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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1967
Page
3
The Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists holds its Fall Assembly at the Captain's Table on Tuesday October 10 with events from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. An executive board meeting at 11 a.m. precedes the assembly and Mrs. Andrew H. Barnes of OsKaloosa will preside.
Twenty four members of the Washington County Registered Nurses Association met at the Nurses Home Tuesday evening with Mrs. John Whittaker presiding. Mrs. Frank Sojka introduced Mrs. Max Lee who spoke on Public Health Nursing. Mrs. Ray Glover described her tour of the Eli Lilly Drug Company in Indianapolis. Refreshments were served by several members, and it was announced that Mrs. Mary Daylager, a Des Moines physical therapist, will speak at the November meeting.
Gladwin will host a community homecoming on Sunday October 15 at the old Frog Pond School center. A basket lunch is planned at noon followed by reminiscences and visiting at the Gladwin Church in the afternoon. Attendees are asked to bring well filled baskets and table service.
A dense list of events for Thursday through Monday in Washington includes FOE Auxiliary at 7 39 p.m. at the hall, Past Matrons Club Friday 6 30 p.m. Masonic Temple, cooperative dinner, Rebekah Lodge at IOOF Hall 7 30 p.m. First Presbyterian UPW Association 12 30 p.m. salad luncheon, Lodge No 26 8 p.m. Masonic Temple, Marion Ave UPW 1 30 p.m. dessert and association meeting with a guest speaker, Shirts and Skirts 8 p.m. Saturday at Legion Hall with Bob Gillespie of Oskaloosa, Square Dance Lessons 8 p.m. Monday Legion Hall with Len Buch, Literature 7 45 p.m. Mrs. Maurice Meyer, TTT Chapter EI 1 p.m. luncheon with Mrs A E Baldrige, TTT Chapter Y 8 p.m. Mrs Robert Reed, TTT Chapter DL 8 p.m. Mrs Robert Ross, Bible I 2 p.m. Mrs Clayde Knapp, Washington County Association for Retarded Children 8 p.m. Nurses Home, Tops Club 8 p.m. YWCA, Golden Age Club 10 a.m. YW rooms, sack lunch at noon.
Eight members of the Shiloh Sunshine Sisters met with Mrs. Wes Ramsey Tuesday evening. Three guests and two children attended. Hostess aided by her daughter Mrs. Charles Leeper served refreshments. Mrs. George Horn hosted the Rosemary Club Wednesday. Officers elected were Mrs. Mary Crandall president Mrs. Bill Crandall vice president and Mrs. Towyn Davies secretary treasurer. Bridge at three tables. high score Mrs. Don Brown low Mrs. John Cherry. Guests included Mrs. Keith Hora and three children.
The Business and Professional Women's Club has an invitation to the fall district meeting at the American Legion building in Grinnell on Sunday October 15. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Morning sessions include district committee reports board reports and news from the national convention in New York City by Geraldine Schulty. After lunch Mrs. Ethel Linn will speak. Washington BPW members should notify Miss Lou Hough or Mrs. Mary Koehler to attend.
The Jaycee Ettes will send care packages to Washington County service men in Vietnam again this year. They seek addresses of men serving there and ask friends or relatives to drop cards with information to Mrs Neal Hall at 706 North Marion Washington. Mrs Hall, president, will forward details to the committee for early November mailing.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charlies Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising and Howard Hazen production superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and entered as second class matter under the act of March 3 1879 at Washington Iowa post office 62353.
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