Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-01
Grinnell and. Vicinity.

Special TO TImes kepuS .-catr-'
GTinnen. Dec. 1.-The Baptist people
OF this city closed their church yester-
day to conserve fuel ana worsnipPed
in the morning service with the Con-
gresat!opahsts. -f..sS
The Congregational church services
for next Sunday morning dec. =, arr
to be in charge of laymen OF the
church With the preparation OF pro-
cram in the hands of the, following
committee of prominent business men
OF the city: J. q. SAtaSI- W. u
Staat, L. c. Bennett and w. 1. Movie.
The general topic is 10 De the ureehl
need OF special efforts along Sarlo1s
lines Of church activity. TINS service
will be followed in the afternoon oy an
every member canvass for pledges Tor
the necessary funds 10 carry out an
advanced program.
The news has come TO this city OF
the death a. Claremon;, Calf, OF Mrs
Hannah Noyes Davidson. a sister OF
Prof. ". A. Noyes. OF the University
Of Illinois, and a graduate IN the class
OF 1873. OF Iowa College at Grinnel.
She was the wife Of Charles Davidson
whose youth was spent in Chester,
near here, and who was also q grad
uate OF the college here IN the class Oh
1875.
F. C. Portzline left for the farm on
which he had been living in Sheridan
township and, on Friday last took
car of his goods to the farm he has
bought near West Plains. No. to
which place Mrs. Portz!lne will go in
short time.
Mrs. II. s. Lowrey has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Corwin. at her
home in Hinckley, Mimi. Miss
jeanette Lowrey went there to visit
from Buffalo Center, where she is
teaching.
Mrs. Hearst and her daughter Agnes,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, all from
Maxwell, came to Grinnell to visit
with Mrs. S. H. Uhl and to witness TN.
college play Of The Truth" in which
Miss Ellen Chl was a prominent
character.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodland have
had the pleasure Of a holiday visit
from DR.. Claire Woodland. Of Movilla,
and their daughter and her husband
DR.. and Mrs. G.. II. Wandell, OF Mount
Vernon.
Mrs. Charles Chase and four child
rem returned to their home IN Waterloo
on Saturday morning after having
spent Thanksgiving at the home OF
Mrs. Chase's mother. Mrs. D. s.
Morrison, in this city. Others OF the
Morrison relatives present were Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Morrison, Of Water
loo; Mr.. Charles Chase, OF Waterfront;
DR.. and Mrs. P. E. somers, of this
city; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison.
the Misses Eleanor and Mary Morr'-
son, all of Grinnell, and Mrs. ]. c.
Mears and her daughter, Miss Eleanor,
from Narshalltown.
The active campaign for an addi-
ton of three and half millions to the
endowment fund Of Iowa College at
Grinnell Is now on and will not close
until commencement in 1920. The
needs Of the college along substantial
! lines are said to be great and the cam
paisn Is thoroughly organized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pepoon are visit
| ing relatives and old friends here after
, an absence Of fourteen years, theiz
horne having been at Geddes. 8. D.
Neither has visited here for nine years.
| They plan to go soon to San Diego.
Calf, to spend the winter.
Jerry Mulcahy, we'll known in this
city, who went to Harvey, H., some
time ago, Is reported as having re-
Gently had paralytic. stroke from
which he is slowly recovering.
| President Grover Elsele. Of thePowe-
sh,ek county farm bureau has an
nounced that campaign will be start
ed on Monday, Dec. s, to enroll all the
farmers OF the county IN a great
federation OF county. state and nation
al organizations. on broad Tive and
4 let I've" platform.