Chautauqua Idea Boosts Iowa Towns in 1923
Jarnag surveys Iowa's cultural drive as Audubon showcases chautauqua value and compares costs with a headline attraction. The piece notes rising interest in touring talent, farm and horse economy, crime surveys, dam plans on Cedar river, and local anecdotes from Des Moines to Creston, detailing social and economic changes in Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Mid-West
Audubon
Williams
College Notes Glee Club Concert Set For April 12
The Male Glee Club Concert is scheduled for April 12 at the High School auditorium. Soloists include Nicholas Gosselink Fred Van Doorninck Frank Brower and Lee Lautenbach with the College Quartette also performing. Admission is thirty five cents. The Ladies Glee Club and the College Quartette assisted at the Third Church program Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Gosselink
Fred van Doorninck
Frank Brower
Lee Lautenbach
College
Ladies Glee Club
College Quartette
Third Church
Adelphians Prepare Play Amid Spring Arrival
The Adelphians stage a soon upcoming play as spring arrives with two robins spotted on campus Saturday. The Glee Club departs Friday afternoon for Des Moines with an overnight at Kirkwood. Violinist Jascha Heifetz performs Friday evening at the Des Moines Coliseum, drawing some students. Mark April 12 on your calendar for Thursday night at the High School Auditorium. The Eventwell promises lively, pep filled entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelphians
Glee Club
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Jascha Heifetz
Coliseum
High School
Girls Glee Club Home Concert in Second Church
The Girls Glee Club performed a two hour program of glee club work solos duets and readings at Second Church on Tuesday evening to a packed house. Dr Hoffman recently returned to Pella attended and the audience gave a splendid collection. The group departs for an Eastern trip Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hoffman
Pella
Dr Hoffman to be Away Until June Commencement
The community notes with affection that Dr. Hoffman will depart next Wednesday and remain until the June commencement. They express that they miss him and stand with him in the important work he pursues for Old Central.
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Hoffman
Old Central
Gala Day at Chapel Highlights State Contest Prospects
Wednesday chapel program led by Pres. Hoffman featured Edna Vander Meer singing three selections she will perform at the State Contest at Cornell College on Thursday. Harold Klein conducted a pep session aimed at supporting her success, and Vander Meer’s performance drew praise as expectations mount for first place.
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Chapel
Pres. Hoffman
Edna Vander Meer
Cornell College
Harold Klein
Vander Meer
Burdens Never Too Great We Endure the Present Hour
A brief fragment reflecting on human endurance, claiming people can always bear burdens in the present hour. Sparse, unclear context with no concrete events, names, places, or dates to anchor details.
International Sunday School Lesson by J A Lapham
A compact study of Jesus crucified in Isaiah and the gospels. The piece urges readers to examine Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53, compare gospel accounts, and affirm the atonement through Christ’s death. It highlights the thief on the cross, the crowd’s reactions, and the necessity of believing in Jesus for salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lapham
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Man of
Galilee
David
Mark
John
Gethsemane
God
Heaven
Earth
Paradise
Lazarus
Pilate
Phillips Brooks
Law
Nazareth
Mary
Edward Stapfer
Tarbell
Italy
Peter
Junior Piano Recital Closes Year at Central Ray
Eleanor Hoeven performed the final Junior Recital of the year on February 26 in a homely chapel setting. The program featured classical works including Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Gottschalk, and Chaminade with Mr Sadler on second piano. After the concert, juniors attended a Sunny Side party hosted by Mr and Mrs Sadler with delicious chocolate creams as prizes.
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State of
Iowa
Charles Parsons
Iowa Society For the Friendless
Eleanor Hoeven
Sadler
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Iowa Railway and Light Co
Cedar Rapids
Middle West
Cedar River
Cedar County
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Lewis Busch
Madison County
Red Cross
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Sezbo
Slovakia
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Barlow
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Ida B. Wise Smith
Mississippi
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Rover Transit Company
Congress
Shenandoah
Storm Lake
Robert B. Wallace
Council Bluffs
State Association of Commerce
Dwight Lewis
Fred
Joe McCool
McCool
Composers’ Clearing House Association of America
Grinnell College
L. V. Phelps
Kossuth
New York
Louis Kossuth
Austria
Monroe County
Buxton
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State Board of Conservation
Ames Kiwanis Club
Pammel
Drake University
George A. Jewett
Lydia Bloomer
Douglas No. 6
Creston
Union County
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Mahaska County
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Geo. Hankamp
Matthew
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