Society Notes Highlight Easter Events and Community Giving
Miss Rosa Brower hosted a noon dinner with Easter themed decor and dishes including chicken while Mrs. B E Wright led entertainment. Rosemary club met with nine members and one guest for conversations music and an Easter luncheon. Washington Improvement League held a quarterly meeting in the courthouse rest room with talks on the Fourth of July pageant and fund drives. A lecture course report noted all opera seats sold and a total of 2231.60 spent, with 115 donated toward Woodlawn Cemetery shelter. J B Craft discussed Woodlawn cemetery upkeep and city funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Club
Re. Frank Pearson
Northeast of Town
Washington Improvement League
Court House
G. W. Hay
A. R. Oates
American Legion
League
Fred Reid
Reid
Crail
City Seeks Cemetery Care and Park Cleanup Plan
The city will maintain the cemetery under a gift provision and the Ad Club’s request for a joint clean up effort with the League received attention. Mrs. H. M. Bicher chairs the committee to coordinate the campaign and oversee the tool house funding of £218 reported in bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Ad Club
League
H. M. Bicher
Fish stocking boosts inland Iowa waters says official
Des Moines April 17 State Fish and Game Warden W E Albert reports increased fish in inland waters due to years of stocking lakes ponds and streams. Border rivers like the Mississippi and Missouri show declines from seine and net pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game
W. E. Albert
Mississippi
Missouri
Albert
Towa
Local Club Announcements Set for April Meetings
Community notices list multiple club gatherings including the Wellston Social Club at Mrs Ferne avis home, Pythian Circle with Mrs J Wilson, Hoosier Club with Arthur Wylie, Just Us Club with Mrs Will Sickles, Knights of Pythias joint meeting, G A L R club, T S B E club at Cloid Willits home, Social Hour Club at Will Matucha home, Nevajo Club hosted by J A McCall and R T McCall Jr, plus American Legion, Bethlehem Commandery and Temple order events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston Social Club
Ferne Avis
T.S. BE. Club
Cloid Willits
Will Matucha
Nevajo
J. A. McCall
R. T. McCall, Jr
Remember the meals at Deans for 40 cents with dessert
Local note highlights Dean's diner offering meals at 40 cents including dessert. Historical reference emphasizes affordability and a complete meal.
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Dean's
Easter and community notices brighten Washington events
Local residents travel for Easter visits and pleasure with names like Eva Ballard and Edith White showing frequent weekend trips. School entertainment by Centennial pupils and a 25 cent merchants lunch at Dean's highlight a busy week in Washington with many relatives visiting and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial School
Catalpa groves for fence posts demonstrated in Iowa counties
Des Moines county hosts a catalpa grove demonstration led by J. T. Bode of Iowa State College. The thinning plan aims to produce post material and sprouts for successive crops, with proper management boosting yields. Farmers are urged to seek county farm bureau or Extension Service help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Des Moines County Farm Bureau
J. T. Bode
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
McKlerkin
Des Moines County
Bode
Des Moines
Iowa
Cain
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Community Club Meetings and Socials Schedule
Local groups announce meetings this week including Queen Esthers regular gathering Monday at 7 00 pm at 801 N Ave B Sew ing for school girl support. Fortnightly club current events Tuesday at Mrs Wilson home Asia or Africa focus. Women’s club Thursday with Mrs Lewis Duke cheese lesson and dues due. Catholic Daughters guest night Tuesday 8 00 pm at K C hall. Alma Hearne Holland auvil lary church supper Tuesday 6 30 pm. West Chester United Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary social Thursday afternoon in church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esthers
Versa Chadwick
N. Ave. B
Waleut Women's Club
Lewis Duke
Clarence Gresseup
West Chester
Fun on the Podunk Limited delight for West Chester youth
The West Chester Methodist Sunday School Intermediate classes presented Fun on the Podunk Limited on Friday night. The play drew praise as the boys and girls performed well, including costumes by boys dressed as ladies, with homemade candy sales bringing in about 40 dollars for church projects and class treasuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podunk Limited
West Chester
West Chester Methodist Sunday School
Infection and Contagion Differences in Historical Text
The passage defines infection as disease spread through air water or distant means and contrasts contagion as direct or indirect contact. It notes contagion as disease communication from one person to another via contact with the diseased body.
There's a Reason Ethel Takes Violin Lessons
A brief item notes Ethel begins violin study while Pearsons Weekly quips about her abilities and appearance, including remarks on elbows, in a light society snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Pearsons Weekly
Emerson at College and a Youth’s Struggle for Knowledge
A reflective passage recalls Emerson’s college life with meals lacking nourishment for the appetite and wandering to varied postures. It notes a journal entry on a youth drawn to mathematics, yet deterred by its difficulty, seeking solace in Chaucer Montaigne Putarek and Plato as he pursues self-directed study and a belief that expression outweighs formal training. James Elliott Cabot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Chaucer
Montaigne
Putarek
Plato
Hitn
James Elliott Cabot
Squirrels and the Hidden Hoards of Winter Food
The text discusses how squirrels store surplus food such as hazelnuts beech nuts and acorns to prepare for winter. It notes the habit varies across hoards and emphasizes the animal's instinct to gather to feed its young and endure cold periods.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rosa Brower
BE. Wright
Pastor Mliew
Oxford
J. A. Harwood & Son
Pythian Circle
J. Wilson
Hoosier Club
MPR
Arthur Wylie
Just Us Club
Will Sickles
Knights of Pythias and
Pyttilan Sisters
J.C. Purvis
Pythian Sisters
Bethlehem Commandery No. 45
K. T
Kerr
Eva Ballard
Wayland
E. W. Fletcher
Seatine
William Kiefer
Ionas City
Allie Shaffer
Cecile Hotle
Wellston
Centennial
Edith White
Bert White
Davenport
George Oakes
Wapello
Gloom Willits
T. D. Cuddy
Hedrick
O. Mr. Cuddy
Harry Swift
Mise Mae Swift
Ottumwa
James McBride
Washington
Iowa City
Mrs
Leigh Wallace
Virginia
Ben Wallace
Clare Skinner
Pressy Frank
Waterloo
Wilber Miller
H. F. Woodruff
Mattie
A. T. Brown
Rickey
St. Paul
Minn
J. O. Jones
Ann Richards
Cotter
Humphrey Richards
Fred Minick
Walter Conner
Mrs. Conner
Rubio
Luther Gormley
Crawfordsville
Rose Bohr
Harper
L. G. Shaver
E. E. Stutsman
Winfield Smouse
LeClaire
The
Presbyterian Church
Sarah McCleery
Clarion, Town
Hugh McCleery
Charlotte
Richard Liebbe
Muscatine
Carthage, Il
Marie Clifford
Sigourney
Alex Miller
N. L. Babcock
Barbara Miller
Wash Neff
Jerge Williams
Free
Rosa Derby of
Etta
Minnie Conner
South
Clark Bartlett
Washington, Penn
Bartlett
Merchants
Mildred Gladys Warren
Havre
Will Chilcote
Christian Church
Gladys Warren
Catalpa
Catholic Daughters of America
K. C. Hall
Alma Hearne Holland Auvillary
Methodist Church
Ruth Wolfe
Clara Byrlis
Miss Whiteside
W. C. Harding
Gossard
Sora
Universal Car
FORD
Washington Motor Co. G. BK. Mace
Dailey’s Taxi
Local and Country Service
City Feed Yard
Exide
Delco
H. D. Smith
Marion
N. Marion Ave
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