Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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special 10 Times tIepuDllCsiu
Grinnell, May 23.-Rev. j. B. Adkins,
formerly of this city but now pastor OF
the Congregational church at Eldon,
visited briefly with Grinnell friends, on
his way to the state congregational
conference at Ames. He was accom-
panied to this city by Mrs. Adkins and
their daughter, Mrs. Paul Bartlett. MT.
Bartlett has enlisted in the ordnance
department of the United States SER
vice and Mrs. Bartlett has recently
come from their home at Salem, ore.
to her parents home.
H L. MCGOWAN. who was compelled
some months ago to give up his work
here and went to Taliaferro, Tex, in
search of health, has just returned TO
this city showing marked improvement.
In the south he has been in the army
Y. NJ C. A work.
The work Of re -Oiling the stretch oil
road for eight miles east from the east
end of Sixth avenue, this city, has be-
gun and one car load of oil has been
already sprinkled while more is eX-
pected very soon.
The directors Vof the Grinnell com
munity hospital held meeting on Mon
day and decided it to be necessary that
the capital stock should be increased
from $4,000 to 100000, as the first
named sum for which the association
was incorporated is already oVersuo-
scribed and there ale sumo CT the orig
;nal subscribers that have not yet had
a chance to come in on the later propo-
sition. An extra helping committee
was named to act with the regular Of
fetal board. Drs. E. E. Harris, z. 5.
Evans and 0. F. Parish. This action
points to much more costly communl-
tv hospital than the public was at hrst
given to expect. A special gift TO this
enterprise has just been made from
the D w. Norris estate consisting OF
house and two and a half acres of land
living in the block south Of Third ave-
nue. and east of Summer street and ad-
jacent to the Rock Island right OF way.
Mrs. J. W. Norris Is visiting her son
RAYMOND, who has enlisted and is sta
toned at the Great Lakes training
school.
The Samuel Perkins honor scholar
ship to Harvard, given to college
graduates who have been leaders IN
college activities has been awarded to
Maurice Frdlund. Is.
Profs. C. T. Lavell and c. E. Payne,
Of Gr!nnell College. are joint authors OF
a book soon to come from the press
and entitled Imperial England
G. B. Graves Is having visit from
his sister, Miss Lucille Graves. who
comes from her home in Osceoa.
The Grinnell College Garden Club OF
girls who are to be here for part or
all Of the vacation and look after the
war gardens and other helpful things,
has planned picnic at Arbor lake FOR
Friday evening at $50. In case OF storm
the place Of meeting will be Rand gym :
nas!um At this meeting the name Tor
the club Will be formally adopted.
Karl Cessna has been notified that
he has passed his entrance examination
to the naval academy at Annapolis,
and he is now awaiting orders.
DR.. L. NJ. Hibbetts attended the meet
ing Of the Iowa Osteopathic Associa-
tion at pes Moines on Tuesday and yes
terday.
At the social meeting Of the Woman's
Relief Corps on Tuesday afternoon 1t
was arranged that the\ ritual service
over the unknown dead should be given
DV them at the SOlOleIS lIlOiI O''
Thursday morning Of Memorial Day
and that at the bridge on Washington
avenue. spanning the arm OF Arbor loke
they would also use the ritual service
for the fallen naval heroes.
The following Grinnell soldier boys
have been transferred from Camp
Dodge to the camp at San Antonio
Tex. Leslie Streck. Ralph Little and
Arthur Friend.
vinton Carter. who is just completing
a two-year term Of work in West Point
military academy and who expected to
come home soon far vacation, has
been put in charge of a company and
will be kept where he is for time.
G. A. Croft. who has been the com
mercial department teacher IN the high
school here, has gone to visit his moth
err at her home in Virginia preparatory
to enl!sting in the army.
Mrs James Bradley, on her way from
Minneapolis to make her permanent
home in California is stopping in Grin
nell to visit her three sons
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Goodrich started
in their automobile on Tuesday for
Minneapolis for visit OF some weeks
at the home of their daughter, Mrs
Lyman Hunter.