Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-13
Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.


Special to Times Republican,.
Grinnell. Nov. 13.--union Thanks
giving services for tho churches of
Grinnell are announced this year at
the Congregational church at 10
o'clock on the morning of that day.
with Rev. e. w. Cross, pastor of that
church. delivering the sermon. The
Thanksgiving offering will be used
for the Christian Home Orphanage.
Mrs. Hugh Mollrath is taking
treatment for relief from the psags
Of rheumatisn.' for Some weeks. at
Excelsior Springs Mo.
An unusually Interesting meeting
Of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union Is announced for the
regular monthly date of Tuesday
next, Nov. i6, at 3 O'Clock. In the
Minnie Grimes, of Newton. Is ex-
pected TO be present and bring a
verbal report from the world con-
ference which she attended. She VIII
also give some of her impressions as
she visited the Freach battlefields.
The women OF the society have
courteously signified To the men lof
the city that they are not barred
from this pleasure.
Some months ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Fay Matteson sold their belongings
In Grinneli and went to California.
Mr.. Mattesons has secured good po-
sitiou there and both he and Mrs.
Matteson are well pleased with the
country ana their home conditions,
Now Mr.. Matteson's parents. Mr.. anu
Mrs. Frank l.. Mattesons of this CITY,
are selling all they have here that
they do not want to. carry and ARE
soon to start west for f,lrnily reun-
zion, at least for the winter. they
have lived in Grinnell for many
years. &s
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Compton send
back word to their Grinneu friends OF
their safe arrival at Marsovan, Tur-
key, where they are to work In Ana
tolia College under President George
T.. White, OF this city. Mr Compton
is a graduate of Grinneil College. IN
the class OF 1913. and spent last year
here in work for the college.
Mrs. II. II. Smead entertained
"Wednesday afternoon la honor OF
Mrs. Scott Collins. of Cedar Rapids
and also of Mrs. Bert Larkin, OF De-
troit, and Mrs. Durant Ewart, oil
Chicago.
Armistice day was commemorative
Mt Grinnell high school by the read :
ing OF the proclamation of the AM
erican Legion. by City Superinten-
dent Henely. the flag salute and the
repeating of the pledge of allegiance
and the singing OF the Star Spangled
Banner. Rev. Il. w. Cross gave q
short talk on 1.-The First Arrnistice
Day in France apd Its Significance.
Al the college the address Of the day
was by Dean Nollen. ,f2
Public announcement Is made OF
the marriage on next Tuesday, NOV
l6. OF Miss Blanche Stone.e otss Gyin-
nell, to Edgar Martin, of 1Newesh 81
IG;30 O'clock In the evening, at dhy
home OF the brides parents. Mrs ano
Mrs. j. A. Stone, 1922 Broad street
M. and Mrs. H. II. Morris have al!
plans perfected to start next weeS
"Wednesday. Nov. II, for stay OF
several months in southern Caltfor-
MIA. They are to be accompanied os
brother and sister of Mr.. Morris
who come here from their former
Ekome near Princeton, I'LL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Fleener left
their home here this week for win
ter's stay in Long Beach, Calf
The Red Cross is making "a sue
cessful house-to-h house canvass 70
round up those that have been ne
glectful and thus try to come as near
as possible to hundred per cent
membership for this city. Thes or
ganization has secured the services
of Miss Nora Barnes, formerly the
school nurse here, as. home visiting
nurse on part time. for the city, un-
der direction of the Red Cross. An
attempt also is in the making to find
a county nurse as successor to MISS
Barbour. who resigned her position
here last August The Red Cross also
secured the co-operative service OF
all the dental operators OF Grinnell
in the holding OF free dental clinics
for the scllol children: for which pur-
pose an operating chair will be OBJ
tanned that can be- rea Oily moved
from one building to another.
Mrs. G. E. Mitchell is having the
pleasure of a visit from. her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Frey. OF
Leighton, the one being So years old
and the other 50 years.
Pastor n. J. Peterson. Of the Bap-
fist church, having been called away
from home, the morning and evening
services Sunday will be conducted by
Prof. FRANKLIN Johnson. of Grinnell
College.
Phyllis is the name that Mr.. and
Mrs. Proctor K. Osborn have given to
the daughter born to them on Tues
day at the Community hospital in this
city. Mrs Osborn was Miss Mary
Rule, OF this city.
The free dramatic readings by Prof
w. H, Bridge In the auditorium OF
alumni hall, at seven O'Clock on Mon
day evening next, are the plays EN-
bers" by George Littleton and
Hiatus by Eden Philpott.
f. S. Kingdom has gone on trip OF
several days to look after his farm
ing interests near Abilene, Kan.
Blow Sends Editor to Hospital.
New Hampton, Nov. 1S.-Eugene