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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
5
A May Morning scene describes frost, fresh air, and a joyful bird from bare poplar boughs. The bird shakes wings and rises into a wind swept sky as the sense of life, love, and spring lifts hearts. The line derives from The Outing Magazine for May.
The 7 Woman's Relief Corps members are ordered to assemble at the hall tomorrow at 2 o clock in the afternoon by order of the President. A Pair of Artists will be shown on May 3rd with a continuous laugh promised.
Miss Edna Rownd hosted the N G O club at her South avenue home with games and refreshments. The Academy School of Music staged its first regular piano recital with Miss Anna McCleary of Crawfordsville, James Edgington, and Miss Blanche Gordon, drawing a large audience and praise for McCleary’s virtuosity and the accompanying performances. Also featured were recitals by Harriet Holden and Edwar Foss, with additional readings by Miss Gordon. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church held a conundrum social at West Chester, raising funds, while the St James Sewing Circle met at Mrs M T Casey’s on West 2nd St for a pleasant afternoon of sewing and refreshments.
Bakery ad notes varied coffee cakes doughnuts bread and pastries at Vienna and John son s with calls to buy Saturday goods. Mentions T A Jones W B Matthews George H Paul Mike Flynn Elizabeth McGill Matilda Levien Bessie Smock and D M Montgomery in travel or visits.
The Golden Rule Circle of the King's Daughters at the Second United Presbyterian church met this afternoon at Mrs. Robert Shew's home in north Washington. The study topic was The Hawaiian Islands and the session proved both interesting and instructive.
A number of young people from this city traveled to Crawfordsville this afternoon to see the Juniors of Washington Academy perform a play this evening. The party included Misses Dorothy Miller Florence Patterson Gertrude Ward Marguerite McGugin Vera Alberson Martha Brindley Helen Wilson and Messrs Ray Foley Carl Higgins Robert Shields Lee Bell Frank Wells Harold Dye and Glenn Lafer.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. C. N. Stewart will be held tomorrow at 3:00 PM at the residence on West Washington Street. Rev. Elias Handy will conduct the rites and interment will follow at Elm Grove cemetery.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Second OU. P. church will meet tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the church building for a regular session and discussion of plans.
Yesterday morning around seven, a fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Reuben Rickey half a mile south of Pilotsburg, started from a defective flue. Most contents upstairs and in the cellar perished, but two downstairs rooms were saved. The house, insured with Farmers Mutual, had neighbors summoned by phone.
Miss Verne Mathers spent today in town. Robert Crail of Oskaloosa visited relatives and called on trade. Mrs George Eckerman and son of West Chester visited. Mrs R Wolf of Keota visited at EB Frey’s home. Frey, Hanna Eicher and Alex Lytle arrived from Milwaukee and Chicago for an over Sabbath visit. Rev S M Musselman, J Fulton, Jake Wenger Luther and others were in the city from Wayland. Rev Lloyd Tennant arrived from Rose Hill and conducted funeral services for Mrs George Gardner in Crawfordsville. He is now preaching in Rose Hill after mission work in Indian Territory. His health failed there. he left the field.
Advertises PAZO Ointment as guaranteed to cure itching bleeding prolapsed piles within six to fourteen days or money back. Claims offer is valid for 50 cents.
Cakes for sale in town travel to Oscaloosa for business. Earnest Dean leaves for Columbus Junction. Prof. Davis heads to Crawfordsville on business. Miss Funston arrives from Ainsworth for a day in town. Mr and Mrs Sage and son Robert travel to Brighton to visit. Mrs G K McFarland and Loren visit Havre at the Gardner home. Conductor Knowuse departs for Muscatine with a work train. Mrs Roy Johnson heads to Trenton Missouri to join husband. John son works in Rock Island engineering here. Ten cent prints at Vienna Thompson Brookhart. Artists from Crawfordsville preparing to perform tonight at the Crawfordsville opera house.
Notices list cookies breads cream puffs and pies at Johnson's in Vienna with upcoming bakery sales. Residents and visitors arrive from Cott r Williamsburg Grandview Crawfordsville Oskalosa Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Valley Junction for shopping and meetings.
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