Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-06
G-innel! and Vicinity.
to Times Republican.

special 10 IlmeS- RepuDllcan.
Grinnell. May 6.-Donald r. Morri-
son, battery A. Sixty first artillery,
Fort Moultrie. Charleston. S. c.. after
brief visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. S. Morrison, starts on his re-
turn tonight
At the regular meeting Of Gordon
Granger Post of this city on Saturday
it was decided to accept the offer of
the trustees of the Congregational
church to hold the Memorial Day serv-
ices in that church. This will shorten
the usual line Of march by two blocks.
II is planned the Bog Scouts shall
| have prominent part this year in the
decoration of the graves at the Gene
terry in the morning and a place in the
line OF march in the afternoon. 1t is
hoped also that the college military
company will be able, TO act as the
escort for the G. A R. and the w. R..
c. in the afternoon parade.
1.-The African Trail is the general
topic before the Women's Missionary
Society at the regular meeting OF
Wednesday AFTERNOON Mrs. Alice E.
Kelch giving Items from the Field"
Mrs. j. T. Marvin The Ten Tyings"
Mrs. o. F. Parish 'The Writing in the
heart, and Mrs. r. T. Jones The Ten
Ty,ngs and Taboo"
The long whistle warned Of the ap-
proach OF the morning train for Chi
caso Yesterday morning and crowd
assemble at the station and the stock
yards to see the third car load Of Red
Cross hogs. make their start by ex-
press for the Chicago yards. where the
load is expected to bring an even
larger amount than the preceding
ones. A number, Of enthusiastic stock
men, farmers and business men filed
into the passenger car to do what
boosting they might at the other end
OF the route.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. James. whose
home is on Pearl street, announce the
birth to them Of son.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reiter, well known
in this city. mother of NJ. P. Reiter and
of Mrs. Arthur Nelly. is making an
enviable record in the knitting line for
| one of her age She is SO years old
and has finished two pairs OF mittens
and three pairs of heavy socks for the
soldiers and is still going. her work
being all credited to the Chester Red
Cross. branch.
John 1nman left the home here on
| Thursday night last for Rochester.
Mimi. for hospital treatment. He was
by his mother, Mrs. II.
| L. Inman.
President George H. Hamln Of the
| Merchants Bank, and Prof e. B. T.
| Spencer have just given up for gov
crnment use during the war their
highly priced field glasses. the COM
panions of many an enjoyable trip o.
sight seeing.
Secretary Jesse l.. Fellows OF the
Grinnell Washing Machine Company,
and A. c. Lyon are Again at their
homes here after some time spent. IN
washington looking after suit IN
supreme court, seeking damages fo1
an alleged infringement OF patent.
Miss Carrie Denise, dean Of women
in the college here, has had recent
word from Mrs Bessie Williamson for
mer nurse at the womens quadransle'
now in New York City, that mob1liza-
| ton of doctors, surgeons and nurses Is
going on there and they expect to De
started for France by the middle OF
| the month.
The great drain made upon their
numbers by the war conditions has LED
the Grinnell College Glee Club to give
up all attempts at the usual spring
concert previously planned this year
for early June.