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\ - Marion — A permanent Red Cioss organization was. formed at a public mass meeting 'Tues day evening in Marion ■with Mrs. Stanley Rogers as chairman. ’Other officers chosen were: - Vice-ehau man, Mrs. R. S. Bush; secretary, Mi's. Marion Shippers, and treasurer, Harold Bush. \ A. E Bolles oi Newark, County Red Cross War Relief chairman, discussed tire present drive of the Red Cross to raise a national fund of 50 million dollars for wartime use. \ The campaign to raise Mar ion's quota of $1,290 will get Tlndei way this Saturday under •the -dneetion .of Peter Naeye and will continue until Dec. 31. Can- vasseis aie now being . chosen and will meet Thursday for final instructions before launching —the offensive: -o- Food, Toys Given For Xmas Cheer A t ‘Gift’ Service I h • Marion — The annual Com munity .Christmas program and White Gift Service, sponsored jointly by the Parent-Teachers’ Association and the local churches, was held Sunday eve ning in the school auditorium.: Rev,.M. J. Verduin presided. | Mrs. Theron Forbes led in the i gioup .singing with Mrs. Howard j Stark at the piano. ■ , < The invocation was given by j \the Rev. J. J; Baker, the Scrip-i •ture lesson by the Rev. W. G .. Meengs, the prayer by the Rev. j •M.\ J. Verduin ahd the address i ■by the Rev. C. Lepeltak. Boy Scouts acted as ushers ,Mr. and Mrs, George Bush re turned Saturday from, .a business trip ,to Norfolk, Va., and Wash ington, ip. c. Mrs..S. B. Curtis has been con fined to. her home for. the past week with the grippe. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wester man of Pittsford and Miss Har riet -Hodges of Rochester visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs..Fred Hodges over the weekr-end. Mi-, and Mrs. John Kooman entertained his parents at din ner-Saturday in observance of Mrs. Anthony Kooman’s birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Nye call ed Sunday afternoon on his aunt, Mrs. Kate Mullie. and his cousin, Mrs. Lewis Mullie, both of whom are patients in the Barber Hospital in Lyons. , Mrs. Lavina DuBois has sqld her house in Rochester and - fe staying for the present with her brother, Levi O’Kay. Mason Stevens, Jr., of Ontario who' spent last week with his aunt. Mrs. Fred Hodges, is a guest this week of Mrs. Charles Westerman in Pittsford. Mrs. Earl Leno has been ill j with the grippe the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lancy en tertained Monday evening to celebrate the birthday of their little son, Ronald, who is two years old. Mrs. John S. Rich spent the week-end in Buffalo with her daughter, Angie Rich, a student at the State College for Teach ers. Mrs. Anna Kaymel is ill this week at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. C. Elve. Mr. and Mrs. Leon. Tellier were . t h e, week visiting Miss Marjorie guests Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Albert OMead in East Pplmyra. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chase of Palmyra were guests on Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Peter Corteville and attended the Union Service IU - and received the White gifts of food, toys, etc., which will be „ used in the Christmas baskets: ^ Mrsgchar]es chase o{ Mrs. Harry Bator spent last week at the hpme of Mr. and Mrs. Edward p ’Meal in Newark. . A large number- of Marion friends attended the funeral of Isaac Brown at a funeral home in Williamson Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Marion ceme tery. Albert Garlock, who has been ill for the past two weeks, is re ported tb be improving. Harold DuBois, son of Walter DuBois. enlisted in Rochester Saturday and left Tuesday morning for Texas hpping to-be accepted in the Air Corps. ' Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fowler were dinner guests Wednesday eve ning of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dye in Webster. Miss Esther Perduyn was home from Avan over the week-end and entertained at dinner Sun day the fallowing members of the Avon faculty: Miss Nancy Page, George Clark and Jasper Gamer. Mi', ahd Mi'S. M, B. Dean, Mr. and Mi's. J. C Elve, John S. Rich and Dr. Arthur Besemer were in Lyons Tuesday evening for the testimonial dinner given for Sheridan E. Wood at Hotel Wayne. Miss Mauriel Kirseh and the Third Grade of Marion Central School enjoyed a trip on the school bus Tuesday toTloclieSter, visiting the public library, and Sibley’s store where they were conducted through Toyland by one of the store guides. Mrs. M. J. Verduin and Mrs. John T. Hall accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. John Howell were in Old Forge the first of Marion’s Past in Review FIRST REFORMED R ot . W. G. Meengs,, Pastor Sunday—Christmas Sunday. 