Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — LETTERS FROM OUR READERS [ARTICLE]

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Writes From Methodist Centenary Celebration. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker and Misses Roeabelle Daugherty and May Lynge left Monday via auto for Columbus, Ohio, to take in the great Methodist Centenary, and The Democrat is in receipt of the following letter from Miss Daugerty, telling of the trip and her first day’s impressions of the big doings: 211 Dakota Avenue, Columbus, 0., July 2. Dear Editor Babcock: —To say that we enjoyed our trip from Rensselaer to Columbus is putting it mildly. It was ideal weather for touring and everywhere one glanced was only beauty and a certain restfulnes. After we were several counties from home the scenery was beautiful, being so hilly. Wheat was dead ripe all the way over, but there was no one cutting until we reached Marysville, which is not far from Columbus. Oats looked fine, also hay, and we saw four fields of sugar beets. After we left Jasper the corn looked so little and continued so until we got into Ohio, but even here there were many small fields. We even saw eight women out helping the men. Coming from Lima to Bellefountalne the roads were rough and hilly, but everywhere else just fine. We drove for fourteen miles along the Scloga river just before entering Columbus at 8:30 in the evening, and then such a beautiful ride through the city. May and -I were cordially entertained at Mrs. Strecker’s brother’s Jiome, and located close the Hext morning, -We had one grand after-

noon yesterday. Heard the organ, chorus of darkey jubilee singers. Rainbow Division band, trombone choir, darky band, John Stuart, Bryan, Congressman Rainey of Illinois, two missionaries whose names I didn’t get, and many moving pictures taken of the scenery and people all over the woWl You see yesterday was prohibition day, and such a day. They even had a funeral for John Barleycorn and buried him, but we missed that. So much going on that one cannot take it all in at on<se. Everyone goes into ecstacies over the pageant. They say it can not be excelled. Now, Mr. Babcock, I think a great* deal more of Mr. Bryan than I ever did before. You Democrats have a right to be proud of him if for nothing else than the stand he has made for prohibition. His speech was wonderful. He said he was no preacher, but took as his text, "They are dead who sought the young child’s life.” Everyone feels repaid for coming to the Centenary. Must close hoping I have not tired you, and please excuse pencil. Sincerely, ROSABELLE DAUGHERTY. P. S.—We even saw a wildwest show and Indian dance and capture of an immigrant wagon. Oh, it is all fine.