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REV. STEPHEN PHELPS.
At the time that Rev. Stephen Phelps was called to the pas- torate of the First Presbyterian church of Vinton, in October, 1871, that society represented the largest organization of the de- nomination in the state of Iowa. Mr. Phelps was in every way qualified to assume such responsibilities, having already served as moderator of his synod and as delegate to the general assembly of the Presbytery for three terms. A native of Fulton county, Illi- nois, he was educated at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, and the Western Theological Seminary, being licensed to preach in the
summer of 1861. After refusing several calls from eastern churches, he accepted the pastorate of the Sioux City Presbyterian church, and after filling that pulpit for nearly three years was called to the Presbyterian church of Waterloo, Iowa, where he labored until obliged to resign on account of his health. He ac- cepted the pastorate of the Vinton Presbyterian church in October, 1871, which he held for several years and also served as chaplain of the Jowa State Guards. Although not strictly germane to the subject, it may be added that Myron Phelps, his father, was one of the early settlers in Illinois, locating in Fulton county that state, before the breaking out of the Black Hawk war, and remaining in that section of the state, as a successful merchant, for consider- able more than half a century.
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UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, VINTON.
After a useful existence of about twenty years the United Presbyterian church of Vinton was organized into the congrega- tion known as the Pratt Creek church, to accommodate its many members who resided from five to seven miles from the city. It was organized in 1857 by Rev. Ilugh Sturgeon, of the Cedar Rapids Presbytery, and originally numbered seventeen members. The pulpit was filled by the various supplies until 1862, when Rev. S. M. Kier was installed as first pastor. Then came, in succession, Rev. W. A. Pollock, Rev. Mr. Rule and Rev. P. H. Drennan, under whose pastorate the Pratt Creek church was organized and the Vinton congregation disbanded.
SHELLSBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The origin of the present Presbyterian church of Shellsburg is found in the Old School Presbyterian society which was organized at the White school house on Sand Prairie, north of town, May 17, 1856. Rev. Walter L. Lyon, of Vinton, and Rev. George Bergen, of Big Grove, formed the society, the former being its first pastor. Rev. James Fullerton succeeded him, and in 1869. when the church was removed to Shellsburg. Rev. Alexander Cald- well assumed the pastorate. Mr. Caldwell's successors were: Rev. A. G. Martyn, 1871-2; Rev. H. K. Kennigh, 1873-4; Rev. D. Me- Dermid, 1875-6; Rev. A. Caldwell, 1877-9; Rev. A. M. Tanner, 1882-4; Rev. J. Kennedy, 1888-9; 1889-92 (stated supply) ; Rev. L. R. Smith. 1893-5; Rev. J. M. Smith, 1897-8; Rev. G. W. Me- Kenney, 1899; Rev. E. C. Haskell, 1900; Rev. J. C. Patterson, 1900-8; Rev. J. W. Hulme, 1908-9; Rev. Charles C. Brown, 1909. The present. membership of the church is about 120. The Pleasant Hill society is in this charge and has a membership of thirty.
At a meeting of the New and Old School Presbyterians held at the Methodist church March 27, 1870, resolutions were passed uniting the two bodies, and in the same year the church was built and dedicated. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. Alexander Marshall, of Marion. The first members to join the united body in March, 1870, were John Parker, Abraham Scott, William Crawford, James Strong, Paul Miller, Mrs. Har- riet Elson, Hannah Greenwood and Hannah M. Miller.
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PLEASANT HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church was organized June 2. 1860, by Rev. James S. Fullerton, at Pleasant Hill school house. Its original members were Samuel MeGrennahan and his wife, Rebecca; Eliza Johnson and Sarah Thompson; Christopher Ful- lenweider and Mary T., his wife; Harriet S. Scott; Jacob Kouts: J. W. B. Youel (elder) and his wife Hannah. On the following day (the first Sabbath) David Johnson and Joseph Hagen, with his wife Margaret, joined the church on confession of faith, and there were four baptisms of adults.
