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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
The document lists positions and pay scales with codes and figures, including a range around 0.10 to 1.26 and a negative 40 marker, indicating adjustments in editorial workflow and compensation. No explicit names are provided.
A vignette from Washington May 23 tells of a widowly pensioner in Pansy Square seeking work to support herself while awaiting her soldier grandson. The piece notes her pride and loneliness, her cottage, and how Home Service workers help her bake preserves and cakes for revenue. It ends with a brief political line about a house committee report in Iowa.
The G A R Department of Iowa orders that Memorial Day 1918 and future observances honor fallen soldiers in both world conflicts. A Memorial Day sermon is set for May 26 by Rev. W R Keesey, with a May 30 parade led by old soldiers and the Fairfield Iowa Band. After ceremonies at the cemetery, talks by Wm G Ross, J P Starr, and Rev H A Anspach will follow along with music and readings by Charles Fyton Jr.
At two thirty this afternoon a large crowd gathered at the armory for a patriotic meeting to be addressed by three members of the Rainbow Division. Word arrived that soldiers had left Birmingham and were en route to Fairfield. Present were Sergeant Hawkins, Corporal Merle Skinner, and Private Albert Montgomery.
In Des Moines a federal court judge ruled Iowa Electric Co. vs City of Fairfield not entitled to a temporary injunction. The injunction awaits trial and the case will be tied to Iowa City for a contract on gas prices to be heard by Judge Wade week after next.
High School eighth grade pupils were entertained at Mary Stever's home with games music and refreshments. A W R C meeting is planned for Friday at the courthouse to arrange Memorial Day. Will Elder and Nellie Davison married at the Christian church with Rev. Polly officiating. they will reside in the city. The W C T U meets tomorrow at Mrs. Louis Easton's home to finish the Renconstruction hospital work. The Freshman class held an annual picnic in the High school gym due to weather, with many faculty members attending.
The Civil Service Commission seeks women for numerous government roles including stenographers typists bookkeepers clerks statisticians proof readers welfare secretaries draftsmen and more. Details available from S L Machesney at the Fairfield Post Office.
The piece features comic situations that rival Chaplin humor and promises lively fun. It is described as a British version of Chaplin’s Essanay comedies with many ridiculous moments designed to provoke laughter.
At the State convention in Centerville last week the P. E. O. Society elected officers including President Mrs. May Frantz of Burlington and 1st Vice President Mrs. Lucy Englbeck of Des Moines with other posts filled by Mrs. Mabel Duree, Mrs. Harry Buechel, Mrs. Florence Villerson, and Mrs. Fanny Carrier.
The forty third annual Commencement Week at Parsons College starts Friday May 24 with Orio Elzevir Valedictory Exercises at Orio Elzevir Hall and Aldine Empyrean Hall. Events continue through May 29 including the Forty third Commencement Address by Rev William Carter D D and the Alumni Banquet.
Pupils under Prof. James P. Moorhead present a piano recital in Barhydt chapel this evening starting promptly at 7 30. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
The June 5 1918 registration requires every man in Jefferson County who turned 21 since June 5 1917 to register at the Fairfield Court House. No other location will handle registrations and the federal authorities will act promptly against those who fail to register.
A reception will be hosted at Birmingham Presbyterian Church in the evening to honor six local young men departing with the next draft contingent.
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