10:30 a. m.—Morning Wofs’hip. Sermon, “Good Tidings of Great Joy”. 11:45 a.m.—Sunday School. Christmas tesson, “The Coming of God’s Son”. ' , 7:00’ p. nr—^Evening Worship.- A dramatic (presentation of tlie‘ “Nativity’’ will be given: Tire Choir under the direction of Mrk Maude Shippers will provide p musical setting for the “Advent of Christ”, which will be por trayed in pantomime by the’ young people. /-j Tuesday, Dec. 33, at 7:30 p. ip.i —'Christinas Exercises by tlie! children -of the Sunday School. * • » « » * * - « ■ » * mg of Mrs. Herbert White, Mrs. - -Leon Stearns and Mrs. John De- Nearing. -o- it Officers Re-Elected By Marion Chamber w of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Corteville and attended the Union Service Sunday evening. Mrs. Anna Kaymel was a guest over the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest VanHee in Gen eva. Vaughn Radley has been home Marion—AH officers of the ^or tee past week. Marlon Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Lottie Wagner has re- •wer-e re-elected at the annual turned to the home of her dinner meeting of that body a t 1 daughter, Mrs. Earl Leno after Masonic Temple on Monday eve- spending a few weeks with Mr. rung They are: President. Frank Mrs. Fred Spafford in Maee- ' K- Mosher: vice-president, Ai- don Center, feed N- Temple; secretary, Rob- Genevieve Hopkins, '“\■'Brfr Purchase, and treasurer, daughter, of Mrs. Aurinda Hop- Jack UaH kins of Marion and Alvin Col- ■Guest speaker on the occasion tpun. son of Mr. and Mrs. Corne- was fhe Rev. Weldon F Cross- ^us Colman of Wyckoff, N. J., ■ .. dand of Rochester, who-spoke on 1 5'erP married hi Wyckoff. Thurs- -Tnends m American Life.” , dsuy evening, Dec. 11. Following- —-Group singing was led bv c iif^—teo-cer-emony, a reception■■■ was ford Topping with Theron held at the home of the groom’s Forbes -as pianist, and musical parents. Mrs. Colman has a posi- selections were given by mem bers of the Marion School music •department. The dinner was served under the direction of •Richards Chapter. O.ES. ----------- o ----------- New Staff Elected By Mention Firemen Marlon—At the annual meet ing of the Marion firemen Tues day evening the following offi- ‘Mrs. William Miller of East Hen- eers were elected:' rietta, Mr. and Mrs. Harold President,, Peter Moose; vice- Lancy and Mr. and Mrs. Le- ■president, Marion Shippers; Moyne Lancy of Rochester. tion in the telephone office in Wyckoff and he is employed in a packing house in Paterson. Mr. and Mrs. Colman and his father i drove to Marion Saturday to (spend the week-end with her , mother, Mrs. Hopkins and her j brother, William Drury and family. They returned to New Jergey Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Tack Lancy had as guests on Sunday Mr. and Lookup while Mr. Howell secured his supply of -Christmas trees. As a part of the Civilian De fense work planned fog the pre sent possible emergency needs, Dr. D. W. Bovet has been ap pointed chairman of the local unit to set np a first aid station in this community. It will ,be ne cessary to locate such a station and secure the necessary equip ment, Volunteers will -be needed to be ready when caUed upon. The marriage of Mrs. .Edna Schrader Blake . and Peter De- Mink of Ontario 'occurred Tues day, Dec. 9, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Willis Van de Kooi of the Ontario Re formed Church. Both the Marion Canning Factory and the Comstock Fac tory in Marian have completed the canning work for this sea son, the former the last week in November and the Comstock plant December 12. Mi's. O, A. Pratt attended the New York State Grange Conven tion held in Rochester Dec. 9-12 as delegate from the Marion Grange. PRESBYTERIAN . i Rev. Maurice 'J. Verduin, Pastor Sunday, 10:30—Divine Wor ship. Christmas Service. Sermon, “ 'Twas the Night Before Christ mas”. 