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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
6
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Members expect to travel Sunday with permission possibly via Senator Kenyon. Plan is to return to Fairfield in time for the Baccalaureate service. full itinerary to be published later.
The Fairfield High School senior class presents The Colonel's Maid in the auditorium tomorrow evening under Mrs. Alice Booker. The cast includes Col Robert Rudd Raymond Stewart Col Richard Byrd Elwood Lindbom Marjorie Byrd Bob Rudd Mrs J John Carroll Julia Carroll Ned Graydon Leonard Larson James Baskom Ching ah ling Otto Ekey. Synopsis spans kitchen morning in the Rudd estate library five days later and the same evening.
J F. Elwell sent by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy visits Fairfield to promote Farm Labor and seed distribution efforts. Fairfield Merchants association backs the plan, with a June 7 commencement event and a Presbyterian church dinner priced at 60 cents. Committee members include Miss Minnie B Jenks Mrs Wilson Reed Mrs C C Tallman and Miss Cora Ball. Mrs F D Nervrick hosted a J M Club gathering on West Burlington Street. A birthday surprise party honored Miss Jessie Traxler on North Main Street with flinch games and refreshments.
J H Prost of Chicago will deliver a free lecture tomorrow evening at 7 30 in the High School auditorium. He will speak on gardening and home and park beautifying, and his talk is expected to be both interesting and instructive given his years as City Forester. A large audience is anticipated.
Miss Mildred Stuart of Washington Iowa headlines the closing Parsons College Conservatory recital in Barhydt Chapel at eight. The program tests technique with Bach Busoni Chopin and more and Miss Margaret White assists. Prof James P Moorhead plays organ. Mrs Charles Lee recovering from appendicitis.
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