Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-07

DEDICATION SUNDAY NOV. q
Reception For the General Public to be
Thanksgiving Day, But Subscribers
to Building Fund Will Be Received
on Evenings of That Week-Profes-
sor Steiner Will Deliver Sermon.

On Thanksgiving day, both afternoon
and evening, the new Railroad Y. M. ..
A. building will be thrown open for the
first reception of the general public.
On Friday and Saturday evenings fol-
lowing the public will also be received
at the building. On Monday, Tuesday.
and Wednesday evenings, Nov. Il, "
and 23, the subscribers to the building
fund and railroad employees will be
given reception invitations for which
will soon be issued. OF these there arc
over 1900. The dedication sermon
will be delivered at tho Odeon Sunday
evening, Nov. u, by Professor Z. a
Steiner, of Grinnell. which will close
the weeks program.
The evenings have SO been divided
by Secretary Fellingham that crush
might be avoided, such as was expert
enced at the opening Of the library
building. The general public Is asked
to try and conform, as near as possible
with the arrangements made. SO that
the crowds may be divided on the sew
eral different nights.
Tho Public Receptions.
On Thanksgiving afternoon and eve
ming the residents OF IN. Fifth and
Sixth wards will be given an opportun-
ity to go thru the building. On Fri
day evening those from the First and
Second wards will have the same
chance. and on Saturday evening those
from the Third and E'ourth wards VII
be entertained. AT all Of the rscep-
lions the visitors will be received by
committee of those who are closely
associated with the association IN
orchestra will play thruout the even
ing and guides will conduct the v.si-
tors thru the entire building, explains
ing the use Of the various departments.
Subscribers Reception.
On the Monday, Tuesday and We'll
nesday evenings Of Thanksgiving week
invitations will be issued to the sub
scribers and railroad employees. Mon :
day evening will be devoted to the sa,l-
road men. And the other two even
ings will be given over to those who
have donated money to the building
fund. The subscribers will be divided
into two groups alphabetically, the
first half receiving invitations FOL,
Tuesday evening, and the second ha.f
for Wednesday evening. Their enter
tainment will be similar to that ac-
corded the general public.
Dedication Services.
Sunday, Nov. a., will be devoted to
the dedication proper At the Odeon.
at 1880 o'clock in the evening, Pro-
lessor e. A. Steiner, who has preached
to such large audiences at the Congre-
gational church, will deliver the dedt-
catory sermon. Busby Brothers have
donated the use Of the Odeon for the
service. The music for the service will
be furnished by the International Con-
yention Quartet, the most famous sing
ing organization connected with the y
NJ. G. A. This male quartet furnishes
the music at the international Y. M. @
A. conventions, from which 1t got Its
name. No services will be held In the
churches that evening. On Sunday
morning all Of the pulpits Of the En-
gltsh speaking churches will be occu-
MED by visiting state, national and In
ternational secretaries. Some of these
who will be here for that day are b.
w. Peck, state secretary Of Minnesota;
Charles Johnson, secretary of Des
Moines: E. L. Hamilton and George D.
McDill, of Chicago, international sec
retaries Of the railroad department, and
others.