mr. Richardson,
will be a place where movies can be
shown ‘indoors throughout the year
as well as providing meeded storage
space for fire-fighting and police equip-
ment.
Dwight Fisher entered two hunters
in the show, as well as contributing
several trophies. = A third horse,
Ogontz, cut a leg in the van enroute
to Lehman and had to be withdrawn.
Shavertown Couple
Twenty-Fitth Wedding Anniversary
Miss Dorla Jean Nicely
Paul
white p€essories and pink carnations.
Mrs icely wore orchid _dsess*with
matching feather pink roses,
a s, blue and white print
with blue feather hat and pink rose
buds.
Following the ceremony, a reception
for about a hundred and fifty guests
was held at the home of the bride.
Mrs. Evans is a graduate of Kings
ton Township High School in the
class of 1947. Mr. Evans was also
graduated” from Kingston Township
High School and served over two
years with the U.S. Navy. He is now
employed by Duponts in Wyandotte,
Michigan.
The couple will reside at 2128
Electric avenue, Wyandotte, Mich.
ori =
Celebrates
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Laird Stanton,
Mrs. Slocum Sweitzer, Mrs. John
Coon, Mr. and Mrs. Lance Harris,
Mrs. Russell Cease, Mrs. Albert Ma-
jor, Mr. and. Mrs. Allison Major, Mr.
and.~Mfs. C. F. Nichols, Mr. and
The house was attra Go decoraet™rs. C. B. Schoonover, Mrs. Hazel
ted with June roses and lowets Lot Lohman, Mr. and Mrs. Rauph Frantz,
Evelyn, Florence Weaver, Mr. and
Mrs, William Ockenhouse, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Shaver, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Warden, Mrs. Henry Calkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Margellina and Robert,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman LaBar and
Donna Mae.
Mrs. Della Parrish,
Hostess at Dinner
Mrs. Della Parrish
entertained at a picnic dinner, Friday,
July 4. Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Updyke of Washington, Pa.,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hadsel and
Martha of Dallas; Mrs. W. Howard
Crosby and Drew, of Knoxville, Tenn.;
Mr. and Mrs. David Ide, Ethel, Bruce,
Richard, Harold, Glenn Ide, Mrs.
Kenneth Calkins and Judy, Kenneth
Jr., Linda, Miss Bess Cooke, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Parrish and the hostess.
Mrs. H. A. Brown Is
Hostess To Ladies
Mrs. H. A. Brow entertained mem-
bers of Lehman W.S.C.S. at the Quar-
terly Executive meeting, Monday, June
30. Reports were made out and
plans for the coming year discussed.
Present were: Mrs. A. M. Major,
Mrs. F. K. Abbott, Mrs. A. B. Simms,
Mrs. Albert. Ide, Mrs. Ella Major and
the hostess.
Enjoy Fishing Trip
A number of local people enjoyed
a picnic and fishing trip on Sunday.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ide,
Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Roberts, Jean
Hendershot, Bonnie Reese, James Tur-
ner and Alan Roberts.
Fred Schnure Improving
Fred Schnure, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Schnure of Milton, Pa., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schnure,
is improving slightly after being
critically ill of lock-jaw. He was
removed from the iron lung this week.
Fred is the son of the former Emily
Honeywell of Kunkle.
Local Folks Spend
Fourth at Penn Lake
A number of local people enjoyed
an outing at Penn Lake on July 4.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
C. Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G.
Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hallock,
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Garinger, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Reese, Mr. and Mrs.
William Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. David
Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. James Gross,
Jimmie and Ralph Gross.
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Mrs. John Taylor
Ladies’ Auxiliary of St. Paul's Lu-
theran Church tendered a surprise
variety shower to Mrs. John Taylor
on Wednesday afternoon. The Aux-
iliary held a short business meeting
at one o'clock in the church and
then went to the parsonage where
they greeted Mrs, Taylor with many
beautiful gifts. Though they were
not aware at the time that they plan-
ned the shower, Rev. Taylor informed
the Auxiliary that he and Mrs. Taylor
would celebrate their wedding anni
versary on the following day.
Valuable Collie Strays
‘From Idetown Owner
Julius Stern, Idetown, lost a wvalu-
able eleven -months-old Scotch collie
puppy Tuesday night when it slipped
its collar while out for a walk with
John Stern.
The puppy had just arrived from
a Hudson Valley kennel and is quite
timid and unfamiliar with this area.
Anyone who finds the dog will make
Mr. Stern very happy if he will call
Harvey's Lake 243.
