Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-29
EARLvILLE.


Bromley and her three small children
have the heartfelt sympathy of the en-
tire community.
Memorial services held in the M. E.
church Sunday morning was very
largely attended and DR.. Mcintosh
delivered an eloquent sermon. The
church was very appropriately dec
Grated with potted plants and flags.
Special music was arranged by the
choir.
L. A. Lieb returned to his home in
Milton, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, after
short visit at the homes of Miss Hat
tie Lieb and Mrs. J. w. Jacobs. Mr..
Lieb is brother of the late Adam
Lieb of Earlville, and had not been
here for fifteen years.
A farewell reception was held in
the Earlville opera house Saturday
evening and the boys were given a
rousing send-off. The entertainment
features consisted of patriotic moving
pictures and afterward a social even
ing and presentation Of sweaters and
comfort kits. Those who left here
Monday for Camp Dodge were Garth
G. Dunn, C. E. Faust, Sam Taylor, Al
bert Fendel, Henry Bagsby, Charles
J. Martens, Leo Bogge and Jesse
w. Raymond Hunt, son of William
Hunt, has been transferred by Swift
& Co., from Waterloo to Defiance,
Ohio, at a more lucrative salary.
Mrs. Johnson Allen went to New
York last week for visit with her
son, Frank, previous to his sailing for
France. She remained with her son
for three days and is now visiting
relatives in New Jersey.
The friends of Harry c. Staehle will
be interested to know that he has en-
listed in the navy and is now in train
ing in Minneapolis for place in the
electrical mechanical department.
Complete arrangements have been
made for patriotic observance of Dec
grafton day Thursday, May 30th, in
Earlville. The Oak Grove band has
been engaged for the occasion. The
program for the afternoon is as fol-
lows: Commencing at one o'clock a
prayer service will be held in the Con-
gregational church, conducted by the
pastors of the various churches. These
services will be union. At two o'clock
a parade will form at the town hall
and march to the cemetery under the
direction of w. J. Klaus. The parade
will be headed by the Civil war vet
Grams and Spanish-American veterans,
followed by the Oak Grove band, the
local Red Cross chapter and Boy
Scouts The flower girls will decorate
the graves. The program will begin
at 2:30 and consist of Prayer by DR..
A. M. Mcintosh; Music, Scatter Flow
ers of May" Drill, Scarf fantasies;
Music, "Columbia's Memorial" Speech,
DR.. A. Winfield Virgins; Music, 1.-THE
Noble Dead" Everybody is invited to
attend these services.
Glen Dunn, who has been taking
course Of pharmacy in Des Moines,
has finished the course and took an ex-
animation in Lincoln, Nebraska, finish
ing the course in both states.
Mrs. Louis Lindenberg of Dubuque,
was visitor at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Elias Faust, last week. Mrs
Faust is gradually recovering from a
long illness.
Rev. and Mrs A. M. Mcintosh re-
turned from independence Saturday,
where they attended the graduation
exercises of the Independence high
school of which their granddaughter,
Kathryn Keagy, was one of the grad
yates.
The Monday Afternoon club surpris-
ed Mrs. Henry Tietge last week in
honor of her birthday anniversary.
Mrs. c. Meyers of Harrington, Ne
braska, is here for a visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. w. W. Taylor and
brothers, John and Albert Winistofer.
Mrs. Ferdinand March is lying SER
iously Ill at her home in the south
west part of town.
The class commencement exercises
of 1918 of the Earlville high school
will be held Friday evening in the
school auditorium. The class consists
of eleven members, Ruth M. Klaus,
Della G. Kuehnle, Ruth NJ. Hunter,
Edythe M. Hunt, e. Fern Reeder,
Merle NJ Willard, Clifford H. Millen,
Francis Parkin, Kenneth r. Klaus,
Earl Sperring and Charles H. Clute.
The program for the exercises is as
follows: Invocation, Rev. A. M. Nc
Intosh; Instrumental duet, Moon
light on the Hudson" Ruth Hunter and
Della Kuehnle; Grafton, Making the
World Safe for Democracy" Earl l..
s'srreerring; Reading, Aunt Ta"ltna' i
Edythe Hunt; Reading, what Amer ::
lea Has Done for the World" Ruth M.
Hunter; Original poem, Answering II
the CALL" Francis Parkin; Sole,
'One Fleeing Hour" CHARLES Clute;
Grafton, Crusaders Of Today" Merle
Willard; Reading, "Briar Rose" Fern
Reeder; Reading, cold Blue Hen
Kenneth Klaus; Reading, Toast to
the Flag" Ruth Klaus; Instrumental
Solo, "Tyrolean Whispers" Ruth Hunt
er; an original story 1.-THE Heritage"
Clifford Millen; Reading, QUO
vadis," Della Kuehnie; Pantomime,
THE Star Spangled Banner" Class
song, Earlville High; Presentation OF
class, Supt G. D. Ribble; Presenta-
ton of Diplomas, c. NJ. Laxson; Bene-