Ames Holds Finest Dec oration Day Program Yet
The Ames community held a grand Dec oration Day service at the armory followed by a Woodland cemetery ceremony. Ellsworth Post and college cadets decorated graves of Dr Beardshear and Dr Welch. the UG A R conducted services with a Riley poem reading and a Tenting Tonight finale. Evening program featured a Boys Who Wore the Blue chorus and Hon P A Smith addressing the crowd. The parade to the cemetery included flags, flowers, and a saluting volley by Company C. Mayor Sheldon presided as marshal and the G A R thanked participants and the city.
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Ames
Armory
Ellsworth Post
F. C. Tilden
Beardshear
Welch
A. L. Sanford
Woodland Cemetery
UG. A. R
Marion Kilbourne
James Whitcomb Riley
Liddle
Ferrall
Judisch
Tilden
Alonzo Pruitt
Dora Smith
Hultz
A. L. Potter
E. J. Coffin
P. A. Smith
Scranton Journal
America
A. M
Company C
Sheldon
Local Miscellany a busy town page of June events
Graduation gifts at Gibson s and Mitprep Dunning to assist in the library this summer. Numerous notices of births weddings moves church events sales and society meetings across the town with dates in May and June.
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Gibson’s
Mitprep Dunning
J. F. Williams
North
Clark Streets
Sue
W. S
Potter's Hardware Store
Galen Tilden
Kansas City
St. Oe
The Lady of Lyons Presented by Junior Class
The Junior Class of 1906 stages The Lady of Lyons under Prof Newens Monday night of commencement week in the Armory. Miss Edith Fraseur leads with N Moore as Beausant and O E Guibert as Claude Melnotte. Tickets on sale Friday June 2 at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
France
Edith Fraseur
Marriage of Miss Jennie Gilchrist to Dewitt C Thomas
Miss Jennie Gilchrist and Dewitt C Thomas were married last Thursday May 25 at the Gilchrist home near I S College. Rev D Ferrall officiated in a ceremony before about thirty relatives and friends. The bride wore cream imported Swiss and a four course wedding feast followed. They will reside in Charles City Iowa after a short wedding trip.
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Jennie Gilchrist
Dewitt C. Thomas
Arch Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Ethel Canady
Lydia Olson
Murl Greer
Thomas
Charles City
Iowa
The
I. S
Grand Commencement Concert at Ames College Chapel
A grand commencement concert debuts in the college chapel on Tuesday night June 6 1905 in Ames. Part I features Hiawathas Wedding Feast sung by a 40 voice chorus with the Heft Heightoning Quartet, led by Frank J Resler with Mrs Resler on piano. Part II features the Heft Heighton String Quartet with Dr Arthur Heft Wendell Heighton and Madame Alice Myron a renowned contralto. Admission 50 cents. Tickets go on sale Saturday June 3 at 8 am at the college book store and Judish drug store.
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College
Lo’elock
Wendell Heighton
Alice Myron
America
Madame Myron
Europe
Ames
College Book Store
Judish Drug Store
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Columbia Phonograph Co
Columbia Graphaphonie
Tilden Brothers
Fay Taylor
Geo. Ferguson
P. E. O. Society
Sarah McElyea
John Meiers
College Road
West Gate
Collarette
Finder
Evs Cassidy
Washington Iowa
Bert Dunham
Ontario
Margaret Hall
B. H. Hibbard
Young Peoples Union
M. E
U. B
G. C. Hickle
Melbourne
F. M. Darner
Geo. H. Graham
Dorcas Society
C. B. Little
W.T. Smith
Marion Cupps Pic
Hurst Farm
Nevada High School
Bower & McCartney
P. R. Shugart
Myrtle Shugart
Mr. O
Edgerton
J. T. Ware
Watkins, White Co
Messrs
A. L., Kiboey and
A. Tresselt
Watkins Manufacturing Co
Rose Simmons
Miss Rose Simmons
M. Lavern Page
Carrol Street
Rose Spratt
Miss Lillie Spratt
William Norman
Marshalltown
Boone Street
Henschel
Donald Blair
Schubert
Des Moines
Joan H. Williams
New Mexico
John
Lona
Christian Church
Walter I. Fowe
Jay Cord
Bosworth’s
Bosworths
Ladies of Christian Church
Manning
Lincoln Nebr
State Journal
F. E. King
Lord A
A. M. Newens
Payte
Bessie Kir
Frank Pa
Manson
Pemploy
Aoth
Rtland
Canadian Pacific
B. H. Hienarp
Lowa
L. O. Keedick
Ames, Iowa
Loughran
Bauer
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