Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Grinn.ll and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnel, juno Miss Esther Mat :
tingly is at home for a rest complet-
ing a business course in the college at
Marshalltown.
Funeral services were held from the
family home here Saturday afternoon
over the body of Thomas Jefferson
Smith. who died suddenly on Tuesday
morning at the home of his sister near
Bowling Green, Ky. Rev. J. NJ. Brown,
pastor of the Methodist church, con-
Quoted the services
News comes from MI and Mrs.
John Carter, who moved with their
family from this city to Ohio a few
months ago, of the death of their
daughter Ida. from dinhtheria. Pau!
Carter, brother and Mrs. NJ Lee, a
sister, live here.
Mrs. Wallace D. Child, who has been
in hospital at Des MONIES following an
operation. has so far recovered as to
be able to come back to the home
here
The heavy rain OF yesterday seemed
to dampen the voting ardor in Grin
nell SO that not more than half the
full vote of the city was cast.
On Saturday morning last, at the
home Of Mrs. W. F. Hammond, 1927
Broad street Miss Mae Hammond, an
only daughter was united in marriage
to Lieut.. Frank r. Burns, Of the in
fantry reserve corps, Rev. Charles
Noble officiating. o. B. Mathews, a
cousin of the bride, sang AT Dawn
ing and Cray Days. After the wed
ding breakfast the welded pair TOOK
train for Chicago to spend a few days,
after which they go to Des Moines
and the groom returns to his station
in Camp Dodge. The groom left Grin
nell College in his senior year to take
training at the school for officers at
Fort Smelling. Out Of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. G. 2. Burns. Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. johnson and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Perigo and daugh-
ter and Mr.. OTval Burns, all from Des
Moines
Yesterday was q day Of gloom and
heavy storms in and about Grinneil
and many were fearful of great dam
age by wind. Reports are coming IN
from farms IN the vicinity of damage
done by rain and hail and wind to
growing crops and to some buildings
and fruit trees. John Mowitt Fred
Heinle and Fred Murphy and the
| Westfeld region are reported as hav-
ing suffered.
Mrs. Dora Politics. son Edward, has
enlisted in tho heavy artillery and has
been ordered to jefferson Barracks at
ST. Louis.
Following are the programs for the
I 1,5r sob nf1 I1,y nd
graduation, on Friday afternoon and
evening Of this week: Class day
| music. high school orchestral; class
! historian. Robert -Ashby, music, '.tsn
school glee club; class donor, Dgbert
Pilgrim; class prophecy, Fay Lynch;
music. senior girls glee club; presen-
| tation of D. A. r. and 8. A. r. prizes
| for best work in United States his
| tory; class poem, Iva Grant; advice to
| Juniors, Cler1nont Watson; response,
| Paul Wheeler; class song, class of
| 1913. Graduation-Music high school
orchestra; Invocation, Rev. e. NJ. Wit
! tlIn; music, high school orchestral;
salutator DRY, Kenneth Ferguson; grafton,
Liberty Bonds, Mary Armstrong;
music, high school glee clubs: decla-
| nation, flag day address OF President
i Wilson, Joseph Kelly; recitation. a
Soldier of France, Harriet Wads-
worth; music, cello solo, Milton Diet
erich; mantle grafton. "The Dangers
| Of Profteering'', Arthur Harris: re-
| spouse, Wilfred Kearney; music, high
! school girls glee club; valedictory,
Preparation For Life, Winifred Har-
ris class song; presentation of di-
| ploinas by acting president Of the
| board. Frank P. Marvin.