The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-09

~ On last sunday morning SplenQiu
sermon was preached by Rev. r. H.
Cato, pastor Of Mt. Zion A. NJ. E.
church. Text: Romans 8:17.
Il The Benevolent Society will meet
at the residence Of Mrs. John Cheshire.
The ladies' of this society are busily en-
gagged in making conyalescent robes,
and in this way assisting in the great
work Of the Red Cross
The ladies Of the Ida B. Well Barnett
reading circle are also engaged in Red
Cross work, being organized into Red
Cross auxiliary. They are doing knit
ting for soldiers.
Mrs. Matte Green .will leave this
week for Mason City to attend the
grand lodge Of the Knights Of Tabor.
She il High Priestess Of Daughters of
Tabernacle.
q Those who have come home to visit or
stay indefinitely are Miss Bessie Owens,
a teacher in the schools Of Kansas City,
No; Miss Beulah williams, who is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. r. Harris; Miss
Minnie Thompson, Of Clinton, who is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Thompson; Miss Blanch Bell, Of Chi
cago, who is visiting friends.
Mr.. Howard NJ. Lewis, Of Mime
apoiis, Mimi, passed through Ottumwa,
the home town Of his parents, on last
Thursday, enroute TO Camp Dodge for
service in u. 8. Army.
Mr.. Harold Gooch spent last Satur-
sday in Mt. Pleasant, Ia., on business.
While there he mAde brief visit with
g. j. s X 3 u
1 Mr.. OstSr Thompson, left the city
last week for Clinton. From there he
left with the other Clinton young men
for Camp Dodge on last Thursday
morning.
The members and friends Of the Mt.
Zion A. N. e. church will meet Wednes-
day evening at the church and 60 out
to Mrs. Elizabeth McMahon's, for the
purpose Of engaging in cottage
prayer meeting. AZ the close Of the
prayer meeting and the administering
OF the sacrament to Mrs. Mem ahon the
friends have planned pleasant sur
prise for Mr. and Mrs. Mcmahon.
Mrs. Mc1dahon sis the oldest member of
Mt. Zion, anc has been III for many
months.
A cottage prayer meeting will also
be held at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pratt for the benefit OF Mrs. Alice
Gilbert, mother Of Mrs. Pratt. Mrs.
Gilbert is also = member Of Mt. Zion
and has been III 4 long time.
A surprise picnic dinner will be given
Tuesday afternoon, at the residence Of
Mrs. Emma Gardner, in honor Of her
sister, Miss Bessie Owen. "A large num-
Der of guests are invited.
goodly number Of Ottumwa citizens
turned out to give the nine young race.
men who left last Thursday for Camp
Dodge an encouraging and enthusiastic
send off, for Camp Dodge.
Miss Mabel Dante has returned to
her home after surgical treatment at
Ottumwa hospital and is improving
rapidly.
Miss Katherine Moss Of South OF
tumwa is expecting to return to her
home soon after treatment at the OF
tumwa hospital,
Mrs. Carrie Gordon remains no better
at the Ottumwa hospital.
The young men soldiers at Camp
Dodge who were over Sunday visitors
at home were Mr.. Herbert Robinson,
Mr.. Russell Bailey, Mr.. Howard Robin
son, Mr.. Byron Williams. Their friends
were all glad to see them looking 30
grand in their, uniforms Of khaki. Two
more young men soldiers from Camp.
Dodge were also Ottumwa visitors, the
names of which we failed to get.
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