Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-02
crinneIl and Vicinity.
II TO Times-Republican.

GrinneIl and Vicinity.
Special to Republican
Grinnell, Jan. 2.-Ex-president Will
liam H. Taft lectures at the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday evening ana
gives fifteen minutes of time after the
regular lecture to the subject Of the
Red Cross, of which organization he -
the American head.
Miss Lizzie Brown and Alex Hunter
were married on Saturday evening at
the home of the bride, 622 Second ave-
nue., Rev. N. J. Peterson pastor. OF the
Baptist church officiating, and only
near relatives being present. The groom
is an engineer employed by the Iowa
Light, Heat, & Power Company here.
Grinnell Country Club recently elect
ed the following officers to serve for
1918: President, Jesse l.. Fellows; vice
president, A. ]. Brooks; secretary treas
urer, George Walker: directors A. ).
Brock, J. L. Fellows C. X. Needham, r.
E. Sapulding. J. w. Gannaway. e. M.
Whiting, F. L. Abel, C. c. Phelps, A.
c. Lyon.
CORPORAL Johnson, of the regular
army, who has been on recruiting de'
tail in Grinnel for the past six months
has been ordered to Davenport to con-
tinue the same work and Corporal
Luther NJ. Bartlett Is to have charge
Of the recruiting station here. Cor
poral Johnson has enlisted eighty-hve
men here.
Chairman Of the Y. w. c. A. move
ment for the county, Mrs. +. +. eorles'
gives an encouraging report OF the sue
cess OF the workers in that line. Whhe
all reports are not yet in there IS re-
ported 5000. OF which 1892 came from
Grinnell and over $500 has been for
warded I'd. general headquarters.
The Grinnell. Woman's Club has
changed the place of the meeting TOT
Friday afternoon this week from tne
Congregational church to the assembly,
room Of the Savings Bank, at o'clock
The committee having In charge the
raising OF funds for the proposed oe-
tention hospital for contagious diseases
will report. There is also to be an al
dress by Miss Campbell, OF Ames.
Mrs. Mary gElizabeth Altig Howard
died on Sunday at the family home IN
this city at the age Of nearly 81 years.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon from the Friends church
conducted by Pastor Joseph Sopher'
with interment in Hazelwood. She LETT
her only son, Bert Howard, brother,
Perry Altig, both Of this city, brother
Adolph Altig, who lives in Ohio, and
sister, Mrs. Marie McCarl, OF Daven-
port.
The annual meeting Of the Social
Service League of Grlnnell was full OF
interest and the league starts off the
new year with patriotic enthusiasm.
The following officers were elected Tor
the coming year: President Prof. G. u.
Wyckoff: vice president, Miss Stella
Bartlett; treasurer, Frederic Morrison;
secretary, Rev. w. B. Wilson.
Sergeant Jess kennedy, who left here
with Troop D last fall and Is now sta
toned at Camp Cody, N. M. has been
visiting here and reports all the Grin
nell men in the camp as doing well and
ready for any call to duty.
James iSmmons. home on furlough
from the Great Lakes naval training
station Is obliged to start back again
for camp tomorrow.
Mrs. George H. Hamlin and Miss Ella
Cravath have had the pleasure Of
visit from their nephew. Edward w.
Bonsan, who came from st. Paul.
Mrs. Dora Fuller, who used to live
in Grinnell, moved some years ago to
Van Mugs, Cal. Her sister, Mrs. WIN
Jenkins, of this city has received the
news of her death on Sunday last.
The H. J. Huff residence, l42l Elm
street has been sold to J. F. and Ii.
B. Blankenfeld, who have been living
on a farm several miles southeast OF
this city but will soon sell out there
and take possession of the Grinnell pro-
perty the first OF March.
The Mrs. C. A. Proctor residence, 11l5
West street, that was left vacant by
the removal Of Mrs. Proctor to Califor-
MIA, is now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Wade, who moved here from
Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, r. Ritter have had
q visit from their daughter and her
husband, Mr.. ana MIS-. Earl .. Rainier
who came from their home In Logan.
Dale Welton, who recently left the
Steaks drug store here after years OF
efficient service to take charge Of
music house at Tulsa, Okla, Is visiting
friends here for brief time.
tary of the Y. w. C. A. with head
quarters in Minneapolis. returned to
her home on Sunday night after visit
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. n.
Buchanan in this city.
Grinnell friends Of ]. g. Swan. OF
Minneapolis, and F. M. Roberts, OF
Seattle, had q brief visit from them
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Brown started
yesterday from their home here to
spend the rest Of the winter at st.
Charles. La.
Mrs. Emma Nelson, who has been
visiting her son In this city. James
Nelson, has gone for short visit IN
Eldora before returning to her home
In Hampton.
Found Quick Cure For Group.
When a child has Group no time
should be lost, and the remedy that