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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1923

Page

5

Society Notes from the Nineteenth Century Club and Local Happenings

The Nineteenth Century club met Saturday with nine members, Miss Margaret Doolittle reviewed My Brother Theodore Roosevelt by Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson. Rosemary club met with Mrs. Earl Galloway. fifteen members and seven guests enjoyed social time and a luncheon. Rose Gilbert and Art Mosenfelder wed at Clinton Iowa last Thursday with few witnesses. they will reside in Rock Island. Wide Awake class picnic at Sunset Park included teacher Mrs Ward Gilliand and Dorothy Clark as guests. Wellston Social club met at Mrs Bessie Harvey’s with thirty five attendees. dress form making and a light meal followed. Next Wellston meeting with Mrs Lillie Evans on May twenty fourth. West Chester consolidated school held its annual junior-senior banquet at United Presbyterian church. decorations in silver gray and American Beauty red, a six-letter toast sequence led by Ralph Kreese.

Nineteenth Century Club A. Dewey Margaret Doolittle Brother Theodore Roosevelt Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson Rosemary Club Earl Galloway Mae Rothlisberger Emma Waggoner Methodist Church Sunset Park Wellston Bessie Harvey Lewis Duke Joe Wolfe W. J. Taylor Mary Turnipseed Ila May Hotle Vera Harvey T. J. Harvey Hannah Harvey Homer Mayer Lore] Guy Lillie Evans West Chester Consolidated School United Presbyterian Church West Chester Parker House Ralph Kreese Gladys Schultz Florence Gardner Ernest Crawford Howard Wright Paul Delong

Inheritance Tax Growing In State Des Moines

In Des Moines on May 14, John Swicklund, head of the inheritance tax division, reports rising state revenue from the tax. From 1920 to 1923 the department sees estate reports surge from 1,424 to 8,14 8, with total collections increasing from about $616,795 to an expected $1,000,000 in 1923.

Des Moines Iona John Swicklund State Treasurer’s Office

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