St. Patrick Day Social Details and Civic Notes
The report covers a St. Patrick’s Day basket dinner hosted by the O E S members and families with music by the Mono Clan orchestra and a debate on murphys as spuds. It also includes a life-sketch tribute to a busy woman and remarks by Mrs Carroll on motherhood and practical Christianity. Additionally Peoria Herald Transcript notes Des Moines' spring clean-up day and urges Peoria to imitate the initiative to improve the city.
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St. Patrick
The
O. E
St. Patrick’s
Mono Clan
Miss Buckton
Brother
Miss Valentine
Squyer
Murphys
Spuds
Dudgeon
Griffith
Kemery
Kooser
Warner
Squyers
Misses Watkins
Williams
Kelley
Tinsley
Cox
Ballard
Peoria
Des Moines
Among the Ames Clubs Civic Improvement Meeting
The Civic Improvement society holds its regular meeting Monday at 3 PM in the rest room. All ladies invited. The Country Cosmopolitan Club hosted by Theron Bates on Friday March 18 with toastmaster Mahlon Sims, readings by Fannie Shinn Nellie Bates Cora Sims W P George and Mildred Robertson, violin by Joe Severson. Oysters served to about 75. Margaret Hall coeds hosted a Saturday dance for their gentlemen friends with music by the girls and chaperone Madame. Mrs. R H Porter to host Baptist Ladies Aid Thursday at Hodge Avenue and State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Improvement Society
Country Cosmopolitan Club
Theron Bates
Mahlon Sims
Fannie Shinn
Nellie Bates
Cora Sims
W. P. George
Joe Severson
Mildred Robertson
Margaret Hall
R. H. Porter
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Hodge Avenue
State Street
James Dodds
Five Hundred Club
Dodds
Frances George
Kelsey
Des Moines
Warner
Maxwell
Shinn
Assembly Hall
Ladies’ Glee Club
New Ag Hall
Burton Holmes
Japan
Laura Storms
Lillian Storms
Orra Jones
Ruth Barrett
Jessamine Byers
Edna Pommel
Magnald Vangsnes
Maud Sumner
Social events in Ames lead to dances and gatherings
Mrs. W. M. Greeley hosted twelve ladies for a six o'clock dinner to meet Mrs. B. F. Carroll. The group attended the K. K. play at the library and later heard Mrs. Carroll speak. A Violet Luncheon at 704 Kellogg Ave and several receptions followed as the community planned more social events.
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Carroll
W. M. Greeley
B. F. Carroll
Mrs Carroll Spends Two Days Visiting Ames Women Groups
Under Civic Improvement Society auspices Mrs B F Carroll wife of Governor Carroll spoke to a large Ames audience in the library assembly room at 2 30 Tuesday then addressed college girls at Alumni Hall from 5 to 6 Tuesday She spoke to high school girls at 2 and to the Priscilla club at 3 Wednesday at Alumni Hall Hostess Mrs Pammel and Mrs Scott assist.
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Civic Improvement Society
B. F. Carroll
Governor Carroll
Ames
Brewster and Duntz Tie The Knot In Des Moines
Miss Mabel Duntz daughter of Mr and Mrs Dc A Duntz of Ames Iowa wed Mr L Brewster in Des Moines Tuesday evening The couple plan to reside in Boone where they will establish their home The bride is a Ames High School graduate
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Brewster-Duntz
Mabel Duntz
Mr. L. Brewster
Des Moines
Miss Duntz
Dc. A. Duntz
Ames High School
Brewster
Boone
Easter Wedding Planned for Grace Burdick and George Cottrell
Miss Grace Burdick and Mr George Cottrell will marry at the home of Mr and Mrs F D Burdick on Easter Sunday in a family ceremony.
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Grace Burdick
George Cottrell
F. D. Burdick
Drennen weds Mabel Biddick in Omaha then move to Canadian ranch
R. E. B. Drennen married Mabel Lillian Biddick in Omaha on March 16. The couple have gone to Canora Saskatchewan where they will live on a large ranch owned by Drennen.
