Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-04

Blanche Watts, president, recently
voted $3.50 to buy Liberty bonds. This
money was earned thru lecture course
a committee of club members made a
cleaners canvass of the city, selling
$4,000 worth Of Liberty bonds to
women. The club voted IS to assist in
placing a home demonstration agent in
Clay county. The club lecture course
committee plans a lecture and pictures
Our National Parks" for a Red Cross
benefit.
The Salem Women's Club, Mrs. E.
A. Stewart, president, is doing it's war
Dit by giving the use of its club rooms
TO the local Red Cross Twenty six
dollars has been sent by the club for
the war library, and books will be do
mated. The social hour of the club
will be devoted TO Red Cross work.
The Mount Pleasant Ladies' Library
association, Mrs. " D. Morris, presi-
dent invested $500 in Liberty bonds.
The first meeting of each month is
given to study with The World Of To-
day" as It's subject. The second meet.
ing is Red Cross work. The associa-
ton is one Of the oldest in the state,
being established in 1872. 1t has six
ty-eight members and it reports that
age does not wither, nor custom stale
their Infinite variety"
The Mutual Improvement club Of
Hawarden, Mrs. A. c. Wyant, presi-
dent has recently put on it's second
year domestic science short course,
combining with it the emergency
course. AS a result, they earned $3.50
| for the Red Cross chapter.
The Coterie of Elkader Mrs A. T..
Phaler, president, is conducting a lee
ture course for Red Cross fund The
club made war library donations, and
| the Y. w. C. "A. received help from
| them.
The y. n. c. club of Wilton juno
| ton, Mrs. Frank Post, president, Is
very progressive club, tho it has just
, celebrated its sixteenth birthday, on
| November II. 1t must have been a
| happy event, because it was made the
occasion of doing Red Cross work and
of giving $40 tor material. A lunch
and music added to it's pleasure. 1T
may be known as progressive because
it has a press representative.
The Charles City Womens club, Mrs
L. II. Henry, president, has made gen.
erous Red Cross contributions and Il
has taken charge of the Red Cross
rooms for week.
The City Federation Of Womens
clubs at Iowa Falls, Mrs. Charles Wa.-
lace, president, will take charge of Red
Cross seal sales in order to entitle
their schools to the service Of a visit
ing nurse. The clubs hope to secure
a resident nurse for all or half Tx
! school Jc1T.
The Denison Women's cclub, Mrs
Mary Norris president, gave coun-
try fair for a Red Cross benefit. They
cleared s13S, besides giving a most en-.
pertaining evening.
One Of the departments Of the WWo-
mems club OF Davenport will MAKE
trench candles "a clever combination
Of old newspapers and paraffin.
The New Sharon club, Mrs. Winifret
Evans, president, will have a librar,
day in December. They will hold a
market for the benefit Of the city II.
brary. They voted s. for the war II.
brary.
The Rockwell City Wonen's club
Mrs. g. l.. Brewer, president has in.
vited the 1913 district meeting TO tke,,
town. They have mad wheatless and
meatless meal demonstrations and q
neigh borhood Canvass. They havs
bought 1900 yards OF material for Rec
Cross use and made an assessment Ssz
ItavS sfs & ~ 80 4