Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-03
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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Special to Times Republican
Grinnell June 3.-Misses Alice Reed
and Louisa Sargent, volunteers for
mission work in China under the aus
pices of the Grinnell- in China move
ment leave soon for Boston to attend
missionary conference to be held
there June to Is. They received
word by telegram Thursday that they
had been accepted by the American
board and they therefore plan to leave
for Techou, China, in August. Miss
Reed is to be at the head of a girls
boarding school just as soon as she
has mastered the language. Miss
Sargent will also have responsible
duties.
Marcel Roger de Bouzon an in
structor in the Grinhell School OF
Music, has accepted position for next
year with the University School OF
Music at Lincoln, Neb., school al
filiated with the Nebraska University.
Willard Kimball. formerly of Grinnell,
is at the head of this school. Mr.. de
RouZon. has resigned his position at
Grinnell and accepted this position.
hoping to find wider field there. Ne
gotiations are already going on with
an experienced voice teacher to take
Mr.. de Bouzon's place here at Grinnell.
Children's day will be observed at
the Congregational church tomorrow
morning at the usual church hour,
10:45 There will be no Sunday
school There win be special pro-
gram. including the baptism Of babies
and the presentation of bibles to all
baptised children who have passed
their seventh birthday since last chill
dren's day.
At the Baptist church at the Sunday
morning service the pastor will pre-
sent report of the Northern Baptist
convention held at Minneapolis May
II to 23
Invitations to the marriage Of Renna
Gertrude Norris to Mr.. Arthur James
Whitford. on June Is, have been issued
by Mayor and Mrs. Arthur c. Norris.
Mrs. George Goforth has gone to
Sheldon for an extended stay with her
| daughter Mrs. T. ]. McKenna. Mrs
| Goforth has been making her home
| here in Grinnell with her daughter
Mrs. w. P. Turner.
Mrs. Alonzo Rich, who has been very
| i'll for some weeks. passed away at hel
home on Fourth avenue at o'clock
! Thursday night The funeral services
! were held at the Methodist church this
afternoon at 2:s0 o'clock, conducted
| by Rev. ]. NJ, Brown. The Womens
Relief Corps postponed their regular
meeting one week in order to attend
! the funeral, as Mrs, Rich was mem
| Der Of the corps.
A $50 dinner in honor of Miss Renna
Norris was served by Prof. and Mrs.
Fl. w. Norris Thursday evening for the
Kearney, Raffety and Norris relatives
At Cresco. on Tuesday. May 81, was
celebrated the wedding of Miss Martha
T Catherine Kessel to Raymond Weaver
Haas, both former students at Grin
nell. Mr.. and Mrs. Haas will be at
! home at Edora after July I.
Announcement has been made Of the
enga cement of Rachel Harris to Mr.
v A. Batzner, Of Clayton. Wis. They
expect to be married some time in the
early fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Goodrich are re-
| joicing in the arrival Of Mrs. r. G.
Hunter and baby girl from Redwood
| Falls, Mimi. for an extended visit
Mrs. Hunter was accompa MED by Mrs
J. NJ. Hunter. Of Red Oak who will
visit here few days before going or
! to her own home.
! Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Morse and fam
| lily, of New York City, are here for a
months stay with Mr.. Morse's parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Morse.
+ Miss Esther Bliss is home for the
| summer from her years teaching al
| :Griswold. Miss Bliss has position as
..,
| at Red Oak for next year.
| Mrs, S. c. Pope. arrived Thursday
for months visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mccoy, and hei
sister, Mrs. Fred Millslagle.