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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-17

years. Why don't we get some Of it?
Ask the railroads and the commits
sion firms who are holding it for
higher prices. There is a world Of
potatoes. Why don't we get pOta-
toes at soc a peck? Again ask the
railroads and commission houses.
But our God, the force that pro-
dUced a Billy Sunday, is not idle.
And he sharpens his lead pencil and
talks with our Guardian Angel, he
says: Say, folks, you all have got
a backyard. PlOw it up! Buy a
shovel and hOe-plant wheat, corn,
onions, potatoes, cabbage, beets,
sweet potatoes and beans. Raise
what you want and solve the cost Of
high living. In that way, the good
old U. S. A. can beat the high cost Of
living. Go to it.
Then, after peace has come, let
congress coax Mr.. Robert Lansing
and President Wilson to have uni
Versal peace commission appointed
one for each natiOn-and let the ma
jOrity vote of that commission settle
all international questions and dis
pUtes.
See that great motion picture,
War Brides" and learn the lesson
Of another picture called 'IntOler-
ance." Let us have peace, but let it
be a peace with honor. Once again,
the stars and stripes forever and the
Monroe doctrine" for a blanket over
the western half Of the wOTld.-Jack
Minor.
HALL CHICAGO GARDEN PLAN"
GETS A GOOD START-JOIN IN
Everybody in Chicago who eats is
invited to join in on the "AIl Chicago
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-17

rALL CHICAGO GARDEN PLAN"
GETS A GOOD START-JOIN IN
Everybody in Chicago who eats is
invited to join in on the "All Chicago
Garden Plan" mapped out at a mass
meeting in the city council chamber
Friday afternoon. Mayor Thompson,
Health Commissioner Robertson,
other city officials, ministers, assOci-
alton officers and women's club del
egates talked gardening over from
top to bottom and from one side to
the other at this meet.
A citY-wide garden committee was
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
NAV

And the next day the SUI did shine.
Roy Goss of Watertown was seen
at Waverly.
Schultz Bros. Of F~orresville, attend
ed to business at Waverly.
Charles Sharp, of Kranzburg, called
in this vicinity, Thursday.
Thyen brothers are the wners of a
new motorcycle.
Mrs. NJ. Bierscheid and son, Cecil,
were on the sick list, but at getting
along fine at this writing.
.Jellis brothers were South Shore
business callers, Thursday.
Anton Schmitt is employed on the
M. H, Stricherz ranch.
Joe Ries, of Kranzburg. called on
business at Waverly.
Ben Thyen and John Schmitt visited
at W~atertown, Saturday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
YAHoTA N / [

! The Lake View Sunshine club will
meet Friday afternoon, June LIST, at the
R. p. Clapp home.
Miss Olive Conway spent Tuesday
night with the C. C. Kelloggs.
Miss Gertrude Kaiser is visiting her
sister, Miss Annie Kaiser, at the
Will McElhaney home.
Eighteen ladies spent a very enjoy
able afternoon with Mrs. Guy Turner
last Friday.
The Gallisath brothers spent Mon
day evening with the braves family.
Club met Friday night with the O.
r. schmelings.
Miss Lillian braves and Alice called
at the Kellogg home Tuesday evening.
w. w. Welch and family spent
Tuesday evening at Appleby with Mr..
and Mrs. Herman braves.
Grandma Odds left for WATERFOWL,
Friday, where she will spent a week
visiting friends and relatives.
School closed Friday in district 10.
Miss Kaiser and the pupils held a
picnic at Reiley's grove.
The Rev. G. C. White will hold serv-
ices at the school house at three
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Clapp took
dinner at the Jim Heathcote home
Monday. Miss Eva returned home
with them.
Miss Olive Conway has accepted the
position as teacher of the 9Th, 7th
and Sth grades in the Florence school
for the next school year.
Mr., and Mrs. Odds called at the
Harry McElhaney home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. st. Clair and
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Clapp spent
Sunday afternoon at the Kinsman
home, in WATERFOWL.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
HENRY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Evans, Of Hrod,
;Sundayed at the 0. Walsten home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. =. Brando returned
home Tuesday evening from q weeks
visit with their daughter and soa
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur woellsteia, at
Cresco, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. H. Scott visited
with the 3. schoonover family satur4
day and Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Pat Walsh departed
Tuesday evening for Albany, Canoes,
and q couple Of other points il New
York. They viii visit with relatives
there for about three weeks.
Bernice Mullall is OF the sick List
this week.
Mrs. y. N. Cosgrove. Bessie and
Grace anne up from WatertoWa and
spent Wednesday with relatives here.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
FLORENCE.

