Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-06
here Are Smiles In Every Program1000 Smiles for Him.
J. Williamson attended the bank

H. J. Williamson attended the bank
ers meeting at Manchester Tuesday.
Andy Spence and Lyle Callahan
went down to play with the Scotch
Grove band on Decoration Day.
Miss Mary Gearhart has returned
to her work at Finley hospital after
few days visit at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grundy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Parkins of Dubuque were guests
last week Sunday of Roscoe Parkins
Of Lenox College.
Miss Vivian Dunlap is at home for
the summer from Cedar Falls where
she is a teacher in the Iowa State Col
lege.
Mrs. Floyd Smith and baby are
guests of Mrs. r.. A. Wallace. She
and her husband have been in Hart
ford, Conn.,, for several months. DR..
Smith will be here during commence
ment week and will give missionary
address on Tuesday afternoon.
The union memorial service held
last Sabbath morning in FinkbOhner
hall was attended by a large congre-
cation. DR.. W. H. Ensign delivered a
splendid address. He paid fine trib-
ute to the heroes of the civil war.
The spirit Of the address was in keep
ing with the crisis which is now con-
fronting the nation and the hearts Of
the audience were stirred with en-
thusiasm and patriotism.
On Sabbath evening Rev. L. A. Brad
ford delivered a fine address before
the graduating class of the high school
in the same building. His text was
What is your Life Worth. The
graduating exercises were held Mon
day evening. A solo was given by
Mrs. H. NJ. Reeve and a song by the
ladies Lenox College Octette. The
audience was delightfully."- entertained
by the address of DR.. w. C. Wassam of
Iowa City. Those who have heard him
would every one without doubt go
again and to those who were not there.
We can only say if you ever have an
other opportunity do not fail to hear
DR.. Wassam.
Although it rained all day on Men,
orial day a large audience gathered
to pay tribute to the dead and also
the living soldiers. A very excellent
and interesting program was given
There were flag drills and other exer-
cises by the public school children. 1t
was a pleasure to again hear the old
time male quartet composed of Messrs.
Keith Williamson, Campbell and Lord
Readings appropriate to the OCCASION
were given by Miss DannamanD
Clarke, Clarke Mason and George
Harper The address by Dr. Ramsey
was one of unusual interest from the
fact that the father Of DR.. Ramsey
gave his life in the service of the Con-
federacy. He said the North and
South were now cemented as one peO-
pie and that on Memorial Day the
people of the Southland placed flowers
on the graves Of both the blue and
the gray alike. At the conclusion of
the services the flowers and wreaths
were taken to the cemetery. Only a
few of the veterans were able to attend
there are eleven in town, only six
were present
The first meeting Of the local Red
Cross was held Thursday afternoon
and work begun. 1t was held in the
office room of what was formerly the
old hotel and quite a large number
of ladies were present The w. C. T.
U. had also planned work along the
same line before the Red Cross work
here was organized.
The baccalauerate address before the
senior class which was to have been
in the Presbyterian church was held
Sabbath morning in Finkbohner Hall
which was entirely filled with friends
interested in Lenox College. A splen-
did address was given by the presi
dent. DR.. A. S. Mackenzie and in the