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Drennen-Biddick
R. EB. Drennen
Omaha
Nebraska
Mabel Lillian Biddick
A. Y. Bissick
Drennen
Canora
Saskatchewan
Canada
Golden wedding celebration in Ames for William Crooks
In Milford and Grant families join Mr and Mrs William Crooks of Ames in a golden wedding observance last Friday with many relatives and friends. Several visitors from Ames and nearby towns joined the event including Mrs Siddall of Salem Oregon and the Heintz family.
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J. W. Bateman
J. F. Warren
South Dakota
William Crooks
Charles
Ames
Andrew Crooks
J. A. Heintz
Marguerite
Nevada
Jerry Jackson crew rents house near Bateman school summer
The Jerry Jackson ditching crew rented the J. Pettinger house near Bateman school and plan to keep bachelors hall this summer in South Dakota. They were calling on friends in the vicinity Tuesday.
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Jerry Jackson
J. Pettinger
Bateman School
B. H. White
Kimbro
South Dakota
Deaths of Erick Erickson in Ames at 77
Erick Erickson born February 15, 1833 in Laurvik Norway died March 11 1910 at his Ames home aged 77 years 1 month 14 days. He married Seselia Johnson in Norway and emigrated to the United States in 1880 settling in Ames. Eight children were born. survivors include Millie Emma and Sam of Ames Louis of Minnesota and Josie Hanson of Chicago. Funeral at home with Rev W Johnson preaching from Job 5 26.
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Erick Erickson
Laurwick
Norway
Ames
Seselia Johnson
Millie
Emma
Sam
Louis
Minnesota
Josie Hanson
Chicago
Lutheran Church
Mr. Erickson
Rev. W. Johnson
U. B
Millie Erickson
Emma J Erickson
Sam Erickson
Mrs Mary Lane obituary and family details
Mrs Mary Lane born Mary Stewart in Indiana in March 1830 married to Mr Lane in 1860 moved to Iowa in 1890. They had three children two daughters and a son one daughter died in 1893. Funeral from home Rev Houser officiated interment Ames cemetery. Burk Davis and Thomas Lane thank friends for kindness and sympathy.
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Mary Stewart
Indiana
Lane
Iowa
Burk Davis
Christian Church
Houser
Ames
Thomas Lane
Pinchot Pens Intro For Garland Novel Cav anaugh Forest Ranger
Gifford Pinchot former Whit Forester writes introduction for Hamlin Garland's forthcoming novel Cav anaugh Forest Ranger Harpers plans publication late March. The work centers on a mountain west romance and a lone ranger hero enforcing forest law amid cattle barons and poachers with realistic law versus lawlessness scenes.
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Garland
Cavanaugh
Mr. Pinchot
Harpers
Mock Trial Social Highlights Dissenters and Juntos
Friday evening the Dissenter Debating society hosted their sister society the Juntos. Verne Wasser president of the Dissenters welcomed the company and Miss Harriett Kintsley in attendance.
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Dissenter Debating Society
The
Juntos
Verne Wasser
Dissenters
Harriett Kintsley
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M. Sims
Tolstoi
Ibsen
Delsarte
Colburn
Shane
Mrs. Carroll
Country Cosmopolitan
Charles Tilden
Julius Tilden
Kellogg Avenue
Clyde Williams
Odd. Fellows’ Temple
Loc
Storms
Sigma Sigma
Sigma Sigma Fraternity
Adams Hall
Cramblits Orchestra
Tiemis
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Williard Downey
Mr. Downey
Glee Club
K. K
Wercy Parkins
Edward Ralston
Sierra Gold Mines
Tinifred Wilden
Chauncey Oglethorpe
Lord Doncaster
Kusan Serstetter
Ondego-Jones
Aace Rinnie
Sierra Bengaline
Cei
Paybelle Mayton
Guinevere Llandpoore
Earl of Paynaught
Pethel
K. Kh
Range & Alm
Milford and
Grant
Helga
Scott
Ali
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Semmons
Norman Ackerman
Smith
Harley Walker
Warren MacDonald
Eichelberg
Kira
Calvin Ringgenberg
Clare Taylor
Will Hauser
Frank Beach
At Ineck
Clyde Griffith
Ackerman
Russell Engberg
David Holden
Scot Moses
Frank Eteigerwalt
Clay Stafford
High Schoo
Mary Lane
Perry
Cagwin’s Drug Store
Cagwin
MFGR
Huskers Liniment
Mes, Iowa
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