Mrs. J, McPeek, who visited rela.
tiyes at Aberdeen last week, returned
home Sunday. w. DesCamp brought
her home in his car.
School closed here Friday. Miss
Walsh returned to her home at Water
town, Miss Marstad went to Madison.
Mimi, and Miss Erdman to Randolph,
where she will visit her brother for
a short time before going to her home
in Texas.
G. Pour and Al. G. Bnrnstad went
to St. Paul Saturday with stock.
Or, Mullen and 6. A. White went
TO Minneapolis Sunday. They are
each bringing back . new Ford.
I. Morrisey drove to Webster, sun
day in his q
Mrs. y. WEIGH. Mrs. 6 q Burnstad
and daughter, Gladys. autoed to Wa.
tertown Saturday.
T n. Larson, N. ~ Heintz, ii. pin
necker and Msnwaeensswere at Big
Stone Lake aflshing last week and
brought home 600 fish.
MI and MN: WeIch, Mi. i. q.
EBurnstad; MrsCG Burnstad ana
Mrs, g. II. Never yisited relatives ii
WatertowG sunday Mrs. d Burn.
|stad and daughter, Gladys, ieft there
Monday fvSySyvsinw
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
Miss Grifith of wilmot. spent SUNDAY

Miss Griffith of Wilmot, spent Sunday
at the M. Nisbet home.
T.. II. Meyer spent the latter part
of last week at Albert Lea, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wright and chill
dren of Wallace visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Core were Wa
tertown visitors Sunday.
j. F. Goggins purchased a new
Buick car from A. O. Skogstad, last
week.
Mrs. P. H. Lemke left Thursday for
I%llionis, where she will visit relatives
for some time.
A good man from here attended the
Decoration day exercises at Water
town, Wednesday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
APPLEBY.

Miss Dena Gronewold spent a few
days of last week with her sister,
Miss Rieka, who is assisting with the
work at the A. G. Youngquist home
in Watertown.
The barn dance given at the Jake
Zerfas home was well attended. Ev-
erybody enjoyed themselves in some
way.
Mr.. Ed Kirsch, of Gardner, was a
caller at the Schulz home, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. fake zerfas and fam
lily autoed to Lake Kampeska, Sun
day.
Mrs. Anna Jurgensen was hostess
to the members of the Ladies' Home
club last Thursday. The club will
meet in two weeks with Mrs. Robert
Schulz, in Watertown.
Mr.. o. w. Petersen of Watertown
was a business caller at the Clyde
Wess farm, Wednesday.
Charles Gormly and Robert Schulz
OF Watertown we're business callers
at the latter's farm, Monday.
A number of young folks from this
vicinity attended the dance given at
Grover, last Friday evening. We all
had a good time and are looking for
ward to the next one. whiEh@IS@Al be
given Friday evening.
Messrs. Henry and Frank Frandrup
Blake Sweet, Burt and Art Schulz
spent Monday evening at the Thomas
Chandler home.
Mr.. Elmer braves, of Cast1ewood,
was a business caller on his brother,
Bert, who is running the elevator at
Appieby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wess and family
We're visitors in WATERFOWL, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fittje, ST., and
family were visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Engles, Sunday
evening.
Alvin Wolter spent Sunday after.
noon with the Daggitt boys.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
e. E. Anderson travelling audit.r,

