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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
2
The Daily Journal includes a notice listing subscription terms for Taylor B. W. Taylor. Pricing shows weekly and monthly options with advance payment details.
Mrs Henry Pierson welcomed Neighborhood club members to her North C Street home this afternoon. Guests enjoyed fancy work and visiting with refreshments served by the hostess. Several hours of socializing marked the event.
Nine Fairfield Golf Club members visited Burlington and faced the Burlington Club in an eighteen hole Nassau event. Burlington won 19 to 4 with Kinney Ritzinger and Carpenter taking the sweepstakes. Burlington invited Fairfield players to lunch and dinner and the visitors will return June 20 as guests of the Burlington Club.
Mr and Mrs A B Anderson and their daughter Marie from Oskaloosa arrived to settle in the city today and will reside on West Grimes street.
Plans call for a Decoration Day observance amid wartime. Citizens are urged to save and bring flowers for the park ceremony at 1 p m with Unkrich's Boys Band and a march to the cemetery. The program includes prayers songs addresses and a Gettysburg Address.
Last evening at the Fairfield Band Room the Fairfield Orchestral Society was organized. The group includes city musicians of all ages and both sexes. Prof Bert Trabor and Prof L Schmidt led the effort and explained the society is a city affair open to all who wish to join, not tied to any other group. The next meeting is Wednesday evening June 6, when officers and a director will be elected.
Notice directs all physicians to follow the State Board of Health Rules and obtain copies from the County Auditor. J. V. Bean serves as Health Officer.
J A Prost former City Forester of Chicago and landscape architect visits the city to deliver a free illustrated lecture at the High School Auditorium. He views Parsons College Old Settlers park Waterworks park and Chautauena park and notes boulevard and playground opportunities. The talk at 7 30 references local park conditions with no admission charged.
Des Moines Capital reports the Iowa Press and Authors club honored Chas J Fulton and wife at a Younker's tea room dinner. The group planned a holiday book with profits to Red Cross, autographs by contributors including Hughes and Ferber, with officers and new members welcomed.
Parsons College outlines a multi day commencement week for June with events on the campus and in Davenport. Highlights include senior class plays, the Forty second Annual Commencement address by Rev W S Plumer Bryan and an alumni dinner at Trustee Gymnasium.
Notice calls 11 W R C s and G A R s and wives to gather at J S Gantz home on Sunday May 27 at three o clock to attend the Memorial service at the Mission at three thirty in a body by order of J S Gantz Com.
I will be at my former store room on the south side Friday and Saturday and would be pleased to have any who wish to settle their accounts call at this time. Mrs. E. Lamberson.
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