11:45r—Ohureh .School.- Adult theme: “The Coming of God’s Son”. At the -Presbyterian morning, service, Christmas . music , wilt include: organ And .piano «djiet, The Holy Child; .anthem, Those! Holy Voices; Christmas Offers j tory. j Tuesday evening, Dec. .23, the i annual Christmas Supper fojr' the Church and Sunday School. ; The annual Christmas Prqgram in the Church auditorium aitj 7:30 o'clock. — - - -| Thursday evening, Dec. 18, at 7 o’elock—First of a series of Thursday evening Prayer Serv ices. Theme: “Dear Lord and Father”. A season of Silenit Prayer; Sentence Prayers; Pas toral Prayer for the Churches, the Nafckm, the Bqys in thjs Armed Forces of the Nation. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. 10 YEARS AGO December 17, 1931 The Seniors have '.planned a Senior BaH for Christmas Night. The Help- U Class and their husbands -will have the annual Christmas party at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. John Rich, Decem ber 18th. Marion Grange' recently re ceived a prize from the; 'Stgte' Grange for its increase in -mem bership. William Drury was -re cently elected Master. n Roy Curtis is on a trip to! Baltimore, .Washington and. Florida. 20 YEARS AGO December 16, 1931 Scott Allen and Kenneth Jag-1 ger amended th8 Gamers’ Con-' vention ih Rochester last week. James Blankenburg and Fre,d| De Cracker have purchased a; farm south <a£ EaOanyra, Blan- kenbung has solid Iffs Marion: milk fsoHite (fe Norjaer. Theron Sutton a f Fafepoft has! purchased -the Masson pool and- biljiard paste'. The Marion Study dub will have its Christmas meeting at the home of Miss May Shermah Monday evening, Dec. 22. Papers will be given by Mrs. Helen Sweezey. Mrs. Zoe Bovet, and Mrs. Edith VanOstrand. - The annual official visit of district officers together -with the election of officers of Marion Lodge F. and A.M. occurs next Tuesday evening, Dec. 23. ----------- o ----- ----- BAPTIST Rev. John J. Baker, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30, Christmas Service arrang ed by the choir. Bible School at 11:45. The Baptist .Church morning service will include the folloWr ing musical numbers: Prelude, organ and piano, Christmas Echo; processional. Silent Night; quartette, We Three Kings: An them, O Holy Night; hymn, Joy to the World; anthem, Wbmdr- ous Gift; solo, Cantique de Noe} —Mrs. Howard Stark; offertory, organ and piano, Christmas Fantasy; hymn, O Little Town of Bethlehem; organ and-piano, Christmas' Eve memory: anthem. 30 TEAR'S AGO Becehrbqr IS, 1911 t Marion Grange has elected1 Asa W. Russell Master for the; coming year with Herman Cole, overseer and. Mrs. Julia -White secretary. . Willis Sanford is now located; in Portland, Oregon. ’ Jessie Du Boiis is teaching at Cory Corners. Burhank Engert and Beulah. Johnson weite married Dee. 9, in' the Asbury M. E. Chur.eh. They- will reside in Palmyra. 40 YEARS AGO December 14, 19Q<1 The large addition .to the Gil-’ man house is being completed. Samuel Cook has sold his house and lot to Thomas Cor- School Calendar Friday—Basketball, Macedon at Marion. Saturday—Senior Bake Sale, Monday—Student Association Party. v ' ■ ' Tuesday—Christmas Assembly. School disiAjssgs 'at\noon. Basketball News The Marion basketball team defeated Gpm'io/38. - to ’20. last Friday in a'fiast <gpje: Dick Wit ter was high' . scorer - with 13 points: E'd Nevil .and Gerald Petty had 9 and 8 points respec tively/ The team' showed im provement over the previous game. The second team also defeated lett. ,C. H. Lookup was elected Mas ter of the Marion Grange. Alexander Beatty ,has moved his marhle shop from Palmyra iStreet to the . Riley Sanford building, Buffalo Street. ■ The Marion .Christian Ghurch will celelttate its .81st anniver sary December 14,15. AO YEARS AGO Deqen^her 19, 1891 Robert Hammond is Employed vat Elton’s.art studio m Palmyra. The 'Marion' stage ileaV.es Mar ion at 6 aTlp. and 2 p. m. and arrives at Marion-at 10:15 a. m. and 5p .m . _ The mercury' was nearly at- the zero mark Thursday. 