Missionaries Susan Cunningham and Riva Foster Speak at Seceder Church
Misses Cunningham and Foster, Kentucky mountaineer missionaries, spoke last evening at Seceder church about eight months of work at Turkey Creek. They described the conditions, progress, and the mission’s impact as they spend a vacation in the north.
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Susan Cunningham
Riva Foster
Kentucky
Seceder Church
Turkey Creek
Lexington
Cunningham
Foster
North
Sece der synod meeting eyed in Al bia gathering
The officials plan to return to work by the end of next month and attend the Seceder synod meeting scheduled for next week in Al bia at Miss Foster's home. They will stay with Rev D J Masson and Alex Dawson while in the city.
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Seceder Synod
Albia
Misses Cunningham and Foster Speak at Secluded Church
The Misses Cunningham and Foster spoke last night at the Secker church and left this morning for Allerton.
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Cunningham
Foster
Seceder Church
Allerton
Academy Commencement and Elopement Play at Washington Academy
The Washington Academy celebrated its graduating class of fifteen with a two part program in the opera house. The first half featured piano solos by Rose Duncan Edna Stewart and Edna Thomas, a witty report by Oscar Jones and a class history by Miss Myrtie Swift. Principal Daugherty spoke on Nazareth and the value of a small school. The second part presented the three act class play The Elopement of Ellen with a full cast led by Frank Taylor and Howard Hill. The event closed with diplomas and praise for the amateurs’ strong performance.
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Academy
Opera House
Washington Academy
W. Q. Fisher
Daugherty
Rose Duncan
Miss Swift
Nazareth
Elizabeth Irwin
Robert Shepard
Mollie
Ralph Zeck
Max Ten Eych
Robert
Ralph Bunce
Dorothy March
Max
Etta Whiting
June Haverhill
Wellesley
Floy Elwell
Joan Hume
St. Agnes
Howard Hill
Emelia Grecian
Ellen
Grover Booth
Mr. Booth
Booth
Frank Taylor
Myrtle Lift
Edna Stewart
Leo Lintz
Oscar Jones
Edna Thomas
Society Notes Highlight Stella Wells Hostess Event
Miss Stella Wells will entertain this evening at her East Washington street home in honor of her friend Miss Louise Beckwith of Sterling. Earlier, the Heights school fourth room picnicked at Box Springs south of the city under chaperones Miss Margaret Young and Miss Martha Reckling.
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Stella Wells
East Washington Street
Louise Beckwith
Sterling
Heights
Box Springs
Margaret Young
Martha Reckling
Pianoforte Recital by Murie Prompts City Announcements
Announcements note a pianoforte recital by Murie in the city. Rose Lindorff of Rock Island attended the event at St. Cecilia Auditorium on Wednesday evening May 20 at 8 o clock. Mrs.
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Lindorff
Immaculate Conception Academy
Davenport
J. W. Morton
Frank Rogers
Murie
Rose Lindorff
Rock Island
St. Cecilia Auditorium
Modern Woodmen Box Supper Draws 100 Plus Attendees
The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors held a successful box supper at their hall last evening with over a hundred attendees including members and families. A varied program featured music by the Peterson orchestra and several vocal and declamation acts. Boxes sold for about $2 each and cake votes cost a cent. total proceeds reached $86.30, with Mrs Guy winning cake popularity.
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Peterson Orchestra
Little Susie Burroughs
E. G. Mason
Walter Peterson
Mae McCaleb
Chas. D. Gorham
Miss Peterson
Gladys Varner
Bessie Curran
James Varner
Frank Sage
Teeter
Lathrop
Guy
West of
Funeral of Lon Brown Held Near Brighton
The funeral for Lon Brown was conducted yesterday at 2 PM from his residence four and a half miles northwest of Brighton. Rev. Robert Bruce led services with the Methodist choir, followed by interment in Brighton Cemetery. Pallbearers were his brothers and brothers-in-law: R. E. Brown, Delmar Brown, A. W. Woodford, C. H. Meacham, F. S. McPherson, and George Bray.
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Brighton
Lon Brown
Robert Bruce
R. E. Brown
Delmar Brown
A. W. Woodford
C. H. Meacham
F.S. McPherson
George Bray
CITY 80S LINE: Call up Phone No 1 and leave orders
Frank Rogers will promptly attend to your orders. Provide street and number for delivery and confirmation.
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Frank Rogers
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