Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-16
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Y Bring your watches in. Hodgsa
Charlie Chaplin, saturday. New
Colonial
Farm loans william Battin. 81
North First avenue.
Mrs. Fl. A. Friend left Thursday
evening for Rock Island. ILL.,. where SHE
will visit relatives for two weeks.
Spring suits tailored to measure. fol
SIS and up. Many choice patterns tt
select from. Fred Taylor, over Henr,
! Pappes
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph krantman, 20s
: West Main street, are parents OF {
daughter, born Thursday evening Al
the Deaconess hospital aps
Mrs. r. II. Reimer and ..iaughteI
! Luella of Ogden, arrived in,sthe city
Thursday for g. short visit with the
formers sister, Mrs. z. Z. Empie.
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II Members of the Witenagenrote Club
met Thursday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Jennie Wilson. 10E East
Grant street, and started reading new
book 'tMr. Brittring Sees 1t Thru" by
Fl. G.. Wells.
Quilting occupied the time for the
members of the aid society Of the First
United Evangelical church, who held
an all-day sew. Thursday in the lee
ture room Of the church. At noon a
picnic dinner was enjoyed.
Mrs. Julia Marsh has returned home
from Boone where she was called foui
: weeks ago by an accident 10 he,
daughter-in-law, Mrs. e. y. Marsh
who fell and broke her wrist Mrs
Marsh has made good recovery.
Mrs. W. r. Bennett, 100 East Lincoln
street, was hostess Thursday after
noon at the regular meeting Of the A
D. Bridge Club. The hostess served
refreshments, assisted by Mrs. c. P
Cook and Mrs. r. E. Disbrow. Mrs.
Sumner w. White Of Oskaloosa, was
a guest from out of the city.
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German aid society Thursday after
noon at the Andrew Bowman home
307 East Main street. the members
spending the afternoon in quilting
piecing quilts, and in sewing carpet
rags Mrs. George Hockridge and Mrs
: Andrew Bowman assisted the hostess
in serving refreshments.
The LHlther League of the Swedish
Lutheran church was entertained
Thursday evening by Russell Kollin al
his home, 304 North Fifth street After
disposing Of the business the time was
enjoyed with singing and reading. The
hosts mother, Mrs. K. A. Kollin
served refreshments, assisted by Mrs
A. v. Kollin and Mrs Ray Hooker
smith. r't.
At the meeting Of the aid society OF
the Elm Lutheran church, held Thurs
day afternoon in tho church parlors
Rev. A. J. Anders gave an interesting
talk on tho mission Of the United
Lutheran church in Madagascar. A
short business meeting was held and
refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mesdames o. B. Olson and
A. Johnston. 4N .
The monthly business and social
meeting Of the Loyal Women's bible
class Of Central Church Of Christ was
held Thursday afternoon in the church
| parlors. After disposing Of the bust
ness q short program was enjoyed
which included a piano number by Miss
Sadie Stremler and solo by Mrs. l.
S. Brown A social hour followed
during which refreshments were served
by COMMITTEES.
il Roy A. Watkins, who has been shop
superintendent Of the American Ma
chine Products Company since the
organization Of that business nearly a
year ago, is to leave the employ of the
company soon. He quits to 60 to st.
Louis Sunday to accept a position with
q company manufacturing engines. J.
F. Walker, a machinist who came to
the city with Watkins, and has been
in the employ Of the company, will go
to st. Louis with Watkins.
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In honor Of the 18th birthday ami
versary Of her daughter Marie, Mrs
i J c. Carter, 9 South Fourth street,
entertained twenty-four young people
/ Thursday evening. Games and music
pleasantly occupied the evening. and
later the hostess served refreshments.
assisted by her daughter Mildred, and
by Bina Doty. Decorations In keeping
! with st. Patrick's day were used thru
the rooms, and color scheme of green
and white was carried out in the
menu. Lowell Ankrum, Of Albion, was
| = oct ~ fhn ritv
At the close Of the business meeting
q short program was given Thursday
afternoon before the members Of the
aid society OF the Methodist church,
who met in the church parlors. Miss
Lois Rogers played piano numbers and
Mrs. George Turner gave several read
ings. The tostesses for the afternoon
were Mesdames +. H. Har, J. r..
Havener, r. w. Harmon, L. e. Herring.
George Hermance. and J. NJ Hurto.
4 and Miss Elizabeth Hefner. They
served refreshments at the close Of the