60 YEARS AGO December 17, 1881 Abram .Garlock has shipped! from Marion about 200 tons of' dried apples this year. There was a donation party-' for Rev. .0. D. Davis a t the M. BL Church Wednesday evening. J Frank See lias his bicycle completed and attracts atten tion riding the 'fiery monster' through town.. the Ontario second team in a; good game. We are waiting to' play Macedon here Friday night. The Marian High .School band is expected to piay between halves. Girls (Blay Days _J Thursday afternoon -after' school right -of ithe HighjSchooli girls will .go to Williamson to1 participate with girls from other schools Of tire -county in a Play Day program.. Volley Ball wffl be featured after -which sqpper will be'served. Miss Helen, Gilbert'.and Miss Frances Doran, \vill accompany the Marion, ’group. * ‘ , \ M odern girls wffl be .guests at Marion fjriday aitep scdibol for a Play Day program when basket ball wili he .%e feature game. .Supper will be served in the cafeteria jand flhe girls will re main for (the gape's .of th-e -eve ning when Macedon plays here. ■ HVlndows Decorated ■The Ant Department at school is -working with Miiss Mary Far rell, .ant * .supervisor, to paint; Christmas scenes in (the front windows. For a snmmber’ of years (these paintings have caused much onte’.'est in school and in the'coKumjffity. Music. Gyoups Active School music groups have been participating ' in community. Activities. Sunday evening the school band.omder the direction, of Theron Forbes played a t the Community White Gift Service. Monday evening' Elaine Evans/ Geraldine DeNering and Bar-' bara Sanford played instrumen-' tal numbers at the annual ban quet of the local Chamber of Commerce. Elementary Assembly Friday morning ah 9:30 the Elementary School is to have a Christmas' Assembly and every-: one. is cordially invited to at tend. The program is as follows: Opening Exercises—Fifth Grade; Action Play, Santa’s Toy Shop—: Kindergarten; Song, Christmas: Bells—First Grade; Play, “The Birds Go South” — Second Grade; Reading, .“Visit of St. Nick”—Third Grade; Play, “The; •Christmas Fairy and Scrooge”— Fourth Grade; Play, “Santa Gprnes to Safety Lane”~SiXth Grade. Students Party Mesa-hers of the Students As sociation are invited to a Christ mas party to be held m th* school gymnasium Monday evP ring, Dec. 22, from 7 to 9-30 T m. 'The following committees are a,t work on plans: Entertain ment—Betty Nye, Douglas Or- baker,; refreshment, Geraldine Drury, chairman; decorauon- Virginia Radley, chairman. Senior News Due to a misunderstanding the Senior Ball will not be held un til January. The Senior Class will hold a Food Sale -in Firemen's Hall Saturday, Dec. 20. There will be a Variety of. food including macaroni and cheese, cookies fried cakes, pies, cup cakes’ candy and homemade bread There will also be a display of holly wreaths. Orders may be placed with Betty Nye or Lois Johneox, Decorations Contest The Student Council is spon soring a room decorations con gest in the Junior and Senior High School. Prizes are offered for (the -room having the best -Christmas .dec orations. The grade rooms are begin ning to look very much like •Christmas with each-Art Criss doing .a different .type of decora tion. The intermediate grades have been making Christmas favors and fixing Christmas cards to be sent to Veterans Hospitals as part of their Junior Red Cross service. --------- a ---------- FIRS The ani [Christmas [ Reformed'( [ be held Tu [p.m. fn th Included [ he songs s Mary Ress [ and Russel [ be accom-pi [ Boss. Miss | give a piar Readings I Ruth Lesl ] Donald Dei I mart, Russi [don Ressue Dorothy [ Cam bier , 8 [Boerman a [ to present [ Drill. The “Oh citation is ine Johns© [ mer DeLue 1 Ressue. Ch; I Schoonerm | and Janet; In addi [ Christmas [ ous groups [The public [ gram. Butterfly Against Thistle The painted lady butterfly djwes Its Wide distribution to the fact that it thrives on a plant which has been most successful in gaining a foothold through out the world. This is the this-_ tie whose seeds travel 1,000 miles or more. ----------- 0 ---------- Volatile Oils Volatile oils present in a cedar hppe chest kill moth larvae. The Nativity sohg,; postiude.' A -Christmas Dessert Party for the entire church will be held ih the church pariors Tuesday eve