Rev. Alexander Caldwell served the Pleasant Hill charge from 1861 to 1869; Rev. D. MeDermid, 1875-6; Rev. A. Caldwell, 1877-9; Rev. S. T. MeChire, 1881; Rev. A. M. Tanner, 1882-4; Rev. I. D. Barnard, 1885-6; Rev. P. Read, 1887 ; Rev. J. L. Martyn. 1888; Rev. A. G. Martyn, 1889-90; Rev. J. S. Dunning, 1891-2; Rev. L. R. Smith, 1893-5; Rev. J. M. Smith, 1897-8; Rev. George MeKenney, 1898-9; Rev. E. C. Haskell, 1900; Rev. J. C. Patterson, 1900-8: Rev. J. W. Hulme, 1908-9; Rev. Charles C. Brown, 1909.
Five young men who were connected with the Pleasant Hill church have gone into the ministry and had noteworthy success as missionaries, viz :- Rev. Y. G. Barnell (who went into the for- eign field) : Rev. J. E. Yonel, now of Union, Oregon; Rev. Clarence W. Weyer. Hastings. Nebraska; Rev. Robert Countermine and Rev. Charles Countermine.
BLAIRSTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterians of Blairstown organized themselves into a society May 9, 1864, at a meeting held in the Robertson school honse. a few miles east of town, under the ministration of Rev. Alexander Campbell of the Vinton Presbytery. The original members were as follows: H. C. Robertson and his wife, Urid- dice; Ephraim Robertson and his wife, Mary; Alexander Kelly and his wife. Margaret; and William Kelly and wife, Elizabeth. In the spring of 1865 Rey Luther Dodd, of Vinton, assumed the Blairstown and West Irving charges, and was succeeded by Rev. George D. Porter. who died in December. 1867, while engaged in missionary work. In the spring of 1869 Rev. John . N. Wilson commenced his service, being followed by Rev. G. M. Lodge for four years. The society then had a membership of about eighty- five, but for some time after Mr. Lodge left there were no regular
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serviecs. Rev. Lewis Hamilton, of Colorado, supplied the pulpit for a time, and in September. 1876, was succeeded by Rev. J. S. Dickey, the church being erected during the pastorate of the latter (in 1877) at a cost of $2,500. Those who have occupied the pulpit since then included Rev. J. B. Butler. George Ainslie, John Thompson, ------- Smiley and Charles M. Wyse (the present in- cumbent). Membership of the church over 105.
GARRISON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. L. D. Hughes, a missionary of the Presbyterian church. held meetings in the Methodist Episcopal church, of Garrison, for some time previous to the spring of 1876. and on May 26, 1876, a committee of the Presbytery consisting of Revs. Stephen Phelps and D. D. Hughes and Elders Geo. Horridge and A. II. Hanna proceeded to complete the organization. Dr. LaGrange. Amos Dean and JJ. S. Stanley were elected elders and Geo. K. Covert. F. L. Bolenbangh and J. C. Bergen, deacons. The trustees were not chosen until the time of incorporation. some three years later.
There were eighteen charter members, three of whom are still on the roll-Mrs. E. A. Richards. Mrs. Rebecca Bolenbangh and Mrs. Mark Reeve.
The first building was erected in the year 1879, being dedi- cated March 7. 1880. Previous to this time the meetings were held in the Methodist Episcopal church. An addition was built on to the original structure about the year 1900, and during 1906 it was entirely remodeled.
The following ministers have served the church : Reys. L. D. Hughes, Samuel LaGrange. D. Banta, A. C. Brown, Jos. Dickey. 1. G. Price. J. L. Countermine. A. G. Martyn. U. G. Evans. M. M. Travis, Ed. Chas. Haskell. Robert S. Wienland, Alex. Corkey. Paul Ililegman, Ambrose Wight. Frank A. Gageby, E. S. Genung and J. A. Logan. Of these only Revs. Brown. Dickey, Wienland. Corkey and Wright were installed.
