Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-03
GrinnsII and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Repuplican.

o'clock on Thursday morning, at the
CONGREGATIONAL church, there will be
an all-day missionary rally under the
auspices Of the Womar's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society Of that church. From
10 to II o'clock there will be confer
ence OF the workers and an opening of
the question box. At II o'clock ample
time will be given to dispose of the
generous luncheon that will be served.
After luncheon Mrs. Ella ReinkinS
ToWle Of this city, president of the
Iowa branch Of missions, will act as
toast mistress. The general subject
Of the afternoon will be The Iron Clad
Steamship Iowa." The responses will
be brief, crisp, pointed three minute
talks of such variety as will make the
time pass quickly and protitably. The
regular afternoon session will begin
at 1880 with devotional exercises. A
reply to the query. why new buildings
after forty-five years." Mrs P. f.
Marston will read an original poem of
her writing Mrs. Towle will speak
on, "Our Policy for 1914" Unto you
young women'-wlli have a response
by board officer. The Christian En-
deavorers will be addressed by another
board officer a branch officer will
speak on. "A little child shall lead
them" Mrs. Harold l. Gardner Of
Hadjin. Turkey, will give an address
composed of personal experiences in
the land of the Crescent Rev. P. f.
Marston, Mrs. ID. P. Breed, Sunday
school Superintendent H. w. Scmers,
Miss Ella Marsh, Mrs. 7. O. Douglass.
and some visitors will also take part
in the program.
Miss E,da Bowman, whose resigna-
ton from the position she has occu-
pied here for nearly a year past as as
sistant to the pastor of the Congrega-
tional church was accepted some weeks
ago. to take effect on June l, started
Monday evening to spend the summer
vacation at the home of her brother.
near Philadelphia. She is a graduate
of vassar College. and had been as
sistant to the pastor of Philadelphia
church before accepting the position IN
this church. Her work here has been
appreciated and was publicly ac-
knowledged at a meeting of the church.
The county superintendent announces
that the regular county teachers in
titute will be held in Grinnell for the
two weeks from June to %. On the
there will be teachers meeting in
the assembly room of the high school,
At that time Professor Macy Campbell
Of the State Teachers College will
speak on the subject How the teach
err at work may improve herself and
her school by the use of the new state
course of study and manual of
methods.
Death has again stepped in and talk
en- one Of the pioneers in Grinnell civ
ilization in the person of Mr.. S. Need
ham. He died at his home in the south
eastern part of this city on Friday.
He had been very feeble for a number
of years but had been seen upon the
streets but a short time ago. He came
here among the very first settlers in
1854. His death leaves but three only
of the original pioneers of whom
Emery s. Bartlett and Henry Hill are
two. Mr.. Needham's funeral took
place yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock. conducted by Rev. P. F. Mars
ton of the Congregational church here.
The pail bearers were A. A. Foster. I.
S. Bailey. v G. Preston. George H
Hamlin, NJ. Nv. swisher and w. T..
Moyle.
d. w. Brainard. observer Of the Grin
nell weather. makes the following re-
port for May: Mean maximum, IS:
mean minimum, so: mean average, So:
highest. on the 31st 90; lowest 9Th.
18th. 14th. IS; rainfall, 4.e1 inches:
clear days. is: partly cloudy. 8;
cloudy, 5.
Miss Caroline Hintz Of Chicago, a
classmate Of Miss Mabel Blair of this
city when both were in Rockford COL
lege. Is here on a visit to Miss Blair
and plans to remain until after COM
mencement.
The stockholders Of the Farmers
Elevator Company Of this city held
meeting on Monday Afternoon, there be-
ing about fifty present and listened
to enthusiastic addresses by w. j.
Ray. of Colo. and Charles j. Eckerlee
special organizer. and assistant editor
of the American Cooperative Journal
of Chicago. cooperation was the
theme In both cases. Those present
were interested to the point that thirty
one of them signed up their person Ol
liability for 100000 loan that the di-
rectors had been carrying and the feel
ing was that. at the meeting later in
the summer. there will be voted an ina
crease in The capital stock Of the COM
pany proportionate to the extensive
business 1t has been doing. The call
for the meeting will be Issued by the
directors at their discretion.
The local lodge of knights of Pythias
will observe next Sunday, June z as
the memorial day for their dead. The
meeting at $50 In the afternoon. in
their hall. will have the following pro-
gram: Call to order; music: invoca-
ton: music: address by Rev. ]. NJ
Brown, pastor Of the Methodist church;
music.
Mrs. Campbell. who has been the
guest Of Mrs r. NJ. Haines, started for
her home in Denver today Mrs Haines
is also entertaining Mrs. w. H. Ben
nett, OF Warsaw. Ind. who was for
merly Grinnell girl. Miss Lucy Clark
She comes to Iowa at this time accom-
panying her husband, Methodist
minister. who was called to his former
parish at Cedar Rapids to dedicate
the new church on Sunday.
At the confinement concert Of
Simpson College at Indianola where
chorus of $50 voices will be heard. with