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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1911

Page

15

Harmony club and society events announce May activities

Harmony club meets next week with Mrs. Jack Watson. The Nonpareil club meets May 17 with Dr. Jennie Christ. President and Mrs. Stanton host a seniors reception Friday May 19. Prof and Mrs. Thompson banquet the girls glee club May 26. Crescent club closes year with guest night tonight at Mrs. Paxton's. Congregational Aid Society holds closing At Home this afternoon. Baptist Home Missionary Society meets Thursday afternoon May 11 at Mrs. Beyer’s on campus. Mrs. A F Reis hosted a picnic for her daughter Gertrude’s ninth birthday. Iowa State College alumni meet May 17 at 4 pm in corn judging pavilion. Story county alumni urged to attend. 500 club met with Mrs. C H Speers Monday. four tables played. Guests included Mrs. Ellis Miss McGregor and Miss Annette Hess. Club closes May 22 with picnic and 6 pm supper at Zumwalt's grove.

The Baptist Home Missionary Society Iowa State College Story County C. H. Speers Ellis

Birthday party at Violet McDonald’s west of the college

Miss Violet McDonald hosted a birthday party with several girl friends Thursday afternoon at her home west of the college. The gathering featured varied games and ended with refreshments.

Violet McDonald

High School Alumni Hall Farce Transforms Evening

Junior class members hosted the senior class in Alumni hall on Friday evening. After a general mix, the farce My Lord in Livery was performed. Refreshments were served by girls from the lower classes.

Snior Alumni Hall My Lord

College social notes span dances meets and engagements

Cedar Falls sorority Alpha Theta Gamma hosted a party with Rho Sigma Gamma from Friday to Sunday, including a Jamisons hall dance and a college field meet. Betas held a Saturday dancing party with chaperones Dr. and Mrs. Bush and Dr. and Mrs. Stange. Miss Harison and others were out of town guests. An upcoming Cosmopolitan Club American night is announced for May 13 with a formal program. A Sigma Alpha Epsilon spring party featured purple and gold decor and Ruth Clapp's orchestra. Miss Tinsley’s surprise engagement to J. B. Douglas is revealed, with May 31 wedding plans. A large Alumni hall breakfast for seven tables and crab apple blossom centerpieces described, hosted by Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Waters, and Mrs. Judison, with additional hostesses. The Q. S. club hosted a ladies’ musicale at Alumni hall.

Alpha Theta Gamma Sorority Cedar Falls Rho Sigma Gamma H. A. Perry Jamisons Hall the Ledges Betas Bush Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Champlin’s Hall Ruth Clapp Orchestra Scene D. Harris Carter Hubbard Kathleen Scanlin May Wangler Wright Cunningham Harrison Crocker Hoffman Balliette Paulson McIntyre Miss Grace Tinsley Miss Tinsley J. B. Douglas Mr. Douglas Ames King-Richardson Co Tecumseh Neb Douglas Tinsley Alumni Hall C. B. Stanton F. H. Waters George Judison Mesdames Henry Wilson Clyde Williams M. A. Manning F. H. Munn Mrs. Stanton Waters Judison

Ames Socials Highlight Home Gatherings and Acacia Party

Mrs J R Lincoln and Miss Cassie Lincoln hosted about sixty friends at the Kooser home on Duff Avenue with candles and candelabra. Hostesses will entertain again tonight and Saturday afternoon sewing. Jefferson Free Lance notes Ames girls praised for readings by Miss Fannie Shinn and recitations by Harriet Zartman, amid refreshments. Acacia fraternity held a house party with Miss Clapp's Orchestra providing music in Champlin's hall, orange and black colors, brunch and a picnic at the Ledges. Out-of-town guests include Misses Sadie Combs and Margarite Putnam among others. program featured Miss Lincoln and Mrs Clyde Williams accompanist and a spring program with songs and bird themes.

