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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1912

Page

2

Degree of Honor Elects Officers In January Installations

The Degree of Honor elected officers at the last meeting. Named to be installed at the first January meeting are Past Chief of Honor Mrs. Lee McAvoy Chief of Honor Mrs. Nettie Beatty Lady of Honor Mrs. Ed Grayson Chief of Ceremonies Mrs. Charles Baker Recording Financier Mrs. Lorien Neal Treasurer Lee McAvoy Usher Mrs. Cora Ross Inside watch Mrs. Helen Knecht Outside Watch T. J. Moothart.

Lee McAvoy Nettie Beatty Ed Grayson Charles Baker Lorien

Local Notes From Pella Area Include Visits and Family News

Miss Ruth Campbell Mae Fuller and Lelia Croze returned to school work after a weekend house party at the Wm Phillips home. Mrs Forest Fisher returned from the county hospital. They buried their two day old baby November 14. Alex Leeper visiting son Frank Leeper. Ella Booth and Marion Booth visited at Oro Booth’s Thanksgiving. Mrs Booth ill. Neighbors gave Sam Khupp family a farewell party Saturday night. Grandmother Schwartz of Keota visiting Glenn Schwartz. Mrs Wm Palmer called to North English for sister Myrtle Swift. Alfred Booth visited Keota and John Green home with Harry and Pearl Phillips football at Oskaloosa Thanksgiving. Central tied Penn. they enjoyed the game. They spent vacation with their parents. Mr and Mrs Alfred Booth visited.

Ruth Campbell Mae Fuller Lelia Croze Pella Wm. Phillips Alex Leeper Frank Leeper Ella Booth Marion Booth Oro Booth Harry Pearl Phillips Oskaloosa Central Penn Alfred Booth

Monmouth College Student and Local Visits Report

Route One notes Arnot Wylie a Monmouth college student spent Thanksgiving vacation at home Frankie Kline visits with his parents at Lone Tree Mrs Oscar Carlson returns home Friday from a visit with friends at Moline

Arnot Wylie Monmouth College Frankie Kline Lone Tree Oscar Carlson Moline

Thanksgiving Visits and Church Notices in Gracehill

Miss Emma Buxbaum and Miss Katherine Buxbaum visited family during Thanksgiving. The Gracehill Moravian Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Clara Engel. Rev. A G Vogler attends the Federal Churches quadrennial in Chicago. Miss Nebe, German teacher at Washington high, guests of the Buxbaums. Moravian services Sunday are omitted. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Dan Nichols slowly recovering. Miss Blanche Mann of Parks Missouri visits cousin Edna Lemley. Wes Engel travels to Chicago for the International Stock Exhibit.

Emma Buxbaum Washington Katherine Buxbaum Waterloo Ladies’ Aid Society Gracehill Moravian Church Clara Engel Deg. Vogler Chicago Federal Churches of Christ In America Nebe Washington High School Buxbaum Dan Nichols Blanche Mann Parks, Mo Edna Lemley

Family notes and visits fill countryside week

Mrs A Nicola returns home after a week at Tom Schulty home. Clara Faulkner begins winter term at Cedar Center. Grandmother Timmins back from Kansas. Charley Olds visiting Cy Timmins. Mathews family from near Conneville visited John Rittenhouse Blaine Holmes. Milo Patterson and wife in Washington Saturday. Warren Matthews hosts weekend at Tom Schulty home. Don Brindley in Wellman on business. Mrs Jay Bitting faces blood poisoning scare. Isaiah Oldfield and wife Thanksgiving with Frank Rickey family in Hazelton. Geo Amlong and wife in Ka lona on business. Tony Eberly from Nebraska husks corn for Jay Bitting. Willie Schulty husks for Mr Withoff and experiences wagon mishap.

Tom Schulty Don Brindley Wellman Jay Bitting Isaiah Oldfield Frank Rickey Hazelton Geo. Amlong Kalona Tony Eberly Nebraska Willie Schulty Mr. Withoff

John B. Ratto’s Change of Characters Noted

A brief mention highlights John B. Ratto’s notable change of characters. The text references baby ties and laces, table mats, and saving a mat as items, urging early Christmas shopping and calling around at the bazaar at 250.

John B. Ratto

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