Round Prairie Baptist Church 100 Anniv. Celebration

WELCH, VANDERPOOL, BARTON, BILLINGSLEY, MICKEY, SWANSON, CRANE, SHARPE, MCWILLIAMS, HARVEY, ELLIOTT, HOWELL, WILSON, MCELWEE, HUMMELL, HUFF, CLINE, STONE, MCMILLIN, BUNKER, NELSON, CONGER, WAKTINS, WARD, VEST

Posted By: Cathy Joynt Labath (email)
Date: 4/1/2006 at 08:39:36

Mt. Pleasant News
September 24, 1952

Return to Round Prairie for 100th Anniversary

Sunday, September 21, 1952, was a red-letter day for the Round Prairie Baptist church in that it was celebrating the 100th anniversary of the church as well as its annual home coming day, which was the 32nd year of that event.

With ideal weather, the church was filled for the morning service. The regular Sunday school was dispensed with and the morning worship was opened by the pastor, Rev. Robert Erlandson and short messages were brought by former pastors, Rev. Harold Welch of Agency and Rev. E.C. Vanderpool of LaClede, Mo., Dale Barton of Springfield, Mo. also spoke. Mrs. Roy Billingsley sang a solo, also Janice Heckenberg and a male quartette from Lockridge, who were Rev. Erlandson, Clarence Mickey, Raymond Swanson and Emery Crane, accompanied by Mrs. Marshall Sharpe.

200 At Dinner

Two hundred partook of the bountiful dinner, served cafeteria style, in the church basement.

The afternoon service opened with congregational singing, followed by two accordian solos by Marlene McWilliams, the welcome by Rev. Erlandson and a solo by Winifred Harvey. Reminiscing of the first homecoming was by Tom Howell and Mrs. C.O. Elliott.

Recognition of the oldest member was by Carroll Crane at which time a carnation corsage was presented to Mrs. Lizzie Litton Wilson and a boutonniere to F.C. McElwee by Mrs. Jay Barton.

The Lockridge male quartette again rendered two numbers after which Rev. E.C. Vanderpool made the address. Mrs. Mary Thomson and Mrs. Jay Barton gave a duet, "The Lights of Home" with Mrs. Glenn Hummell as accompanist.

Mrs. Howard Huff read missionary greetings from various fields, and Mrs. Roy Billingsley sang, accompanied by Mollie Rae Huff. Mrs. Joyce Cline who was leaving Monday for Mexico as a missionary talked and Dale Barton gave a solo.

The total number registered was 259.

Those from a distance attending were: Rev. and Mrs. E.C. Vanderpool, Laclede, Mo., Mrs. Clarence Stone, Kansas City, Mo., Rev. and Mrs. Harold Welsh and family, Agency; Mr. and Mrs. Paul McMillin, Unionville; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cline and family, Allerton; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barton and family, Springfield, Mo; Mrs. and Mrs. Merle Bunker, Radcliff; V.A. Nelson, Edyth and Beverly, Ollie; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conger and sons, Ollie, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watkins, Donnellson; William and Jim Ward, Wilton Junction; Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Vest and Joan, Ainsworth; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peebler, Libertyville; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Watson, Richland; Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Hart, Mt. Union; Mrs. Mary Pearson, Libertyville; Mr. and Mrs. Orval Heckenberg, London Mills.

Fairfield: Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Wright, Edd Litton, Mrs. William Helfenstine, Mrs. Florence Lawrence and Robert, Mrs. Lena Heckenberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Heckenberg and family, Mrs. Alta Heckenberg and Macil, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward, Miss Mary Doud, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pence, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spray.

Hillsboro: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heckenberg and Janice, Mrs. Floyd and family, Mr. and Mrs. O.R. Shelman, Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Shelman, Mr. and Mrs. Mary Huff, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barton and Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Church, Byron Church.

Bonaparte: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Church, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Church and family.

Stockport: Mr. and Mrs. Everett Watson, Mr. and Mrs. John Standley.

Mt. Pleasant: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Ellen Cornick, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wasson and Weyburn, Mrs. Bertha Figgins, Rev. Miss Esther Figgins, Mrs. Minnie Trueblood, Walter Bogue, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Byczek, Mrs. Buddy Walters, Bob and Jean Anne.