Red Cross Chapter Formed Aiming For 1000 Members
Local effort grants a charter to organize a Red Cross chapter with an executive committee including P G Gaass H P Scholte J W Bailey and several pastors and scholars. Members need only pay $1 annually though active aid with bandages and hospital supplies is encouraged. The piece notes enlistment of local youths and appeals to faith and patriotism to support the humanitarian cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Red Cross
P. G. Gaass
H. P. Scholte
J.w.bailey
J.wesselink
P. Braak
G. G. Haan
C. de Lenen
J. A. Monkman
H. J. Vanden Berg
Anne Sorehson
Peter Kuyper
Joe Rhynsburger
Pella
Red Cross
New Sharon Ladies Enjoy Reciprocity Day in Pella
Eleven New Sharon ladies journeyed to Pella for Reciprocity Day despite travel illness. They met at the station and toured the Pella club rooms with state president Mrs. Whitley and Monroe Club delegates. A morning program, luncheon, papers, and an evening Dutch lunch capped by a photoplay of Little Mary Sunshine concluded the visit. Attendees included Mesdames Wallace, Cochrane, Fisk, Nicholson, Harper, Heitsman, Clements, Atherton, and the Misses Dilon Watland, Helen Atherton, and Arloine Lunt.
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New Sharon
Pella
Whitley
Monroe
Pella Jadies
Mary Sunshine
Mesdames Wallace
Cochrane
Fisk
Nicholson
Harper
Heitsman
Clements
Atherton
Dilon Watland
Helen Atherton
Arloine Lunt
Carnations for Mother's Day Orders Taken by G A R Circle
The ladies of the G A R Circle will take orders for carnations for Mother's Day. They will be on sale Saturday morning May 12 in the office room two doors south of the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Circle
Exhibit of Pella high school manual training on display
An exhibit of Pella high school manual training work, directed by Prof. B. L. Robbins, is placed at the Van Niewaal store today. The display, incomplete at press time, will remain in the big show window until Saturday evening for the public to view.
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van Niewaal
Pella
B. L. Robbins
Otley Obituaries Mark 1917 Deaths In Dutch Community
Multiple obituaries from Otley and nearby areas note deaths in 1917. Mrs. G. Vander Wiel aged 60 dies at home April 28 after long illness, with funeral in Otley at Christan Reformed church. John Bolhuis dies in Chicago April 26 at 38 after pneumonia, funeral there. Jacob Niemeyer dies April 27 near Otley age 45, pneumonia leading to heart failure. services in Otley and burial at Monroe. Surviving family members include spouses, children, and relatives in Pella and Otley communities.
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G. Vander Wiel
Otley
Kryn Wielaard
W. M. Vande Liune
Bolhuis
John ‘Bolhuis
Chicago
Pella
Amelia van Nimwegan
B. van Nimwegan
B. H. Sack
Niemeyer
Jacob Niemeyer
G. van de Kamp
H. L. van Rees
P. Klein
the Reformed Church
Monroe
Deaths of McKinney and Elliott Mark Two Pella Area Notices
McKinney 30 dies in Pella at father in law Tice home from tuberculosis. He lived in Newton, married to Veda Tice, survived by wife. Funeral at Newton Christian church, burial Mt. Zion. Elliott, twenty one, dies in Omaha after heart trouble found years earlier. funeral at Trinity M E Omaha. She was born in Pella, twin brother Donald visits noted. many friends mourn.
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McKinney Clinton McKinney
T. D. Tice
Pella
Mr. McKinney
Newton
Veda Tice
Tice
Christian Church
Mt. Zion
H. D. Wormhoudt
Dorothy Eiliott
Omaha
Trinity M. E. Church of
Bailey delivers address at Fairbank for Central College event
President J. W. Bailey of Central College spoke at Fairbank Friday evening. Rev. J. C. Clark, an alumnus, is pastor of the Baptist church at that place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bailey
Central College
Fairbank
J. C. Clark
the Baptist Church
City Council Approves Water Connection and Lighting Upgrades
The city council met Tuesday evening with all members present. Clark Richardson and J. P. Mowe were granted permission to connect to the water system. A motor fire truck purchase was deferred. The fire committee urged warning against dangerous driving. Lanterns for the department were ordered and a chemical engine repair considered. Treasurer reported 17476.23 balance. Ten new light customers, pole repairs, and the purchase of a light auto truck were noted. A drainlayer license for O Braas hart was approved. Bills totaling 2136.44 were audited and warrants issued. $400 appropriated to fire department. Bond approved for street commissioner K Van Dusseldorp. Park care bids: 95, 64, awarded to Koen Vroom. Improvement fund bonds paid 2300. Light plant engineers requested raises. increases granted. Hours and duties rearranged for engineers, referred to Light Committee. Flag for municipal building authorized. minor repairs ordered. Building repairs and redecorations approved. Mayor and clerk authorized to settle minor building matters. Paving contractor Wm Horrabin to be consulted on wear. Poll tax of 3500 to be collected from cash-paying citizens.
