Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-09
The past week in DEBORAH.

viz peiot WYNN III DCNoioh.
Mrs. Geo. Van Wey went to the Ed.
Youmans home in Ravena Sunday
evening for a few days visit.
Mrs. Carrie Bachtel and son Ralph
and Mrs. Sarah Simson of Postville
Iattended the Red Cross sale here Sat
urday.
Clarence and Elmer Hoth of Wau-
kon visited at the viii and John
Schutta homes the last of the week.
Mrs. Will Schutta was a Waukon
visitor Thursday.
Patriotic day which was held here
Wednesday as a welcome day for
Lyle French who recently arrived
home and in honor of Miss Anna Slor-
ah the Red Cross nurse and for the
boys who leave for training camps
soon was attended by large number
About noon a picnic cafeteria dinner
was served to about two hundred peo-
pie Immediately after dinner they
went to the church where a social
hour was spent in visiting and with
music on the player piano after
which several patriotic selections
were sung by the congregations.
Prayer and welcome address by Ec:c-.
Healey and very interesting talk by
Lyle French. A Red Cross reading
by Mrs. Kate Peck made up the pro-
gram Miss Anna Slorah was present
ed with a leather writing porto folio
q token of esteem by her friends.
Jack Seward was given a comfort kit
by the w. C. T. U. ladies as he was
leaving on Thursday for camp, and
Lyle French was presented with a
purse containing $45, as a wedding
gift. Those from a distance present
were: Ralph, Genevieve and Ruth
Waters, Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis,
Mrs. Rupp of Waukon, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d. Bollman and Curtis of DEBORAH,
Mr.. and Mrs. French, DR.. Kiesau and
family, Geo. Waters and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Letchford of Postville.
The Red Cross sale held here Sat
urday was well attended in spite of
the stormy day the flag which was
given by the ID. Y. n. T. ladies open
ed the sale was sold several times
and finally bought back by the la
dies brought about S25. A large var
ety of goods had been contributed
from our township and from the bust
ness men of DEBORAH and Postville. R..
Waters acted as auctioIeer assisted
by C. H. Waters and kept things NOV
ing lively. Four pigeons donated by
Hartley and Elmer Peck sold several
times and brought $11.50 and then
were taken out AID liberated. The
lunch counter and pop corn and can
dy booths took in about $25. The pro-
ceeds of the sale were S61S and with
the membership fees which amounted
to $129 sent il by our treasurer re-
Gently makes a nice sum for Red
Cross work from Frankville.
Charles Webster went to Waukon
Thursday with the intention OF en-
listing IL the aviation corps.
Fran and Ed Youmans of Ravena
were in town Monday posting sale
bills.
Helen Peck of Waukon spent the
past two weeks here with relatives.
Ambrose Arnold is enjoying visit
with his sister from Wisconsin.
Charles Crawford left the first OF
the week to continue his school work
at Ames after spending his vacation
at home
The l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs.
Raw Waters Wednesday afteroon Jan.
l16
The Red Cross Unit will hold a
meeting Friday at the Geo. Van Wey
store building to work, also anyone
desiring work to take home call at
the above mentioned place.
Esther Handgardner of Bethel,
attended the dinner here Tuesday