The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-02
our KEOTA LETTER
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED PRES.
6HTERlAH CONGREGATION SUR
PRISE REV. AND MRS. j. M.
DUNCAN LAST SATURDAY.


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Keota, March 81. - Saturday was
the 25th anniversary OF the marriage
Of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Duncan and
their parishioners decided there
should be a celebration According.
ly about eighty members OF the
United Presbyterian congregation
gathered at the parsonage Friday
evening. They took with them some
nice looking and good tasting things
to eat, which were served during the
evening. There were some cute reci-
tations by the little folks and some
music by the grownups and the eli
max of the evening came when Ar
thur Clepdenning, on behalf OF their
congregation. presented to Rev. and
Mrs. Duncan twenty-five bright, new
lsilVer dollars! fresh from the mint
Rev. Duncan responded with appropri
ate thanks. The occasion was a very
happy one for the bride and groom
of twenty-five years ago and passed
very pleasantly for all who were pres
Ient i.1i '.....
Everett Hulse returned to Ames
Tuesday for his last term in college.
He expects to graduate in June from
department OF electrical engineering
John Lindaner has secured employ
ment here and will not return to
Ames for the spring term.
The Women's Missionary Society
of the United Presbyterian church
met with Mrs. A. A. Long Friday al
|ternoon. They are studying home
missions at present.
Mrs. l.. e Hulse's Sunday school
class of little girls has a delightful
plan for raising their Easter Offering
for missions. Mr.. Hulse. who attend
ed the Worlds Sunday school conVen'
'tion In Zurich, Switzerland, last
summer, had lantern slides made OF
the Kodak pictures he made during
his trip. He has consented to show
the pictures in the lecture room Of
the Methodist church next Thursday
might. As the capacity of the room
is limited the little girls will sell only
100 tickets. The price will be loo.
3 The Eastern Stars are anticipating
an enjoyable and profitable meeting
Tuesday night. The district instruc-
tor will be present and there will be
Refreshments and initiation.
Those in attendance at the Meth
odist Sunday school Sunday morning
enjoyed a musical treat. The orches-
ira played Barnhouse's newest sa-
cred fantasia and adelighted everyone.
farmhouse considef8Sthis his master
piece among sacred melodies and
surely nothing could be finer. Ever
EFT Hulse and John Lindaner were
here from Ames ara played cornet
and trombone. The orchestra al
ways plays something especially fine
when the boys are at home.
Miss Ruth SCOleS came Monday fOr
an overnight visit at home. She
spent her vacation on a concert tour
with the Iowa Wesleyan girls glee
club and enjoyed it very much. but
it shortened her stay at home.
Albert Scanenberg was called TO
Burlington Saturday by the death OF
his father, whose funeral was to be
held on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conklin re-
turned Monday morning from an over
Sunday visit with relatives in FAIR
field.
Raymond Shallenberger came down
from Cedar Rapids and spent Sunday
with his parents.
Earl Jackson shipped his house
hold goods to Washington Monday
and will make that his future home.
Mr., and Mrs. jackson are fine young
people and it is. loss to the com
munity to have them leave.
The Mems New Movement Class
of the Methodist Sunday school will
have a social evening in the lecture
room of the church next Friday even
ing. There will be a program and
something to eat.