The present elders are: Il. L. Beresford (clerk). A. R. Mc- Girr. D. Sloan, J. W. Hanna and W. II. Hanna. The trustees are J. W. Hanna, Mark Reeve. J. C. Shaw, A. J. Donald. John Neve and F. M. Ward.
The Sunday school superintendent is E. E. HTeil. Mrs. D. Sloan is president of the Ladies Missionary Society. Mrs. J. W.
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Hanna, president of the Aid Society and A. J. Donald is president of the Christian Endeavor Society. The present membership of the church is about one hundred.
OTHER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
The Presbyterian church at Atkins has a membership of some fifty with Rev. Jas. A. McKay as pastor and four elders and three deacons. The congregation at Watkins is twenty strong, and there is a flourishing society of nearly one hundred at Garrison under Rev. J. Allen Logan.
CEDAR RAPIDS BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Baptist churches of Benton county are under the juris- dietion of the Cedar Rapids Baptist Association. which, as a con- tinuance of the Linn and Iowa Valley Baptist associations, is now in its fifty-fourth year. Its second meeting was held at Shellsburg, in 1858. with Rev. J. Woodward as moderator, and since that year the association has assembled at the following points in Benton county : Vinton, 1862, Rev. N. F. Raylin, moderator; Parker's Grove. 1966. Rev. Amos Pratt. moderator; Shellsburg, 1868. Rev. J. Sunderland. moderator : Vinton, 1872. Rev. . N B. Homan, mod- erator; 1877. Shellsburg. Rev. John Cauch. moderator: Belle Plaine. 1880. Rev. D. N. Mason. moderator; Vinton, 1882. Rev. John Fulton, moderator: Van Horne. 1856, Rev. C. C. Smith. moderator: Parker's Grove. 1800. Rev. J. J. Powell. moderator : Shellsburg. 1893. Rev. A. H. Ballard. moderator; Vinton, 1894, Rev. A. T. Shortess. moderator: Vinton. 1900. Rev. F. M. Smith. moderator: Shellsburg. 1903. Rev. F. M. Archer. moderator: Vin- ton. 1907. Rev. R. A. Smith. moderator. Each church of the association is represented by at least three delegates, with one additional delegate for every twenty-five members.
SHELLSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Baptist church of Shellsburg was organized in February. 1855, with about fourteen members. Rev. Richard King. its first pastor, was succeeded by Rev. M. Hazen in 1857. the latter dying shortly after the expiration of his year's pastorate. Rev. Shirley. Rev. John W. Thompson and Rev. J. W. Daniels followed in order. Under the pastorate of the last named, in September. 1876. the
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church was dedicated which had been commenced in 1870. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Weaver, of Vinton, and the pastor, Rev. Daniels, made a statement of the trials under- gone in completing the church, especially commending Simeon Maxon, Robert Heath. Wm. Kreader. Mr. Bixby and others for their great liberality .: Arad Thompsou was long superintendent of the Sabbath school. The church has a present membership of about one hundred and its pastor. Rev. F. H. Ward, has also the Parker's Grove society in his charge. The latter, organized in 1858, is some sixty strong.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, VINTON.
On March 8. 1856. twelve Baptists. Stephen Chapin, Sr., Stephen Chapin. Jr .. James Chapin, Wm. Conwell. Marie Conwell, James Pauley. Margaret Pauley. Ruth Thibb. Mary Kelsey and Pete Crurel met at Vinton. and with Rev. King of Parker's Grove officiating. organized the first Baptist church. Stephen Chapin Sr .. was elected deacon and James Chapin. clerk. On April 15th, the first covenant meeting was held. Two weeks later four new members were added and R. Chapin, by unanimous vote. was ealled as pastor. He was voted a salary of $200 and the Home Mission aided with $200. At this time a building was being erected on
the present church lot. It was bought for $1.000 and the earnest- ness and enthusiasm of the church are evident in that in less than two years from the organization. on November 15. 1857. a place of worship was dedicated. Previous to this, meetings had been held in the Tilford school house and other places.
