Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-23
INSTALL AT BLOOMFIELD.
Thursday Evening Rosewood Camp o.
Royal Neiqhbors Meet.


Royal Neighbors Meet.
Bloomfield, Jan. 2O.-On Thursday
evening the Rosewood Camp of Royal
Neighbors held their annual installa-
ton services, which were witnessed
by one hundred guests who were roy
ally entertained throughout the even
ing. Miss Una Henderson, as INSTALL
ing officer, and Mrs. Susie Kline as
ceremonial marshal. installed the fol-
lowing staff for the ensuing year:
Oraele-Mrs. A. G. Sax.
Vice oracle--Mrs. Sarah Clark.
Past oracle-Mrs. Almeda Bence.
CHARACTERISTICS. L. L. Pittman.
Recorder-Mrs. Jessie Sax.
Receiver-Mrs. Addie Wilkinson.
Marshal-Mrs. T. A. Goodson.
Junior sentinel-Miss Edith Apple
ton.
Outer sentinel-Mrs. Mary King.
Manager-Mrs. Stella Teed.
The installing ceremonies were pre-
coded by a very entertaining program
as follows:
Song, Poverty and Pride"-Miss
Marie Selnan.
Recitatin-Miss Helen Wood.
Recitation, II Never Use Tobacco
Miss Helen Bence.
Recitation, "Giving'-Lynn Pitt
man.
Recitation-Master Robert Wishard.
Song, "Papa's My Best Beaux'' -
Miss Helen Bence.
AT the close Of the program an ex-
cellent talk on Woman" was given
by Attorney r. P. Bence Following
the installation services an elegant
banquet was held the menu compris-
ing all the appetizing viands of the
season. The hall was deliberately dec
GRATED in the camp colors of purple
and white, and was very pretty. The
only out of town guest in attendance
was a member of the Hedrick. camp,
Miss Eckridge who is a guest at the
Henry Giller home.
Other Interesting Items.
Guy Hatton has returned from Cen
terville and Des Moines, where he has
been spending short time.
Attorney Wattinbarger, Of Milan,
Mo-, was business visitor at this
place Wednesday.
j. +. Thomas, of Coatsville, Mo-, ar
rived in Drakeville Friday enroute to
this place. having rented the Baum
garten farm.
Mrs. j. r. Haney and son, Joe, Of
Plano, are visiting at the Hazlewood
and Thompson homes.
Chas. Scott, travelling salesman for
a dry goods firm of ST. Louis, arrived
here Friday night to spend Sunday
with Mrs. Scott who is visiting at the
home of her mother Mrs. G. Halle
wood.
The Epworth Leaguers held very
enjoyable mistake" social at the j..
M Smith home on Wednesday even
ing. The affair was we'll attended and
in the mistake contest held in which
thirty incorrect propositions were
given for correction the honors We're
won by Miss Audrey Burgess, who
gave twenty-seven correct answers.
The prize consisted of box of bon
hons. The refreshments consisted of
home made candies furnished by the
young women in attendance.
Miss Blanche Burchett left Wednes-
day for Centerville, where she had the
pleasure of attending Buster Brown
on Thursday evening.
| A spelling match was announced to
| be held at the Swamp Angel school
house on Thursday night by the
| teacher, Miss Ellis. So far as at
| tendance went the entertainment was
a. grand success. Four sled loads of
young people from the normal and
high school drove out to find the lit
| tie school house so crowded that
choosing up" was a practical impos-
sibility and the teacher was obliged
to call the spelling match off and dis
miss the audience.
Henry c. Taylor and w. j. Steckel
left Friday for California on business.
1 Marley Curry has accepted posi-
| ton in Ottumwa.