The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-05

II. u. saunders returned SUNDAY
from business trip to Des Moines.
Miss Blanche Theobald is in Oma
ha visiting at the home of her sister
Mrs. Petersen.
| J. N. VanMeter returned to his home
in Rapid City. S. d., after visit with
| friends and relatives here.
William McAlister, of Burnley, Idaho
who had been visiting at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. VIM. McLaren, left
last Thursday for his home.
Robt. Flint has returned home after
visit with his sister in Elbow Lake
MINI.
Mrs. Vernon Patten is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E. Emery.
Mrs. r. c. Selby is a guest at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hugh
Thompson.
Byron Offinee- returned to his home
in Des Moines after being called here
because of the serious illness and
death Of his father. F. M. Offineer.
B. o. Wilkinson is confined to his
home on account of sickness.
Mrs. Mary Grimes and son. Carl. &C.
companied by v. l.. Morgan drove to
Manning and Griswold to drive home
their new Auburn Chummy roadster.
Mr. and Mrs. A. s. Avery and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, and Mr.. LaVerne
Avery and wife were guests at the
home of Mrs. S. NJ. Neeley over Sun
day. The Averys drove up from Oma-
ha by automobile.
Carl Jensen returned to his home
inElkhorn after assisting for time
in the Manila drug store.
#. c. Breckenridge went to Des
Moines last Thursday, where he met
Miss Marie Joel, of Monmouth, Ill.
They returned to Manila Thursday:
Miss Joel is one of the teachers in the
high school.
J. Tibbots, of Kansas City, Mo-, is
guest at the VIM. Goddard home.
Miss Alva Sylvester, of Elgin, Ill.,.
came last Thursday. Miss Sylvester
is instructor of domestic science in
the high school for the coming year
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hartman and
family are now located in the Mrs.
+. A. jackson residence.
Mrs. William Goddard, who has been
seriously i'll at her home for several
weeks, is improving rapidly.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. F.. c. Book a
son on August 25th. Mother and babe
doing nicely.
John Berkemier. OF Sioux City, was
an over Sunday guest Of his parents
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Arnold and
daughter. Miss Lola motored up from
Council Bluffs Sunday for a visit at
the e. A. Packard home.
A. B. Calvin visited over Sunday
with friends in Boone.
w. B. Liggett and family motored
to LeMars Saturday fer visit at the
home of his parents, returning Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. C. L. White and son. Frank,
returned the latter part of the week
from Dallas Center, where they had
been visiting with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Lillis will occu.
py the DR.. Graham residence as soon
as the same is vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Schmidt.
John Stacey, who was so badly cut
about the head in theaccident that
demolished the Henry Jochimsen car
hospital in Council Bluffs and return
to Manila for further recovery.
Miss Mable Barber is teaching the
Hamann school this year and opened
school on Monday. Miss Myrtle Bar.
Der is again teaching at the William
Boeck school.
The Manila chapter of the Red
Cross have been busily engaged with
sewing and knitting since the organi-
cation was effected and have accom-
plished much. Mrs. A. A. Barber is
chairman of the knitting classes
which meet every Thursday afternoon
So far the knitters have made sixty
three wash cloths, 5 pairs of wooden
socks. 81 wooden helmets, % pairs of
thumbless mittens and 16 wooden
sweaters. So far they have used
$135.40 worth of wool yarn and have
some $4,000 worth of knitting needles
ordered. At present the knitting class
numbers sixty. Many
more knitters are needed and all in
this locality who can either knit or
are willing to learn should show their
supplies. The yarn is furnished by
the society. The knitters have also
used some six boxes of cotton and
have completed sixteen outfits, each
Of which consists of wooden sweater.
helmet. muffler and thumbless mitts.
and for the local boys who have en-
listed pair of wooden socks. Each |
helmet requires one hank of yarn
while the scarf, thumbless mitts re-
Quire two hanks and the sweater two
hanks A pair OF socks takes three |
hanks. The cost of the yarn in each |
outfit is $500 and without the socks, |
1918. Heretofore the classes have
been held in the public school build |