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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1918

Page

6

Red Cross and civic club notes from March gatherings

The sixth meeting of the Seven ty-six Township Red Cross workers met at Mrs Orville Dayton's home to finish bootees and jackets for French and Belgian babies. Chapter 1 P E D elected officers led by Mrs L S Patterson. Delegates chosen for statewide convention in Centerville May 14 to 16. Various church and women’s society gatherings filled the week with socials, installations, and farewells.

Red Cross Orville Dayton Kiele Powell Sadie Powell J. B. Lockwood Frank Pulver Carl Myers Carrie Stouffer Cora Payton Mollie Tierney Bien Bell Chapter 1 Sarah Wickham L.S. Patterson Helen Keck Mae McCulley Maude Roberts Maic Donahey Sara Dewey Maude Stewart Blanche Paula Alice Keeley Centerville Patterson Keck Carrie Gaeeby Hosmer Helen Crooks Josephine Babcock California Carrie Gageby Anna Anderson Government of Iowa

Women’s Missionary Society Meeting Notes And Officers

The Women’s Missionary Society of the West Chester United Presbyterian church met at Mrs George Bowen’s home with fifteen members and four visitors. The meeting featured singing and Bible quotations as well as an account by Mrs Dowell of her visit to church missionary societies. Officers for the coming year were elected at the March 6 meeting, with Mrs Harry Davis re-elected president and Mrs Dobbin re-elected vice president.

D. J. Ross Ladies’ Aid Society First United Presbyterian Church Mre J. A. Porter Red Cross Ella Gordon Young Women's Missionary Society of the Second United Presbyterian Shurch J. H. Baird Ora Henderson F. L. Stewart Myrtle Swift the Baptist Church Washington Ladies League M. R. Regan George L. Duke Ladies’ League Women's Missionary Society ) Christian Church George Bowen Dowell Women's Missionary Society of the West Chester

Armenian professor to speak at Presbyterian church

Prof Vahan Vartanian, acting dean at Parsons College, will address the Sabbath services at the Presbyterian church with a strong record of endurance. Miss Margaret White, lyric soprano from the college conservatory, will sing at both morning and evening services and is praised for her beautiful voice.

Cambridge Mags Hood Grace Winifred Hood William Newman Hood Reginald Kennelly Fessenden Reginald A. Fessenden Beacon Street Brookline Trinity Church Copley Square Alexander Mann Northwestern University Evanston Smith College Walter Sherfey Hood Harvard Copley Plaza Feesenden Massachusetts Vahan Vartanian Armenia Bible and Christian Service Department Parsons College Presbyterian Church Margaret White Miss White

Church Services in Samdan Schools and Wible area

Church at 1, a Samdan Schools Church at 1, services as usual at the Christian church tomorrow. Morning worship at M with junior church in the basement under Mrs Myrtle Hors ey. Men's prayer meeting at 6:45 BP. S.C. Bat 6 pm and evening service of song and sermon at 5 pm. Morning sermon Bible Christianity and evening A Plague of Frogs. Pastor G Lolin Eaton invites all. In my piscatorial experience the shovel fish of South America is unusually accommodating.

Christian Church Wible School Myrtle Horsey G. Lolin Eaton

Tulsa Culture and the New Infant Grand Plane

A Kansas City Star note on Tulsa culture mentions a matron warning that all new furniture must match the era of a "new infant grand plane," hinting at the vulgarity some see in wealth and modernization without explicit indulgence.

Tulsa Valen Kansas City Star

Seward Coins Name Alaska From Aleut Roots

The name Alaska was first used by W H Seward in revealing the new American territory. Before 1867 it was called Russian America and the term likely derives from an Aleut phrase meaning a great country.

Alaska W. HL. Seward

Healing Miracles Mark 5 21 43 and Jairus Daughter

A Sunday school sermon outlines two miracles by Jesus in Mark 5 21 43. A woman suffering twelve years is healed after touching his garment, followed by the daughter of Jairus healed after Jesus restores life to the dying girl. The narrative emphasizes faith and Jesus sovereign power over illness and death.

Zion Israel Jehovah Lsa Egypt Clenorah Canaan Jesus Jesson Mary Jalras Luke Peter Jairus Odo Himeself Veter James John

Washington Shy on Billy Sunday Offerings

Washington statistics show Billy Sunday’s eight week campaign ended with a free will offering of 16332.22 far below other cities of similar size. Analysts compare trail hitters and collections with Des Moines New York and Pittsburgh noting Washington’s per person rate under average.

Billy Sunday Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Buffalo Pittsburgh Detroit Des Moines Wilkesbarre Butch” McDevitt Trenton N. J Kansas City Baltimore Wheeling W. Va Columbus Ohio Scranton Patterson Syracuse N. Y Omaha Billy

Human Peculiarity and Infant Grasping Power

A Journal of Heredity passage notes newborns show remarkable grasping ability aiding survival in treetop life. It adds that the upright position was observed later, saying the human child sits up before it stands and the stock sat up before it stood.

Journal of Heredity

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