Red Cross shifts to refugee clothing work in Waterloo
Waterloo Red Cross chapter will switch to making refugee clothing and halt surgical dressings until further notice under national orders. Central shop and auxiliary rooms continue, with refugee garments replacing earlier items. Local leaders Mrs C C Brammers and Mrs G J Langfeldt chair the new branch. Government plans to allocate gauze will require chapters to buy through a central bureau and quotas will be set for different articles. Yarn must be reported. weekly reports show surgical dressings 4283, hospital uniforms 287, hospital garments 22, Junior Red Cross 575, surgical dressings shipped 4027, property bags 400, auxiliaries 3103 lin en and gauze items, total 2490.
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Waterloo
G. J. Langfeldt
Red Cross
National Committee
Grace Friend
Military
Civilian Relief Committee Busy With Soldier Families
Twenty one cases are being handled by the civilian relief committee. Relief is mostly in service. some families receive money until soldiers and government allotments arrive. War department delays warrants for relief, but will attend to them quickly. Beneficiaries are warned not to incur legal expenses as government service is free. Mrs Worthen Mrs Bartlett and Mrs Wolk depart for Iowa City for home service studies. Mrs Chapman postponed due to ill health.
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Civilian Relief Committee
War Department
George Worthen
Elmer Bartlett
R. A. Wolk
Iowa City
Civilian Relief Department of the Red Cross
C. W. Chapman
Betts Locked in Solitary After Vagrancy Outburst
Police arrested George Betts Monday night on vagrancy charges and jailed him. He ranted loudly, was placed in solitary on bread and water, then apologized and was released after promising better conduct. He quipped that bread and water suit weight loss efforts.
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George Betts
Hoe
Betts
Betis
Switch of $121,000 from personal property to moneys and credits
The Iowa Manufacturers' Insurance Co seeks to reclassify $121,000 of stock from personal property to moneys and credits after a Supreme Court ruling. The move would cut taxes by more than $600, prompting rumored state court actions to recover the difference. The five year-old law taxes moneys and credits at $5 per $1,000 versus higher personal property rates, with districts reaching 100 mills.
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Supreme Court
Iowa Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
Social clubs and honors mark Waterloo events
Mrs J L Rose hosted Christmas club members with guests including Mrs Earl C Glasson and Mrs Turpening. Various clubs held meetings for Red Cross work social time and notices of birthdays, receptions, and weddings. The fiftieth birthday of H Kaplan featured a surprise party with a ring presented. out of town guests attended. The Drama League planned performances for 1918 and the Rotary premier. A 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Wenthe was celebrated with multiple surprise parties.
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J. L. Rose
Earl C. Glasson
Turpening
Entre Neus Club
Mary Mullany
Red Cross
E. HE. Park
Helpers
D. D. Reading Circle
Frank Smith
Court of Honor Circle
Marl Dean
H. Kaplan
M. Berman
Huron
D. Kaplan
Oelwein
M. Shreb
Clarksville
B. Atrin
M. Kaplan
Drama League
BE. Perkins
The
League
Rotary Club
H. ¥. Wenthe
Waverly
Denver
Bremer County
Waterloo
City Cleans House Yet Not Politics in Water Plant Work
City crews continue a routine cleanout of municipal water facilities. Nos 3 and 4 artesian wells and the storage reservoir show sand and sediment removal after about 400 million gallons.
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J. P. Berry
Activitas
Terworks
Changes in Working Personnel of Service League
Several changes in Service League staff follow resignations to M. L. Bowman. C. V. Simmons becomes lieutenant commander. J. A. Young moves to captain of division A. Carlatan Sias named lieutenant of section 2 division A. A. J. Knapp appointed lieutenant of section 1 division C. J. T. Kenyon named lieutenant of section I division B. Campaign opens Monday with captains, lieutenants, and sergeants meeting to finalize drives. A sales manual for liberty bond workers is being issued to prepare crews to overcome verbal barriers.
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Service League
M. L. Bowman
C. V. Simmons
W. P. Hoxie
J. A. Young
A. B. Hasgwell
Carlatan Sias
A. J. Knapp
W. M. Law
J. T. Kenyon
GC. V. Simmons
Liberty
Community church groups hold meetings and socials
Assisted by Mrs. Claude Dye and Mrs. Bud Supple the Young Married People's class was entertained last evening with games and contests. Guests included Mrs. B. P Ehy of Fresno and Miss Mary Sullivan of Waterloo. Light refreshments followed. The annual Daughters of the King meeting at the TY. W. C. A. rooms re elected officers Mrs. A J Busby president and Mrs. Edward Wright treasurer. Miss Bessie Windolf hosted the Loyal Stars class at Calvary Evangelical. Alpha chapter of First Presbyterian met with Mrs. Leo R Leaper. papers were read by Mrs. Beatle and Mrs. Chambers. Burton Avenue Baptist Woman's circle gathered at the Bateman home for a social afternoon and refreshments.
