Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-05-30
HOPK1NTON.
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ticello, visited at the home of H. F
Stoddard Sunday.
Rev. w. H. Ensign attended spec
ial meeting of Dubuque Presbytery
at Wadena last week.
Mrs. Dillon went to Covington last
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF
a sister.
Mrs. ]. w. Swinburne of Delhi and
Mrs. J. B. Swinburne and Mrs. Louise
Swinburne of Washington d. c., were
guests Tuesday of Mrs. O. w. Smith
Rev. and Mrs. Bretnall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Johnson are here, called
by the serious illness of Mrs. Joseph.
| Mrs. Arnold of Flandreau, S. D.,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
A. D. LeClere, has returned to her
home. Lucille Davis, who accompa-
MED her here will remain for the
summer at the LeClere home.
Ford Doan has purchased the resi-
dence of Mrs. Ella Joseph. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph are planning to remove
soon to Lake Charles, La, to make
their home.
Mrs. Henry Vesey of Delhi, visited
Saturday with her daughter, Mrs.
Curtis Griggs.
A union Memorial service will be
held Sunday at II a. M, in Finkboh-
ner hall. DR.. w. H. Ensign will de-
liver the address and will be assisted
in the services by Rev. L. A. Bradford
of the Methodist church and DR.. Ram
sey of Lenox college. The services
on Decoration Day will be held at
the same place at 2 p. m. The pupils
of the public schools will march in
line to the hall. There are very few
of the old soldiers left. It is hoped
they will be able to attend. The pro-
gram to be given is the following:
Music ------M Male Quartet
| Invocation ------ Rev. L. A. Bradford
Reading-"An Incident in War;
------- - Clarke Mason
Flag Drill ------ Sixteen Girls
Reading miss Matte Dannemann
Address -------- DR.. F. P. Ramsey
Music -------------M Male Quartet
| Grandpa's Memorial Day --------
| and 9Th Grades
Reading-"We Wore the Button -
----------- George Harper, Jr.
Flag Exercise and 3rd Grades
Music Hucker, LaRue Nelson
Corr An6ionoo
Benediction--Rev. George S. Coleman
Communion services are being held
at the Covenanter church, commenc-
ing with preaching service Friday at
HOO, Saturday at 200 p. m. and Sab
bath at 1900 a. m. and 500 p. m. by
DR.. j. S. Martin.
The play given by the high school
was a decided success and enjoyed
by a large audience. The receipts
were over sS5.
Mrs. Heaton, Misses Agnes Carson
Annie Edgar and Bernice Edgar
were Monticello visitors Thursday.
The Misses Mildred and Myrtle
Garvin have finished their schools
and are now at home.
The promotion exercises of the
kindergarten classes, under Miss Mum
son, will be held in the gymnasium
Thursday evening, May 81 at 1880
o'clock. There are eighteen of the
little ones to be advanced in grade.
These exercises always draw large
crowd and no doubt the gymnasium
will be filled.
The commencement exercises of
the Hopkinton high school will take
place Monday evening in Finkbohner
hall. The address will be given by
DR.. c.. W. Wassam of Iowa City. The
graduating class consists of six men,
bers, Mary Thing, Marian Place,
Katherine Steen, Edith Gestel, Julius
Zeuch and Clare Hogan. The pro-
gram for the occasion will be:
March-Miss Amy Doan and Mrs. H.
M. Reeve.
Invocation Rev. George S. Coleman
Vocal Solo-Mrs. H. M. Reeve with
Violin Obligato by Mrs. Harry
Pierce.
Address-"The Secret Of Power
- ----- DR.. Wassam
song--Lenox College Ladies Octette
Presentation of Diplomas by Prof.
Charles McMullen.
Benediction 1890 Rev. W. H. Ensign
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister spent
Sunday in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Frank Dewald visited Satur-
day in Monticello with her daughter,
Mrs. Lester Martin.
Mrs. Grant Keith and daughter
Eva were in Dubuque on Friday.
Will Joseph Of North Dakota, is
here to see his mother. It is twenty
three years since he has been here.
DR.. Ramsey concluded his lectures
on the Bible last Monday evening.
They have been very interesting and
instructive for Bible students.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith were
Monticello visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan and
Mr.. ands. Mrs. Charles Morgan and
son Dean, were visitors of William
Morgan and wife in Delhi last Sun
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