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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
5
Platform manager Rev Walter L Fowle of Ames Chautauqua 1910 was asked to guide the Coldfield Iowa event but dates collide with Ames schedule. He may assist the Goldfield Chautains in non conflicting duties during Ames dates.
The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway, including the Ames street car branch, has ordered 75 gondola cars with 80 000 pound capacity and 75 box cars with 60 000 pound capacity. The total bill is about 100 000 dollars.
Africa H. F. Ritz of Boone Iowa will deliver a lecture on David Livingstone in Benighted Africa at the Christian church Saturday evening December 4 at 8 o clock. The Loyal Daughters class presents the event with admission of 25 cents. The talk promises a mysterious land with wonderful people and the most wonderful man to tread African soil.
The premium lists have been printed and distributed with ten thousand copies. Members should contact H. B. Bell secretary Amelia to receive one. The organization meets during the college short course January 3 to 15. The premium list offers prizes of interest to Iowa small grain growers.
A group of Ames Knight Templars gathered for a Friday night meeting in Boone where they were hosted with feasting and fellowship and described as enjoying a royal good time.
The Demarest Brothers performed a vaudeville sketch at Scenic for the last three days of last week. They delivered comedy talking dancing and instrumental work to pleased audiences. Both boys are skilled on fiddles and their other acts rival the best of the season. They could return to a packed house anytime.
At the American Folklore Society meeting in Iowa City last week Prof. Fletcher Briggs head of the Iowa State College modern languages department was chosen vice president of the society.
Birth announcements record a daughter born to Mr and Mrs E C Boutelle on Sheridan Road Chicago November 16. A daughter is also born to Mr and Mrs Marshall Howard and Miss Ora Brandt in Germania Iowa on November 17.
Miss Grace Davis entertained about six Iowa State College attendees from Ames last week and over Sunday. The group included Mrs L J Cammell the Misses Booker and Rush. the Messrs Burlingame Tudor and Miller with a chaperone. The meeting was cordial as Damon and Pythias.
Mr and Mrs M L King have moved to Ash Avenue near the college into a temporary house while building a residence next summer.
Ames social scene features Laura Chapter O E S session, Maxwell hosts, Cosmopolitan club smoker for Commercial club and professors, and a Kensington at Miss Storms. Drake coaches hosted, St Johns Guild plans Brotherhood event, P E O meets, Jack O Lanters hold a gym party, and many other gatherings with music and talks across town.
A framed account recalls a graduate of Iowa State College in civil and electrical engineering now with Missouri Pacific Railway in St Louis. A society luncheon at Mrs Scott Tucker’s featured a French history study, music and readings by Esse Hathaway Mae Shuway Enderly, with Edith Sucher praised for accompaniment.
The Nonpareil Club will mark federation day at Mrs. Margaret Leland’s home on Wednesday December eighth. Emma Youngquist of Des Moines will speak, inviting guests, and Youngquist will stay with Mrs. A B Maxwell, a longtime friend. Esther Livingston hosted a sewing party for Edith Cairns, with guests bringing thimbles to sew. Glendora Bryant announced an upcoming Christmas Day marriage to Rolland S. Wallis.
On Tuesday next December 7th the pupils of the conservatory will give a recital in the assembly room of the of Agriculture. On Tuesday evening December 14th another recital will be held by the pupils. This will be a closing recital by the advanced pupils. All are invited to attend and it is hoped many will hear these promising recitals.
W. F. Mann presents a modern stage adaptation of Miss Braddon's novel Married in Haste by L. B. Parker. The up to date comedy features bright dialogue strong climaxes and striking stage pictures. Coming to the opera house on Friday December Ord.
The Homesteaders of Rosebud No 34 announce their annual election at the next regular meeting to be held at the I O O F hall on December 9. All members are urged to attend and help elect a capable officer slate for the coming year. W S Hoon.
An Ames boy and a Prairie City girl met in Des Moines on Thanksgiving and rode train to Prairie City. A false fire alarm by an unknown man sparked a mob of two to three hundred as they arrived, creating an embarrassing scene before they continued on. The piece closes with a moral about not blowing a whistle before确认 a fire.
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