Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

f. Miss Catherine Carmody returned to Clifton, 111., Monday after a visit of a week with her sister, Mrs. Villinski. Mrs. Max Price and son, of Middles boro, Ky., are making a holiday season visit with the Peck families. Mrs. Homer Hardy, of Huntington, is visiting the Several families of relatives here since last Thursday. The public school closes Tuesday for the Christmas vacation. The parochial school closes Friday before Christmas, the pupils presenting a varied program of recitations, songs and a minstrel act. Mrs. D. Gant will occupy the residence across from Sacred Heart church, moving in to town in the near future. Jerome Biddle met with a serious accident Monday evening at dusk as he was driving home. In order to avoid a collision with an unlighted auto he checked his horse suddenly to one side of the road, which proved to be quite an incline, causing him to be thrown out. His right shoulder was injured, symptoms at this time indicating a fracture, accompanying a severe dislocation. His condition is doubly unfortunate just now, as he was moving Tuesday to town to occupy his handsome new residence on South Ohio street. Mrs. A. Y. Locke expects to'leave New Years for a month’s visit with relatives in Milwaukee. A bridal shower in honor of Miss Tootsie Marin is predicted for Saturday evening at the home of Miss Mollie Shearer. Installation of offlcers-elect in O. E. S. Nb. .169, has been postponed two yveeks. Monday evening qP social hour and refreshments were enjoyed after chapter work. Mr. Elias Hollingworth, of Anderson, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie Morris this week. Mrs. Daniel O’Connor has been visiting in Brook the past week. , Miss Grace Thompson has to spend the winter in. Valparaiso with her brother. Cash Dobbins is here for a Christmas visit. Lester Rich, of Goodland, spent Sunday evening in town.

Basket Dinner. Thursday, December 12, at the home ot Mrs. Emma Goss the members of the Presbyterian Missionary society who live in town served a splendid dinner to the members living outside the city limits. The menu was planned by a committee of three, the ladies Greene, Wilson and • Geieiv who arranged all the details of this basket dinner which proved a most enjoyable occasion to the present who “ate to help the heathen.” At an early . hour after dinner, the president called the society to enjoy the program which reads as follows: Singing. Devotional—Mrs. George Bartee. Vocal Duet—Mrs. Geier, Mrs. Bull. Paper—“ Life in a Lumber Camp,” Mrs. H. Jones. Address—“ Light Bearers to the World,” Mrs. Bartlett. ReadingVThe Three Wise Me.n,” by Mrs. Goss. / j gtpry4-“The Other Wise by Mrs.! Hicks. This last number, written by Dr. Henry Van Dyke, was particularly enjoyable. Mrs. Hicks recited the beautiful story without manuscript. A Christmas gift to the cause was given by every member present. Mesdames Goss, Beaks and Bull were appointed a program committee for 1913-14. It was voted to repeat the Basket Dinner in Dec., 1913. * Clubs. Mrs. Wm. Beal is hostess to the peat the Basket Dinner in December, 1913. The Christmas exchange and play in the Fortnightly Club is dated for Wednesday, Dec. 17th, at the home of Mrs. Frank Peck. The Study Club has adjourned until January 13th, at the home of Mrs. Lough. Miss Pearl Morris receives the N. 8. Sew Club Monday, Dec. 23rd, when the members celebrate their Christmas exchange.