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Clifford Buxton
Ethel Moore
Mabel Dean
Miss Moore
Claude Dye
Bud Supple
B. P_ Ehy
Fresno
Cal
Lowe
Mary Sullivan
Waterloo
Christ Episcopal
The
Daughters of the King
A. J. Busby
Lore Alford
A. @. Sawyer
Edward Wright
Calvary Evangelical
Bessie Windolf
Loyal Stars
lLyssa Wilkins
First Presbyterian
Leo R. Leaper
John Robertson Macartney
Nettia Pine
Mmes
Bessie Beatle
1C. L. Chambers
Sergeant Drives Miles for Pledges Cedar Falls April 10
A liberty loan canvass drive required 16 miles to locate two prospects. Captains report steady progress in gathering prior war subscription information. Some surprises show wealthy citizens have bought only thrift stamps. Cards returnable to captains by 6 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. committee meeting to allocate portions.
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Cedar Falls
Liberty Loan
Among the Churches Farewell for Gladys Lang at Guilders
A surprise party hosted by First Evangelical and Who Do class at Miss Rose Gruener's home honored Miss Gladys Lang who will move to Cedar Falls. Eva Cowles and Ruth Gruener won party favors amid games. First Baptist note: Mrs. Gertrude Lowe.
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Gladys Lang
Rose Gruener
Courier Patterns Advertisement for Patterns and Orders
To obtain the Courier Up-to-date pattern of accompanying design fill out the following coupon and send it to Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo enclosing 10 cents for each pattern These patterns allow for seams All orders filled as soon as possible but should reach you in ten days after sending in your order.
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Fashion Department
Waterloo
Congregational Ladies Meet At Dunham Home
Plymouth Congregational Ladies Auxiliary met yesterday at Mrs. C H Dunham's home with 12 members present. Virst Brethren Sunday School home department to meet with Mrs. Art King Friday at 2 30 p m.
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Plymouth Congregational
C.H. Dunham
Brethren—Home Department
Art King
Recipe Exchange Food Crafts From Mrs Easley Heads Week Recipes
Mrs J I Easley fourth ward chairman of the defense council food conservation communities led this week’s recipe collection. Included are Parkerhouse Rolls with mixed flours and milk, Steamed Brew Bread using bran and molasses, Ginger Cake with cinnamon and ginger, Wartime Pancakes using bran and corn flour, Tuna Kiowa Turbert combining cream gravy tuna and rice, Salmon Souffle with cream gravy and eggs, and Oatmeal Loaf made from oats and flour with baking powder.
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J. I. Easley
Fourth Ward
The
Defense Council
Parkerhouse
Wellington
Aix
A. Q. Reid
Cornmeal Mix Instructions From 19th Century Recipe
A fragmentary recipe describes mixing cornmeal with fat sugar syrup soda salt and sour milk to bake a loaf. It lists measurements in odd terms and ends with a signature like HL Murphy. The text shows transcription errors and unclear ingredients.
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Murphy
War Gardens in City Parks Plan Reaches Commission
City parks may host war gardens this summer as the park board considers plans to use all available space for the increased food production movement. A definite decision by the board is expected soon.
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Park Board
Parks Consider War Gardens In Chautauqua District
Residents urge park board to convert more than an acre of ground in Chautauqua park into garden plots for local residents. The idea aims to use vacant space without harming park events, with potential replication in other city parks if feasible.
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Chautauqua Park District
Park Board
Chautauqua Park
Park Board Plans No New Golf Courses This Year
The park board has decided not to lay out two golf courses on the recently purchased Byrnes Park addition. Ground will be plowed and planted.
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Byrnes Park
Trade Parasites Fasten Fangs in U S Defenders
Washington April 10 A campaign against petty profiteering on soldiers and sailors has been opened by the commission on training camp activities. Complaints of overcharging by merchants and officials lead to special committees being formed in camp centers to protect soldiers.
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Washington, D.C
Commission On
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St. Mary's Auditorium
W. HH. Rogers
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C. &. Smith
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P. R. Griffin
la Porte Needlework Club
Iiras
Frank Stull
Eirele
Henry Crowell
Eplenic Supper
Temple Hebekah Thimble Bee
T. C. O. F. Hall
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la Lomita Club
Cc. Wright
St. Mary’s Sewing Circle
Mmes. Kann
Wills and Herman
Auditorium
W. B. A. M.—Review No
Maxwell Hall
Kensington
Victorina Hunt
Misses Hato
Viola Miller
Grace Miller
Francis LaBarre
Early Dochterman
Mystic
Mary Dochterman
That City
William A. Early
Des Moines
Horace Early
Broom
Burton Avenue
Bateman Home
Paquin
Dover St
London
Oxford Circus
Redfern
Nice
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Beer
Place Vendome
S. H. Davis Ladies’ Tailor
Lafayette Street
Recipe Exchange
Plan of Commissioners
U.S
Brownlee’s Shoe Store
New York
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