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Articles & Local History > 1934 - PASTOR AND FAMIY TENDERED RECEPTION

METHODIST CHURCH

Large Crowd at Dinner at Methodist Church Sunday

Following the regular morning services at the Methodist church Sunday morning, during which the choir furnished special music, a dinner was served cafeteria style in the church basement as a reception to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. WHITE and family who recently moved here. About 150 were present at the dinner.

Committees in charge of the affair were: Mrs. H. M. HIGLEY, general chairman; kitchen, Mrs. Harry FUTHEY, chairman; Mrs. Mary WOOD; Mrs. Ham WARNER; Mrs. Charles WHEELOCK; they were assisted by Mrs. Ernest TOPPERT of Prophetstown,; dining room, Mrs. R. P. LOUDEN BERG, chairman; Mrs. Frank A'HEARN; invitation, Mrs. L. E. CHAPIN, chairman, Mrs. N. E. DENISON and Miss Dorothy CAIN. Members of the J O Y class served as waitresses.

Among those from out of town who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd KEPNER and daughter, Ellen Denise; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. COLBY and daughter Carolyn and son John, of Walnut; Mis Dorothy BUCEMI of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest TOPPERT of Prophetstown; Mrs. Rebecca FERRIS and Miss Virginia NELMS of Sterling.

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