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

MIS-. u. 4. AFFORD, ana family, al
Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Stranger, who
. have been at Cocoanut Grove, Flor.
ida, for several months, are expected
home the last of the week.
Mrs H. A. Granger left this
, morning for Kansas City, Kansas
where she will visit relatives and
friends for several weeks.
Miss Margaret Stanger, who has
been teaching in the high school al
Creston, Iowa, arrived home last week
for the summer vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. w. j. Suckow
were at Ames several days last week
to attend the state meeting Of Con-
gregational churches and ministers.
| Miss celia Sill was pleasantly
surprised at he home, of Mrs. A. L.
Beardslee, by number Of her friends
on last Saturday evening, it being her
birthday. Light refreshments were
served and all present reported very
good time.
Mrs. James Appleby and little
son, James, of Cincinnati, Ohio, are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Seeds. They expect to spend sever
al weeks in the city, and may decide
to go to the Pacific coast later in
the summer.
The Parent Teachers association
will meet on next Monday at the Man
chester high school at 400 p. m. at
which time an election of officers will
be held. At the close of this meeting
a picnic supper will be served to
which the teachers and senior class
are invited.
The Ladies' Kensington of the
Congregational church has postponed
it's meeting, which was to have been
held at the. home of Mrs. Mary Sly
this afternoon, until next Wednesday
afternoon, June 9Th. Mrs. Sly will
be assisted in entertaining the So
ciety by Mrs. Frank Lawrence and
Mrs. Smith.
Miss Hastings, home demonstra-
|
ton in the basement of the Methodist
church, Friday afternoon at Ryan.
There was good attendance in spite
Of bad weather. Mrs. O.. M. Wright
is to act as local director, while Mrs.
Dilger, Mrs Brayton and Mrs. Hunt
are to serve as food committee. A
wheat saving demonstration will be
given soon, and the use of substitutes
taken up and demonstrated.
"A demonstration was given by the
Home Demonstration Agent on Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. F.
IL. Durey, director in Prairie town.
ship. On account of the threatening
weather and bad roads not as many
ladies of Prairie township were pres
ent as had planned to be, but those
who were there enjoyed the work very
much and are distributing leaflets and
recipes to those who did not attend
These gatherings are proving very
profitable indeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlo Stephens were
at Iowa City several days last week
called there because of the critical ILL
ness of their sister-in-law, Mrs. L. j
Schneider. Mrs. Schneider submitted
to an operation the week before, ano
passed away at the hospital last Mon
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens accom-
panied the remains to the family
home near Greeley, where funeral SER
vices were held last Wednesday. Mrs
) Schneider was thirty-four years of age
and is survived by her husband, anC
four small children The family has
the sincere sympathy of their friends
in this time of sorrow.
Anyone who has heard Governor
Harding speak as he did in Delaware
, county last week. could certainly moi
feel right in his conscience if he die
not do everything that the govern
ment wishes him to do that might
help win the war. 1t is not what
your neighbor ought to do to help but
it is what you yourself can do in this
matter of the food conservation. The
only way the government can accom-
plish this is in every individual home
and by asking: "You do your part in
helping save this wheat supply in Or
der that our boys may have the nee
essary things to make them strong
and vigorous and enable them to fight
their best for the liberty of the world
Miss Grace Halpin, who has been
stenographer in the offices of Carr &
Carr and The Democrat, has resigned
her position and has accepted sim
liar one in the First National Bank
of Dubuque, where she begins her
work on June 1st. She has been a
very faithful and efficient stenogra-
pher for the proprietors Of this paper
for several years. Miss Halpins two
brothers, Joe and Frank, who had been
assisting their mother in keeping up
their home, have both entered the SER
vice Of the government, and for this
reason she has decided to make the
change, in order that she may make
her home with her mother Miss Hal
pins many friends in Manchester re-
gret to see her leave this city, but
wish her success in her new position.