Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-08

sanity spent the winter months In ~.
Petersburg. Fla. returned to ner ...a..
In this city.
Mall Clerks A. N. Burton and Cecil
Myers. OF this city. being on the pub
ltcity committee. are beginning ALREADY
to stir things up regarding the mail
clerks and carriers convention for all
first and second-class postofrices In
the state. to be held In Grlnnell on
July 8. 8, and z.
A meeting OF importance and inter-
est to all who favor strict temperance
is to be held In the United Pres byter-
ian church on Friday evening OF this
week when the audience will be ad-
dressed by Prof. Burton l.. lockwood.
who has been named THE Man With
a Message"
Mayor Dan r. White. who has been
on the Job all the time Dor the past
two years and has Just been elected
to succeed himself for another two
year term. called together hts fellow
workers to an oyster supper OF his
providing. Last night he met with
them. wound up ~ business OF the
old council and dismissed them and
installed into office the members OF
the new council.
Another very pleasant reception to
Rev. f.. w. Cross was given last eve
ming at the CONGREGATIONAL church. at
which there was a large attendance.
Rev. +. NJ. Vittum gave the formal
address OF welcome which was IN
very informal original rhyme. Mr..
Cross responded, dealing considerably
in war experiences but taking up a
statement in one of the magazines
some time ago by Rev. DR.. Fosdick
regarding the attitude of the returned
soldier towards the christian church.
Mr.. Cross thinks that, on the whole.
the American soldier, who has been so
homesick for a sight or sound OF any
thing American, is coming back with
greater reverence and affection for
the church than ne ever before felt.
Roscoe Dempster has sold the eighty
acres purchased a short time ago
from Chris Schultz and lying north
of Grinnell to Clyde Foster.
Miss Margaret Macklin. of Des
Moines. is now visiting in Marshall
town after spending week in visiting
friends and relatives in Grinnell.
George Schiiders, of Brooklyn. father
of Mrs. John T. Padgham, of this city,
who has been seriously i'll for some
weeks, has been taken to the hospital
at Iowa City. He is II years old. His
son. DR.. w. S. Schilders. OF Omaha,
on his way TO visit his father stopped
for few hours in Grinnell to visit
with Mns. Padgham.
Mrs. 7. f. Bray is making good re-
covery from the operation she unuer-
went in Mercy hospital at Des, Moines
on Friday last. She has been living In
Sigourney at the home OF her son
Farrell since the death of his wife.
w. II. Alley is having the pleasure
OF q visit from his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Barns, and her two children
Mary Eleanor and Roger, who came
from their home in Davenport
Oscar Hurd, who, has just received
his discharge from army service with
Mrs. Hurd and their daughter Ethel,
has moved from Des MoInes into the
Mrs. BressIer residence on West street.
Miss Clara Anderson, athletic super
visor at the womens quadrangle, will
talk about Supervised Play" at the
Cooper Parent Teachers Association
meeting on Thursday at 81: As o'clock.
The fourth grade will give the school
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edge have sold
their home on Center street to Mrs. ).
A. Cayana who, with her daughter
Lucille, will take possession May /.