Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-28

improving nicely.
The fire department was called %
the home OF Charles Ellery SOS North
Ninth avenue, at S:a5 O'Clock this
morning, burning chimney causing
fear that the house might be destroyed.
No damage resulted.
Members OF the .".Klio Kard Klub'
spent a pleasant afternoon with Ave
hundred Thursday at the home OF
serving refreshments the hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Bliss Anderson.
The Farmers Cafe, % North First
| avenue is serving good clean meals at
popular prices. Short orders special
ty. We aim to please you, good serv-
ice our motto. Come and eat dinner
with us and be convinced. Mr.. and
Mrs. o. p, Wall.
Next Tuesday, the mothers of the
Service Flag League of the Second
ward are going to send a box to the
boys who are recovering from shell
shock in the hospital at Fort Des
Motnes. Any one wishing to donate
nut bread. cookies, jelly. smokes and
candy, please leave same ut residence
of Mrs. Marion Gard, TO- North Ninth
street. Committee.
Piecing quilts occupied the after
noon for the members of the Lincoln
Way Social Club who met Wednesday
Afternoon with Mrs. S. NJ. Cause. s0S
South Ninth street. At the close Of
the afternoon the hostess served re-
freshmepts assisted by her daughter,
Hollis. Mrs. s. j. Krepps, of Okla
homa City, Okla. and Mrs. o. w.
Atkins, of Washington. Pa, were
guests.
A troop train carrying about 500
wounded soldiers from Iowa, Ne
braska and California, passed thru
the city Wednesday noon onroute from
Camp Merritt to Camp Dodge and
Fort Des Moines. The California boys
will go on to Preside to be discharged
Thirty gallons of coffee, doughnuts
and cigarets were given 20 the boys
by the ladies of the Red Cross can
teen service
An interesting program was en-
joyed Thursday afternoon by the
members of the S. c. I. Club, of Taylor
township, who met at the home OF
| Mrs. Fred Rubee, two miles north OF
the city. Animal Foods" was the
subject Of a paper read by Mrs. Jay
| Stowell who also read an article or
| Game Reserves and Fisheries" pre-
pared by Miss Iva Reese. The hostess
served refreshments.
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day afternoon at the homo of Mrs (
Wriht, s12 South Third avenue
when new officers were elected. Mrs
I. Drxry was chosen president and
Mrs. H. Barrett, secretary and report
er. In a guessing contest the prizes
| were won by Mrs. c. Culbertson and
Mrs. Drury after which Mrs. Wrigat
served refreshments. She was assist
e6 by her daughter, Mrs. F. ]. Humid
ley and Miss Frances Huber.
Mesdames F. H. 'Har, w. T. Bailey.
C. r. Miltenberger, l.. E. Herring. T.
s. Bentley, J. Q. Hall and w. K.
Franklin were the hostesses THURSDAY
Afternoon at the meeting of the Metho-
dist aid society held in the church.
Following the business session the
members presented Mrs. John Bristol
| and Mrs. w. T. Bailey with a post
card shower in honor of their birthday
anniversaries. a social hour followed
during which Miss Zulieme Koontz
sang q solo. The hostesses served re-
freshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Edenbnrn, III
North Seventh street. pleasantly en-
tertained thirty guests at dinner
Thursday evening at their home,
Spring flowers decorated the tables at
! which dinner was served in four cours-
es by the hostess assisted by Mrs. G.
Fl. Ruth and Miss Florence Patton.
J The evening hours were passed with
bridge and five hundred. In the for
| mer the prizes were won by Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. T. Bennett and in the latter
| by Mrs. F. H. Willard and DR.. NJ. L.
Chesrc.
The aid society of the Congrega
tional church of Green Mountain held
an all-day meeting Thursday at the
home of Mrs. T.. A. Hill near Green
Mountain. At noon dinner was served
by Mrs. Hill and Mesdames Fred Her
ron, David Yetley, Ed Somers, Lee
Nichols and Frank Russie. After
transacting business In the after
noon the members enjoyed a George
Washington program which consisted
OF readings by Miss Carol Low and
Mrs. Henry Cober. solos by Mrs. John
Tuffree and vocal duets by Mrs.
Tuffree and Mrs. C. J. Estal.
Children was the subject OF study
taken up Wednesday afternoon by the
members Of the home and education
department Of the Woman's Club ut
the meeting held with Mrs. w. r. VII
son, 1913 West State street. Mrs. H. z.
Stowen read paper, on Child We'll
fare" and Mrs. A. E. Nickel read one
on 1.-THE Rights OF Children" Mrs.
Ella McKim gave a. talk on Children
in Relation to National Vitality" after
which Irma Anderson played q violin
number accoyr panied by her mother,
Mrs. Bliss Anderson. In a musical
guessing contest the prizes were won
by Mrs. J. A. Whitacre and Mrs. w. r.
Wilson.
Messrs. and Mesdames George L.
Owings, Frank Hull and AdolpA
Pheiger ana DR.. and Mrs. Edwin Cobb
entertained the members OF the Youns
Married Peoples Club Of the Congre.
gational church at their monthly
meeting Wednesday evening in this
church parlors. Dinner was served 1t
$3.50 to seventy guests by the aid So
ciety OF the church. The gathering
took the form OF a George Washing
ton party. the decorations and place
cards carrying out the idea which also
formed the evenings entertainment.