Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-29
Grinneil and Vicinity.

Special to Times -Repu olicar.
Grinnell, Nov eS.-In spite OF the
heavy storm and the six-inch depth O.
wet snow on the ground there was a
goodly number present at the union
THANKSGIVING meeting at the Congre-
gational church yesterday morning.
Rev. y. ]. Peterson. Of the Baptist
church, was in charge OF the services
and read the scriptures. Rev. Joseph
Sopter. Of the Friends church, gave
the prayer. President Main delivered
a stirring address, and Rev. e. M. Wit
.urn, Of the Congregational church,
made some announcements and pro-
nounced the benediction. President
Main embraced the world in his en-
phasis on the duty on this day OF
thankfulness and prayer.
At the close Of the regular Thanks
giving service there was mother state
nent causing an exceptional wave OF
thanksgiving to sweep over the as
sernbiy Mr.. Vittum was one OF com
mittee appointed at recent mass
meeting to investigate conditions al
the barracks at the college and re-
port to the public. He called upon II.
s MCGOWAN to read formal report
President Main had largely forestalled
this report by the reading Of telegram
from the surgeon general and the order
for the demobilization Of the S. A. T.
c.. Of this college between Dec l and
p. Mr.. McCowan's report for the IN
vestigation committee showed that
present conditians at the barracks
can not we'll be much improved, as
there are enough Red Cross nurses 10
properly care for all the sick and LIT.
p z. Somers is still in charge with
Lieutenant o. F. Parish from Camp
Dodge as an assistant. The boys are
carefully segregated as to eating sieeP-
ing and general intercourse and no
new serious cases are reported. Ffes!-
dent Main spoke feelingly about TINS
unfortunate phase Of military -collese
work in the introduction to his ADDRESS
and showed that the college authorizes
had been powerless to intervene ana
take such action as had been taken
by them with the college girls. The
thankfulness Of this day was tinged
with bitterness by the thought OF the
loss Of some bright young lives which
conditions rendered US powerless to
save.
The Ministerial Association agreed
that the THANKSGIVING offering shoulo
be given to the relief fund
County Agent J. P. Ewes, who mas
done some good work for PoWeshiek
county. has resigned his position here
and accepted one at Waterloo, WI ere
he will be in the extension work Of the
state dairy association and will also
bee ome city milk inspector for Water
loo. Mr.. and Mrs. Ewes left Brooklyn
for their new home on Thanksg wing
lay.
word comes that two Grinnell boys,
Emory Boren and Earl Skeels, were IN
hospital in England when the letter was
written but neither one for a very seri-
GUS trouble. Earl Is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Skeels, Of this city.
Howard L. Triplett went to spend
Thanksgiving and a week or ten days
more at the home of his son, Harry
Trrlett. at Galatin- H.: and visit his
recently arrived grandson.
Mrs. Harlow Chase left her home
here for Chicago this week to spend
the winter with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Gregson are
having q visit over Thanksgiving from
their son, Paul Gregson. OF Albert
Lea .l
Frank Schultz. one Of Malcom's best
stock feeders, recently sold on the Chi :
cago market two carloads Of fat steers
averaging 1892 pounds. at 1925 pei
hundred. This is said to be the highest
price obtained for stock shipped from
Maicom and, it Ia thought. from this
county.
The diet during and after influenza
| Horlick's Matted Milk, nourishing, d.