Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-10
Grinneli and Vicinity.
;pecia! 10 Times-Republican.

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| Grinneli, Feb 10.---An exceedingly in.
| teresting and helpful religious confer
| ence of Congregational churches anc
ministers and college professors closee
| with the address of DR.. Herring al
| Herrick chapel on Thursday evening
| The sixth and last OF the Gates mem
orial lectures was delivered By, Profess
| sor Coe last evening. Nearly Sixty
| ministers were enrolled for the con
ference, outside this city, and there
| were a number not registered. The
Indictment weather interfered some
| what with the attendance both from
the city and outside. The conference,
| which was started on probation, has
proved itself of such value that it has
become a fixed institution.
Mrs. +. A. Preston will have charge
of the story hour next Monday after
noon at the meeting of the Child Con-
servation League in the parlors Of the
Congregational church at 5 o'clock. The
discussion will be on diplomatic cues
lions.
AS announced some weeks ago the
golden wedding anniversary of Hon.
and Mrs. W. II. McCulloch, OF this city.
will come on the I'd of March and in
yitatlons are already being sent out
by the bride and groom of the golden
era.
Prof George Albert Coe who has
delivered the Gates memorial lectures
at the conference just closed here will
give an appreciative public another
chance to hear him on Sunday morn
ing, when he gives the morning ad-
dress at the Congregational church.
Wind and weather permitting the
Grinnell Volunteer band will be at the
Chester Congregational church morn
ing service beginning at 1890. on Sun
day next.
F. NJ Dunn, of Newton, father of Mrs.
l. Q. Wilson. of Grinnell. who went to
Des Mones and had an operation at
the Methodist hospital. is reported as
making good recovery. Mrs. Wilson
and her husband were with him.
At 7:10 o'clock on Thursday evening,
at the University hospital in Chicago,
Mrs. Lucille J. Jackman died at the
age of 81 years. Mrs. Jackman lived
for a number of years in Grinnell and
was well known here. She belonged to
the order of the Eastern Star and her
body vii! be brought to Grinnell on
Sunday, the Masonic lodge making ar
rangements for her funeral and inter-
ment. Her son. DR.. Jackman, is an old
student of Iowa College,. class of 1909.
&. w. Ennis. Of Grinnell, was. after
mature elaboration by the committee.
awarded the contract for building the
new Masonic temple at a total cost of
sS6,070, Of which s2,7o0 Is for plumb
ing. which is to he done by A. Stahl,
also of C;rinnelI.
After long waiting and much discus-
sion and some opposition on the ground
that the instrument was of little use
Grinnell IS to have lungmotor for the
city's use. The fire department con-
tributes $50 Of the $3.50 that the instru-
ment costs and the rest is to be made
up by popular subscription. A sample
lnnsmotor has been ordered and, IL it
fills the bill and the remaining 800 is
secured. It will remain here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Borteli are
entertaining in their home Edward H.
Munson and his family, who are on
their way to Foochow, China, where
Mr.. Munson Is engaged in Y. NJ. c. A.
work. The family has Just come from
Springfield. O., where they have been
visiting Mrs. Munson's parents. Mr.
Munson is a Grinnell boy. a graduate
of both high school and Iowa College
the latter in the class of 1909.
Mrs. Charles Mendenhail has had a
brief visit from Mrs. Elan Benbow
who was returning from a visit at Sill
YER City, Colo, to her own home in
Union.