Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-29
GrinnslI and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.


Grinnel1. May 29.-Memorial Sunday
opened here with rain. but the sky was
Gear when the members Of the G. A.
X. and the w. r. C.. nearly one hundred
strong. marched from the post room to
the Baptist church for the memorial
services The church was beautifully
decorated with the blossoms Of spring
! and the colors of our country and
filled to overlooking with interested
participants in the exercises. Prof
David Peck, OF the conservatory OF
music OF Iowa College, conducted the
music and led the college glee cub in a
song. Pastor L. D. Weyand gave a clear.
sane, forceful sermon, largely historical
but evenly balonced.
Evening services in all the other
churches were dispensed with that all
who desired to do so might attend the
Congregational church and listen to the
graduating sermon to the fifty-one high
schol pupils. Music was furnished by
the adult choir. with the addition, Of a
solo by Miss Rachel Harris. Pastor W.
w. WOODBURY., Of the United Presbyter-
ian church. led in the responsive read
ing; Pastor L.. D. Weyand. of the Bap-
fist church, read the scripture lesson
OF the evening; Pastor Elias Handy, OF
h Methodist church, offered the
prayer. n Pastor p. F. Marston, of
the Congregational church. delivered
the sermon The text was from Isaiah.
MY sword shall be bathed in heaven
The topic was. THE old chiva1ry and
the new crusade" Beginning with the
old Order OF the Sword" the sreake:
traced very wildly the changes in
spirit n action down to this opening
Of the twentieth century and wound UP
with q personal message to the boys
and then to the girls OF the class. The
sermon was strong, forcefuI and inspir-
ing. The house was filled.
Mr.. Joseph Ridpath. of Audubon
passed thru Grinnell on Saturday morn
Ing, accompanying the body Of his wife
to their old home at New Sharon. for
burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Ridpath lived
for some thirty years near New Sharon
and have spent an equal time in Audi.
bon county. Mr.. Ridpath Is a veteran
Of h civil war and Is now 81 years Q!
age. He will return to Audubon and
dispose. Of his property and then come
back to make his home with his son
T. M. Ridpath. on a farm two miles
west of New Sharon.
Mrs. Jay Van Evera and her little
daughter arrived in Grinnell on Satur-
day morning from their home in Kan
sas City. No, for a visit at h home
Of Mrs. J. E.. Van Evera, and with the
Cessna relatives.
The many friends Of Dr.. and Mrs
Evan S. Evans will be pleased to learn
that Mrs. Evans. who has been serious
ly Ill for some time, is apparently on the
road to recovery.
Rev. II. S. Wiley, son-in-law Of p. D
Burton. and brother Of DR.. E.. B. Wiley
Of this city, is here for a visit Of in
definite length. Mrs. Wiley having pre-
| coded him some time ago from thei,
home in Fergus Falls, MINI.
The following officers Of the slee
| clubs Of Iowa College were elected al
their latest business meeting to serve
for the next college year: Mems club
President, Robert Kerr, ~; vice presi-
dent, Floyd Gustafson, IL; secretary
treasurer, Bernard Carney, '12: histor-
ian. Fred Blair, '12; librarian, Rowland
Manuel, '13; travelling manager, Will