Central College May Day Brings Queen and Festive Pageant
Central College students held their annual May Day celebration despite postponement for weather. Miss Lelia Droz was crowned Queen with P. H. Peterson as King, and Maids of Honor from each class. A procession, Maypole drills, and a burlesque boys’ drill followed, with white and red gowns reflecting college colors. Refreshments funded Christian Associations, while local-person references and musical interludes by Rube Brand and Prof. Greiner enriched the event.
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Village Post Office burlesque raises curtain for curtain fund
A two act Village Post Office presented at Central College auditorium Tuesday by students professors and friends to raise money for a new stage curtain. The show directed by Miss Charlotte Hussey featured Prof Geo F Sadler as postmaster Leonard Braam as a loafer and Leonard Allen as a defender of colored rights with a large cast portraying village life and gossip.
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Geo. F. Sadler
Leonard Braam
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Leonard Allen
High School Graduation Exercises and Baccalaureate Services
The junior senior banquet is set for Thursday in K P hall. The Baccalaureate sermon by Rev J Wesslink will be Sunday May 30 at 7 45 PM at First Reformed church. A new state law allows financially strapped families to hospitalize disabled children at Iowa City for needed operations with state covering costs. Public school teachers may initiate, likely saving many from lifelong suffering. Graduation exercises for the twenty four member class will be Thursday June 3 in the Auditorium with a short program. list of graduates includes Awtry Vanden Berg Buerkens Ver Ploeg Van Ploeg Boland Brunin LeCocq Van Gorp Gosselink Grant Verrips Den Hartog Keables Klein Kuyper Kuyper Maasdam Phillips Phillips Ver Ploeg Vanzee and others.
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College Bell to Be Housed on Campus
The 1915 graduating class funds a fourteen by fourteen foot open sided shelter with arches and a four foot high cement base to house the Central Hall bell. A bronze donor plate will record names and bell details. The bell will be dedicated during commencement week with alumni and statewide guests expected. Mrs. Jake Wouda of Otley visited relatives in Pella over the weekend.
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Bull snake scares college staff during circus events
A three foot bull snake was found upstairs in the college office after closing hours as students connected with the circus sought tickets. George Ries, Miller, Roach, and Allen chased, moved a stack of magazines, and finally broke its back to kill it. The snake was used in the circus parade, and staff fear lingering danger on the second floor.
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Miller
Roach
Allen
Central College Commencement Schedule Preview
A detailed sequence of Central College commencement week events from June 6 to 10 includes Baccalaureate sermons by President J. W. Bailey and Rev. Frank L. Anderson, freshman oratorical contest, beard medal tennis, ladies auxiliary, jubilee literary program, Keables Medal declamation, trustees meeting, Maypole drill, reception, music concert, farewell chapel, alumni address, senior play, and commencement day exercises with the address by Rev. W. E. Chalmers.
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Memorial Day Church Services and Flag Story Meeting
The Baptist church schedules Bible school at 9 30 with memorial services at 10 45 a union sermon will be preached by the pastor no evening service. A Monday night picture meeting titled The Story of Our Flag will feature 65 slides explaining Old Glory as the oldest flag among great nations. Old soldiers are invited.
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High School Class Play Mrs Briggs of the Poultry Yard
The graduating class staged the comedy Mrs Briggs of the Poultry Yard at Central College auditorium on Friday. A widow raises her family amid obstacles from a hard hearted father, but the ending is happy. Miss Jane Gosselink led as Mrs Briggs with strong support from Joe Vanden Berg as Silas Green.
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Silas Green
Graduation program announced for class exercises and diplomas
Mrs Briggs and other class members showed skill in an evening program planned for June 8. Graduating exercises will follow with diplomas awarded. The meeting on June 2 at the Two Vans will reserve seats. admission is 15 cents.
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Central College May Day Circus Raises Athletic Funds
Central College held a campus May Day celebration featuring a large main tent show and several side tents with animals and clowns. A grand parade downtown drew a huge crowd, with proceeds benefiting the athletic association, judged by attendees as a successful event despite playful pranks.
Travers Wick Chautauqua Dates Set for Pella Week
The Travers Wick Chautauqua in Pella is scheduled for June 19 to 25. Widow cards highlight the program’s talent and a solid showing is anticipated. Officials expect further details from sponsors within a week or two for the Chronicle.
