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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1915
Page
3
Friday evening social calendar lists C F club events with Miss Myrna Oasis and Miss Shigetss Verkens, Kewple club with Miss Alia Walke at Plaza, Brotherhood of St Pauls church social, Elks’ dancing party at Elks hall, Pythian Sisters picnic supper at 6 40 followed by regular meeting at Pythian temple.
Social news notes a Waterloo wedding as Henson Dunham and Miss Henrietta Dirke unite in marriage at the home of the groom’s sister Mrs Arthur Ford. The ceremony was by Rev F Q Brown with about thirty guests. The couple plan a brief honeymoon and will reside in Brainerd Minn where the groom runs an electrical supply business. Wedding party from Dubuque attended.
Miss Marion T Ran sier offers piano and Miss Isabella Garcis gen offers voice at Musical Institute of the highest class. Studio 601 Jas Black Ridg. Telephone 2601 Red.
An advertisement invites readers to request up-to-date courier patterns. Fill out the coupon and mail to the Fashion Department, Evening Courier, Waterloo, with ten cents per pattern. Patterns include seam allowances and aim to reach buyers within ten days after ordering.
Numerous social and literary gatherings filled the town. The Fortnightly Needlework Club, Degree of Honor, Select Six, Women's Club departments, Temple Rebekah, and various card and ladies groups hosted events, with refreshments and entertainment. The Vestry also elected officers for Christ Episcopal Church, listing several delegates to a forthcoming convention.
W W Miller of the Commercial National bank learned this morning that his cousin Miss Elizabeth H Miller died at her Cedar Rapids home at 6 last evening. Sister of the late Edmund Miller, she lived in Waterloo with siblings from 1875 to 1888 and left many friends. Funeral set for Cedar Rapids at 4 p m Saturday.
Waverly reports residents heading to summer work in Wisconsin and Dougherty. Mrs. Alice Dynes hosted friends honoring Mrs. Perry Broadie of Des Moines. Misses Mae Strom and Ive Rust hosted Ei fert's clerks for lunch and a theater outing. Clarence Harris travels to St Paul for summer work. Miss Punch arrives from Cedar Rapids to serve as chief operator at Corn Belt office. Mrs. Pick Woorcock and Dr. Pick Woorcock welcome a daughter. Fred Volker and family move into a newly purchased North Elm address. Local Businessmen’s association held a four course dinner at Athletic clubrooms.
The Licensed to Wed battleship Moreno Benson E Dunham remained fast in the mud of Dan Baker shoal about fifty miles down the Delaware River but was moated and moved on to Hampton Roads. A jury awarded Dr Nesbit $100 in damages in a Rock Island Railway suit heard in open court. The verdict was sealed and read, with the case citing access to Central Park.
Tif based his claim on an assault by an employee at the local freight house. The case has been on trial for several days this week. Reed & Tuthill represented the plaintiffs, while Pickett & Swisher and Mr. Bannister defended.
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