Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-07
10 Times-Republicar


Grinnell March AT the annual
meeting of Grinnell Alumni Association
OF Iowa College the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, w. T. Moyle, class of 80;
vice president, Miss Stella Bartlett. 'e1;
secretary, Miss May Miles. '06: treas
urer, Jesse L. Fellows, '01: members Of
executive committee. Mrs. S. ]. Pooley,
'97; H. S. Bliss, 80, Mrs. Ralph Lyman,
'07. It was voted not to take over the
publication of the Grinnell Review by
the alumni for the present at least;
also to hold the annual commencement
alumni picnic as has been done so sat
is-actory to all for the past two years.
On Thursday evening of this week
Company K has arranged to hold
banquet and smoker in the arlnory. AS
there are nearly seventy of the COM
pany and officers and each is entitled
to bring one friend, a large gathering
is assured and a very enjoyable occa-
sion is a certainty.
The county convention of the pro-
hibition party will be held in Grinnell
tomorrow Tuesday, in the city hail. be-
ginning at $50 in the afternoon. Del
egates to the state convention and
members of a county central committee
are to be elected. The negro orator,
John H. Hector of international repu-
tation as speaker on the temperance
question will address the meeting.
State chairman Jones will be present.
The recently formed Grinnell Poultry
Association is live wire" anon g
the activities of this community and
proposes to be seen as well as heard
at the future short courses, fairs, and
~ hi If y1rnSIInrS and
live stock. At the latest meeting fifteen
new members were added with their
50 membership fee and enthusiasm still
grows Negotiations are going on with
the authorities at Anles TO secure some
illustrated lectures on poultry. to be
delivered in Grinnel to stimulate in
terest in those not now in the busi-
ness and enlarge the circle of practical
poultry breeders for the improvement
of the stock
Robert W. Clark. who leaves this
city on Thursday Of this week for his
future work in the college of Paonting,
China was the guest Of honor at a
6 o'clock three course dinner last week,
given by the young men of the Wind :,
sor Club Of which he was member
Il was a very enjoyable affair and
will be long kept in memory by Mr.
Clark thru the ring presented to him
by the club, which has as its setting a
picture of Windsor Castle, England.
Mr.. Clark is leaving behind him a large
circle of warm friends whose best
wish for him is that the may so en-
dear himself to the people in his new
field of labor that their regrets will be
as keen should he be called to leave
them as are those now on this side the
big water.
Delos Hall. who worked in the Her
aid office of this city for several years,
then went to Waterloo and returned to
this city about a year ago as foreman
of the Register office, has left here to
! take work with the Woonsocket Times.
| C. C. Davis. who went from here some
time ago to take charge of the Woon-
( socket paper, has left that place for a
/ position with the Redfield Journal-Ob-
/ server
/ ]. w. Harpster, of this city, is one
of the regularly accredited delegates
/ from Iowa to the worlds Sunday school
convention to be held in Washington,
! D. c., from the 18th to the oath of May.
Iowa sends some fifty delegates who
will have a special car from Des
Moines.
Mrs. Fred Smith and her children
started on their return trip to their
home in Victoria, B. c., after a visit of
several weeks here at the DR.. C. z.
| Harris home, Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
! Harris being sisters.
Mrs Gertrude B. Phillips, dean Of
women of the college. who has been
confined TO her home by serious illness
for several weeks past, was able to be
out for the first time on Saturday last,
to witness the girls basketball cham
| niopSf1iO game