Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-02
EARLvILLE.

I evening at the cnurch the following
! officers were elected for the ensuing
( year: A. G. Davey, deacon; william
{ Hunt, trustee; Mrs. Maud Davey
clerk; John A. Miller, treasurer
Frank Powell and George Parker
ushers; Searles Bisgrove and Bur
dette Parker, assistants; Mrs Alice
Meythaler, chorister; Mrs. Davis.
Dora Laxson and Mrs. Meythaler
music committee; Miss Ora A
Wesche, Mrs. Opal swindle and Mrs
: r. w. Burrow, collectors. Thu
church was found to be in a good
flourishing condition with neat SUR
plus in the treasury after wiping out
{ debt Of $3.50.
George Orvis of the Great Lekes
naval station of Chicago, is here for a
visit with his sisters, Mesdames John
Cook and Frank Gibbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Holshe: and
family of Merino, South Dakota, ar
rived Saturday for visit among their
relatives and are guests at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Henry Burgman
and will also visit at the Ed. Irmscher
home at Colesburg.
The Earlville Red Cross chapter has
added more than 100 names during
the drive made the past week and
have made arrangements to entertain
the largest crowd for dinner and sup
per ever held here. Everybody has
donated very literally toward the
meals and a grand ney years day will
be celebrated in Zine shape as arrange
ments have been made for a pro-
ments have been made for pro-
gram for both afternoon and evening.
The program consists Of songs, reci-
tations, etc. The sum of IS cents will
be charged for the dinner, consisting
of roast chicken and innumerable n
er good things. In the evening ar oys-
ter supper will be served at the same
price, rs cents for children.
Mrs. John Cook held family re-
union at her home here Sunday in
honor of her brother, Mr.. Orvis, Of the
Naval Training school of Chicago.
Mrs. Wilson and children Of Dubuque
and an aunt from Nebraska and 9TH
er relatives were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Sperring spent
Christmas week with their relatives
in Thompson,
Mrs. D. r. Laxson and daughter,
Ora and Miss Dora Luers will spend
New Years at the home of DR.. A. II.
Trevarthon, and wife at Anamosa.
Fred Gienapp is moving from the
Art Johnson farm to the John Ned
land farm last week and had near
ly completed his moving when his wife
was taken i'll with pneumonia and had
to be moved to the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. CLAM, where she lies in a
very critical condition. A registered
nurse from Dubuque arrived to care
for her. Mrs. Gienapps health has
outcome of her ere ew etaoin shsl
been very poor the past few months,
and the outcome is considered very
grave.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Cruise of At
lantic were visitors with their rela-
tives and friends in town short
time last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tuition are the
parents of son, born Monday, De-
cember oath.
Erwin Parkin, who has been serious
~ i'll the past week with pneumonia,
is recovering nicely and his nurse,
Miss Pagan, returned to Dubuque on
Saturday.
Mrs. Jane Delamater and daughter,
of Minneapolis arrived Thursday for a
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
James Rogers.
The Congregational Sunday school
elected the officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Supt, Mrs. A. l..
Davis; assistant supt., Mrs. John
Cook; treasurer, George Hunt; plan
list, Annette Tietge; librarian, Edith
Hunt.
Mr.. Haight, secretary Of the Y. M.
C. A. at Camp Dodge, is spending a
few days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hunt in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Gould are visit
ing with Elmer Gould and family at
Dodge Center, Mimi, this week. Mr..
Gould will meet brother there whom
he has not seen in many years and
will no doubt be a happy reunion.
Miss Zala Tobie will leave Wednes-
day for Dubuque, where she will take
a course Bayless College.
A. H. Bennett received word of the
death of his sister in Denton, Mant.,
last week. She died after short
illness of pneumonia.
A large number of relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Mus
sehl gathered at their home north Of