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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
1
John H. Allee travels to Indianapolis for the 500 mile automobile race at the Speedway. Greencastle residents plan to drive to the city tomorrow to watch the speedway events.
The Class of 37 will graduate at Mehary Hall this evening. Kirk Waldo Rob Bins of Lebanon will deliver the address.
Thirty seven graduates will receive diplomas at Greencastle High School in Meharry Hall for the 35th annual commencement. Rev. Kirk Waldo Robbins of Lebanon will deliver the address on Activity in the Educational Process. The program includes music, an invocation, class presentation, and diploma awards.
Principal Mur ray A Dalman and Mrs Dalman hosted a faculty and senior class reception at their east Anderson street home for about sixty guests. The event featured a white elephant gift exchange with jingled notes, a musical program by Iey Frost and Ethel Hampton, plus refreshments on the veranda. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Locust Street Church plans a Monday meeting with Mrs Ezra Lewis and Miss Ida Adams presenting.
Decoration Day observances will be held at the court house at four o'clock. The custom of holding services at the cemetery has been discontinued.
The G A R and Woman's Relief Corps will not hold cemetery services this Decoration Day. A downtown assembly at 1 p m will host memorial rites and grave decorations instead, with committees marking graves and arranging flags for old soldiers.
Children leave city schools at noon as the school year ends with finals completed this week. Examinations wrap up and grades are issued. Attendance improves and new manual training and domestic science courses prove popular with students showing strong interest.
Rebekah Lodge No. 106 will meet Saturday evening for drill practice at the Greencastle I O O F hall. All degree staff members must attend. Signed Bessie Williams N G Emma Johnston Secretary.
Officials in charge of reviewing correcting and equalizing township assessments will organize next week to address property valuation items returned by township assessors. The gathering aims to ensure fairness and uniformity in assessments across districts.
On Monday June 1 the County Board of Review meets in the county courthouse to organize for the 114 session. Members include County Auditor C L Airhart County Treasurer H H Runyan County Assessor George Dobbs and Charley Reel Reelsville plus Charley W Crosby Roachdale. The board reviews corrects and equalizes township assessments. The law requires a thirty day session with three members by office and two appointed by the Circuit Court judge.
The Greencastle Franchise League met in the courthouse assembly room Thursday afternoon with enthusiastic members. Mrs. Stilwell spoke on the proposed constitutional convention urging active support. Mrs. Nelson reported on the state convention. The group discussed forming county suffragists. no action taken, plan likely for early fall. Mrs. Edwin Holt Hughes of San Francisco arrives to visit during university commencement, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James B. Nelson. Bishop Hughes will arrive tomorrow for the season.
Miss Lois Black of Oakland arrived for a visit with Mrs. Virginia Black and Miss Young at the Black home. Miss Young and Miss Pitkin of Mt. Sterling Ky have been guests for several days. Rev. L A Beard will travel to Sullivan Indiana on Saturday to deliver the high school commencement address and the Decoration Day address at the Methodist church.
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