Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-14

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Lieut.. David r. Welker. OF the dental
reserve corps, who received orders two
weeks ago 10 hold himself In readiness
to report Tor service. left Monday for
Camp Sheridan. Montgomery. Ala,
where he WINS ordered to report Thurs
day.
We wish to thank our customers for
their prompt acceptance of the zone
delivery per day" situation. We believe
1t will work no hardship. when once
put in practice. and certainly saves a
large amount Of extra delivering. Rey-
nolds & Sheldon.
Heat. which had expanded the rails
at an interlocking switch Just east OF
Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon, 30
warped the steel that the Chicago &
NorthwesteGn's train, No. 10, due here
1T 9: 40. was delayed and did not reach
this city until about 8 o'clock. s.
THE Royal Neighbors' Aid Society
was entertained TUESDAY afternoon by
Mrs. w, o. Butler. EOS North Eighth
street. Red Gross work occupied the
time OF the members following the
business meeting. Mrs. Butler. assisted
by her daughter Lillian. served re-
freshments. xix
Members Ut the o. e. s. Circle were
entertained at the Masonic rooms
Tuesday afternoon mt the circles reg
nlar meeting. Following the business
session Red Cross work was done. The
hostesses we're Mesdames w. j. Rich;
ards. j. s. Newell, George L. and III. E.
q A ID
80,
e. Friends OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Kleespie. formerly Of 11O4 West Main
street, now living on q farm near Grun-
dy Center. WIN be interested to learn
of the birth OF twin sons this morn.
Ing. The boys weigh six and seven
and one-half pounds. Altho married
ten years, these are the couples first
children. They have an adopted daugh-
ter.
w. L. Park ana w. A. Park, of this
city, who enlisted in the air service
here in 1917, nave both been promoted
to sergeants. according to word re-
ceived by their sister, Mrs. w. NJ.
Swanson. Both. sergeants, who have
been training at the training field at
Americus. Ga, have been transferred
to Camp Mead, Md, to clerical posi-.
tons.
Mrs. @. H. Watkins Is in receipt of
word from her son, Roy A., Watkins. of
this city, telling Of his transfer from
the aviation school at Columbia Uni
versity.a New York, where he has been
an instructor. to Washington, d. q.
Il Mr. Watkins 1ao 4.
membership on the bureau Of steam
engineering Of the board of aero
nautics. ~
MRS. o. C.. Soules, OF :raylor town
ship, arrived home this morning from
Govan. Sask., where she went & month
ago to visit MI and Mrs. Clayton
Thomas, formerly Of this city. Mrs.
soules also visited at Milestone. Saak..
with Mr.. and Mrs. Win Miller, former
" Of this city, and at Minneapolis with,
the Charles Apologize family. formerly
Of Garwin.
Members OF the Political Equality
League met at the Y. M. C. A. rooms
Tuesday Afternoon to discuss plans for
Beginning a campaign for the federal
amendment. Petitions, are being cir
cuaated in different parts of the coun-
try, but as yet the local organisation
has received no literature from head
quarters. Tie league determined to
begin its campaign actively as soon as
the necessary literature is received. It
also was decided to maintain booth
at the county fair. where propaganda
will be advanced fayoring equal
suffrage.
The Broadway Bellies will appear at
the Odeon Thursday, Aug. Is. There
will be a large company of well-known
stars, comedians. singers and dancers,
to appear in the rollic burletta, "a
Midnight Frolic." All scenery used in
this production is carried by the COM
pany and many new and novel mechan-
ical and electrical effects of startling
nature will be introduced, the costumes
worn by the females members of the
company are said to be the most elab
crate seen this season. They were de-
signed by a well-known creator of one
Of the famous establishments, whose
ideas are copied all over the world
Odeon.