Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
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German literary club will hold its first
meeting Saturday, Sept 20. with MISS
Susie Sewer, president; Mrs. M. L.
Meickley, vice president; Miss Meta
Schmidt. secretary: and Mrs. c J..
Scheeler, treasurer. The regular meet
ings will follow on alternate Satur-
days.
Last year the club took up the study
Of Fremssen's "Jorn Uhr' and this
year will take up 'Iidussa," by Grill
carer, for study. and the members Will
also work for the Red Cross during the
meetings. The members include bdth
Germans and students of German, VINO
each year study and read from some
wellknown German author Various
social affairs. at which the families and
friends are entertained have been
given in former years. but no plans for
entertainment have been made TINS
year.
Marshailtown Chapter, D. A. r.
With a membership of fifty three.
thirteen OF whom live IN state Center.
Marshalltown Chapter. u. A. r. re-
sumed its monthly meetings Friday,
Sept. and will continue to meet the
first Friday Of the month during the
year. A general study of the work OF
the D. A. r. was taken up last year.
while the present war will be the sub
ject of study this year. Contributions
were made by the chapter last year
to the Red Cross and to the flag fund
OF the state d. A. r., while subscrlp-
ton was also made to the D. A. r..
magazine for the soldiers home. Last
spring a county fair was held at the
Merritt Greene home, the proceeds OF
which were donated to the army RELIEF
work. and during the summer the
members made fifty sewing cases
which will be filed and sent to the
soldiers at Camp Dodge, Des Moines.
The officers of the chapter for the
year are Mrs. o. B. Waters, regent;
Mrs. David Lennox. vice regent: Miss
Minnie Russell, recording secretary:
Mrs Henry White. corresponding sec
Rotary; Miss Fannie Russell, treasurer:
Achenbach, Of Gladbrook, historian;
| and Mrs. J. E. Swingley. chaplain.
Witenasemote Club.
The Witenagemote Club the oldest
club in the city and also the state,
started its forty second year Thursday.
Sept 20, and will continue to meet
weekly during the year The club has
membership of twelve and for the
past year the officers were Mrs. Mary
BATHS. president, Mrs. Angelica Bin
ford. vice president: and Mrs. VIII
Jones, secretary and treasurer. At the
first meeting the members decided to
read The prisoner by Alice Brown.
The election OF new officers will be
held al the first meeting in October
Tho Hawthorne Club.
The first Tuesday in October is the
opening day for the Hawthorne Club,
which is next to the oldest club in the
city, having been organized in 1879.
This club has always been literary
organization but this year decided to
do away with their study and take UP
Red Cross work instead. Last year the
members met in the afternoon and took
up the study of the government OF
Iowa and current events, but this year.
in order to accomplish more, the meet
ings will be held all day. Once a month
the members have enjoyed dinners at
which their husbands were guests, and
this custom they will still continue
this year, the first one having been
held Sept. IS.
The officers Of the club for this
year are~Mrs l. o. Kemble. president;
Mrs. B. A. Morgan, vice president; Mrs.
r. F. French. secretary; Mrs. A. F.
Balch, treasurer: and Mrs. l.. c. Alb
bolt, chairman of the program COM
| mittee, with Mrs. D. w Norris as the
new member.
Chapter Be, Of P. e. O.
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