Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1914 — REMINGTON ITEMS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS

Mr. and Mrs. Fem Lough and son spent the week end in Kewanee with the Barnes family. Mrs. Gus Merritt visited from Friday to Tuesday in Crawfordsville and Brookston. Rev. E. H. Bull spent the fore half of this week in Chicago. Mrs. Wm. Hotalling and son, Oris, left Tuesday for Denver, Col. Rev. McNary and family accompanied by Mrs. Robinson and son, Joe, are on an auto trip to New Albany and other pointe. The O. E. 8. enjoyed a social evening Monday, several special guests being present and delightful refreshments served. A picnic is dated for the third week in June at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoagland. Dr. Krebs and wife and Mrs. O. P. Tabor, drove from Huntington Friday. The doctor and wife were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Townsend, spending Sunday at Tecumseh’s Trail. Mrs. Tabor visited with her daughter, Mrs. Homer Lambert and family. Mr. Tabor also spent Saturday and Sunday here. 1

Mra Dobbins and daughter, Chloe, are visiting relatives. Bernard Hargreaves returned to Chicago Sunday evening. J&ert Hackley returned to Chicago Sunday evening, his wife and baby remaining for a longer visit. Miss Derschell spent the week end with Mrs. Geo. Griffin.

' " Paul Hyman and Harry Howard left Monday for Muncie to enter the summer normal.

Plans for the dedicatory services of the new Presbyterian church are under way. Rev. E. P. Hill, of Chicago, will deliver the sermon; special music will be a part of the service. June 14th is the day set apart for the opening of this new church home. The other churches of the town are invited, and any resident or non-resident will be welcomed. M. A. Gray and family, Mrs. Chas. Bowman and Mrs. Wm. Hallihan attended the funeral service of Mrs. Gertrude Kinest, who died at her home in Chicago Monday evening and was taken to her girlhood home at Forest, 111., for the final services. The Hurley-Hiss bakery has started a bread wagon, which patrols the streets of a morning with bread, pies and cookies, fresh from the oven. ' Mrs. Sam Thompson spent several days last week with her mother. Mr. Wickham visited in town several days this week, coming for his car, in which he will make the re turn trip. (Mrs. Coleman Merritt and daughter, Mildred, left Monday morning for a week’s visit in Oxford. The Fountain Park program for 1914 is about completed and promises many rich treats. The Remington band appeared for the first time in their new white uniforms on Decoration Day, making a fine showing. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson spent the week end with relatives in Goodland. IMrs. Addie Mullen returned to her home in Milwaukee Monday evening. (Mrs. Williams and children are visiting the Hawn and Haseall families.

Prof. Wesley, with his father and brother, started Sunday on an auto trip to Cincinnati. Lyle Barnes accompanied them to his home in Kewanee. Miss Zoe Jordan was at home Wednesday from 2:30 to 6 in honor of Miss Genevieve Burger, whose parents are moving to Goodland, Miss Garnet McNary’s grandmother and uncle, Mrs. Robinson and son, of Arizona, came for the commencement season last week. Henry Trilbby and family, of Terre Hautft* and Mrs. Sebring, of Harvey, 111., were here in honor of Miss Fanny Tribby’s graduation. Mrs. Hattie Chappell Shearer and Bernard Hargreaves came from Chicago to honor Mies Adelia Chappell and Mr. Max Hargreaves. Mrs. Fanny Parks and Mrs. Rainier were delegates to the Methodist Missionary convention held in Michigan City Thursday and Friday. . Mr. and Mrs. John McCollough, of Lafayette, were visiting relatives and friends here last week. ■Several of our citizens were in Wolcott Sunday afternoon to hear the band concert. Mrs. E. Sayler is visiting her sisters, Mesdames Will Rawlings and Will Banes.

