Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-10
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Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Oct 1O.-The numbers of ths
lecture course of the college have beef
announced and the dates advertised
One number of the course yet remains
to be chosen but this will in all prob
ability be Carberry and Linde with the
Slayton Concert Company. The list Of
lecturers is stronger this year than for
number of years and it is sure to be
strongly patronized and appreciated
The course opens on December 10 with
lecture by dorado Taft, the we'll.
known American sculptor who Won his
80 enviable reputation as an art lee
tuerer on popular themes te the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. On Jan. "a Cor
possibly 25) Jacob Riis will lecture. The
career OF Mr.. Riis is 80 we'll known that
he will be heard with great interest by
all who are interested in the ameliora-
tion of civic conditions. Mr.. Riis, who
has been for number of years the po-
lice reporter for the New York Sun and
thus has been enabled to study reform
in all its bases. During Roosevelt's adj
ministration in New York as police COM
missioner he became warm personal
friend of Mr.. Riis and has spoken In
highest terms of his work for the lower
tenth. Mrs. Bertha Kunz Baker Will
give an interpretatfve recital on Feb. IL.
She has been heard by number of
competent Grinnell judges and 1t is on
their recommendation and on that of
DR.. Albert Shaw that she has been Sc
cured th!s year Mrs. Baker is we'll
known in all the cities of the land and
has ever met with most enthusiastic
reception wherever: she has gone. Her
interpretations are said to be truly
marvellous.
The last number for which a date has
been secured is a lecture by DR.. Van
Dyke, of Princeton University.
DR.. Van Dyke needs no word Of in-
PRODUCTION since he is well-known thru
his lectures and books, of which ne has
published about twenty and by which
he is judged to be one Of the most gifted
of living American authors. Carberry
the Slayton Grand is well-known 20
Grinneli and will be heartily welcomed
as often as he will come here. This
number will doubtless come toward the
close of the course.
]. C. Mason and son left last night for
Candy, Mimi, and watertown, South
Dakota to look at some pieces OF land
which Mr.. Buchanan Is advertising.
The gentlemen expect to make pur-
chase.
Mrs. d. w. Norris left last night for
the meeting of the State library assoc
citation at BurlingtonA The State Ii
brary Commission of which she is
member will meet there during the ses-
sion of the association.
Mrs. II. NJ. Bray and daughter. Mrs.
NJ w. Swisher spent the day in New
Sharon yesterday, calling on friends.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Bryan Jr, enter
tanned at cards Tuesday evening in hon
or of Mrs Grace Harrison Storm. The
program included refreshments and q
pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. H. w. Williams returned last
night from her two weeks visit in La
throp. She was visiting with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Morris
Quite a crowd of Grinnell people went
to Des Moines yesterday to attend the
Semi ON Sed. Among them were Mrs.
T.. D. Clark, Miss Della Zimmerman.
Mrs Spencer Phillips. Mrs. Isabelle
Brande. Mrs. =. A. Wadsworth, Mrs.
Ella Kicker and Mr. aud Mrs. w. q.
Wilson.