Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-24
Grinnell and Vicinity.
to Times Republican.


come 10 troops A, s.. and C. of the
First Iowa Cavalry. in camp here for
several weeks, TO move on Tuesday
afternoon. Sept 25, the destination be-
ing Deming, \. NJ.
Rev Mr.. Martin and J. L. Mc1lrath
were elected yesterday morning by the
membership OF the Congregational
church as delegates to the annual
Grinnell conference, which convenes
this evening in Gilman and continues
through tomorrow.
On Wednesday at $3.50 IN the after
noon there ls to be an interesting
thank offering meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society at the
Congregational church. Mrs. Charles
Noble will lead in the devotional ex :
erc!ses Mrs Kiesel will sing, and
Mrs A. R. Hoover. OF Des Moines. viii
tell OF her missionary experiences in
Turkey. where she spent several years
working with her husband and where
nc has since done relief work.
Mrs. Bertha Barber has just had a
visit from her son Claire. graduate Of
Grinnell College, where he was active
in athletics and now living at St Paul.
Miss Annie Hillman has changed her
position from the Spaulding office TO
the Merchants National Bank, where
she takes the place Of Miss Nellie
Schultz, who has gone to live with her
sister in Minnesota
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Palmer and their
two daughters have come from their
home in Denver to spend the school
year in Grinnell. where the two daugh-
tiers enter the college in the freshman
class.
Mrs. A. Hiliman went this morning
with her husband to Des Moines where
they will spend three days together
after which Mr.. Hillman starts out on
his usual route as travelling salesman.
Prot. Roger NJ. Jones. who has spent
the summer in Chicago, is again in
iGrinnell ready for the opening of the
college.
The street corner in front Of the new
postohfice was crowded on Saturday
afternoon at g.: 80 by citizens anxious
to witness the flag raising over the
new government building. The troop
ers from Camp King Abbott were pre-
sent in force and gave a military flag
raising with appropriate martial music
The flag Is a beautiful one and gives
the finishing touch Of beauty and pa
| triotism to the costly gift Of the gov
eminent to the city OF Grinnell.
n. A. Laros, who is to spend the win
| ter at the hons Of his two daughters
| in Pennsylvania, leaves the home here
| this week.
A large delegation of Rebekahs Is
| making preparations to attend the an
nual district convention to be held al
Searsboro tomorrow.
The friends Of Mrs. Betty Coleman
rejoice with her over her improvement
after undergoing an operation for re-
lief from appendicitis.
DR.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Cooper are hav-
ing the pleasure of visit from Mrs
Cooper's sister and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Knous, of Greeley Colo
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Robson are In
Ames, where Mr.. Robson has arranged
to take a six weeks course in the me.
chanics of autos and tractors, which
| will At him to enter the government
service in that line, as he wishes to
enlist before another call Is made.
f. e. Parish has begun to stock the
fine Duffus farm recently bought by
him and A. Mcintosh, Of this city, neal
Jacob by adding to his previous stock
cf pure hred cattle herd 81 registered
Angus animals.
Miss lone Hutchinson and Miss
Helen LeGrange start together for Bos.
ton this week. where Miss Hutchinson
will study domestic science.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ryan are agair
| in Grinnell after spending some months
in Peoria, where Mr.. Ryan was taking
a course in matchmaking.
Gerald Laros has gone to California
| where. he plans to enter Leland Stan
ford University ifor the coming year.