Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-16
THE GRlNNELL NEWS.

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The GRlNNELL NEWS
Unique and Elaborate Social Even =
| City Council Discusses Deten tion
4 Hospital-Locni Notes.
| Special to Times Republican
Grinnell. Feb. 16.-Of all the st. Val.
entine affairs probably the most eiab-
orate and unique in all Its details was
1.-THE party given on Thursday evening by
the p. e. o. ladies to their husbands and
lother gentlemen friends at the home of
1.-The vice president of the chapter. Mrs
| of that lovely home was draped in the
colors of the order yellow and white,
lag was also the staircase. The parlor
ent with cupid's colors. crimson and
where there was no place to hang up a
heart a little CUPID could be found ,s s s',s =
pended. A program was provided for
each guest, SO that when one became
Host in the bean hunt" or distracted by
was at hand. A wheel of fortune pro-
lvided endless amusement. and in the
hands of a skillful manipulation told it
played It, Original verses by Miss Hib-
bard We're the prizes on either black or
jred, and one could not lose InNthe eat
ling contest an elaborate menu-a la
carte-was provided, and whatever of
the unpronounceable French dishes the
victim ordered he was served with
either crackers and cheese or dry bread.
Professor Wyckof ate the most and
its head hung on hinges In direct con-
trast TO this feed most delightful
luncheon vas served later The guests
of the evening from out OF town were
Mr.. and Mrs Bremen, Miss Hinsdale
and Mr.. Vester Morgan, of Newton, and
Mrs. Fannie Clifford Logan, of Water
loo. The ladies' of the local p. Z. Q. are
Mesdames Moyle. Rayburn, Robey.
Cowdcn, Kemmerer, Potter. Swisher
and Wyckoff.: Miss Goodfellow. Miss
Christian, Miss Hubbard. Miss McCon-
nell, Miss Manly. Miss Clifford. Miss
Vets, DR.. Wetmore and Or. Hobson.
Besides their husbands the ladies, enter
tanned Messrs. Alley, yeits Westbrook.
Ross. Quigley. Walker. Fellows and Dr..
Lewis
The city council met In special ses-
sion last evening at the request of the
board of health physician, DR.. Somers.
to deliberate az to what nigh. be done
toward providing the city With per-
manent detention hospital Two OF the
three township trustees were also pres
ent at the meeting. A committee was
appointed to Investigate further and re-
port Monday night. The township peo-
pie are especially Interested, since the
last smallpox patient, Mr.. Will Brown.
lives without the corporation and Is 10
be taken care Of at his home "a st Of
town. 1t wassthe intention of the health
physician to move. Mr.. Brown 10 west
Grinnell. but in view OF the practical
isolation of the case 1t was thought best
not TO I'LL the vacant room in the tenn.
porary hospital which might be needed
should the dread disease appear In a
quarter where prompt removal would be
necessary.
The Beecher Hall recital was tiecid-
ed pleasure. Mrs. Beecher is a charm-
ing reader, with case and grace in ev-
cry motion One never has read Ed
ward Everett Hale's The Man Without
a Country" until he has heard Mrs.
Beecher read IT, The "Sisterly scheme,
might have failed in other hands. but
not If Mrs. 3eecher gave IT, Mr.. Glen
Hall has splendid tenor voice and de-
pended not 80 much for effect on rover
as upon an exquisite mezzo voce, which
he reduces to mere whisper, as soft as.
YeiVe'. Always WI sympathetic, Mr.. Hall.
Vas solheei1nes dramatic in the Aria
l :. rug e@S'fegln. Aloore's Old Irish
Melody ellclted applause in the middle.
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