Montgomery County
Club News and other "Group" news
Entertained in Honor of Daughter
Mrs Capitola Gardner entertained the members of the Willing Workers Club last evening at her home in honor of the
birthday anniversary of her daughter, Mrs Mary Weller (28)... [Litchfield Daily
Union, Saturday, April 14, 1928 - submitted by: Lynn Boyd Reener]
Unique Coterie
The Unique Coterie met Wednesday afternoon at the Loyal Sons Cottage with
Mrs Woods division as hostess...Mrs Chas Case of Staunton was an out of town guest.
[Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, November 27, 1914 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Tackey Social
The Loyal Sons and Loyal Daughters of the Union Avenue Christian Bible School will hold a Takey social Friday Evening...at
the Loyal Sons Cottage... [Litchfield Daily Union,Friday, November 27, 1914
- Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Litchfield Woman's Club
members listed - Mrs G L Settlemire, ___ Quintette, Mrs Bartling, Mrs Hussey, Mrs Hyndman, Mrs Brokaw, Miss Lorraine
Weigreffe, Mrs Burson, Miss Mare Kelley.
[Litchfield Daily Union, Tuesday, January 12, 1926 - submitted
by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Litchfield Chapter, Order of DeMolay, Officers Installed, Masonic
Temple
Gladin Gorin, installing officer, Joseph Strehle and Thos
Weatherford, assistants
Master Counsel - Ray McDonald
Sr Counselor - Chas Hampton
Jr Counselor - Russell Elledge
Sr Deacon - Chris Zuber
Jr Deacon - Lamoine Evans
Sr Stewart - E Varner
Jr Stewart - Lester Gronewald
Chaplain - Harley Carroll
Marshall - Maynard Govaia
Almoner - John McDaniels
Sentinel - Lawrence Winkleblack
Scribe - Chancy Berry
Treasurer - Dwight Kinder
Standard Bearer - Otis Stockton
Preceptors - Donald Hyndmann, Harold Swertsfeger, Harold Pringle, Emil Opp , Maynard Weber, Harold White, O Rhulander
[Litchfield Daily Union, Tuesday, January 12, 1926 - submitted
by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Montgomery-Macoupin Co Dairy Improvement for March - R D Armstrong, Litchfield, first;
Sumner Wilson, Butler, second; and Bernard Marley, Nokomis, third.
[Litchfield Daily Union, Wednesday, April 13, 1927 - submitted by Lynn Boyd
Reener]
Litchfield Daily Union, 28 April 1927:
Litchfield Well Represented at the Rotary Convention
Mr Kenyon Montgomery Will Have Charge of the Music
Those attending the 44th District Convention, Peoria were---
Mr and Mrs H C Gorin - Judge and Mrs Paul McWilliams - Mr and Mrs J Roy Miller - Mr and Mrs J A Pappmeier and dau,
Margaret- Mr and Mrs Frank Cox - Dr and Mrs G A Sihler Jr- Kenyon Montgomery - J A McDonald- Al Blevins - Arthur
Hoog
Mrs Johnson Entertained the U B Club
Mrs Charles Johnson…south of town. Bunco played and souvenirs presented to Mrs John Dillingham, Mrs John Steiner,
Mrs Harry Griffith, and Mrs George O'Brien. Out of town guest was Miss Emma Yunker of Raymond, guest of Mrs Laura
Fite.
Mrs Gilb Entertained Yesterday
….Euchre Club at her home on Van Buren St…souvenirs were given to Mrs James Potts, Mrs Lynn Settlemire, Mrs G W
Personett, Mrs Charles LaPlant, and Mrs L R Gray.
[submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, April 29, 1927:
Boosting for Crippled Children's County Society
Dr Harry Bennett and Irving Yaeger spoke to the Nokomis Rotary Club about the Montgomery County Crippled Children's
Society…
Historic Cab Will Be Here on Sunday
Earl Stout of the Capitol Theatre announces that the old Renault Cab, one of the few remaining cabs that formed
the historic and spectacular taxi cab army which Galliene commanded to transport the French troops to the front
in 1914 when the Germans were but twenty five miles from Paris will arrive in Litchfield on next Sunday, May 1,
at 11 o'clock am…..
