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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
4
A dense schedule lists recurring meetings for Ellsworth Corps G A R and numerous local groups. It notes monthly and biweekly gatherings at halls, member homes, and parsonages, plus a Halloween social by the Woman's Relief Corps and a proposed laundry setup at Margaret hall during the County Fair.
Misses Maude and Minnie Rice will entertain friends tomorrow evening at a Halloween party hosted at their home, inviting neighbors and family to join in seasonal festivities.
The Kappa Delta girls plan a Halloween party tomorrow evening at their chapter house featuring a festive night for members.
The Unity club met yesterday with Mrs. Ben Cole to study the Bay View course on Our Country. The focus was on civic topics and community engagement.
The Kappa Zeta girls plan a Saturday night Halloween party in Adams hall. The venue will be heavily decorated for the occasion, with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd O'Brien serving as chaperones. Guests will be served after the party ends.
Mr and Mrs Gus Martin entertain at a six o clock dinner tomorrow evening for their first wedding anniversary with the Bachelor Maids as guests.
The Ames Hospital Guild will meet next Tuesday November 3 with Miss Emmeline Chamberlain. All members and friends are urged to attend as there is business of importance to transact.
The Philomathean and Quill societies at the college will hold a Halloween party tomorrow evening in the corn judging pavilion. Participants will enjoy the usual Halloween stunts and games.
Joshua Chapter to host an evening of fun frolic and refreshments tomorrow night at the Masonic Hall. Members and their wives or sweethearts will be welcome as committees oversee the event.
The Priscilla club did not hold their regular meeting last week due to College Day. They carried out the program yesterday with Mrs. Bennett as hostess. Mrs. Schmidt served on the music committee and Mrs. Marston was
The honorary agricultural fraternity Alpha Zeta initiated M. W. O'Donnell A E Wentworth Thomas McCall H A Wallace Prof Green and KE F Ferrin last Tuesday evening A banquet followed in Margaret Hall with photos offered for display and sale The County Fair is set for October 31 at Margaret Hall presenting wonders of the world and the Cave of the Winds attraction
A morning service will focus on a Good Citizenship program with a responsive reading. Hon Harvey Ingham editor of the Register and Leader will give an address. On November 7 an art entertainment in the college chapel will show recreations of master pictures using living tableaux vivants.
Benedict Read pioneer Ames resident dies at 74. He came to Ames in 1865, built a market business, and remained active despite illness. He left a wife Maria, son Russell, daughter Mrs J B Cone, and two deceased children. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 from the Douglass Avenue home.
The recent dedication of the Methodist church highlighted a $52,000 pledge gap filled and detailed costs. Contractor John R. Gier led the project with lantern lighting, art glass by Allward Bowman of Des Moines, and a 1500-seat auditorium with two domes and a towering 100-foot lantern-lit tower.
The Fort Dodge Messenger reports Clifford Kaynor former Ames boy and oldest son of Mr and Mrs Henry Kaynor now of Fort Dodge wed Miss Jessie Howard of Yaxsima Washington on October 14 at the brides parents home. Kaynor has worked in Washington journalism for about three years and is with the Seattle PostIntelligencer.
A delegation of about forty Des Moines businessmen visited Ames today as part of a excursion along the line of the Des Moines Street Department and Suburban line, touring towns in the area.
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