The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
Virginia.

a me rain was WalcOmed last Weel
by everyone in this vicinity.
a splendid League service was con
Quoted Sunday night by Will Engle
hardt. Next Sunday Miss Martha
Park will be leader. The topic fol
that evening being "All for Christ
My Tongue" James 3:I-12. Every.
one please be present. A number oil
new members will be taken into the
chapter, and the invitation is open.
Miss Elsie Park, of Virginia, and
Mr. Finis Omer Duncan of Sedalia,
were united in matrimony Sunday
morning at nine o'clock at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Park. Reverend w. T. Pyles
OF Scranton, Kansas, an uncle of the
bride, performed the ceremony. Only
small company of immediate rela-
tives and friends were present. I'm
mediately after the ceremony the
happy couple left for Kansas City for
a few days visit and from there they
will go to Sedalia, where they will
make their home. The best wishes
OF all their friends at Virginia follow
them.
The following represented Virginia
w. {. T. L. as delegates to the coun-
ty w. c. I. u. convention at Peru,
last Thursday and Friday: Mrs.
Ollie L. Greenup, Mrs. Carrie Hen
derson, Mrs. A. Shesler, Mrs. Alice.
Nc Fadaen, and Misses Mar9ie Green
up, Ola Ayres and Pearl Walker.
They report splendid success of the
convention and feel inspired to carry
nj
cause
Misses Una Judy, Carrie Harper,
Pearl and Edith Walker, Emma
Pahlman, Carmen Lusk and Maude
Martin are attending the annual |
teachers meeting at Butler this
week
Mrs. Carl Welliver visited few
days last week with her husband at
Camp Funston.
Miss Addie Fickcs, of near Amo-
ret, is staying with Mrs. Clyde Rob
bins
Volncy McFaddcn, who is stationed
at Rochester, New York, in the pho
Geographic division of the army, is en-
joying 3o-day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mead
den.
We are permitted to quote the fol
owing portions of letter from DR.. ,
=. A. Lusk:
Somewhere in France. )
1890 July ~, 1918. {
Dear Wife, Boy and Baby:
Received your letter just before
coming IL" here. Had just written
'ou, and sent you card five days
go.
I'VE left Our other place week
go today, arriving here on Sunday +,
morning about 100 a. M. We do our :
raveling mostly at night. Our first !
light out We passed under barrage
# artillery fire about 4 a. m. The 9
rtillery was firing over us, just one =
ontinued roar. We have got pretty :,
veil used to that, but that was the
eaviest artillery fire we had heard. +.
Il have larger place here. My r
ugout connects with the dressing i"
tatlon LOO feet away then have three
ooms and two tunnels, all under a,
round. My own room for my or
erly and myself is of steel, covered
With concrete and rock and earth -.
everal feet.
well, this country is certainly r
uined. Part of my front extends {
hrouoh town; l was down through q
Il have two other aid stationsl.
lot a building standing in it. Some {
ad been very fine, also the farm -
ouses mot one standing now, as far ',
S could see, except about IS miles "
p the valley. l.
I'VE have been having plenty to ~
at, but getting no produce here, as -
,ere is no one living near here to :"
ct it from. Sc
Am feeling fine, except my ears, >,
hich are not much better. Glad to -,
ear baby is o. K. and about ready N
, walk.
write soon, IL,
"Charles A Incl" vi