Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-20

lily OF grandchildren has grown, there
has never been a time when there
was lack Of room for the friends who
have come that way upon the occa.
sion Of family reunion.
Gov. and Mrs. Larrabee are the
true lives representing DR.. Gunsau-
lus' description of a genuine aristoc-
racy. They are plain people, and are
enemies of anything that is tinctur-
ed with humbuggery or the unnat'
ural.
Both are proud Of their ancestry,
because on both sides of both houses
there were privates, non-commission'
ed officers and officers in the Revo'
lutionary war, who fought for liber'
ty. The Larrabee and the Appleman
stock has not run out, nor is 1t like
ly to run out for generations to
come While they take a pride IN
this ancestry, they do not exploit it.
There are no familytrees on the
walls, nor are there any evidences
in the home that tells Of the promi'
nence in New England OF the fore
fathers. Their thoughts are entire
~ on the future and the lettering
Of humanity.
In early life, Gov. and Mrs. LARA.
bee wisely provided for the future
They made their wayne as mil
Ter, using the water power from the
Turkey river. He made -four and
shipped it to other parts OF the
country, long before a railroad reach
ed the state. Mrs. Larrabee was the
homekeeper, and she brought up hel
family to become homekeepers. They
prospered, but they never forgot
their home and its duties, the com
munity, state and nation. They
have been generous with their
means, placing it where the plain
people would find enjoyment through
their magnanimity. They have not
built castles nor endowed great uni
versities. They have helped the
smaller colleges and assisted deserv-
ing young people to secure an sedu'
. cation. They have placed organs
and pianos in churches and in state
institutions where the unfortunates
had been deprived OF the civilizing
influences OF music. Their bequests
have not been heralded from the
housetops, nor through the press.
They have given for the love OF CIV
ing. In the little town Of Clermont,
of about five hundred people, two
pipe organs have been installed. One
OF these is in the chapel Of the Union
Sunday school, where Mrs. Larrabee
has presided as superintendent for
over a quarter Of a century. In the
absence of the regular organist, Mrs.
Larrabee plays the instrument her
self and leads the singing. Gov.
Larrabee takes his turn at teaching
the Bible class and when necessary
sings tenor in the Sunday school
quartette. They are a part OF the
community.
The people Of Iowa rejoice with
the grand man and the grand lady
who now reach the glorious period
Of their married life, the time when
they celebrate their golden wedding.
At this time when there is a great
movement looking towards sane
ESuTlSIudS luAOu6AOuS eAAC NSs~AAsA = ,
the officers of the national associa'
ton might receive valuable informa-
ton from the methods employed at
Clermont. Here Christmas is OBJ
served in the most elaborate simpli-
city and has been for many years.
There Is probably not another place
in the west where SO much is made
OF the great holiday and where the
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men"
is the sublime sentiment of an en-
tire community. The Union Sunday
school is always the scene OF
Christmas festival where the old and
young mingle in happy peace OF
mind which an observance OF the
Christmas time brings. A great ev-
ergreen from the Larrabee pine
woods ia decorated in every branch