Social calendar for the week in local clubs
The week features multiple meetings and social events. Mrs. WM Hel linger hosts the Women s Relief Corps afternoon gathering at Pleasant Plains and Lincoln Knitting Club members join Mrs Hannah Babcock for an all day session. The Twentyenth Century Reading Circle and Fortnightly Civics meet at various homes.
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Women's Relief Corps
WM. Hellinger
Pleasant Plains
Lincoln
Hannah Babcock
L. D. Robinson
Civics Department
Frank L. Wilson
Royal Neighbors
What London Office Workers Eat At Midday
London government controls meals in office lunch rooms capping at thirty cents per person. Five major chains operate these middle class meals in every district, with A B C Dairy Lyons and Express Dairy Lunch Company leading the way. A Westminster dairy lunch offers an omelette and strong coffee, with careful cleanliness and attentive waitresses, showing better food than American counterparts despite plainer décor.
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London
Mar
A. B.C
Lyons
Express Dairy Lunch Company
Westminster
New York
Middlesex
America
Food prices in wartime eatery menu and notes
A wartime cafe menu lists prices for stewed steak and carrots 29 cents, beef and kidneys 18, and various pies 14 16 cents. Other items include porridge 7, hot bread and milk 8, eggs 10 15 cents, coffee 6, tea 5, and a 12 cent afternoon tea. The page notes tips are not allowed and occasional war worker messages appear on bills.
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Express
America
Endurance Through Faith in Dark Times
A meditation on human resilience from Richard Burton in the Bellaan. It speaks of enduring unimaginable miseries with strength and hope, seeing a sun behind the clouds and stars in night despite grief.
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Denison
Richard Burton
Fortnightly club and missionary meetings held this week
The spread of the Queen Esther girls postponed from Monday will be held in the evening at Miss Elsie Minick home. Mrs W McLaughlin will host the Modern Literature department of the Fortnightly club in the afternoon. The Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet in the evening at Mrs Weldersons on West Madison Street.
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Kathryn Montgomery
F. L. Wilson
Sam White
Newby
Crenada
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Cape Hreton
New Brunswick
Bay of Pondy
Prince Edward Island
Acadia
Grande Pre
Longfellow
Olive Campbell
Wilson
Wil Anderson
Lexington
Gilmore Vincent
Good Times Club
Pa AL Ganeby
Chanter J. P. P.O
Kolah Club
Elsie Jackson
Bantist Church
Jessie Dewey
Elsie Minick
W. McLaughlin
Fortniehdly Club
Young Women's Home Missionary Severity
The
Methodist Church
Mrs. Weildper
West
Madison Street
Daily Thought Quote by Edward Everett Hale
A compact reflection urging forward movement and helpful kindness. The line emphasizes looking up and ahead while offering a hand to others.
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Jend
Edward Evenett Hale
Women’s Christian Temperance Union seeks field kitchens for soldiers
The WCTU plans to furnish five field kitchens costing 700 dollars each for American soldiers in France and Italy. Iowa’s share is 250 dollars and Washington union’s apportionment is 10 dollars. The local meeting urged voluntary contributions since funds cannot be taken from the treasury. Offerings may be left at the Journal office for delivery.
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Perance Union
France
Italy
Iowa
Washington
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Washington County
the Baptist Church
Sons of
Carl Frank
Our Guild
Styril Caner
Florence
Styril
Columbus
Wilma Foss
Marguerite Reister
Ruth Eggers
M. R. Kegan
Hattie Green
West Chester
Miss Green
March Club
J. Corcklin
Barth
A. Dewey
Dorothy Donaldson
Bert Smith
Lack
Lehman
Leslie Mountford
E. J. Harmeier
Sbar
Richard Strauss
Tripp
Cocklin
Carolyn Hamilton
Dusky Loulabye
Gilberte
Colridge Taylor
J. E. Lemmon
Helen Morton
John We
Navajo Club
J. Wilson
Red Cross
Edith Menderson
the Ladies? Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Miss Doolittle
Nineteenth Century Club
Reguier
Daily Thought
Mazola
Joever
Corn Products Refining Company
Seilag Representatives
H. M. Reed Company
Waterloo, Iowa
Caner
J.C. Caner
Journal
Polly-Blue
Seagull
Sam
Washington, Iowa
Pere Vida
Atchison
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