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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1922

Page

6

Washington County Women Social Calendar January 31 to February 7

Washington County women’s clubs schedule a week of social engagements from January 31 to February 7. Tea and mission circle events occur at multiple homes and churches, with readings, dances, quilting parties, and bridge gatherings led by Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Eleanor Walker, and numerous clubs including Fortnightly, Rebekah, Harmony, and Missionary societies. The week also features a Valentine social, embroidery club meeting, and an afternoon reception for upcoming wedding news.

Edmund D. Morrison Washington Boulevard Commercial Club Harry Montgomery A. L. Young Harmony Club Arthur Weade Kolah Club West Chester West Chester Baptist Mission Circle J. P. Dayton Pleasant Plains Missionary Society Chartie Berdo Catharine Null J. C. Pields BE. O. W. Club Tl. O. O. F. Ball Rebekah Club Eleanor Walker Enoch Arden Second United Presbyterian Church Miss Walker Henry Shields Strauss FL LL. Wilson P. B. OL Richard Johnson Edna Pouchek Lloyd Phillips Irs Stewart Priscilla Club Valentine Hoyay Campfire Girls Lillian Brown W. CC. Mayhew Mportant Embroidery Club Sam Marsh Will Stafford Havre Wellston Carl Brinning Julius Conger Young Women’s Missionary Society Charles Tucker Earle Corbin Lether Irvin Lambert

Simple Facts On Your Income Tax

The Bureau of Internal Revenue explains changes under the 1921 revenue act. It details exemptions for 1921 including $2500 for married or head of family with income up to $5000, $2000 above that, and $400 for dependents. It notes nonresident aliens get $1000 exemption, normal taxes and surtax rates, and filing deadlines from January 1 to March 15, 1922.

Bureau of Internal Revenue United States Bureau

Birthday Celebrations Highlight Town Social Week

Priscilla Morrison marked her tenth birthday with a party at her parents home and ten guests enjoying games and a luncheon with a cake adorned by ten candles. Mary Brown, home from the State University, was honored at a rock party hosted by Asa Harter for twenty friends. Lester Rath celebrated his eleventh birthday with his Sunday school class and fellow students, thirty to forty attendees.

Priscilla Morrison BK. D. Morrison Asa Harter Mary Brown State University of Town George Brown Ed Myall Eloe I. B. Moxworth Lester Rath Centennial School Miss Healy Miss Kendall Lester

Catholic Daughters Install New Officers in Fort Dodge

Catholic Daughters of America held their annual officer installation Friday at Knights of Columbus Hall. District deputy Mrs. Cummings of Ottumwa presided with Miss Dorothy Critz as monitor. members from Keota and Richmond attended. Officers named include Grand Regent Catherine Swift and others, with reports on the Chicago incident and plans for district and state work. A two course luncheon followed by social time.

Catholic Daughters of America Knights of Aera J. Pummings Ottumwa Dorothy Critz Keota Richmond Cummings Chicago Court McDermott Clara Eagle Jean Bevins Mabel Whittaker Matt Redlinger Alphonsa Redlinger Anna Klenke Katherine Flynn Court McDermott No

Returns of 1920 Income Tax Procedures

The text states that failure to receive a form does not excuse timely filing and payment. It notes where to obtain forms at internal revenue offices, branch offices, and banks. Returns must be sworn before an authorized official and filed with the local revenue collector. Revenue officers will visit counties nationwide to aid taxpayers, with office locations announced by local collectors in the press. City-resident services will continue.

Internal Revenue United States

Bible Department Meeting at Mrs Wilsons Home

The Bible department of the Port nightly club will hold its regular meeting in the afternoon at the home of Mrs Wilson.

Bible Department Portnightly Club

Girls born on Monday according to old belief

A brief note reflects a superstition that girls born on Monday are beautiful but jealous. The belief links weekday of birth to personality traits and outlines a common folk attribution from historical calendar lore.

