The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-17
coLuMe IA. MO.

was tue guest OF MS laJIeT LOT q lew
days . Douglass School held their
Annual May Day Festival on the school
campus and refreshments were served
in the Domestic Science Department
for the benefit of the school after
wards. Before the festival the Glass
rooms had on exhibit some of the
work of the pupils during the year
which was a great demonstration of
the work and untiring efforts of both
teachers and pupils and Prof. J. f..
Jones and his corps of teachers should
be highly complimented on the show
ing in the class room as well as on
the play grounds where the Patrons
and friends were entertained with folk
dances. May pole drills and Fairy drills
which were perfect in their perform.
ance. We are glad to say here that
Prof. j. f. Jones and his force Of
teachers have been reelected for the
incoming year. Sometime ago We
told you to watch for the returns Of
our great Rally the first Sunday in
May. We must say here that never
before has Columbia rallied as she
di dthis time. Sunday marked n of
the mile posts in the history of the
A. NJ. E. (St. Paul. Church in Column
bia. Only could such have been ac-
complished but for the never firing
and wise guidance of our Rev.
N. S. Bryant and the Mastery and
scholarly sermons of his son, Rev. l..
P. Bryant Of Maryville, Mo, who is a
young but forceful pastor, whose guild
ance to his flock in his own charge has
brought him much praise. We admire
young men chat make use of their
lives for our Masters cause and Rev.
L. P. Bryant has won unfeigned fidel-
ity and will ever receive words of
encouragement from the citizens Of
Columbia. 1t is the greatest pleasure
that we announce to the public the
amount that was raised, S666.50, which
pays all the outstanding debts and
leaves a balance of about $4,000 in
the treasury. Age we find is no hold
back for Rev. NJ. S. Bryant for he has
been on the go since he announced the
date for the Rally and he is response
Bile forbringing in about $4,000. Prof.
7. E. Jones sang a solo Sunday even
ing for which We offer thanks. Rev.
Griffin of the Christian Church was
called u of town Saturday. Mrs.
R. b. Wiiamls is visiting in Kansas
City at her sisters. Mrs. Cordelle
Dickerson. -. Mrs. Jessie RObnette
has returned from Kansas City where
she has been visiting her sister, Miss
Maudelle Nelson. ... Mrs. Alice Harris
had as dinner guests Sunday, Revs.
NJ. S. and l. P. Bryant, Mrs. Booker
and Mrs. Ancell. %. Mrs. Booker OF
Macon. No, came down Sunday to at
tend her fathers Rally. Rev. NJ. S,
! BRYANT and Mrs. F. AnCell accOmpan'
led her. They left Sunday evening.
Rev. L. P. Bryant left Tuesday for
Liberty where he will visit his moth
er before returning to Maryville 80.
St. Paul Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. took IL
six candidates during the past month
and they are still coming. Masonry
is on the boom. The boys have eX
perienced travelling in foreign coun
tries and as soon as they are discharge
ed they are trying to better fit them
selves. Bully idea. Columbia con
sistory has a large class for initiation
soon. 800. Prof. J.. E. Jones made a bust
ness trip to Sedalia Monday. Lieut.
Victor Hicks is attending the 18th an
nual house party of the Kappa alpine
Psi Fraternity of the University Of
Illinois at Champaign -. The Busy
Woman's Idle Hour Club held its bust
ness meeting Wednesday, May IA witt
its president, Mrs. Luella Mosely.. O..
Mr.. Gilbert Woods was taken to the
Parker Hospital Friday where he vii
be operated Il Prof. j.. T.. Mosely
left Monday for Glasgow, Mo, where
he is attending the electoral college Of
the A. NJ. f. Church. IA surprise
party was given Rev. NJ. S. Bryant a.
the parsonage last Tuesday evening
about % were present. A pleasant
evening was spent and light refresh
ments were served &. Rev. NJ. S. Bry
ant left Tuesday for Nashville, Tenn,
to attend the Board meeting of the A
| NJ. Il. ClQrCD, MT. d. AuSIllS' uduSh
ter, Mrs. Nunley of Portland, Mo-, il
visiting in our city . Miss Cannit
Williams is able to be out after an i'll
ness of two weeks. . Rev. NJ. S. Bry
ant left last Wednesday for a visit il
Liberty with his wife and OF his re
turn he found a pleasant surprise
awaiting him the ladies under the
direction of Mrs. ]. 2. Mosely haC
placed curtains over the parsonage. =.
Mrs. H. D. Griffin and daughter left
Saturday for Edwardville, Miss, fol
a few weeks visit Prof. Ernest o
Boone, Jr., President of the Lincoln
Institute Alumni Association Genera.
was in jefferson City Friday evening
to meet with the local association o.
that city to perfect arrangements FOL
the meeting on the 9TH of June. The
Jefferson City association is to be
commended on the interest manifest
ed and is ranked with Kansas City ant
! st. Louis for their work Mrs. Mat
tie Smell entertained with a sever
course dinner Sunday. Those presen'
were Prof. and Mrs. ]. f, Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Granderson, Miss Almi
Williams, Mrs. E.. Jones, Miss b. NJ