Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-08-25

sunday ana was u welcome VisUol
mt the Sunday school and church.
Rev. John Funston, pastor OF q
Methodist church In the southern
portion Of Chicago, IL the guest OF
his brother, A. Is. Funston, who re-
sides northeast OF here, and was
u visitor at the church services Sun
day.
Rev. Is. NJ. Powell, executive Sec
rotary of the Board OF Conference
Claimants Of Kansas Conference
who resides In Topeka, preached al
Willowdale and Talmage Sunday
and is the guest Of the parsonage
folk this week while assisting the
pastor in soliciting pledges on an
endowment fund which is being
raised by the Methodists in the east
ern third Of Kansas for the support
Of the "worn- out" preachers. They
are meeting with hearty response In
spite OF the depressed condition OF
agriculture as every one has sym
pathy for the old veterans Of the
cross.
Miss HOstetler succeeds Miss
Chaffee In the Talmage drug store.
Miss Chaffee leaves Thursday for
Manhattan to make preparations to
attend college for the ensuing year.
| The families Of A. G. Hucksoll and
Tom Parrish are rambling around In
the western portion Of the state In
automobiles, visiting old trends and
otherwise enjoying vacation.
Henry Schaich has been confined
to the house for fortnight past by
in juries received when one OF his
horses knocked him down and
trampled upon him. No bones were
broken but he was bruised all over
and his left leg badly cut between
the knee and ankle. He Is not yet
able to walk without support.
The small son of J. II. Snyder had
the end of one of his fingers almost
severed last week while investigat-
ing the working of the cream separ-
ator gears while In motion.
H. Il. Peatling and family left a
week ago for Colorado to spend a
fortnight visiting and sight seeing.
They went in new sedan which
Mr.. Peatling recently presented his
wife and which is equipped like
real car with every modern device
for luxury and convenience as well
as style. Also they took along
camp equipage as they planned to
live outdoors during their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney, old time
residents Of this vicinity, now OF
Scott City, are visiting friends and
relatives in this vicinity.
Rev. f. A. Whittlesey of Manches-
ter, with his family and visiting
brother, also a minister, but OF the
Presbyterian church, passed through
Talmage Monday morning on their
way to Topeka for weeks visit.
A hastily planned reception was
held at the church basement Mon
day evening for the families OF
Frank Stewart and Ed Peatling and
for the students who are going out
of the community to attend school.
The program consisted of an instru-
mental piece by Miss Geddes, a niece
of Mrs. Carnine, who is visiting with
her aunt, an Invocation and the
singing of "Auld Lang Syne." This
was followed by recitation by Miss
Meta Bcardsly, another visiting
niece of Mrs. Carnine; then by ad-
dresses of appreciation in behalf OF
the various activities in the church,
on behalf Of the Ladies' Aid and
Home Missionary Society, by Mrs. j..
O. Bryan; Of the Epworth League
and young people by Rev. b. NJ.
Powell substituting for G. l.. Cook !;
on behalf Of the Sunday school, by
II. l.. Mitchell and on behalf OF the
church and community by Rev. j..
Kansas Morgan. After this those
who were departing were formed IN
line and while all sang "Blest BE
the Tie That Binds" each OF the
large gathering present filed past
and taking their hands spoke WORDS
of appreciation. The Ladies Ald
then served watermelons to the as
semhy and the remaining time was
spent in social communion. me
Stewart family has lived in Tai
mage for almost a quarter Of CEN
fury and are going to Abilene to
send their younger boys to high
school. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Peatling
and their niece, Miss Margaret Tag
CART, have lived here for the past
five years and are returning 10
Omaha, Neb, their former home
where Mr.. Peatling has secured a
position as engineer in large laun-
dry plant. Besides the Stewart boys
those who are leaving to attend
school are Misses Higdon and
Chaffee who go to Manhattan; Clar-
ence .Saylor and Curtis Cook, who
90 to Kansas University; Milo
Stewart, goes to- the Wesleyan
School of Commerce in Salina
Elmer Morgan, to the Pittsburg
Manual Training School; Dale Sni-
der to high school at Manhattan
several others whose names the re-
porter does not recall are going &c
high schools nearby. This TACT EN-
phasizes the need Of complete higr
school course at Talmage.