So, Amanda and I went to see my Uncle Lewis and Aunt Sharon tonight to have dinner and pick out some paintings that my Great Aunt Martha had drawn. We ended up with 17 pictures, and we're pretty excited about framing them and all. She had painted throughout her life, so we got to see a painting she had drawn in the 1928 and others she had drawn in 1998. Several of the paintings were of the lodge and the lake at Camp Sumatanga, so that was also surreal to recognize the places that she had painted. The fact that she was a preacher's kid might explain her paintings of camp, but it was still pretty neat.
What was particularly intriguing was the box of stuff that Uncle Lewis gave me as we were leaving, which he called "some Bibles and stuff." Included in that box was a Methodist Book of Discipline from 1886, an obituary of my great grandfather, and the following two articles about my Great Uncle, which might explain some of my activities from my freshman year in college:
Howell Defeats Dick Marland in Pingpong Event
Richard Morland bowed to Wilson Howell in the finals of the Y.M.C.A. Older Boys Pingpong tournament at the Central "Y" Wednesday, losing by the scores of 21-15, 21-16, 21-17. both the champion and the runnerup will compete in the annual state tourney at the Boys "Y," March 13, under the banner of the Central "Y."
Howell beats Karrh In Ping-Pong Final
Wilson Howell, defending champion, defeated Calvin Karrh in straight sets in the finals of the State Y.M.C.A. ping-pong tournament here Saturday by scores of 21-12, 21-12, 22-20.
Howell reached the finals by beating Albert McInnis, Montgomery, 21-15, 21-12. He defeated Johnny McConnell, 21-11, 21-12, in his first match.
Karrh advanced to the finals by scoring victories over Charles Prince, 21-18, 21-16, and over James Bradshaw, Montgomery, 21-13, 23-21.
McInnish defeated Bradshaw, 13-21, 21-11, 22-20, to take third place honors.
No comments:
Post a Comment