Mrs. Mabel Fell is suffering the effects of a severe burn received on one knee when the stopper of the washing machine slipped off. John Clarke visited his mother the past week. Mrs. Maud Heivil went to her late home in' Ohio last week for Decoration day. Harry Howard save a farewell party in honor of the seniors Wednesday evening. . Ezra Zehr is making splendid recovery from the gunshot wound In his foot. Miss Irene Bateom is at home for the summer from Covington. After an illness with pneumonia of about two weeks, Frank Miller died at the home of his mother Sunday afternoon. The funeral service was held in the Christian church Monday afternoon, a large assemblage gathering in sympathy with the devoted mother and tern-

Hy, about the flower-strewn casket of her youngest son. Two brothers, William, of Rossville, Ilk, and Charles, of Martinsville, Ind., were here to assist in the test few hours. Two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Brant and Mra M. Ostrander and son, William, came Sunday evening and Tuesday morning, respectively. Grandma Nelson and daughter-in-law, of Lafayette, were in attendance. (Interment in Remington. The death of Richard Blake occurred Monday evening at the home of his sister, Mrs. Paine. Clubs. Mrs. Rowe Robinson received the Dorcas Club Wednesday, May 27th. Mrs. Haseall and Mrs. Parker were joint hostesses to the Fortnightly Club Wednesday, June 3. Mra Walter Gumm opened her beautiful new home last Friday for the first time to her dub friends, the Sew and Sew me&jbers, enjoying a pleasant session, dainty refreshments, and a tour of inspection over this modern home, artistic in its arrangement and finishings, sanitary and convenient in its domestic detail.

Memorial Day Visitors. Miss Gilbert, of Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Griffin, of Monticello; Mr. Beasley and Mra Anna Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Milner and family, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Blake; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hackley; Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Tabor; Levi Hawkins and daughter, of Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Allman; A. A. Fell and Mrs. Lee; E. Rawlings and family; Mrs. Bessie Hardy Parkinson; Mt. and Mrs. Earle Taylor and son; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marquis and daughter, of Chicago Heights; Geo. * Dye; Mrs. Frank Hart. Decoration Day. Decoration day was observed by this community, the longest procession in several years wending its way to the city of the dead, which lay green and pretty , under the bright afternoon sun, each resting place covered with bud and bloom. In the early morning the Post and Remington band assisted in the ceremonies at Gilboa. Just after the noon hour the Post decorated ‘'the graves of comrades in the Catholic cemetery. At 2 p. m., led by the band, the line of marchers formed on Ohio street Nearly every organization in town was represent ed, the three protestant and the Catholic Sunday Schools, under waving banners, the G. 4- R-» &> ns of Veterans, Relief Corps, K. of P., M. W. A., Bedmen, I. O. O. F., Rebekahs, clubs and a long line of carriages and autos. At the cemetery the following program was given close attention by the vast assemblage: Music—Remington band.

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address—Rev. T. B. Markham. Male Quartette. Roll of Comrades buried in Remington—H. H. Walker. Saxophone Quartette. Reading of Gen. Order No. 11—Chas. Horner. Band. Address—Rev. E. H. Bull. . America—Assemblage. The formal decorating and ritualistic work of the orders followed, and again the band led the marchers in reversed order to the center of the town. In the evening the streets were dense with an appreciative crowd. The band gave an excellent -program from an improvised platform. The high school Chorus, directed by Miss O’Dell, rendered several numbers.

It is only logical to (mention in this connection a movement inaugurated by the Federated Clubs, wherdby the community is asked to select a name tor the cemetery. A committee comprising Mrs. ,Wm. Broadie, chairman; and the following ladies: Mrs. Landon, Sew and Sew Club; Mrs. C. B. Johnston, Fortnightly Club; Mrs. Hubert Cornwell, Jolly Club; Mrs. Chas. Fell, Dorcas Club; Mrs. Gus Merritt, Study Club; have the matter in hand and hope for a hearty cooperation from the cemetery board and general public. Class Day.

The graduates of 1914 gave their class day program in the town park, which Marshal Rush had made especially neat for the occasion. Seats from the nearby Christian church were placed to advantage for the audience, the Class occupying the band stand. Under the dieretion o( the high school and Miss Maurine Starling, an interesting program of class song, theme work and yells was presented to a, large and attentive Crowd. R. H. S. ’l4 numbered thirteen graduates: Mabel Lucinda Elrod; Leone Hassay Harper; Fanny C. Trfbby; Lottie Porter; Adelia Chappell; Helen Vera O’Riley; Garnet Fay McNary; Lena Merriam Phelps; Nellie Leila Lilves; Marion Wilcox Parks; Max Balt his Hargreaves; William Harry Howard; Russell Anthony Taylor. One member, the class president, because of ill health, was forced to drop out in late winter, Mr. Oris Hotelling, famous for his “baskets” during the basketball season. The program follows: President's Address—Mabel Elrod. Class Roll—Fanny Tribby. Class History—Max Hargreaves. Class Poem—Adeka Chappell. Class Dictionary—Marton Parker ....

