Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-31
Grinnsll and Vicinity,

| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, March 30.--A very pleasan nj
general reception was held at the Con-
| gregatlonal church on Friday evening
in recognition of the closing OF Rev
| Il. NJ. Vittum,s acting pastorate and It's
| benefits to the church. The attend
! ance was large and included many
children and young folks. among whom
Mr.. Vittum is very popular Some
songs were given by the children and
| others. The sentiment of the Sunday
! school attendants was voiced by Sup
erintendent Frederick Morrison. Pro-
fessor Noble very feelngly spoke the
appreciation of the church for both
Mr.. Nittum and his sister, Miss Bertha
Vittum, and presented a substantial
free-will offering by the people,
amounting to something over four
hundred dollars. Mr.. yittum responded
IN his usual happy way with thankful
ness that he had been privileged to
minister in all for sixteen and a
half years to this congregation He
stated that mis- plans for the near fu-
ture are as yet not settled but he
hoped to be In and out here for some
time to come,
The directors of the Grinnell Fair
Association, having sold stock and COL
lected funds, are making large plans
for the complete renovation Of the fair
grounds and buildings and have APP
pointed the following committee of
men accustomed to handling large af-
fairs to see the work Is done: +. L..
Abel. ]. A. Stone, Henry Hink, J. II.
McMurray and j. A. Bangham. "A
draughtsman has been here in consul
tation with the committee regarding
plans for new grandstand, stock and
sales pavilion. nog house and cattle
barn, all of which are to be first class
Accommodations for a county fair
Mrs. Dan 5. Bartlett, of this city,
announces the marriage Of her daugh-
ter. Miss Cornelia, in Chicago, 10
Lieut.. II. S. Purdon. The groom is a
mechanical engineer who went into the
army service in September 1917, and
was honorably discharged last De-
cember They will make their home
in Chicago.
The local team lost in the debate
in high school here on Friday even
ing by ) to vote. this team having
the affirmative against Ottumwa.
A letter from Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Barr who have been travelling and
visiting in the west for nearly two
years. tells that they have both i'm
proved in health by the change and
are now in southern California but
longing to see the old home and the
old friends and intending TO be here by
June i.
Mrs. w NJ. Hays has concluded her
visit of several weeks here among her
relatives and gone back to her home
In Minneapolis.
EVANGELIST Reed, who has been con-
Quoting services at the Methodist
church here for the past two or three
weeks, closed his work with the meet
ing Of last evening. The work is con-
sidered very successful there being
some fifty or sixty VINO have pro-
fessed conversion and many church
members who have earnestly renewed
their VOWS of faith and practice. MT.
Reed has been very outspoken against
the vices and follies that dampen or
kill spiritual enthusiasm.
At the spacious home OF Mr. and
Mrs. D. r. Shook, SO Fifth avenue. on
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Eugene
Henely, Mrs. E. S. Evans, Mrs. ID. h.
Shook and the Misses Emma Beebe
and Lucille Umbenhauer VIII enter
tain the Grinnell chapter of the D. A.
r. supper to be ssrvel at $50. Re-
ports Of the state convention will be
given by Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. Hene-