Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-06-23
MANY EDUCATIONAL FEATURES
CONNECTED WITH THIS
ANNUAL AFFAIR.
WAS HELD AT MRS B. F. OREAR'S
''Shut-Ins' of Mexico Entertained BY
the Ladies' Union Prayer Meet
ing, W. c. T. U. and the
Kings Daughters on
Last Friday.

The following delayed account Of
Flower Mission Day, held at the beau
tiful home OF Mrs B. f. Orear, on
June 10th, appears in to-day LEDGER
by special request;
Each one has mission,
Some work to do,
And oh the glad fruition
If we are but true
HIt was the work Of Miss Jennie
Cassidy of Louisville, KY, about
twenty-five years ago, to organize
flower mission work. She had not
been able to leave her bed for years,
but having that virtue "it is more
blessed to give than to receive"
firmly implanted to her sympathetic
heart and fertile brain, through the
woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion, instituted Flower Mission Day.
and II has been the custom of this
band Of workers "for God and home
and every land' to observe the COCA.
sion in becoming manner. 1t is time
when shut-ins are visited and given a
bouquet of flowers Every person. in
this or foreign lands, who is in prison
or alms-house, is supposed to be Wis
tied and given bouquet Of flowers
with attached scripture text, accom-.
panied by words of encouragement
and admonition. And every shut-in,
whether from disease, accident or
decrepitude incident to old age is
similarly visited and hidden God
speed by these angels Of "peace on
earth and good will to men,"
Last Friday. the 10th inst, was
Flower Mission Day, and was one Of
the most enjoyable occasions of the
whole year. The Kings Daughters
and the Ladies' Union Prayer Meeting
Joined with the W. O. T. U. in its
observance, which was held on TIE
beautiful lawn of Mr.. and Mrs B. F.
Orear. Carriages were sent for the
guests, and about two hundred were
seated and enjoyed the excellent pro-
gram. To look into the faces of these
old people was truly an inspiration,
and to hear them sing the songs of
old. "How firm foundation, 60.
tended to cause the younger persons
present to realize that the blessings of
government and home, and material
and spiritual progression is due large
ly II not wholly to the labors of these
old people, whose ranks are being
deoimated SO rapidly by the grim
reaper. Yes, to them we owe much,
and to honor them is rather privi-
lege than an onerous duty.
An excellent program was arranged
and carried out without hitch, Mrs.
Jessie Rowland had charge of the i'm
portant committee on music, and de-
serves thanks therefore. Rev. A. A.
Wallace read the scriptures and led
invocation: Revs. II. e. Truck, John
Anderson, Z. ]. Gale and A. W. Kok-
endoffer made appropriate addresses /;
and the solo of Mrs. O. R. Gibbs. no.
companied by cornets in the hands of
Miss RuthFonville and Master Marian
Fonville, ("Wonderful Peace"
was highly entertaining. Mrs. M. O.
Winn, the local president of the W.
O. T. u, read an admirable sketch of
flower mission work. Mrs. Rowland
was chairman of the memorial COM
mittee, and as she told Of the good
deeds and aims giving the fallen ones
who one year before were with
them at this same plaoe-after the
manner of the sympathetic women
who showed Peter the garments made
and reoounted the good deeds of Dor
cas-, caused tears to flow freely as she
told in loving remembrance reminis-
cenoes of Mrs. A. B. Cluster, Mrs.
Jane Ricketts,, Mrs. Mary Lupton and
Mrs. J. ID. Tucker, who had passed
to their reward, leaving rich herit-
age of Christian piety practioed and
good deeds performed by these hon.
oaed dead, Bounteous and elegant
refreshments were served, and hand
some bouquet, tied with W. O. 7. u.
and the Kings Daughters colors and
scripture card text attached, was
given to each guest. Altogether it
was an occasion long to be remem-
bered.
"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like Co that above"