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Ladies boost funds for Pella band this summer
City and country women aim to raise 200 dollars toward a 600 dollar band expense. They plan a Saturday sale at the American House offering cakes butter eggs chickens and other donations to cover one third before broader appeals begin. Any unasked ladies are invited to contribute at the American House Saturday.
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College notes from the Senior Chapel and concerts
The Senior Chapel occurred Thursday morning with praise for the class. Miss Mincks and Miss Thomas arrived late. Misses Bailey Sadler Dodson and Clayton enjoyed a Thursday luncheon in the Domestic Science department. Piano students Isyl Spiker Carolyn Clark Marjorie Sloan Dora Reorink Lucile Van Niewaal and Fred Faasen performed Wednesday. Dr Bailey spoke on his Denver trip at chapel Friday. The Commencement Concert is moved to Tuesday June 8. Marguerite Yoder stayed with Miss Clara Waechter through the weekend.
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Sadler
Dodson
Clayton
Domestic Science
Isyl Spiker
Carolyn Clark
Marjorie Sloan
Dora Reorink
Lucile van Niewaal
Fred Faasen
Denver
Marguerite Yoder
Clara Waechter
Memorial Day events for G A R posts and circles
The G A R Post and visiting comrades Ladies of the G A R Circle meet at the American House Sunday morning to form a parade line to the Baptist church for Rev. Wm Coulston Memorial sermon at 10 45 a m Monday the 31st All desiring to join meet at City hall at 1 p m to march to college building Lunch at 6 30 in Masonic hall for comrades wives Ladies Circle husbands band and assisting ministers and wives By order of Committee on General Arrangements.
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Post Office Holiday Hours for Memorial Day 1915
Memorial Day on May 31 1915 will be observed with no city or rural carrier deliveries. Post office windows will be open 8:00 to 9:00 a m and 2:16 to 3:15 p m. L F Bousquet P M.
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Death of Early Pella Teacher Chapin Ends Era
Charles T. Chapin, lifelong educator and one of Pella’s first public school teachers, died April 18 in Granville Ohio at age 91. He taught in Pella before the Civil War, then Knoxville and Granville, and served as a deacon in Granville. Funeral held April 20. widow Emmeline Rose survives. no children. Arie Versteeg, Sioux County pioneer, dies May 14 in Boyden at 69. He lived in Maron County, Iowa, married Margaretta Ver Hoef in 1872, had eight surviving children, thirty grandchildren, and two siblings. Burial in Boyden cemetery after First Reformed church service.
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Sioux County
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Maron County
Iowa
Margaretta Ver Hoef
Orange City
First Reformed Church
J. van Houte
Alton Democrat
Population of Pella Census Shows Small Gain
The census of Pella was completed by Assessor George Kimmel and assistant. The 1905 Federal population was 3021. the present count is 3094, up 73. Ward totals are First 870, Second 814, Third 798, Fourth 612, with last census ward figures unavailable to show distribution.
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Pella
George Kimmel
Road Drag Day Prizes Mocked by Farmers in Colfax
The Colfax Clipper notes Newton first to offer Road Drag Day prizes for farmers to drag road drags into town. Winners allegedly manipulated drags to the town edge, some pulled by sled fashion or angled to reduce resistance, highlighting the event’s dubious effectiveness.
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Drag Day Reflections on Road Dragging Policy
A fragmented quote notes mixed effects of drag days with emphasis on road dragging as a spectacle. It suggests the practice raises attention but yields no real value, though some positive general impact is implied. The fragment references triumph and prize as part of the anecdote.
Rooster Week Promotes Selling Mature Roosters
June 1 to 5 is proclaimed Rooster Week to curb losses from mature roosters left after breeding. Education campaigns urge farmers to sell roosters to keep egg quality, as fertile eggs spoil between 70 and 109 degrees Fahrenheit. Dealers plan special pricing to offload roosters and boost profits for infertile eggs.
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Suggestions for boosting the town of Pella
A collection of sayings urging civic effort to improve Pella through home building savings and leadership. Emphasizes front porches roads and plan mentality, comparing town to a person or object and urging residents to invest, work, and lead rather than groan or wait. Includes lines about staying home, voting, banking, and community progress.
Card of Thanks from Central College Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College expresses gratitude to friends who aided in the college play this week and thanks residents for their excellent patronage. A note questions when the town should thank the Auxiliary for their community benefit.
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