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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

Give Strong Service" Mrs. Thomas
Erik; hostesses. Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. s. w. Hodgin.
June-Election of officers. Devo-
tional, Mrs. l.. e. Little; foreign, Mrs.
w. M. Title; home. Mrs. r. C. Will
son; tidings, Service With Enthusi-
asm," Mrs. John Thurman. Hostesses,
Mesdames Bennett, Pickett and Nico-
demus.
July-Devotional, Mrs. Nettie Thorn
as; foreign, Mrs. w. A. Ellis; home,
Mrs. J. N. Hodgin: tidings, Service
for the Multitudes," Mrs. Mugel. Host
esses. Mesdames Haisley, Reid and
Susan Wilson.
August-Devotional. Mrs. Elizabeth
Wright; foreign, Mrs. Ella Curry;
Service With the Loving Christ"
Mrs. A. B. Harrison. Hostesses, Mes
danes, Robert c. Wilson, Mills and
Erik.
Observation-Disclosures Mrs. Macy;
foreign, Mrs. Chester Coppock; home,
Mrs. B. F. Harris; tidings, Service
With Life" Mrs. Parker. Hostesses,
/ Mrs. Leroy Little. Mrs. White and
Mrs. Brown.
Piqua. o., yesterday and had dinner at
the country club.
Mr.. Jack Cunningham will open his
school of dancing in the Knights of
Columbus hall Thursday evening. All
| former members of his classes as well
as new members are invited to be
present.
A meeting of the Art Study class
will be held Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock in the public art gallery at the
high school. All former members are
asked to join the class again this year.
Any member of the Art association is
entitled to join the class.
The approach of fall means many
things to a community. 1t is always
characterized by a revival of interests
and activities along every line. and es'
pecially in society. Organizations and
societies which have been abandoned
for the summer, renew their work and
interests with the return of cooler
weather This is the time of year
when people are returning from their
summer homes at various lakes and
resorts and getting their homes in
readiness for the winter.
Professor and Mrs. Frederick X
Hicks gave an informal dinner Sunday
evening at their apartments on. Mair
street. Fall flowers were used In ap
pointing the table. An elaborate din
ner in several courses was served
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

Brumfiel. Mr.. Daniel Brumfiel. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Elliott. Mr.. Ray Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Elliott, Mr.. and
worth and Mr.. Neff Ashworth of Con-
nersville, were among those who at
tended the Brumfiel reunion held Sun
day at Glen Miller park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oakley Polk of New
Castle. spent Sunday in this city, the
guests OF relatives and friends.
Mr.. Clifford Bradbury is the guest
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bradbury, at their home on North
Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Gus Behr Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
is the guest of friends in this city for
few days.
The annual reuion of the Boyd fam
lily was held Saturday at the home of
Mr.. w. L. Boyd, 3O3 National avenue
Forty persons enjoyed the occasion
| At noon an elaborate dinner was
| served. Later an election of officers
was held resulting as follows: Presi.
dent, Mr.. J. F. Boyd of Carthage, Mis-
souri,; secretary, Mr.. George Bond. In
the evening supper was served
Among the out of town guests were
Mrs. Martha Morton, Mrs. John Jones
Mr.. Boyd Ladd, ST., Mr.. and Mrs
Boyd Ladd, Jr., and two children OF
Marion and Mr.. Daniel Bradbury and
Miss Emma Bradbury of indianapolis
The next reunion will be held In
August 1915, sometime between the
twentieth and twenty.fifth Of the
month.
Miss Vida Newsom, president of the
Indiana Federation of Clubs, calls at
tention to the fact that this state
! stands first among the United States
in it's rural school system. Indiana IL
first in so many things that 1t is apt
to become self-satisfied.
Mr. John H. Campbell and Mr.. AL
bert Bonsall have returned from
Canada, where they have been visiting
and Mrs. Campbell who accompanied
them will remain for a week Longer
and will visit in Detroit, Michigan
Mr.. Bonsall and Mr.. Campbell are
leaving today for Obi oand West Vir
ginia to be absent about a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Randle
Mrs. Miriam McDivitt and Miss Mar
guerite Doren motored to Winchester
Sunday to hear Evangelist Bob
Jones, who is conducting an evangel
istic meeting there.
Miss Ann Ready of Connersville
Miss Dorothy Ready of Indianapolis
Mr.. Lewis Ely, Miss Frances Ely an6
Mr.. Walter Carney of Detroit, Michi
gan, motored to this city Sunday ant
visited friends.
Mr.. Dudley Gates of San Francisco
California, is the guest of his father
Mr.. George Gates at his home or
North Eleventh street.
Mrs. Mary Roland will be hostess
Tuesday afternoon for a meeting O
the Progressive Literary society at he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14
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After this Treatment
Helps to Beauty

