by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert - Itis our high privilege to have our missionary daughter home once in awhile. This time it is not like a missionary’s furlough when for one month she is our girl at her home and ours, and then ggys on journeys in our country pn a sort of reporting’ and accounting expedition here and there where people of the churches have an intesest in what she’s doing. Such fur- loughs are times of reporting on our missionary work here and there. One month at home rest- ing, and then travel wherever the Board of Missions wants her to travel, telling the story of the church “over there” to the people in the churches “over here.” This particular occasion for Dorothy being at home for a mere six weeks’ stay in the countr fife a time of saved-up vacations. It is primarily for the purpose of attending the Con- gress of the International Con- federation of Nurse-midwives: which for the first time is meet- ing in Washington, D.C. One time she attended this same gathering in Rome, Italy, on the occasion of her coming home on a stated furlough. It is a fascin- ating kind of experience 1 am not going to try to describe. She may findian occasion to do that. rersel or 1 am planning on draftingfher to write up her own “Jots from Dot,’ saving me from cutting stencils from her letters! What I had in mind to write about in this column is her! Dorothy’s mother used fo talk about her “Aunt Naomi” who was a missionary to China, and we have a few curios from that country which came from “Aunt Naomi.” Then in my family on my father’s side there was one whose name I remember hear- ing from my father and from his brother and sister. This far traveler was Uncle Lorenzo Warringer Pease about whom I know little, only that he was buried on the Isle of Cyprus, and that he was one time on the Isle of Coflogye beautiful leather sandal tht always was among our curios, and we were told that it once was worn by “the Prificeof Ceylon.” How Uncle Lorenzo got hold of it I do not know. fut it remains a test- on Moat this one of our an- cestors was a missionary. I used to hear the name mention- ed often enough to know that it was something special to have a missionary in the family! And on my mother’s side there was her sister Ada Watters who had three children. These children were my cousins and we saw them and knew them because sometimes they visited us and sometimes some of us visited them. Two of these cousins were missionaries and the other was a minister. It is not so strange that knowing these people in our family had an influence on us. When Dorothy was in seventh grade in the school at Forest City during my pastorate there she brought home from some class ga vocational guidance a form be filled out, and we learned then that she was stat- ing her vocation for the future to be a “medical missionary to . Africa.” We asked her why she chose Africa and her reply was quite logical: ‘Well, cousin Hyla is in China, cousin . Florengis is in India, and so I eK some of the family should be represented in Africa!’”’ That was logical enough—only I never thought of that as a possibility! It ap- peared only as a childish notion. But years went by and to skip over a lot of details, when she wrote us from Philadelphia where she was studying more in FRONT EHD ol: } rts if needed = hey OE or sibcond. cas. AVE YOUR CAR SERVICED WHILE YOU SHOP IN CENTER CITY WARAKOMSKI TIRES 167 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. the field of nursing she wrote home her announcement that she was going to become a mis- sionary to Africa! And thinking perhaps her mother might cringe at the idea she wrote “Mother, if you didn’t want me to become a missionary you shouldn’t have fed me on missions all my life!” ‘As a matter of fact, by that time we had no objections to her becom- ing a missionary. Indeed, with Hyla in China and her sister Florence in India, we had plenty of material to get us interested in missions even if we hadn’t already been steeped in the subject. And we often en- tertained missionary speakers at our parsonage when they came to speak on their fields of work in our church. There is al- ture in the life stories of mis- stonaries. Dorothy has said that there is nothing against a per- son who has a love for adven- ture becoming a missionary. She didn’t get it from her’ father! I do admire the spirit of adventure—in other people, but have very little of that spirit myself. Years ago when the subject first came up about her going into foreign missionary work it made me feel all funny inside, for I didn’t think I could ever bear to have her go so far away from home. And when people ask me—as often they do—if I didn’t wish I could go visit Dorothy in Africa, I frankly say, “no, I don’t like to travel well enough for that!’ As for being all upset about her going away so far, I am used to it, and real- ize this kind of work (as they say) is “her thing’ and she is devoted to it. I wouldn’t want to keep her back. There is a lot of detail and planning and study about getting equipped for such take. I am easily confused as to what to do next! Both of my girls are more level-headed than I am. Now I have got de- pendent on Catherine, for she quickly knows just what to do, how to answer queries over the telephone. 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Con- sortium will be held Nov. 15 at the Treadway Inn, Wilkes- Barre. The agenda for the day will be “The High Risk Infant and The Perinatal Period.” Among the speakers scheduled for Nov. 15 are Dr. Gene Haring, M.D., director of the psychiatric In-Patient Clinic at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. His topic will be parental acceptance of ab- normalities and death of the atypical infant. Joseph W. Fenstermacher, associate director, Catholic Social Ser- vices of Luzerne County, will speak on the ‘Effects of the Atypical Infant on Family and Community Structure.” Donna Mansfield, nutritionist, will talk on the “Relevancy of Food and Specialized Feeding Techniques Other speakers will be Mable Bagentose, Betty McCann and Ann Richards, R.N. Individuals interested in attending the conference may register by contacting United Cerebral Palsy of Lackawanna County, 230 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. | CLLR TTL EP ILI LLL. 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The accident occurred Oct. 15. reportedly the wheel of Engine No. 1. Magistrate Drops ‘Surety Complaint A surety of the peace charge filed against Robert W. Bowen, Hilco Drive, RD 2, Dallas, was dismissed following a hearing before District Magistrate Leonard D. Harvey Nov. 7. The complaint had been made by James Pellam, RD 1, Dallas, who alleged that Mr. Bowen had threatened to shoot him “going to or coming from a beer gar- den.” 8th Grade r Report Card 222277707 20227 222 FP nn QLLLLLL. 7727707207777 777777 7 Zid ddd YOU TO A nied by ar Adult 7 LLL LL LLL TL Vz ai FREE STONE Tm & Phone Ns. 16 Ft. Leng i 9 $89 4, 3 Completely ‘Buy 5 Wind Total Wall Ares 1,000 Sq. Ft. . SPECIAL ON ows $76:6° ALUMINUM PRODUCTS LUZERNE-DALLAS HIGHWAY —I IZFRNF The Dallas Post will publish early next week because of Thanksgiving, Nov. 23. All news, publicity, and photo- graphs must be in early. The office will be open Saturday, Nov. 18. - CONKLIN ROOFING- 134 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 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The chief also advises local residents that it is unlawful to allow dogs untied. If a licensed dog is picked up, the owner will be fined $25. must feel it is safer for drivers. No action will be taken. There was much discussion of the proposed Lake Louise Home building ordinances. New zoning ordinances will be adopted in the near future. Three STOP signs were erect- ed during October. A report was received from the Don Wilkin- son Collection Agency. Police Chief Richard Bartholomew re- ported also that there were 71 hours for special police during the month. ; A letter was received from the Kingston Township Recrea- tion Commission thanking the Franklin Township police for their assistance during the soap box derby. Receipts for the month were $2404.43 and disbur- sements, $1587.93. 'Men’s Recreation Class | Changes Meeting Place Men'’s recreation class will be held at the Dallas Junior High School instead of at the senior high school this week. 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