The bystander., 1920-08-19
CITY NEWS

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! DIR. Edward Robertson, c. G. M. of
Iowa jurisdiction, who fell and broke
his arm last week is improving slowly.
! DR.. Robertson and wife are here visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Rob
!, erts, 1918 Park street.
Mrs. Mary Eubanks Of Marshalltown
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Rob
erts this week. Mrs. Eubanks is vis-
itor of Mrs. Edw. Robertson.
The Mary Church Terrell club held
their regular meeting Monday night
street. Plans for the club study for
the coming year were discussed. The
next meeting will be Monday, Aug. %
! at the Y. center.
| Mrs. r. N. Hyde, who has been con-
! fined to her home by illness is slightly
/. improved.
! Mrs. w. Hieronymous left Monday
| morning for Hannibal, Mo-, as dele
gate to the fiftieth annual session of
the United Brothers of Friendship,
representing Pride of Des Moines
Juveniles No. 218. 4.
At the close of the session she will
leave for Keokuk, Iowa, where she
! will visit with relatives and friends
for few days.
Mrs. Mollie Parker of Calhoun, Okla,
is visiting her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Parker, 75S
West Ninth street.
CELEBRATES EIaHTIETH
BIRTHDAY
| Wednesday, Aug. II at 6 clock q.
m Mr.. Rivers celebrated his eightieth
birthday. Mr.. Rivers is an old citi-
| I'd ho pxyc<or2fr 1NInQ
with his many friends IN wish ng MIN
many more birthdays.
I Even at this advanced age, Mr.. Rlv-
ers can be seen driving daily his ex-
press wagon to and from trains. He IS
as prompt and as regular with his work,
ard even little more SO in some in
stances, than younger man. Many,
many happy returns O. the day to you
| Mr.. Rivers.
Mrs, Robert Miles entertained Mr..
| and Mrs Eugene Fields and Mr.. and
! Mrs. r. Washington to O'Clock din
ner Thursday evening
The. members Of the Perkins orches-
ira gave delightful concert at the
Union Congregational church Sunday
evening, Aug. 10.
| Des Moines can well be proud of Mr..
Laurence Nay and Miss Helen Nay
son and daughter of Mr.. Charles Rov
Of 9l3 Sixteenth street, who in COM
pany with the famous Nay brothers,
| ten colored troubadors, have joined Al
! Reeves company which is now on Its
way. east to play Reeves big produc-
ton entitled "Joy Bells. = Here is
| another instance where efficiency has
made. a place with big white com.
pany.
| a VERY PLEASING AFFAIR.
| One of the most enjoyable affairs OF
| this week was Tuesday evening at the
oung Women's Christian association
when Mrs. s. Joe Brown assisted by
Miss Francis w. Banks, executive sec
rctary of the Y; Mesdames s. L. Birt
and Geo. II. Mason received more thar
/ oLc hundred callers in honor OF Mrs
| Browns sister, Miss lone Coleman, 9
senior in nurse training in general hos
p1tal, Kansas City, Mo-, who is spend
ing a few days vacation in this city
Other out Of town guests were, Misses
Ophelia Washington and Amelia Lowry
4 Of West Virginia; Misses Tasie Mar
shall and Leila DeClure of st. Louis
Mo-; Miss Arrispia c. Hardemon Of
| Nashville, Tenn, and Mrs. Brown :
niece Miss Edythe NJ. Jones of Water
loo, Iowa, Mrs. w. H. Humburd OF
! this city who will leave for Washington
| y. C. in a few days was also compli
r,ented guest. That this was an eve
ming with nurses, was evidenced BY the
| fact that there was present aside from
Miss Coleman our own, Mrs. N. y
Marshall of this city, Mrs. c. G. johnson
CT military college who recently came
into the city and and Miss Hardemon OF
Meharry college. After an evening OF
pleasure the guests departed expressing
| their praise for the hostess. Miss Cole
man left Thursday morning for Buxton
where she will spend a few days with
| relatives and friends.
! Mrs. Matte Brooks of Indianapolis
Ind, arrived in the city Friday accom-
panied by her grandson, Earnest, to
visit her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Cora
Brooks, 1923 Chester avenue.
! Mrs. Mason J. Hall left Thursday fol-
| ten days visit to her home in Shelbina
| Mo-. also Macon and Hannibal.
The Mary B. Talbert club met at the
home of Mrs. Elex Coleman, 1909 Pleas
| ant street. The visitors were Mrs. Ruth
Spiggs of Washington, D. c.; Mrs
Hooking of Baltimore, Nd. These
ladies gave the club good talks and de.
| cided to take up political issues. The
club adjourned to meet at the home OF
Mr.. Edna B. Stoughton, Tuesday Sept
IA, 1909 Pleasant street.