Washington Improvement League Report 1924
The 1924 W I L report notes strong member cooperation and town beautification work. Highlights include bird house contests with Junior High students, flower and shrub plantings, tree replanting, and Chautauqua display efforts. The group started Girl Scouts, expanded sanitation work, supported Sunset Park safety, and held Get Out the Vote and Red Cross drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Improvement League
Washington
W. L
Austin
League
Miller
Gower
Johnson
Plant Exchange Committee
Treasurer’s Report for 1924 with Receipts and Disbursements
The 1924 treasurer reports beginning balance and total receipts from dues gifts and events including lecture courses a chautauqua tent campaign and Girl Scouts luncheons totaling 99 58 in balance after disbursements for camp maintenance flowers shrubs and cemetery funds. The record notes 262 members in good standing and is signed by Mrs J C Ford treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn
Girl Scouts
J. C. Ford
Purpose of Y W C A promotes growth in Christian character
The YWCA aims to foster Christian character and service through physical social and mental training and to be a community resource. It envisions new athletics gym swimming pool social center education in health spiritual physical mental and moral topics plus classes millinery sewing English vocational lectures employment bureau and information services for women new to the city. Membership is open to girls and women in Washington and surrounding country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Womans Christian Association
Y. W
Washington
Cemetery Committee Report on Woodlawn improvements 1925
The Washington Improvement League and Woodlawn Cemetery Committee report spring planting of 16 Lombardi poplars and shrubs, a Fleur de Lis bed, and red geraniums. They supervised 21 lots under special care at $2 each, paid $42 for labor, and report $653 on hand for the building fund. Mrs. J. B. Crail, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Improvement League
Woodlawn Cemetery
Public Grounds Committee
A. L. Dusenbury
J. B. Crail
Habit and smoke stir crowd at side show, Legion notes
A side-show manager frets about a bearded lady smoking in public and scratching matches to light them. The habit, he says, unsettles the crowd and draws suspicion in a report from American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Fortnightly club society events and social evenings
Mrs. W McLaughlin led a Literature Department meeting on West Main with two new members Mrs Knight and Mrs Forman. A rock gathering for Mr and Mrs Jesse Busby occurred with oyster supper and about twenty guests. Several small society gatherings followed at several homes with lessons, rugs, and missionary planning among Young Women groups and the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McLaughlin
West Main Street
H. B. Knight
S. H. Forman
C. C. Davis
David McLaughlin
Tangier
Tripoli
R. E. Brown
Rockies
Harry Dickerson
Jesse Busby
Des Moines
Dickerson
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
N. M. Spiedel
Young Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Carol Forgey
East Madison Street
Lake Anderson
Miss Forgey
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
The social calendar lists gatherings from January 27 through February 8. Mrs F L Wilson hosts at 311 East Main. Catharine Null hosts a 5 pm bridge dinner. Knights of Columbus meet on the south side. American Legion Auxiliary meets at the Legion rooms. Chapter 1 PFE O holds a called meeting at 503 South Iowa. churches host women and missionary groups at 7:30 pm or 7:00 pm. De Molay holds a special meeting. Just Us Club visits Mrs Will Kes. E Co W Club at 319 North Second. West Chester Poonian Sisters meet. Royal Neighbors of America meet at 7:30. Bethel Presbyterian and First United PresbyterianWomen groups meet. Harmony Lab and families join a noon dinner at Kennedy. Tayl0g school district ladies meet all day at Mrs John Speider. Christian church Ladies Aid at 1 pm. Rosemary Club hosted by Mr Mrs Robert Cherry at Mrs Ella Cherry’s. Sunshine Community Club visits Mrs Sam Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art
F. L. Wison
East Main Street
Catharine Null
Knights of Columbus
