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Show THE MINISTER DID NOT GOt Money Had Been Raised for His Vacation Va-cation but He Didn't Get It. "Our minister did not go on his vacation va-cation this summer as he expected," said Brown with an amused smile. "lie fully intended to and had made his arrans'PTTronta tn fViof ffQt nut r.r. cumstances over which he had no control con-trol were such that he decided at the last minute to remain at home. My wife and s;veral oth r enthusiastic women members of the church hit upon up-on the happy idea of raising a fund sufficient to defray the good man's expenses, ex-penses, as he has a large family and finds it difficult to make both ends meet. With this end in view they held several 'affairs' and at last were the proud possessors of something over $50. Then they decided to make the presentation a gala event and give the members of the church a chance to Bend the Rev. Mr. Blank away with the best wishes of the whole congregation. It occurred to my wife that a little music would add to the happy occa. slon and she saw that some musicians were engaged. Another member of the committee thought that a light lunch would be a happy idea and took It upon herself to see that It was ordered. or-dered. Another one conceived the plan of having the church decorated for the I auspicious occasion, and hired a man to do the work. Early in the evening when they met to compare notes they discovered to their horror that their expenses had not only eaten up the amount they had raised, but had left them a matter of $2 or $3 In debt; so the presentation had to be omitted. I asked my wife who She expected was going to make this amount good," continued con-tinued Brown, according to the Detroit . Free Press, "and she snapped: 'The Rev. Mr. Blank, of course! It was all done In his interest! '" |