E. e. Anderson travelling auditor.
for the Great Western Grain Co. Of
Minneapolis, was in Gardner, Thurs-
day. looking after elevator interests.
Emma Montooth visited with home
folks the latter part of the past week
Carl Doerr was a passenger frop.
Arlington, Mimi, to Gardner, Satur-
day evening, to visit over SUNDAY
with the Nicholas Kirsch family.
The farmers telephone meeting
was held at Gardner, Saturday ve-
ming The directors and members
present made arrangements to com
mence work soon on setting new tele-
phone poles. Of which they have re-
ceived a shipment at Gardner, and to
better the lines in general.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wensing, Of
Esterly. Sundayed with the Jacob
Schroeder family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman braves, Mr..
AMI Mrs. Lewis Borns and Hilma. lEr.
ald Mrs. Herman Wailner and son.
.| SSAt
Mrs. A. Wallner and sons and Miss
Cronin were entertained Sunday at the
Emil Abbey residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Sutton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Kirsch and Mr.. and Mrs.
james Sutton were supper guests at
the N. Kirsch home. Sunday.
The Mathiesen young folks spent
Sunday evening in the city.
zoe Heaton is doing some mason
work for Harry Little.
Fred Kirsch and August Proehl at
tended a birthday celebration al the
Vogt residence, near Bemis, Sunday.
The Herman Wallner family and
Miss Cronin, accompanied by William
Wallner, left, Monday morning, by
auto, for points in North Dakota.
Carl Doerr and Nick Kirsch called
at the j. j. Peters home in Rauville,
Sunday.
Miss Marie Fox is attending school
in Watertown
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
GARDNER.

August Proeh1 was an early Tues
day morning business translator at
the Charles Strauss farm.
Mrs. Nicholas Kirsch called on Mrs.
Joseph Davey. Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Laqua attended to business
affairs in South Shore, Tuesday.
Wenzel Lindner was a caller in this
vicinity, Tuesday.
Mrs. J. e. Montooth, Verna and
Marvin, were in the city. last Tues
day, where Marvin received medical
attention for his severely wrenched
knee, which occurred accidentally
while seeding some time ago.
Fred Kirsch called at the B. ri.
Brandreit home, near Waverly. Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wallner and
son, of Rochester, MINI, and niece,
Mas Cronin, Of ST Pau, MINI, all
rived last Wednesday Tor brief visit
with relatives and friends ii ana
GaTQner. They made 8theStrip
by automobile.
Mr. and MrssEari Mitchell and
sbabyhave moved back to Wateftow1nrI
~ spend the intervening weeks until
AN harvest work begins viii rsla.
5ohnaon autoed ont thin ~,
lMys.sln.adayafternoon Is attend l
aR1l1ti61nsl ssMfaIrk@
To6e frciz 4 did heir
.xs ts0lIIlll!xs " NM ths zsgfas IN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
WALLACE.

Mrs. Goodspeed and Edith Nisbet
visited at the Nate Groves home,
Sunday. MI. Martin Kerkeby and
daughter, Lena, and Charles Good
speed also called there in the after
loon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stemwedel and chill.
dran, Mrs. Elwood and daughter. Beg
sic, and Mr.. and Mrs. ". Trenholm
were Sunday visitors at VIM. Camp.
bells.
Billy Burkhalter was hauling seed
grain from Claus Outbreaks the first
of the week.
Miss Ida Kerkeby visited for sew.
eral days with Mrs. Dan Groves.
Maggie Johnston enjoyed a visit
from her friend, Miss Ruth Mckay,
of Garden City, the latter part Of the
week. (
Mildred and Howard Groves, Cal.
vert Johnston, Willie Hallauer, Mrs.
Dobson and Fern, Mrs. Goodspeed,
Mrs. N. Groves and Martin Kerkeby
and daughter were callers at Dan
Groves, Sunday.
Miss Fern Dobson is visiting her
grandparents and other relatives here.
George Groves sold a load of hogs
to Mr.. Burnstad at Florence, and de.
livered them Saturday.
Chef Wright and family autoed over
to III. Z. Morgan's, Sunday evening.
Nate Groves is putting down a new
~cistern on the northwest corner Of
his new dwelling,
Ira Darling. Y. Trenholm. George
Falsk and Cecil and Harry Campbell
We're fortunate enough to locate a den
Of wolves and dug out five young cubs.
Miss Olive Campbell and Margaret
Johnston visited the school in the
Campbell district last Wednesday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
PELICAN.

