Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-25
News. Of erinneII and Vicinity.

special to Times Repu bl1can.
Grinnell, Nov. 25.-Rev j. T. Mar
vim, who occupied the Congregational
pulpit at Lake View last Sunday, has
received and accepted a call from that
church and will begin his passionate
there early in December. He is to oc-
cupy the pulpit there again next Sun
day
The executive committee of the
committee of one hundred" selected
to carry on locally the work begun
by the Ostrom evangelistic meetings
has been busy with plans and prepara-
tons for work which they hope may
prove effective. The city has been d.
vided into eleven districts with num-
Der of the larger committee in each
district headed by live chairman. and
cottage meetings are to be held in all
the districts at least as often as once
in two weeks. The first meetings will
take place on Tuesday evening next
at the home designated by the chair
man of the district who will select
the leader for each meeting. Union
prayer meetings of all the churches
have also been decided upon, to be
held In the different churches in ro-
tation. the next one being at the
Friends church. Platform meetings
for laymen are also in the plan and the
first one is to be in the evening of
Dec. -, at the Congregational
church. On the whole the plans are
aggressive and the prospect seems
good for reaping good results from
special work done in the evangelistic
meetings.
The Woman's Homo Missionary I'm
ion of the Congregational church held
a meeting of more than usual interest
on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs B. j.
Kicker presiding. Mrs. w. j. SuckoW
presented the draft Of the new consti-
tuition for the union. which was adopt
ed. Mrs. George L. Pierce gave her re-
port as delegate TO the Des Moines
meeting. Music was furnished by Mrs,
n. w. Somers and Mrs. 7. A Dun
gan. Mrs. W. c. Rayburn presented
very effectively her special program
of THE Motley Throng," of foreign
immigrants to this country, in which
program Mrs. Grant Ramsey, Miss Cora
Parks. Miss Hester Carter, Miss Mary
Chamberlain and Mrs. w j. Suckow
had highly interesting parts.
Grinnell has on her Sunday look in
tensified today as not even the usual
church going throng is visible upo-
\ the streets. Thanksgiving services We're
held at the Methodist church, the ser
mon being given by Rev. George f
! White as a represe NATIVE of the col
/ lege. Hundreds went away to spend the
day with friends in other places and
those who ra,nai,a6 ga+llera5 in fam
lily reunions that left the streets large.
4 ly bare.
The need of an enlarged depot a
this junction point was emphasized
yesterday when the present structure
was packed like sardines in a box witt
those who We're trying to get ticket!
to their various destinations. Train:
We're late in the afternoon on botf
roads and We're SO crowded that Thu
outgoing crowd from here We're quite
4 generally obliged TO take "standin.
room only"
The merchants along Commercial
street will nave especial cause 70
Thanksgiving today in that the pawn,
was completed there last night. TIL
enterprising contractor drove the worl
until o'clock at night by the light o
the moon and string of electric
across the street especially provided 70
the benefit of the working gang jus
finishing up that street. A number o
the foreigners who have been worsin
here have gone to other places blu
there are left about thirty who ar
10 be fed on turkey and accompani
ments provided by the thoughtfunes