Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-03
NUMEROUS En- HALLOWEEN Y! y ? PARTIES

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1 Deelamatory Contest at High sehoo
Friday Evening, November
i A. w. Maurer was the victim of ;
neatly planned surprise ON Monday
November LIST, when his children an,
their families, and large number 9
i friends gathered at his homesonE
Main street to assist him IA peaer
s|1y celebrating his sixty-eight hth
day anniversary. So well had th'
secret been kept that nearly the en-
tire d company OF relatives ana
friends had gathered before MI
Maurer was aware Of what was t.
take place. Among the relatives pres
ent at the celebration were "a MT
and Mrs. HERMAN Nave and fanny
Tor Manchester; MI: and Mrs. VIM
Maurer, jr:, and family Of Columbus
Nebraska; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Maw'
and family 9seo6 Delaware Mr.. .ant
Mrs. John Nieman and family 9
Delhi; Mr.. and Mrs.. Martin Maur
er and family, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Gienapp and the Misses Ross
and Emma Maurer, and Messrs
Fred, Frank and Lewis Maurer, al
Of Manchester. Mr.. and Mrs. Joh1
Yelden OF Delaware were also pres
ent. Mr.; Yeldsn Is the only surviv-
ing brother OF Mrs Maurer.
| The assembled company OF rela
tives presented Mr.. Maurer with
handsome electric reading lamp ex
pressing their esteem in this prac
tical way, The Democrat joins many
friends in wishing Mr.. Maurer many
mora happy birthday anniversaries.
The first preliminary contest viii
be given in the High School Assemb
ly room on Friday night, Nov. 5th,
1915. Following is the program:
Music: Selected.
oratorieai Glass.
Reply to Hayne, Cecil Braytcn.
Mission of America, Robert Hutch
inson. =, ~ 53, ..5
Music: Selected. a
Dramatic Glass.
The Black Horse and His Rider,
Carrie Arnold
Bobby Unweclome, Laura Dorman.
The Lance of Kanana, Dorothy
Dunlap. .s..: q 5a s$t RI II Ia. &
IL / Were King Beatrice Pentony,
Music Selected. ga. 8 IA 81.
flurnbr rouS G iasa,
Mike ofS the Ne orhood Mae
lBrownell. :S n - Nj
George says: Boys don't have such
a good time after all, Blanche Thomp
con- s sf Il n
Billie and The Big Lie, Eva Trum-
BILE. Il 5. .S3S
Music: Selected. ;.f y.
Decision Of Judges.
Miss Mabel L. Davis. formerly of
this city, and Mr.. Walter B. Rush of
GlenWood, Iowa, were united in mar
rage at the Baptist parsonage in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday even
ing October, 2Sth, the Rey, Mr.. Nc
Gee pastor OF the Baptist church,
performing the ceremony. The bride
is an attractive and refined young
woman, and has a host of friends in
Manchester She attended the Man
chester High school, and later finish
ed her education at Upper Iowa Uni
versity and at the State Teachers.
College at Cedar Falls. Mr.. Rush
has. been in the employ of the Bur
1ington Railroad company for some
years, and Is thorough-going young
business man. He is in charge Of
the company station at Glenwood,
where he and his bride. will make
their home S&ssS 5.4. II {s:ys,
Manchester friends Of the bride
extend congratulations and heartiest
good wishes for happy married
life.s ss;5=
The Thirteen club held an interest
ing meeting at the home Of. Mrs. F.
e. Ricardhson on Monady evening.
Mrs. Melville Richardson favored the
ladies' Of the club with a solo num-
ber which she gave in her usual
Mrs. Clara Haeberle Sabin of
The letter proved of unusual interest
pleasing manner. AZ letter from
pared by Mrs. Haeberle. on ''The
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado" F" prov
ed OF. interest: Miss Margaret Lind
say AAV9 u pA0ICu 4tH " Tile 11Le "
Joaquin Miller, the noted English
poet She also read two OF Mr. Mil.
ler's poems.
A goodly number Of Manchester
people were at Independence Mon
day afternoon to attend the concert
given at the Gedney opera house by
the United States Marine Band Of
Washington, d. G. The band, consist
ing Of ninety pieces. is filling
Of engagements ON It's tour
across the continent, the organization
being bound for the Pan-American
Exposition at San Francisco. The con
cert on Monday afternoon was great
ly appreciated by all lovers CT band
music, and the solo work by a
of the band members was of
an unusuelly high order.
The members Of the New Idea EN-
broidery, club spent a most delight
full time at a progressive Hal
lowe'en party on Monday evening.
The members and their husbands met
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. ].
Boardway and then proceeded s'to
make the rounds at five homes
Of the members. At each stop re-
were indulged in. At the