(Helps to Beauty
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advertisement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14
Social Calendar

Mrs. Milton Craighead will en-
terrain In honor of Miss Edith
Nicholson at her home on South
Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Mary Roland will be host
ess for a meeting Of the Progress
i've Literary circle at her home on
North A street.
A card party will be given in the
evening at s o'clock by members
Of the Moose lodge.
The Social Aid of the Reid Mem
orial Presbyterian church will
meet with Mrs. George Foster at
ler home, 218 Linden avenue.
"A meeting Of the Art Study
class will be held in the morn.
.ng at 9 o'clock in the Public Art
Gallery at the High school.
A penny supper and social will
be given at the East Main Street
Friends Meeting House.
The Witte- Braun wedding will
be solemnized in the morning at
o'clock at the St. Patrick's
church in Kokomo.
The Spring Grove Sewing Circle
will meet in the afternoon with
Mrs. J. E. Weller at her home on
North Eighth street.
The st. Paurs Guild Of the ST.
Pauls Episcopal church will meet
in the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Parish House.
The following account of the recent
marriage of Prof. H. G. Lawrance
Assistant Professor elect of English in
Chicago Sunday Tribune of August 30:
"A wedding which attracted the at
tention of hundreds of the attendants
at the Bible conference at Winona
Lake and will be of world wide inter
est because Of the international rep
utation of the father of the groom
was celebrated at high noon today
The bride was Miss Inez Highfielt
of Winopa Lake and the groom wa:
Harold G. Lawrance, son of Marion
Lawrance Of Chicago, general secre
tary Of the International Sunday
School association. The bride was {
post graduate student at the Winone
College and the groom was dean of the
college.
The wedding ceremony took place
at the Iowa cottage, the home of the
mother of the bride. The Rev. Franz
N. Palmer of Winona Lake, officiated
In the bridal procession, Mrs. High
field attended her dauSAter and Mar
ion Lawrance attended his son. Alvin
Roper, pianist of the Bible confer
ence, played the chimes, and E. o. Elk
cell of Chicago, leader of the music a
the Bible conference. sang, "My Littl
Woman" by Myron Whitney. Their
were two bridesmaids and ring bear
er. The double ring ceremony wa
used. The guests numbered two hur
bred.
Invitations reading as follows hav
been received in this city:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Braun
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their
daughter
Katherine Cecilia
Mr.. Leo F. Witte
Wednesday, September Fifteen
Nineteen hundred and fourteen
At O'clock
st. Patrick's Church
kOkOmo, Indiana
At Home after October First,
3l9 West Monroe Street,
Kokomo, Indiana
telegram was received by kin
people this morning announcing tn
marriage of Mr.. Warren Grubbs at LIE
Angeles, California, Tuesday, Septer
Der y. Mr., and Mrs. Grubbs will r
side In MADEIRA, Mexico
Mr.. Grubbs is the grandson of CO
onel John F. Miller of North Tent
street. and a nephew of Mrs. w.
Starr and Mrs. John Y. Poundston
He has MANY friends in this CITY VII
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

Mr.. Dudley Gates of San Francisco
California, is the guest of his father
Mr. George Gates at his home OF
North Eleventh street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

The ST. Paul's Guild Of the st.
Paul's Episcopal church will meet
in the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Parish House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

Mrs. Mary Roland will be hostes
Tuesday afternoon for a meeting O
the Progressive Literary society at he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

A penny supper and social will
be given at the East Main Street
Friends Meeting House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Fleisch, Messrs.
George and Albert Fleisch motored
over from Piqua, Ohio, Sunday and
spent the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

