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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1918
Page
6
A Washington Iowa store promotes a closing out rug sale with Saxony Axminster patterns priced from 2.45 to 4.65 and large 9x12 and 7.6x9 foot Brussels and Carlton rugs. The ad guarantees full refunds within 30 days, pledges replacement or money back, and touts 35 years of local establishment ESTABLISHED 1883.
The McKee school seventh and eighth grades alternate Friday programs with committees led by Frances Ward Robert Sage and Chester DuBois. The lineup includes Rosenberger recitation Little piano solo Caner Peterson troop song and more. Community groups held separate meetings with Red Cross and French relief efforts described.
The Cedar Township Knitters met at Mrs. Edna Quinns home and finished forty five many tailed bandages sixteen triangular bandages and one hundred eighty six large and small shot bags A twenty five cent donation came from Mrs W J Brooks and one dollar to the yarn campaign Ten dollars were appropriated to buy materials for relief work and the group voted to continue meetings every two weeks The next gathering will be at Mrs Newt Bennsons home Attending ladies included Mrs Jessie Bishop Mrs George McAvoy Mrs Sophia Ahrens Mrs Pearl Kennedy Mrs Ed Jackson Mrs W J Brooks Mrs W A Phillips Mrs Lulu Crawford Mrs Lulu Schwartz Mrs Minnie Knapp Mrs Charlie Cherry Mrs Gertrude Brooks Mrs Iva Bartholow Mrs Lee Chambers Mrs John Green and several Misses Ruth Phillips Abigail Bishop Marjorie Green and Ellen Green The Eastern Star held a regular meeting Thursday evening with good attendance and plans to canvass for war savings stamps The Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met at Mrs Carl Roberts Friday at 2 40 with eighteen ladies present and papers on Immigration by Mrs Claire Dewey and Japan by Mrs J A Speer
Mrs Lyties class at Fire United Presbyterian church spent an afternoon March 15 at Mrs T J McElhinney s home. The group donated 20 circular bandages and two hospital shirts to the Red Cross.
The war service committee of the United Brewers' Association informed the fuel administration of voluntary 8 percent reductions in brewing from April 1 to June 30, 1918 compared with the same period in 1917. Further talks will follow after the fuel administration ends.
Regular church services and Bible school schedule announced for tomorrow at the Christian church in West Chester. Rev C F Hoffman of Keota to preach at United Presbyterian in West Chester Sunday morning and at Methodist union services in the evening.
The knitting department sent a shipment yesterday to Chicago with 22 sweaters 25 wristlets 37 helmets and 52 pairs of socks. Much came from Ainsworth and Clay branches. Mrs Mel Anderson donated three crochet pieces to the Red Cross sold at J B Crail store for 2.75 with 1.00 credited to her Red Cross membership and the rest to the supply fund.
The text notes Redmond as nationalist contender to lead Ireland in the house of commons with John Dillon as representative for County Mayo and a veteran parliamentarian.
The War Garden League will canvass Washington next Thursday to map vacant lots suitable for gardens in 1918. A citywide survey assigns volunteers to streets to collect data, aiming to list all plots available for rental and boost home vegetable production for the food administration.
A survey form from the Washington War Garden League asks residents about available land for vegetable gardening this season. It requests location details, patch size, and whether vacant ground can be used or donated, plus terms for rent and prior use.
A Red Cross ship returning from the Straits carried sick and wounded along with crew and nurses. After sighting a submarine and firing back, the vessel was wrecked by shells. Lifeboats launched, many saved, but some volunteers and wounded went down. Nurses stayed to tend the injured, paying the last full measure of devotion.
Secretary T L Hosmer writes a series of sketches on local birds as spring migration begins. He highlights species from bluebirds and indigo buntings to warblers and cardinals, notes nesting behaviors, and lists nest material ideas for robins, kingbirds, vireos, sparrows, swallows, and others, urging attention to yard habitats.
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