In 1863 Mr. Chapin resigned. Mr. Griffith supplied for three months. The church called Mr. Harris but he shortly gave up his work because of ill health and died November 16. 1865. Peter Freeman supplied until October 6. 1866. when J. Sunderland ac- cepied the call of the church : he remained as pastor for five years. the church still being helped by the Home Mission Society. The members were heavily taxed, for the first parsonage was being built. Then it was that the community expressed their appreciation of the attempted work by giving a donation, at which $200 was raised for the pastor.
In 1871 Mr. Homan began his work, which continned for five years. From 1875 to 1879 A. Weaver served as pastor. On January 4, 1880. E. English began his pastorate. In the fall of that year, with the support of the members and town people, active
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work was begun toward building a new church, which was com- pleted and dedicated March 12. 1882.
Rev. F. N. Eldridge served as pastor for three years. He was followed by Mr. Fuller, who remained until 1889.
Rev. J. B. Edmund on hold the pastorate for four years. When Rev. D. Rogers accepted the call in May, 1894, it was to leave his work among the Indians, to which he returned at the end of
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Rov. E. M. Jones came to the church in 1896. During his pastorate the Williams and Alexander meetings were held and over sixty were added to the membership. The new parsonage was also built.
Rev. H. C. Leland began his work in 1900 and served as pastor
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until 1902. Rev. J. D. Rumsey became the pastor in February of 1903. An addition was built to the church. On July 15, 1906, Rev. A. W. Canl. the present pastor, began his work. Present membership 200.
Next to the church in importance is the work of the Sabbath school. There is no definite record of its organization; the first date found is 1859. but very probably it was organized soon after the church was dedicated. The first superintendent was James Chapin. It now has a membership of 150; there is money in the treasury and the work is carried on enthusiastically.
The Ladies Aid society was organized in 1876 to accumulate funds to assist the church and general purposes of benevolence. Every lady of the church and congregation, if interested, is a member. The last payment of $576 on the church building was met by them, besides other material aid has been rendered.
The first mention made of the Mission society is the date of reorganization in 1882. with Mrs. Jones as president. Besides the regular study, two suppers are given each year and the profits equally divided between Home and Foreign missions.
In 1894 under the direction of Mrs. Rogers the Juniors were organized. Meeting each Sunday afternoon. the children not only carry out a certain line of study, but they take charge of the meet- ings themselves and so become trained for the work which is awaiting them.
The B. Y. P. U. was organized in 1890. Its largest member- ship was sixty and from these five young men have become ordained ministers, one a missionary in Alaska.
GARRISON GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCHI.
The Garrison German Baptist church was organized in 1858 with fifteen members. It now has about seventy.
UNITED BRETHREN SOCIETIES.
A United Brethren church was organized at Vinton as early as 1853, by Rev. William Stiles. In the following year through its trustees. James Richie, James Crowe and William Ludlow, the society purchased of James Crowe a building on Jefferson street for $725, holding services therein until 1858 when it ceased to exist.
In 1854 Father Newman collected a faithful few into the Prairie church. located about a mile east of Vinton and two miles Vol. J-18
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south of the County Home, and now consisting of some seventy members, with Rev. J. B. Sullivan as pastor.
The Mount Pleasant congregation, which erected a church in 1877, was the second one organized. and has a present membership of about twenty, while the Fairview church, the third in age, has over forty members and a house of worship built in the early '70s.
For many years previous to September. 1909, the United Brethren church was not maintained at Vinton, but in that month it was revived under the pastorate of Rev. T. G. Breaw. and now numbers some forty members.
DR. W. B. WAGNER.
