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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
5
Liberty loan drive in Pella raises 136800 with high per capita support. Bankers spearhead effort. Rev. Bailey and Rev. De Leuw lead addresses. list of subscribers includes local banks and prominent residents, with Des Moines Capital praising the effort.
Seventeen two man teams began Monday June 11 to raise funds for the Army YMCA. A total of 672 donors contributed with pledges from 25 cents to 25 dollars, 95 percent in cash. The effort supports moral and spiritual welfare for soldiers in training camps and at war. Names of all donors not yet published. complete list available via county committee.
Last Thursday afternoon the Junior class of Polla High School organized a surprise for Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Clarke in the Domestic Science room at 2:00 p.m. The event included merrymaking, refreshments, and a speech by George Gosselink, class president, presenting engraved silver spoons marked 18. The Clarks expressed appreciation for the thoughtful gesture.
Heavy rain Monday evening triggered a fire alarm at the American House hotel. lightning caused a short circuit in the electric wiron in the office and started a fire between the steel ceiling and wood. Prompt action by office personnel kept damage minimal.
Governor Harding proclaims June 18 to 25 as Red Cross Week and calls on Iowans to raise 100 million dollars. In Pella the campaign netted 202 new members, reaching the town’s 700th member toward a 1,000 minimum, with volunteers at Stubenrauch's drug store organizing divisions and sewing work for humanitarian relief.
The 64th annual commencem featured the Jubilee program by the Advance Alethia and Philos societies in Philo hall with Miss Graham as critic. A baccalaureate sermon was preached at Second Reformed Church with a procession led by Wilhemina Koelman and Pete Lankelma.
Pella High School held its commencement exercises Friday evening June 8 at the new building despite a heavy rain. The event featured an orchestra under Tunis Kempkes, eighth grade program, student drills, and diplomas presented by J. S. Rhynsburger.
Sam Vroom of Oskaloosa, a laborer for Arthur H. Neumann Construction, died after a fall from a west hoist cage at Penn College’s new main building. The 40 foot drop caused a basilar skull fracture and broken collar bone, with hemorrhage leading to death about 6 00 pm. He left a wife and five children and had been at the site on the third floor. The accident marks the third Penn College death in roughly a year following a fire that destroyed the old structure.
The Herald notes that Uncle Sam may require heavy artillery and long supply trains on the Great White Way. Highway officials will inspect Oskaloosa and other trans Iowa routes this week to assess road, culverts, and bridges for wartime use. Government reviews main traveled roads under a national plan.
The Red Cross Chapter calls the ladies to knit sponges using Dexter knitting cotton No three ply and needles No 5. Cast on 36 stitches and follow a sequence of double and single mesh rows to complete ten double rows and nine single large mesh rows. Materials available from Mrs F D Stubenrauch.
The senior class expresses thanks to the high school faculty for their support during the past year. Special praise is given to Mr and Mrs Frush for their gracious entertainment a few weeks ago.
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