Is Guest
At Surprise Variety Shower
Those attending were: Mesdames
Willard Lozo, Thomas E. Hontz, Del-
bert Garinger, Katherine Lemke, Earl
H. Monk, J. H. Batey, R. J. W. Tem-
plin, Morgan W. Ruch, John Eck,
Edith Ahouse, William Dierolf, Eve-
lyn Langdon, Earl Reese, Walter Hei-
dere, Charles Dressel, Ella K. Hughes,
Frank Heidere, Byron Kitchen, John
Malkemes, Paul Winter, Gertrude
Marley, Jessie Yocum, Walter Gerlach,
Miss Mary H. Boldt, Rev. and Mrs,
Taylor, Pam and Junior. \
College Friends Meet
A group of girls, recent graduates
of College Misericordia, met "Wednes-
day night at the home of Helen Vuka-
vich, Parrish Heights. The girls, all
members of this year’s graduating class,
have been friends all through college
and visit together each week, Present
were Virginia Ferry, Joan Caffrey,
Katherine Burke, Mary Kern, Irene
Snyder, June Kistler, Edith Howell,
Ruth Monk, and Helen Vukovich.
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Know
MOST people like a desk. For one
of orderly habits, a capacious slant-
top of the Chippendale period with
pigeon holes, document boxes and
other compartments is a satisfaction,
providing “a place for everything
and everything in its place.” But for
the person who lets the morning
mail, chance snapshots, newspaper
clippings and accumulated letters he
intends to answer “tomorrow” all
take their chance together, there is
nothing like the simple unpartitioned
interior of a schoolmaster’s desk like
the one shown here.
In the single shallow drawer be-
neath can be kept
paper. envelopes
and stamps, in case
he eventually gets
around to carrying
out any of his good
intentions. Pen and
ink can rest handily
just back of the
hinged lid, beneath
which important and
unimportant papers
may mingle in hap-
py confusion.
Schoolmaster’s
desks, so-called be-
cause that is what
they were in the early
days of the little red
schoolhouse, were di-
rect descendants of a
very early type.
There have been
written messages
since the dawn of
civilization but a
special piece of fur-
niture for use in
writing such messages
is ‘of comparatively
recent date. Before
the middle of the 17th
Century one used the
top of a table or other
flat surface and kept
one’s materials in a
box.
It was a very spe-
cial box since it con-
tained the Bible,
valuable papers, writing materials,
money, etc. No one knows who first
got tired of lifting it off shelf or ta-
ble, but somewhere, sometime during
the 1640s this Bible box, as it was
called, developed a slanting lid,
hinged at the top. Next came an idea
about the interior and the forerunner
of the desk with pigeonholes and
similar compartments showed itself
in sections for paper, quill pens, ink-
pots and sandboxes. But it was still
a box and a small one at that so they
began making it deeper and added
a drawer. Put on a table it served
the purpose of the latter day desk.
The next step of course was a spe-
cial stand for it. So the box was
made in a still larger size and placed
on a frame similar to that of the
early tavern table, that is, four legs
connected near the floor by stretch-
ers. The outline of a desk could defi-
give access to
This simple piece made about 1825 is
used in district and village schools in al
United States during the first half of th )
It has both a drawer and a slanting lid that raises to
the space beneath. Desks similar to this
were sometimes made of maple, cherry or birch. With
longer legs such desks were also made for business use
and are called counting house desks.
nitely be seen in this arrangement
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By Tow Orsiceles f
Author of
Early American Furniture Makers
Story of American Furniture
Collecting Antiques in America
*Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
A Schoolmaster’s Desk
and while the upper part could be
lifted off its framework if the latter
needed to be pressed into service as
a table, the box stage of its existence
was over. :
The first ten years of the 18th
Century saw another important im-
provement when the slanting lid be-
came hinged at the bottom and
equipped with sliding bracket sup-
ports. Its interior had pigeon holes
and small drawers with curved out-
lines. This was fine but expensive so
cabinetmakers continued to make the
earlier form with lid hinged at the
top for clients of limited means.
PINE SCHOOLMASTER’S DESK
ical of those
parts of the
e 19th Century.
To this early form belonged the
long line of schoolmasters’ and
countinghouse desks which were
made as late as 1840. Naturally their
design was influenced slightly by the
various style periods and toward the
end were fashioned in one piece in-
stead of two parts. Basically, though
they were one with the 17th Century
desks-on-frame. Native woods, in-
cluding pine, maple, cherry and
birch, were used in making these
simple pieces. The schoolmasters’
desks were of normal height; those
of the counting house were tall
enough so that the person writing
had either to stand or sit on a high
stool. Intended primarily for business
houses, there were authors in the
era before typewriters who favored
them. The Waverly novels and other
works of Sir Walter Scott were writ-
ten at such a desk. :
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