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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports the Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow. Expect showers tonight or Sunday with cooler temperatures especially in the eastern portion.
Local items report Mary Latta and E. Smith arriving from travel and Des Moines visits. families and neighbors pictured with church social aid. Exposition features Homer Davenport cartoons, Bishop Berkeley quote inscription, and a drama graduation program at St James school with Rev Jacobsmeier speaking and honors for two graduates.
The St James School held a graduation event last evening with a large attendance as two young people earned diplomas in a ceremony at the school.
A nostalgic verse extols Messaline ribbons in gowns hats and lingerie with rosettes and braided ties. The poem imagines a bride of high fashion and distant travels then shifts to local society notes: A. B. Folger returns from Keota with family, Arthur and children visit from Chicago, Dr. C. Kyle returns from Bonners Ferry, and Floyd Purvis with James Kyle plan Idaho stays.
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