Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-13

\ Union. spent wednesday In the cNy
with Mr.. Fftzgcrald's sister Mrs. L. l..
Barber, si2 West state street,
The Ladies' Aid Society and mission
circle of the Baptist church will hold
an all day sew Friday at the church.
Luncheon will be served at o'clock
william Flower. 4o7 West Main
street, returned home Wednesday.
/ having been DISCHARGED from the sig
nal corps Of the navy Fob. 5. at Brook
| lyn.
| w. Eker 1872 Arson street
| Let Hewett charge your battery and
| inspect your electric system. We call
and return your battery. Electrical
work speciality. Hewitt Garage,
phone 500.
Mrs. Emil Selone, who was called
to Moline n few days ago by the sick
ness Of her son Francis. who is suf-
fering from infection caused by n car
buncle on his leg, returned home this
morning bringing Francis with her, He
stood the trip well and his condition
has improved in the last few days.
The members of the Fortnightly Club
| u
covered dish dinner Wednesday eve
ming at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Merritt Greene Jr., 800 South Twelfth
street. Places were arranged at tables
decorated with valentines and national
colors. The evening hours were passed
socially.
Edward Pose. of Webster City, who
went into federal service with a draft
contingent from this city, April D..
1915, going to the Sweeney Auto
School at Kansas City. Mo-, and who
recently was discharged from service
at Camp Dodge, is visiting friends in
the city. Pose is considering taking
a position In this city.
Oscar Swedberg arrived home Tues
| day evening from a visit with rela-
| tives in Albert Lea ana Armstrong,
| MINI. A younger brother Benjamin,
who is attending the agricultural
school in Albert Lea, accompanied
1 him and will remain for few days
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Swedberg, 1903 South Sixth
street.
| The regular monthly conference OF
|
held Wednesday evening at the church
| and was preceded by supper at o:"V
which was in chage of Mrs. j. w.
| Stewart. Places for thirty were ar
ranged at a table prettily decorated IN
keeping with Lincoln's birthday and
| valentine day. the same idea being car
| ried out in the menu.
Nurses of ST. Thomas hospital
| pleasantly surprised Mrs. Robert Null
| lin, who is moving soon to Buhl, Mimi,
| Wednesday evening at her home. iii
West Main street, and enjoyed the
| hours with music and dancing. They
| presented Mrs. Mullin with a cut glass
| dish. Refreshments were served by
Misses Julia Plum, Josephine Harkins
and Marjory Randall. ~
| Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
Drebke were held from the home of
| her daughter, Mrs. S. Perry Johnson,
20a North First avenue. Wednesday
afternoon at . o'clock in charge of
Rev. r. b. Davidson. The pallbearers
| were John II. Crabtree, Thomas
| Weatherly, W. A. Norton. Ross r..
Linn. Talbot Lennox and Frank Rut-
ledge. Burial was in Riverside.
Millar son of Mrs. Susan White.
reached home this morning from Nor
| folk, Va, where recently he was mus
| tered out of the service. White en-
| listed in the marines June |, 1917 and
was on board the L. S. S. San Diego
| when 1t was torpedoed. Since then he
| has been stationed in the Brooklyn and
Philadelphia navy yards but for the
| last two months he has been attend
| ing quartermaster sergeants' training
school at Norfolk. He resumed his
| work at the Marshalltown State Bank
| today.
Misses Avonelle Lloyd and Eleanor
Williams entertained twenty high
school girls Wednesday evening at
valentine party at the J. w. Lloyd
home III South Third street. Half Of
| the guests came dressed as boys and
| the evening was enjoyed with dane
| ing and games. In a heart piercing
contest the prize was won by Sarah
| Statler, At the close Of the evening
! the hcstesses' mothers, Mrs. Lloyd and
Mrs George Williams served refresh
ments in which the valentine idea was
carried out. The same idea was used
in the decorations of the rooms.
Clarence r. Sieg, youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. f. C. Sieg, Ali Summit
street. has enlisted in the navy at the
Des Moines naval recruiting station,
and has been sent to the Great Lakes
naval training station, at Great Lakes,
III. Sieg desired to enlist during the
war but could not do so because Of his
youth Two older sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. rSieg are in the army, both hay
ing been commissioned lieutenants.
Lieut.. Howard Sieg recently was
transferred to the division surgeons
office at Camp Funston, Kan, and
Lieut.. Byron Sieg has been made an
instructor in aviation at San Antonio,
Tex.
Arthur G. Shockley, son of Mrs. Tai
bot Lennox, came home Wednesday
evening from Camp Dodge for a few
days visit with his mother. but he will
return to Camp Dodge to receive treat
ment for wounds received in battle
| Nov. near Metz. Shockley is in the
regular army in which ne enlisted Dec.
| Is, 1916 and he was a member OF
Company B, Fifty fifth infantry Of the
seventh division. He was sent TO
| France in August 1918 and received
wounds in his right hand and left
foot. He arrived in New York city two
weeks ago He says the Red Cross
there certainly treated the boys royalty