PELICAN.
Miss Margaret Smith, of WATERFOWL,
who has been spending a few weeks
for her health in the country at the
Herer home has Getu1ned to her
home.
The Kallis brothers were transact
ing business here the fore part of the
week.
George Lebert and son, Walter, of
Watertown We're attending to business
matters at the formers farm in this
section on Tuesday of the past week
Herbert Klatt called on Earl Lebert
the middle of the week, with his
pony.
Roy and Carl Zamow and Dale Ia.
NOV ere business callers at the
Boxelder farm Wednesday morning.
Andy Foley, of WATERFOWL. was
a~utomobiling in this neighborhood one
day the past week.
MISS Ruth Mclaughlin of this dis
trict took the final eighth grade ex-
animation at the Foley school on We'd
nesday and Thursday of the past
week.
Jack Frost visited this section four
nights in succession the past week.
doing little damage to garden truck.
The John Lebert family were Wa
tertoWn shoppers on Friday last.
A. T. Klatt and son were business
callers at the William Miller home
the last of the week.
A goodly number of our farmers
We're shopping in WATERFOWL last Sat
urday.s
Work was begun last Wednesday on
the basement of the Grover Lutheran
church. With another week Of favor
able weather it will be Completed.
There will be no services at this
church next Sunday, June 3. On
Sunday, June 10, there will be Eng
lish services at the usual time.
Mr.: and Mrs. John Hacker and chill
dren autoed owe to the William He
miller home Sunday and spent the
day in the Rauville district.
Mesdames Frank, Asa and John
Lebert and children and Julia Loesch
were Sunday afternoon callers at the
Kallis home.
The A. 7. Klatt family attended
the confirmation services Id the after
noon At Watertown. The class con-
sisted Of three boys and seven girls.
Mr. Herman Benthin was a pleasant
callersat the BoxeIder farm last Mon
day morning while en- route to Cas-
tlewood on business.
Oscar Green did some road repair.
ing in this district the fore part 81
this week.
a goodly number OF German Luth-
Grams from this section attended tina
show Of the Life Of Luther, held at
the Metropolitan theatre last Monday
afternoon At Watertown.
Messrs. John Hacker. Oscar Green,
August Klatt and son were business
"a IaorCNat 4t,n Knla;r
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
From the Rural Precincts


