SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
The program and the supper given Wednesday evening by the Samaritan class of the Sunday school was largely attended and a good time reported by those present.
A large crowd of young people, members of the Good Samaritan class of the Sunday school, pleasantly surprised their teacher, R. A. Hawkins, at his home last Friday evening. They met at two neighboring homes and at eight o'clock about a dozen autos drove into the Hawkins farm yard. In the course of the evening Mr. Hawkins got mixed up with some cord and tracing it, he found it led to a large package on the front porch. Upon investigating the matter, he found the package contained a crazy quilt, with forty-nine blocks, each block having on it the name of a Sunday school pupil in the Samaritan class. About midnight a dainty lunch of ice cream, cake and wafers was served by the uninvited but welcome guests. All present declare Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins royal entertainers. LeMars Sentinel, Friday, February 2, 1923, Page 5, Column 3
(Note--This fun event took place on Friday, January 26, 1923. Thanks to Viv Reeves for finding the date of this article.)
A wonderful picture of the Seney M.E. church men's quartet has been found! The recipient of this quilt, R.A. Hawkins, is standing on the far left of the photo. A great photo of this SS teacher taken in the 1920's!
Left to Right: R.A. "Allie" Hawkins, C.W. Reeves, Sr., Frank Becker, M.J. "Mitt" Lancaster
Picture contributed by Milt Keizer: "I ran across this group picture of the children of Henry Jr and Edith Darville and their spouses. They are several of the Sunday School class members who stitched their signatures into the 1923 Seney Church Good Samaritan Quilt presented to R.A. Hawkins, their teacher."
Quilt now in the possession of David & Judy Hawkins, who farm near Seney, Iowa. Linda Ziemann, Plymouth CC--a granddaughter to one of the couples on the quilt, presented the colorful quilt to the Hawkins couple in April 2004. Now the heirloom quilt is back into the possession of the correct Hawkins family. David was a nephew to Allie Hawkins the original recipient of the quilt. Enjoy the April 2004 Presentation Picture.....passing the quilt back into the Hawkins family! Linda Ziemann is at the far left, David Hawkins in the middle and his wife, Judy, standing at the right.
Contributed by Linda [My great grandmother & R.A. "Allie" Hawkins & his wife, Lizzie, were 1st Cousins]
INDEX OF QUILT SIGNATURES, including picture links as available:
Becker, Floyd A.
Becker, Helen R.
Buss, Ann
Buss, Harvey
Buss, Mr. & Mrs. Ed
Buss, Wm and Bertha
Chapman, Fern
Chapman, Verna.Earl
Clasen, Gracia
Cliff, Mr. & Mrs. E.
Cook, Virla
Cooper, Orville
Criswell, Mr. & Mrs. Bert
Criswell, Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur
Darville, Harold
Darville, Helen
Darville, Margaret
Donlin, Mr. & Mrs. Jay
Ewin, Mr. & Mrs. C. E.
Folkers, Rosa
Folkers, Theodore
Folkers, William
Hawkins, Albert & Anna
Hind, Dollie
Hinde, Allen
Holster, Myrtle
Hoster, Adrian
Keizer, Mr. & Mrs. Gerben
Kennedy, Erlynne
Kilzer, Pearl
Kunath, Moritz
Lancaster, Kate & John
Lancaster, V. M.
Mc Arthur, Irvie
McArthur, Mr. & Mrs. Roy
Moir, Ethel
Moir, Mervin
Moir, Roy
Moore, Floyd
Osborne, Josie
Reeves, Clarence
Reeves, Lawrence
Reeves, Pearl
Riter, Eldon
Utech, Frank & Luella
Utech, Mayme L.
Zimmerman, Henry
Zimmerman, John