Pella Soldier Dies at Camp Pike During World War I
Gerrit Van Setten, a Pella native who left for Camp Pike in July, died there on October 4 1918 at 8 30 am of Spanish influenza. His brother Tony returned with the body, and he was buried at Oakwood cemetery after services at the First Reformed church. The article notes his faithful service, work as a ditcher, and his adoption by the United States after moving from Holland.
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Pella
Gerrit van Setten
Camp Pike
Tony
Holland
Gerrit
van Setten
Mr. van Setten
America
C. Visser
First Reformed Chrch
Wormhoudt & Piette
Camp Dodge
Central College
Oakwood Cemetery
College Notes Highlight Local Activities and Visits
Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Knox addressed chapel discussions while Capt. Oliver spoke at the morning service. Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman hosted a dinner with guests including Prof. and Mrs. Sadler and Misses Martha and Jane Gosselink. The D. A. P. met at Sunnyside with dramatic readings by Gertrude Van Houweling. Central School impressed visitors at Grinnell, and a Philo-Alethias gathering featured games and an impromptu event.
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Hope ‘College
Knox
India
Capt
Oliver
Hoffman
Capt. Oliver
Mabel van Donselaar
Ada van Zante
Elizabeth Wesselink
Donald Waechter
Lucile Cochrane
Fern Smith
Freda Hesselink
Clarice Smith
Sarah van Buren
Lane
Pella
German Peace Offer and Wilson Reply in 1918 Note
A German note to President Wilson dated Oct 6 requests steps toward peace and a general armistice, accepting the US program for world safety. Wilson replies Oct 8 seeks full clarity on Germanys meaning and cautions that armistice requires Allied forces to withdraw from invaded lands.
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Wilson
United States of America
United States
Congress
Max
Prince of
Baden
Congress of the
Robert Lansing
Military Band Plays for Pella Public Square
A Camp Dodge First Development Battalion Band boosted Liberty Loans in Pella. The parade drew public school children and college students to Webster School, with farmers and townspeople filling the square for a evening concert. The band then stayed overnight and moved on to Newton.
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Pella
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Prairie City
W. H. Fowler
Webster
Newton
Helping the Women of France at a Blue Triangle Club
A wartime vignette about Marie, a Lille housemaid before the war, whose health declines as she recalls fleeing bombardment with her mother to safety. The narrative unfolds at a Foyer des Alice, a Blue Triangle women’s club center in France, revealing her shattered state and lost hopes as she shares her story.
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Foyer Des Allices
Blue Triangle
France
Marie
Lille
YWCA Foyers in France Lift War Work Morale Amid Suffering
The article portrays French munition workers and their families, focusing on a girl named Marie whose arm was torn off by a shell and whose father was killed in action. It praises YWCA Blue Triangle clubs in France, their purpose, locations, and the aid they provide through recreation, letters, sewing, and classes to sustain morale during wartime.
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Foyer Des Aulees
France
War Work Council
Foyers Des Allies
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Triangle
Bourges
St. Etienne
Paris
Blue Triangle
Price Interpreting Committee for Pella Area
The committee for Pella and vicinity led by R R Beard and others notes weekly price trends for sugar. Sugar runs about 10 cents per unit but is expected to rise due to a 1 percent war tax.
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Price Interpreting Committee For
Pella and Vicinity
False Austria surrender rumor sparks midnight joy in Pella
The town woke to bells and a blaring fire alarm after a false report of Austria-Hungary’s surrender circulated by telephone. Similar celebrations spread to other cities as newspapers questioned German propaganda aims and urged continued resolve against the war.
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Austria-Hungary
France
Chronicle
Germany
Austria
Seader
Maximilian
Wilson
Congress
United States
Women’s Federated Club Sets Melting Pot For War Fund
The Women’s Federated Club met at Mrs. Geo Gaass’s home on Tuesday October 1. They planned a town melting pot in a local store window to raise money for a war benefit and considered donating a dormitory room at Central College. They approved an Educational Fund to aid girls lacking means to attend college. A reading on Holland in War Time by Mesdames H P and Paul Scholte followed business. Members then worked on Red Cross tasks. Next meeting is October 15 at 7 30 at Miss Nell Waechter’s home. all members urged to attend.
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Geo. Gaass
Central College
Holland
Mesdames H. P
Paul Scholte
Nell Waechter
Bousquet Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J J Bousquet celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday October 6 with a morning gathering at home. Luncheon was served to relatives and friends including Agnes Bousquet Louis Bousquet Nellie Post G J Mahaska Julia Post A N Vander Linden P G Gaass Geo Gaass H P Scholte R R Beard G F Sadler and others.
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J. J. Bousquet
Agnes Bousquet
Louis Bousquet
Nellie Post
G. J. Mahaska
Julia Post
A. N. Vander Linden
P.g.gaass
Geo. Gaass
H. P. Scholte
R. R. Beard
G. F. Sadler
Nollen
Aschenbrenner
Bruins
Bertha Tusseling
J. M. Cox
Save Tomatoes From Frost Says ISU Extension Man
An Iowa State College extension adviser recommends picking firm mature tomatoes that are not yet ripe, wrapping them in paper and storing in a cool place. If needed they can be warmed later to ripen, yielding a better result than canned or shipped products.
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