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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1932
Page
3
Mrs Baldrige reviews Mex ico by Stuart Chase for the Nineteenth Century club at Mrs Lloyd Lytle s home. Booster club dinner at city hall draws about seventy, delayed for sickness and bad roads. Jolly Joker and H H clubs host gatherings with dinners, games, and social hours across January and February at multiple homes, with notes on anniversaries and pot luck plans.
Chapter 1 report notes activity in Marion and Cedar Rapids with reference to PL BLO group operations. Local residents describe public safety, community updates, and planned meetings in multiple neighborhoods.
Plumbing and heating firm BEAM & CARSON advertise fixtures including Duro Pumps and water softeners at 119 North Iowa Ave with prompt service. Real estate agent JOHN W. APPLEGATE lists farm and city property with office near City Hall. Insurance firms RALPH W. THOMPSON and LEMLEY & YARD advertise bonds abstracts and all kinds near Washington National Bank and Bailey Building.
Dr Henrieter M Gribeele and Dr D O West Chester share practice notes with hours 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily, and after hours calls. Addresses listed 490 Green and general practice with minor surgical work and day or night calls.
P. E. B. O. chapters celebrate Founders Day with a lunch eon at the Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids on Saturday January 16 at 12 30. Charges are tick a plate Members of Chapter J are invited Attendees should notify Mrs T J Brookhart by Tuesday. Royal Neighbors meet in Woodman Hall Tuesday evening with important business All members to be present.
The Fortnightly Club Literature Department will hold its meeting Monday evening January 11 at the home of Misses Dora Frances and Lillian Minick. Rebekah Degree staff will practice Monday night at 7 20.
The EB O W club will meet with Belle Miller Tuesday evening. Dorcas society of St Pauls Evangelical church of Washington meets Tuesday evening with Miss Lillian Knottnerus. Alma Hearne Holland missionary society of the Methodist church meets Tuesday evening with Mrs F C Witzigman. Miss Leila Anderson chairs the pot luck supper committee. Miss Mary Hunter will give the lesson. Bring calico bags with a New Years offering. Rosemary club meets with Mrs Lloyd Foster Wednesday afternoon. Booster club meets with Mrs Milford Anderson Tuesday P M Jan 12. Farm bureau lesson and Fortnightly meeting of Dept of American Home Section 2 at the home of Mrs Will Matucha 306 KE Main Jan 12 at 2:30. All members please come.
The notice lists multiple gatherings across West Chester communities. Wednesday activities include Hureka Ladies Aid, annuv meeting, Just Us club with Mrs. Anderson, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs social, Centennial PTA, American Home department, Pyigian Sisters, Prairie Flower Mission Circle, and Rural Womens club dinner. Also Fleur de Lis and various unit meetings with locations and time details.
Members of the W R C are invited to the home of Mrs Clyde Pratt Thursday January 14 for fancy work and a covered dish lunch at noon. A combined WCTU and Victory Day program with Mrs Russell Bell is planned for Thursday January 24 at 2 p.m. involving devotionals by Mrs T L Mee Elhinney and Mrs Russell Bell and a temperance instruction by Miss Ambra Dair Williams. The Walnut Women's club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Leslie McFarland. roll call will be New Year’s thoughts or resolutions. Rebekah club will meet at the
Friday afternoon gatherings of the Methodist Ladies Aid will begin at 2 20. Unit 1 led by Mrs Bertha Phillips at 601 West Main Street Unit 2 led by Mrs William Beggs at 120 East Seventh Street Unit 3 begins at two with unspecified host.
Mr and Mrs Elmus Strickler of Iowa City visited yesterday at the John Caldwell home here.
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