The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-08
| MOUND CITY
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4 be held at the home or her uncle,
| Joseph Fullerton, Thursday after
noon at ! o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Joseph Buie. pastor of the Congrega-
tional church of which deceased was
member. Special cars will leave
the interurban station at 2 O'Clock
| to convey the funeral party to Beech
Grove cemetery where interment
will be made.
The Union Evangelistic services
now In progress under the auspices
of the Congregational and Methodist
Episcopal churches, is increasing In
interest and Evangelist Dow spoke
Ito crowded house Wednesday
night. Miss Florence Dow, presided
at the organ while Prof. Erwin di-
rected the singing working and audi
ence up to a point of enthusiasm.
He expects to have choir of hum
dred or more Thursday evening.
Right here we will say that for fear
the capacity of either OF the two
churches will prove inadequate to
accommodate the crowds, a con-
clusion which was reached Tuesday
evening, the opera house has been
secured and on Thursday evening
and thereafter services will be con-
Quoted In that building several tiers
of seats have been erected at the
rear of the stage for the aceommoda-
ton of the singers, and the house
has been arranged SO that all in the
audience will be warm and comfort
able, Rev Dow's subject for Thurs
day evening will be Modern Mum
mics. The regular one hour ser
vice will be held in the Methodist
church Thursday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock 41
Word has been received by Mr.. 1
and Mrs. c. E. Richey apprising
vice president of the ]. T. Polk Co.. |
Jr., the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Ralph Polk, who died In Greenwood,
Ind, Monday afternoon. MIR, Polk, |
the father Is quite well known |
among the business men here and liz |
vice president of the J. T. Polk Co, |
OF which the Polk Preserving Co. of |
this city is branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T Kennedy have
as their guests Mrs, Beulah Sisney |
of Cairo, and John Parkman of Pa
dueah t.x
Mrs. Geo. T. Ashby left Tuesday |
for Barlow, Ky, where she will |
spend a few days with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Blum of
Mounds, were visiting relatives in
the city Wednesday
L. NJ Bradley of Carbonate, was
in the city on business Wednesday |
Leonard Rink, of Cairo. transact
ed business here Wednesday.
Morris Clancy of Olmstead. John |
Mahoney of Valley Recluse. ana |
Thomas Clancy of Villa Ridge were
in town Wednesday ON business.
An Elaborate Function.
One OF the most elaborate social |
functions of the season took place at
the home of Ray Armstrong. on Third |
and West Main street, Tuesday even
ing, when the Junior class of the |
High School entertained compli- |
mentary to the Seniors. The guests |
assembled at o'clock and from that |
hour to the end of the affair there
was continual round of merri- |
ment. The rooms were beautifully |
decorated in carnations and theaJu-I
Nor class colors, wine and white.
Three contests were given, name
ly: Botoncal, in charge of Miss Elsie |
Schiller; musical. directed by Miss i
Margaret Schneider and OBSERVE
ton, conducted by Miss Lois Meyer. |
Following these contests the guests |
were invited to the dining room
where a three-course luncheon was
served. ....
The menu consisted of blue points
en- tangent, blackboard olives, sweet
pickles la junior, Waldorf Astoria
salad en- garnish, sandwiches la
triangle, chocolate la Burns, cleo
trio touches flady fingersl. The
table was decorated by a center
piece of carnations and ferns. Unique
were the place cards in shape of
chocolate cups with fortunes inside;
these were read between the first and
second courses, and between the sec
ond and third course toasts were
proposed by each Junior to the Sen
ior class to which Miss Earl Tarr
and will Dougherty, Jr.. made up.
propriate responses.
When the party returned to thel
parlors 1t was confronted by row
Of silhouettes, arranged on the wall,
These represented each member OF
the two classes and much pleasure
was afforded In guessing them.
AS finale the Juniors sung al
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