Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-23
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\ Special 10 1llIicS- AGpuUlkSdAs
/ Grinnell July 23.-Dr. r. c. Pippir
shipped two car loads of range horses
from his farm south of this city
where he had been feeding them for a
time, to ST. Paul, recently, where they
are to be sold.
| Charles Kimball Of Meriden, Conn.
a nephew of Mrs. A. B. Goss living on
farm a mile south of this city, who
came out here to spend the summer
received recently the sad intelligence
of the sudden death of his mother from
a surgical operation in the hospital OF
his home city.
| G. G. Penf1eld, past 80 years of age,
who recently spent two weeks OF fish
ing in Minnesota with his brother, aged
80, has just returned from a two
his home in Chicago.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Barr
We're at the depot yesterday morning
to see them off on their western trip
which had been delayed by Mr.. Bars
sudden illness.
Miss Nellie Towle, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. e. R. Towle
of this city for 1.-THE past week, re-
turned yesterday to Milwaukee where
she will attend summer school pre-
paratory to resuming her teaching du-
ties in that city for the coming year.
Perry Goss. eldest son of Mrs. A. B.
Goss. has been confined to the house
and suffering from rheumatism for the
past few days.
About 100 guests were present at the
luncheon on the lawn of the Congrega-
tional church yesterday in response to
the invitation sent out by the ladies
of the church to attend the meeting of
Women were registered from the
neighboring towns of Newton, Kellogg,
Chester. Newburg, Gilman, Montour,
Victor, Wittenburg, Oskaloosa and Ed
dyville. Mrs. H. K. Edison called the
meeting to order Prayer by Miss
Brainard was followed by solo by
Mrs. H w. s,omers, Mrs. Dora Pottle
of this city was elected treasurer in
place of Mrs. A. w. Bartlett. resigned.
Mrs. D. P. Breed had charge of the af-
ternoon program. Miss Ella Marsh gave
a general outline of the field covered.
Mrs H. w. Tuttle presented the needs
of the Iowa field Mrs III. N. Dascomb
took up the work of the A. M. A. es-
pecially at Savannah, Ga. Mrs. w. 8.
Hendrixson pictured the needs of the
American Highlanders in the mountain
regions of the south Mrs. H. w. Nor
ris told of progress in Porto Rico and
of the work of an Iowa girl there.
Miss Lucy Fairbanks. Mrs. Dora Pottle
spoke of the good work done at Ellis
island among the detained and the re-
jected immigrants. Mrs. Charles Noble
reviewed the work of the Schauffner
Training school of Cleveland, O.,
among the Slavic immigrants. Miss
Mary Chamberlain presented the work
of the Indian school at Santee, Neb.
Miss Ruth Willard gave an account of
conditions in New Mexico, where she
has spent the past two years. Miss
Kate Shumway showed the business
methods and the good accomplished
by the Church Building society. Miss
Helen Field gave the report Of the
Christian Endeavor society.Miss Katf1-
crime Macy gave the history of the
work of the Deaconesses among the
poor. Mrs j. C. Stocks reviewed the
plans for keeping the young interested
in mission work Miss Marsh read an
interesting paper on the Sunday school
as the pioneer of the church. A solo by
Miss Stella Bartlett and prayer by Mrs.
E. r. Towle closed the meeting.