Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1914 — REMINGTON ITEMS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS

Mrs. Kline and baby returned, Saturday to her home in Leßoy, 111., | at the clo.se of a nine days’ visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Walt Johnston. Mia. Rowe Robinson spent Tuesday in Goodland. ,Chas. Weir is in the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Minn. C. 11. Peek has been in New York state with his brother, W. JE. Peck, for several days. Ed Sutherland has purchased a restaurant in Milford, 111., and has a fine business opening. A doll Carnival was held last Saturday in the Haskell rooms by the young misses of the M. E. missionary organizations. The second number of the M. E. lecture course occurs Doc. 11. Jake Hensier is arranging to open a combination grocery and meat market in the Denham store building, which he recently purchased. Mr. Denham is reducing his large stock of 10c goods. The special meetings are still underlay in tire Christian church. The pa rent-teacher association meets Thursday, Dec 10, in the high school room. The second joint annual meeting of the subordinate and Rebekah members of district No. 38, of Jasper county, was held Friday, Dec. 4, in Schuyler Lodge hall, Remington. Past Grand Master Nower, of Vernon, Ind., and Mrs. Ella Clarke, of Bloomington, president of the Rebekah Assembly, added much to the interest of the convention with their enthusiastic addresses. Some three hundred were in attendance regardless of the heatfy rain. Closed sessions were held by the I. O. O. F. in the hall and the Rebekahs from 1 to 5. Supper was served by each of the churches, followed by a joint session in the hall, where an elaborate program was carried out, the address of welcome delivered by Rev. Gibson Wilson, of Oxford, a former pastor of this place; the response by Grand Master Nower. A reading by Mrs. Bertha Smalley Lilves; piano duet by Miss Ruth Stoudt and Mrs. Alma Bowman Turley; reading, Florence Gorham; with several orchetra numbers scattered throughout the evening. The Parr Rebekah lodge gave a most excellent march, the ladies in white costumes silently outlining in spectacular drill the words “Thank You.” This was generally conceded to be the “showiest” number in the convention. The old officers were rfe-elocted, Mr. McCurtain, of Pajr, president; C. W. Harner, of ‘‘ this city*- vice president; Chas. Simpson/ of Rensselaer, secretary. The rfext place of meeting was undecided.

Burr Porter, trustee elect of Carpenter township, was in Rensselaer Monday on official business. Mrs. E. T. Harris and daughter, Mses Muriel, of Rensselaer, brought several ladies to Remington last Wednesday for luncheon parties preceding the Fortnightly homecoming. Mrs. Harry Hartley was the guest of Mrs. Walter Gumm; Mrs. J. P. Hammond of Miss Oallie Bonner; Mrs. J. D. Allman, Mrs. Harris and Miss Muriel with Miss Flossie Hawkins of Mrs. Hargreaves. Mrs. Gumm was hostess to a house party last week, her guests, Mrs. O. P. Tabor, of Wabash, and Mrs. Wm. Coover, of Boulder, Colo., Mrs. Hartley, of Rensselaer, joining them Wednesday for luncheon. Clubs. Miss Bessie Hitchcock was hostess to the Dorcas on Wednesday. The Xmas exchange will be with Miss Blanche Parks hostess. Study Club, Dec. 14, in library. Sew and Sew, indoor picnic, Friday, Dec. 11th. The Fortnightly home-coming was a happy event Wednesday, Dec. 2, although the weather was all that was undesirable. Nevertheless the Fortnightlies with the home-Coming member®, ex-members and guests* filled the spacious parlors and enjoyed 'the “charter member” program outlined in the club year book and happily completed by the joint hostesses of the day, Mesdames Howard and Robinson, themselves two of the few resident charter members remaining. Miss Cal lie Bonner gave a piano, number. Mrs. Hargreaves, an address of welcome, Mrs. Hitchcock read the club ! history. Mrs. Robinson (the club poet) an original poem. Quartettes: Mesdames Howard, Robinson, Hand, Hargreaves. Roll, Club reminiscences, proved a merry season as one or another brought to light a happy incident of the nine years of Fortnightly progress. The first and last president led the way to the dining room, where the special guests and charter members found places, while in the library the others were cozily eared for at quartette tables. The delicious twocoqrse refreshments were enhanced by the dainty witchery of trailing green, glowing candelabra and lilMputian candles, each flaming in the heart of a tiny Xmas rose. Mrs. E. T. Harris, Mrs. Warnock and Miss Laura Warnock were special guests. Fortnightlies of other days present were Mrs. 0. P. Tabor, of Wabash; Mrs. Jesse Allman, Mrs. Harry Hartly and Mrs. J. P. Hammond, of Rensselaer; Miss Florence Hawkins, of Lafayette, and Mrs. J. B. McNary, of Monticello.