Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-06
Gr;nnsll and Vicinity.

Special 10 llfnes-rSopuohSoh'
Grinncll, Jan. 6.-Mrs. A. .. Price,
who has been seriously Ill for tho past
six weeks or more. has improved so
much that she undertakes today trip
70 Downcy. near Iowa City. to spend
some time with two sisters.
Henry 7. Chaplin has been prostrateo
for some days with an attack OF heart
trouble. At present he Is holding his
own but Is very weak.
Miss Anna w. Field and her brother
in-law. ]. Clarence Howell, who nave
spent their two weeks vacation at the
Field home here started back on sat-
urjay night to their respective teach
in. positions at Ypsilanti and Detroit
Mich.
In spite of the extreme cold there
was a yoodly number in attendance on
saturday afternoon al the installation
of the officers OF the Woman's Reflex
CORPS and the post. Mrs. Nancy E'
Rouse was the installing officer for the
CORPS and II. /. Davis for the post. "A
committee of three members was ap-
pointed from each organization TO ar
range a program for Lincoln's BIRTH
day, Feb. IL. when Commander L. j..
.. Bealer. of the department OF Iowa.
h. TO be here to give the address.
The Young woman's Fellowship
CLUB hold their regular meeting this
evening in the parlors OF the ConSre-
gational church beginning with the
monthly supper at els. Each member
brings something which she is willins
To swap and the meeting has been
named by the committee swapping
party
The Social Study Club has under
consideration West Central African
Missions Mrs. f J. Hadley will be
hostess 10 the club at their meeting
tomorrow afternoon at her home, 1?le
Elm street
The annual meeting Of the members
Of the CONGREGATIONAL church. held on
Friday evening had a small attendance
owing TO Indictment weather and health
causes. The printed report shows the
present membership in good standing
10 be 1876. net gain OF eight over
the last year preceding. The treasurers
report showed practically all bills Tor
running expenses paid and 1857 sun
on hand of unpaid pledges. tho mucn
OF this is in the names OF those VINO
have moved away or have died WITHIN
the year. The financial committee
presented a budget for 1919 Of $7,115 for
running expenses.
Lieut.. Gerald LIVINGSTON, who came
recently from the training school for
machine gun officers at Camp Han
cock, Ga, has been visiting at the MIS-.
Holloway home here but has now gone
back TO resume his pre-war work with
the Goodyear Rubber Company at
Akron. 0. ..
The commercial club directors are
trying to work out unique plans for
adjoining the city park with trophies
of the world war and hope to get some
captured cannon. An offer IL to be
made to the Ladies' Cemetery Asso-
citation to surface the dirt roads thru
Hazelwood with cinders. The expert
ment OF last year on the road at the
foot OF the hill has proved such a sue
cess that this offer will probably be
gladly accepted The directors also
agreed to petition Mr.. McAdoo's sue
cessor for new depot for Grinnell.
D. f. Carpenter and family. are now
settled on the Spaulding farm north
OF the city. recently vacated by c. 7.
Cessna. who has moved his family into
the city.
Mrs. 6. P. Young. in hospital at
Des Moines. is reported as improving
slowly but yet unable to be removed
TO her home in this city.
Stanley Rundell has left his position
here with the Iowa Light. Heat, and
Power Company to go to Milwaukee
and take a course in electrical engi-
nccrinS.
J. o. Mendenhall. enlisted in this
city. went over the ocean and was
wounded in Franco and sent back to
base hospital in England. and is now
in st. Paul. MINI.