The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04

Sioux Falls by an afternoon freight
train and will thence proceed to his
base at Norfolk. Va.
Lloyd E. Fisher, son of Mrs. A. b.
Smith, went back today to his studies
at the Northwestern Dental college
at Chicago after a pleasant two weeks
spent in the city with his mother.
c. w. Moseley, a representative of
the famous Moline Pillow works, was
Itransacting business in Madison the
past few days. He took the train
south this morning for Sioux Falls.
The executive committee of the
Red Cross met at the office of Local
Chairman H. HI. Holdridge at 4 p. m.
yesterday for the transaction of bust
ness. Only routine matters we're at
tended to.
Miss Mabel Sheneberger, who has
been spending her holiday vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. j.
Sheneberger, departed this forenoon
for Parker to continue her teaching
work.
The Philathea class of the German
Baptist church met yesterday for a
missionary meeting at the home OF
their teacher, Mrs. W. S. Argow.
Dainty refreshments were served and
a good social time followed the pro-
gram.
Claude Porter, whose 10 day fur
Tough had just expired, departed east
today on his trip back to Hampton,
Va, where he is being trained for
service with other young men of the
navy. Mr.. Porter enjoyed a nice Wis
it while in the city with his mother,
Mrs. Dora C. Porter.
Miss Agnes Roberts and her sister,
Miss Bernice, both left on a morn
ing train for Chicago, where each is
employed in the large Marshal Field
store. These young ladies have been
enjoying a brief vacation in the city
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
HI. Roberts and with friends.
r. Z. Scudder is in receipt of a
letter from his brother, P. A. Scud-
der, who is in the quartermaster's
department, stating hat he had just
been handling Is cars a day of Nor
rell's meats. This letter is from
France, where Mr.. Scudder is located
and was sent out on December 6.
A good deal of sickness is known
throughout the city. Among the suf-
ferers are Mrs. Geo. Clemens, en-
ployed at the Kelley grocery, Coletta
Vreyens, County Auditor Roy Hart
witch, Miss Grace Hunter and several
members of Gerhardt Johnson's fam
lily, Mr.. Johnson himself being seri-
ously i'll from pneumonia.
An urgent call for graduate nurses
or any one experienced in nursing is
being made to Chairman H. H. Hold
ridge of the Red Cross, almost every
day. Will not kindly heed
this appeal and report to either Mr..
Holdridge or Miss Merlin Wilkin?
The influenza is on the rage and
there is more sickness from that
cause than there is help to look after
it. Whole families are being stricken
and dozens of individuals are coming
down with the epidemic almost daily.
The emergency hospital has reached
it's limited capacity and nurse help is
very, very scarce.
DR.. E. A. X. Grant and wife, who
arrived in the city yesterday from
Aberdeen, the former to become the
rector of Grace Episcopal church,
+ at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. l.. Farmer, First street SW.
To a Daily Leader reported today DR..
Grant said he halls from Dublin,
Ireland, and has travelled the world.
Mrs. Grant was also a missionary in
India. During the past year DR..
Grant was ~lecturing for the Red
Cross on the Pacific coast and was
appointed field representative in
France. He resigned when the war
cloud shifted. DR.. Grant was for
many years a Presbyterian minister
and his views of religion are as broad
as the world.
The German Baptist church held
its annual business meeting on jan
uary l at / p. m. H.. p. Backhaus,
treasurer, reported as follows: Paid
out for missions, $827.60; for local
expenses, $3,316.04. 1t will be re-
membered that the church was re-
decorated this past summer. The
pastors salary was increased $500 in
August and dated back to January 1,