Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
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Grinnell, Nov. 20.-The board Of
trustees of Iowa College have Just
| held their mid-winter session with the
following members present: President
]. II. T. Main, Henry w. Spaulding,
George II. Hamlin, Samuel J. Pooley,
all of Grinnell: DR.. Gershom HILL,
Charles A, Rawson, Samuel A. Mer-
rill. of Des Moines; A. Cattell. of Chi
cago: II. b. Bigelow. of st. Paul, and
b. ]. Thompson, of Forest City. Presi-
dent Main was granted indefinite leave
| Of absence to serve on the commission
Of seven recently appointed by the gov
eminent to investigate conditions
among the Armenians and other
hitherto oppressed people of the old
Turkish empire. A committee Of
trustees was appointed to take In
charge the raising of extra funds to
cover running expenses Of the college.
1t is reported that 100000 Is needed
to meet the expenses of the institu-
ton for the current year. E. ]. Jaqua
is placed in charge of the campaign
to raise this sum. Other members of
the committee are c. A. Rawson. F.
F. Everest B. J. Thompson, A. Cattell.
and H. H. Bigelow.
Eleven candidates were received by
the local lodge Of Knights of Pythias
at the meeting on Monday evening
and accompanied by eight or ten full
members. went to Des Moines yester-
day for initiation The initiates are;
J. S Wheeler. Fred Roup, C. r. Horak
Clint Buchanan. A. r. Liske. j. {.
Martin. H. c. Grubb, c. Van Velkin-
berg. Robert Hannay, Harold B. Slater
and David Haines.
The damage suit instituted some
time ago by Mrs. Jerusha Snyc-r
against the city of Grinnell for $500
was settled out of court at the latest
meeting of the city council by the &C
ceptance by the plaintiff of the offer Of
the city of 5000 and all litigation has
been withdrawn.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Young Women's Fellowship C1uB the
annual election was held with the fol-
lowing results: President. Mabel Nc
Karahan: vice president, Mrs. Jessie
Schuyler, secretary, Julia Nogt, treas
urer. Mary Dennison: chairmen mem
bership committee, Katherine Haag;
social committee, Elizabeth Goodman,
Field. -..
o. E. Brooks has moved his family
TO Newton, where he has a respons BILE
position as manaGerof the Newton sta
ton, having gone there from Dcs
tMoines, where he was in the employ of
the Willard Storage Battery Company.
The Poweshiek county chapter of the
Red Cross holds its annual business
meeting tonight at o'clock. at the
high school building.
The Grinnell Vigilance Corps will
hold its regular meeting on Friday eve
ming of this week with business Of SO
much Importance that it demands a
full attendance. .rs 49,.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Blodgett came
from their home in Oklahoma to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. Blodgett6
mother. Mrs. Harriet B. Wadsworth,
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs George E. White Of
Minneapolis are in Muscatine attend
ing the reunion Of the Congregational
church of that city. They will both
visit in Grinnell. their old home, before
returning to Minnesota.
The subject for discussion at the
Cooper School Parent Teachers Asso-
citation meeting tomorrow afternoon is
announced as The Problems of Life
Mrs. w. B. Wilson will preside at the
meeting.
The Church Of Christ in Grinnell
was represented at the state confer
ence of the Church of Christ at Des
Moines by pastor and Mrs. A. G. Stowe,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kings and Mrs.
George Dunning.
Miss Rachel Cessna a Junior in
Grinnell College and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. C. Cessna, a mile north Of
the city, is reported as very i'll from
influenza.