Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-17

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hardware merchant, was a business
visitor in the city Tuesday.
Spinning Wheel Chapter, D. A. R.
will be entertained Friday afternoon by
Mrs j. b. Simmons, 306 North Third
street
| You surely can not afford to miss the
Katherine Ridgeway readings next
Tuesday evening, the Esd, at the Meth
odist church.
| Mr.. Jacob Lands, of Thompson, Ill.
who has been visiting his sons, Charles
A. and Porter Lands, for month, left
for MS home this morning.
Cary Neff, Of Albion, passed thru
the city Tuesday evening on his way
to Stratford, Tex, to look after his
fathers land interests there.
Mrs. Grove Harris, who has been
spending week in the city with rela-
tives and friends, returned to her
home in Ferguson Tuesday evening.
Cottage prayer meetings were held
Tuesday evening in the twenty-one
districts into which the city has been
Wv hC IuSSNihGS WSlC 6CiiSl Oily
well attended.
There will be no meeting of the La
dies Auxiliary of the Railroad Y NJ.
c. A. Wednesday. as had been planned.
Miss Clara Owings was to have enter
tanned the auxiliary.
The dance given Monday evening by
st. Margaret's Mission of st. Paul's
church, was decided success. A de-
lightful program of dances was en-
joyed by the large number present
General Roadmaster M. H. Shelley,
of the Iowa Central, who has been
confined to his home for about two
weeks with sickness, is SO far i'm
proved that he is able to be out of
bed.
Mr.. B. S. ellison. of Newton. a former
well-known resident of this city, was
here Tuesday night to hear the North
western glee club concert. Mr.. Gill
sons son, Mr.. j. II. ellison, is manager
of the club.
Miss Ridgeway is without doubt the
best known reader of the present gea-
Grafton. r. r. Y. M. C. A. course next
Tuesday evening, the Esd, at the Meth
odist church. Tickets SO cents and 10
cents at Pappe's next Saturday.
The largest crowd of the week was
present at Finkle's hall Tuesday night
to enjoy the festivities of st. Mary's
fair. There were over 500 people pres
ent, and all enjoyed the evenings
dancing and other amusements.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society Of the Meth
odist church, to have been held Friday
afternoon. has been postponed enc
week owing to the annual meeting of
the city organization of missionary So
cities, which will be held next Friday
at the Friends church.
Mrs. Mary Phalen, of Colfax, and
Miss Margaret Burke, of New York
city, are in the city for weeks visit
as the guests of the formers sister,
Mrs. Agnes McManus, 21o West Lin
coin street Mrs. Phalen's son, John,
is making his home with his aunt
while attending business college.
The City Federation Of Women's
Clubs requests that citizens of Mar
shalltown carry all of their old news
papers and magazines to c. H. Hull,
the federation's junk man. Mr.. Hull
has kindly consented to receive the
goods at the ware house of H. Willard
& Sons on First street. The proceeds
from the sale of the old papers to the
mills will be used by the federation
to beautify the city.
The Entire Nous Club was entertained
at it's regular meeting Tuesday after
noon by Mrs. NJ. U. Chesire. Mrs. ].
R Simmons gave an interesting talk
on "Women of France and Mrs. Rob
ert Stevens read an article on Homes
and Home Life" after which the hos
tess served refreshments. 1t being the
anniversary of Mrs. Simmons, she was
given a shower of post cards.
The regular meeting of the Haw-
thorne Club was held Tuesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. d. L. Den
mead It was review day, and Mrs.
T.. r. Lay was leader.
Mrs. George Allen, North Fourth
street, very delightfully."- entertained
fifty Of her lady friends at a 1890
O'Clock valentine breakfast Tuesday.
The place cards and decorations were
Of red hearts, in keeping with the val
entine idea The breakfast was in three
courses, the hostess being assisted in
serving by Mrs. Charles Wiley, Mrs.
Grace E. Smith, Mrs. Jay Lloyd and
Miss Grace Conlee. Out-of- town
guests present were Miss sConlee, Of
Galesburg, Ill, and Miss Mccullough,
of Denver. Mrs. Allen entertained
another company of fifty lady friends
at 1 o'clock luncheon today. The
menu was in four courses, and those
who assisted the hostess in serving
We're Mrs Grace e. Smith, Miss Grace
Conlee, Mrs. Theo Bradford and Mrs.
Charles Wiley The guests We're adj
mitted by Miss Ruth Leffler. The af-
ternoon was spent in playing five
hundred. Miss Kate Darling. Of Green
Valley, ILL.,, was the only out-of-town
guest. Mr. and Mrs. Allen will also
entertain at $50 Washington's birth
day dinner Friday evening.
Fraternity Elects Officers.
Marshall Lodge, No. IS, Fraternal
Bankers Reserve, elected and in
stalled the following officers Tuesday
night: Worthy president, NJ G. Nc
Broom; worthy vice president, DR.. A.
Augsburg; worthy secretary. w. H.