Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1915 — RENSSELAER GIRL WRITES FROM CUBA [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER GIRL WRITES FROM CUBA

Miss Grace Peyton Is Now at Palma Soriento Where She Will Teach In Mission House.

Palma Soriana, Ote., Sept. 8, 1915. To The Republican Editor, Dear Sir: Only today I reached what I hope shall be my dwelling place for the next two years, that is, the town —my new mission house is not yet completed. % I have spent a lovely summer in El Cristo,' where there are a number of American families. Cristo is the coolest spot on the isalnd and during the summer is full of business and school people, as well as missionaries, spending their vacations, tl is also the center of the Baptist missionary work in this half of the island—hence a number of Americans are located there. We are very proud of our El Cristo college of five buildings; also a good church there and good houses for the missionaries. I am sure anyone in Rensselaer would enjoy a summer in Cristo as much as I have mine. The mountains make it far more pleasant than Indiana. The thermometer passed 90 only three or four days this summer. At present I am staying with the pastor’s family in Palma and speaking Spanish (?) continually. They are lovely people as are all the Cuban Christians and any of the others. My regular school work has not yet begun because of the incompletion of the missionary house. I find I shall have American friends here also, some being in the lumber business here and others in building sugar mills. I cannot tell you with what anticipation I await the coming of The Republican. ’lt is almost the only news I hear from dear old Rensselaer, as letters omit much news. I have been very sorry to read some of the articles in it and just as glad over others. Strange to say, I had neven noticed that our court house yard is unbalanced. It has always seemed just right to me and I’m sure it would seem strange to see it changed when I return in 1917. Will you please change my address to Palma Soriano, Oriente, Cuba, in care of Rev. Nogall? With best wishes to my many Jasper county friends, GRACE PEYTON.