Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26
Grinneli and Vicinity.
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Grinnell. June 26-Mrs. Rebecca
Shea. Of Brookings, S. D.. president of
the department Of South Dakota w. r.
c.. visited the Iowa state encampment
at lMarshalltown and came from there
to Grinnell to visit her sister, Mrs
George C. Murray, and has now gone
to Newton to visit another sister.
Mrs. Ella Reinking Towle, state
missionary superintendent, is on the
program of the Iowa Christian En-
deavor Union that holds its annual
meeting at Sioux City on Wednesday
and Thursday this week, for an adj
dress. She also presents play en-
titled IF They Only Knew" written by
Mrs. P. f. Marston, wife of the former
pastor of the Congregational church
here. Miss Gladys Friend, Miss Nettie
Clare Fraser. assistant to the pastor,
and Floyd Kingdom are also to repre-
sent Grnnell at the convention.
S. l.. Kennedy, of Nampa, Idaho, af-
ter attending the Chicago convention
of the progressives and visiting at
Pittsburg, Pa, is now on his way home
and has stopped in Grinnell to visit his
sister, Mrs. M. K. Patton, and his
niece, Mrs. S. ]. Pooley.
Miss Eva Garner is at the family
home in Grinnell for a vacation after
year spent in study at Madison. Wis
Roscoe Macy has recently completed
year of study Of law in Harvard
University and has been visiting
friends in Grinnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. S. Lowrey, with
their daughters, jeanette. Margaret
and Gould. and Miss Mary Harris.
have gone on an auto trip to Mime
apolis, stopping on the way for night
at Clear Lake. Miss Harris goes to
Duluth while the Lowreys so to Grand
Rapids, Mich. to visit their daughter,
Mrs. w. J. Corwin.
Next Sunday will be another mari ed
day at the Congregational church in
Grinnell. Rev. A. B. DeHaan, the
prime mover in the Grinnell- China
movement in tbs city will preach the
morning sermon and two more mis-
sionaries for that field, Miss Alice
Reed and Miss Louise Sargent, will re-
ceive their commissions They will go
to their work next fall. Their appoint
ment is under the women's board of
missions of the interior. 1t is also
communion Sunday for this church
and the special collection always taken
for the poor of the parish. is this time
to be turned into the fund for the
starving Armenians in response to the
open letter sent out by the federal
council of the Churches of Christ in
America
The funeral of Reuben Wesco took
place at the home near Newburg. on
Saturday afternoon. with interment in
the cemetery at Chester Center. He
was past Il years Of age and was the
uncle Of w. H. Wesco, Of this city
M. H. Guile. of this city, former cap
tain of First Separate company, who
went with the bunch Of ten from here
to Iowa City last week. has been made
second lieutenant of Troop D and has
been detailed as recruiting officer for
this point. All who enlist in the First
Iowa cavalry from this point are as
sured Of being with the boys who have
gone into Troop D. Will Wells. one Of
the first to enlist here, is detained here
for the present by the serious illness
of his sister Mrs. L. NJ. Adkins.
Thirty-f1ve Of the members Of the
choir Of the Congregational church
went out to the Jacob Korns residence
just east Of the city. on Saturday eve
ming and completely surprised one OF
their number Miss F'loy Korns, who Is
to be married on the 2sth instant. The
evening was spent in singing and So
cial intercourse and the bride to- be
was given lovely Wallace Nuttins
picture to grace the walls OF her new
home and be reminder Of the affec-
ton Of the choir Of which she has
formed a prominent part so long.