Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-04
Grinncll and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnen. Dec. 4.--Rarely. il ever be-
fore has the lecture room OF the Con-
gregational church of this city been SO
crowded as it was at the mid Week
meeting of last evening. Special inFl-
tations had been sent out by wholesale
and a picnic supper was announces.
The ordinary seating capacity OF the
room was nearly doubled. After so
cial and feasting half hour the meeting
was called to order by Assistant Pas
tor E. S. Turner, who spoke with avna-
mic enthusiasm of the work that mas
just been accomplished in tie raising
Of funds to pay off the church dept
of over $1,000 and TO cover the oucse.
and one-half the missionary appor-
tionment. amounting TO $4,000. He
praised the efficiency of The men VINO
did the canvassins and Of the larger
band of women who were consistently
and persistently behind the movement
and helped largely TO make it the sue
cess it is. He then called upon sew
eral of those who took part in the last
Sunday canvass for their experience
and their present attitude. All, tho
called out Unexpectedly, expressed
themselves as agreeably surprised at
( the ease Of the task, the pleasantness
! of their reception at the various homes.
the individual and general high tide OF
enthusiasm, and as being sure that the
| single canvass for raising church bud
gets is both more business-like and
more christian-like than former plans
of pulpit and letter appeal. 1t seems
i unlikely that this church will ever al
low itself to retrograde in this respect.
The P. Z. o. Society will have charge
Of the program of the Civic League
meeting of next Monday afternoon,
Dec. 7, at 4 o'clock The subject for
consideration Is The Child and the
State" which will be treated under the
following heads: 'Iowas Homeless
Mrs. Victoria Huff 'Iowa's Delin-
quent," Mrs. Ruth Walker; The De-
fective Child" Mrs. Fay Morrison.
At s o'clock in the evening of Mon
day, Dec. Z, the annual meeting of the
Social Service League will open in the
assembly room Of the Grinnell Savings
Bank The meeting is an open one and
all who are interested in social service
are invited to be present. Reports of
the work done by the league in the
year just closing will be given and Off
GERS will be elected for the coming
year. Mrs. P. E. Somers is the pres
secretary. An address will he given a;
the meeting by Miss McClanahan OF
the bureau of social welfare at the
state university.
Assistant Pastor F. s. Turner. OF
the Congregational church. who mas
been in Y. NJ. c. A. work before taking
his present position. is requisitioned
for some days next week to take par;
IN lictio in
College at Oskaioosa.
Rev. and Mrs. j. T. Marvin have jus,
returned from visit of several days al
Mr. Marvin's latest parish at Lake
, View. They stopped on their way
home for a visit at the home of thei,
daughter in Marshalltown. Mr.. Mar,
. vim reports a practical rebuilding ant
rededication of the church in LAX.
View with the sermon at the reopenint
preached by Rev. P. Adelstein johnson
. Of this city.
The Grinnell chapter Of the Congre
, gational Brotherhood plans to hold it
/, December meeting on Tuesday evening
, Dec. 8. Prof. E. 2. Scheve who, witt
Mrs. Scheve, was in their fatherlan,
. when the European war broke out AM
was not able to get passage to tf1ei
/, home here until quite recently, will
speak, II physically able, upon Ger
3 many and the war. Another interest
T ing feature of the meeting will be tn
Y address by Miss Palmer. secretary o
Z the Social Service League re this city
telling how the brotherhood may be O
service in the work Of which she ha
the management.
In the district court this week Niche
: Bracy, OF Brooklyn, was declared no
s guilty Of perjury as alleged in the in
dic6 mt. In the September term h
n had + 4en tried for alleged adultery an
O found mot guilty" The trial jus
closed grew out Of the former one.
s John Mcdonald had one of his leg
5. broken near the ankle yesterday morn
!, ing while working in hauling the fou
e inch mains into position to be lowere
n into the ditch. He was badly iniure
II a year ago or more by being trample
d upon by one Of his horses and had ne
n recovered from that when this ne
z disaster comes upon him.
y President Main started on an easter
l. trip this morning to attend some bus
ness meetings and expecting to I
4. present at the Grinnell Alumni Assr
ID citation meeting in Boston on the 1T
r, Of this month and similar meetings
F. New York and the middle states late