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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
3
More than six hundred residents attended at the high school to hear J R Hammon and Senator Brookhart advocate farmers unity and highway reform. The tone criticized the highway commission, urged economy, and praised education and local control with a resolution committee report adopted unanimously.
An all day farmers tax meeting in Washington County on Jan 5 drew hundreds despite bad roads. Sessions at Woodman hall and later the high school auditorium heard speakers from Farmers Union, F R White, Ames, and Senator J L Brookhart. They denounced the highway commission and urged farmer organization, ballot action, and preservation of private property rights along road right of way.
L A Caldwell, a missionary for the American Bible Society, reports distributing Bibles and Testaments and offering gifts to those unable to buy. He notes they spent last Sunday at the state orphan's home in Davenport, which hosts over 400 children, and calls for cooperation to place more copies in homes.
Attendees recount last night’s Fireman’s Banquet at the Armory Hall. A shimmering dance performance on a Victor record kept guests entertained as they enjoyed food and praised local businesses in attendance.
On Friday evening January 6 at eight o'clock Washington Lodge No. 26 Alf and A M holds regular meeting with order of business and immediate installation of the Lodge Chapter Council and Commandery Master Masons urged to attend Britt Grayson W M.
At a meeting of young business women in the high school gymnasium plans were made for a new gymnasium class starting next Monday at 7 30 pm Miss Helen Paul was elected chair and Miss Helen Wilson secretary treasurer Tickets costing 2 00 were set and available from Miss Wilson at Iowa Gas Electric Co or at the Monday session All girls are invited to enroll in the course
A meeting of farmer taxpayers adopts resolutions pushing retrenchment in all public spending and lower taxes. They seek salary reductions tied to current conditions, oppose new bond issues, favor pay as you go, and call for county officials to cut paid expenses and shift offices to fee or subscription support. They also seek restored local control and direct election of the County Superintendent of schools.
Tom Skeyhill, Australian poet, returns from Russia to present The Russia of Today as the second W. I. L. lecture. The talk starts at 8 15 with ushering by the same student group, on hand by 7 45.
Miss Mauree Applegate left for Deer Park Wisconsin to teach after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs John Applegate. Mrs John Jones of Royal Iowa visits her parents Mr and Mrs H Richards and left for Des Moines to see her sister Mrs Roberts. Mr Richards plans to depart for Racine Wisconsin to sit his daughter Mrs Morris Jones.
Dorothy Dalton returns in The Idol of the North as Col ette Brissac a French Canadian miner daughter in the Canadian Northwest. She says the role suits her and the film should be a top western with the freedom of frontier stories. The picture plays at the Fox theatre Saturday and Monday.
A digest of community updates includes Mrs. L F Shaffer visiting Eldon for a day and Mrs. R D Lloyd and son Here bert called to Kansas City for a serious family matter. Richard Johnson and son stayed with relatives in South Bend Indiana over the holidays and returned home. Mr and Mrs Peter Rubens visiting Mint Roebier in Ainsworth while Mrs F G Moore visits relatives in Oskaloosa. Temperature near zero reported by local observer. Ada Abbey travels to California by Gotten Starr Limited to visit three daughters. Mrs A R Ogden gravely ill. EF Wilber Johnson recovering well after surgery. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs J J Benda at the Wy the Davison home on South Second, but lived only a few hours.
ANNOUNCEMENTS The girls who helped usher at the first lecture course number of the W I L are requested to be on hand at the Graham Theater this evening at 7 45 oclock as the lecture will begin promptly at 8 15 Mr and Mrs BE W Miller and two granddaughters Geraldine and Lois Curtis of Reno New who have been visiting Mr Miller s sisters Mrs Charles Benz and Mrs George McDaniels left this morning to visit other relatives en route to their
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