The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01

Zion City, on March Il, intending 10
make this their future home. They are
staying for the present, in Zion Home.
Mrs Peterson, of Burlington, Illinois,
accompanied by her cousin, Mrs. Peblow,
has been visiting for a few days with
her sisters, Mrs. c. Shafer and Miss
Barbara Pfeeger; also with her brother,
Mr.. Fred Pfeeger.
Mrs. Mabel Bowers, Of 2720 Eliza
beth Avenue, has gone to Marcus, Iowa,
to take care of her aged father who is
ill, at that place. She took with her,
100 copies Of Leaves of Healing, for dis
tribution.
A freight elevator has, this week,
been installed in Zion Apron and Hand
kerchief Factory This will greatly ia
cilitate the handling of both incoming
and outgoing shipments.
A social gathering of Zion Junior
Band and their friends, was held in the
College Building, on last Monday even
ing, about 35 persons being present.
Short addresses were given by Conduc-
tor Thomas, Bandmaster P. B. Newcom-
er, and Mr. Ralph Wagner.
Zion Printing and Publishing House
has just finished printing $4,000 cata-
logs for a Chicago wholesale jewelry
firm. These catalogs are being mailed
from the Zion City post office, 4 cents
postage being required on each, totaling
$4,000 for the lot.
Mr.. William Springer, and wife, of
Pana, Illinois, are visiting this week, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. O. M. Swank,
2404 Gilboa Avenue, having arrived in
Zion City, on March Is. This is their
initial visit to Zion City.
Two guests whose names were mad
vertantly omitted as having attended
Zion Department Stores banquet, held
in Zion Home, on March 16, are Mr..
Harry Jacobs, assistant manager of
Fried Brothers, Chicago, and Mr.. H.
Burrows, manager of the cotton fabrics
for Carson, Pirie, Scott &
Company, Chicago.
A birthday surprise party was given
Mrs. Benjamin Mccormack, on the eve
ming of March %, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Publ, 3O15 Elm Avenue
This was also the occasion of the eight
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Publ. About Is persons were present.
Mr.. Roger Bonney, of Huron, South
Dakota, accompanied by friend, Mr..
A. H. Pierstoff, both of whom are at
tending the Northwestern University at
Evanston, Illinois, spent Thursday, of
last week, at the home of Mr.. J. C.
Dean, 21O8 Elisha Avenue They also
visited Shiloh Tabernacle, during the
day.
Evangelist Fiddes and Dreyer visited
the Oak Park Infirmary, on last Lords
Day, being accompanied by Mrs. U. D.
Luce, John Luce, Miss Mary Luce and
Miss Nettie Richardson, all of Chicago.
They visited ten wards of the sick, each
ward containing p persons; also many
wards of the aged, blind and infirm. A
large amount of literature was distribu-
ted, and in each ward they played, sang,
read Gods Word, and prayed with the
inmates.
Trees in Zion City were last Monday
and Tuesday laden with heavy coating
of sleet, limbs, in some places, being bro
ken by the weight. Fruit men claim
that heavy sleet coming at this time
of year, almost insures a heavy crop for
the coming year, provided it remains on
the limbs and trunks ten or twelve hours,
as it, thereby, kills all bugs and insects
by depriving them of the air.
It is interesting to note that Apostle
F. M. Royall and Elder C. F. Viking
are now taking $50 copies of Leaves of
Healing, weekly, for the work in Shang-