J. R. Lincoln Cassie Lincoln Kooser Duff Avenue J. N. Fowler Maude Wakefield Elizabeth Ronald Kooser Herman Knapp L. G. Hardin C. G. Lee Jennie McElyen Beyer Ames Jefferson Iowa Free Lance John Forbes Mayme Zartman Oren Thompson Lois Forbes Ida Forbes Muriel Forbes Pauline Haag Acacia Fraternity C. Tilden F. E. Colburn Sadie Combs Iowa City Margarite Putnam Mae McCool Grinnell Beulah Chamberlain Nevada Isadora Welden Iowa Falls Ethel M. Wakefield Minneapolis Julia Vaulx Miss Lincoln Clyde Williams

Stanton to Leave for Carnegie Technical School

Prof C B Stanton resigns as associate professor of civil engineering at the college to take effect August 31. He will join Carnegie Technical School in Pittsburg with a salary increase, making his departure a sacrifice to stay.

C. B. Stanton Stanton Pittsburg Carnegie Technical School Andrew Carnegie

State Center Girls Basketball at 10:15 Saturday

The high school girls team will face State Center at the hest 3.0 grounds on Saturday morning at 10 15.

State Center High Echo Hest

Eggs Record Set by Ames Poultry Co

A week ago Saturday the Ames Poultry Co. shipped 4800 dozen eggs, a strong county record. Mrs. T. C. Osborne is recovering after a buggy accident that broke her shoulder. An accident near the Wheat Bridge left a drunken hobo with injuries after leaping from a box car. he was jailed and later sent to the county farm.

Ames Poultry Co T. C. Osborne Weet Bridge

Fight action draws Grand Junction men to Paton scene

Wm. McCartney visited Grand June and joined others from Grand Junction at Paton to witness the clash with yeggmen, taking in the excitement of the battle.

Wm. McCartney Grand Juneon Paton Grand Junction

Perry’s Saturday Special on Enamelware

Perry announces a sale of first quality triple coated blue and white lined enameled ware including puddle pans sauce pans preserve kettles and rinsing pans. Prices start at 19 cents with sale at 2 p m and usual terms.

W. A. Perry

Real Estate Transfers List From Ames Area

A compilation of property transfers shows multiple deeds recorded. Transactions include Albert Christian to Jacob Tweet for 13125.77 dollars and Olaf Christian to Henry Schauper, among many others, covering parcels in Ames and surrounding towns with varied sizes and descriptions.

Albert Christian Jacob

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harmony Club Jack Watson Jennie Christ Mrs. Thompson Music Conservatory Girls Glee Club Crescent Club Congregational Aid Society A. F. Reis Gertrude Cosmopolitan Club Ag Assembly Prof Schmidt Race For Armament H. Vaughn R. G. Jones C. V. Gregory BE. M. Benton T. Macklin Rex Beresford Dudley Buck E. F. Johnston Ingeborg S. Tune Marston Eac Messrs Wentworth and Clark Q. S Elsie Lincoln Perrys Nan Caroline Jacobson Tom Knutson Wfr Lars Mathison H. B. Mallory Fred W. Skiles Ellsworth Campbell Walter L Henry C. Schauper Olaf Christian Isaac A. Hall J. A. Hansman West David Ives E. W. Clark H. B. Myrah Charlies Christian Neft Eft H. E. Myrah Emma Ericson Nwfr John M. Christian W. L. Pitcher William E. Fertig Luther B. Allen J. W. Bateman Blair Mary A. Hanson George Holmes Armstrong Collins W. T. Smith Delbert Wheeler Duthies Parker R. H. McCarthy Emma M Lee C. P North Ames Laura A. Stebbins L. T. Stebbins Richardson F. H. Dryer A. R. Smouse Chas. FE. Ginter Istse S. French Colo L. A. Elliot W. B. Alburtis S. W. Arthur A. J. Iden Lena Iden Ginning Olina Kjellsvig Martin Nelson Lee C. W. Haase L. W. Thompas Garry C. Holcomb Emma Foster Collegiate Presbyterian Church of Kana Ames, Iowa
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