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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
3
The Chapel Singers delighted with two-part program sacred and secular, earning repeated encores. Soloists and quartets, including titles like Hallelujah Chorus and Sextette from Lucia, showcased refined artistry and stage presence. The ensemble, praised for high class performance, offered a memorable evening and may return for future lectures.
A verse contemplates eternal happiness as a wife seeks simple fulfillment. The speaker contrasts others chasing gold, fame, or idle pleasure with a desire to be a mother and heart of a family. She wishes a home life built around children, shared ties, and a husband’s gaze.
A national drive begins January 16 to raise 1 million dollars to endow the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Franklin D. Roosevelt heads the national committee. state chairmen in all states oversee local efforts, with a 25-member jury of awards to pick recipients for the Woodrow Wilson Awards for democracy, welfare, liberal thought, and peace through justice. Contributions go to state headquarters or the national office in New York for issuance of framed certificates to all donors.
The College Notes recount a Glee club concert at the Reformed church in Otley with Rev. H. J. Pletenpol, a post-concert lunch at the Manse, and updates on January 26 College Day of Prayer and January 27 classes. Recitals are planned for February 21 and 28 with Mabel Van Donselaar as organist. The Glee club performed at a Knoxville soldiers’ home, and the annual Sunnyside banquet featured a long seven-course dinner, toasts, and a Rosalind play. Examinations and enrollment hopes rise, with several student recitals led by Miss Watson. Beat Penn urged for Friday as Loyde’s band, Harold’s gang, and Coach’s boys prepare to win. Y M C A notes praise gratitude, urging attendance, and a late inter-society basketball rivalry shows Advangeni 15 to Philos 3. varsity players were not allowed to participate.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Central College hired a landscape gardener to plan campus beautification. A lantern slide lecture featured college campuses nationwide to rally student support. Action awaits funding and realization, with praise for planned improvements.
While in Venice W D Howells faced a jest about his weight from a lanky American who quipped about hanging himself Should Howells reply If I ever take your advice I’ll use you for a rope He also notes the hooded seal long hunted along the Atlantic shore for its oil and its mythic shedding of tears when surprised.
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