Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-09
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CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.

800 u u i Z s;ss ss3 AZ IN E::a4S4hRr
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Bloomfield Chapter B, p. e. O., Meets
at Wray Demonstrations Elect.
Bloomfield Dec. 6.-The thirty-first
anniversary of chapter B, p. E. O..
was celebrated on Monday by a social
afternoon rendered the mothers of the
Mrs. Q. D. N'ray. The elegant APP
pointments of the home and the ruddy
| glow of the CRATE fire which brighten
ed the rooms as the early evening
shadows fell We're important factors
| in the social feature of the entertain
ment. The hostess. Mrs. Henrietta
Wray, the only resident charter mem
tertaining by Mrs. Mary Stafford, one
of the original seven Mrs. Ella Scar
borough. the first initiated member of
chapter B, Mrs. Emma Payne, past
supreme treasurer. Mrs. Mayme Mat
thews, past Iowa grand treasurer, Mrs.
Effie Fortune, Iowa grand president,
1904, and Mrs. Matte Saunders, pres
ent president Of the local chapter. A
short musical program comprising a
plano solo bv Mrs. S. A. Lorenz, two
vocal solos by Miss Carrie Davies and
piano soloes by Miss Maud Dabney
was followed by light refreshments, In
! which the entertainment committee
We're assisted in serving by Mrs. E. B
Johnson, Mrs. Flora McAchran, Miss
Minnie Loeb and Mrs. Addie Ethell
The pleasant afternoon closed with an
| ed by Supreme Treasurer Mrs. A. Fl.
| Fortune.
Elect Officers.
| The regular meeting of the Rathbone
sisters held on Monday evening re-
suited in the election of the following
officers for the ensuing year:
Past Chief-Mrs. Ef1ie Mcconnell.
| Most Exalted Chief-Mrs. Stella
Teed.
Excellent Senior-Mrs. Lou Dunn.
Excellent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hotch-
kiss.
Secretary of Records and Correspon-
dence-Mrs. Laura Gresham.
/ Secretary of Finance-Mrs. Susie
Kline.
Manager-Mrs. Emma Reaves
Protector Of Temple-Mrs. Fannie
Cook.
Guard Of Outer Temple-Mrs. Matte
| Saunders.
Trustees-Mrs. Ruby Phillips Mrs.
Emma Reaves, Mrs. May Fortune.
r i. Denn, Dies.
]. N. Rector has received a telegram
from Guide Rock, Neb., conveying the
sad news of the death Of r. I. Denny
who died very suddenly. He was a
| pioneer of Davis county and also lived
in Ottumwa and Agency in Wapel.c
! county. He married Emma Rominger
! daughter of Lewis Romnger, and has
resided in Guide Rock for severa
and his daughter, Mrs. Ida Wheeler, OF
| Ottumwa, left Tuesday morning to at
tend the funeral He was nearly sc
years old and visited relatives here
last summer.
|. o. o. F. Elect Officers.
i On Monday evening the i. O. Q. F
4 lodge elected the following officers fol
the ensuing year:
i Harvey Barker-Noble Grand.
i J. M. Krewson-Vice Grand.
John Kline-Recording Secretary.
Il Elmer Clark-Financial Secretary.
Chas. Skinner-Treasurer.
At the first meeting in January the
installation services will be held.
Personal and Otherwise.
i N. S. Kinman leaves next week fol
San Antonio, Tex, to spend the win.
ter, for his health.
Mrs. Geo. Breeding, of Ottumwa
spent Tuesday in the city attending
/ the funeral services of her brother, r
(, M, Bryant, whose death occurred al
his home in this city on Sunday.
I G. H. Wilson, of Boulder, Colo, /.
I visiting his laughter, Mrs. L. L. Pitt.
man and Mrs. John Cecil.
Charles Wagner, of the Sleytor
lecture bureau, was business visitor
in the city Monday, comforting witt
the business association in regard tt
the program for the Chautauqua mex
summer.
!, Mrs. Allie Bourne, of Hit, Mo-, ar,
rived Tuesday at the home of her par
: ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown to at
tend the funeral of her sister, Mrs
Belle Dabney Sherer. of Boise City
Idaho, whose burial will take place
here Thursday, the funeral services
being held at the Methodist Episcopa
church. Will Brown and AL and VIII
: Campbell, of Milton, will also be il
attendance.
S. T. Hotchkiss left Monday fo
Missouri to buy corn for feeding pur
poses.
w. T. Denpru has purchased the S
e. Order residence property for $1,000
Mr.. Order has bought the Kirkindal
property joining the S. S. Carruthers
home on the east and will move hi!
family there in a short time. The con.
| sideration was $780,
Mrs. o. w. Sleyback, of Kansa.
City. is visiting her uncles. D. NJ. ane
Q. S. Reed.
Mrs. Chas. Faith, of Kansas City
will arrive next week at the home O
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Plank
while enroute to Des Moines to attent
J a weddin~
, Henry Horn, who has been engaged
in the poultry business at this plac,
, for a number of years, moved to OF
tumwa recently, where he has accepted
position with Swift & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs w. t Denpru spen
? Monday evening in Pulaski with MI
DenDru's sister. Mrs. w. H. Shelton.