Oration—Harry HoWard. Presentation of Class Gift to the Juniors—Miss Helen O’Riley. Acceptance on Behalf oFJuniors— Miss Dorothy Spencer. . Class Prophecy—Leone Harper. The class song, catehy, witty, was written by tho Misses GarnCtMcNary and Lena Phelps. Class yrtls, by Russell Taylor, Leila Lilv-es and Lottie Porter. Gift, wall picture, ‘The Parthenon.” Alumni Banquet. The R. H. S. alumni, true to the “Black and Old Gold,” tendered a banquet in honot of Class *l4 on Tuesday evening in the basement of the Presbyterian church, which was aglow with colors, potted plants and blossoms. During the serving of the three courses, the toastmaster, Mr. Kieth Spencer ’lO, graciously introduced the honored class as the nucleus around which the events of the week buzzed as did the bees about the negro, who was the nucleus after tipping a bee-hive.

Miss Ethel Smalley ’O4, offered a welcome from the alumni, expressing a happy regret that *O4 must now divide honors with ’l4, as to largest enrollment, thereby losing the boast of years.

Mr. Max Hargreaves ’l4, urged this class to further the school spirit of the community by joining the alumni association, and boosting R. H. S. Miss Grace Warnock ’OB, likened the conquering of the school grades to the climbing of the terraces of the world’® work and themes. In farewell 1914 gave their class song. Classes represented at this banquet were:

(Mrs. Dora Morris Hart ’B6. 'Mrs. Doilfo May Porter ’93. Maude Hemphill Burger ’97. Grace Ott ’9B. Myrtle Ford ’99. Gertrude Besse ’99. Mrs. Addie Hawn Mullen ’OO. Mary Roush ’O2. Peart Morris ’O2, Alumni pres/ Ethel Smalley ’O4. Mrs. Ada Peck Bowman ’O6. t Grace Warnock ’OB. Mrs. Helen Rdades Guy ’OB. Mrs. Florence Goss Wlshard ’O9. Burdette Roush ’O9. Kieth Spencer ’lO. Laura Peck ’lO. Bessie Guy ’lO. Rachel Smalley ’l3. Mabel Rawlings ’l3. (Marie Roades ’l3.

High School Recital. The third musical treat offered by the pupils of our school was a credit to all concerned; given in the M. E. church Thursday evening of commencement week, under the direction of Miss O’Dell, Miss Berea Bartoo, accompanist, to a capacity house. The entire program was enjoyable, the two monologues worthy of especial mention. The different parts, rendered with skill and expression by this large chorus, were a compliment to the training begun in the grammar grades. The program follows: . May Morning Song—Chorus. Men of Harlech, recitation—Cecelia Crain. Friendship—Chorus. Old Kentucky Home and Thou Silent Bird—Girlrf- Glee Club. Piano Solo—'Hazel Gray. Our Soldlers-Ohorus. Monologue—Russell Taylor, Dancers—Chorus. Plano Solo—Nina Washbum. Anchored—Chorus. Serenade—Girls’ Glee Chib. Gleam, Gleam Silver Stream—Chorus Monologue—Dorothy Spencer, North Wind Blow—Chorus. • Duet, "I Would That My Love”— ■. Garnet McNary, Harry Howard. Song of the VHkings-Chorus.

Commencement. On Friday evening in the M. E. church the final service of commencement week was given. The graduates in cap and gown presented a fine appearance. The address by Dr. Terhune was full of inspiring suggestions and food for thought. The musical numbers were of the'classical order. Prof. Wesley presented the diplomas with happy words of congratulation and admonition, and voiced his public farewell as superintendent of our schools. The program follows: Largo—High School Chorus. Invocation—Rev. E. H. Bull. Song—(a) Somewhere a Voice is Calling; (b) Within the Garden of My Heart—Miss Maurine Starling. Address-Dr. T. B. Terhune. Piano, sth Noetume—Mrs. Fred (Hicks. Presentation of Diplomas—Superintendent L G. Wesley. Song, I Hear a Thrush at Eve—- - Mias Maurine Starling. Benediction—Bev. Kondle.