Successful Card Party For Cathedral Fund Drive
RS LAWRENCE WELLS and Mrs Charles Heitz hosted a card party in Wells home for the Cathedral of St John chapter room fund. Seventeen tables contested with prizes won by Mrs Arthur Fifer Mrs Dean Richardson Mrs W I McKee and others. Tea followed. Plan winter picnic and fish pond duty for Dorcas Guild. Grace McWilliams Red Cross nurse visiting Quincy. Several locals move or visit relatives and attend church and club events through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Wells
Charles Heitz
Cathedral of St. John
Wells
Arthur Fifer
Dean Richardson
W. I. McKee
J. H. Bolton
Walter Smith
Tim Castle
Ladies’ Social Union
Luther Memorial Church
Union
George Heidbreder
South Twenty-second Street
Dorcas Guild
John Wallett
Miss McWilliams
Grace McWilliams
Red Cross
Quincy
France
Liberty
Blessing Hospital
Reidinger
Rome Boekenhoff
Marion Sheer
George Reidinger
R. F. Gunther
Three Arts Club
Rudy Weltin
W. J. Singleton
H. Brink
Carl Grimmer
Fred Mueller
Edith Huck
R. H. Martin
Hugh Ernst
Bernard O'Donnell
Lutherans Launch February Fund Drive for Europe
A nationwide Lutherans campaign runs February 16 to 26 to raise one million dollars for the Lutheran church in Europe. In Adams county only five churches participate including Golden and Mendon congregations and Liberty and Lib erty? plus Luther Memorial in Adams. County chairman H Lindemann of Golden oversees a $700 local share. A personal canvass will be conducted. A paper lemon squeezer invention from Yorjena is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Chicago
I. W. Bingaman
Luther Memorial Church
Adams County
Golden
Liberty
Mendon
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's remedy for relief
Los Angeles woman says she suffered female troubles for years and could not work. After taking six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports regained health and urges others to try the medicine. She shares her experience to encourage others to seek the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkam
Eli
A. L. Devine
St. Paul Avenue
Calif
Teale Eham Medicine Co
Lynn, Maas
Complete Report on County C N D Work Ends War Activities
The county women’s committee C N D reports its war work is finished and reconstruction begins. Officers are James Riggs as county chairman with Kirtley, McCabe, Irwin as officials. Committee chairs cover allied relief, food conservation, courses of instruction, finance, health and recreation, information, Liberty loan, war savings stamps, Red Cross, registration, social service, women in industry, publicity, and child welfare. The office has been in the courthouse since June 10, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Riggs
Chicago
W. F. Kirtley
P. J. McCabe
QO. G. Mull
Red Cross
Ella Lewis
W. H. Hartley
Social Service
Bert Ryan
G. W. Leffingwell
Elizabeth Ball
Julia Turner
Riggs
Carrie Coleman Elected District W R C President
Mrs. Carrie D. Coleman, Local Women’s Relief Corps member, was elected district president at Thursday district convention in the Chamber of Commerce building. Twenty four delegates toured Erlmeier cafeteria for luncheon and afternoon session saw the initiation of Myra Wheat and Dr Ethyl Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie D. Coleman
Women’s Relief Corps
Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Botton
Barry
Edna Shank
Sophie Marsh
Springfield
Illinois
Florence Padgitt
Visiting women honored with spoons carnations
In morning and afternoon sessions three visiting women Mrs Bot ton Mrs Marsh and Mrs Padgitt were presented souvenir spoons and carnations by district members. Mrs Anna Guth patriotic instructor presented each past president a carnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botton
Red Cross Garment Workers Complete Chicago Load
