Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
B. |. L. IS HONOR
THE P.E.O.'S


FAIRFIELD GENTLEMEN AS WELL
AS THE LADIES ENTERTAIN
VISITORS.
Fairfield, April 26-The weather
man has given the members of the P.
E. o. sisterhood Of the state, who are
now assembled at Fairfield in their sill
yer anniversary convention, most
chilly welcome and in strong contrast
to that is the warm and gracious well
come being accorded them by the
Fairfield sisters and people in gen.
eral. The stores are especially and
beautifully decorated in their honor,
the Retail Merchants association has
furnished flowers with which to deco
rate the church auditorium, the Par
sons College Glee club has given I'M
stintingly of beautiful music for the
sessions The Parsons College Ladies'
auxiliary held an informal reception
for the visitors Wednesday afternoon
at Barhydt chapel, when Prof. James
j. Moorhead gave short pipe organ
the delegates and their friends. The
brothers-in-law. as they are called by
the society, gave the members automo-
bile rides all over the city, pointing out
special places of interest, and last but
not least, the Fairfield Oratorio soci-
ETY. pleasingly rendered comic opera
Wednesday evening at the high school
auditorium for the visiting ladies' and
Fairfield people.
Everywhere on every hand the Fair
field people have accorded the ladies
who compose this convention every
courtesy and have taken q delight in
doing 30. AS the visitors have ex-
pressed it, the P. e. o. ladies know
that their visit to Fairfield is appreci-
ated by every citizen and nowhere
have they been more royalty entertain
ed than in Fairfield.
The convention program for Wed
nesday was replete with good things.
A round table was conducted during
the morning session and The Black
Ball was ably discussed by Mrs. Wal
ter McHenry, past president of the
owa grand chapter, and others.
Mrs. Winona Reeves Of Keokuk, a
past supreme president, spoke in an
interesting manner on A Year in Chap
ter Life.
Under the heading on the program
Of A Philanthropy is Ours, Mrs. Mary
Burgess Of Chapter OH of Sioux City
spoke on Efficient Altruistic Work In
the P. E. o.
As Others See Us was given by Mrs.
Bessie Weber Of Chapter FEE Of Cher
okee. Mrs. Helen Townsend Of Abba,
treasurer Of the education fund, pre-.
ented The Colorado slogan In an en-
PERTAINING manner, while Mrs. Ger.
trude Spaulding Of Chapter BM Of
Grinnell gave most forceful talk on
The Conservation of the Child.
Mrs Walter Irish, prominent men,
Der Of the order in Des Moines. pre-
scented The Red Cross Work which has
been exciting so much comment at the
present time. The convention was well
pleased that Mrs. Irish had consented
to address them.
During the morning hour Mrs. Ola
Miller Of Washington addressed the
convention and her subject was Some
Things to Think About. She lived UP
to the full title of her subject and for
more, than half an hour Mrs. Miller
gave the members of this great sister
hood who were assembled within hear
ing Of her voice something to think
about and carry home with them. Her
address is said by many to have been
one of the best things on the entire
program.
Master Robert Israel Of this city de-
lighted the visitors with a violin solo
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greatly appreciated.
Today's program is devoted to hear.
ing the reports Of the various commit
tees, the final business of the conven-
ton and election Of officers. However,
during the day there will be two excel
lent addresses by prominent P. e. o.
sisters. In the morning Mrs. E11e
Rogers, La Junta, Colo, will speak to
the convention on Every Woman and
that address is looked forward to with
interest. Last, but by no means least,
is the address during the closing hours
of the convention by Fairfeld's own
past supreme president of the order,
Mrs. Flora Chester Herring, whom all
P. E. O.'s love once they have met her.
Mrs. Herring will speak on A Greeting
and a Farewell.
Beside the supreme officers present,
who are Mrs. Helen M. Drake OF Beat.
rice. Neb.; Mrs. A. R. Dewey Of Wash.
ington, Mrs. Flora Chester Herring OF
Fairfield, the prominent visitors are as
follows: Past grand chapter presi
dents, Mrs. Alice Spilman, Ottumwa;
Mrs. Flora Herring. Fairfield:
Walter McHenry, Des Moines; ~
Winona Reeves, Keokuk: Mrs. He' !.
Townsend. Abba: Mrs. Lillian Griffith
Harlan: Mrs. Effie Fortune. Bloom
field: Mrs. Lou Weber, Atlantic; Mrs
Stella X. Porter, Ottumwa; Mrs. Ola
Miller, Washington: Mrs. Mary B
| snider, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Jessie Hol
lingsworth. Des Moines; Mrs. Edith
Prouty, Humboldt; Mrs. Mary H. Stat
ford. Wilton: Mrs. Alice Miller, Cedar
Rapids; Mrs. Walter Irish, Des
MONIES: Mrs Dell Glazier, FIT. Mad
ison.
| There are numerous visiting mem
bers from the chapters in Burlington
Ottumwa, Washington, Eldon, Center
vile, Keokuk and Muscatine, who are