Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-05-01

/ sharpely at the feet.
The Sunday school workers lWhs
did not attend thd convention Al
Harrington VIII be benefited By hear
ing Miss Florence Engie's report al
the Graded Union. mehtine 70 b
held at the Grace Reformed church
Monday evening.
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The ladies' wish to thank the
Otter Patrol OF the Boy Scouts whc
gave them such valuable assistance
in gathering for the rurhmage sale
Also great thanks ia due Bennie
White for the use OF his wagon.
The Epworth League pulls Of a
''roast" at Engle,s grove Friday ev-
ening. Members and friends Of the
League meet at the church at 1880.
Mothers day will be celebrated
this year on Sunday. May IL. Fol-
lowing is a little account of this
day and of its originator, taken
from the Woman's Home Compan-
ion: The second Sunday In May
wilr- be celebrated for the fourth
time, and the white carnation, SYM
the purity Of mother love
will be worn by thousands in the
United States and Great Britain. Six
years ago while Miss Anna Jarvis
was commemorating the death Of
her own mother on the second Sum
day in May 1t occurred to her that
the day, falling as It does in sea-
son of blue sky and blossoms, might
we'll be set aside as an. annual fes-
.ival upon which due tribute of af-
lection and remembrance should be
'endered to all mothers. Though
naturally a, modest and retiring lit
lie person, Miss Jarvis pleaded her
,ause so eloquently with leading
financiers and public Of
icials that, on May 10, 1910 Moth
rs' Day was celebrated, mot only
a Philadelphia, her home city, but
lso in many other places through
ut the Union. Special copamemora-
i've Services were held in the Phila-
elphia churches ana Miss Jarvis
ersonally arranged for the convey
nee of the old and infirm to their
ouses of worship. Besides deyot-
ng much time to correspondence,
liss Jarvis has made several trips
broad spreading the cult of Moth
RS Day in Europe. yf
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The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Ieformed church will meet at the
ONE Of Mrs. Fritz. East Fifth street,
thursday afternoon.
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The Missionary meeting of the
Brethren in Christ church will be
eld at the church tomorrow after
oon at 2:3O.
The Philadoras met with Mrs.
hester Hutchison last evening in
heir regular business meeting. They
ecided to hold pure food sale
, replenish the treasury. Refresh
tents were served.
Mrs. o. A. Sterl is entertaining
lie West Side Sewing club at her
ONE this afternoon.
The B. MS will meet with Mrs.
"a Johntz tomorrow afternoon.
In all the world there is nothing !.
lat delights man so much as to
Ike a fling at the latest styles for
omen. There is something in that !
inject that seems to stir him all up
nd no man can talk five minutes
ithout becoming, we'll. to put 1t
idly, warmed to his subject. But ;
lie day approaches when the fair
x will no longer have a monopoly :
n all the little vanities, which
AXE up a woman's toilette. A ,
impse of the spring styles for men q
i'll tell you that. For instance,
ok at the new Norfolk coats. They \
e not satisfied any more with two /
ngle pleats down the back and a r
elt around the waist. far be It.
here are a half dozen little pleats a
cked in around the front and back, Ec
i'd the skirt Of the coat below the
1T is separate and intact, and has /,
'rt of ripple to it. They are fanc- y
r than any woman's Norfolk coat \
'er made. But that is not the r