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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1934

Page

6

Legion Auxiliary to Give Yaletide Baskets

Legion Auxiliary members plan Christmas baskets for veterans families and voted at yesterday's meeting to donate 2 50 to the Goodfellows. The gathering featured holiday decor, a radio musical program, and a Campfire girls performance led by Mrs. George Dowell. Mrs. Thomas Swift reported on the Mt. Pleasant district convention.

Legion Auxiliary The Goodfellows Legion Hall George Dowell Thomas Swift Mt. Pleasant

Luncheon Sets M Mirrored Magazines Napkins

A brief item notes luncheon sets featuring mirrored magazines and napkins. The fragment highlights decorative tableware topics and related consumer details.

Membership Drive Continues With Meeting Attendance

Cloyen Stewart and Mrs. Sam Munson attended as the drive continues. About 18 members were present yesterday. Mrs. Maynard Brown, president, conducted the meeting. Refreshments of homemade candy and apples were served by Mrs. W. M. Morgan and Mrs. Owen McGovern. Donations for the Christmas baskets were brought by members.

Cloyen Stewart Sam Munson Maynard Brown W. M. Morgan Owen McGovern Vo FL K.cg. Hall Cleo Shockey Anna Hanrahan Davenport Jesse Radda A. E. Palmer Martha Wood Ainsworth

Social Calendar Outlines Christmas Events Around Town

A series of social gatherings are listed including a pot luck dinner at 6 30 pm Thursday at the Country Club a Philatheg class Christmas party at Mrs Hans Snakenbergs 746 E Washington on Thursday evening Dec 26 a Christmas exchange for Odd Fellows and Rebekahs on Thursday Dec 20 at Odd Fellow Hall and an E Oo W club meeting Thursday evening hosted by Mrs Ed Grayson

Philatheg M. E. Church Hans Snakenberg E. Washington Rebekah Odd Fellow E. Oo W. Club Ed Grayson

Christmas Dinner at Eureka School Friday

Eureka school lists a Christmas dinner Friday at noon with a program in the afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society of the TM church holds a general meeting Friday at 2 30 with Unit No 7 in charge of the social hour.

Eureka School Ladies Aid Society of the Kf. Church Unit No. 7

Cora Henderson W H M Decide December Meeting Plans

The Cora Henderson W H M group of West Chester will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday afternoon December 21 with Mrs Boyer and Mrs Frank Ross as devotional leaders. Mrs Hough and Mrs Niffenegger will lead the program. Each family brings table service sandwiches two dishes to pass and pie for the lunch at Washington No 4 school.

Cora Henderson Washington No. 4 Rebekebs

Christmas party notices and birthday list in Bethel church

Bethel church hosts a Christmas party with a supper on Saturday December 22 for the Primary Department of the Methodist Sunday School and other groups share in meals and gifts. The article also lists numerous residents with December 20 birthdays and wishes many happy returns.

Methodist Sunday School

Crawfordsville honors oldest citizens mention

Mrs Jhovor Mary Twinam Crawfordsville December 20 reports one of the town's oldest citizens Mrs. mentions her age and status in a local note highlighting venerable residents.

Jhovor Mary Twinam Crawfordsville

Mary Twinam Celebrates Séth Birthday with Family Dinner

Mary Twinam marked her Séth birthday anniversary on Tuesday December 18 with a basket dinner at her home. The celebration included family from Washington Crawfordsville and nearby areas. Lydia Reed joined for the winter, easing Mary’s happiness at being in her own home as her health remains good. Present were Herman Twinam and wife from Washington Boyd Twinam Latimer Davis Lati mer Davis and Alice Williams with Burdette from Crawfordsville Ralph Rees were visiting in the south Ken neth Rees and Latimer Davis were unable to attend due to illness.

Mary Twinam Séth

Just Us club entertains members and guests at Christmas

The Just Us club met at Mrs. Will Sickles home on Wednesday afternoon. Twelve members and two guests attended. The program, led by Mrs. J. D. Dayton and Mrs. Chris Dittmer, included a Christmas reading by Miss Flora Dodds and a gift exchange with participation required for each gift. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Sickles with assistance from her mother and Mrs. John Dodd.

Just Us Club Will Sickles J. D. Dayton Chris Dittmer Wlora Dodds Sickles Werr John Dodd

Bethel Missionary Meeting and Social Notes

Bethel Presbyterian Missionary society met at Mrs. Charles Wolfe home with ten members and eight guests. Emma Shaw reported on Dr. Samuel Higginbotten’s India work. Miss Nettie Davis led devotions. Rev. Parker sang Silent Night. Officers to be elected next meeting at Mrs. Mary Apllegate.

Bethel Presbyterian Mis Sionary Society Charles Wolfe Nettie Davis W. H. Parker Parker Samuel Higeinbotten India Emma Shaw Mary Applegate Wolfe Gideon

Rubio notes and social visits in Rubio Iowa

Mrs L B Hanan reports on illnesses visits and social events in Rubio Iowa Attending guests include Ida McClurg and her two children Ella and John at the E L Johnson home J J Pleig is seriously ill in Ottumwa hospital Pr B Johnson did business in Brighton O W Schmitter visited Queen City with relatives Mr and Mrs C E Morgan and sons Owen and Allan visited Ss Wenger home in South English Mrs Eliza Payne called on Mr and Mrs C B Morgan Sunday Our telephone lines are repaired and roads being planed improving outside contact and gratitude is expressed

Eliza Payne C B. Morgan

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