Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-01

Bros.
Eyes tested and glasses fitted at
Newell optical parlors, opposite post
office.
The Excelsior Aid Society will meet
with Miss Sadie Peterson, 413 Fred
erick street. Thursday afternoon.
For an excellent cup of tea try our
Chiroza Chop. sundried Japan. You
will like it. d. S. Good Grocery Co.
The Willing Workers. the ladies' aid
of the Spiritualists' Society, will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the
home of Mrs l. f. Andrews. 207 East
Linn street
Two games of indoor base ball will
be played at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. to-
night. First game called at 1880. I'M
perias vs.. Rabbits and Bankers VS..
Japs. One admission of Is cents adj
mits to both.
The Calisophian Club met at the
home of Mrs. Stewart Eason LOG South
Second avenue, Tuesday afternoon. The
readers were Mrs. w. l.. Place and Mrs.
J. G. Van Orman. The next meeting
will be held at the home of the for
mer, and the readers for that afternoon
will be Mrs. j. w. Burroughs and Mrs.
A. p Bratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Hepner arrived
home Tuesday evening from Corwfth,
where they were called, owing to the
death of Mrs. Hepner's brother-in-law,
J. b. Deibler, who was stricken with
paralysis a week or more ago, and
passed away last Thursday. The fun
eral was held Saturday, and interment
followed at Britt.
III. A. Church. who has been spend
ing the winter in Fairhope. Ala, with
Mrs. Church and DR.. and Mrs. c. c.
Cottle, arrived home this morning. He
was called home on business matters,
but will return to Alabama in a short
time. He says DR.. Cottle's condition
is serious, and he has been confined to
his bed for several weeks.
Mr.. Ezra Arey, of Sedalia, Mo-, ar
rived in the city Tuesday evening from
Sterling, I'LL. and Will remain for Wis
it of few days with his sister, Mrs
Merritt Greene, and family. Mr.. Arey
has been visiting relatives at Sterling
and from this city will return to his
home in Sedalia. Mr.. Arey is one Of
the Oldest engineers in the employ of
the Missouri Pacific, having been in
the service for thirty eight years.
A merry surprise party was enjoyed
at the home Of Mrs. w. f. Block, 10
East Main street Tuesday afternoon,
the occasion being Mrs. Blocks birth
day anniversary. Those present We're
Mesdames B. G. Cochran, A. Bowman
L. Sanborn, w. Nitsch, Mary Koester
S. L. Wedgwood, +. S. Widl, c. Il.
Reimer. Susan Krandall, Charles Hurd
Roy Fetters, Fred Shulz, and John
Block Mrs Block was the recipient
of pretty tokens of remembrance.
The Shakespeare Club was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. A. c. DAILY.
Tuesday afternoon and there was full
attendance at the meeting. Quotations
from Henry w We're given in answer
to roll call, and besides the reading,
a very good paper on "Hotspur'
was read before the club by Mrs. p.
N Holt. A social hour followed, Mrs.
DAILY serving light refreshments and
several piano numbers played by Mrs.
w. p. James were enjoyed. The next
hostess is Mrs. Mary Farrand.
Mr.. L. c. Aldrich, of Upton,
brother Of Capt. c. S. Aldrich, who has
been in the city as his brothers guest
for a few days. went to State Center
this afternoon for a brief visit at the
home of his uncle, Mr. A. p. Woolston.
Mr.. Aldrlch will return to the city to-
morrow and will go back to his home
in Upton from here. He expects to
leave shortly for San Pedro, Honduras.
where he will be associated with j. c.
Elwood, of Upton, in the banana
business. Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Ell
wood have purchased large planta-
ton in Hnoduras, and will engage in
the banana raising business on an ex-
tenSive scale.
Russell Conwell, who lectures for the
r. r. Y. M. c. A. Friday and Satur-
day evenings, is certainly a man of
great achievements. Besides preach
ing before the largest Protestant con-
gregation in America he is at the head
of a. school that enrolls over 5000 stu
dents, he is president of the Samari
tan hospital, Philadelphia, president of
the Philadelphia Orphans Home and a
lecturer of great renown. His Acres
of Diamonds" which he delivers Sat
urday evening, he has delivered before
$500 different audiences. All who can
should hear him both evenings. H..
will probably not lecture here again,
as he is this month 62 years Of age.
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Mrs. A. F. Balch entertained the reg
ular meeting of the Hawthorne Club
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. B. A. Morgan
was the leader, her subject being
balm and Balan." The sub-topics took
up several details of interest, as to
when the poem was published COM
parison of Tennyson's with Malory's
story, the formers study of anger COM
pared with Spencer's Wrath" in the
Chariot Of Pride" cause of Balin's
Punishment, the effect of the overthrow
of ideals, and the influence of Arthur
and Lancelot upon others. Mrs. Balch
served light refreshments after the
regular study of the subject. Mrs. j.
w. Balch, of ST. Johnsbury, VT, was
the only guest. The Hawthorne Club
will enjoy it's regular monthly supper
tonight at the home of Mrs. w. b.
Kibbey.
Dr. C. c. Gotham, of Eldora, was
in the city Tuesday afternoon, being
III 1oI o,ly