Returned Home from Lucheon
Miss Lorainne Wiegreffe, president of the Alpha Delphian Chapter returned last evening from St Louis where she
attended the annual luncheon given by the various chapters of St Louis numbering 13, on Wednesday…. Submitted by: Lynn Boyd Reener
Litchfield Daily Union, Monday, Jun 6, 1927
- The M E Guild will be entertained on Tues afternoon in the Mizpah room of the new
chapel. The following ladies of Mrs Hyndman's division will be hostesses: Mesdames Ruth Fizzell, Maud Chamberlin,
John Bishop, Wm Schutt, H S Hood, C F Bartling, and Traylor and MissBertha Thorp. A full attendance is desired.
- Regular meeting of Lavonne Chapter #55 O E S at Masonic Temple, Monday evening June
6 at 8 o'clock. Mrs Gertrude LaPlant, W M and Mrs Nell Judd, Sec'y,
- Regular meeting of Women of Mooseheart Legion No 581 will be held at the Moose club…..Ada
Hickman, SR and Nellie Angle, Recorder
Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener
Aroma Class of the First ME Church
The Aroma Class of the First ME Church met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs Mary James on N Madison St, forty
being present. After the business meeting a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mrs Alta Whitten and Mrs Myrtle
Stratman assisted Mrs James in serving sandwiches, angel food cake and coffee, then all were taken for a ride which
terminated at the Litchfield Candy Kitchen where they had an ice cream cone. [Litchfield
Daily Union, Friday, Jun 30, 1927 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Rotarians Returning Home
Hon Amos Miller, Rev Ezra Keller and Dr Z V Kimball will leave England on Saturday of this week to sale on their
return trip home…They attended the Rotary International convention at Ostend, Belgium and since then they have
been in Germany, France, Switzerland and other places of interest to tourists, on the continent [Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, July 1, 1927 - Submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener]
Litchfield Daily Union, Sat., Jul 2, 1927
- M E Guild to meet - Mrs Hyndman's division will entertain - Hostesses will be Mesdames
Reese, B F Street, Ellington, Rogers, George Hall, Wallis, Pringie, Arthur Price, C W Tilley
- Regular meeting of the O E Star on July 4th - Mrs Gertrude LaPlant, WM and Mrs Nelle
Judd, Secy
- Miss Dorothy G Rainey of Litchfield and Miss Hattie S Koonce of Greenville, IL, left
last night for Chicago where they will join the IL delegates to the International Christian Endeavor convention
which will be held at Cleveland OH, July 2 to 7th. They will also visit Niagara Falls while away and return from
Buffalo by boat.
- Messrs H C Gorin and Kenyon Montgomery of Litchfield Grocery Company leave tomorrow
for Chicago where they will attend the Illinois Grocery Men's Convention on Tuesday in that city. They will return
home Wednesday.
submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener
Litchfield Daily Union, Thurs, July 7, 1927
- The Willing Workers Club and their family will meet Thursday afternoon and evening
at the home of Mrs Emma Chaney at Walton Park
- Zanesville Household Science Club met at the home of Mrs Fanny Corlew…
submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener
Litchfield Daily Union, Friday, July 8, 1927
- King's Heralds of the M E Church will meet at Madison Park - Dorothy Sallee, Secy.
- Tickets available soon for K of C Annual Barbecue and Fall Festival on Labor Day
at Walton Park
submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener
Litchfield Daily Union, Sat., July 9, 1927
- The Happy Hour Circle will meet next Wednesday afternoon…at the home of Mrs Leo Schalk
of Van Buren St. She will be assisted in entertaining by Mrs Allen Leader, Mrs Gus Keinbeck, and Miss Anna Hood.
- Entertained At Dinner At Country Club - Mr and Mrs L E Wallace delightfully entertained
a number of friends Friday evening at a bridge dinner at the Country Club. The affair was attended by the members
of the Night Bridge Club.
- Dr Stuttle of Staunton, Past Exalted Ruler and Past District Deputy of the Elks will
represent Litchfield Lodge #654 BPO Elks at Cleveland OH next week.
- A Nathanson, N Sterneck, of this city and Sam Barney of Benld leave overland tomorrow
for Cleveland OH where they will attend the Elks National Convention.
submitted by Lynn Boyd Reener
Mrs Mary Glynn, Mrs John Holland, Mrs M J Buscher, Mrs Oliver Smith, Miss Winifred McNamara and Miss Margaurite
Weigers attended a meeting of the Illinois Catholic Council of Women at Springfield Saturday and yesterday. [Litchfield Daily Union, Monday, May 28, 1928 -Submitted by: Lynn Boyd Reener]
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