The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10
CIRCLE LETTER
RELATES WEED
FAMILY EVENTS
Chain System Keeps World Seat
tered Members of Family In
Close Communication

James a. Weed, 1047 Twelfth
street, secretary OF local No. 107,
typographical union, is the author
or a plan, according to which diff
ferent branches of the family thou
sands of miles apart, some being
located in far off China and Egypt,
not only hear from the Rock Is
land members of the family regular
IL, but from other relatives as well.
Every epistle comes to Mr.. Weed
clearing house" for the Weed
Circulating Family Letter"
Letters to the family connections
In Egypt are written upon blue pa
per. the replies being upon pink
paper. When Weeds in China are
written to, pink paper must be
used, the replies being on blue pa
per.
Members OF the family residing in
different parts OF the United States
In their correspondence with one
another use white paper only. Cor
respondence intended for the circle
which constitutes the chain sys-
tenn can be located geographically
by casual glance.
Every correspondent uses the sal
utation, Dear Circle" in beginning
letter intended for family con-
sumption. The system of Mr.. Weed s
devising has now been in use 81
years, having been founded May 81,
1901.
Volume 81, socalled, of the Weed
Circulating Family Letter" con-
tains the following inscription: II
have started now my twenty-first
year. Have had few sad messages,
but many of cheer. Please read;
then write, and pass me along, for
others are waiting to hear my
song"
From the inception OF the plan
the following lines have appeared
on the tia page of the family let
ter:
Life is a leaf of paper white,
ION which we each may write
@One word or two,
sAnd then comes night"
Volume 81 says, referring to
these li1el, that they are copied
again to accompany these LEAVES
of paper white, pink and blue that
rings with our loving message true"
The system can be understood
more clearly if the progress of a let
ter from Rock Island is followed
How Letter Travels.
Mailed by James A. Weed from
the Rock Island postoffice, the circle
letter pursues its way to Monmouth,
thence to Hardin, Mo, and on to
Carmi, Ill. Parma, Idaho, is the
next stop. From this point the let
ter goes to Moline, and is returned
to Mr.. Weed. This covers the
American branch of the family.
Starting from Rock Island again,
a circle letter begins long journey
to Foochow, China From Foochow
the letter goes to Mansoura, Egypt.
in care of the American mission.
Thereupon the China and Egypt
branches of the family send their
sections to James A Weed in Rock
Island for transmission through the
United States in the regular fam
lily circle letter To the various
branches in America.
One of the correspondents on the
family list is well known to many
in Rock Island county, Rev. Samuel
Weed of Monmouth, ILL.,, a retired
minister of the United Presbyter-
ian church, and father of James A.
Weed OF Rock Island. Although he
has passed his 18th birthday he is
busfly engaged upon a translation
of the bible and has progressed in
his work until he is nearly through
his work. Rev. Weed has held pas
torates at Colona, Henry county,
and many rural charges in Rock |
Island county
Little children and tiny infants
,scribble messages intended for rel {
atives far away, and the whole /
makes up a collection of great |
family interest
1t is far cry from Rock Island |