The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-12-23

Mrs. Anna c. Waite, Of the Lincoln
Center Beacon. recently made a visit
to Salina, and publishes notes Of her
trip, as follows:
In company with DR.. GOfI went
down to Balina on the Attn inst, re-
turning on the following Tuesday.
We were favored on the wy down Ia
having Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar for q
travelling companion. She Is just as
entertaining 10 that capacity IS she Is
on the rostrum. We also had the
pleasure OF listening to her Sunday
evening In the Disciple church, the
largest In Salina, which was packed
20 its utmost seating capacity. The
meeting was under the auspices OF
the local w Q. T. u, and presided
over by the President, Mrs. Mary
Vail, q lady Of fine presence and much
dignity. Rev. Priest. the young aud
gIfted pastor Of the church, followed
Mrs. Cougar In q short address IN
which he defined his position upon
the prohibition question In unmis-
taxable terms. Mr.. Priest is also
woman suffragist, a. are, / am told.
the pastors Of ell the churches In Sa-
lima whoes views are known upon the
subject. Rev. w. A. 6imkins con
Quoted the music and led In prayer
II was q grand, good meeting. AMER
dismissal nearly dozen large boys
came forward and signed the pledge
Of total abstinence. The collection
was sufficient to defray all expenses.
Sslina evidently appreciates the good
work Of her w. Q. 7. u. We met sew
eral acquaintances ct this meeting, e.
mOng them ar. and Mrs. Poole. Mon
day was spent in calling up1n old
friends, though the day was much too
short In which 10 visit all we desired
and intended 20. ]. b. Suydan,
whose family reached Sallna the same
week we did, fifteen ysars ago last
June. and whose house stands very
near the spot where we camped the
first week we spent In Salina. received
q half hour Of our time. We had q
pleasant visit with Mrs. 6uydam, the
rest Of the family being absent. We
dined with ''the Days." and spent q
half hour Ia Mr.. Arthur Days studio
among his pictures.
We called upon Mr.. L. o. Wight,
at his Office, and took tea with his e.
Unable family, with whom I boarded
nearly g year Ia the olden time, when
I was 9 teacher In 8alina.
At Judge PrescOtt's we spent q de-
lIghtful half hour with Ms. Prescott
and Mis- Maud. We saw Mr. Il. l..
Bond and his wife, who Il Secretary
Of the X. T. s. A, surrounded By her
four lovely children, In their beautl-
ful and weli-Ordered home.
We called 1t the JOURNAL once
and were shown through the book
binding department and saw some Of
their work, which compares iavofably
with anything Of itB kind sVer saw.
Two yOuBg ladies were 20 work 10
this room binding magazines, aud
three or four working 81 the cEse IN
the composing room
Atths RisiEsG San ONCE we found
DR.. Gillespie wrestling with the mys-
teTies Of making up the FORMS" He,
with the assistance Of his daughter
and another young lady get the Risi5lg
Stfn out on time, aud are making an
organ that the Prohibition party 90
Saline county ought 20 give q good
support.
We made our bead quarters with
the Mitchell and johns family e my
business In 8alina e this time was %
consult with Mr.. Johns, cur Vice
Preside1t. IN regard 70 the annual
meeting Of ths z 5. 8. A. and ether
State suffrage work. We we're made
delightfully."- comfortable On this hep-