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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
8
A scheduled meeting of Kethlehem Commandery No 45 Knights Templar will convene Monday at 7 20 p m for work. All Sir Knights are urged to attend promptly and support a strong turnout. Signed J B McBlbiuinney, E C
Brief ads and notices include shopping at Crail’s and Warren Cash Grocery, rug sales, a 40 cent butter reference, and names like Carl Combs and C V Crall. Carried also are medical notices for Dr A W Clow and A A Abbey’s Omaha trip, plus travel and guest updates from Cedar Falls to San Francisco.
Local briefs report travelers and visitors moving between Wapello Keota Ottumwa Washington Geneseo and Muscatine. Notes list morning trips by Shuberts Keck Schultz Montgomery and many others plus a Ford inner tube sale at White Way Garage and a Sanol kidney relief advertisement.
Local ads tease a big closing out grocery sale starting tomorrow at the White Way Garage offering 6.60 dollars worth of Ford accessories for 5.00 plus standard items like inner tubes and spark plugs. Multiple residents travel to visit family in Des Moines Chicago and Ottumwa while others plan summer activities and educational trips.
Harlan McCreedy leaves tonight for San Antonio to attend a month long course at the Army Y M C A training school for secretaries. Upon completion he will likely be assigned to a southern camp under Rev Frank Galloway, who oversees secretary placements.
Saturday evening Washington residents, who had forgotten the upcoming eclipse, were startled as twilight fell around six o clock. Neighbors alerted them, they produced smoked glasses, and watched as the sun appeared about two thirds obscured before the eclipse passed. The brief event drew interest but did not last long.
The Graham Theatre packed Saturday night as patrons watched Ambassador Gerard's account of four years in Germany. A seven piece orchestra led by J. C. Craner provided musical accompaniment, enhancing the three showings.
The 1. O. O. F. lodge held its annual Decoration Day services with Rebeka h lodge members joining. Rev G Solin Eaton gave the address and a quartet sang. A procession to Elm Grove cemetery followed with the local band leading and graves decorated.
The Knights of Pythias lodge held Decoration Day ceremonies in Elm Grove cemetery with a special service attended by the Rathstone sisters. Attorneys C A Dewey and J J Brookhart spoke on the group's objects and the Damon and Pythias legend. The roll of lodge members serving in the Great War was read, and Brookhart urged spiritual consecration to aid the war effort.
Mrs. Ella Proudfit visited Muscatine yesterday morning for a few days. J. Lee Bettendorf and wife of Davenport left after visiting her parents E. P. Foss and relatives. Wilma Foss visits briefly. Seth Waggoner reports 21 day quarantine before leaving camp. Twenty six men share barracks with him. Chapel services held each morning in camp.
Miss Dade B Shearer arrived home Saturday night in Greencastle Indiana where she teaches at DePauw University. She traveled with Dr. Sweet and family by automobile to Muscatine but high water halted the trip. The Sweet family continued by rail to Mt Vernon where Dr. Sweet will teach in the summer school.
Swedish engineers have solved winter comfort by using natural water power to generate electricity, now the main heat source. Hot water systems heat hotels and all public buildings, making electricity the chief heat source in Sweden.
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