Arizona republican., 1898-02-06
THE BUSY BEES.
Reunion Yesterday of Members of This
 Useful Society.

How doth the busy little bee
 Improve each shining hour,
 And gather honey day by day
 From every opening flower?
 Where is there boy or girl who i has not repeated this old nursery | rhyme, and where the boy or girl l of older growth who has not marvel d at the industry of the bee? Know ing the wonderful work this little ln- sect accomplishes there was formed in this city twelve years ago a orga- nization of little misses to work for the advancement of Trinity m ss on who took for themselves the icie, i 'sThe Busy Bees" And well did they maintain a right to such title, as their vigilant work in behalf of the struggling mission bears testim ny. But like the bee, after f-s storeh2use is filled, concludes it's labor and leaves to another generation to carry out what has gone before, so these busy bees reached that age in life where the duties of wifehOod and motherhood called ,hem, and they, t2o. have given way to others.
 Just twelve years ago ye5te day that good woman, Mrs. c. H. Hollenh ok. organized the Busy Bees" of Trinity mission. The membership included Misses Fannie Bury, Addine Bury. Jennie Bryan, Nellie Fowler, Serena Goodrich, Winnie Symonds, Blanche Harrington, Della Kalfus, Marlon Talbot, Edith Talbot, Edith Robbins, Annie Recum, Bessie Copes, Vim fred Smith, Mabel Hancock, Nathalie Cole, Maggie King, Willie Kellner. Frankie Kellner, May McNulty, Nellie Trott, Clara Patton, Julia Street, Poly Perley and Nellie Sherman. Some If these young misses were not very larye when the Busy Bees" " ere O. oiganized, ] but they did not lack in energy and en thusiasm When the corner s-one of the present Trinity Episc, pal | church was laid in 1888 there was no l band in Phoenix to furnish music for I the occasion. The people met in the court house plaza and precedet by 1 the Busy Bees marched across to where the church now stands to par l ticipate in the exercises. Music was not lacking, however, even though there was no band. Marching at the head of the procession the "Rusy Bees' sang Onward, Christian Sol diier," and 10 corner stone laying was ever more impressive than the 1 Ou0 ludI udy plco4ucu O'SA oJ SNoO old Dr. Pierson and participated in by the Busy Bees"
 After the church was erected there was still plenty of work for the ''Busy Bees," and right royalty did they se' about to perform it. The btau;ifu organ that now adorns the chu.ch ane the memorial window in the chan e were bought by them. But the year; rolled swiftly by and soon some of tin! young men nc. only Of Arizona, but o other states, concluded that such go2e girls as constituted the Busy Bees would make most fitting helpmatss or life's grim journey, and soon there were breaks in the ranks of the Busy Bees" finally resulting in their dis bandment as an organization a little over four years ago.
 Recently, however, the member; have been congregaIing in Phceni1 and Mrs. Hollenbeck arranged that they should hold a reunion at hel home on North Seccnd avenue. Thi: reunion was held yesterday, all pres ent partaking of a very fine lunch a 1 o'clock. All the original memb r: were present save three. Death l2i( his icy hand on two of the sweetest of the girls, Miss Polly Per.ey ant Miss Nellie Sherman. Miss JuEs Street, daughter Of Chief Justice Street, is now Mrs. Wickham of Phil adelphia, and could not be present Those here from a distance were Miss Annie Recum (now Mrs. Smiley of San Francisco, and Miss Bessie Copes of Los Angeles. The table wa: handsomely decorated with ou. flowers The favors were small Indian basket: filled with flowers, together with { picture of Trinity church. The menu card bore cn the face the word: Menu" and Home" a picture O. the church and a flock of sparrow: vending their bomeward way a night fall symbolical of the home coming of the Busy Bees" On the reverse side were busy bees. Pictures O. Miss Street and of Misses PerIey ant Sherman occupied prominent 20 :ition: in the dining room tasti'y decorate with flowers.
 Those who have passed on 10 the af fairs of the largest duties of wifehOot are Miss Jennie Bryan, now Mrs Charles H. Akers; Miss Nellie Fowler now Miss Kennedy; Miss Serena Good rich, now Mrs. Clay Leonard; Mist Della Kalfus, now Mrs. Griffin; Miss Marian Talbcc, now Mrs. Dr. Martin Miss Edith Talbot, now Mrs. W. c Barnes; Miss Edith Robbins, now Mrs Burtis; Miss Annie Recum, new Mrs Smiley; Miss Nathalie Cole, ncw Mrs Pinney.
 The affair proved so pleasant tha it was voted to hold many more re unions in Phoenix, annually if it ooult be done