Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-03
GrinneIi and Vicinity.
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Grinnell June 3.-The following pro-
gram of union service was held in the
Congregational church last evening for
the graduating class of sixty-seven
members: Organ prelude, Mr.. Mat
lack: hymn. Star Spangled Banner;
scripture reading. Rev A. c. Stowe, of
the Christian church; anthem, Jesus.
Savior, Pilot Me-" Methodist Episcopal
Choral Society; prayer, Rev. j. \. Pet
erson. Of the Baptist church; sermon,
"Searchers for Truth" Rev. j. NJ.
Brown, of the Methodist church;
hymn; benediction, Rev. Joseph Sopher
of the Friends church.
Prof r. II. Perring. of Grinnell COL
iege, leaves today for government SER
vice as associate director OF the Red
Cross bureau of civilian relief the line
of work in which Professor Peck. who
left here some weeks ago, is engaged.
He expects 10 be in the gulf division
of the air service. and to be in direct
contact with the men of the army and
helping to relieve them of many ankle
ties about home affairs. He has been
given an indefinite leave Of absence
from the college and his work in the
German department will be shared be-
tween Prof. Luella ]. Read and Prof.
A E. Buck.
At the last meeting OF the Grinnell
Ministerial Association for the year.
held this morning in the pastors study
Of the Cong regational church. Rev.
Robert Lincoln furnished the papc. tc-
a basis of discussion.
The people OF Chester and vicinity
had the pleasure yesterday Of listen
ing to sermon in the morning and a
war lecture in the evening, both from
DR.. John Gray, of New York, who has
but lately come from actual war eX-
periences at the front in France.
Maurice Fridlund won honors for
himself and the Institute College So
ciety in the recent contest of four
minute talks Oh the general topic, Win
the War" against the following other
contestants: G. Vernon MART. Miss
Grace Coutts. Miss Jean Cattell, Miss
Fred W. Kaltenbach. Walter Meek, and
Miss Pauline Bonner.
The Mrs. H. w. Spaulding contest
for college girls in reading took place
in the Colonial theater on Friday even
ing with eight contestants. Miss Dor
othy McCune won first place, Miss
Mary Thompson. second. and Miss Ber-
nice Bradley, third The other con-
testants were: Misses Myra Dodd,
Joyce Hartzell, Anne Watson and Lu-
Gle Wiley There was large attend
ance OF appreciative people and deep
interest manifested in the outcome of
the contest. Each contestant was sub
jected to two trials Of patriotic read
ing, one selected by the judges and
read without previous preparation and
the other selected by the contestant
DR.. and Mrs. ]. n. Friend are away
on a vacation trip OF indefinite length
taking in Kansas City and other places
NJ. Friend, in government service at
San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. Philip Hutchinson started last
week on an auto trip to be present at
the graduation of her daughter lone
from the Boston School Of Domestic
Science, after which event they will
both tour New England
Corporal Floyd Pugh, of this city.
who came perilously near the erossirs g
Of life's border line in the long siege
of pneumonia he passed thru in Camp
Cody. has been given a thirty days
furlough, which he is spending here
with his mother and friends and which
Is putting him into good shape for fur
Their service.
The funeral Of William Lisker, who
died at his home in Sheridan on Friday
morning, from an attack OF peritonitia.
was held yesterday from the German
Lutheran church.
There Is to be a meeting Of the par
ent-teachers' association Of the new
Davis school at the school building to-
morrow evening when election Of off,
GERS will be held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Heishman, of
Grinnen, and Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Heishman Of Malcolm. started the last
Of the week by auto for Waterville,
MINI, on a business and pleasure trip.