Red Cross garment workers in Chicago have finished their tasks and plan an auction of used items, with hospital garments shipped. Local workers still have quotas and refugees work remains, with many garments cut and ready. All refugee garments must reach Chicago by March 10. Mrs. Joel Benton oversees local operations and has orders not to sell their belongings unless new tasks arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Garment
Chicago
Court House
Belgium
Red Cross
Joel Benton
Y. W. C. A. Notes on Campaign Leadership and Talks
Y W C A notes list campaign team leaders including Mrs George Sinnock and Mrs F M Jackson with Mrs Bolles as chairman. Mrs Wilson from M F club assists, Mrs Jackson heads Chapter F P E O, and Mrs Wall manages cards for distribution. Mrs W F Kirtley gave an engaging Europe experience talk at the L U B A club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sinnock
F. M. Jackson
Emery Lancaster
Henry Schmeideskamp
H. A. Christ
Frank Bolles
F. A. Wilson
C. C. Crooks
Bolles
Jackson
John Wall
W. F. Kirtley
Athens
Kirtley
Dewey School PTA Program and Irving PTA Meeting
The Dewey school Parent-Teacher association hosts an afternoon program with the school orchestra, a Fairy dance demonstration by Miss Helen Gordon's third grade girls, and a talk on Health Inspection and Medical Supervision in the Public Schools by J F Wellemeyer. R O Gibbons, former Irving school principal, to address the Irving PTA meeting this afternoon in the school with a popcorn sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey School Parent-Teacher Association
Helen Gordon
J. F. Wellemeyer
R. O. Gibbons
Irving School
Irving Parent-Teacher Association
Benefit Program Aims to Help French Orphan
The association continues its efforts after the program for the benefit of the French orphan, describing ongoing support and plans influenced by the event and its supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
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Mrs
Edward Cameron
North Eighteenth Street
East
Grant Curtis
New York
Boston
Mr. Dana
G. S. T. Dana
Exeter
N. W
Frederick Parker
Jack Hovetfler
East Maine Street
Marion Best
Maine Street
Arcade Hall
David Shontze
Cheerful Home Settlement
Presbyterian Sunday School
Julia Pfeiffer
Washington
Lois Hewes
Isabel Smyth
Civil Service
West
C. A. Fifer
E. L. Walcott
California
Nevel
Camp Dodge
Evan F. Morris
Iowa
Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
William Duker
Thelma Sloane
Sloane
Arlene Weis
W. T. Duker
M. J. Barry
Miss Lux
Florence Lux
South Twelfth Street
Anna Freese
Leona Aring
Valentine
Miss Aring
Mabel Englehardt
Miss Freese
Stella Freese
Agnes Smith
Myrtle Schatsick
Helen Bruenege
May Genteman
Elsie Koch
Dorothy
Minnie Brinkman
Olivia Freese
F. Bexton
F. Snyder
W. Pieper
G. Pharman
Lux
Mt. Vernon
A. W. Mills
Paul Westerman
Mr. Westerman
Minnepolis
Franklin G. Holbrook
Minneapolis
O. B. Gordon
South Sixteenth Street
Women's Committee
Salem Evangelical Sunday School
Salem Hall
George Cawthorne
School Childrens’ Aid — Society
Rothsten
Isadore Rothstein
Yserman Davidson
Rothstein
Pittsburgh
Davidson
Ree
Home Department
W. H. Woodruff
R. I. Hartley
Frank Ernst
Rest
Chapter of
Davenport
Margaret Wells
Morris Tunnnicliffe
Tunnicliffe
Rosealthea Payne
Macomb
E. A. Rogers
Pensacola
Gordon Curtis
Eliza Nichols
Barry, Il
Harry Parks
St. Louis
Miss Adelaide
Monticello Seminary
Godfrey
Elizabeth Carbough
Vinestreet
Grace M. E. Church
Dwight Child
Lieutenant Cobbey
Frank Wood
North Twelfth Street
Luke Cobbey
Paul G. Cobbey
Advisory Club
Fred Bexton
South Fifteenth Street
Tom Appenbrink
E. J. Dowd
Edward Linn
Peoria
Forresters
St. Peter
Rogers
Archer Rogers
Helen Dix
Grand Rapids
Collins Club
Louis Geschwindler
Jefferson Street
Tri Mu
Tri Mu Bible
Central Baptist Sunday School
R. V. Meigs
Knoblock
George Knoblock
Jacob Hanks
George E. Harvey
Lily Beilstein
W. G. Kiem
Emme Erke
Henry Youngheim
Isilda Erker
Myrtle Knoblock
Miss Hedges
Mary
Hedges
Howard Lewis
Marsh
J. B. Shank
Sophia Marsh
State Department
Carrie Coleman
Church News
Yor
Jena
Lydia E. Pinkham
Y. W. C. A. Notes
Hma
Weilers
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