American Legion Auxilliary
Legion Rooms
P. FE. O
W. M. Keeley
South
Iowa Avenue
Young Women's Missionary Society of the
First United Presbyterian Church
West Chester Poohian
New Haven Baptist Church
Royal Neighbors of America
Girls Missionary Society of the
First Unied Presbyterian Church
de Molay
Just Us Club
Will Kes
East Fifth Street
Laura Graham
North Second Avenue
E. Co. W
Women's Missionary Society of
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Godfrey Suzeler
Harmony Lab
Kennedy
Taylog
John Speider
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Robert Cherry
Rosemary Club
Ella Cherry
Sunshine Community Club
Sam Warren
Community Notes From Columbus Junction A Week
Local residents visit relatives in Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Chicago attend society meetings and church events. Basketball results feature Cotter independents beating Junction. Muscatine high girls defeat Columbus Junction. club meetings include Priscilla, Ladies Aid and Rebekah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Arthur
Tudor
David Stapp
Cook
Young
Columbus Junction
Lyle Duncan
Ted Duncan
Lambert Bsatle
Ruatgus
Ralph Dean
Gus Alsip
Muscatine High School
Columbus Junction Girls
Columbus
Muscatine
Local residents share weekend visits and community notes
Wayne area residents list weekend visits with families from Crawfordsville Davenport and Wayland. Frank eCour family and Krautz and Lucas families are mentioned along with woodworking and farm work by Nim Clark John Krautz and Paul Mast. Funeral attendance and district ladies group gathering are noted in brief community items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krautz
Laurence Krautz
Galesburg
Frank Sands
Washington
Paul Mast
Cecil Korf
Jesse Peck
Wayland
Chas
Rich
Shem
Thirteen’s fate: danger tempered by hopeful end
The text argues thirteen is unlucky yet redeeming. It asserts evil brings good in time and adversity teaches the best lessons. Though unknown fears persist, sunshine emerges at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exschance
Wait and Watch Hunger Grow in Arkansas Gazette
A fragment notes a long wait for those who wait and hints at growing hunger while readers await the Arkansas Gazette. The text emphasizes patience and the impact of delay on the community.
Finland Leads World in Dense Forest Coverage
Finland is the most densely wooded country with 61.5 percent of its surface covered by dense forest and 30 percent more as sparsely wooded marshes. A Farm Bureau related note mentions Roy Johnson cutting wood from Wallace Carson timber. Wallace Tibbs is on the sick list. Nickolaus sawed wood for Frank Sands. Paul Mast sewed wood for Leslie Morrison. Everett Erickson drives a new Ford coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Roy Johnson
Wallace Carson
Wallace Tibbs
Whl
Nickolaus
Frank Sands
Paul Mast
Leslie Morrison
Everett Erickson
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.I.L
Chautauqua
Warren
Health Bureau
Sunset Park
Improvement League
Girl Scout Movement
F. A. Kinney
Iowa City
Minnie Conner
A. Dickerson
Robert Patterson
Mae Campbell
Edna Lewis
Lions Club
Federated Clubs
The
Fox
Pratt
Ad Club
Chautauqua Park
J. Reade McCrory
Red Cross
Old Folks Home Committee
Washingtoh
Alice Rownd
Josephine B. Elder
the Publicity Co
Jee Toy Fread
Leslie Eicher
Red Brick
C. R. Wilson
L. C. Woodburn
M. M. Flynn
S. EF. Sigafoose
John Wagner
W. S. Blanchard
Frank
Adolph Offerman
Davenport
T. T. Garard
Eri. G. Brent
Kansas City
Flossie Snyder
Eda Trickey
Arthur McWilliams
Harold McWilliames
Farmington
Robert Lee
Earl Redwell
Lee
J. L. Baker
Mickey
Eon
Merle
West Union
Charles Lunval
New Port
Robert Pfifer
Mary
Fredonia
Wapello
Dewey Smith
Paul
Dorothy Dorbrock
Chicago
Frank Garrett
Priscilla Club
E. 0. Newell
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Church
McQueen's
Columbus High School
Cotter Independents
Junction Independents
Rebekah Club
Tess
Harry Maxwell
How Tess
Wellston
Ross Whitacre
Damascus Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Commercial Club
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
H. F. Darbyshire
West Main St
Dr. Henderson
West Chester
Reading
Merle Lytle
Maurine McLaughlin
Long
Arkanwne ® Gazette
Farm Bureau
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