Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-29
CHAUIUQuAN EXERCISES.
The First Graduating Glass fcon the
Nankton Circle An Interesting

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: Yankton Circle-A An lntercstin
q Meeting.
Last evening the Yankton Chautar
Y 'qua literary ami scientific circle held ii
o annual meeting in the Baptist chape
!, on Sixth street, in this city. The meet
a ing was made the occasion for the grad
9 uat.on of three of the original member
of the circle, and the assembled audi
: enoe were highly entertained by TIL
evenings exercises. the Yankton @
} L. s. @. has now been in organization
for nearly six years, and each membe,
will testify that much benefit has beer
derived from the studies and the essocI
alton thus formed.
The exercises opened with responsive
exercises, singing, and prayer by Rev
MIR. Hager. Mrs. A. B. Dunlap, presi-
dent of the society, conducted the meet.
ing. r.
After the preliminaries Mrs. II. B.
Dunlap, Mrs, s. w. Swift and Mrs. j. L.
Sargent, three ladies who have COM
pleted the -four years. course, arose and
DIR. Jcs. Ward, in a brief address
OF almmendation, presented the class
members each with a diploma, such as
the National @. l.. S. q. gives to gradu-
ates from every local circle. The di-
alomas are neatly engraved credentials
of success and were in this case tied
with ribbons. The diploma reads thus:
has completed the four years course
of reading as required by the O. L. s. O.
and is enrolled IS a member of the So
ciety Of the Hall IL the Grove.
Signed
LEwIs MI1LER, president.
j. I'll. VINCENT, Chancellor.
The diplomas are also slgned by four
~counselors, among whose names may be
found that of Edward Everett Hall. In
the blank spaces of each were written
the names of the graduates. The So
ciety of "Hall in the Grove" is the fonn-
tain head all Cnautauquan work, and
each C~heutauquap graduate is enrolled
as a member of that society.
Abo 1uulS5 WIZ ldSU hIBhb WCiS
thus enrolled have been quietly
but steadily reading the course,
which has embodied a large
and diversified number OF subjects and
although they have graduated they will
stu be Chautauquans, as the O. l.. s. @.
rules allow graduates to keep on in the
studies as long as is agreeable to them.
AS new subjects for reading are brought
travelled over twice. The first graduates
from the Yankton circle express their
appreciation of the benefits derived
sherefrom and are using every effort to
increase the size of the class.
After the pi esentation of the diplomas
Mrs. Dunlap made O short address and
then the secretary's report for the past
year was given, and The society pro-
ceeded to the g ection of officers for the
ensuing year. The officers were elected
by reclamation and the result was as
follows: Mrs. j. 7. Sargent, president;
Miss May SANDERS. vice president; Mrs.
~ W. o"hpJ ScoiotaiJ, Mioc LUNA
Sanders, scribe.
The opportunity was then given for
applicants to become members OF the
circle and fifteen names were taken.
A meeting was then called for two
weeks from last evening, to be held at
Mrs. A. B. Dunlap's.
After the alumni song and the bene-
diciion the meeting closed.
Hacker 81 Grepe, the leading and
popular cutters and filters of all the
latest and nobbiest styles OF gentlemen's
business suits, dress suits, fall and
winter overcoats and every other
outer garment that q fashion
able gent is supposed to require,
desire to call the attention of the pablo
to their elegant stock of fall goods just
received. They have everything new
and nice, all the latest patterns and de-
signs in suitings, tweeds. chevlots.
homespun, plaids, stripes and checks.
Also, all of the finer qualities to eait the
beau, the business boomer and the
bridegroom. Hacker and Grebe have
been long established in business in this
city and are well known for their up
rightness and fair dealing. They guar
antee to fit and suit their customers and
solicit an early call, no trouble to show
goods.
Public Sale-We the undersigned,
will offer for sale at our residence, seven
miles northwest Of Yankton and one
mile east of Utica station, about forty
head OF cattle consisting of mich cows,
heifers. steers and calves. Thursday,
September 30th 1886. A credit of six
months will be given purchaser, giving
note with approved security. Sale to
commence at eleven o'clock, a. IN.
THOMAS DUNN & Son.
Ingram, body Brussels and tapestry
Brussels carpets in any quantity and
quality at j. r. Sanborn & Som furpI-
ture house. Call and see.
Save 20 per cent. and patron
ize a cash house. j.. e. Bruce is now
receiving the largest and best selected