I don't think she was related to anyone - I believe Mildred Putnam was a friend, as a lot of that family lived near the state line, and I have aways believed that Gladstone Griffin was an early boyfriend, but she would never tell me!! My mother's family was mostly from Davis City and Lamoni area. ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Meadors Family" <g.meadors@verizon.net> To: "Marilyn" <mansiononmain@earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Re: Leon High School Commencement 1923 | How wonderful that your Mother retained the Commencement Program...Are you | aware as to who in the graduating class she was somehow related? It's my | recollection that at least in the 1860's it didn't appear uncommon for some | Decatur County residents to be married in adjoining Missouri counties. | Thanks for sharing the booklets contents-I personally found at least one | family member. | | ~Erin | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Marilyn" <mansiononmain@earthlink.net> | To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:39 PM | Subject: [IADECATU] Re: Leon High School Commencement 1923 | | | > (Green cardboard ribbon-bound small booklet - found in my mother's | > things - | > she was a Princeton High School, Mercer Co. Mo. 1926 graduate.) | > | > Page 1 - The class of 1923 Leon High School requests the honor of your | > presence at the Commencement Exercises Thursday, May 24, 8:00, | > Presbyterian | > Church. | > Baccalaureate Sermon, Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening, May 20, 1923, | > Rev. J. E. Habilston. | > | > Page 2 - March Willetta Statzell | > Invocation Rev. W. B. Patterson | > Salutatory Jack Ferren | > Song Class | > Address Prof. J. C. McGlade | > Song Boys Double Quartette | > Valedictory Helen Van Werden | > Solo Mildred Putnam | > Presentation of | > Diplomas L. P. Van Werden | > Song Girls Chorus | > Benediction Rev. J. E. Habliston | > | > Class Flower - American Beauty Rose | > Class Colors - Purple and Gold | > Class Motto - Impossible is Un-American | > | > Page 3 - | > Charles Barr, Jr. Doris Lowrance | > Virgil Cherrington Lois Moore | > Leverett Clark LaVera McCroskey | > Lalah Dobson Fern McKinley | > Lenore Evans Clara Nauman | > Jack Ferren Laura Nauman | > Ronald Fisher Claude Perkins | > Samuel Garber Harl Pitman | > Grace Gittinger Marjorie Pullen | > Charles Griffin Mildred Putnam | > Gladstone Griffin Theodore Robison | > Margaret Guire Cyril Sanger | > Blanche Hagan Beulah Shinn | > Dortha Hagan Helen Springer | > Leona Hagan Willetta Statzell | > Edgar Hansell Geneva Stewart | > Ruth Hinds James Stone | > Harold Jenkins Margaret Stone | > Lyman Johnston Harriette Sullivan | > Opal Johnston Velma Thompson | > Harry Kahoe Helen Van Werden | > Lenore La Follette Marjie Williams | > | > | > Class Officers - President, Edgar Hansell | > Secretary, Ronald Fisher | > Treasurer, Willetta Statzell | > | > | > Hope you find someone on here. | > | > Marilyn in Texarkana | > | > | > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== | > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, | > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - | > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu | > | > ============================== | > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for | > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: | > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx | > | > | > | > -- | > No virus found in this incoming message. | > Checked by AVG Free Edition. | > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 1/11/2006 | > |