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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
7
Tuesday evening October 20, despite inclement weather, a large attendance gathered for the society event. After the business meeting, Mrs. A. N. Vander Linden delivered a wonderful illustrated lecture on education.
The Alethians of Central College held a party at the Bob Kuyper residence with guests invited from beyond the society. The evening featured prayer roll call, an Indian customs stunt, a paper on Indian summer, a Nova Stella performance, a girls quartet singing Indian Love Call, and a critique by Janet Dykema. Decorations emphasized the theme Indian Summer. pumpkin pie cocoa and apples were served at close.
Federated club met at Mrs. H P Scholte’s home with teachers as guests and refreshments served. Republican women of the county plan a Friday 10 o’clock pot luck luncheon in Knoxville with a good program. League of Reformed Men’s Society meets Friday Oct 20 at 7 45 p m at Second Christian Reformed Church with Rev J Gutter speaking on Reformation. Misses Emily and Joan Kuyper give a joint piano recital Thursday at 7 30 at the College chapel. Masonic Lodge conferred two second degrees at Masonic Hall with guests from Des Moines Oskaloosa and Leighton. a bologna feed followed. Masonic Study Club meets in New Sharon Thursday. many local Masons attending. Mrs Peter Westerkamp hosted a birthday gathering for Frances Pearl Westerkamp and Gertrude Dykens. others present. Suh Woman’s Missionary Conference met in Oskaloosa with Central Reform Church hosting. Rev Lang spoke on missions to Japan and Arabia. Miss Wedell and Miss Datenberg shared experiences. noon luncheon served. evening session featured native dress by Miss Datenberg and calls for prayer and support for both foreign and domestic missions. Stop and Go prayer emphasis urged for daily life and church work.
Reverend F De Jong of Kentucky urged the church to press on with its programs and budgets, adopting Advance as its slogan. His sermon centered on Pauls words If by any means I may win some and a path of Purity Holiness and Redemption for mountain folk. Mrs Muyskens closed with If ye know these things happy are ye if ye do them The conference totaled 116 in dues with Soviets registration figures Ard Pella 48 Ighton 42 2nd Otley 14 Pella 37 dyville Bethany 2
The conference report was submitted by Miss Dorothy Wormhoudt, Mrs. C. P. Dykstra, and Mrs. C. Borgman, detailing the event’s proceedings and outcomes.
Central's piano instructor Miss Jewel Peterson presents a recital on Thursday evening October 22 at 7 30 o clock at the College Chapel. Music lovers are invited to attend as the public is welcome.
The Book Shop offers Hallowe'en pumpkins at six inches for ten cents each Hallowe'en horns and masks priced up to twenty five cents Hallowe'en blowouts and favors available at nominal low prices.
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