The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
LOCAL ITEMS

now employed in Zion Tailoring Department,
as SeamStreSS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nation of Chicago, have
been guests at Zion Home, during the past
week.
Mr. Dale Weakly, who recently arrived
from Platte, South Dakota, has taken en-
ployment with Zion Fuel Department.
Mrs. VIM. Thompson of Joliet, Illinois,
visited her sister Mrs. Benjamin Sweeney of
2617 Elizabeth Avenue, last week.
Mr. H. G. Reid has taken employment at
Zion Printing and Publishing House, as
operator of the cutting machine.
Mrs. Avola Harchelrode of Monmouth, IL
linois, is a guest of Elder and Mrs. Frank
Robinson of Zion Home.
Miss Thelma Hollingsworth of Portland,
Oregon, was guest of Mrs. M. ]. Dulmage
and family of Zion Home, last week.
Mr.. O. B. Week. President of the Scientific
Supply Company of St. Louis, was business
visitor in Zion City this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Stahl of Gettysburg,
Ohio, were visitors of Deacon G. F. Bennett
and family of 2811 Gideon Avenue, one day
last week.
A furnace is being placed in the residence
of Mr.. Asa Paul of 3O10 Eshcol Avenue, the
work being done by the Sheet Metal Depart
ment of Zion Stores.
Messrs. Willis and Willard Suite and Mrs.
Mary Bigelow, all of Trempealeau, Wiscon-
sin, visited their brother, Charles A. Suite
of 2720 Elm Avenue, the latter part of last
week.
Zion Baking Industry is crowded with
work. This is out of the ordinary at this
season of the year, as January is usually re-
garded as the slackest month in the bakery
business.
Mr.. Thomas H. Joy, wife and two daugh-
tiers, of Correctionvile, Iowa, who have been
visiting Mrs. joys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Wallace of The Bethel, for some time, have
now returned home.
Mr.. David j. Kemman, who has been travel
ing as salesman for Zion Baking Industry,
has now taken employment in the factory
with view of learning the bakery business
''from the ground up"
Mr.. Harold D. Lee, who for considerable
while has held the position of pay master and
cost clerk at Zion Apron and Handkerchief
Factory, has been placed in charge of the
Credits and Collections at the Administration
Building.
A meeting of the Institutional Managers of
Zion was held in Zion Home on Monday even
ing. 1t is intended that these meetings shall
be held regularly hereafter, once every month
The object of the managers is to pray and
plan for the growth and development of Zion
Institutions and Industries.
A lady who had received Christmas gift
of $500 used it, the other day, in subscribing
for the LEAVES OF HEALING and THE THEO-
Graf. She remarked that she would rather
use it in that way than for any other purpose
as it would thereby be a source of constant
enjoyment to her all through the coming year.
At the Zion Bible School last Lords Day
forenoon, every member, except one, of class
of very small children, was able to stand up
and repeat a Psalm; some of them could re-
peat three or four and it was hard to get them
stopped One little tot - three years of age
= repeated the Twenty third Psalm, and is
able to repeat other passages of scripture.
238 members of Zion Senior Choir and %
members of Zion Orchestra went to Chicago,
last Lords Day, to sing and play at the SER
vice held by the General Overseer in Central
Zion Tabernacle. A splendid audience was
present, the Tabernacle being nicely filled
Eleven companies of Zion Restoration Host
from Zion City did work in Chicago in the
forenoon, despite the fact that it was the
coolest day of the winter thus far.
An illustrated stereopticon service was
given in Shiloh Tabernacle on last Lords
Day evening Fifty-two views in all
were shown thirty-two of which re-
lated to the Apostle PauPs conversion
and ministry. The lecture, given by
Deacon Schmalfuss, covering the travels
and journeys of Paul. was very interesting
A series of ten views illustrated the story of
blind man as related in the ninth chapter of