Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-14

held, contributed the pickles; the |
Jelly, rich, tart and splendidly jelled,
was made and forwarded by Clean
or sister in Webster Grove, while the
best noodles ever ate swan in butter
churned by housewife who belongs
to the Center Ladies' Aid Society.
After topping all this off with ex-
cellent cherry pie, | became firmly
convinced that the Baptists of Mis-
souri, are mighty good providers.
After dinner visited among the
old folks. First l called on Mr.. Rod
gers, dear old gentleman, who form
erly lived in Mexico, Mo. He is the
chief care of Miss Jetta Lowrey, the
trained nurse, as he requires her al
most constant attention. Ifound him
up in bed, covered up with
blankets and pretty patch quilt
which had the single word "Benlah"
etched upon it,
SEVERAL ST. LoUIsANs THERE.
I also met Brother Hudson, old pas
tor of Fee Fee Church, Mr.. Ackle and
j. 9. johnson of st. Louis, the latest
arrival at the home. Mr.. Johnson
comes from Compton Heights Church.
I met three other st. Louisans-
Mines. Healy and Grover, who form
erly worshipped at the Grand Avenue
Baptist Church, and Mrs. Smith.
In the hall stopped moment to
talk to Mrs. Meyers Of La Grange, in
her invalid chair, and admire the
pretty crocheted collar she was MAX
ing, and to Mrs. Hollis, a former resi-
dent of Pennington. Mrs. Hollis is
benefactor of the home, where she
has come to spend her declining
years.
In an adjoining room was Miss
Wilson Of Sweet Springs, and Miss
Buckley, who for many years was a
valued teacher at Butler, in faraway
Bates County. These women's sight
less eyes look vainly out upon the
swelling beauties of the stately 0zarks.
Then l met Miss Hubbard of Glas-
gov, and Mrs. Powell of Fulton,
Judge Harris Of Fulton, neighbor of
Mrs. Powell, started with contribu-
ton of $40 to fund to buy horse for
the home. The fund increased and
then Henry Houf, also of the famous
Kingdom, offered Queen, of the blood
royal of the Blue Grass, as his contri-
button to the comforts of the old folks.
Mr.. Chesire of Hamilton, in Northern
Caldwell County, sent along a surrey,
Judge Harris efforts provided harness
and equipment, and now Queen,
proud and resplendent Callawegian,
lords it over the horses of the Ozarks.
At the home / also met Mrs. Jacobs
from the Cape, Mrs. Bowman from
Glasgow, and Miss Weaver, who halls
from Festus, and Mrs. Julia Pollard,
who has always been resident of the
valley.
RECALLS PILOT KNOB BATTLE.
Mrs. Pollard remembers the battle
of Pilot Knob, and her recollections
concerning it are most vivid. The
day following the battle she visited
the field and found cannon balls scat
tered over the ground like hailstones.
She saw the fort still afire and the
prisoners of war.
With this story still in my ears,
mounted the winding tower steps to
the observatory to view the historic
"Grant's Oak" In 1886 the Govern
ment placed a monument at the foot
of this tree to mark the exact spot
where Ulysses S. Grant received his
commission as Brigadier General of
the United States Army.
The monument portrays Grant as a
rugged young soldier, and flanking il
on either side are two cannons said to
have made the journey across Geor-
gia to the sea.
From the coming tower l also ha6
view of "God's Acre." recently ac-
quired by the home. 1t lies in tie
new cemetery to the east of the val.
ley. I visited the cottages which be-
longs to the home.
COTTAGES STILL UNTENANTED.
These cottages are as yet untenant.
ed, Superintendent Riggs says.
"We are not warranted in taking
people into the home in larger num-
bers than the contributions from the
churches enable US to provide fol
them. II every Baptist in the State
could read the appeals that come tt
us from those who need the home
and realize the pressure that il
brought to bear up on us by churches
that need our help in caring for theil
homeless aged ones, the cottages
would be filled twice over. It is tn,
intention to dedicate rooms in the
home to district associations.
"We think this eminently fitting ii
view of the sympathetic interest tn,
associations have manifested in tn,
home during their late annual ses
sions. Any association whose church
es will contribute as much as 500 tt
the home may have room bearing
the name of the association.
"The name will be inscribed on |
neat plate and placed. on the door, AM
the room win be known perpetual,
by that name. The rooms will be as
signed TO the associations that are
first to make up the required amount.
1t came over me as Pilot Knob wa
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