Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-15
DELHI.


Glen Stone was home from Water
loo last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Sloan attended
a bankers banquet at Monticello last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde Doolittle of Des Moines
is visiting at F. A. Doolittle's.
Harvey and Gladys Talmadge were
down from Manchester to attend the
graduating exercises.
G. C. and John White leave Tues
day for Canada, where hey will do
carpenter work this summer.
The school pupils enjoyed pic
mic Saturday.
Mrs. j. H. Savage Of Humboldt and
Mrs. Josie Rector Of Earlville visited
friends in Delhi the past week.
J. j. Hartman and c. c. White were
lin Manchester Saturday.
E. R. Stone and J. H. Frankfort
were in Dubuque Thursday.
Mrs. H. p. Bancroft and Mrs. Eris-
man were in Manchester to attend a
Red Cross meeting Thursday.
Miss Ella Burrell of Earlville visi-
led her sister, Mrs. e. J. Wintenberg,
Wednesday.
An appropriate program is being
prepared for Decorain Day, May 80.
Ray Meister and Florence Eye were
married last week at Manchester.
Word has been received of the
death Of w. H. Roller at Fort Collins,
Colorado. Mrs. Roller will be remem-
bered by her Delaware county friends
as Mrs Howard Blanchard. Her
friends sympathize with her in her
bereavement.
Prof. C. w. Currell leaves this week
for an officers training camp.
Mrs. H. c. Doolittle has niece Wis
iting at her home.
In checking up the Liberty loan
subscriptions, it was found that the
largest single subscription was made
by Thomas Simons, q Civil war vet
eran of Delhi, who bought $500 Of
the third loan to make total Of $12,-
900 which he now holds in Liberty
bonds.
Those from away who attended the
alumni banquet were Mrs. Jennie
Savage of Humboldt. Iowa; Mrs.
Josephine Rector of Earlville; Mrs.
Jessie Souther of st. Paul; Mr.. and
Mrs. O. w. Smith of Hopkinton; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Harris of Greeley;
Mrs. Clyde Doolittle of Des Moines,
and Merle Rimmer of Waterloo. The
banquet was held in the gymnasium
Friday evening and about ninety were
present The following program was
rendered: Welcome to graduates,
Mrs Geo. Oehler; Response, Ralph
Lowe; Remarks, Toastmaster +. A.
Doolittle; Song, "The Flag of our
Country" Harlan Stone; America,
Mary Doolittle; Old Glory, William
Kurth;. Our Boys in France, T. B.
Porter; Song, Where the Great Red
Dawn is Shining" Mrs. Katie Cruise;
after the War" Harry Swinbourn;
Woman and the War;" Mrs. Ida
Corbin; Remarks, c. W. Currell;
Violin solo, Theodore Doolittle;
The Service Flag" Original poem)
Mrs. Harriet Furman; Peace" Mrs.
Cruise; Remarks by Rev. E. E. Pres
colt; Song, "Baby's Prayer at Twi-
light" Bernice Oehler and Mary Doc
little; Remarks by members of the
school board and alumni members
from out of town; Song, "Star ,Spang-
led Banner" by all present and the
benediction by Rev. Prescott closed
very enjoyable evenings entertain
ment by those participating.
Mrs. w. G. Koppelo received word
Saturday of the safe arrival of her
hus band in France
John Jones left Friday morning
with the quota from Delaware county
for Jefferson Barracks, Missouri May
he return home safely to his family
and friends.
Albert Fuller spent Sunday night
with Howard Rieder at Hopkinton.
Rev. o. X. Hobson of Kansas de-
livered very able sermon at the M.
E. church Sunday morning.