Miss Isabel Hoyman To Speak At Mothers Club

Miss Isabel Hoyman kindergarten teacher in Washington schools will speak to the Mothers Club tomorrow afternoon at 616 West Jefferson Street. She will discuss her work as the principal topic for the meeting.

Isabel Hoyman Mothers’ Club Harry Montgomery West Jefferson Street Washington

First Woman M P Noted In History And Child Head Winding

The piece notes Countess Markievicz as the first elected woman MP who never took her seat in Parliament. It also describes a New Hebrides custom of winding a cord around a baby girls head to shape it, linking conical heads with marriage prospects and normal heads with a likelihood of remaining single.

Lady Astor Sinn Malekula New Hebrides

Standing Committees of W E C 1922 Formed

Mrs. R H Walker names the 1922 Woman's Relief Corps standing committees with members, including Executive led by Julia Cavender and Mary Arthaud, Flower by Maggie Robertson, Conference by Emma Warfel, and Social wards across 1st to 4th wards with listed officers and assistants.

R. H. Walker Woman's Relief Corps Julia Cavender Mary Arthaud Minnie Brown Hattie Zaring Nancy Dewey Martha Haney Ida Taylor Minnie Jackson Cordie Dusenberry Martha Wallingford Flower Maggie Robertson Adah Simons Emma Warfel Belle Rice Cora Wilson Myrtle Speer Marie Hammer Emma Garrett Phillcut Kensler Mame Brock Cora Fields Martha McFadden Lillian Hayes May Jackson Emma McChesney Lou Reister Josephine Forgey Mellie Kos Mayme Sullivan May Hopengardner

Death of Elihu Johnson of Brighton after long illness

Elihu Johnson 65 of Brighton died yesterday at home after three years of declining health and bed rest since Saturday. Born in Clark County Ohio he moved to Brighton as a boy and leaves three brothers A J Johnson C J Johnson and Jasper Johnson and sister Mrs Effie McCarty plus Roy Johnson deceased last November. Survived by wife Sue Garrett and two children from a former marriage Stella Shores and Glenn Johnson. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church with Rev W S Gardner officiating burial in Brighton Cemetery.

Brighton Elihu Johnson Mr. Johnson Clark County Ohio Zeb Johnson A. J. Johnson C. J. Johnson Effie McCarty Methodist Church W. S. Gardner Brighton Cemetery

Motives in Home Life Promote Health and Kindergartens

A mother uses motives instead of argument to guide her children toward helpful work, illustrating how shared tasks and rewards foster self control and harmony. Examples include yard work, garden stone gate posts, and sales to fund needs, with guidance from educators on early childhood education and kindergartens.

John

First Woman’s Hospital in NYC Founded Sixty Five Years Ago

Sixty five years have passed since the world’s first woman’s hospital was established in New York City. Early colonial blue laws barred a woman from kissing her child on Sabbath or fasting days. Stonewall NC’s government is all female with Mayor Maud F. E. Satterthwaite and a three women council.

New York City Stonewall, N. C Maud FE. Satterthwaite

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Washington County Miss Mide Lewis Women's Missionary Society The J. A. Jones Ladies’ Bible Presbyterian Sunday School Charles Atkinson Women's Foreign Missionary Society Woman's Jeorge Morrison Puccini la Boheme Madame Butterfly A. E. Atchison Elton Masecagni Leoncavello Humperdinck Saint-Saens Debusse Charpentier Tschaikowsky Paderewski T. C. Davis J. E. Lemmon Mike C. Lewis Dora Minick Milan Shields George Morrison Plumly Gertrude Sans Souci del Riego H. S . Young W. C. Hedges Young Dicken Miss Lewis Miss Tripp Relief Corps Bruns Seed Store West Side Square Edith Gilman Brewster Pr. P. Claxton National Kindergarten Association Wet 40Th Street Pep Ai Hd U.S Bootsy
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