Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23

a visit OF a couple OF weeks at the
home of their brother.
DIR. w. r. Kinzer, scoutmaster, u In
charge Of the swimming practice OF
some fifty OF the Boy Scouts who prac-
| tice at Arbor Lake. Other competent
| instructors are mingling with the boys,
30 that liability to accident may be
reduced to the minimum. Earl Nicely
has furnished tent for a convenient
dressing room. and this is to be made
a matter of business and most ne
cessary part of the education of the
scouts.
Rev. w. r. Lawrence breaches his
last evening sermon for the United
Presbyterian church of this city on
Sunday next. His resignation, sane
toned by the presbytery takes effect
the last of July, and union evening
services begin the first evening in July.
Fl. M. Ramey, 80 years of age. for
years a business man and highly es-
teemed citizen of Grinnell, has come
from his home in Mason City to visit
old friends.
r. F. Nuckolls. of this city, and his
father Ezra Nuckolls, of Eldora, spent
three days this week in Des Moines
attending the state convention Of OPP
tometrists. where the son was elected
TO succeed himself for the next three
years as director of the organization.
A. II. Engstrom. who has been one
of the faculty in the Grinnell College
school of music. but who plans to
spend next year in Chicago and New
York, will sing here in public for the
last time tomorrow morning, at the
Congregational church. My Hope Is
in the Everlasting" by Steiner
Mrs. P. f. Somers and Mr.. and Mrs
f. F. Nuckolls were Grinnell attend
ants of the wedding of Miss Helen
Park and DR.. Clifford Wells, at the
home of the bride in Des Moines on
Wednesday. Both bride and groom are
well known in this city, having been
members of the class of 1910 in Grin
nell College. The groom is an in
structor in Rush Medical College in
city their home.
A committee has been appointed from
the Sunday school OF the Congrega-
tional church of this city to make all
necessary preparations for a general
picnic Of both school and church for
July 4. The general plan is to have
q patriotic program for the rest of
the day. The place has not yet been
named.
The Red Cross is the prominent
thing now before the eyes of the pub
lie here. and all organizations seem
to be vieing one with another in being
of the greatest heip. a weekly sc!s
has been proposed in which
each player shall pay fixed entrance
fee for the support of this work. This
fee will be small. and many players are
to join and the tournaments
TO be kept up for several weeks. Two
groups Of girls in the domestic science
classes of the public schools pledged |
$40 each for Red Cross promotion. The |
Pythian Sisters and the Elizabeth Earle
Aagoun Club are making needed ar ,
ticles. Also the Daughters of Ceres. |
connected with the Grange and living |
outside this city.
The summer school in manual train |
ing work has proved great boon to
many Of the lads Of the city. there |
being now 104 boys between the ages |
Of and Is who have voluntarily taken |.
up regular work in that line, under |
Mr.. Nichols, Of the high school. and his |
assistants Miss Weber has class OF |
girls taking domestic science work in |
the old high school building each morn
ing. For five afternoons each week
these two teachers have the oversight |
and management of the play grounds
and the games of the children. in the
city park and on the grounds of the
Cooper school,