Dr. W. B. Wagner, of Blairstown, became a resident of Benton county, when he was several years beyond middle age. He spent his time in that part of the state as a medical practitioner. the early years of his career being devoted to the ministry in connes- tion with the United Brethren church. He was a man of fine character and wide reading. Born in Dauphin county, Pennsyl- vania, February 5, 1818. Dr. Wagner worked on a farm near Harrisburg. that state. until he was eighteen years of age. at which time his edneation may be said to have really commenced. At the age of twenty-one he began his preparation for the ministry, and in 1841, two years afterward. entered the conference of the United Brethren church as traveling minister or missionary. In that capacity he faithfully labored for seventeen years, preaching principally in Pennsylvania. In 1856 he moved to Iowa and dur- ing that, and a portion of the following year, devoted himself to his religious duties in Muscatine and Linu counties. Towa. In the meantime. he had commenced the study of medicine, and in 1957. after his removal to Linn county, commenced his entire devotion to the medieal profession. In this professional field Dr. Wagner appears to have been even in advance of these early times, as he collected a fine library. comprising professional. literary and re- ligions works. . Although he died in active medical pursuits. he retained to the last an abiding interest in the welfare of the United Brethren church, being especially a hearty supporter of the West- ern College, the denominational school. In the latter connection. he served as one of the board of directors. member of the executive committee and president of the board of trustees.
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FIRST DISCIPLES' CHURCH.
In the spring of 1857. under the pastorate of Rev. Julius Stevens, the first organization of the Disciples in Christ, or the Christian church in Benton county, was effected at the Spring Creek school house. Its charter members were Peter Shurts and wife, M. Furry and wife, and F. J. Sefton and wife. Peter Shurts was chosen elder and M. Furry and F. J. Sefton deacons. In 1910, so far as known, the six charter members were all living. Peter Shurts and wife were in Kansas and the other four were still with the Mount Auburn church. After a time the original church disbanded and united with the Prairie Creek church, which was then in a flourishing condition.
MT. AUBURN CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Some time in the early '60s the society was reorganized in the Mount Auburn school house and has continued its organization ever since. In 1872 M. S. Hall donated property to be used for church purposes and a building was erected under the supervision of J. L. Furry. Among those who ministered to the church in its early history were Samuel Lowe. of Indiana : - Coxdner, of Tama City: Jonas Hartzell, of Davenport; Watson, of Clarksville; Josiah Jackson. John Kane. O. E. Brown and G. L. Applegate. Later rame .J. L. West. W. D. Swan, N. A. McConnell, J. 11. Hawley. J. N. Cole. I. K. Cornell. J. M. Crocker, J. P. Martin- dale, F. A. Sheets, J. H. Carr, J. Y. Nichols. R. B. Brown, C. L. Walker. F. V. Kearns and V. W. Hollet. At present the church is without a pastor. although the membership is about 150. In 1902 the building was remodeled and refurnished.
TIARRISON TOWNSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The church of the Disciples in Christ of Harrison town- ship was organized May 23. 1858. in a small log school house on Prairie creek. with nineteen members. David MeNie and R. Thompson were the first elders. On the 10th of October. 1897, a new edifice was dedicated. the chief speaker at the ceremonies being A. M. Haggard, secretary of the Christian convention. The society is three hundred strong and is in charge of Rev. H. C. Harlow. The pastor of the church at Urbana, founded about the same time, is Rev. A. C. Stewart.
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There is a Christian society at Mt. Auburn, but it has no settled pastor.
DISCIPLES' ( CHRISTIAN) CHURCH, VINTON.
