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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
4
A flurry of travelers and locals depart and arrive for holiday visits. Detailing movements include Monroe Bacon Hillford and others heading to Kansas City Caney Maretta Clartnet and more. Several students and professors travel for Christmas amid social events with Phi Gamma dinners and family gatherings noted.
Ninety-one counties are represented in the University of Kansas student body. County clubs will host banquets during Christmas recess with graduating high school seniors invited, and faculty guests will speak. Some delegations have organized football games to be played on Christmas day.
This evening at 5 p m a religious service will be conducted by Allen R Littles minister of the Second Christian church Kansas City Mo at Benevolent Hall located in the 800 block Vermont street The subject is What Think Ye ak Gace What Will You Do With
Friday and Saturday entries show mallard errors and garbled phrases about washing, admission, and holidays. A stray line mentions a city schools closure for Christmas with two week duration. The text includes stray names and broken terms, offering little coherent action or event to summarize.
Dr Biederwolf, after closing a revival in Ottawa with 300 converts, plans a statewide campaign in Kansas. He will head a corps of about 40 evangelists to hold revivals in towns of 1,000-plus, overseen by a Kansas advisory board led by a Lawrence figure. Howard E. Tayl? will manage finances as board secretary. The Ottawa Republic notes the move as a formal Forward Movement for Kansas next year.
The Elks issued invitations for their annual New Year’s ball and Betas held a farewell dance last night at the Beta house. Christmas concerts at Fraser Hall featured Miss Gertrude Carpenter and Miss Hazel Lillie in performances, with selections from Chopin Gounod and Fausto. A large variety of festive events followed, including a Maypole dance at No. 6 schoolhouse and Phi Gamma’s Piz Roast at their Louisiana Street chapter house with elaborate decorations, a long eight course dinner, and dancing until 2 AM. Guests included Lawrence and Kansas City residents, with Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Bingler hosting card parties earlier in the day.
G A Tramman, specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, offers glasses fitting at an office over Dick Drag Store ABB.
A local retailer promotes a full stock of rocking chairs as a Christmas present option. C J Eriksen advertises merchandise at 936 38 Manss street, inviting shoppers to browse the selection.
Festive season items abound at Barteldes Seed Store with Christmas trees evergreen wreaths holly and mistletoe plus trims for homes. Nearby stores Raymonds Drug Kirby’s Daddy’s Baby Boyles offer cameras jewelry gifts and assorted beauties including photo albums.
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