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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
8
The flower show hosted by Mrs Knudes class drew strong attendance with seven prize classes. Prof Erwin of the college horticulture department judged awards, and the event aims to raise over $15 for the building fund. Readier public interest ran high as exhibits and prizes sparked local pride.
The report covers chautauqua events in Slater with reviews of choirs, speakers, and performances plus local marriages. Highlights include Edith Read and Violet McDonald earning firsts in floral classes, Miss Abbie Ruth Elliott wedding to John L. O. Long of Los Angeles, and adjacent notices of marriages in Ames Cambridge and a civil service exam notice.
Mr Alice Vail and Miss Stella Minkler were married at the Minkler home on Thursday August 8 at noon in the presence of relatives and friends. The couple will reside on the Minkler farm while the Minklers move to Ames for a time.
The City Federation meeting on the Dean lawn Tuesday evening was a joyous event with lively entertainment. Mrs. Frank McLain hosted a Thursday reception with about 150 guests. Mrs. Sydney Reynolds led a Home Missionary Society gathering. Mrs. Higgins and daughter hosted a Sunday dinner for about twenty guests. Miss Carrie Ashford, Miss Hattie Frazier, Miss Mabel Gates, and the Kensington club held social events with friends and members in the week.
Miss Stone visits Maxwell. numerous travelers visit Ames for chautauqua and family outings. Local notables and students attend events, travels, and reunions from Des Moines to Lincoln, Urbana and beyond, with reports of summer visits, weddings, and courtship among area residents.
The 88 year old Julia Ward Howe writes a poem for Boston Old Home Week and is expected to preside at a church event. Booker T. Washington will be among the attendees as the era marks intellectual advancement and emancipation themes for the Negro.
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