Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

the City.
DIR. E. G. Dittmer was bushes
visitor in Chicago several days tn
first of the week.
Mrs. G.. w. Mernitz of Chicago /
guest this week Of her parents, MI
and Mrs. H. c. Smith.
j. r. Cameron of Hollywood. Cal
is a guest of relatives and friends il
Manchester this week.
Mrs. Helen Cunningham of An
amosa is guest of Mrs. Marshall an,
Miss Marshall this week.
Editor Albert Volt and Charlie
Gould of Earlville were court visitor
in Manchester on Monday.
The New Idea Embroidery clul
will meet this week Thursday at tn
home of Mrs. George Ford.
Miss Flora Newman of Edgewoot
wa sthe guest over Sunday of hel
friends, Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Plat.
&c. G. Armistead left Saturday fol
Red Oak, Iowa, where he will spent
few days With his daughter, Mrs. A
H. Pitzer, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. NAPLES very
delightfully."- entertained the Tri-F club
at their home Monday evening. A
sumptOus six-thirty dinner was serv-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs M. l. B. Richmond
who have been spending several
months at Gallop, New Mexico, where
the latter's sons reside, have return
ed to their home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Prentice, who
had been living in the Lister resi-
dence on West Howard street for sew
eral months, have returned to their
home at Earlville.
u w. Brazelton, who spent most
of the winter in the vicinity of Prin-
cess Ann, Maryland, is at home. Mrs.
Brazelton is now visiting with rela-
tives in Chicago. HUH " En-. ~
Mrs. R. G.. Mann has as her
guests this week, Miss Elsie Taubman
and Mrs. A. w. Sokol. of Maquoketa,
Iowa. The ladies will spend the week
in the Mann home.
Archie LIE Clere, who was called
here from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
because of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Jones, was visitor among his
relatives here during the week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. LIE Clere Of
st. Joseph, Missouri, who were called
to Manchester last week on accout Of
the death of the formers sister, Mrs.
David Jones, have been spendings the
week among relatives in Manchester.
-Lucius Wilson, who spent two
days with his brother, DR.. Norman
D. Wilson, left Sunday afternoon for
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was
scheduled to address the commercial
organizations of that city on Monday.
aa Wibbsll '& Walker announce their
annual spring millinery opening which
takes place on Friday and Saturday,
March 16 and IL. Our women reads
ers should not overlook their an
nouncement on another page of this
ISSUE,
Attorney Ralph c. Durham Of
chester Sunday, accompanying his
mothers remains to this city from
Watertown. Mr.. Durham left for his
home Sunday night, while his sister,
Miss Edith Durham, remained for
more extended stay among friends
here.
The second Delaware County
Teachers Study Center will be held
in the Manchester High School, Sat-
urday, March 18th. Miss. Bertha Mar
tin will set forth 1.-THE Principles
Underlying the Teaching of Reading"
and Mr.. H. G. Cummins will talk on
the Teaching of Writing" This
meeting is open to every one who is
interested in education.
w. c. Gloer went to Cedar Falls
this morning on business. He is meet
ing with unusual success, with his new
plan for selling clothes He is maxi
ing clothes in some of the larger
cities in competition with high priced
tailors. He has sold over fifty suits
in the city Of Ames. Bill is a hust-
Ter and can deliver the goods. You
should get acquainted with his new
selling plan.
The Friday Afternoon club are
not dead or asleep but are as wide
awake as avera Since January LIST,
they have met at the homes of Mes
DANES Atwater, Barr, Hall, Cary, Nun
son, Phillip. Plat, Steadman, and
Storey, and at each meeting interest
ing programs were given, and deli
cious refreshments served. Mrs. Strick
land will be At-Home to the club on
March l6th-Secretary.