The first Christian church at Vinton was organized at Doan's Hall. August 18, 1867. by Elder O. E. Brown, with John Furry. J. L. Taylor. John L. Furry and HI. L. Randall. incorporators, and the following thirty-five charter members: Joseph Wohlgamuth. Rebecea W., N. D. and Julia Brittell, John and Margaret Furry. John, Jane and Nancy Epperson, J. L. and Mary J. Furry. L. J. and Mary A. Taylor. L. W. Doan. M. J. Marens. Mary E. MeKentyre. Julia Dungan, Susan Il. Campbell, Elizabeth Under- wood, Catharine Haynes, T. J. and Mary Williams. Martha Hear- shar, Mary Speakes, John Campbell. Sarah MeKelhaney. Mary Gunn. Melvina Ripley, John and Nancy Houtz, Harrison and Mary J. Leaborn. Mary Leaborn. Martha Goodwin and Emily Davis. For the first two years meetings were held in the court house and afterwards in the Presbyterian church. In 1870 the society built a church in the eastern part of the town. the edifice being dedicated by A. N. MeConnell from Marion. Pastors were employed yearly until 1872. when Elder S. T. Shorters was engaged and remained for many years. For the past decade the pastorate has been filled by the following: Rev. J. T. Nichols. from September. 1899. to June. 1905: Rev. Arthur B. Elliott, from the latter date until October, 1908: Rev. E. F. Leake for the succeeding year, and Rev. D. G. Dungan since November. 1909. The church is now most flourishing and numbers about 360.
FIRST SERMON IN BELLE PLAINE.
It is a generally accepted fact that the first sermon ever preached at Belle Plaine was by Elder lolland. a Christian minis- ter. who. in the fall of 1862. held services in the Crider store. then vacant.
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, NORWAY.
St. Michael's Catholic church is the strongest religious body of Norway and vicinity, numbering about 135 families under th- pastorate of Father Joseph Drexler, who has been in charge since June 30. 1903. A small society was formed by Father Urban, of
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Iowa City, soon after the platting of the town in 1863. In 1867 an $1,800 frame church was erected on the southeast corner of the block still owned by St. Michael's. It is a small frame building. fifty by thirty feet, and, in another location, is now used at Norway by the Roman Catholic Mutual Protective Society of lowa. At the tine of the erection of the church, thirty-five families comprised the society, which was in charge of Father William Emonds, of Iowa City. As he said mass at Norway but a few times, the second settled pastor of the local society is considered to be Father F. Zlibeik, who came in 1872. He was succeeded by Rev. P. L. Mikota in 1889 and by Father Francis Sehmelar in 1890. Under the latter the substantial brick church was erected which is now known as St. Michael's, its cost being $15.000.
As stated. Rev. Joseph Drexler. the present inemubent, was called to the prosperous charge at Norway in June, 1903. He has not only been the instrument by which the church society was strongly developed. but energetically superintended the parochial school which so increased in attendance that a fine building was erected in 1905 at a cost of $12,000. More than one hundred pupils are now in attendance. the courses embracing the studies usually taught in the grammar and high school grades of the publie system.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, VINTON.
On the 11th of November, 1878, Rev. Patrick C. Kenny was appointed the first resident pastor by Right Reverend John Heu- nessy, third bishop of Dubuque. The congregation was organized with about twenty families. Several ontlying missions in the northern and western counties also came under the jurisdiction of the pastor of Vinton. who attended them in turn. On October 12. 1879, the church was dedicated under the title of Saint Mary's. The celebrant of the dedication was Rev. Nicholas F. Scallon of St. Joseph's church. Waterloo, Iowa, who also preached the dedi- ratory sermon. Rev. Clement Lowry, of Cedar Rapids. Jowa, was celebrant of the high mass, and preached at the evening services. Rev. Paul E. Gillen, pastor of Holy Cross, assisted Father Kenny with the exercises.
The erection of a parochial residence by Rev. Edmund A. Kenny in 1882, made the parish an accomplished fact.
Prominent in the organization of St. Mary's church were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Angus Mechan. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
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Meehan, Mr. and Mrs. John Skiffington, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MeLaughlin. Sr .. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MeLaughlin, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donelan. Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donelan, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Springer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Honlihan, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rice. Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James Donclan, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Halpin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reder. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hyland. Mr. and Mrs. John Fallon, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly, Mrs. Patrick Skiffington and Mrs. Patrick Jovec.
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