The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-24

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contest will be held in Carthage Fri
day afternoon, March 1, 1918.
The first contest vas such a de-
cisive success. that the board OF
supervisors set aside a special fund
for carrying on this work. having
fallen in line with teachers and in
structors at all points, and came to
a conclusion that spelling is n or
the most. important studies in the
school work, and has heretofore been
given too little attention, and this
contest is planned simply for the
purpose Of stimulating the pupils to
efforts along this special line.
All pupils In the first eight grades
are eligible to enter the contest.
eighth grade graduates being eN,
Guided, there to be n contest
ant from each of the school,
townships, and n from each of the
city schools having a four year high
school course, each township and
city school to select an alternate. to
take the place of contestants unable
to be present. The one to represent
the various districts is to be selected
by a township contest, which is to
be held at the various districts on
Friday afternoon. February 22, to be
in charge Of the following conductors:
LaHarpe township, at LaHarpe, ].
A. Stewart.
Durham township, at Durham Cen.
ter, Edyth Mclaughlin.
Dallas and Pontoosuc townships.
at Frame, Leola M. Little.
Appanoose, at Center, Edith Ger
hardt.
Nauvoo, Nauyoo. Almena Miller.
So-o~ r1-fro1 nrn1 Alynro
Rock Creek, Rock Creek Center,
Sherbie Rand.
Pilot Grove, Burnside, Hugh Alton.
FIT. Green, FIT. Green. Frank Law.
Hancock, Liberty. l.. I. Seaton.
Carthage, county superintendent
Office, Eva Yetter.
Prairie, Brown, Bernice Wright.
Montebello, Lamar, Maud Balmer.
Wilcox. White Brick, Margaret
Wythe, Wythe Center, Ruth Girls
Gel.
Bear Creek, Basco, Roscoe Arthur.
Harmony, Denver, Helen Laffey.
st. Marys, Page, j. Ernest Vein
berg.
Augusta, Liberty, Marie Winters.
Chill, Chill Center, Mary Worrell.
st. Adams, West Point, Marie
Bauer.
Walker, Tioga, S. West.
Rocky Run, Rocky Run. r. Il.
Weaver.
The contest shall be written, the
test being to spell words correctly,
no proper names to be included e
cept names OF the days of the week.
months of the year and the states OF
the union and their capitals. The
words chosen will be a list of 100
words pronounced from the eighth
year photography and from a list OF
1000 words prepared by the county
superintendent.
A gold medal will be fiven to the
winner of the contest, the pupils
making second and third will each
be awarded a silver medal. In ad-
dition to the medals awarded to the
winners Of the county contest, a
copy of Webster's elementary school
dictionary will be given to each rep
r~esentative that completes In the
county contest.
On account of the seriousness OF
the local coal situation, five of the
churches of Carthage-Baptist, Chris
tian, Lutheran. Methodist, and Pres
byterian, have closed their buildings
IOT ali puUllC SGl slSSS anu oAlAl SAS
situation is relieved, will hold union
meetings at the court house. The
ministers of the five churches will
alternate in preaching. Two serv-
ices will be held each Sunday, morn
ing at HOO o'clock-one in the Cir
cult court room and the other in the
assembly room on the first floor.
The union evening services will be
held in the circuit court room at
1870 o'clock. Most of the Sunday
school classes will meet at the
teachers homes at the regular hour;
the larger adult classes will ccIvene
in different rooms in the court house.
The young peoples societies will also
meet in separate rooms. Wednesday
evening prayer meetings will for the
present assemble in different homes.
1t Is hoped every christian in the
community will show increased 10y
atty at this time. as the church WORK
will at the best suffer because OF
the move. 1t vas undertaken more
over and voluntarily by the churches
and is an example Of patriotic pub
lie spirit.
Sunday morning, Rev. F. M. Smith
spoke in the assembly room, Rev
Jacob Diehl in the circuit court room,
and Rev. ]. M. Jones at the evening
services.
For the first time in the history of
Carthage since the observance or
was made a part OF church
there will be no Christmas
entertainments at the churches this
year on account of lack of fuel.
However, Christmas will be observ-
ed in the homes. The spirit of Christ.
mas is with us now in the busy,
happy shoppers and in the holly and
green dressed stores.
There has been a big effort to re-
member the soldier boys and to keep
the Red Cross work going along with
the preparation for Christmas.
j. Johansen has been honored by
appointment to membership pom the
judiciary committee of the l. o. o.
F. state encampment. This com
is required to pass upon all
new bylaws passed by local lodges
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