Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-04
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
Special to Times-RepubIican.

Grinnell Jan. 4.-There was large
attendance at the annual meeting of
the members of the Congregational
church on Friday evening, and very
sociable half hour over the excellent
lap supper provided by the ladies of the
Benevolent Social Society Of the
church. Rarely, if ever in the history
of the church in recent years have
there been reports of such satisfac-
tory nature. With all debts and run
ming expenses for the past paid and
the extra large budget for expenses and
nearly $4,000 of the missionary APP
portionment for the coming year al
ready pledged, all present felt at lib
erty to be happy. The election, for
which nominations by primary had
been previously made, resulted as fol-
lows: Clerk, A. M. Burton: deacons,
C. A. Blair, A. Burroughs. Philip
Hutchinson and D. r. Warburton;
deaconesses, Mrs. John Evans and Mrs.
Addie c. Walker; elective men ers Of
the advisory board, Mrs. D. p. Breed,
Mrs. L. s. Edison, Mrs. D. s. Morrison,
DR.. H. B. Brock and Prof Charles
Noble; trustees, John Evans, Jr.; Prof.
Paul F. Peck and Will S. Sanders.
The recently elected officers Of
Gordon Granger Post, No. "a, G. A. r..
and those Of Gordon Granger w. r. c.,
No. 6. were installed on Saturday after
noon, Past Commander H. l. Davis
acting as installing officer for the
post and Past President Mrs. Davis for
the corps. There was q fair attendance
and the women of the corps supple
mented the formal exercises by a
plentiful supply Of oyster stew. Ar
arrangements have been made for a
+ Joint meeting on Friday afternoon,
Feb. IL, in celebration Of Lincoln's
birthday. Department Commander
Byron c. Ward is to be present on that
occasion and give the main address.
Many friends in this city of Mr. T. K.
Clarkson are panied to learn Of his
sudden death at Newton, on the goth
Of December. The first printed notice
here Of that fact was on the church
greeting. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson moved
from Newton to this city three years
ago and have made many friends here.
They were members of the Congrega-
tional church. Mr.. Clarkson has been
gradually failing in health for the past
| two years and recently found himself
obliged to close out his business. Since
that date he has failed rapidly.
Miss Hester Sanders, of the Grinnell
high school teaching corps, arrived at
her home here last evening after hav-
ing spent a very pleasant vacation In
Detroit visiting with old time Grinnell
friends.
Attorney Samuel H. Crosby. who
moved back to his old home in this
city last year from Denver to take
charge Of the Grinnell foundation In
connection with Iowa College. has
taken upon himself and his partner,
| L. L. Harris, who is also an old Iowa
college graduate. a pretty heavy
reclamation proposition to which he
proposes to devote what time he can
spare from his duty to
the college interests. The land to be
RECLAIMED lies on the eastern line OF
the state of Texas and close to similar
pieces on the Louisiana side. There
are some 1000 acres with excellent
water facilities on both sides for
shipping the products Of the soil and
the opportunity for levee and drain
| age work are said to be Of the best.