The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-06-12
THE OLD MEMS CLUB
The Patrarchs Have Another Pleasant
Meeting at MayMew. June Sth.

county met last Saturday, June 5, at
MAYHEM, In its semi-annual gather
ing, the meeting being held at the
Christian church.
The president aud vice-pressdent
being absent, D. ] Rumbaugh
was called on to preside, who called
the meeting to order at IL o'clock.
Rev. Harold, pastor of the Hig-
gInsville Baptist church, read the
scripture lesson and offered prayer.
On roll call forty-one members an
swered present as follows:-Richard
P. Brock, Robert Duncan, Ed Eyers,
W. L. Glover, J.. 81. Gorsuch, G. A.
Graham, A. NJ. Guyton, ]. U. Hutch
ason, c. w. Jackson, B. f, Jackson,
j. 81. Johnson, ST., John B. Jones,
John a. Kelley, NJ. W. Lowry, A. l.
Maxwell. David Mcclure, W. L. Nc
Ginnis, Butler Moore, John F. Neill,
G. w. Payne, John Reddick, Elisha
Raymond, Morris Roach, Alfred Rob.
erts, d. J.. Rumbaugh, Charles L.
Simpson, S. L. Smith, James School
ing, Jabez Shotwell, Washington
SHELTON, G. w. Sy lnor, VIM. L
Smith, R. NJ. Taylor, Alex. Thomp-
son, /. J.. Warden, w. B. Warren,
John w. White, S. w, Williams,
Thacker V. Webb, B F. Wood, and
Rufus Young.
Minutes of the September meeting
| read and approved.
Memorials to the memory of Will
, liam c. White, Richard Sanders, and
, John Wilson were read, approved
, fand ordered iled,
Five new IN were received
as follows; Moses Arson, W. NJ
Howard, B. c. Shelton, Sylvester
Everett and K. D, Emison, a bio.
graphy of each being secured as fol-
4 lows;
Moses Arson was born 10 Pike
a county, Mo, Dec. 10, 1885; member OF
: Christian chlldren; wife and 5 chill
dren living; farmer; postofi;e Hig'
ginsville.
w. NJ. Howard was born IN Kanaw-
ha county, Va, Dec. 30, 1886; came
: to Missouri in 1858; wife dead; father
y of 6 children, 3 of them living; mem.
Der Of Methodist church; farmer
o postofice MAYHEM.
+ B. c. Shelton was born in Patrict
d county, Va, Feb. 25, 1886; came t
Missouri in lS47; member of Metho
VI dist church; married; father of
2 children; farmer; p~ostofice Concor
y dia,
Sylvester Everett was born il
St~eubenville, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1889
came to Missouri in 1865, member o
Christian church; wife dead; s chill
dren living; engineer; postofice Zig
ginsyille.
y E. D. Emerson was born in Salin,
county, Mo-, March 81, 1887; member
of Christian church; wife dead; father
of 7 children, 5 living; farmer; post
office Corder.
a A reces was taken tor dinner, the
session being resumed at 1870, the
choir singing two songs, GLORY t.
n His Name" aud "MY Country IT'S o.
n Thee,
IN Eight members have died since the
last meeting, committee to prepar'
1t memorials of each being appointed
as follows;
" On the death of Jacob F. Tod.
IS hunter-Upton Wilson and DR.. ]. ]
:. Fulkerson.
Ip On the death of Joseph F, Smith
James G. Kelley and George W. Carr
On the death of S. r. Shore-A. G
Campbell and J. H. johnson, Sr.
On the death of T. a. Perry
to Washington Shelton and Jane
Schooling,
es On the death of r. N. Hagood-
c. w. Jackson and Geo. P. Gordon.
ID On the death Of Thomas p. Ander
Il sou-D. J. Rumbaugh and G. W
a Sydnor.
On the death Of Casper Uphaus-.
Rev. John Meyer.
On the death of T. r. Mccormick.
Geo. B. Fletcher and 7. NJ. Lake.
A e committee on the death o
= J. A. Morrow was appointed, bein.
=. J Fl. johnson, ST., and R. NJ. Taylor
The choir and audience sang "Stil
Gods Hand Leadeth Me-
: Beautiful talks we're made by j. J
Warden and Rev. Talbot.
n Rev. Harold made a feeling talk
!, and in appreciation thereof a vote 0
% thanks vas rendered him, beiu
T. followed by a song by the choir.
odessa asked that the Septembe
= meeting he held there, and the sam
: was unanimously accepted.
4 The following resolution was adopf
ed:--Resolyed that the hearty thank
iof thfa rt.h he a,d thav are barah