Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
ocial to Times Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinncll, May 16.-The Hyde prize
contest among college men is to be
held in Herrick chapel on Wednesday
May 2l The following rs the list OF
contestants and subjects: The Cndei-
lying Solution" by Robert McElderry,
81: Dynamic Demo cracy" by Laur-
ence Taylor, u; Armenia and Amer
lea by Earl Moser. 20; Donald Han
Key" by Wendell Clampitt. 20; The
War Lord in Exile" by Ben Schwarz.
10; Theodore Roosevelt" by Angus
Mcdonald Il: National Altrusrl,
by Mason Ladd, 90; slavery" by
Mona Chic. 90
The Basis of Europe's Reconstruc-
ton" is .he title OF the volume recent
~ completed by Prof. c. f. Lavell. of
Crinne1I College, and soon to come
from the publishers hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. A. stowe are vis,'-
ing for a few days at the home Of their
son Willard at Boone.
The many friends of Ell NJ New
conner are congratulating nm on his
recovery after an operation in the nos-
The Literary Clam 1T the recent an
nual meeting, elected tle following
officers for the coming year: President
Mrs. Ella Hoyt; vice president, Mrr.
William smiley: secretary, Mrs. d. II.
Shook: corresp onding secretary, Mrs.
G. X. Needham
Lieut.. Paul Holloway is a.-ain taking
up his college course here after ten
months interruption by his army serv-
ice.
Born, at the Grinnell city hospital,
on Tuesday, May 10, 20 Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Clayberg. a daughter
Mrs. Harry Ridley. who was called
to Grinnell recently from her home In
Pasadena, Calf. by the death of her
father. Enoch JOY. has been visiting
in Iowa City and will visit her sister
in law, Mrs. c. P. Colgrove. at Fay
cite. where Mr.. Colgrove is president
of Upper Iowa University.
Miss Florence Critchett has given up
her teaching position in the Kellogg
schools and starts this week for Liberty
Sask., Canada Miss Helen Johnson.
of this city is filling the Kellogg
vacancy.
G. H. Crosby for years a resident
of this city but for several years past
making his home in Denver, Colo.
came on Wednesday last planning to
spend three weeks visiting his many
old friends and looking after the dis
posal of some real estate.
Mrs. George II. McMurray was called
last week to Brooklyn to the bedside of
her brother, y. w. Wright. who passed
out of life on Tuesday this week. He
had lived in Brooklyn many years and
was well known in and about Grin
nell
Rev and Mrs. J. NJ. Brown, pastor
and wife of the Methodist church Of
this city. passed their fortieth wedding
anniversary onWednesday and received
a surprise when the official board OF
the church, each member accompanied
by his wife, came into the parsonage
unannounced and proceeded to make
the evening gay with fun and good
cheer. Some thirty We're present and
left tangible remembrance of the
occasion with host of good wishes.
stop Thief is the title of the
StNlioT hjSH SIliooi pay " NC otaeed VI,
the 4th of June, in the Colonial. Pro-
fessor Ryan. of the college, has charge
with the following pupils in the play:
| Alexander Blair. Grace Martin, Mary
Johnson, Everett Wolcott, Alfred Bon
yata, Leonard Evans, Harry Barnes,
Warren Hoyt. Wilfred Kearney, Forest
Shaul. Victor Harrell Milton Dieterich.
| Walter Wilson. Gould Lowrey, Helen
Whitney. Evelyn Mullins.
The Montezuma Commercial Club
| has engaged Rev. z. w. Cross of the
Congregational church of this city, to
give an address at their meeting on
Monday night of next week, about his
| experiences as Y. NJ. c. A. secretary
and chaplain in France.
The many friends here Of Dave
Yates are eagerly waiting to give him
! the glad hand on his return from the
army, which will be very shortly, aa
| he Is now reported in Chicago. He was
one of the first of Grinnells boys to
get into the hottest part OF the heavy
fighting.
The Community Brotherhood elected
the following officers for the next
year beginning in Sentenher. prest-
dent, H. s. MCGOWAN; vice president
Eugene Henely; secretary, Arthur NJ
Burton; treasurer, C. S. George.
Fred E. Spauldng represented Grin
| ell this week in the convention OF the
state manufacturers at Fort Dodge.
C. F. Hays, who has been in Grin
nell for some time visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan F. Hays. has
gone to Oklahoma for several weeks
on a business trip.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, who
have been visiting in Dayton. o.. have
arrived in this city to make their home
Mr.. Snyder is one of the Snyder
Brothers firm.