Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-14

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DeMange, 81 West Main street.
The Loyal Women's bible. class Of
Central Church of Christ will meet
Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the home
of Mrs. NJ. A. Hauser, 119 South Tenth
! street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Olson, of Le-
Grand who have been at Roland, where
they attended the funeral Wednesday
afternoon of Nels Osmundsen, were in
the city this morning on their way
home.
Rev. w. G. Crowder went this morn
ing to Toledo. where he assisted this
afternoon at the funeral of Mrs. w. l..
Alexander, wife of the pastor of the
Methodist church at Toledo, who died
Tuesday afternoon at Des Moines.
The Rogers School Mothers Club
will meet Friday afternoon at 3:15 at
the school building. Mrs. Mary Gregg,
home demonstration agent, will give a
demonstration of nourishing foods for
children. The meeting will be open to
all the women Of the ward.
Mrs. Fred c. Scheduling TOT East Main
street. entertained the Priscilla Club
Wednesday afternoon. The guests did
fancy work and in guessing contest
the prizes were won by Mrs. Margaret
Haymon and Mrs. Julia Clemens. Mrs.
Shedding served refreshments. assisted
by her sister, Mrs. Walter Fisher. OF
Green Mountain.
Mrs. Cerula Michaels has received
word from her son Clifford, who enlist
ed in the navy Dec. is at Oklahoma
City, telling that he had been trans
i ferred from Norfolk to Hampton Roads,
Va. Att he time of his enlistment he
was employed by the Cosden Oil Com :
pany. of Tulsa, Okla. which is giving
it's employees who enlist ore-rourth of
their salary for two years.
Members Of the Sunshine Circle who
met Wednesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. c. II. Wagner, S04 Bromley
street, enjoyed a pleasant afternoon In
tying q comforter and with a guessing
contest in which the prizes were won
by Mrs. Phoebe O'Neal and Mrs. Hattie
Bates. In serving refreshments the
hostess was assisted by Mrs. J. Gull
bertson and Mrs. William O'Connor.
Mesdames John Lockhart and L.
Grant were hostesses Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of the former, 80
North Fourth avenue, at the regular
meeting of the Busy Bee Circle. whose
members spent the time with Red
Cross work and with a contest in which
the prizes were won by Mrs. w. II.
Batesole and Mrs. Frank Crone. At
the close of the meeting the hostesses
OF hHy MN0
|G. w. Lockhart.
Mrs. Charles Burkhart, OF Dixon, s
D., formerly of Gearing, arrived In the
city Tuesday to visit her sisters, Mes
danes Brit Price and L. Gregory. Mrs
Burkhart also will visit in Clemons
Gearing, and Union, respectively, with
her sisters, iMesdames j. C. and j. L.
Armstrong and C. Fl. Coffelt Mr.
Burkhart expects to be here later. He
formerly was in the lumber business in
Gearing. Since going to Dixon he has
been elected to the South Dakota leg
islature, representing Gregory county.
Ernest Poole was studied by the
members of the literature department
Of the Woman's Club at their regular
meeting held Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Ella McKim, 103
North First street. Mrs. J. H. Crabtree
gave a paper on Pooles life and works
and Mrs. Ethel Hamacher gave a re-
view of His Family" The members
responded to roll call with favorlte
novels and worked for the Red Cross
during the afternoon. They decided
| also to hold an all-day sew for tho
refugee work Of the Red Cross instead
of their annual social holiday.
The attraction at the Odeon next
Sunday evening will be The Flora De-
voss Company, with Miss Flora DeVoss
appearing in the problem comedy
drama OF "Going Straight" This pop
ular company needs no introduction
to Marshalltown theater-goers as they
! have appeared mere many times during
the past few years. Mr.. Rotnour. the
Manager, announces twelve players.
Between acts, polite vaudeville will be
introduced by members OF the cast and
| the team Of Hart and Hart. Popular
prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents. Odeon.
At the meeting of the home and ed
ucation department of the Woman's
Club. held Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Orval j. Lands, 107
South Third street, the members decid-
ed to hold an all-day sew for the Red
Cross at the remainder of their meet
ings this year. They also decided to
give the money formerly used for re-
freshments to the refugee fund of the
Red Cross. A program of miscelane-
GUS character was given at the meet
ing yesterday. Each member respond
ed to roll call with labor saving de-
vices. and Mrs. T.. s. Wing gave 4
paper on "What Constitutes Success in
Cooking" after which Mrs. George
Rowe and Mrs l.. J. Twogood led the
members in the singing OF patriotic
songs; Red Cross work also- was done
during the meeting. Mesdames Lam
Ids. "A. M. Treat, r.. j. AfcCleery, A. w.
ISchwletert, il. q. Nelson. w. II. Nich-
olson, and 8. Q. Lamptian were the