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R. C. Clark,
Who was a Greenville business man
for several vears, now a resident
of Anthony, Kans , near which
place he owns a section of fine
land. He is land and immigration
agent for the Missouri Pacific.
comfort to many unfortunate families.
This was later combined with
the flower mission department and
for many years we carried on the
beautiful work of ministering so far
as possible, to the poor and sick,
not only with comforts in the way
of food and clothing, but also with
flowers. During the last few years
we have not been able to do very
much on these lines, but on flower
mission day, we always distribute
flowers with scripture texts attached,
to as many as possible of the sick
and shut in ones, whatever their
Rev. a. S. M.\xev a.\d Family.
Of Hopedale, former residents.
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creed, nationality, or circumstances,
not forgetting the inmates of almshouse
and jail. We also frequently
remember in the same way unfortunates
in St. Louis, where our floral
contributions unite with those from
Unions elsewhere, to furnish the
means for our workers to perform
this mission.
Mention of this work cannot fail
to bring to the minds of those who
knew her, the sweet face and gentle
manner of Mrs. Charles Clark, long
since gone to her reward. She was
long superintendent of the department
of almshouse and jail work,
and was untiring in her earnest endeavor
to benefit those in both institutions,
her loving christian
sympathy never failing them. Under
her guidance gospel meetings were
held, reading matter supplied, and
a Sunday School was for some time
conducted by her in the old jail
building.
Realizing the importance of in-
stilling right ideas in the minds oi
the children, that they may early
learn the dangers of indulgence in
intoxicating liquors, we have,
through our department of scientific
temperance instruction, tried to aid
our public school teachers in their
compliance with the excellent laws
of Illinois on this subject. We have
Clark and Henningi:k' I- amii.ies.
Mks. R. C. Ci,.\rk,
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Henniuger.
done much by subscribing for
journals and distributing other help-
ful literature, to make this instruction
interesting and accurate.
One phase of our work is that of
nonalcoholic medication, in support
of which principles many pages of
Reading from left to right, first row—Trum Henninger, Russel Clark,
son of J. J. Clark. Second row—Mrs. Amanda Henninger, Eugene Clark,
son of R. C. Clark. Third row—.^gnes McAdow, daughter of R. C. Clark;
Bessie, daughter of J. J- Clark; William Henninger. Fourth row—Mabel
Clark and Lena Mulford, daughters of R. C. Clatk; Mrs. Jennie Henninger
Clark, Mrs. Trum Henninger, Mrs R. C. Clark Top row— John T. Mulford,
J. J. Clark, Mrs. J. J. Clark. R. C. Clark, John R. Heniiinger, W. C.
Clark, Shelbina, Mo., brother of R. C. Clark, Virgil Henninger, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Henninger.
This photograph was taken by Simeon Clark, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Clark, the occasion being a family reunion of the Clark and
Henninger families.