The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-04-29

prize to any one who could ride the
animal, and many tried it, no one cap
tured the prize. They went Sunday
to Soldier to show there Monday.
Martin Weiland has returned from
a trip to Fordland, Mo.
The Will A,drich family, Of Dun
lap, Sundayed at the John Cramel
home.
Earl Etteman was down from Den
ison Sunday visiting relatives and at
tending the funeral Of his aunt Mrs
Baber.
Arthur Wilson, Medford Rudd. Mel
son Butterworth and Fred Randel
were in Woodbine Sunday.
Rev. A. e. Griffith. OF Des Moines
will speak morning and evening on
Sunday, May Sd, in the M. Z. church
on which occasion he will represent
the Methodist hospital at Des Moines
A good attendance is requested. Spe
cial music will be rendered.
Lacy Myers, of DelOit, was visit
or in town Sunday.
Misses Coda Dow and Florence
Miller were Omaha shoppers one day
last week.
Mrs. Grace Bell has returned from
Omaha, where she underwent an op
GRAFTON on one of her eyes.
Mr.. |. B. Hammers, OF ElPaso ILL.,.
spent last Thursday visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. w. A. Mel
SON Rev. w. A. Nelson did not reach
Paradise last Sunday on account OF
the storm. He expects to be there
next Sunday however. At the Baptist
church next Sunday morning will be
observed the Lords supper using the
new, individual communion set. Bible
school at -. Glasses for all. B. Y.
p. u. at 7:15. 1t will be an interest
ing meeting Song service and SER
mon at s. The music led by the choir
is improving. Come.
The following is the program for
May day, May 1st:
! Music by Dow City Band.
Procession by May Queen, Senior
Girls and Girls of School.
Growing of May Queen.
Chorus-High School and Grammar
Room Girls.
Cadet Drill--Boys OF Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
Folk Games:
See You-First Grade.
Danish Game-Second Grade.
Weaving the FlaX-Girls Of Third and
Fourth Grades.
Weaving of May Poles-Girls of First
Eight Grades.
Music by Dow City Band.
An admission fee of 20 cents will
be charged for the May Day festival,
to be given in the school yard on Fri
day, May LIST, at 2 o'clock by the
pupils of the Dow City public school.
Children under school age admitted
free. In order to protect the we'll chill
dren who may come no children with
whooping cough will be admitted. In
case weather conditions are not fav-
orable the entertainment will be post
poned. The Arion central has kindly
consented to answer questions as to
date If postponement is necessary. Al
ter the entertainment the Manila and
Dow City high school bail teams will
play on the ball ground. Usual adj
mission fee charged.
Last Friday was certainly red let
ter day for the Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs. Globe Lodge No. $50 was
host to the Odd Fellow lodges OF the
district in celebration OF the 95th an
niversary of the founding OF the order.
1t was much regretted that the pre-
ceding day and night was so very
rainy as to prevent many from dis
lance attending, especially delegations
from Charter Oak, Schleswig and Ma
nilla, that expected to make the trip
by auto. Arrangements had been
made for all through trains to stop to
!! let off or pick up lodge men here
Good delegations were present from
Jefferson, Carroll, Scranton, Denison
Dunlap and Woodbine. The Dow City
Cornet band met the trains and at l:3l
p. m. the parade formed at the depot
with Fl. r Bliesman, of Denison. as
president and C. H. Miller, of Dow
City, as marshal OF the day. Headed
by the band, they marched south tt
the city park, east one block, thence
north to the NJ. f.. church, where tho
afternoons program was given as fol
lows:
Prayer-Rev. Joseph Stephen.
Address of Welcome-Mayor John
| Howorth.
Response by Brother Thomas of Car
roll and Mother S. p. Jacobsen. Of
| Denison.
Solo-Miss Genevieve Dow.
SolO-Miss Jean Nolan.
| Duet-Miss Dow and Mr.. Healy.
| Address-Hon. z. A. Church.
Benediction-Rev.J Joseph Stephen.
The program throughout was great
ily enjoyed. Judge Church's address
was a masterpiece and no address eV
err given In the town was more appre
ciated than was this one. The churcf
was packed from door to door and ev
eryone present gave the closest at
tention. 1t was not cut out solely
on lodge lines, but the church. inc
home the school, the children. all re
ceiyed due mention and consideration
At 4:3O D. m. the Odd Fellows re
haired to Smiths hall and the dow
CITY degree staff gave the initlator1
degree to a class OF candidates, aftel
which adjournment for supper was
taken. At 1880 lodge was again calico
to order and the Carroll team nut OF
the first and the Denison team the SCI
ond degree, a full house witnessing
the work. At 7:30 about thirty visit
ing Rebekahs assembled in the vac
Fellow hall. as guests of the Dow Guy
Rebekah lodge, and saw the degre'
taam of the local lodge take candl