itors at the J. R. Yocom home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin spent Sat
urday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Vetter.
Mrs. James Cook was a visitor with
Mrs. Peter Michaels Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elfring and
children We're Sunday afternoon visit
ors with Mr. and Mrs. Friske in Wa
tertown.
Mrs. Sweet and sons, Tommy and
Glenn, autoed to Lake Kampeska,
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Martha Krull was h~ousekeeper
for Mrs. H. Krull during her absence.
Messrs. Arnold Deke and Claus En-
gel were Sunday visitors with the
1.-THE boys.
Del Martin and Will Dean were
Lake Kampeska visitors Sunday. Mrs.
Del Martin spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Dixon, in Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Schrick and daugh-
ters and Mr.. ~Flaskegaard spent Fri
day evening at the D. Ganant home.
Misses Martha and Dora Krull and
brother, Albert, were Sunday visitors
at the H. Tellinghuisen home, east of
the city.
Mrs. e. j. Luthy called on Mrs.
Youngquist at Luther hospital We'd
nesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Baker and family of
Estelline were Sunday visitors at the
Srank Bradley home, where their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers, are working
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thiede and Mr..
and Mrs. HI. Schuelke and Mr.. Frank
Bradley were Sunday visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Benthin.
Misses Rose and Nellie O'Brien at
tended the linen shower given at the
Dory home in the city by Mrs. Milton
Hoye of Minneapolis, in honor Of
Miss Lizzie Hoarn.
Mr.. and Mrs. T F O'Brien spent
Monday afternoon and were supper
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Zerfas.s
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hemp and family
and Eenry Engels were Sunday guests
at the M. Carr home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hemiller and
sons spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. +. ]. Ixuthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. O,brien and the
Misses Rose and Nellie were dinner
guests with Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Hig-
gins. in the city. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Edwards and
children, Of Watertown, were visitors
Mt the r. Daggitt home on Monday
evening Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hemiller and
children spent Tuesday evening al
the II. Deke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fittie, Ben and
Emma Fittje spent Sunday evening at
the a. Engel home.
Alvan Wolter was a Sunday visitor
with the Daggitt boys.
John Ffttje was a Sunday visito:
with home folks.
MI. and Mrs n. Engel and children
were Sunday visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wick Waite, E Thomas.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
RS at the Mrs. Sweet home.

J 1NOIo a.. tIir =
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dean of Water
; town spent Tuesday and Thursday on
the farm.
Mrs. II. Schuelke attended the La
dies Aid meeting of the German Luth-
| eran church at the home of Mrs. Kline
in the city, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goltz and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Warfield and daughter,
Lula, OF Watertown, were supper
guests with Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leisure and
Lyman Dean and Lloyd Gibson spent
Thursday evening at the H. Schuelke
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook and Mr..
and Mrs. Del Martin called at the
homes of Mrs. Sweet, ]. R. Yocam and
Tom Birchall, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Long and Miss
Matte Peteson were Sunday visitors
at the Thos. Chandler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Leisure and
Lloyd Gibson spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin.
Ernest Hemp was a visitor with
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Long from Mon
day to Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook spent
Saturday evening at the Peter Mich
aels home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Engel and Alrich
We're visitors at the VIM. Uthe home
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin were call
ers at the A. Hemp home, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Sweet was a visitor with Mrs.
1.-THE, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Long and Err
nest Hemp were visitors at the James
Cook home, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. O'Brien and
daughters attended church services
in Watertown Ascension day, and
spent the remainder of the day in the
city.
Mrs. Rich Vetter and children and
Miss Anna Schuelke spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Del Martin.
Chris Engel was a visitor at the
Leemhuis home near Appleby, Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Elfring were
Friday evening visitors at the Fl. Ker.
sen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Engel, Claus,
Henry and Alrich Engel spent sun
day evening at the Del Martin home.
Messrs. Lyman Dean and Perry
Cook were supper guests at the Del
Martin home, Tuesday.
Mrs. M. III. Lewis and son, Delbert,
of Watertown were callers at the
Montooth home, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley and
son autoed to Clark on Wednesday,
where they attended the wedding of
a nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Benthin and
family attended church services at
Grover, Sunday.
Geo. Lebert was a caller at the
Fred Benthin home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. O'Brien were
visitors at the ]. r. Yocom home.
Tuesday.
Miss Pauline Deke of WATERFOWL
was an over-Sunday visitor with home
folksA
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolter and
family were Sunday visitors at the
G. Gerhold home in Castlewood.
Miss Hilda Cook was taken to the
Bartron hospital on Sunday, where
she is receiving treatment.
Mr.. II. Krull has begun the cree
ton off large new barn on his farm.
He will also erect a new. house in the
near future.
The eighth graders of the Foley
school and district No. a took the
examination at the Foley school
Wednesday and Thursday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-31
FOLEY.

