Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-14
Grinnell and Vicinity.

| Grinnell. Dec. 1.-THE sorrow ing
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Kirby,
ais Sixth avenue. have the sympathy
| of every one in the loss Of their little
! daughter. Vivian Irene, who died yes
terday forenoon from pneumonia, at
the age Of three months and six days.
! Funeral services at the home this af-
| ternoon.
j. l. Fellows went to Excelsior
! Springs, Mo, on Thursday night. called
by a telegram from Mrs. Fellows, who
| had been there some days caring for
her sister Mrs. Alexander. and 10y the
news that Mr. Alexander was also there
and seriously i'll.
Mrs. Eugene Heneley has been called
! to oxford, her former home, by tho
| news of the death Of her invalid sister.
Dr. T. L. Somers, who has been
surgeon N charge of the 5. A. T. &.
! companies at GrInnell college, with
Mrs. Somers, entertained the officers
of that organization and some visiting
! officers in the city al o'clock
| luncheon at the Somers home on FRI
day.
! Genevieve Head was knocked down
/ anu ItCG4NtN II bIbhtll IOIial bSit ~
the noon hour on Thursday. as she was
going along the sidewalk. by the eccen-
| triCity of Leo Browns Ford. The steer
! ing gear refused 10 work right and ran
| upon the curb and over the top. While
Leo is absolved from all blame he Of
| fered to pay the doctors bill.
Rev. ]. NJ. Brown, pastor of the
Methodist church. who has been unable
to occupy his pulpit for couple of
weeks by reason of rheumatism. an
| nounCes that he will preach in the
morning and that Rev. Mr.. Brownell
will preach in the evening tomorrow.
| Rev. Edmund March Vittur:. pastor
! of the Congregational church, will
take for his morning subject tomo, .
row, Will the church of the Future be
National, International or Neither" In
the evening he will continue his series
of talks on foreign countries. taking up
| Greece, Classic, Old and New"
| The annual election Of the Royal
Neighbors resulted as follows: Past
oracle, Mrs. Charles Hedges; oracle,
Mrs. VIII Ent; vice oracle, Mrs. D. E.
Dawkins: recorder, Mary Bradley: re-
ceiver. Clara Stahl; chancellor, Mrs.
Samuel Forsythe: marshal, Mrs. Hen
| ~ Sage; inner sentinel. Mrs. Rosa
Bradley; outer sentinel, Mrs. Charles
| Horak; musician, Ethel Dawkns.
Francis L Allen died on Thursday
at his home, SIS Park street, at the age
Of nearly IS years, leaving a wife and
| two children all Of whom are i'll. He
| has been working at the paulding
| factory. His former home was in Mis-
souri,, where his father now lives. Fun
eral services were held yesterday at
ternoon, and the body was taken to-
day to Exline. Iowa. c. J. Allen. faith
er, came from his home in Mendoza
Mo-, and was in time to see his son
alive. Two sisters were present at the
funeral: Miss Ruth Allen OF Collins
vile, Mimi. and Miss Minnie Allen, of
White River. S. D.
Mrs. Anna Waters Is expecting her
sister to make visit here and so has
changed her former plan OF going to
visit her parents at Pawnee City. Neb.
Arthur Friend. son of Dr. and Mrs.
J. H. Friend. of this city. has received
his discharge from the medical depart
ment and has reached his home. He
was stationed at Camp Macarthur,
Tex.
Thomas Burroughs. who has been in
the radio school at Harvard and came
home for short Through with his par
entS Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Burroughs,
has just received an extension Of his
furlough to include Christmas. He
likes his work in the service and wish
es to remain there indefinitely.
Waldo N0rric re prnf M
H. W. Norris, has completed his worn
in the training camp at QuanticO. Va,
and will soon be commissioned. He
enjoys the work and wants TO stay in
the army.
Miss Jane Kuhns, librarian Of the
Stewart library, has gone to spend the
Christmas holidays with her mother at
her home in Oil City. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Warburton arc
enjoying the holiday visit Of their
daughter. Mrs. Mildred Warburton
West, who comes from her home in
Omaha, and expects her husband here
later.
Especial memorial services were
held today IN the Seventh Day Advent
ist church for Mrs. Myrtle Nutting,
whose death occurred in the latter part
of November. Mrs. Minnie Sype Of
Extra Iowa, secretary Of the home mis-
sion department of the Iowa confer
ence of Adventists, had charge of all
the services.
Hermon lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, of this
city, elected the following officers.
Worshipful master. c. w. Mitchell:
senior warden, L. c. Bennett; junior
warden, Frank S. Edge: secretary, Vic
tor Lindgerg; treasurer, w. T. Moyle,
Mrs. D. F. White, wife of the mayor
of this city and her sister. Mrs. Mary
Williams nave gone 10 Stuart, called
by the sudden death of their brother,
w. L. Rogers.
The Y. W. c. A. cabinet of the Grin
nell high school perpetrated a genuine
surprise yesterday afternoon on Sup
erintendent Eugene Henely, by way of
remembering his birthday. The entire
body Of high school teachers shared in
the happy time.
FLOWING is the list Of officers-elect
OF the Rebekah lodge of this city:
Noble grand, Eliza Legg: vice grand
Myrtle Williams: recording secretary,
Mrs Abbie Matteson; corresponding
secretary, Darcie Robson: manager,
Mrs. Mabel Matteson: NJ. Of r. & c..
Miss Mona Slater; N. Of f. Mrs.
Elizabeth Alley; protector. Mrs. Laura
Sage; Guard, Mrs. Clara Slater; in
Sailing officer, Mrs. Maude Mullins:
treasurer, Lila Smith.