Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

tional book eases. phone 223.
Mrs. Ella Mears. OF Lamollle, was a
visitor in the city Thursday. 'pas#
Mrs. S. P. Farren and daughter Hal
lie of Colo, spent Thursday in the city.
Mrs J. Baker and daughter Amanda,
of State Center, spent Thursday In the
city.
Miss Gladys Derby went to Water
loo this morning for brief visit with
relatives and friends.
Do you need timothy or alfalfa or
prairie hay? We have all on hand.
Phone 11s. Bowles & Billings.
Misses Nellie Hamblin, Of st. Louis,
and Vera Nicholson, Of New Sharon.
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. g.
Edgar.
Just in, car of new crop alfalfa hay
at $22 a ton Prairie hay, $40 ton.
Timothy hay, S28 ton. Phone 119.
Rowles & Billings.
We want everybody to try our Ma
jestic brand lard, it's IS per cent leaf
lard, we guarantee. Posey Meat and
Provision Company.
Mr.. and Mrs D. H. Wales and
daughter Bernice, Of New London, who
have been visiting the latter's sister,
Mrs. Alfred Davis, returned home this
| morning.
Mrs. w. F. Redel and children went
to Newton Thursday evening to remain
for two weeks at the home Of Mrs.
Redel's parents. Mrs. Redels mother,
Mrs. w. S. Ferguson, is i'll.
r. H. Johns, Of Abbott, was in the
city Thursday to meet and accompany
home Mrs. Johns and children who
have been visiting Mrs. Johns parents
Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Lang, at Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Palmer will go
tonight to Waterloo, where the burial
Of Mrs. :Palmer's uncle, H. 7. Roberts,
Of Arkansas City, Kan. will take place
tomorrow. Mr.. Roberts was a former
resident Of Waterloo.
Quilting occupied the time for the
members Of the aid society Of the First
United Evangelical church, who held
an all day meeting Thursday in the
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q picnic dinner was enjoyed.
The aid society of Westminster
chapel enjoyed pleaant meeting
Thursday afternoon at the chapel with
Mesdanes A. D. Meekev and L. D.
Vitek as the hostesses. Following the
business session the time was occupied
in sewing for the Red Cross. The
hostesses served refreshments.
Mrs. Ed Seberg, s07 West Boone
street, was the hostess Thursday af-
ternoon at the meeting Of the aid So
ciety Of the Swedish Lutheran church,
whose members spent the time socially
and with their fancy work. In serving
refreshments the hostess was assistedG
by her daughter Velma, Mary Draws,
Mrs Charles Seberg, and Mrs. Homer
Hall.
Mrs. ]. L. Downs and daughter
Elizabeth, of Los Angeles, CAL, were
pleasantly surprised Thursday after
noon by thirty of their friends with q
picnic at Riverview park. After sup
per the time was enjoyed socially. MI.
and Mrs. W. NJ. Dickerson, Of Braman,
Okla; Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, of Van
Vert, o.; and Mrs. H. Hull, Of Taintor,
were guests from OUT Of the city. So
Thirty five young people pleasantly
surprised Miss Hulda Lynx at her
home in Marion township Thursday
evening in honor of her birthday an
niversary and enjoyed the time with
games and music. The guests brought
with them refreshments which were
served by Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Lynx,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvis Lynx, and Mrs.
Clair Olmstead. Miss Genevieve Coates
of this city, was among the guests
A fair-sized crowd attended the Is
cent tea given Thursday afternoon by
st. Margarets Mission at the home of
Miss Winifred Durham, 312 North
Center street. A pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed socially and with five
hundred, after which refreshments
were served by the hostesses Miss
Durham, Mrs. Max Smith, Mrs. &C. p.
Cook, Mrs. c. F. Schoenhut. Mrs. F.. H.
Boucher, Miss Grace Swingley, and
Miss Fay Mossman.
Mesdames Earl and Jay Stowell
were hostesses Thursday afternoon at
the regular meeting Of the S. c. /.
Club Of Taylor township at the for
mer's home, three miles north of town.
The afternoons program consisted Of
study Of the new testament, with
Mrs H. o. Stowell as leader, and piano
numbers by Mrs. Ralph Arney. Each
member responded to roll cal! with
current events. A social hour followed
the program, during which the host
esses served refreshments, assisted by
Miss Mabel Parsons.
Private funeral services for Cecil
Harrigan, who was drowned Sunday at
Seward, Neb., were held from the home
OF the young mans grandmother, Mrs,
J. l.. Woy, 1104 Summit street.. at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. H. o.
Pratt was in charge. In attendance at
the funeral from out of the city were
Herbert Beveridge, Of Gilman, who,
with his sister, Mrs. Nora Davis, OF
this city, accompanied the body here;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Heffelman and
son Maurice, Of Oskaloosa.
Members Of the aid society OF Cen
trail Church of Christ met Thursday
afternoon in the church parlors and
during the business meeting chose a
committee to keep In touch with the
boys of the church who have enlisted,
the same committee to take charge OF
the Red Cross work The members
were Mesdames w. M. Baker, g. r.
Nugent, p. w. Burke, G. H. Smith,