.... -
II. Engel and sons, Chris, Claus and
Alrich. autoed to the Leemhuis home
near Appleby, Thursday.
A successful term of school will
close at Foley with a picnic on Fri
day, blu the teacher, Miss Margaret
Loesch, with the children and par
ents of the district.
Sheriff Ed Elkins and County Audit
or Johnson called on the township
clerks here the past week, notifying
them of their duty to spend the day,
June the 9Th, at the registration
places. Sheridan, School No. 4 and
Pelican, school No 80
MI. Oren Flaskegaard of Terril, Ia,
purchased the 100 acre farm of r. M.
Selleck, which has been farmed by E.
j. Luthy the past few years. Mr..
Flaskegaard is a nephew of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Schrick.
Mr.. Herman Wolter has begun the
erection Of a large new barn on his
farm. w. r. 1.-THE has also laid the
foundation for the enlargement of a
barn.
Mrs. Maud Sweet, our school secre-
tary. called on the different families
the past week taking up the school
census.
Mr.. Rob Schulz of Watertown and
Mr.. Smith, of st. Paul, were business
callers through here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Schrick and the
Misses Tena and Hattie and Mr..
Oren Waskegaard autoed to Brook.
ings Wednesday where they spent the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Hemp and family
We're visitors with Mr.. and Mrs1J. r.
Yocom, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. H. Krull and son, Elmer, ac.
companied by her brother, John Eli
kamp, of Gary, spent from Saturday
until Tuesday with a brothersat Ban.
croft, who is critically i'll with can
Ger.
Mrs: George Myers of Willow Lakes
was a guest with Mrs. r. Schrick,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Leisure and
Lloyd Gibson spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Butts. west of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elfring and
children, Miss Lillian Friske and Lyle
Elfring spent Sunday evening at the
Montooth home.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Chandler and
children, Clifford and Leola, Mrs.
Frandrup and children, Mr.. Wayne
Langendorfer and sister, Miss Maud
and MI, and Mrs. Virgil Long were
Sunday guests at the James Cook
home.
Ferry Cook, who is working in the
Anderson store at Castlewood, was a
Sunday evening visitor at home.
Miss Anna Scvhrick was q guest
with Miss Gladys Peters at Rauville
from Friday to Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kerssen n children
and Mr. and Mrs. Uthe were Sunday
afternoon guests at the i. r. Yocom
home.
wayne Langendorfer and sister,
Miss Maude. spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs, Virgil Long.
W NRE&H y4NA149sEsexSSf&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-09
SEVERAL HUNDRED ATTEND
FLAG-RAISING CEREMONIES
Women Of Fourth Presbyterian
Church Present q. s. Ensign for
Lawn at Special Services.

Women Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church presented a large American nag
to be flown from a STAFF located on the
lawn of the church. at special services
yesterday evening at $50 o'clock, the
presentation beings made to the resi-
dents of the community. Several hun
bred persons attended the ceremonies
which were presided over by Rev. Jo-
seph T. Kelly, pastor Of the church
Col. Harley v. Speelman represented
President Frederick J. Rice of the Co
lumbia Heights Citizens Association
and delivered a brief address. Secre-
tary J. Clinton Hiatt and other men,
bers of the association were in attend
ance.
Miss Dorothy MacElwee made the
presentation. and Rev. DR.. Kelly the
address Of acceptance. after which
Lieut.. Clarence NJ. Exley, superintend-
ent of the Sunday school, raised the
flag. The call to the colors was sound
ed by Bugler Charles Drexilius, jr.
A. B. Kelly made short patriotic ad-
dress. after which little Miss Virginia
Elicit gave a recitation. Your Flag
and My Flag" DR.. Kelly then present.
ed Arthur Cowsill. who. it was declared,
Is the father of the movement to secure
the flag for the lawn, and he was given
a rousing reception.
James A: MacElwee was director of
the musical program for the occasion.
which included a solo by A. B. Carly
and the singing Of THE Star Spangled
Banner" by the attendance at the close.