Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-11
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special 10 Times-Republtcan.
Grinnen, June 1.-THE Girls Glee
Club of the college has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the next year: Pres
idenr, Marjorie RAae; vice president,
Jennie Denhowe; business manager,
Hettie Levsen; secretary and treasurer.
Helen Adkins; historian, Cose,,e Hen
derson
TIE medal given annually by the
Iowa chapter. Sons OF the American
Revolution, for the best work done n
American history BY student OF Iowa
College has been awarded for the pres
en-. year 10 Caroline Heezen. The
presentation will be made on COM
mencement day.
The resident alumnae Of the Ellis So
c!ety Of Iowa College hold picnic at
the home Of Miss Katherine Macy this
afternoon with special invitation 10
the present active membership.
The work Of preparing for the install
lation OF the gates at the crossings OF
the Rock Island road in Grinnell is 60
ing On slowly but with evidence Of thor
oughness and the track is being well
ballasted with gravel
Miss Clara Parker is al the family
home here for the summer after a Sec
ond year spent at Muncie, Ind. as ST.
pervisor of domestic art in the schools
Of that city.
Miss Myrtle Parker Of the public
schools, has an important summer en-
gagement in chautauqua work hav-
ing charge Of eighteen young women
| who demonstrate at different points
Miss Parkes goes to S.. Louis today
and begins her personal work there
next week. Miss Verna Stoaks also
goes next week to take UP her part Of
the work in Arkansas. Miss Ffnnie
| Buchanan started out last week and
!. had a successful opening Of work a
/ Tracy, MINI.
| Miss Blythe Cessna has taught sc
successfully during the past year Al
| Corning that she has been Reelected
and is nov at the ]. T. Cessna family
home in this city To- tie summer
| Mrs. S. r. Purse, well advanced in
years. vas so unfortunate az to catch
her foot in a rug and fall with such
force as 10 cut long cash in her scalp
requiring the care OF a physician and
eight stitches for it's proper closing
She is reported as recovering we'll
| A terrific display of electricity. vino
| ana rain STUCK tnlS CITY dOOUt
o'clock last evening and battered gar.
den stuff, flowers and many limbs d
trees lying on the ground give mute
testimony TO the violence Of the storm
Weather Observer D. w. Brainard re
ports a rainfall Of lbs inches.
Miss Gretta Smith. who has Jus
completed her course Of study ant
practice in the library school at Drexe
Institute. Philadelphia, is now at hom
for rest Of six weeks when she vii
go to Detroit, Mich, where she has
position.
At the junior class picnic on Tues
day the following officers for the com
ing year were elected: President
Clinton Tooley; vice president. Irn'
Dawley: secretary. Pearl Heise: bust
ness manager, Aldaee Hammond
The following eight contestants vii
take part tomorrow evening in tn
Mrs n. W. Spaulding contest in read
ing: Mary Reese, Gretchen Steiner
Edith Durham, Grace Waters, Lilia
Jackson, Della Barnett, Agnes Clay
pool, and Helen Makutcf1an. There ar
three cash PRICES Of 325. S15 and 81
The contest IL free to all and will b
held at Herrfck chapel, beginning at
O'Clock. The reading will consist Q
one prepared selection and one entirel
unfamiliar to the reader.