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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
5
The M. E. Sunday school plans its annual Rally Day at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow drawing a large crowd. Numerous residents including Mrs. Alex Miller Mrs. Otto P Dede and Miss Blanche Guthrie are noted in travels visits church events and social calls across Washington and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Rademaker and son Conrad of Illinois visited Geo Koehler and returned home yesterday. Mrs Ralph Shannon traveled to Brighton to spend the day with friends. Glenn Laffer came home from Jefferson North Dakota after attending his nephew Fay Wiubb’s wedding.
Bible school at 9 30 rally spirit planned after last Sunday’s service. Morning service at 11 includes the Lord s Supper. Young people meet at 6 06. At 7 Mrs Shepherdson begins lectures with exhibit. Sunday evening topic Japan and Tea Garden exhibit promised.
October sixth marks Riley's sixtieth birthday and a nationwide Riley week movement to celebrate in schools and libraries. Our library displays his books a publisher portrait a home and birth house cut and invites admirers to view the exhibit. Riley’s poems like Raggedy Man Little Orphan Annie and The Hoosier Od Swimmin Hole delight both children and adults.
The program for the Marion Township Sunday School convention at Pleasant Hill church on Oct 6 1912 lists long service led by Silas Caldwell with declamations by Miss Cecil Caldwell and Miss Theo Carr, addresses by A B Carr and Rev Musselman, recitations by Franklin Wittmer, readings by Miss Eulalia Merchant, the Eicher Sunday School quartet with Frank Sage and others, secretary reports and benediction.
The Washington Telephone company notes new numbers added recently. Names in the directory include 187 Masson and Davis, Dentists, office 10844 South Iowa Avenue. 201 Black Masson, Dr W J, Dentist, residence 1009 E Maintreet.
Washington patent attorneys Meners Davis & Davis report the grant this week of patents to AW Bickford Washington for Loop the Loop pleasure railway W W Buboltz Massena for an attachment for cultivators and J J Tokheim Cedar Rapids for a rotary pump.
Miss Nena Wilson and Benjamin Badenoch were married at the Wilson home on East Main Street with about one hundred guests. The ceremony featured a pink and white decor, a smilax arch, and a three course supper. Badenoch, Chicago automobile trade directory advertiser, and Miss Wilson, a Washington native with Chicago education, will reside in Chicago after November 21.
Announce a gathering as the Fortnightly household Economics department plans a meeting with Mrs. Frank Creath Tuesday afternoon at her home 316 East Van Buren Street. Former invitations holders are invited to attend the Kaghe dance tonight.
A pile driver overturned today near the bridge west of Love on Sigourney road tearing down telephone and telegraph wires and interrupting local and long distance service.
Relatives in Washington learned yesterday of the death of Mrs. Logan Ahrens near Fremont Iowa from blood poisoning. She leaves a husband and a baby boy Hareold born September 26. Funeral services are planned in Washington with a March 2 date at Miller parlors.
The notice lists church activities with times for Sabbath school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 senior and junior endeav or at 6 evening worship at 7 and invites all to attend. Rev W R Sawhill is the pastor.
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