Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-05
spend the summer here with

spend the summer here with her
mother and sister. HI
The frame. work of W. P. Lords
new residence Is up. The Iowa I'm
plement Co. have started an addition
to their building on Main street, 4S
by 80 two stories high. Littlefield
Bros. have also sarted their building
4Ox7S two stories. Both of these
buildings are on Main street and
with the new one Mr.. Loomis Just
finished will make a great improve.
ment on the street. l.
Monday evening the promotion ex-
.rcises. Of the pupils of the first PR
mary who advance tn*a higher room
next. year, took place in the Presby-
terrain church where large audience
assembled to hear the little folks.
Those who were inSthe class wer
Huberta Livingston. Opal Hucker,
lone Sill, Mary Carter, Helen Me. !.
Allister,, La Rue Nelson, Nina Vesey,
IVA Gnndlach, Robert Gady Donald
Wilson, David Gearhart Asa Kurth,
Dale Brown, poran Beitz, Zada
Reeve and Opal Bowers,
The commencement exercises OF the
Hopkinton high school senior class
took place last Wednesday evening
III the Presbyterian church which
had been decorated with their motto.
Launched but not anchored placed
xhers ali might read. The program.
given was az follower 1! ..S;, s 81.
March: Miss Nellie Campbell.
invocation lev, 7, !. Hamilton. n
Music .enox Glee Club.
The Morning Star ot Civilization by
Lewis Cramer, ss,,. 's.:.5
The Possibility Of Small Things, BY
Ruth Smith,
Duet Misses Copeland and .Robb., .
The Rise Of Mormonism ames s.
Ricketts,. a I.
\ Forging the Anchor Belle Deshaw.
cornet solo Jesse Greensp.
The White Stone Arthur Wheeless.
The lure OF the Distance Carrie De
Shaw. s:5 -
solo-Mrs Dorine White. . sSss5 u .s 4
Presentation Of diplomas. (. ,s
Benediction. 5.,i1. \ K
May 80 was a beautiful Memorial
day. A procession was formed at the
high school consisting Of the military
band, the veterans, pastors and
speakers, public school teachers and
pupils; those from the lower grades
carrying wreaths and boy scouts In
uniform. They marched first to tn ,
cemetery where they laid their
wreaths Of honor and memory on the
graves OF the soldiers, then to the
college campus, where around the
old monument exercises were held.
Prayer by Rev. Foster. Defamation
Lest We Forget Miss Clara Ges8
tel; The Battle Of Missionary Ridge
was given BY Paul Melrose. Short :
addresses were given by Rev: T. 3,
Hamilton and Rev. s. !. Foster ter,
President Reed closed with some re,
marks about the old monument erect.
ed November II, 1855. Said It was
as Tar as known the first monument
ere:::.ed after the war by subs rlptitocln
and desired in behalf OF the old sol.
diers that q permanent flag pole be
erected and other improvements made
The public school children sang tive,
appropriate songs and the closing
prayer was made BY pr. NJ. P. j.
Thing. In the evening fitting clos
inc. to this day Of emenbrance, a.
fine address was givenr+in the Pres.
byterian church by Hon. Chas. Pick.
cit Of Waterloo, our Representative:
IN Congress. at Washington, 2. g.
Those who had heard him here sev.
eral years ago gladly came TO hear
him again and those who did not
hear him then came now and he!
was greeted with a well filled house,
who were repaid for their presence
and attention. Dr.. Thing opened tbs:
exercises with prayer. The colleg'
glee club gave a song. The Star
spangled Banner was sung by Mrs
Mary Williamson during the panto
mine given under her direction by
Misses Bessie Bort Florence Hill
Mildred Garvin. and James William
son. Mr.. Pickett to,' us what the
Civil war meant to our union and
bo~ we should always honor the
most beautiful flag that floats as
well as the memory Of the dead and.
those who still live,s whose lives were re.
devoted to the saving Of both union n.
and flag and thus closed day full
ct memories. " INV
LENox COLLEGE.
III The bali team playedSat Oxford
Junction May 80 and won the game
to 3. t.:5f,,s .'s' 70 \,
The friends Of Miss Z Mabel MIC
Cuskey, 10, will be glad to know,
that she has a pasition in the pubic