The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
SOMERS
Mothers Day at somers.

mOGnerS Lay AZ OOIneISs
Appropriate services for Mothers
Day will be held at theN Congregation
al church on next Sunday morning.
Rev. Turner will deliver an appropri=
ate sermon and the choir will furnish
special music. sa'y
Mothers Day was organized in Phil
adelphia in 1909, when Miss Anna
Jarvis conceived the idea of setting
aside one Sunday in each year to be
known as Mothers Sunday.
The idea has been developed from
that first observance until now there
is Mother and Daughter week, open
ing with Mothers Sunday and closing
with Daughters Day.
The main idea was to impress upon
children the sanctity of the home, for
no nation can endure unless its homes
endure. The pivotal point of Ameri
can life is the Mother and the effort
with this main idea was. to make girls
realize that this is the highest Office
in life.
Symbolic of the day is the wearing Of
flowers; colored flower for the
mother who is living, white one for
mother who lives only in memory.
Originally the carnation was the
chosen flower.
Many churches throughout our
country carry the celebration through
the entire week, holding evening SER
vices and closing the following Sum
day with Daughters Day.
The Attendance at the Congregation
al Sunday school on Sunday, May 8,
was ia.
Miss Harriet NJ. Spence is under the
care of physician.
School in District No. Z, reopened
on Monday after being closed on ac-
count of scarlet fever.
The Wood road south from Witsche-
Der brothers corner to the Burlington
road is under construction. The Wood
road is being graded and will be COW
cred with gravel; the new culverts
are being built. The Burlington road
is also under construction from the
Green Bay road to the city limits. 1t
is being widened from feet to 18
feet.
JAY w. Rhodes, Township chairman,
attended the County Board organiza-
ton meeting on Tuesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Carl Iverson and sons
motored to Woodwork Sunday after
noon. Ill
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Jensen and
children who have been living near
Denver, Colo, for sometime arrived.
here via auto last week and are visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Jen-
sen.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet on
Thursday afternoon, May IA, with Mrs.
William N. Bailey.
Mrs Axel ". Rasmussen visited with
her sister Mrs. Robert J. Bohm, Ra-
cine, the first Of the week.
John Klinkhammer is building
new silo. - ~
Several of the dairy farmers of this
locality attended the milk producers
meeting at Franksville Monday even
ing.
The remains of the late Mrs. Leslie
Mainland were brought to the Oak
wood cemetery on Monday afternoon
and. tenderly laid to rest beside her
husband.
Mrs. Mainland was born in Scotland
go years ago. She with her husband,
the late Leslie Mainland and their
family came to America many years
ago and located on farm near the
village of Somers where they resided
until the death Of Mr.. Mainland,
Mrs. Mainland died at the home of
her son Leslie at Perry, Ia. She is
survived by three sons, William of
Chicago, Leslie Of Perry, Ia, James of
Stevens Point; two daughters, Mrs.
Moses Boswell of Kalamazoo, Mich,
and Mrs. WILDER Chaffee of California,
and several grandchildren. Two sons
John and Sinclair have preceded her
in death
A short service was held at the Oak
wood cemetery conducted by the Rev
Mrs Turner of the local Congrega-
tional church. A large number of
former friends of this locality we're
in attendance. The casket bearers
were chosen from among her former
friends here. A good, true, woman
has passed on to her reward
Surprise for Mrs. Fenske.
A delightful surprise party was
given for Mrs. Winnifred Fenske on
Tuesday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional church manse. The occasion
featured farewell and was attended
by more than fifty of the members of
the Ladies Aid society of which or
ganization Mrs Fenske has so long
and faithfully served as president.
The afternoon was enjoyably passed
with games and in social way.
Refreshments we're served. Mrs.
Fenske was presented with beauti-
full travelling bag in appreciation of
her untiring service.