The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-22

4 les 0uOt11C6 SAttSAAAON
/. concert given in the Capitol building
! complimentary to Colonel Bennett by
Z invitation Of the Governor and the
: Iowa legislature now in session there
The Buglers of the different companies
played with the band during one piece,
4 called GLORY of the Trumpets." Mrs.
: Critchlow's son is one of the buglers
/ and took part in the piece. Another
, piece which was beautifully rendered,
| was "The Morning Light" written by
IC. L. Farmhouse, our home composer.
This piece was loudly enchored. Oska-
lloosa can wen be proud of her citi.
zens. =
Friends here have received particu-
} lars of the small blaze which occurred
Saturday morning in Chicago at St.
Luke's hospital, where Miss Eunice
Fuller of this city is a nurse, and
where Mrs. Phil Hoffman, is at pres
ent patient. The fire occurred in the
Senior Nurses home, which is separ-
ated from the other eight or nine
buildings connected with the hospital
and none of the 400 patients knew any
thing of it. Both Miss Smith and Mrs.
Hoffman, are in the Smith Memorial
lone of the newest of the group of build
| ings and some two blocks removed
from the scene of the blaze. The in
turns were sent over from the hospit-
al and they and the nurses formed a
brigade to help the firemen if needed.
The blaze was quickly extinguished.
and only little damage to a stairway
resulted. The fire was due either to
an over-heated steam pipe or faulty
electric wiring. a
Mrs Sarah Moffet has gone to Des
Moines to visit her son, E. j. Moffet.
Mrs. Phoebe ]. Epperson, of Los
Angeles, Calf, is making a short Wis
lit with friends at University Park.
| Thomas H. Sewers returned from
his Chicago trip and on Friday left for
Des Moines to look after business
matters there ...,,.
Barnes City: Mr. and Mrs. c. II.
Core accompanied Mrs. Cores sister
to Oskaloosa Monday where she left
for Knoxville and after a few days
visit there will leave for her home
at Seattle, Washington.
Father" William Crosson with 92I
years to his credit ON Thursday last
In his walks about Oskaloosa, covered
the equal of five miles and after all
of this he closed the day by attending
his church prayer meeting. No won.
der he enjoys good health.
Mrs. Rose E. Sherburne, of 81
South NJ street, entertained the Camp
Fire Girls at her home on Wednes-
day evening. These meetings are held
regularly now at the homes Of the
various members and this week it
feh to the lot of Irene and Mary Sher-
burne. Each evening a most interest
ing and pleasing program is present
ed.
DR.. G. A. Mclaughlin, president Of
&c. II. U. takes considerable satisfac-
ton in a large mayoftheworld,t that
has been placed in the upper hall at
the entrance to the chapel. From Il
point in Iowa, that naturally indicates
Oskaloosa, a series of cordlnal red
narrow ribbons run out to various
Mission fields and at these points
the name of former c. II. U. student,
now in the active work. is placed. In
all there are some fifteen that have
gone out since the University was or
ganized ten years ago.
T. Radford Agg, an Oskaioosa boy
and now a professor in the Highway
Engineering department of the Agri.
cultural College at Ames, had his
paper Highway Engineering Depart
ment of the Agricultural College at
Ames, had his paper Highway En-
cheering Education" placed on the
program OF the American Good Roads
Congress at Boston, Mass. Radford
lis coming right along in his chosen
work and is now known as an expert
from one end of the country to the
other. He is also the author of sew
eral books on road engineering.
Chairman II. L. White of the Board
/ OF .Deacons of the Christian church
has appointed the following as com.
mittee for 1917: House committee,
Richard Hull, chairman, Thomas c..
Beach, ]. F. Prime and Deaconesses
Mrs. r. Hull and Mrs. A. Wymore.
Finance committee, w M. Robinson,
chairman, George I. Cruzen, w. S..
| Utterback, r. H. Bacon, w. /. Beans,
L. NJ. Chesman, Ed Hatcher and C.,
ID. Hutchins. Music committee, Two f.
Thomas, chairman. NJ. V. Long. S. A.
Henrdix, Mrs F. ]. Jarvis and Mrs.
Cora Utterback Membership COM
mitttee Rev. C. H. De Voc, chairman,
G. ID. Hutchins and Mrs. G. K. Monroe
(From Tuesdays DaiIy.)
Mrs. Fl. B. Mccoy was called to
Springfield, H., on account of the ill
ness OF her mother.
Mrs. Homer Coffin and two children
OF Portland. Oregon, are visiting at
the c. B. West home.