Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24

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Or. Burkhart. osteopath. II w. Main.
New Columbia records. Camera
Shop.
Mrs. Roy Elliott, OF Liscomb. visited
friends in the city Friday.
Mrs. w. Fl. Collins arrived home this
morning from \ visit in Gilman.
F'rantz Premier vacuum cleaners, the
peer OF all others. Abbott & Son.
Mrs. s. Buchanan, Of Montour was
in the city Friday on her way to Grin
nell.
Mrs. Guy Bailey, s North Tenth ave-
nue., was taken to st. Thomas hospital
this afternoon for treatment
The study class Of the Twentieth
Century Club will meet Monday after
noon at 2:30 in the auditorium of the
public library.
Mrs. E. N. Ferris. of Gearing. who
has been in Hampton attending the
funeral Of her cousin, Miss Jennie
Elliott, was in the city Friday on her
way home.
Members of the Alpha Gamma Club
Of the Arson school held their monthly
meeting Friday evening in the school
building and enjoyed a box social.
Music and informal debates occupied
the evening.
The chorus of the First Presbytcr-
ian church will give a sacred concert
on Sunday evening at 1880. The
chorus is larger and stronger than
ever. The church is opposite from the
postoffice. Committee.
Sparks from the chimney set fire to
the roof of the residence of Miss Ella
Gilmore, 206 South Third avenue. at
1870 this afternoon. The damage was
small, and the blaze was extinguished
by the department with chemicals.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Gerten, of Amcs,
who are here visiting the formers
mother. Mrs. S. S. Stephenson. were in
State Center today visiting friends.
They expect to move next week to
Fairfield, where they will engage in
farming.
The Flora DeVoss company will Of
fer at the Odeon Theater tonight The
Coward" This company will close
their engagement at the Odeon tomor-
row night presenting four act COM
edy drama Dixie" An entire new line
of specialties will be offered each
evening. Odeon.
The class in citizenship. which is a
branch of the Political Equity League,
and to which every member is eligible,
met Friday afternoon in the auditorium
of the public library and took up their
regular study. The subject for the af-
ternoon was "Woman's Suffrage in the
Teutonic Countries"
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Baxter ar
rived home Friday evening from a ter
days visit and business trip in Chi
cago and Windsor. III. In the latter
place they visited Mrs. Bakers pa
rents, DR.. and Mrs. w. +. II ilsabeck.
While in Chicago Mrs. Baxter attend
ed the annual convention of the Manu-
facturers and Importers Association.
At a special meeting of the Brother
hood of the Methodist church. held
Friday evening at the home of Z. l..
Billings, 207 South Seventh street. the
members decided to send an invitation
to Senator Thomas Taylor Of Inde-
pendence. to give his address on ITEM
perance From Legislators Stand
point" before the brotherhood about
the middle Of March. At the close of
the meeting Mrs. Billings served re-
freshments.
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Leila Miller entertained twenty OF
her young friends in celebration of her
18th birthday anniversary at her
home, 3O3 Park street, Friday even
ing. The guests enjoyed music and
games, and in a guessing contest
Helen Stotts won the prize. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess, as
sisted by her brother Glenn. The house
was decorated with red, white and
blue, flags, and carnations. Small red
hatchets were given as favors.
An interesting lecture on THE His
tory and Status of the Prohibition
Movement" was given before q fair
sized audience at Central Church of
Christ Friday evening by Mrs. Lora S.
LaMance, of Joplin. Mo-, national or
ganizer and lecturer of the w. G. r. U.
At noon Friday Mrs. LaMance spoke
before employees of the c. A. Durham
Company and the American Machine
Products Company, and during the day
she spoke at John Childs. Rogers. Ar
mold. Woodbury., and Abbott schools.
Today Mrs. LaMance addressed meet
ings at the Central Foundry and the
Fisher Governor Company.