Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-26
orinnsll and Vicinity.

Grinnell, Nov. 26.-An inspiring sight
was the taking into associate member
ship at the Congregational church yes
terday morning Of over seventy stu
deEts OF the college, forty women
and twenty-four men, among whom
were some Of the young men who came
this fall from fTien Tsin, China.
The regular union Thanksgiving SER
vices Of the various churches of this
city arc to be held in the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday morning at
10 o'clock, the sermon being given by
Pastor n. ]. Peterson, Of the Baptist
church.
A tragic attempt at railroad crossing
by an automobile in front Of train
at Warren, I'LL, was brought home 70
Mrs, II. l.. Keeton, of this city, by
the loes OF life Of two Of her nephews
and the serious injury to her brothers
and others who were of the auto party.
All the Injured were taken to the hos
pital at Dubuque, and there Mrs. Kee-
ton went on receipt Of the news the
latter part OF the week
fChe fine old residence property be-
longing for so many years to the late
DR. IS. A. Cravath has been sold to G.
w. Wier who will have possession on
March l next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Pflaum and
their son Frank, on their way from
their South Dakota home to Arkansas
to spend the winter with their son An
drew, stopped in this city and spent
three days with their old neighbor,
Mrs. Henry I,ohr, whom they had not
seen or thirty three years.
The Misses Ruth and Nellie Ewart
are having vacation from their school
work in Des Moines to be at their home
here until next week
1t was read letter auction day for
the Red Gross on Saturday last IN
Gripnell. The sale of gifts for the cause
began at 1 o'clock at the J. w. Nor
ris livery barn ON Fourth avenue and
so many were the gifts and so great
the enthusiasm of the crowd that it
was we'll towards 5 before that part or
the sale was completed, One rooster,
coming in from Chester, was put up
and sold again and again until the
total of his afternoon winnings was
about $500. Then he was put up again
in the evening at the armory where a
accumulated and his final total earn
ings We're $1,14S5o. The total OF all
sales for the day and evening was a
little over $4,000. .....
People living in the vicinity Of which
the Bethel church Is the center arc
planning a big Red Cross benefit for
the evening Of Tuesday, Nov. 27, when
an auction will be held to clear out
all donated things even to the re-
naming cakes and pies after the feast
Everything is donated and all receipts
are for benevolcnce. ...
A mass meeting of women interested
in the army Y. w. C. A. movement was
held this afternoon at in the Con-
gregational church.
Five members of the Grinnell high
school Y w. C. A. cabinet accompa-
MED by Miss McIlrath. one of the high
school teachers, went to Ames on Fri
day evening to represent Grinnell at
the state meeting of the organization.
Mr.. and Mrs E.. IA. Ditzler are now
permanently removed from Grinnell TO
Marshalltown.Tc' g4- - r.
{ Miss Alice Hostetter has not re-
gained consciousness since her attack
of apoplexy week ago this morning
and no hopes are given Of her recovery.
She is nearly 70 years % age.
Miss Mary Belle Fogg. senior in the
college, is to have an over-Thankssiv-
ing visit from her elder sister, Miss
Elizabeth, who teaches in the schools
of Guthrie Center her home. She Will
bring with her Don Fogg, her young
neUiaews H.