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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
9
Husted and H F Scott made a noon departure for Davenport to visit friends. Batterson Stores announces large shipments of new summer goods arriving for Saturday sale, available tomorrow.
Mrs. Robert Meister leaves Linn street for a few weeks with relatives in Kewanee Indiana. Lilly's announces a great package sale with packages from 25c to 12 dollars value. Hoosier Cabinet Club at Batterson's promotes kitchen cabinets. Moonlight excursion June 14 on steamer W. W. and barge by Button Workers Benefit Association with Stark's orchestra.
Muscatine wins the bid to host the 1911 Grand Army encampment as the Pearl City boosters tout a vigorous, well publicized campaign. Des Moines and Clinton failed to secure the gathering, while Muscatine plans expect six thousand visitors and allied patriotic groups to join the event.
The Home Missionary society of the First Methodist Episcopal church met at Mrs. P. M. Musser’s home with 36 members. The program featured readings on southern work among colored people, a talk by Mrs. Musser on her world trip, a piano solo, and social time with Japanese tea souvenirs. The group will resume after July 14 with a new year’s meetings.
The Misses Dina McCoy, Edith Stocker, Fannie McDaniel, Alice Mulford, Rena Berry, Edith Althaus, Emma Freyermuth and Mrs. Cora Bramwell, all teachers of the Frank- are named as entertainers for an upcoming pre-nuptial event this evening.
Mrs Gustav Weis hosted the Maennerchor ladies Thursday afternoon at 417 West Eighth Street. About 30 members attended for sewing and refreshments. Mrs Martin Havercamp will host next at 201 East Eighth Street on Thursday afternoon June 23.
A pie and cake social will be held Monday evening June 13 by the M B A. Women provide pie and men provide cake. A class of 13 is to be initiated and several candidates will be balloted for membership. After the business session the evening will feature music and dancing. Members may invite a friend.
Mrs. David Browning hosted a Muscatine guest gathering at her country home east of the city with fortune telling and a short music program from 2 to 5 pm. Refreshments, peonies, wild flowers, and ferns decorated the rooms while Mrs. Will Browning, Mrs. Anton Meyers and Mrs. Fred Giesenhaus served.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society at the First Congregational church held a meeting to discuss plans for a Cadle picnic and a cottage project. The gathering covered dates, responsibilities, and fundraising steps.
Regular meeting of St Matthias Industrial held at the rectory of St Matthias church with a fair attendance. Members completed the usual sewing. Mrs W H Fayle to host the group Tuesday evening at 413 East Eighth Street.
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