Source: St. Clair County Democrat, Osceola, Missouri Date: Thursday, 15 August 1935 Submitter: Cheryl K. Bell Attend District Meeting Among those from Osceola who attended the meeting of the Young Democrat's Club of the 6th District at Clinton Saturday afternoon and evening were Boyd Gover, Harry Pence, E. H. Bond, C. H. Green, Jr., and R. W. Gunsburg. New officers for the district were elected at the business session and C. H. Green, Jr., of Osceola was elected as treasurer. Mrs. T. O. Daniel Honored A cafeteria style dinner was served to twenty-two Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Daniel honoring Mrs. Daniel's birthday. Guests included all of Mrs. Daniel's brothers and sisters except Mrs. Lacey Hurt, the sister who lives in Boneville, and other relatives and friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rogers of Tusla, Okla.; Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Johnston of Wheatland; Dr. and Mrs. Lee H. Johnston of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barnett of Osceola; Dr. and Mrs. Joe L. Johnston and baby of Wheatland; Mrs. Oliver Brown of Springfield; Miss Bertha Daniel who for the past 7 years has taught at Lock Haven, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Cox; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Buchanan and daughter; and Mr. and Mrs. John C. McCaslin. Old Friend Visits Here Friday morning Mrs. Eleanor Bell received an agreeable surprise as she answered the summons of a knock upon the front door of her home. Mrs. Alice Welch of Sweet Springs, whom Mrs. Bell had not seen for 13 years, and Mrs. Welch's sister Carrie and niece of Trinidad, Colo., had driven here to visit old home surroundings and friends. Mrs. Welch, nee Ollie Peters, was reared from early girlhood by Mrs. Bell's mother and is well known here. The old home place is the house in which Homer Gerster and family now reside. Mrs. Welch visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Shrewsbury Friday night. They returned home Saturday morning. Tuesday Club Meets at Compton Hall Nine members of the Tuesday Club met at Compton Hall on Monday evening at 8 for a business meeting and to play bridge. Mrs. Thomas Wilson, president of the club presided. Plans were discussed for the Crippled Children's home that will be held in the Corner Court room here Sept. 20 by the Crippled Children's Clinic of the University of Missouri at Columbia. The club will sponsor this work and its members will assist Dr. Stewart and his staff and physicians with the work here on that day. Mrs. C. Roy Fields rendered her resignation as secretary of the club and Mrs. R. W. Ginburg [sic] was elected to take the office. Four new members, Mrs. Wilbur Toalson, Mrs. F. I. Hostetter, Mrs. Riley Winn, and Mrs. Harry R. Renee have been voted into the club. Following the business meeting there were two tables of bridge. Mrs. Wm Horace Knight was awarded a box of bath powder for high score and Mrs. Wilbur Toalson was awarded a basket full of china dogs for low socre. Refreshments consisted of home-made peach ice cream and angel food cake for which Compton Hill is famous and coffee. Mrs. Chas. Wilcox Maggie Ann Bourland, second daughter of Micajah Green and Alice Bourland, was born near Osceola, Mo., St. Clair county, Oct. 20, 1873, and departed this life early Wednesday morning Aug. 7, 1935 at the age of 61 years, 9 months and 18 days. On Sept. 13, 1899 she was united in marriage to Chas. Wilcox. To this union were born four children, Mrs. Virgil Postlewait and Sullivan Wilcox of the home address; Mrs. W. F. White and Coleman Wilcox of Kansas City. She was converted when a young lady and united with the Methodist church. Her life was spent among her friends and was a living testimony to those she leaves behind. Besides the children she leaves an aged mother, Aunt Alice Bourland, 3 brothers and 3 sisters, Susie Bourland, Harry Bourland, Edward Bourland and Earl Bourland of the home address; Mrs. John Bland of El Dorado Springs; Mrs. Lula Roberson of Hill City, S. Dak.; 2 grandchildren, Maggie Lee and Tommy Postlewait; several nephews and neices and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her going away. Card of Thanks We wish to thank all our friends and neighbors for their kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our wife and mother. C. A. Wilcox, Coleman and Sullivan Wilcox, Mrs. Virgil Postlewait, Mrs. W. F. White ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Bell ====================================================================