Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-07-26
WASHINGTON, IOWA.. NOTES.

The social and lawn carnival given
the evening of July 18th was quite a
novel thing and realized a nice little
sum for the organ fund of the A. M.
E. church. The entertainment was
given at the home of the Misses
Campbell and was under the super
vision of Mrs. M. Davis of Keokul,
visitor at the Campbell home.
Mrs. s. w. Galloway and daughter,
Margaret, visited at the N. l.. Black
home last week. Mrs. Galloway re-
turned home to Chicago Monday a.
M, leaving Margaret for an extended
visit.
Mrs. e. Il. Basfield and daughter,
Leone, arrived in the city last week
from Pueblo, Colo, and will make an
indefinite stay in the city. Miss
Leone expects to enter Fisk Univer-
sity in the fall to complete her course
in music.
Mrs. F. D. Motts entertained the
missionary society of the A. M. e.
church at her home Friday pm, July
1th. A nice musical program was
rendered, and an elaborate luncheon
served by the hostess. Miss Leone
Basfield of Pueblo, Colo., appeared
on the program with both instumetal
and vocal numbers.
The Horace Spencer family has
moved from 414 So. Seventh Ave. to
700 E. 4th street. .E.
Daniel Haynes has been sick again
the past week. @
Robert Armstrong came on from
New York last week to visit a few
days with his wife, who Is spending
the summer here, and see his mother
who has been sick for a fortnight,
but now convalescing. He has re-
turned to New York. .~
The dedicatory services Of the first
county hospital to be built in the
state were held at the hospital July
18th. The furnishings for the build
ing were donated by the citizens and
among the donors can be found the
ladies of the A. M. e.. church who
contributed the linen to be used. In
the course of the service more stress
was placed upon this donation, COM
ing from the source it did, than upon
furnishings which cost fifty times its
value by the participants on the pro-
gram. 1t was as the widows mite.
which proves the estimation placed
on 1--WE did what we could"
The improvements which have
been going on at the A. M. e. church
are nearing completion. A new fur
mace has been installed, the base
ment is about completed, and now
the trustees are contemplating paint
ing and papering the interior of the
auditorium and cleaning up in gener-
al When all the work is finished 1t
will have cost the church about $500
and the beauty" part of the work
is that everything has been paid for
as the work progressed, much credit
being due the Rev. d. w. Brown and
Trustee, r. l.. Burnett for this i'm
portant part of the work.
Andrew Watson has returned to
his home at Monmouth, Ill.
Little Elizabeth Reda gave picnic
Saturday p. m. at Sunset park in
honor Of Margaret Galloway, of Chi.
cago, who is a guest in the city. The
day was ideal for a picnic till about
4 o'clock p. M, when rain storm
came up and made the youngsters
hike to shelter, but they had a gay
time while it lasted.
Mrs. Brinkley of Oklahoma is a
visitor in the city for the summer.
Samuel Hall, Jr., is visiting rela-
tives, and friends in the Tri-Cities.
If any OF the subscribers have good
news items, give them to the CORES
pondent and it will make our news
more interesting to AL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy McAllister Wis
tied at the Horace Spencer home
Tuesday en- route from Eldon, Iowa,
to-Chicago, where they expect to
make their home in the future. Roy
until recently, conducted a pantator.
ium at Eldon, but disposed Of 1t to
enter a larger field.
Mrs. Taylor Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Horace Spen.
Ger.
Mrs. Sarah Armstrong is recover
ing slowly from her recent illness.