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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
5
Local residents report visits and outings across ViennaKeota and Ainsworth with stops at Lemmon's Pharmacy and the Vienna bakery. Visitors include Mrs W D Martin, Mrs M J Adams, Miss Martha Porter and Mr Bruce McCleary while others plan plays and church services.
In a bedtime tale Major, a brown dog owned by an Indy in New Jersey, patrols the garden and protects flowers from a pushy yellow cat. After an incident where Major chased the cat and faced his mistress's rebuke, the dog learned restraint and the cat kept its distance, with manners mutual thereafter.
Forty seven members of Bethe hem commandery left Washington by auto to decorate graves in Elm Grove Valley Keota Wellman Pleasant Plains Ainsworth Columbus Junction Winfield and other cemeteries. Crosses of maltese intertwined with flowers were placed on member graves and talks by local leaders followed the automobile procession.
Invitations issued for the Harwood daughter Fannie to wed Ralph Shannon on Wednesday at the Harwood home. Jessie Hopping to marry Wm Longer on Tuesday at the bride’s parents’ house. Mrs Christina Meyer announces Frances Lucyle Meyer to Paul Neal on May 22 in Lincoln with at home after June first in Chicago. Seventy Relief Corps ladies hosted a thimble bee at Mrs Reiner’s home with patriotic decor and a program of music and readings, followed by refreshments.
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS We have moved our place of business to the Citizens' Savings Bank building on the southwest corner of the square. We invite all our old customers and many new ones to visit. 51f Washington County Savings Bank.
Members are requested to meet at the hall Sunday at 2 30 PM to attend the memorial services.
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