With garden flowers and ferns used
in profusion, Mrs. Frank Reed gave a
beautiful bridge party this afternoon
at her home on the National Road,
East, in honor of Miss Edith Nichol-
son, a bridge of next week. Mrs. Reed
las number of beautiful blooming
plants in her spacious garden and
these blossoms formed a most attrac-
tive decoration. Clusters Of the flow
ers were placed at various intervals
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

The Witte-Braun wedding will
be solemnized in the morning at
o'clock at the St. Patrick's
church in KOkomo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-14

"A meeting Of the Art Study
class will be held in the morn.
.ng at 8 o'clock in the Public Art
Gallery at the High school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Great Elm Tree Still Stand
ing at Cambridge
Maggie Watts

George Washington was the first
president of the United States. He
was born Feb. %, 1888. He was born
in Virginia not far from the city that
now bears his name.
Even when he was young man he
was marked for his self-reliance and
the love for the right. and when the
revolutionary war broke out in IT'S
congress chose him for commander.
He was then AZ years old. Washing
ton went to Cambridge and there took
command of the forces.
The great elm tree under which to
took command is still standing. The
American army was made up of brave
men, who were determined to fight
for .--eir country, but they were very
green and the army was very poorly
supplied, especially for powder.
Some people thought he ought to
have rushed right on the British in
Boston, but he thought not, and what
Washington thought was best, and a
good result followed He hemmed
them in so closely that they almost
starved.
Washington moved his army on to
New York then and soon after this the
declaration of independence was sign
ed. 1t was adopted on the Fourth of
July, 1875.
Maggie Watts, age 10.
Ottumwa, Ia, Route No. Z, Box 49,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
A Wonderful Tree BY
May Huffman

Did you ever hear of a tree bearing
glue, towels, cloth finder and bread?
There is just such a wonder.
1t is found on the Pacific Islands,
and is called the bread fruit tree It
is about as tall as a three story house
and the branches come out straight
from the tree like so many arms.
They are covered with leaves nearly
two feet long and deeply gashed at the
edges while hidden among them are
fruits, growing like apples on short
stems, but larger and having a thick
yellow rind.
This fruit is like bread, and it is in
season during eight months Of the
year, the natives finding good living
in it. They gather it while it is green,
and bake it in an oven, scraping off
it's outer blackened crust, they come
to the loaf which is very much like
nice white bread. but it must be
eaten soon after baking else it grows
hard and loses it's taste. AS for glue,
it oozes from the trunk of the tree and
is found useful for many purposes;
the leaves make excellent towels for
the few natives who care to use them,
and from the inner bark of the tree its
dried blossoms are used for finder in
lighting fires and the wood is in great
demand for building purposes. With a
few of these wonderful trees in the
yard housekeeping ought to be easy.
May Huffman, age -.
Abba. Iowa. Route No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
A. VeOnne Williams Wants
to Exchange Post Cards

Dear Juniors: Many centuries ago
theprophets foretold the coming of a
great event, the birth of King. The
Father said, ITO make known to nv
people when this shall come to pass,
I will place new star in the east,
brighter than the others
One evening while shepherds were
grazing their flocks on the hillsides
they saw a star in the east. A large
bright star. The wise men also saw it.
They rejoiced greatly when angels in
bright colored robes came to them
singing, GLORY to God on high peace
on earth and good will toward men,
for the new king is born. Arise We, and
follow the star and go We into Bethle-
hem and there We will find him.
The shepherds arose and the wise
and followed the star until over
stable in Bethlehem, it stopped. There
were cattle and horses. in the stable.
They entered and saw Joseph, the
father, and Mary the mother and the
Christ child. They fell down on their
knees and worshiped him. Then they
brought him expensive gifts, and this
was the way the first Christmas was
spent
l would like to exchange cards with
some of the western Juniors.
A. Veonne Williams,
Douglas Wyoming.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Florence RUPEES School Com
position on Sheep

