The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-06-07
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. W.

selling the LedUeS OF Hedttng and dis
tributing other Zion Literature. On Lords
Day, May Is, thirteen workers in three au-
tos covered Lake Forest and part of Lake
Bluff selling and distributing 185 copies
of "Leaves of Healing" On Lords Day,
May Is, seventeen workers went to Liberty
vile and Gurnee in five machines, disposing
of los copies of "Leaves of Healing" The
coming Lords Day they are planning to
visit Highland Park and Highwood. The
autos are loaned for the work by Zion
members, and great interest is being shown
by all taking part.
In report just received from Misses
Buhman and Schelhorn, they state that
in a period of SO days they have worked
eight cities in Texas, selling II 400 copies
Of "Leaves of Healing" They compare
this favorably with 1O8 days spent in Win
nipeg, Canada, a few years ago, during
which time they sold 1920 copies of
"Leaves of Heoling" At present, they
are working Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
and expect to arrive in Zion City for the
Fourth of July picnic, completing tour of
the northwestern portion of the United
States, the Pacific Coast and the Southwest.
A full report of their work will be pub
lshed later.
In spite of all that the General Over
seer has said from the platform Of Shiloh
Tabernacle as warning against careless
ness in driving automobiles, there are some
drivers who are very thoughtless. For in
members of the Choir and Restoration Host
were turning up Shiloh Boulevard from
the Northwestern depot, some of them came
very,near being struck by a machine which
was driven through the crowd at high rate
of speed. Carelessness of this kind is Grim
inal and perhaps the only way to put
stop to it is to place some of these reckless
drivers under arrest and make an example
Of them.
The people of The Bethel, under the
direction Of Elder Frank Robinson and
wife, spent Decoration Day in a very enjoy
able manner in Beulah Park; also quite
a number of others, including several apos-
ties, elders and their wives, spent the day
there
G. P. Me1in, of Indiana, visited this week
with his mother, Mrs L. w. Melin, of Zion
Home His little daughter, Ardelle, ex-
poets to remain with her grandmother for
considerable time.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Seger, who recently
arrived in Zion from Tacoma, Washing
ton, have moved to their tract on west
Thirty-second street which they purchased
from the Zion Estate.
Thomas Gallagher has taken a position
as travelling salesman for Zion Baking In
dustry and expects to cover many small
inland towns over the State of Wisconsin,
in an automobile.
Mrs. Addie Eye and daughters, Laura,
Lillian and Pansy, have moved to Zion
from Highland Park, locating for the pres
ent at The Bethel
Mr.. Harold E. Cutie, Miss Ethel Sails
bury and Miss Edith Barnard were guests
over Decoration Day.
Mrs. Mary Harding, with her baby,
Lloyd George, from downstate, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Z. J. Morey,
of 25O8 Gilboa avenue
The residence of Deacon l. S. Mason,
at 2117 Enoch avenue, is being enlarged and
remodeled, the work being done by Zion
Building Industry.
ROLAND Bennett has been transferred
from the Grocery Department, Zion Store,
to Zion Photographic Studio, having start
ed in to learn the Photographic business
Miss Grace Viking, who is taking col
lege course at Meridian, Mississippi, is
spending her vacation period as a guest
in Zion Home.
A new cement walk is being constructed
along the south side of the Administration
Building, the work being done by Zion
Building Industry
Deacon Jasper H. DePew and Arthur
S. Mole have returned from Europe where
they have been in the business interests of
Zion.
During the month of May, the people of
The Bethel mailed over 1900 copies of
"Leaves of Healing" as well as other Zion
literature.
Miss Marie Rowden, of 25O8 Gilboa
avenue, has returned home after a stay of
several weeks with relatives at Cuba, Hi
nois.
Harold Lee, who recently returned from
Camp Gordon, Georgia, has resumed work
with the General Office, Administration
Building.
Zion Department Store did much larger
business during the month of May than
ever before at this season of the year.