Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-03-23
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OF MT. and Mrs. G. II. Deur. The
day was ideal and all the members
present except Mr.. and Mrs. j. +.
Jones, Mrs. w. NJ. Jones and H.
L. Aldridge.
The president called the session
to order at 1890, with music by
Christie Stevens. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read
and approved. Mrs. Doty read
Know Ye Not that a Prince and
a Great Man has Fallen this Day
in Israeli Mr.. Edgecomb read
Successful Father or What TO Do
to Succeed" After some discus
sion Mrs. Deur announced that
dinner was ready and the club
adjourned for the usual two hours
of eating and visiting.
At 2 p. m. the club was again
called to order and listened to
selection by Miss Mary Deur on
the harp, which was good. Miss
Mary was good enough to respond
to an encore. Young folks pro-
gram:
Song by Patricie Deur.
Recitation by Jackquilinc Deur.
Recitation by Hortensc Deur.
Recitation by Gencvieve Deur.
G. M. Frazier then read Iowa
Road Questions" which brought
on lively discussion. Roll cali
was answered by current events.
Questions were then taken up
and disposed of as follows:
First---It is better TO do your
washing yourself if able, if not to
send it out?
Second-Bridges to stand The
spring ice must he higher, longer
and have good concrete ahut-
mcnts.
Thirds general rule we
don't think that young married
people start out in life beyond
their means.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Jones tend
erred their resignation, which was
laid over until next meeting. A
committee was appointed to con-
fer with them consisting of A. A.
Greene, c. II. Duer and w. w.
Reeser.. A letter of thanks was
read from Mrs. S. X. McGavcrn
for the many tokens of friendship
she received from the club while
in hospital at Omaha. On mo-
ton it was accepted and ordered
placed on file. The following Wis
itors helped make the day pass
more pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Doty and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGavern OF
the Riverview club, Mr.. and Mrs,
George A. Kellogg, Miss Nellie
O'Rourke, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Deul
land daughters, Misses Selma Hol-
berg, Anna Clark, Rosa Mcbride
Marjory Barrett of Omaha. Mrs
10. Mcbride.
/ Program for April:
| Music.
| Readings by Mrs. w. M. Jones
Miss Mae Greene, w. Allen Jones
NV. w. Reeser and Mrs. #. w
myers.
/ Paper by A. E. Bessire.
| ns,ootinne
/ First-Would it be practical tt
dispose of the ice in the drainage
Iditches by saving it with power
|saws previous to spring floods
referred to G. H. Deur.
i Second-How can we max,
farm poultry pay? Referred t
Mrs. Resser.
j Third-Inasmuch as our stat,
has adopted the consolidated
schools idea, which has been sue
cessfully demonstrated in Older
states for years and, inasmuch a:
four lawmakers have worked The
idea into a system which all thu
prominent educators have pro
nounced far in advance of al
Iother systems and taking fol
granted that our consolidated
school system will, as prophesiee
by our best school men, lift oul
frural school system from the foo
of the class, where it now rests
to the head of the line, and thai
this community must get in line
or fall behind the procession, viii
it be more economical for the
township to consolidate with the
town of Missouri Valley than tG
consolidate by itself, and can the
township alone get together as
deficient system as the same pc,
Icapita expense as ii can by join
ling with the town. Referred t6
INV. Allen Jones.
After singing q closing song
| the club adjourned TO meet the
third Saturday in April at Orchard
Hill, the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. A
E. Bessire. w. DOTY,
la. A. GREENE, President.
4 Secretary.
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