The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-12-25

Mr.. Theo. Walker has been elected
commander of the G. A. r. post for
the coming year.
Mrs. E. w. Pierce returned from
visit with friends and relatives at Dow
City Saturday morning.
/ Townsend Pearson, looking as strong
and manly as ever arrived home from
college at Des Moines on Saturday.
Mr.. j. C. Saul is home again from
his summer spent near Douglas. Wy
oming. He will remain in Denison
for the winter.
| The Illinois Central train from the
W e t arriving Saturday morning
brought many Holiday customers to
the Denison stores.
The d. A. R. are to contribute to
the general gayety with musical on
the evening of Dec. 30 at the home of
Mrs. w. H. Laub.
Uncle Morris McHenry. the survey
or was down at the Bluffs this week
for few days consulting the city en-
ineer there on sewer matters.
Mr.. Lafferty whose family resides
in the north part of town is home for
the HOLIDAYS. He has position in
the railway service in Illinois and is
mot able to be in Denison often.
Surveyor Morris McHerny has been
busy at the court house helping with
work for the Auditors Office in cor
recting the plat books to conform to
the latest division of land by the own
ers.
Mr.. j. NJ. Potter takes his depart
ure on Tuesday for Sac City where he
spends Christmas with his daughter.
Mrs. Arlie Lee. He will visit at
Glidden also for week before return
ing to Denison.
The Misses Grace. and Dawn Thomp-
son are at the parental home down IN
Nishnabotany township for the vaca-
ton time. Miss Grace is teaching at
Savanna. ILL.,. and Miss Dawn is at
tending Evanston University, Chicago.
Raymond Conner is back from Mt.
Vernon and will spend the Holidays
with his boy friends. Raymond says
he likes Cornell very much and is glad
that he selected that school. 1t will
be bit lonesome for him with Mr..
and Mrs. Conner botn in Washington,
but his friends will try to make things
lively for him.
Rev. DePree spoke on the Christ
mas subject in his Sunday evening
discourse. He depicted the condition
of the world at the time when Jesus
was born. it's wickedness and degrade
ton. and showed how at the critical
and right time came the light of the
gospel. He llkened the situation tt
the plot in play ur story. where
the victim. the william and the hero
are grouped to the best effect. Rev.
DePree is proving an effective and int
eresting preacher.
Mr.. j. M. Potter is in receipt Of
news that his grandson, Chester Pot.
ter is in the hospital at Des Moines
sick with small pox. This disease has
been something to dread in the Potter
family for Chester's parents died witt
it when he was a lad of six years. and
he had it too at that time. His grand
parents brought him to Denison ano
cared for him until he came to man.
hood. Chester is working for the
American express company at Des
Moines. His friends here hope the
case may prove light one.
/ Miss Addie Luney was given very
nice shower by Mrs. w. D. McAhrer
and Miss Ethel Hunter as hostesses.
The party was large one and also a
very jolly one and the Christmas bride
received great many nice gifts. with
verses that she will also treasure.
Mrs. Edith Cole acted as Santa Claus
and presided over a Christmas tree
which held mirth provoking gift for
each guest. Mrs. Cole proved that
Santa Claus can be taken by a woman
instead of a man. with great success.
The refreshments were very nice and
Imuch enjoyed.