Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
ALL FOR THE ORGAN.
Grinnel Holds a Christmas Bazaar
Which Excites Interest of Whole

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnell. Dec. 10.-Sweet memories
freshened words heard from long alb
sent friends, a social gathering that
absorbed the interest of large por-
ton of the town and handsome sum
realized for the new $4,000 pipe Or
gan, was the result of Christmas
bazaar held in the lecture room of the
Congregational church Friday after
noon and evening. The postcard and
oriental booth cleared S13. The doll
booth decorated in green and white and
managed by the seven most winsome
doll mothers the high school could pro-
duce was a constant attraction At
the hand-painted china and Japanese
booth all the hand painted ware was the
work of Grinnell artists. who had do
mated % per cent of their sales to the
bazaar fund. At the apron booth all
goods were sold before 6 o'clock. There
were two fancy work booths where the
skill of Grinnell housewives was in
evidence. A magazine booth, market
table and ice cream cafe also did 4
profitable business.
1t was at the memory booth, how
ever. that the great interest of the
gathering centered. Former members
and friends of the church had been
asked to contribute articles and nearly
all responded with some article and a
letter of remembrance. Grinnell loves
its old friends perhaps more than any
other community and this booth was
delight to all. The gross sales at this
booth were $440 and net profits, viz.
Among the contributors from out OF
town We're Miss Emma Beebe. Mrs.
Dan F. Bradley Mrs. Laura r. Bixby,
Mrs Hannah Magohn Barnes. Mrs
Myrta Preston Burlew, Mrs. Stanley
Bartlett, Miss Julia Bosworth, Mrs. T.
II. Bixby. Miss May Bixby, Miss Belle
Beaton. Mrs. Florence Sears Burnell,
Miss Edith c. Buck. Mrs. w. e. Bopp,
Mrs. Orpha Petit Chaffee, Mrs. Hattie
Parker Campbell. Mrs. Cushman, Miss
MAY Cushman, Mrs. Lucy Norris Cart
wright. Mrs. j. G. Dodge. Mrs. Mar
garst Downing. Mrs. Alice Dunbar,
Miss Mabel Dunbar, Mrs. c. r. Dick
inson. Mrs. Jennie Christopher Davis,
Mrs. Mary Spencer Dudley, Mrs. Ella
Stevens Everett, Mrs. Anna Fisher,
Misses May, Belle and Clara F'oss. Mrs.
Gearge A. Gates. Miss Anna Herrick.
Mrs. E. c. Halsey, Mrs. Ed Holyoke,
Mrs. Hattie Herrick. Mrs. Alice Hem
ion, Mrs. Mary Haines Herriott, Mrs
r. NJ Haines, Mrs. Mary Mack
Heidel Mrs. W. ]. Head. Mrs. F.
M. Hoffhine, Mrs. Faith Doug
lass Hodson Mrs. Timothy Hunt. Mrs.
Carrie Grinnell JONES' Mrs. Mary Proc
tor Knapp, Mrs. Mary Kelsey. Miss
Lizzie Kelsey Miss Harriet I. Kellogg,
Mrs. Mary Cass Kirby, Mrs. Grace
Kicker Kratz, Miss Leona Larrabee,
Mrs. Maude Child Matthews, Mrs.
Mary Grinnell Mears, Mrs. Josiah Mil
Ter, Miss Anna G. Manning, Mrs. Emma
Downing Merritt. Mrs. Mary Pinkerton,
McCreery, Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald, Miss
Grace Mason Mrs. Manning. Misses
Myra. Maud and Miriam Manning,
Mrs. William Miles, Mrs. Minnie KEEL
logg Moninger, Miss Mary Morrison.
Mrs. Irving j. Manatt. Mrs. Florence K
Manning, Mrs. w. H. Newman Mrs.
Grace Douglass Orr. Mrs. Carrie
Proctor Miss Alma Proctor, Mrs. Min
ME sulser Parratt, Mrs. Eliza A. Pot
ter Miss Minnie Potter Mrs. L. G.
Phelps, Mrs. Frank L. Rouse, Mrs.
Mary Grinnell Ruggles, Miss Alice
Ruggles Mrs. Elizabeth c. Shaw.
Mrs. Martha Fisher Stacy, Mrs.
Carrie Downing smyth, Mrs. b. M.