Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-26

| better.
Rev. and Mrs. f. NJ. Wheeler, Mrs.
Robert Vogel and Mrs. w. Nj. Cart
lidge went to Abbott today, accom-
panying the body of Mrs. Leonidas
Leech, who died Wednesday.
Mrs. Lawrence Arson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Harter, was taken
| today to Oakdale, where she will re-
ceive treatment for tuberculosis. She
was accompanied by her parents and
Freeman Wertenberger
Mrs. A. w. Carlson, 5O7 West Church
street, was hostess Thursday after
noon to the regular meeting of the
| Swedish Ladies' Aid Society at her
home. The members held their bust
ness meeting and spent the remainder
of the afternoon socially, the hostess
serving refreshments. She was assist
ed in serving by Misses Esther Wan
berg, Jennie Johnson, and Anna Pet
erson, Mrs. G. +. Linstedt. and Mrs.
Edwin Rosengren.
| Members of the local Knights of Co.
| lumbus Council entertained their fam
| lilies and friends in X. of G. hall Thurs
day evening at a card and dancing
party. In the game of progressive
cinch the prizes were won by Mrs
Emil Seleine. Mrs. Paul Roskopf Oil
yer Plunltett, and William Nolan. At
the close of the evening refreshments
were served. The members of the
committee in charge were \. Z Mel
| Iinger, w. B. Harmon, and NJ. +. Jack
son.
Miss Eva Thompson was hostess
Thursday evening to the members of
a little social club at the Thompson
home sos North Second avenue. y
pleasant evening was enjoyed with
music and guessing games, the prizes
in the latter being won by Miss Cor
della Louthan and Miss Esther Wat
son. In serving refreshments the hos
! tess was assisted by her mother Mrs.
G. w. Thompson. The next meeting of
| the club will be held in two weeks at
the home of Miss Helen Heater, 10
| North Fourth street.
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In honor Of her 18th birthday ami
versary, Mrs. Ellen Anderson enter
| tanned Il dozen friends Thursday at
the home of the hostess daughter, Mrs.
| F. NJ. Darling, 704 Summit street. The
ladies came in the morning and spent
the day tying a comforter. At noon
Mrs. Anderson served an old-fashioned
country dinner which she had prepar-
ed herself. An interesting part of the
gathering was that five Of the guests
were schoolmates in Hardin county
sixty five years ago, their ages rang
ing from rs to so years.
Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Baker, of this
z;1 i,%o tnI in
newspaper accounts Of the christening
yesterday of the superintendent
Mississippi, not only from the fact that
the big battleship is named for their
former home state, but because their
friend, Miss Camille McBeath did the
christening. Miss McBeath's father, j.
NJ. McBeath, an attorney of Meridian,
Miss. is a warm personal friend OF
Rev. Mr.. Baker, who was pastor of the
Christian church at Meridian for five
years.
c. Fl. f. Boardman was in Chicago
Thursday, where he participated in.
conference of railroad attorneys IN ref
erence to compliance with the ruling
of Attorney General Havner concern
ing the shipment of liquors in Iowa.
L
assist the attorney general in his rul-
ing on shipments, by notifying also
agents of the company to comply
strictly with the order of delivering
liquors only to consignees and obtain
ing personal receipts from them for
the delivery Of the liquors.
The body Of Mrs. Ira Bruce, of Grin
nell, who died Thursday morning,
reached the city from Grinnell Thurs
day evening, and funeral services were
held at 10 o'clock this morning from
the D. C. Wilbur store parlors, in
charge of Rev. w. NJ. Baker. The pail
bearers were Roy Houvenagle, of New
berg; Glen Bruce, of Grinnell;, Walter
Bruce, of Des Moines; Clarence and
William Thorp, and H. L. McGinty In
attendance from ont Of the city were
Miss Lucy Johnson, Of Des Moines;
Mr.. Bruce, Mrs. Mary Bruce, and Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Reiss, Of Grinnell: and
Mrs. Roy .Houvenagle, of Newburg.
The art and music department of
the Woman's Club enjoyed their
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. J. w. Edenburn,
10 North Seventh street. Forty men,
bers enjoyed the afternoons program,
which consisted Of papers. talks and
music. Miss Fannie Flower gave
short sketch of the lives Of the modern
musicians, George Hamlin Ricardo
Martin, John Mccormack, Albert Reiss,
and Antonio Scotti and Mrs. ]. r.
Schultz read paper prepared by Mrs.
f. s. Wing on other musicians, Leo
Slezak, Frances Tamagno, Evan Will
iams Pasquale Amate and Herbert
Witherspoon. An interesting talk on
weaving was given by Mrs. George
Darling, after which Mrs Joseph Whit
acre read a paper on pewter Piano
numbers by Lora Donaldson and
Evelyn Edenburn closed the program,
after which refreshments were served
by the Observation-Disclosures Edenburn,
A. H. E. Matthews, i. S. Hynds f.
P. Lierle, d. d. Neblett, B. 0. Tank
ersley, and NJ. S. Mcfarland. Mrs. M.
Haines, of Madison, Wis, was u guest
from out of the city.
ADoLPH BERNSTEIN DEAD.