Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-04-07

lchorister in the Methodist Episcopa
church. Her sweet soprano voic'
<. has been heard with much pleasur,
by Manchester people at many so
cial and public gatherings since sh.
has been here, and it is with genu
} inc pleasure that her friends learr
Of the fact that she will be in Man
chester for another year, at least.
Superintendent Ports has been one
of the most active members of the
Sunday school and the Mems Broth
} erhood Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and has won the confidence
and esteem Of Manchester people
J generally.
The Misses Dora and Alma Le-
Roy arrived home from Chicago last
week.
Mrs. A. J. Gildner had as her
guest Tuesday Mrs. H. c. Russell,
Of Waterloo. e-- "s.,
Henry J. Denton of Earlville was
a guest on Tuesday of his niece,
Mrs. e. H. Hoyt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gambler of
Manchester are the parents of a
daughter, born recently.
Mrs. J. H. Sphinx will entertain
the Priscilla club at her home on
Thursday Of next week.
Miss Louise Denton, a student
lat Sinsinnewa Mound, spent the
Easter vacation with relatives in
Manchester.
i Mrs. J.. J. Lindsay served an
eleven o'clock breakfast to a COM
Ipany Of lady friends at her home
this morning. ,..ssry 5t45s5.
Miss Mary Collard, an instructor
in the schools at Cherokee, has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
S. Collard, for several days. ts..- T..
-Henry hammers, one OF. the Fro
gressive and representative farmers
Of the vicinity Of New Vienna, was
visitor in Manchester, Tuesday.
Carl Kulberg has installed elec-
trio power in his shop on South
Franklin street, which adds greatly
to the efficiency Of his equipment.
Leo Tierney, a student in the
law department Of the state universi-
ty at Iowa City,! was a guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tierney,
during the Easter. vacation.
The Ladies' Missionary society
of the Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. Margery Hoyt on
Wednesday afternoon, April 14th.
Mrs. Seeds will be the leader. .
Several members Of Manchester
Lodge, No. 165, A. F. &. A. M, go
to Edgewood- this evening where
they will assist the Masonic lodge at
that place with work on the third de-
gree. -. ~
Mrs. George Nelson left Monday
she will make her home in the fu-
ture. Her Manchester friends hope
that she may find her new home a
pleasant one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Dutton
mourn the loss of their infant son,
born to them on April I'd. The baby
passed away the following day, and
was laid away in Oakland cemetery
on Saturday afternoon.
Word from the bedside of Ches-
ter Langridge this morning brings
the good news that the young man
is making satisfactory recovery
from an attack of pneumonia, which |
for a time threatened to prove fatal.
Mrs. M. E. Dittmer of Colesburg
spent several days in Manchester
during the past week. She was
called here on account of the death |
Of her cousin, Chas. A. Peterson.
Mrs. Dittmer returned to her home !
this morning.
Mrs. w. c. Blake and Mrs. H. |
T. Smith will give luncheon to
company Of ladies' at the Blake home
On Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Blake
and Mrs. Smith will also give din
ner party at the formers home on
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Stiles left
Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco,
California, where they will visit the
exposition for a short time, and later
90 to Berkeley, California, where
hey will visit with Mr.. Stiles sister,
Mrs. Irene Stiles Fisher.
Miss Lucie E. Danford, an in
,tructor In the Normal school at
7lattville, Wisconsin, spent the East
,r vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Al
red J. Gildner, and returned to her
school duties on Monday afternoon.
There will be special meeting of
Lodge, No. 165, A. F. &
\. NJ, on Friday and Saturday nights
If this week. On FRAY evening
here will be work in the second de-
gree and Saturday night there will
,e third degree work. Ii
Herman Zirtzman and his family
ire to take up their residence In
They have purchased
he John Hollister home on Clara
venue. Their Manchester friends
Welcome them to home in the best |,
own in the best state in the Union
Dean, the young son of Mr.. and
Irs.' F. E. Dutton, has been dan
;erously i'll with pneumonia during
he past week. A marked improve
nent is noted in the boys condition Is
It this time, which is gratifying
lews to the many friends of the {
amily.
Sister Mary Raymond, who has
'een spending several months in
,edar Rapids, recovering from serl-
us injuries she sustained in fall {
asst winter, returned to. Manchester
o resume her work as instructor in
music at the Convent. Sister Ray
nond was accompanied to Manches- Y