The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
FLAT RIVER

A. W. Miller spent Sunday in Bonne
Terre.
DR.. S. w. Stophlet went to St. Louis
Friday to attend Foreign Mission
rally, which opened on Friday eve
ming at the Second Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Carmichael, Mes
danes Pratt, Wildly, Kite and Smith
and others attended the Baptist Mis-
sionary Union at Desloge Wednesday.
Miss Mildred Keith was in st. Louis
on Monday and Tuesday on a shopping
trip.
The girls basket ball team returned
from their trip to Hannibal, Louisi-
ana and Columbia in good spirits, ev-
en- though they did not win the games.
They report a fine trip.
Miss Marian Keith of st. Louis
spent the weekend at her home in
Rivermines.
Mrs. A. L. Mcdowell of Esther spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Otis
Knuckolls, at Rivermines.
Mrs. E. o. Sutherland of Farming
ton gave a most excellent address be-
fore the Lead Belt Woman's Club last
Friday afternoon. Many of the la
dies had not realized the fine work
that is being accomplished by Rev.
and Mrs. Sutherland at the Orphan
age, and were pleased to hear about
the Home and the work done. Mrs.
c. E. Norwine sang beautifully and
Miss Marian Keith favored the ladies
with two fine selections on the piano.
Both ladies responded to encores, and
the entire program was very enjoy
able. Refreshments were served and
a social hour enjoyed. The next meet
ing will be held on March 9th, and
will be interesting, A good program Is
being prepared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Kiefe of
Federal are in Ell Paso, Texas, for a
ten-days' visit.
DR.. F. L. Keith was in st. Louis
last Friday.
Milton Tucker was home from
Washington University several days
last week.
The different departments of the.
public schools held excellent entertain
ments on Washington's Birthday.
Last Monday night representatives
from the different Sunday Schools in
town met at the Methodist Church and
organized "Graded Union" Miss
Emma Rogers was elected President.
Mrs. Claude Bair, vice president, and
Miss Edith Hammock, secretary. The
next meeting will be held on Monday
evening at the Presbyterian Church.
This union will hold one meeting each
10 of tY,4a
in the different departments of the
Sunday School, and probably take
some time each meeting for "teach-
er training. The meetings are to
last one hour and the first Monday
night of each month is the time APP
pointed.
Miss Mary Stophlet came over
from Caledonia for the week end.
Mrs. Geo. Chapman of Farming
ton spent Tuesday in Flat River.
Basil Cecil has gone to Bisbee,
Arizona, for visit of several months
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold bazaar and bake sale on
March 22nd, in the church.
Mrs. A. w. Miller spent Wednesday,
with relatives in Bonnie Terre.
WIS II. VI WOlIe Oh Bonne lerTe
visited in Flat River Friday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold an oyster supper in
the basement of the church next Tues
day evening, from to 7:30 O'Clock.
Pie will be served with the oysters;
there will also be ice cream and cake.
At o'clock the ladies will have for
sale, aprons, dust caps, bonnets and
other articles useful in spring house
cleaning. The public is invited.
A. E. Ring and family of Federal
left Wednesday for Fredericktown,
where Mr.. Ring is manager of the
Federal interests.
Mrs. L. R. Reed and Miss Essie
were in St. Louis Tuesday.
The Presbyterian Church is ar
ranging to have a ten-days' meeting
preceding the spring communion SER
vice. Rev. Mr.. Leeper, the Presby-
terrain pastor at Desloge, will preach
next Wednesday,, Thursday and Fri
day nights, and Rev. Robert L. Evans
of st. Louis, pastor evangelist, viii
preach on Sunday, March 18th, and
each evening that week. There will be
good music and the public is invited