Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-20

when :! 80 came Sunday morning all
the brothers and sisters gathered here
at The hospital and went to Dr. Perkins
home where we really Serenaded the
Dr. and Mrs. Perkins. They had been
away Il few days so did not know of
our plans so the singing in the morning
was complete surprise to them. Doc
tor was Il good fellow and came out
ito join us for the rest OF the rounds
He said il had never been done here
before and that it did him more good
ia have those boys and girls do that
than most anything else he could name.
He is Il man of very few words and
we all know he means Il thing else
he'd never say it, We went to the
wards after that and how it did please
the patients to see us come in with
our lighted candles singing Christmas
songs.
Five Earthquake.
i. In the three months have been here
we have had at least five very severe
earthquakes 50 | know what ii is to
feel the earth tremhle. People around
here take it all us Il matter of course
aud say nothing about it. but all the
missionaries say to one another the
next time they meet. Did you feel
In. i,r1,f hnI
last night about two O'Clock and it
lasted several minutes. ! was sitting
here in the office writing on the type
writer and with that much motion OF
my body | was startled to feel the
other much more violent motion.
Missionaries We'd.
There has been a wedding among the
and it goes to prove that
sach things are possible even with us.
Mr.. Bunker came out three years ago
to work in the boys school in Button
Z0rg and the first Of November Miss
lierSOl came ont as IL contract teacher
to teach in the same school and to
become the wife of Mr.. Bunker. am
ted they have been engaged for five
years. The missionaries from Java
and many Of the nat "" people who
have been connected with the work
here were present. Well. they tell me
this wedding was Il beautiful one. that
the decorations could not have been
duplicated in The L. $. 4. and that
every thing went off just fine. Miss
Raycroft was bridesmaid and DR.. Bit
rer was best man. while the girls from
Miss Kuth's Training school in Buitcn-
zprg were attendants. Just banks and
rows of roses and ferns, with other
types of flowers which are only to be
found here. made the great vcranda
1T Miss Ruth'S very pretty. All the
houses here are built with great broad
VI randaS which are used just like q
room and are very comfortable. This
was at ten-tlirty in the morn
ing and Il dinner followed. then the
bride and groom went to the other
side of the island for d wedding trip
and will he gone about two weeks. We
all have had IL good time talking il over
and by this time know every sentence
that was uttered and all the presents
which were received even though | was
tl,n,.n .,;n,ln ,n;uufns
Is Rainy Season.
SWe are in the midst of orr rainy
season now and it rains every day. !
am so used to a rain that all | do is
look to see that it is raining and then
Just go where ever want to go. We
live on the side of a mountain so never
have to wade through mud and water
a; we would ut home and our payongs.
or nat i've umbrellas. are large and shed
the water much better than the ones
we can get at any Of the places ut
home. The one great trouble with the
rainy season is that all your books,
ycur shoes, dark dresses and anything