ning; Dec. 23, at 7:00. secretary, Jack Hall; treasurer, Wesley Nye; chief, Fred Has- tons; first assistant chief, James DeRidder; . second assistant chief, -.Cornelius Cook; third assistant chief, Leon Shippers. Directors are: T. G. Sutton, Cornelius Cook, Fred Haskins, Robert Purchase and Henry VanKouwenberg. - ----- 0 ----------- Groceries Largest Advertisers The grocery business, which unvested $97,751,448, was the branch of business which in- ■vesfced the most money in ad- Verbisinff. in newspaper, maea- sZine, farm journal, and advertising, last year. Mrs. Guy Howell and Mr. and Mrs. David Jensen of Rochester were guests on Sunday of Mrs. May Russell. Mrs. Samuel Cook is recover ing from a recent severe illness. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ferris of Syracuse were guests on Mon day of his sister, Mrs. H. J. Rad ley and family GRANGE SETS MEETS Marion—Marion Grange will hold a rehearsal and social meeting Friday, Dec. 19, at 8 p. m., and a regular meeting and Christmas program Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 p. m. ---------- <0 ----------- NEW MAIL SCHEDULE Marion — The Marion mail schedule has been changed again and is now as follows: .Mrs. Harold'Fowler attended a ' Leaves Marion at 7:30 a. m. and luncheon this Thursday at the ^'^5 P- m- Arrivea.at Marion at Maplewood Y Auxiliary to Boch-18 a - m- anti 4:45 P- m- ester. I 0 ----------- Herbert McWilliams, son of Quadruplet Peaches the late Rev. and Mrs. W. W. I Four • peaches growing on a SECOND REFORMED Cornelius Lepeltak: Minister Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30—“The Christmas Thorn”. Sunday School at 12:00. “The Coming of God's Son”. Evening 7:00. “Christmas in the Cobbler Shop”, a Christmas drama by Mrs. O. G. Herbrecht, will he presented by the young people of the Sunday School. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.—Christ mas program by the Sunday School children. A C a l l T o L o y a l A m e r i c a n s CARD OF THANKS The family, of Charles N. Stearns desire to express thetr appreciation for car service and other expressions of respect and sympathy. 42tl Nieces and Nephews ■- 0 I n McWilliams, formerly of Marion, single stem were picked by Mar is in the U.S. Navy .and is re- vin Burnett of Old Marietta radio ported to be in the dive 'bomber Road, Ga., from a tree in his service in Hawaii. ■ back yard. \CARD OF THANKS For the many expressions of. sympathy and thoughtfulness extended to me in my recent bereavement, I desire to express my heartfelt appreciation and thanks. 42tl Mrs. Marinus Boerman The AmerieErnlRed ,Ctqss asks'Wayrte Coijttty ;to contribute $30,000 toward a national .fund of SO m'illirin dojlar.s for services to -our Armed Farces and to aid distressed civilians in ’ the -event of. emergency. 1 t . l The quota assigned Newark and Arcadia, on the,basis‘of ^population, is $6,840. The quota for Marion is $ l ,290.' To raise these amounts, campaigns will be conducted in both towns from Saturday, Dec. 20, t o , Wednesday, Dec. 31, with .the aid of a volunteer field force. Every home will be visited. Give generously, give loyally, give cheerfully. Remember, your country is At war, and men are giving their lives fighting for you. It is your duty to support If the canvassers should miss you, and you live in Arcadia, send your gift to the Red'Cross Office, ill© £. Union St. .before Dec. 3]. If you live in Marion, send your contribution tp Campaign Manage* Peter 'Naeye, Marion Canning Co.. ■ ii» Every dollar of this fund is needed • SECC The youi j ond Refoi I will presen mas in th< Sunday ev | evening sei | an adaptal “Where Lo ■ The cast the Cobb] Mrs. Black Thelma Nc I Samaritan LMQlen; S] I Florence T f Dreams—G The Voici Molen; A I eltak; A E lene DeFis! Ruth Lepei Arnold; CI ley Adriaa: eltak. The Ch [ Sunday £ | ian Chur [ Tuesday I o’clock it Followi [ship serv I gram wii [ Prayer—I [ a Christn sell, Caro My Bes' [ Christma -Joanne I A Christ I Marion (-.Train—R [Viele; Cl —Dickie -Laura •( [ Pie; I Lo Johncox; ! Christma [ Winter B The Jr ' Candle I the folio ; Verduin, | East, Bar | ily Stear | Choir. The of service w Foreign : mas Pro; by the ai for the school. Till Time. 01 ; - --- -—j' fir l i l theone / I
