Commencement Holds the Boards Joint Program
Graduation exercises at the high school and Central College merge with a shared schedule. The week features a baccalaureate sermon at First Reformed Church by President Hoffman, a high school class play, and the college address by Professor Bohumil Shimek. College diplomas awarded to Herman P. Lankelma and others, with war impact noted on class size.
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High School
Central College
First Reformed Church
Hoffman
Bohumil Shimek
State University
Harold B. Verstees
Gerald P. Dykstra
Marion J. Kuiken
Dick Vander Ploe
John Arthur Visser
Tray A. Fox
George Gosselink
Grace Leona Lisk
Carolina B. Brummel
Bessie EK
Pippel
Dora van Ommen
Phillepina Koelman
Esta M. Allen
Joanna Vander Linden
Bertha Marie Ulrich
Violet K. Colyn
Martin E. Vander Heiden
Marguerite Cole
Benjamin van Zee
Christian Associations
Academy
Board of Trustees
Ladies’ Auxiliary and Alumni Association
Reader
Washington
Herman P. Lankelma
Janella Thomassen
Adele van Drimmelen
Wilhelmina Koelman
Emma Jane Bottorff
M. J. Hoffman
Y. M
John H
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Pella Band Gears Up For Summer Concerts
The Pella Band has practiced hard for weeks under Bandmaster Kempkes and Ed LeCoca. The nine cornets strengthen the section as the group plans a May 18 Red Cross parade appearance and a White Way band concert afterward in Otley, Iowa. Memorial Day events are set for May 30 with full band participation.
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Pella
Kempkes
Ed LeCoca
Red Cross
White Way’ Band
Otley
Letter From France To Rube Brand Cousin In Service
A cousin in service with the Expeditionary Forces writes to Rube Brand describing life in a new French camp. He reports good health, ample food, and a warm bed he built himself, noting letters are censored and promising a longer tale on his return.
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Rube Brand
Dave
Rube
Fragments From Wartime Letters and Local Notices
A dispersed wartime letter describes daily life near a city of 8000 with a stone wall, rain, mud, and fond memories of Jacksonville. It notes aeroplanes, cheaper goods in France, and requests news from home. Also included are town civic notes about a Rest Room funded by the Women’s Federated Club and a plea for county support, urging restraint from mooching and a call for unity and mercy in war.
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New York Herald
Chicago Tribune
Jacksonville
U. S
France
Mamma
Dave
New York
Women's Federated Club
Pella
Summer school at Central College called off
Late last night the Chronicle learned the summer session at Central College has been canceled. No reason is given, but it is presumed wartime conditions affected the decision.
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Chronicle
Central College
Memorial Day Proclamation by President Wilson
President Wilson proclaims Thursday May 30 as a day of public humiliation prayer and fasting urging all citizens to assemble in worship to seek God's guidance forgiveness and the strength to uphold justice during wartime
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Confess
Congress of the
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Letter from French orphan to church missions
A wartime letter dated 10 April 1918 from Rene Cherrier, a French orphan, to the Moonlight Mission Band and Sunshine Mission Circle of the First Reformed church. He thanks them for their support, says he is happy to be their war child, and sends gratitude and a photo.
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Moonlight Mission Band
Sunshine Mission Circle of the
First Reformed Church
Paris
Rene Cherrier
Uncle Sam and War Savings Stamps Drive
Persuasive wartime plea urges Americans to save and invest in War Savings Stamps. Each dollar loan aids the front lines, with stamps described as feeding a soldier for a week or financing an hour of flight. The message links patriotism to prudent spending and urges immediate purchase.
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Uncle Sam
Pershing
Vander Linden Van Sittert Marries in Pella Home
Miss Mary Helen Vander Linden and Will Van Sittert wed at 10 30 a m on Thursday May 9 1918 in the home of the bride’s sister Mrs Chas F Dykstra with Rev H M Bruins officiating Only close relatives attended the ceremony The couple plans a short visit in Jamaica Ia and both are well known in Pella where they have lived all their lives The Chronicle joins friends in best wishes
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Pella
The
Chronicle
Arrangements for Big Red Cross Parade
Plans are underway for a Red Cross parade next Saturday evening with floats and decorated autos. Citizens are urged to join, decorate vehicles, or prepare a float, and contact Dr Fultz with your plan. The procession forms north of Peace Street and Broadway, with marching groups and a detailed route ending at the park for a band concert and speeches.
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Red Cross
Dr. Fulta
Fultz
College
Peace Street
Webster School
Broadway
Jordan Hall
University Street
Main
Main Street
Peace and Main
Pella
Lassies
Otley White Way
Stacker
Franklin
Park
Washington
Camiga
F. M. Frush
Dr. Fultz
Geo. F. Sadler
Ed van Zante
Draft May 25 in Marion County Plans 47 Men
Marion County will send 47 men in the next draft scheduled for May 25. Officials cannot yet release the names of the draftees.
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Marion County
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Dave Welle
1St Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Dunn Cottage
Thrift Bits
Red Cross Committee
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