The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-18
a visi. with relatives at Mt. cflead.


ing to this place Monday.
Wan Blackledge has returned from
Cleveland where he visited his sis.
ter, who is quite ILL.,
Jay Foote is visiting his mother in
the northern part of the state.
Ann Hill chapter, o. f.. s., has
elected the following officers: w. M,
Mrs. Olive GLENN; w. p, F.. l..
Barnes; A. NJ, Mrs. Myrtle Barnes;
treasurer, Mrs. Mary Cooke; secre.
tary, Miss Clara Braddock; conduc.
tress, Mrs. Bertha Beck; associate,
Mrs. Stella Perry; trustee. c. f. Funk
Miss Stella Zieg OF Oberlin college
spent Sunday with her parents here
The 18th annual rabbit pie supper
of the Methodist Brotherhood will be
held in the church parlors on Friday
evening Of this week. Supper from
6 o'clock until all are fed. This is
always q long looked forward to
event by the brotherhood and sister.
hood, as the latter figures conspicu-
ously in the menu, as it the principal
social event of the season and there
is always a good crowd, good eats,
and good program. Rabbit pie sup
pers had conception in this brother
hood when Rev. Thomas Hawley was
pastor here. He. with the president
of the brotherhood at THAI time, G. L.
MARBLE. staged a supper of this kind
which has been continued ever since
under the same president but with
different rabbits, Bro. Hambly receiv-
ing accounts of the same at his home
in Temple, Ariz. Since this time,
New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Mt.
Vernon and other minor points have
inaugurated such feasts, but the orig.
inal has the Fredericktown brand,
some even going to say that rabbits
in this vicinity have monogram
birthmark, M. e. b., on the left side
of their jaw "close in" to their teeth.
Anyway, there is no question of doubt
of the affinity Of Methodists and rab-
bits, during the rabbit season at least
Presbyterian Church-Nov. 20. Sun
day school 9:45. Morning worship at
II. Sermon, '"The Basis for Thank
full Life School of Missions at 1880
p. m. Next Wednesday evening at
1880, at the Presbyterian church, the
community Thanksgiving service
Sermon by Rev. G. e. Stockdale. A
cordial welcome awaits you in all the
services of the church The Brother
hood and the Cleaners and theil
families are meeting this Friday al
the manse.
Rev. A. G.. Corfman, former pasto
of the M. e. church at this place
filled the M. e. pulpit here last Sun
day.
Armistice Day was celebrated her
in an appropriate manner and thoug
the way was stormy, a goodly numbe
of the American Legion and fe,
of the G. A. X. braved the storm ant
marched from their hall to the publ
park, headed by the Waterford bant
followed by Rev. c. T.. Stockdale an
Rev. F. L. Harper. w. f. Edward
was the only representative of tn
Spanish-American war. Followin
the stroke of IL by the town clock
the bells of the, different churche
tolled for two minutes, while the We
eransy facing the east, bowed in s
lent prayer, followed by benedictor
prayer by Rev. Stockdale, after whic
the Legion marched to the hall an
, remained until little after 12, whe
they wended their way to the M;
, sonid hall, where mess call wa
sounded by Mrs Walter Trask an
all filed in and surroundedthe table
p and after Rev. Stockdale returne
, thanks they all sat down to a fin
chicken dinner prepared by some c
the mothers of the world war boy.
while the fathers waited table," A
ItCi oihhOiy IlOloCit SoSuhOul, COli
mander of Joe Cocanour post, Chal
lain Wilbur Foote, w. d. Foote, R.
Knox, Alex Silliman, Ray McGugi
n and Mrs. Harry Cassell made apprt
!. pirate remarks, those of the latter bt
I ing most befitting to the occasion
Rev. F.. l.. Harper offered prayer an
h benediction at the close, after whic
>. the assembly repaired to the NJ
h church, where the program publishe
in the Banner was given. Owing t
o the inclement weather, the outdoo
q sports had to be omitted. In the ever
ing, at their hall in the Davis built
ing, supper was served them, follow
e ed by smoker. Later they went t
q Zolman's hall and finished the day i
dancing. The day was certainly er
joyed by all those who took part i
;. the proceedings and will long be re