Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-26
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
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GrinnelI, Feb. 26-A unique service
was held At the Congregational church
yesterday morning. the time usually
occupied by the sermon and some
more. being given up to an inspection
building as proposed by the committee
of eighteen that has been at work on
them for the past year or more. The
audience room was darkened and the
enlarged plans We're shown on the
screen and explained by Professor
Evans, who has been one of the lead
ing workers or the committee. The
present plans propose a three story
brick building, forty five feet in width
and 10 in length. TO be placed on the
east side or rear of the present build
ing and connected with it by two pas
sages on each Of the two lower floors,
one near the south and passing thru
the present study of the pastor and
one above it into the gallery, and two
near the north end. The new build
ing will face the south on Fourth ave-
nue.. Commodious rooms are provided
with all modern conveniences for Sun
day school attendance Of 50 per cent
greater than the church has ever aver
aged, with separate rooms for the dit
ferent departments and the separate
classes of each department. Also for
church societies and other organiZa-
tons. There are also contemplated
certain alterations in the north part
of the present church structure great
ly increasing it's working value. The
cost of the new building faced with
brick and trimmed with stone Is esti-
mated at $4,000. If faced with stone
to correspond to the present church
the cost will be $1,000 more. The cost
of changes to the present building,
$4,000. This includes heating Of the
new building and ventilation OF both
buildings but does not include a heat
ing plant owned by the church. If the
floors and the third story ceiling and
stairs OF the new building are made
fireproof $4,000 more will be added to
the COST After full explanations had
bene given and discussion invited a
vote by ballot was taken on the &C
ceptance of the report Of the commit
tee as the will of the church, the re-
suit being 201 for adoption to 20
against.
The following high school members
Of the graduating class Of this year
compose the very efficient an
nual board: Herbert Palmer, business
manager; Esther Harris, editor-in-
chief; Adelaide Sbley calendar edi-
tor; Gladys Faster, activity editor;
Silas Inman, athletic editor; Ray
Coutts, joke editor; Frank Needham,
alumni editor; Eleanor Harris, class
editor; Hervey MCGOWAN, art editor;
Ruth ROmig, Literary editor. The pres
ent annual Is meeting with great ia
vor orders having been taken for
about $50 copies.
Burglars have again begun their Wis
it's, the Ralph Morgan home having
been entered recently and small
amount Of money taken after some
bold ransacking and taking two pocket
books from the trousers pockets OIL
Mr.. Morgan. The burglar evidently
knew the premises and the habits OF
the family. The good watch dog OF
the family gave no alarm and the
alarm clock failed TO awaken the fam
lily at the usual morning hour caus-
ing them to wonder whether some
bad man.
At the meeting Of the Chicago alum
nj association Of Grnnell students
held in Art Institute last week Miss
Clara Millerd represented the college
here.
Mrs. Joel Stewart is enjoying a visit
from her friend, Mrs. Nettie watkins,
Of Chicago.
Mrs. n. Mayo Harris is spending a
few days in visiting at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Witamuth,
in MarshalltoWn.
Miss Anne Reeves had the pleas
ure Of an over Sunday visit from ief
friend. Miss Grace Wilson, Of Des
Moines,
Arrangements have been made by
some of the prominent farmers and
dairymen of this vicinity with J. {.
Cort. of Ames, to come to Grinnell on
the 18th of March and give a talk on
milking and testing mich COWS with
view to forming an association here
for cooperative COW testing. Bert A.
Abel, who attended the Ames snort
course, was the prime mover in this
direction. To form such an association
REQUIRES twenty-six farmers who are
milking 800 cows, when officers are
elected and a man Is hired to super
wise the work. This man will spend
one day in each month with each
member of the association, weighing
and testing the milk and keeping the
proper records.
DR.. J. H. Billings, Of Union, former
" Of Grinnell, has taken his new in
vention. called the descriptograph, to
the Pacific coast for demonstration.