Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
crinnell and Vicinity.

Speclal 10 I4meS-hepupliS
Grinnell, May 24-Mr. and Mrs. j.
J.J. Mullin and Attorney John E. Lake
are again at their homes here after
several days spent in law suit over
| real estate matters in New Hampton
The first social event including the
ladies, to be given in the new hall OF
the Elks lodge of this city. Is slated
for May %, being Thursday of the
coming week. The reception will begin
at $3.50 and cards and dancing will be
the features of the evenings enter
tainment. The elegantly finished and
equipped rooms are we'll fitted for such
occasions and these forms of amuse-
ment, and the committee OF +. =.
Wilson, E. H. Spaulding and Dawson
Brande is a voucher for the perfec-
ton of the arrangements.
At the annual meeting of the Priscil-
| las the following officers were elected
! to serve for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. A. E. Fraser; Vice presi-
dent, Mrs. G. H. Murray; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. c. A. Swisher; CORE
! spending secretary, Mrs. Gaylord;
member of executive committee. Mrs.
H. w. Spaulding. The next meeting
is to be at the home OF Mrs. D. r.
Warburton, next Tuesday, May 25th.
At the closing meeting OF the high
school parent-teachers association to
be held at the high school on Tues
day evening next at $50 o'clock. Miss
Thomson and the Girls Glee Club of
the high school will furnish musical
entertainment through the songs and
dances of the GYPSY Cantata' so well
presented a short time since, and talks
,r-;1 no rrsx- h. 1a,,+
ely, DIR. c. E. Harris, and Prof J. D.
Stops. The Center school parents
have an invitation to join with this
association at this meeting.
If all plans carry level until $50
o'clock on the afternoon of July next,
Grinnell people will have the oppor-
tunity Of gazing for ten minutes more
or less upon the original historic old
bell that rang out the first news of the
signing of the declaration of independ-
ence OF the colonies from the rule of
Great Britain The schedule of the
trip Of this bell from its home in Phila-
delphia to the exposition in San Fran
cisco. as now published. will bring this
relic through Grinnell and give brief
stop here.
The Grinnell Aeroplane Company
do business on considerably larger
scale in the immediate future. A tele-
gram has been received from parties
in New York City asking for prices on
! 200 fliers Of the type that Robinson has
perfected and given the seyerest tests.
Negotiations are in progress. While
| it would be impossible to complete 200
machines of this kind within the pre-
scribed time, four months, it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted here that probably fifty
Of them could be completed within the
four months and fifty more within an
additional two months.
On Tuesday next, Prof. A. E. Steiner,
Of this city, is engaged to deliver the
graduating address for the high school
pupils of Usage. His topic is to be
| Americas Opportunity in the Form
ing of the World Brotherhood.
The following relatives from out OF
the city were here to attend the fu-
neral Of Mrs. Matte Quinn: Mrs. John
Nicholson, of Ralston; John Quinn, OF
Glidden, and Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson, Of
Davenport
Mrs. T. E. Bray, Of this city, started
| for visit to her two daughters. Miss
Estelle, at Ames, and Miss Frances,
at Gladbrook.
The heavy rain coming down just
before the hour set for the meeting OF
| the grand council Of Campfire Girls,
| together with the threat Of more to
| follow, made the attendance disap-
| pointing in it's numbers altho it did not
{! in the least dampen the enthusiasm OF
those that braved all threats for the
sake of the entertainment. The coun-
| Gil was held in the mems gymnasium
| on Saturday evening with two par.
program.
| The first competitive exhibit of tbs
products Of the school gardens. for
this year. was held on Saturday in the
big front window Of the Harpster fur
niture store on Main street. At the
same time and place were on display
the various garden tools that dealers
1 had donated as prizes for the best
products produced by the children. The
list of vegetables for this display was
limited to early red radishes, long white
radishes, onions and lettuce. The di-
| rections given to the children were tc
| put eight radishes in each bunch and
| ten onions while but a single stalk OF
| lettuce was required. There were four
grades Of displays-fifth, sixth and
| seventh, and eighth and ninth com
.bined. The entire display was very
screditable to the young and very mex
| perienced gardeners and promises well
for the better cultivation and growth
of the later vegetables. Hoes. troweIs
! and Weeders were given out as prizes
! Those who Won went away with happy
I faces and expressions of determination
to beat their present records, while
those that lost were explaining how