The sheep is a domestic animal raised
in various parts Of the world. Ohio,
Wyoming and Texas are the greatest
sheep raising states in the United
States. Australia is the greatest sheep
producing country in the world. Sheep
are very useful and profitable animals
The flesh being used as food and the
hides used for leather and the wool
being used in manufacturing clothes
and for various other purposes. Sheep
are fed on hay, corn. oats and other
forage in the winter. In the spring they
are taken to a pond or river and plung-
ed in until their fleece Of wool is
washed free from dirt. Afterwards they
are driven into large corral to dry.
After they are dry they are taken out
one by one and the wool sheared from
their backs. After which they are turn
ed out to pasture for the summer.
Sheep will eat grass. leaves and
sprouts and almost any kind Of vege-
tation that grows.
This is one Of my school compost
tons.
Florence Rupe. age 10,
$40 n. Weller St. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
AUTHOR NATURALIST RETURNS TO OLD
HOME AT CAPITAL AND FINDS 1T CHANGED

John Burroughs, the famous old
naturalist, author and poet, is visit.
ing old friends in Washington and
renewing acquaintances of the last
fifty years. Fifty years ago. says
Mr.. Burroughs, Il was a clerk in the
treasury and things have changed
greatly since then. In those days I
had one-acre farm where the
senate Office building now stands
and kept cow which grazed on the
common around the capitol I lived
there when President Lincoln was
assassinated. I had what is now
Rock Creek park almost to myself
and many a day l have spent there
gathering wild flowers and studying
the habits of the birds. Mr.. Bur-
roughs is still hale and hearty. al
though he is nearly seventyseven
One of his most famous lines was
when he wrote while out in the
woods, Il come here to find myself.
It's so easy to get lost in the world"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Mary Elizabeth's Trip to
Pixies Peak

Dear Juniors:
/ am going to tell you about my trip
to the mountains last summer. The
greatest of them all was Pixies Peak.
There I saw a lot of snow. I saw the
seven falls and Helen Hunt Jacksons
grave from which I brought home
beautiful stone.
One day we had a picnic and our
butter was kept cool by putting it in a
mountain stream. After dinner, little
girl, Elizabeth Grouchys father and J
climbed Mt. Culver.
Later I went through the Cave Of the
Winds. which was very beautiful. On
the 18th of August. we went to the top
Of mountain rnat was covered with
snow. On the way we went through
many tunnels. At the top Of the noun
tain we had our picture taken and then
had snow fight. Many people tainted
on the top Of the mountain, because Of
the high altitude.
Mary Elizabeth Rutledge.
MARY forgot to tell where she lived
and how old she Isl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Jimmy McLeavor's Trip =
By Eugene Beck

Jimmy McLeavors was 9 poor little
newsbOy nine years old. His mother
and father had died. SO Jimmy was left
alone in the world to make his own
living. He had sold papers for nearly
year His father had died two years ago.
His mother died ten months ago. But
Jimmy succeeded in selling every one Of
his pa pers which had brought him fifty
cents. He saved up his money. He had
saved already two dollars. One day
while he was selling his papers a young
gentleman who had bought paper OF
him every day asked him question:
DO you suppose you could be a tele-
~raph boy? We need another boy as one
boy went away last week.
Il think can. | can try it week and
see how you think l work. How much
do you pay u Week?' asked Jimmy.
-Four dollars a week, sixteen dollars
a MONTH
This made Jimmies mouth water.
Sixteen dollars a month. Jimmy sue
ceeGbed as q telegraph boy. One day he
was obliged to take a trip to New York.
He had never been there before. He was
on the train and wast5 watching the
scenery as he rode along.
The train started over bridge and
Jimmy came nearly falling into the
water At last the train reached New
York. .. ,-..-..
Jimmy was to take a trip around the
city with his friend who was very rich.
II should like to live here some time
said Jimmy. II should think it would
be pleasant
At last noon came and Jimmy went
to swell hotel. His rich friend paid for
his lunch and at 2:30 Jimmy found
himself in a five cent show. The pic
lures were very fine. Jimmy went to
bed that night but was awakened by a
bug buzzing around over his head. He
frightened it away.
After Jimmy had stayed for a week
in New York. he began to get homesick.
SO he went back to his home and was
never poor again. ....
Eugene Beck, age 8,
Hedrick. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUX
EDITOR
GERTRUDE SELECTS JIMMY'S
STORY.

