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Lawrence Kansans Describe Quiet Winter Social Scene
A garbled Lawrence diary notes neighbors like George Banks and Edith Banks, Miss Mattie Watts, and Miss Rebecca Miller sharing visits and church activities. It mentions Christmas songs, a young Christen Endeavor event at Pinckney Park, local parade turnout, shifts in residence, a fatal accident in nearby Clinton cemetery, and various community interactions around Lawrence including garden talks, paper guides, and park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Banks
Edith
Mattie Watts
jMiss Watt
Santa Cruz
Mexico
Henry Travismeier
Shean
River
Fightie
Lewis Lawson
Mabel
Christine Lehroyer
Ed Seetin
Lawrence
Evans
Young People’s “Christun Endeavor
Society of the Kanwaka J Church