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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
5
William Gottschall, a Mast Hill boat builder, is near completion on a new private pleasure launch. The 24 foot cedar hull, five foot beam boat with a 4.5 horsepower Gray engine should finish early next week and carry ten to twelve people. It is being built at Willow Street, entirely by Gottschalg.
The Fair Oaks Embroidery club held its first annual picnic at Weed park yesterday with up to 60 people attending the dinner for husbands and members' families. Afterward, games were played and most of the crowd departed around 9 p.m. Local residents Mrs. E B Mull and others returned home, while Miss Jean Stephens visited Rev J R Hanley’s home and Mrs. Herman Schroeder’s health showed improvement. Ed Metzger attended the Wilton fair yesterday and returned home in the evening.
An afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs A F Critz on East Ninth street honored Miss Sadie Shuebler, with Miss Eda Critz hosting a prenuptial Kensington as wedding plans for Joseph J Bielefeld and Miss Shuebler. Yellow and white décor, a guessing contest won by Miss Myrel Nesper, handkerchief prizes, a yellow white lunch, and hand painted cards framed the event. A separate evening party entertained Miss Freda Vlasse of Atallissa and her fiancé Louis Reger with a picture shower and light refreshments. Another gathering honored Mr and Mrs Harry Donahey, newly married, at 912 East Ninth street with a silver and china shower and speeches, celebrating their week-old marriage.
The Womens Home Missionary society of the First Methodist church held its regular meeting in the church parlors with the topic Work for the Immigrants. Mrs Anna Jepson led the program with assistance from Mrs Gussie Mull Mrs Joseph Hanley Jr Mrs Emma Cone and Mrs Vada Robertson. The next gathering is scheduled for the second Thursday afternoon in September at the church parlors. Mrs Lem White hosted the members of the Jolly
At a Thursday afternoon gathering at Cedar street Mrs Hattie Mavis of Fruitland attended as an out of town guest. The group enjoyed visiting and fancy work with light refreshments. A. Arndt to host a porch party September 4 at Hershey avenue.
The Miller Bros and Arlington's 101 Ranch Wild West show comes to Muscatine next Friday, Aug 22. The Brooklyn Eagle lauds the tent show as delivering thrills worth more than the price, citing nonstop excitement and a program packed with wild west acts and an auto polo element.
The Cedar township annual picnic at Cranston grove drew several hundred attendees as Prof. E. D. Bradley county superintendent spoke on More Corn and Automobiles. He urged labor value balance, urged farm youth engagement, and warned against overvaluing autos. Music by Letts band accompanied an afternoon baseball exhibition between Conesville and Cranston.
Mrs. John Logan Tucker a Washington society woman died suddenly in Atlantic City N J last night. She was the widow of Captain Logan Tucker the last male descendant of General John A Logan. The body was sent to Washington for interment at Arlington cemetery.
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