Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-19


Gas stove installed. Also rooms suited
for offices over 16 West Main. If de-
sired these too could be arranged for
living quarters. Rent reasonable. T.
I. WATSON, or phone 2S1.
Word was received in the city today
saying that Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Cope,
of Syracuse, N. Y, have moved to De-
troit, Mich where Mr.. Cope will be-
come office manager for the Firestone
| Tire and Rubber Company. Mrs. Cope,
prior to her marriage. was Miss Otto
belle Delano of Cleveland, and Is a
granddaughter Of Mrs.; Elizabeth E
Delano. Of Albion.
On account of the illness Of G. L.
| Mason the meeting of the Busy Bee
Circle, which was to have been held
at the Mason home Wednesday after
noon, was held instead at the home Of
Mrs. w. A. Talbot, 104 Marion street.
with Mrs. Talbot and Mrs. Della Arney
as the hostesses. After the business
session the members sewed for the
Red Cross and the hostesses served
two course lunch.
The Martha Washington Club met
with Mrs. Charles Hodgson at the
home of Mrs. l.. r. Cummings, BUY
South Fourth avenue, Wednesday al
ternoon. The members did fancy work
and enjoyed guessing contests, the
prizes being won by Mrs. Lyle Barnard,
Mrs Ernest Christensen, and Mrs.
Oscar Ghere. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Hodgson, assisted by
Miss Pearl Cummings.
.Mesdames Ida Statler. l.. c. Abbott
G. w. Lawrence, and G. F. Thayer
were hostesses Wednesday afternoon
at the regular meeting of the Ladies
Guild of st. Paul's church which was
held at the home Of Mrs. Statler, ITO
West Church street. At the close of
the business meeting the members
sewed for the Red Cross after which
the hostesses served refreshments.
Mrs Wallace Sterling, Of Buffalo Cen
ter was a guest from out Of the city.
In honor Of D. B. Swanson, Of Gales.
burg ILL.,, Mrs. w. F. Koontz enter
tanned twenty guests Wednesday after
noon at the Koontz home, 3O4 East
State street. The game of five hum
dred formed the afternoons diversion,
the prizes being won by Mrs. A. G,
In serving a two-course lunch the host
ess was assisted by her daughter, Miss
Katherine Bash and Miss Esther Selby..
Mrs. Maggie Parrett, Of Minneapolis,
was q guest from out of the city. a
Funeral services for Ernst Peterson,
who died Monday in Des Moines, were
held from the Frank Peterson home.
sos Arson street, at 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon, In charge Of Rev. Mr.. Eng
strand, acting pastor Of the Swedish
lutheran church. The flower bearers
were Mes DANES J. C. Heisinger, Walter
Thompson, Leo Mclaughlin, and Louis
Olson. The pail bearers were N. L.
Mershon, B. C. Whitehill, Alfred Batty,
G. w, Haworth, e. G. Huber and
Frank M. Haradon, Spanish american
war veterans, and some Of them mem
bers Of Company H. Forty ninth Iowa,
in which Mr.. Peterson served. Several
employees Of the furnace company Of
Des Moines. where Mr.. Peterson was
employed as foreman, were in attend
ance at the funeral.
Rev. and Mrs. r. b. Davidson en-
! tertained fifty-five young people Of the
Baptist church on the parsonage lawn,
8 North Second street, Wednesday
evening as a farewell to Misses Ethie
Swick, and Mary, Maras and Esther
Erickson, who leave soon to make
their home In Los Angeles. The evening
was pleasantly passed with a musical
program by Misses Esther Erickson,
Bess Davis, and Naomi Fletcher, after
which games were enjoyed. The guests
Of honor were each presented with two
silver spoons. At the close of the eve
ming Mrs. Davidson served refresh
ments, assisted by Misses Fletcher,
Marie McCluer. and Florence Kellogg.
Guests from away were Miss Bernice
Copeland, Of Des Moines: Miss Emily |
Hitch, OK Fort Madison; and miss
nfhnrine. Kennedy. IL Mniltrnse !