Dear Juniors: Gertrude Violet Carter
says that Jimmy Braden wrote the best
Washington story, consequently Jimmy
is entitled to prize. We are sad
that Gertrude selected Jimmy. This
week We are publishing few of the
many, excellent compositions sent IN
by the Juniors. The prize winner this
week Is Violet Hultz whose composition
entitled, "Longfellow' appears today.
Queen Harris gets a prize too for her
very original story about gettysburg.
We want more Juniors to send in
some Of their school compositions.
We will give beautiful doll, knife,
book, skates (roller or ice) for the
best composition.
We hope that many more of the
Juniors will write letters. We will Of
fer q surprise prize for the best letter
and al the Juniors can work for IT..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Former South Ottumwa
Junior Now Lives in Abba

Dear Juniors:
I will tell you about my birthday
party. I was 9 years old February
o. Mamma had promised to let me
have a party when my birthday came
on Saturday. So l invited several boys
ten boys came. We had fine time.
We played games and then mamma
had us come in the kitchen and wash
our hands and put on white aprons
and roll our sleaves up and we all
pulled candy. 4 boy by the name Of
Willis Wells took the prize. 1t was
lots of fun pulling candy. Then we
all washed our hands and went back
to the sitting room and mamma and
Aunt Mary and Cousin Elsie brought
in some good things to eat. the main
thing being cake, which most all boys
like.
I will watch the Junior page close
to see my letter in print
I am South Ottumwa boy. | was
born on Davis street in 1905, and we
moved to Abba in 1908.
I will close. With best wishes to all.
Leonard W. Bish.
rs East Benton, Ave, Abba, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Longfellow's Life - By
Violet E. Hults

Longfellow was born February q,
1907, in Portland, Me. "
His father was lawyer
Longfellow was a smart boy and
tried to save his clothes. He always
stood high in his classes.
His teacher asked him one day if
he could write a composition. He
said that he could. Then he was allow
ed to go out behind the school house
and write about something that he
saw, but he did not see anything there
so he went out behind Mr.. Finney's
barn and wrote about turnip.
Some of the poems he wrote when
he was young were "The Courtship of
Miles Standish," The Village Black
smith, THE Building of the Ship"
and THE Wreck of the Hesperus."
Longfellow went to college when he
was only IA years old.
He was lender, well built and grace
full. He had blue eyes. light brown
hair which he wore very heavy around
his head.
Longfellow's father wanted him to
be a lawyer. but he did not want to-.
His class mate was Hawthorne, who
became the greatest American novelist
and in the class just above him was
Franklin Pierce. who became president
of the United States.
Longfellow was one of the best nat
ured men that ever lived. He was al
ways pleasant and kind to the chill
dren and wrote of his life for them
who asked him to. Once there was
a school celebration in honor of him
and he went to please the children,
and after the children's exercises were
over he made little speech and wrote
his name in each of their albums as
they crowded about him.
Longfellow lived to be an old man
and after all of his friends and his
wife had died he was very lonely, but
he still wrote poems. He wrote one
about his friends who had died.
At last on the oath day of March, he
died and everybody mourned for him.
Violet E. Hults, Age 10.
Ottumwa, a., Route No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Edna Derby Describes the
Flag in Her School
Composition

Dear Editor:
will write a description OF our flag.
The shape of our flag is rectangle.
The color Of it is red, white and blue.
The stars are white, and the square for
the stars is blue.
The square for the stars is in the lett
upper corner. The stripes go lengthwise
in the flag.
There are thirteen stripes and they
indicate the number of colonies when
the United States was formed, The
stars indicate the number Of states Of
which there are forty eight at present.
The first flag was made by Betsy
Ross for Washingtons army.
This is school composition.
Edna Derby, age 9,
Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-28
Sleepy Land

Here Is the boat for Sleepy Land.
Ready to sail on the twilight sea,
Softly slipping up to the strand,
Waiting for you and ME.
What shall We take to Sleepy Land,
To comfort our souls as we sail along?
A woolly blanket in either hand,
And little grooming song.
Who steers the boat to Sleepy Land ?
All. it's fluttering fairy crew;
The Sandman's always in command,
And little dream or two.
We are drifting fast to Sleepy Land,
All in the dusky starlit air.
A murmurous sound on the shining
strand
o baby, We are there!