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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
4
Directory of lodges in Missouri listing meeting days and locations with names of chancellors commanders and keepers of records and seal for lodges from St Louis to Rocheport. Includes Springfield Greater Sedalia Cape Girardeau and other communities with address 325 Boonville street noted for some entries.
Providence No 166 meets every second and fourth Friday at 2 30 o'clock with Mrs Fannie M Mass as worthy councillor and Mrs S M Dibble as recorder of deeds Progress No 5 meets every first and third Friday at 2 30 with Mrs Lily Johnson as worthy councillor and Mrs Ellen Yocum as recorder of deeds Oriental No 10 meets every second and fourth Thursday at 2 30 with Mrs Maggie Taylor as worthy councillor and Mrs Lulu Edwards as recorder of deeds Whit Rose No 17 meets every third Thursday at 2 30 with Mrs Lilie Medford as worthy councillor and Mrs Pinkey Green as recorder of deeds.
Barney Taylor and George Brown visited Cen taur residents last week and Sunday respectively. Mrs JW Taylor and Mrs Hanabal Heath attended events, Florence Pitts and Cora Lee Brown with B H Brown left for St Louis. The centaur school program Friday evening featured students in a well received rendition. Hattie Shackleford praised by H E Steins, school board president, for excellent teaching during the year.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway has introduced additional daily trains to Oklahoma City and other cities including Guthrie, Bartlesville, Coffeyville, and Cleveland. Through trains run from St. Louis to Kansas City and major points in Oklahoma with chair cars and Pullman sleepers. Travel advice urges buying tickets with the same discretion as any purchase and invites requests for trip information from St. Louis, Missouri.
A brief commendation notes a patron and pupil’s faithfulness and deep interest in school work highlighting their steady conduct and dedication to studies within the community school.
Kansas City resident Tipton Mrs E A Goode attended the Harrison public school graduation. Miss Mayme Brown returned to Sedalia after a successful term. Mrs Rachel Gravitte and Prof Gravitte attended. Mrs A L Thomas was called to Versailles to render music. Miss Hattie Shackleford returned from Centaur teaching eight months. Miss Willie Embry came from St Louis to attend the graduation. Mesdames Kitchen and Christian, Miss Hattie Jones and Rev Dennis Payton of California attended. Mrs Joseph Owens hosted a reception for graduates and teachers. Graduates included Cornelious Embry Geneva Kelly Mabel Washington Ella Johnson Nora Fisher Galveston Shipley Corinne Owens Cornelius Shackleford. Harrison public school closed Thursday and Friday evening. Room No 1 presented a program Thursday evening to an appreciative audience showing Mayme Brown’s superior training. Graduation exercises were held Friday evening with eight graduates in the largest class yet.
The text notes graduates receiving flowers, fruit or books as evidence of parental support and interest. A young boy, after seeing a caterpillar, repeats the sighting to confirm his observation, later mispronouncing it as another creature.
Versailles school closed with good results as Prof Harris and assistant Miss Stella Christian led an excellent program. Educational sermon by Rev Watts preceded readings by Stella Christian. Primary exercises May 17 and graduation May 18 at Mirage Opera House showcased a high standard, with Class of 1906 including Cornelius Tutt Ada Anna Hannan Nannie Roselle Ingram Beaulan May Williams. Harris praised for energy. class reception May 19 at Baptist church. total expenses paid and funds donated to buy books for the school.
A Sunday school teacher invites questions and a boy named Willie asks if there will be a picnic this year. The light exchange captures simple childhood curiosity and seasonal plans in a quiet classroom moment.
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