Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

DR.. and Mrs. H. M. Bradley en-
tertained number Of guests at din
ner Monday evening.
Ed Sandhagen who has been il
training for some months, has beel
given medical discharge from tn
army, because of physical disability
Mrs. E. T. Afford of Waterloo
came Monday afternoon to assist il
the care of her mother, Mrs. M. H
Williston, who has been seriously il
for several days.
Married at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Underwood, Manchester, Nov. II
1918, Mrs. Mary Love- and Mr.. Georg'
Kress. both of Quasequeton, Rev. s
r. Beatty officiating.
Watch for the announcement o.
the Hutchinson & Cass sale which
will be held on November 9th. A
complete announcement will appear
in The Democrat next week. /.
Mrs. NJ F. Leroy and Mrs. A. R
Leroy entertained number of friends
at dinner parties on Thursday and
Saturday evenings Of last week, in
honor of their guests Mr.. and Mrs
A. R. Loomis of Ft. Dodge.
Will Durey of Battle Creek Mich.
has been spending few days with his
father, Fred Durey, on the West Side
Mr.. Durey holds very lucrative po-
sition with the Grand Trunk Railway
Company at Cattle Creek
Miss Lizzie Griffin was struck by
an automobile Saturday evening, while
crossing Franklin street near the
post office. She was thrown violent
ly to the pavement and sustained
painful bruises. Fortunately no bones
were fractured.
Mrs A. r. Loomis of Fl. Dodge
came last week and was the guest of
Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy for several days.
On Saturday Mr.. LoOmis joined his
wife for an over Sunday visit with rel
atives. On Sunday afternoon they
went to Chicago to spend few days
with their daughter Mrs. Elsie Nc
Manus.
Franklin Lawrence, J. r. Wood,
Wayne A. Dutton and Clarence A..
Brown were accepted for admittance
to the infantry officers training school
located at Camp Fremont, California,
and are expected to leave for that
place November 21st. 1t is quite like
ly that these young men may again be
disappointed in their plans, by changes
in army regulations that may be an
nounced at any time, since Germany
has signed the terms of the armistice
When the solicitors for the United
War Work fund call on you be prepar
ed to sign the card for just as much as
you possibly can afford to give. Just
think what the American boys have
brought about in the short time they
have been in France Let US show
them that we 1t home appreciate what
they have accomplished by providing
the necessary funds so that the seven
can give the boys at least some of
the comforts of home, and also whole
some entertainment and recreation
during the days of waiting that are
now before them.
Second Lieutenant Wayne B.
Smith, who is now with the American
Aviators in France, sent to his moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Smith, of this city
two copies of "Flights and Landings,
an American publication edited by the
enlisted men and officers Of the Puy
de Dome Section of France, and is
published every Sunday. Through
the kindness of Mrs. Smith we were
permitted to glance over the pages of
two copies. The publication is four
page issue and is full Of interesting
news items pertaining to the great
world war. In the issue Of October
18th, there appeared an announce
ment of an "Aviator's Hop, and that
the music was to be of the "JazZy
jazz variety. Officers of Aviation
companies were detailed as the COM
mittee to see that every one at the
Hop" had a good time, and among
these officers names we find the
name of a Manchester boy-Second
Lieutenant w. B. Smith. This social
function marked the opening of the
new Red Cross Building in the camp.