Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-28

SpeC1al 10
Grinnell. June 2s.-Miss Caroline
Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs W. H.
Jones of this city. has been spending
the past ten days here at the emporium
in Detroit, Mich, and she left this city
she has a similar position for next
year.
On Sunday night, July 3. Rev. Elias
Handy, pastor Of the Methodist church
Of this city, plans to start for Boston
in which vicinity he will spend a
month or two of vacation being much
with his son who has a charge near
that city and who was recently here
and took a bride back with him.
The following recent births in this
city are Of record and interest: on
Friday morning, June "a, to Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Z. SpauIding, daughter;
on the same morning. to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Shaw. a daughter; and on
Sunday morning. June IS to Mr. ana
Mrs. E j. Hadley, at their new nome
on Park street, a son.
Miss Kate Hillson, who has been for
some weeks the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold L. Boyer of this city, started
on her return journey to her home IN
Brooklyn, n. Y. this morning.
The industrial school of this city,
which is doing very quiet but very
useful and effective work, has just
closed another year and made public
its report. Ninety girls have been en-
rolled In the past year with sooo
average attendance, the ages being
generally between and IA years. Mrs.
z. Kernmerer has been a faithful pres
ident of the organization and Mrs.
George Grinnell very helpful super
intenden,. The principal work done
by the girls is in the line of learning
all kinds of useful sewing. While they
are at work some one is reading aloud
from some entertaining book. Enough
sport is introduced to keep the meet
ings from becoming too dry and the
year closed with a pleasant picnic. Inc
following officers were elected at the
annual meeting: President. Mrs. Il.
Kemnerer: vice president, Mrs.
Charles Mehlin; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. C. F. Childs; superintendent
of work, Mrs. George Grinneu; teach
ers, Mrs. Kemn1erer, Mrs Mehlin. Mrs.
S. D. Ruggles and Miss Ada Parks.
The county teachers institute has
closed one of the most successful ses-
sions in its recent history. One OF the
interesting features Of the institute was
the delivery Of two lectures by Prof.
J. D. Stops. Of Iowa College, one on
the proper professional spirit of the
teacher, and the other the principles of
pedagogy as applied to the elementary
! school.
The Joint meeting Of the Methodist
district conference and the district Ep-
worth League closed on Friday after
most enthusiastic meeting full of
good things. The election OF league
officers was held with the folio wing re-
suit: President, Jay Wilson, of Grim
nell; first vice president, Miss Virginia
FBrenniman, Of Brooklyn; second vice
president, Miss Anice Smith, OF Oska-
lossa; third vice president, Miss
Blanche McTaggart, Of Knoxville;
fourth vice president, Miss Mary
| Eysink, of Pella; secretary Miss Nc
Clure, OF Oskaloosa; recording secre-
tary, Miss Hazel Scott, Of Grinnell;
treasurer, Mr.. C. E Alexander, OF New
ton; superintendent, Mrs. c. L. Car
rett, of Pena; member OF board Of con-
troll, L. E. Jacobs, OF Grinnell,
The Pennsylvania House at Monte
yuma has recently changed ownership.
having been sold by James Hauser,
who has owned and managed it sue
cessfully for several years, to James
Weber, who has been keeping the
Weber House just across the street
from the Pennsylvania