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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
10
Women’s teams in Waterloo push the 1918 Red Cross membership drive with booths in shops, the Plaza theatre, Hotel Russell Lamson, and post offices. Old members rejoin, many non members enroll as campaigns urge 15 million citizens to support troops and morale.
The public libraries decorate for the holidays with a Christmas tree and ornaments made by children at a school. Special story hours feature Christmas tales with events at East and West libraries. Yuletide stories are scheduled Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. and Monday at 3 p.m. During vacation the children's rooms open 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 to 6 p.m.
Advertisement announces a week long carnival at Moose Hall featuring Teaveys Orchestra performing nightly.
Various community groups report meeting cancellations and postponed events. Installations occurred for Cedar Review No. 37, W.E.A.M. officers with Mrs. Ella Mark Lee present. Daughters of the King hosted Christ Episcopal members at Hotel Russell-Lamson. Christmas charity and Red Cross contributions planned due to wartime spending cuts.
First Brethren Loyal Helpers held their annual election and picnic dinner at Mrs. Dan Lichty's home. Dinner at noon. Pledges for the year reported with satisfactory returns. Mrs. Lichty elected president. Mrs. Lewis Miller vice president. Mrs. Bomma Strayer secretary. Mrs. Homer Chamberlain treasurer. St Mark's Episcopal Mrs B B Hunter hosted the Altar Guild meeting yesterday afternoon.
Kin of Waterlooan third in command of the American expeditionary forces in France. Col Hanson Ely chief of staff to Gen Sibert, alongside Gen Pershing. Ely brothers and grandsons also in service including Major B L Ely at Fort Bliss and Lieut Daniel Bly Farr with the Tenth Infantry. Whisky seizures to Camp Dodge base hospital for medical use.
The 7 St Marys Catholic church purchases Fourth and Parker Streets plot for a church and parochial school at an estimated cost of 000. The property includes 10 lots to house all parish buildings as Archbishop Keane pushes for rapid reorganization to relieve crowding between St Marys and St Josephs. A new parish will be formed with a territorial line splitting Catholics north to the new parish and south to St Josephs. Franciscan fathers take charge of St Marys while Rev Henry Kues continues work at Dubuque college.
National army men from Minneapolis plan Christmas trips home by automobile from Camp Dodge. They will depart Friday at noon after completing arrangements. Also notes prayer meetings at Burton Avenue Baptist Church locations for Saturday evening.
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