The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-15
THE LEHTEk SaYRlFICE

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Sunday morning never found Mrs. Smith
absent from her pew.
Accompanied by Mr.. Smith and Master
Smith she sat in the sanctuary through
every service. The head Of the house was
content to offlciate during the offertory.
His 1.-THE having been dropped on the
plate. he sank into quiescense to appear
publicly in one week at the same hour
and place He must have held private
rnid-week fittings in his own home the
presiding genius Of his fireside could not
have been the loyal advocate of the secu-
lar work of the church that she was
Her Sunday school class loved her. 1t
was never necessary for the superintend-
emit to look up a supply. Mrs Smith
with her armful of books was always in
her place even before the class gathered
She attended the weekly prayer meetings.
rs a matter of course. Her name was on
. the roll of the foreign missionary society,
the south side circle. the woman's club of
the church and the ladies' aid society.
Central circle claimed her also because
she lived -on the boundary Of that and
the south side circles. She was really
member of both.
Still Mrs. Smith was not church man
ager-only a humble follower of those
WORTHLESS according to the dictates of
Twentieth century creed one could al
ways rely on her aid in advance in any
undertaking. She was much sought ar
ter-anf always at work.
Easter brought many tasks into the
Smith Household. The circle had plan
ned a bazaar to be followed by a supper
for the entire church. Mrs Smith was
appointed on several of the committees
and she never sighted her work
Master Smith had inherited his moth
er's genius for making friends and for
two weeks had been sleeping eggs in
dyes Of wondrous hues. All the old cups
in the pantry were some shade of pur-
pie. red or blue and all the tables were
covered with wonderful creations of shell
and ribbon.
His mother dropped a bead collar she
was laboriously constructing for the ba-
Ear one afternoon at the sound Of ire
mendous din and splashing in the kitch-
en-. Arthur was standing in a puddle
when she arrived. dripping with Easter
offerings which had not Yet been blown.
She was on the point OF using harsh
speech when her eye fell on a motto her
son had prepared with elaborate care.
The words Christ Is Risen" glared forth
from beneath a coating OF whites and
yorks of Easter eggs. So she comforted
the soaked youngster, wiped up the muss
and returned to her stocks
Mrs. Smith paused frequently TO con
suit list that afternoon. At intervals
she took a pencil and scratched out a
name.
Christmas. New Years. ST. Valentines
day, Easter and only a month before
May day with its baskets she sighed
and looked At a small pile Of labeled
tissue-wrapped packages that she had
prepared that morning.
The telephone bell rang and word
reached her that her dresSmaker would
see her at o'clock the next morning
She resumed her bead work hurriedly.
The neNc morning just as she was get
ting ready to leave for the dressmaker's.
the president OF the circle called. She
had been busting about the city arrang-
ing donations for the supper and came
TO Mrs Smith to complete her plans he
cause she knew that Mrs Smith could
think of everything at one sittin.
Let the dressmaker wait" said the
president You'll wait anyway when yoG
get there. You might as well do II here
and accomplish something"
So IN a moment the two were deep in
the plans of a big church supper. 1t was
fixed this way:
Mrs. y. Mrs B. Mrs. c, were TO bake
cakes. Mrs. D was TO be asked to do so
and IL she was too busy she was 10 give
money. She always had so much to do
for she ran the ladies' league for city
improvement and it was giving the town
a few Easter fur-belows.