Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
GrinneII and Vicinity.
to Times Republican.

special TO L uleS- RepupllcaH.
Grinnel April 3O.-The College
| Chemistry Club announces its second
annual at home to the public on Fri
day evening of this week, at Blair Hail.
| from s to 10 o'clock. The laboratories
will not only be open for public in
spection but a chemistry program IN
which food chemistry will have d
prominent place will be given.
The long shrek of the whistles yes
terday morning told of the approach OF
the train that was to bear thirty-three
recruits from this city to Camp Dodge
and places of business quickly closed
and from all directions patriotic citl-
zens young and old came to the station
The Boy Scouts under Scout Master
kinzer borrowed the G. A. r. flag and
surrounded it on all sides, carrying IL
horizontally in the procession. Inc
high school boys were down in a BODY
carrying a flag on pole 1t was a
hearty send off
John Bradley, who was elected TO
serve a three year term as county SUI
pervisor and who resigned once but
was persuaded by his friends to with
draw his resignation, having now &C
cepted the obligation brought by his
nomination papers as candidate for rep
resentative. sends in his positive reslg-
nation of the office of supervisor.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon over the body of Hon. Joel
Stewart, who died on Sunday evening
after three days of illness from blood
poison The services were conducted
by Hermon Lodge No. 273, 0. G. Wag-
ley. custodian of the grand lodge of
Iowa, came from his home at Newton
to deliver the Masonic address. Presi-
cent J. f. Z. Main spoke representing
Iowa College. Business houses We're in
mourning Mr.. Stewart must have had
a premonition Of his coming end as he
requested the lodge of which he was a
member to take charge Of his funeral.
Joel Stewart was born in Catskill. n. y,
in 1888 He went to California when
gold was first discovered there. He
was married in 1855. He came to
Grinnell, in 1868 and has made his home
here, with the exception of a few years
spent on his farm in Missouri, ever
since.
Rev p. A Johnson was at Parkers-
burg on Sunday. where he preached
the dedicatory sermon Of their new
congregational church.
The Grinnell school authorities have
utterly banished from the school the
study of German. and have substituted
for it in the high school English his
tory. Miss Sanders, who has been
teaching German, is now i'll with an at
tack of what is called German measles
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Taylor are having
the pleasure Of visit from their
daughter Miss Miriam who has been
studying physical training IN Chicago.
The Erinnell Woman's Club Is plan
ming + o make Friday, May 3, day OF
patriotic talks. work and Teasing. The
club will meet in the Congregat ional
church and put in the day with Red
Cross sewing, beginning ct o'clock in
the morning. One hour, from 2:30 to
1880, will be given over to luncheon.
which will be brought by the individual
members and which is to be strictly
"Hooverish" The home economics
department will serve hot coffee and
one hot dish. The annual election will
take place In the afternoon. Miss
Caroline Sheldon, of the college facul-
ty. who has studied France at first
hand will give an interesting talk on
"The Life Of the French People"