Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1915 — REMINGTON ITEMS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS

Adrian Foster was a home visitor the past week. Horace Hoover is preparing to move to Lafayette soon. The Presbyterian Industrial met Thursday With Mrs. Greene. Mrs. H. H. Bowman and son returned Tuesday to Monticello. Miss Gertrude Bartoo came from Michigan the first of the week. C. T. Denham is closing out his 10c stock preparatory to vacating. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor and son, of Monon, are visiting relatives. The specal meetings in the M. E. church are to continue until Sunday evening. Wm. Ott and family moved into the Wingard property on Indiana street Monday. Mr. Mead moved back to Lafayette last week. • Rev. Thomas White, Presbyterian university pastor at Bloomington, filled the pulpit for Rev. Bull last Sunday. Rev. M. M. LeCount, of LaGrange, will assist Rev. Bull in a series of evangelistic meeting beginning on Sunday, Feb. 21st. The Presbyterian Missionary Society met last Thursday with Mrs. Bull. Next session is with Mrs. Frank Howard. ( The patron-teacher association met in the high school Thursday, Jan. 14. James Washburn, president, in the chair. Mrs. Lottie Peck and Mr. I. Peck started Thursday on the return trip to Ashville, N. Y„ where Mr. Peck will remain until March Ist. On Tuesday, -lan. 12, in Harbor Springs, Mich., occurred the marriage of Miss Fanny Walker and Mr. James Bell, of Goodland. They will be at home in Goodland after Feb. Ist. Miss Loretta Lattimore and sister,Mrs. Wagner, of Wisconsin, have purchased the millinery stock of Bowman and Ford, and will occupy the adjoining suite of rooms. They will take possession as soon as their household goods arrive. The (). E. S. initiated John Porter and Dr. and Mrs. Shine Monday evening. A splendid program was given by Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Elmore Mrs. Somers, Miss Konkle. Mrs Turley and Miss Ruth Stoudt. Excellent refreshments and a social hour filled out a memorable evening. Clubs. - The Dorcas Club met Wednesday with Mrs. Belle Elmore. The Fortnightlies met with Mesdames W. E. and C. B. Johnston at the home of the former on Wednesday, Jan. 27th. Mrs. L. B. Elmore was at home the Jolly Club last Friday Study Club in the library Monday, Jan. 25.

Sew and Sew Friday, Jan. 22, with Mrs. Hargreaves. _ Mass meeting of the Federated Clubs occurs in February. The funeral services of Mr. W. E. Peck were held Sunday, Jan. 17, at 2:30 p. m. In the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor. Rev. Warriner, assisted by Pastors Konkle and Bull. The Knights of Pythias, acting as a body-guard, Saturday met the funeral party at Rensselaer as escorted the bereaved ones to the home of Chas. Peck, where the body lay in state, surrounded Jjy floral tributes from loved ones, the K. of P. and Masonic orders, club friends and business associates. Many Knights gathered from this part of the state to do honor to the stricken member who had been so prominent in the orde rand who was so universally popular, having served as district deputy, also been appointed grand trustee of Indiana and in Masonic honors was past-master. Ir was always Mr. Peck’s desire that his fellow Knights have charge of his funeral services. A. B. Coleman, chancellor commander, and Rev. Gibson Wilson, prelate, gave the beautiful ritualistic service at the brother’s grave. Among the out of town Knights in attendance were Rev. Gibson Wilson, of Oxford; Judge Hanley and Messrs.. Allman, Hartley, Hammond, O’Connor, Murray and Leopold, of Rensselaer; Mr. Talior, of Logansport; W. F. Bunnell of Monticello. Stricken in the prime of life, Mr. Peck had lived in this community since 1875 and seemed a part of the town’s progress, and his removal to New York state only a few weeks ago had not been sufficient time to dim the recollections of his many and varied efforts toward community betterment. For years he was superintendent of the city waterworks. Active in politics, in 1898 he was appointed postmaster by President McKinley; was’ reappointed by President Roosevelt and again by President Taft, sixteen years in -office; and one year president of the Indiana Postmasters’ Association. The church service was at-, tended by a vast assemblage, many not being able to enter. The pallbearers were postoffice associates and friends, Thomas Garvin D. O’Riley, Sam Bowman, J. Hensler, Jas. Washburn and Wm. Geier. The order of service: Abide With Me; prayer; Lead Kindly Light; scripture “Remember now thy Creator.” Sermon, Rev. Warriner. Tributes from Rev. Konkle and Rev. Bull. Relatives from abroad: Mr. and Mrs. Max Price, Middlesboro, Ky.; Miss Ellen Lockwood, Mrs. J. FPersise, of Salem, Ind; Mrs. Jessie Campbell, Frankfort.