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Rgular
Clark Richardson
J. P. Mowe
Broadway
Fire Department
O. Braashart
K. van Dusseldorp
Koen Vroom
Jacob van Gorp
H. Rozendal
Wm. Horrabin
Clean-up Observed in Pella May 9 and 10 1917
The city of Pella orders an annual Clean-up on May 9 and 10 1917. Citizens must thoroughly clean premises and place nonburnable rubbish on the curb or alley. Teams will collect in wards 1 and 4 on May 9 and in wards 2 and 8 on May 10. owners pay for dumping of manure and ashes.
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Pella
Hy J. Vanden Berg
The Mother of the Movies at the Opera House
The article extols Miss Maurice known as the Mother of the Movies a beloved Vitagraph figure whose gentle presence lights her screen roles. It notes a fifty year career starting in Pittsburgh with Shakespearean work and lists her as the mother in The Battle Cry of Peace showing May 3 and 4, earning the title The Mother of the Movies.
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Vitagraph Company
Maurice
Miss Maurice
Pittsburgh
John McCullough
Edwin Booth
Lawrence
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Opera House
Y M G A STARTS BOYS READING ROOM
The town gains a new evening reading and activity space in the Ladies Federated Club rest room opened for boys. The Y M C A and college fellows organize a seven to ten nightly program with books games music and ice cream. A large turnout backs the plan and signals strong local support from businessmen and friends.
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Ladies’ Federated Club
College
Ray
Big sum for Y M C A work in Iowa in May
The Iowa State Committee of the Y M C A aims to raise 150000 during May for army work. The drive aligns with a nationwide campaign to support enlisting soldiers. It notes college support and the presence of Y M C A workers in European prison camps and training sites to aid soldiers.
First Reformed Church to present Gloria and The Great Beyond
The First Reformed Church choir will sing Gloria by Mozart and Eleanor Thompson will perform The Great Beyond at Sunday evening service. Knoxville Gospel Team will lead all services next Lord's Day with a public reception for new members at 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Pastor invites renewed fellowship with brethren. Mrs Geurt Vander Meulen and her son from Monroe visited Pella relatives earlier in the week.
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First Reformed Church
Mozart
Eleanor Thompson
M. E. Church
God Willing
Knoxville Gospel
Pella Youths Enlist or Seek Enlistment in Army and Navy
Pella and Central College students are enlisting or planning to enlist with A Jansma John Boterman and Otto Pothhoven leaving for Des Moines on Tuesday Casey Van Rees and Joe Mullenburg went Monday home for parental consent due to age and they plan to return later this week others have applied for Ft Snelling officers training camp but fate of apps is pending Some plan to finish the school year before enlisting and many may enlist afterward
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Pella
Central College
Army
Navy
A. Jansma
John Boterman
Otto Pothhoven
Des Moines
Casey van Rees
Joe Mullenburg
Ft. Snelling
Particular Synod of Chicago Meets in Pella
The Particular Synod of Chicago gathering of Reformed churches from Michigan and Ohio west to the Pacific meets in Pella on Wednesday and Thursday. About seventy-five visiting ministers and elders attend. Notable attendees include Rev. W. J. Van Kersen, former pastor of the Second Reformed church, now Holland, Michigan secretary of Domestic Missions, and the president of Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Evening sessions draw large crowds as sermons and addresses are delivered in local churches.
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Particular Synod OF
Chicago
Reformed Churches
Michigan
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Pella
W. J. van Kersen
Second Reformed Church
Board of Domestic Missions
Holland, Mich
Hope College
Holland
Mich
Vander Meulen Store Closes for Funeral Services
The Vander Meulen store will close Friday May 4 for the funeral of G. A. Vander Meulen who died in California last December. His body arrives in Pella Friday morning and services are at his son H. P. Vander Meulen’s home 1002 Main Street at 2 30 p m Interment follows at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Vander Meulen
G. A. Vander Meulen
California
Pella
H. P. Vander Meulen
Main Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Patterson Moody Wedding At Moodys Home
At 1:00 PM on Wednesday April 25 the marriage of Carl Patterson and Verna Moody was held at the home of Mr and Mrs John Moody in Pella. Verna Moody is a niece of Mrs George Ramsey and Carl Patterson is a young farmer. They will reside on a farm near their home west of Oskaloosa.
Mexican Woman Elected to National Congress
The Mexican Review reports Senorita Hermila Galindo, publisher of The Modern Woman in Mexico City, has been elected as a delegate to Mexico’s National Congress. A noted orator, she advocates women’s freedom and Latin American solidarity, and her presence signals a push for broader national cooperation under the new constitutional government.
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Mexico
United States
Congress
Mexican Review
Washington
National Congress of
Yucatan
Senorita Hermila Galindo
Modern Woman
Mexico City
Republic
Cuba
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Hope For
Vander Wiel
Elliott
Eeen Vroom
Gaass
Light Committee
Y.M.C. A
Iowa State Committee
Iowa
Young Men’s Christian Association
U. S. Army
Canada
Pattle’s Front
Europe
Young Men's Christian Association
King George of
England
American Association
Northwestern University
Wesleyan
University of Minnesota
St. Paul School
Yale
Ohio State
Princeton
Eddy
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Margaret van Niewaal
Association
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