Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1916.
The young people will make their
home in this city for the winter and
are at home on Oak avenue. Mrs.
Dutton obtained her education in
the high school of this city from
which she was graduated about two
years ago. After that she taught
school near Gilmore, Mimi, where is
located the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. Lyon.
M. A. Lyon and Mrs. Grace Dut-
ton, both OF Elmore, were the only
out of town guests present at the
wedding.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Keisicker, who
were recently married, were COM
pletely surprised last evening at the
home of Mrs. KS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Conkling, on east First
street, by company of forty or fiji
ty members of the United Brethren
church. The newlyweds were given
a miscellaneous shower by their
friends and the evening hours were
spent socially. Vocal solos were
rendered by Mrs. Fred Hahne, Miss
Della Pringle and Rev. J. w. Silver
son and later dainty refreshments
were served.
A number of young ladies were
entertained at the home of Miss
Delta Bateman last evening COM
plimentary to Miss Faerie Smock,
who leaves today for an indefinite
stay in Indianapolis. A delightful
social evening was spent in visiting
and enjoying victrola music follow
ed by the serving of a delicious tray
luncheon. Miss Smock was shower
ed with dainty assortment of hand
kerchiefs as reminders of her friends
here. Mrs. Clarence Barr of Cedar
Rapids was a guest from out of
town.
1t has just been announced to
friends of the pair, that Miss Kate
Conkling and Roy Kiessicker were
united in marriage Wednesday at
ternoon, Nov. goth, at the Baptist
parsonage in Fort Dodge. They
were attended by the parents of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kies-
sicker of this city. Mrs. Kiessicker
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Conkling, residents of First
street in this city and has lived here !,
most of her life. Her husband is al
SO a Webster City resident and for
a number of years has been a car
penter here. The worthy young peo-
pie will for the present make their
home with the grooni's parents.
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The Six O'clock club charmingly
entertained the members of the Lit
erary Round Table, their husbands,
mothers and a few invited guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Quackenbush last night at 1880
o'clock. About sixty guests were
present and the rooms were decorat-
ed with bouquets of carnations. lilo
I. Boak, of Denver, Col, brother Of
Mrs. Elva Howard, Mrs. J. E. Quack-
enbush and Mrs. c. D. Carpenter of
this city, was the guest of honor at
the affair, having stopped off for
short visit with his mother, Mrs. w.
w. Boak, whose eighty-seventh
birthday occurred yesterday
Mr.. Boak had consented to address
the company upon Hawaii and Hon
olulu to which place he recently, in
company with his wife, made a de-
lightful visit. He is National Pres
ident of the Woodmen of the World
and the trip was a gift of the COM
pany for which he has done such eff
ficient service. The speaker was
pleasingly presented to the assem-
bled guests, by Mrs. l.. A. Lehnhard,
president of the Six O'clock club and
he opened his address with a beauti-
full tribute to his mother, who was
present to enjoy the evening.
Mr. Boak is fluent and easy
speaker and charmed his auditors
with his account of the beautiful
land called Hawaii. Among many
other things he told about the
islands, their inhabitants and GUS
toms, he said that all ships crossing
the Pacific ocean stopped at Homo
lulu, situated on Oahu, 21OO miles
from San Francisco. The place is a
city of millionaires and has popu-
lation of about 10000. There are
two colleges there, one of which is
very old and the other of more recent
origin: In speaking of the colleges.
Mr.. Boak mentioned the fact that
one college is surrounded by a high
stone wall which is covered with
night blooming cereus. Passing
about this wall at njpht with