Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-30

don, and her visiting sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Fogg. OF Guthrie Center. and her
nephew Don Fogg, were the Thanks
giving dinner guests Of Miss Helen
Field and her father at the home at
the home at S2S Park strdet.
Three of Grinnelrs pastors were pre-
sent at the union THANKSGIVING SER
vice at the Congregational church.
Rev. J. NJ. Brown, Of the Methodist
church, acted as chairman and read
the scriptures. Rev. L. NJ. Vittum of the
Congregational church offered the
prayer. Rev. N. J. Wilkerson. of the
Baptist church gave the sermon. which
the entire audience heartily approved.
Tho attendance was unusually light.
The offering was divided between the
orphans home at Council Bluffs and
the Grinnell Social Service League.
The sermon had the very unusual
feature of enumerating the things
which seem to be calamities for which
we should give thanks just as much as
for those that seem to be great bless
inss.
A Grinnel event that followed the
Thanksgiving dinner and caused great
rejoicing was the announ cement of
1914 score in the Newton -Er!nnell
football game at Newton. A special
train took the Grinnell players and en-
thusiasts from here.
Mrs. f. s. Morrison is making good
recovery from the operation undergone
at the Methodist hospital at Des
Moines on. Tuesday.
The good ladies OF Malcolm have in
vaded the editorial rooms of the Lead
er and will do all the work of one
weekly issue except the purely me-
chanical, in the interest of their Red
Cross fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Craig announce
the birth to them of a son.
A studebaker and a Hupmobile tried
butting strength at Main and Sixth on
Monday to the detriment Of both. Mr..
and Mrs. M. J. Hurdle and Mrs. Orrin
White, who occupied the GStudebaker
escaped without injury, as did Miss
Mabel Brooks, who was driving the
other car.
Mrs C. A. Proctor is planning to
leave her home here for California
soon. where she is to be married to II
P. Proctor, of San Rafael. In view OF
her departure and her change of life
relationship she was recently the guest
of honor at a l o'clock luncheon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Pres
ton sixteen ladies being present.
Sunday next Is the annual memorial
day of the Elks of this city and SER
vices will be held in their lodge rooms
in the afternoon, the address being
given by Editor J. NJ. Grimes Of, the
Montezuma Republican.
Mrs. Edna Philpott Is reported as
apparently on the road to health after
a very serious operation in the Metho-
dist hospital at Des Moines some time
ago.
The Mrs. c. A. Proctor family had a
grand reunion yesterday at the Grant
Ramsey home. Mr.. and Mrs. e. r..
Rust We're there from Roone and Miss
Alma Proctor came home from Winona
MINI. for this occasion.
The Young Women's Fellowship
Club will hold their regular monthly
supper meeting in the Congregational
church on Monday evening at $3.50
o'clock.
Mrs. Lloyd L. Wells has gone to
meet her husband, Lieutenant Wells.
at Camp Cody, Deming n. NJ. and eX-
poets to be able to remain near him
till the first Of the new year.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Mcbride are hav-
ing the pleasure of a few days visit
from Miss Ethel Randolph and Miss
Helen Spurgeon, from Chicago.