Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04

community, left Monday for their
home in Ottawa, Kansas.
Howard Craft Of Kansas City, and
Merritt Craft of Birmingham, Ala
bama, spent a couple of days with
their mother, Mrs. Ida Craft, at the
home of I. T. Wilson.
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Porter Of
Greene visited several days last week
with Mr.. William Porter and wife.
Miss Maud Earhart was called to
Illinois last Friday by the illness Of
a relative. Mrs. Murray, an aunt Of
Mrs. Earhart, returned home with
her. Mrs. Murray is the mother of
Miss Nina Murray, graduate OF
Lenox College.
w. S. Beels of the Hopkinton
Leader attended the third district
republican conference at Waterloo
last Tuesday.
Communion services were held
Sabbath in the Presbyterian church.
Miss Helen Grove Of the Persian
Mission Of the Presbyterian church,
speaks October in the church. She
comes from the region which has
been seriously affected by the war.
The BARRIERS have announced that
the shops wiz hereafter be closed on
Sabbath. They certainly should have
day of rest as we'll as other bust
ness houses. ..
Miss Maud Earhart has gone to
Chicago to attend the University the
coming year.
Rev. L. A. Bradford and Rev. G. J.
Chalier have been returned to their
charges at Hopkinton and Buck
creek, which is very pleasing to their
congregations.
During the past week H. A. Phillip
has been called to mourn the loss OF
his mother, Mrs. August Phillip, who
has often been in his home here. She
was member of the German Luther
an church, a sincere christian, and
many friends will feel loss with her
passing away. 49,.
Mrs. Weber, who has been caring
| for Miss Jennie Dunlap for several
months, has gone to Monticello for a
visit. Miss Anna Hucker takes her
place during her absence. IT,. ...
The Delaware County Sabbath
School Convention will be held IN
|Hopkinton, October 4 and S. A very
interesting program has been pre-
pared. On Wednesday evening ad-
dresses will be given by DR.. A. s.
Mackenzie, president of Lenox Col
lege, and w. D. Stern, a state Sunday
School worker. Thursday evening
an address by Rev. H. F. Mcdonald
of Manchester.
Next Sabbath will be Rally Day at
the Presbyterian church. A Rally
l Day program will be given at the
Sabbath School hour and Rev. Harry
Midkiff of Brazil will speak during
the church hour.
Last Wednesday was visitation day
with the congregation of the Presby-
terrain church The visitors called
on each other and upon those who
were not members of other churches.
In the evening many gathered nj the
church parlors for a social time.
Three minute talks were given by
R. A. Wallace, Prof. G. T. Franklin,
DR.. Mackenzie, Prof. E. V. Laughlin
and Mrs. O. E. Meinzer on topics Of
interest to all. Miss Paul gave a
reading, "The House Beside the
Road" Hymns were sung and all
departed thoroughly impressed that
it was good mot to forsake the
assembling Of yourselves together"
The annual meeting Of the Board
of Trustees of Lenox College will be
held this week.
President Mackenzie spent Satur-
day in Dubuque. .f
The Athenian Society gave very
pleasant reception Friday evening to
the new students, faculty and some
of the resident members of the So
ciety. # ..