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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1923

Page

6

Social and Music Circle Notices In Waterloo Iowa

Mrs Dorothea Wickham Bird hosts four friends at her Waterloo home while Ruth Wilson wedding is noted and Miss Bratton hosts a pupil recital at the studio. The Fortnightly club reports on Atlantic Monthly study, and various society gatherings occur across Waterloo including journalists hosts and Missionary society meetings.

Dorothea Wickham Bird Waterloo Nts B. T. Wickm Ruth Wilson Owen Wilson Junior E. T. Wickham Westington Street John Batley Cedar Rapids Rhea Ford Gardner Ford Mth Iowa Avenue Earl Corbin Miss Wilson Miss Bratton Yren Proram Mother Goose Fchestra Loretta Cantoni Barara Cuddy Helen Sartor Alice Ratton Eloise Mallory Xe Hayloft Ihn Mokress Abbie Evans Hazel G Iascella Scales Ferdinand Jeyer Barbara Cuddy Ferdinand Beyer Byames H. Rogers Helen White John Mokress Moise Mallory Mallory Miss Iton R. E. Brown South Town Avenue Rudiger Atlantic Monthly J. D. McLaughlin Anna Dawson James John McLaughlin John Woods Michaels Woman's Missionary Society of Bethel Church Wilson Mariain Applegate Gideon China Dye

Community organization notices for Thursday events

Notices list a Moose lodge social with Highland Four at the hall, a Da Mascus Shrine meeting at Commercial club with social time after, a Methodist church dinner for members and guests ages 12 to 16, a K of P meeting in Oskaloosa honoring Grand Chancellor Geo C True, and an Executive Board Improvement League luncheon at the Commercial Club.

Moose Lodge Highland Four Orchestra Damascus Intermediate League of the Methodist Church Ebjoy Oskaloosa Castle Hall Geo. C. True Ralph Minick C. C Executive Board Improvement League Commercial Club

Cyrus Chapter 18 to Confer Past and Most Excellent Degrees

Cyrus Chapter No 18 will confer Past and Most Excellent degrees Friday evening at 8 PM Full attendance desired Visiting companions welcome D L Carbaugh H P g113

Cyrus D. L. Carbaugh H. P

Choir Rehearsal Notice From J J Miller

Notice for M K E choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7 30 all members please be present issued by J J Miller 19112

M. KE J. J. Miller

Regular Ad Club Meeting at Commercial Club Tuesday

The Ad Club holds a regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Commercial Club with dinner at 6 30. President Joe Falk urges all members to attend this important session. Minear preaches Friday at West Chester Methodist Church at 7 30 with a church business meeting after. cordial invitations extended. 1921

Ad Club Commercial Club Joe Falk Minear West Chester Methodist Church

Germans Prefer Traditional Wives in New Ads

In Frankfurt on the Main a German wholesaler seeks a wife aged 18 to 22 to adapt to life in Portugal. Ads emphasize she should not be too modern, avoid bobbed hair, be companionable and domestic, with negotiations often arranged by relatives without the groom's knowledge.

Frankfort- On- the- Main Germany Portugal

Evening Topics Cover Textiles Sculpture and Egypt

The program featured a talk on Textiles and Fabrics and the history of early textiles. Another subject was The Technique of Sculpture and the General Character of Egyptian Sculpture. Twenty members attended.

Mormon Temple Enlarged to Ease Crowds at Salt Lake City

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints spends about 100000 to enlarge outer buildings of the Salt Lake temple. Work has been underway for over a month with completion in a few weeks. New entrances expose old double stone arches and add dining facilities dressing rooms and offices. The north and west additions reduce congestion for up to 1500 worshippers daily and include a children’s playroom. access is restricted within a church enclosure.

Associated Press Salt Lak City Salt Lake Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

New Match Lighter Revolves Safe Scratching Design

A pocket light called the New Match Lighter introduces a scratchable head system. The inventor claims the heads do not fly off when scratched, reducing risk during use.

Crowded Iowa State College Requisitions Dormitory Space

Iowa State College at Ames fills dormitories guest rooms and three cottages for women students due to increased enrollment. A new women’s dormitory completed in summer is already full, suggesting total enrollment will exceed 7766, counting all classified students for the year.

Ames Iowa State College Iowa State

Germany Severs Traitor Life Term For Treason

Germany's highest court shows little mercy to treason defendants from the great war. Gerhard Strey received a life sentence for deserting to the French in 1917 and guiding enemy artillery to his former entrenchments. He returned to Germany in 1920, was arrested in Magdeburg, and admitted high treason, blaming mistreatment by superiors.

Leeipsig Germany Gerhard Strey Strey Magdeburg

Journal Ad Seeks Local Merchants to Buy Space

The ad invites merchants to place a notice in the Journal. It promotes quick acceptance and exposure in the paper’s pages, aiming to attract local business interest and potential customers.

Dublin Horse Show Returns in Peace Tiding

Dublin hosts the Royal Dublin Society horse show marking the first postwar event held in peaceful times. Governor General visited on two days while President Cosgrave and generals Mulcahy and Desmond Fitzgerald attended. Previously the leaders faced public danger and constant secrecy.

Dublin Royal Dublin Society Cosgrave General Mulcahy Pada O'Higgins Desmond Fitegerald

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