The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-02
L LADIES OF MOUND CITY CHuRCH
RAISED $102 BY SERVICE
or ALL SORTS
BIackca csoea. Washed Windows,
ocauhhcd Porch,s, PeddIed Pa
pcrs. Etc --,M-ch Fun at
Experience Meeting


Methodist Episcopal clurcn asselE,
bled to turn in the money Tor when
they had been worlng and to give
ther experiences in earning the same
The "Ecllar and Expense Day" mas
occupied the attention OF the society
the past three weeks and the results
viii proye the unabating energy OF
he ladies', while the manner in which
they got the money makes an interest
ing and amusin gstory:
Mrs. w. Tweed Parker, sewing
sold eggs washed show cases AL
ia sou Ellis for Miss Ida Johnson;
unlcaded freight Gargesl amQaut
contr.butedl $500
Mrs. Geo E. Martin, ironed, bake'i,
washed Water & Light Cos office
windows, $50.
Mrs. L. c. Perks, sewed for Miss
Hawkins, washed windows, SIPS
Mrs, w. A. Eougherty, made sun
bonnets, baked cakes and washe
Wate? 9 / ght Cos windows, sos
Miss May s Hawkins, sold candy
wrotc advertising letters, did house
work for Mrs Perks, secs.
Mrs, ]. L. Erandt, baked bread ami
cookies, $5.0G
Mrs. John Armstrong. sewed, maze
and sold pop corn balls, $3.50.
Mrs, r. H Hawley made and sold
divinity fudge, 1925.
Mrs. william Mertz, gave musicale,
s31o.
Mrs. NJ. b. Baker, baked cookies,
$500
Mrs William Wilson, made fancy
ties and negro baby door holders,
$500,
Mrs. c, L. Rue, dressed puGs,
washed ironed and mended, $500
Mrs. Harry Hood, scwed, made and
sold taffy $500.
Mrs, c, E. Richey folded, sealed
and mailed 9oo letters for Water &
Light Co, pe&dled taffy, $3.50.
Mrs A. l., Compton, BACKED shoes,
scrubbed Mrs. Fred Hoffman's porch,
$1.7o.
Miss Tavern Armstrong, sold pop
corn balls, $50
Mrs Adolph Murphy, sold eggs AMI
horse radish, $50.
Mrs James Painter, sold eggs,
horse radsh and milk, $l45.
Mrs. T. A. swisshelm baked bread
.$1.25
Mrs II, G. Parker, baked cake, 81 p
Mrs Claude Smith made hourse
dress, 1926
Miss Jessie schuler, embroidered
for Mrs. Jake Blum, SIPS,
Mrs. Clip Hughes, donated $10O.
Mrs, |. w Read, pressing clothes
$l0o.
MIS-. J n, Bowers, crocheting cap
and made ties, 800.
/ Mrs. N J. IIyesay Numbered tow
els for Ell Keler's barber shop, and
/ mcced quilt, $lOo
MIRA ~has Wehrenberg, Sr spill
bindl'ng, scrubbed Wehrenberg's in
surance office, $100.
Mrs. George Parker made wais
and ironed, s1O0
! ME-. Kate sneed donated $1oo.
Mrs. George Schuler Jr, Mounds
sold butter, $L0o
Mrs John Read, pressed clothing
$100
Mrs. john A. Waugh, baked bread
$1.0O.
| Mrs William Biggs, donated $500
| Mr. W. T, Parker tnonmember) do
mated 500
Total, $1,000.
After the above experiences hat
been heard and when the laughte
had subsidized the result Of an adyer
Using contest was given. The c3u
tributors to this were requested q
submit fifty reasons WY the pre
ducts Of the Mound City Flour Mill.
should be used and a like number o
reasons why the Willard wagon, mar
ufactured by c. G. Willard, is tn
best.
In the former, papers By Mrs. W
T. Parker, Mrs L. c. Perks, Mrs. NJ
b. Baker and Miss May Hawkin
were read, Miss Hawkins winntn
first prize, So; Mrs. Parker, secon
prize, $2,0a contributed by the Flou
Mill Co.
The Willard contest resulted In n
prize Of S. being awarded to NJ
w T. Parker. These amounts wer
urael IRIS the sooie.y's treasury
4 teal amount Of SIc2 was tna
contributed ard the rlsglt vas SO IA
heycnd expectations that the hola
tescunded with sue round OF applans
after aaotfcr
EuI.ng the afternoon the followin
Es9gram was rendered