The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09
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CHARTER OAK ITEMS

Mrs. Theo. Drake, who has been
collecting clothing for the needy Bel
gians, made her first shipment last
Saturday which consisted of four large
barrels. AS the season is not closed
other shipments will no doubt be
made soon.
Ralph Hansen and family have, NOV
ed to Ute.
DR.. G.. w. Waterhouse of Mapleton,
was professional caller in the Oak
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary McGrath, of Mapleton.
was transacting business and visiting
friends here the first Of the week.
Pete Bahnsen has gone west to be-
come the manager of big railroad
hotel at Green River, Wyo.
Rev. H. C. Travis, Of the Methodist
church, has been appointed to the
Charter Oak charge for another year.
DR.. Emil Junger, of Soldier, was
making professional calls in the Oak
the first of the week. j. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perle Oswald are Wis
iting relatives at Worthington, MINI.
Editor Bramson and family, of Dun
lap, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Fl. Sturges, OF the
Charter Oak Times. -. &c..
August Marwede went to Sioux
City Sunday morning, returning in the
evening accompanied by Mrs. Mar
wede and the children who had been
visiting relatives in Nebraska.
Mrs. B. L. Wright was a Sioux City
visitor, last Monday.
The Linger Longer club and their
families drove out to the Smith farm
for an all day picnic Sunday. ~
Julius Pruehs, of the Valparaiso train
ing detachment visited his people at
this place few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Smith departed
Monday morning for their home in
Chicago, taking with them Miss Verna
Weed, who will attend school there.
MrssLaura Crone, of Chicago, issvis-
.iting friends and relatives in the Oak
and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis and daugh-
ter, Muzelle, autoed to Denison Sun
day. So
Little Miss Vida May Routzong spent
Sunday in the country, the guest of
Miss Leila Rowland. .-.g5 +.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Christensen,
of Schleswig; Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Han.
sen, of Denison, and Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Johnson and children, Of Denison,
visited in the Hans Christensen home
Sunday.
Miss Tessie Doyle, of Westfield, is
visiting friends in the Oak.
Mrs. Ada McWilliams, of Sioux City.
3visited friends in the Oak several
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bornholdt and Mrs.
Hans Hagge have returned from their
trip to Nebraska. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Jordan and chill
dren spent Sunday in Manila.
Mrs. Catherine Mains and daughter,
Miss Grace, were Denison visitors on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Collins and little
son were Charter Oak visitors Sunday.
]. c. Hunter is visiting relatives in
the Oak and vicinity. sre, rss,ss -,gse
4 Lee Hamilton and Miss Hilda Han.
sen, of Sioux City came for an over
Sunday visit with Miss Hilda's people.
"A large sized baler has been order
ed by the C. o. H. S. and all waste pa
per sent to the school building will
be baled and sold for the Junior Red
Cross.
Theo. Drake has been appointed at
the head of new committee of the
Red Cross, known as the Home Service
section. His duties are to take up
with the government any just claims
that the family of a soldier may have.
Mr.. brakes appointment covers the
territory around Charter Oak and
Ricketts,.
III Mrs. Sears McHenry and Mrs. Il. w.
Pierce, of Denison, met recently with
the executive board Of the Charter
Oak branch of the A. r. G. Mrs. Pierce
Is county chairman of the home SER
vice committee.
The Junior Red Cross held a meet
ing at the high school building Friday
evening. About 200 people who are
interested in this organization were
present and the meeting was a most
Interesting and successful one. Supt
Bruce Yeager, of the public school,
was chairman Of the meeting and
County Chairman F. L. Hoffman was
also present, besides Rev. Robt. karr !
of the Presbyterian church and At
torney Leon w. Powers, of Denison. A
number of patriotic songs were sung
and Attorney Powers was then intro.
duced and gave a most able talk on
facts concerning the world war, on
conservation and brought out the i'm
p0rtance of the children's work in
this war. Mr. Hoffman spoke next on
Junior Red Cross work and what had
been done and was planned for the
present year. A boys chorus sang the
following which Rev.
Karr gave most interesting patriotic
address on Y. M. c. A. work and life
In an army camp, he having recently
returned from four months work at
Camp Cody, NJ M. Rev. Karr is
splendid speaker and held the inter-
est Of the entire audience, and his
talk was greatly enjoyed. The meet
ing was a great success and served
to greatly stimulate the interest in
this phase of war work.
4 Miss Margaret Carey, accompanied
by Miss Hildred Hutchinson, of Lake
City, spent several days last week in
Omaha taking in the Ak-sar-ben. Miss