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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1915

Page

8

Instructors Named for Normal Institute Sessions

County Superintendent Margaret yets plans a two day normal institute in the assembly room of the manual training building on Feb 4 and 5 with sessions from 8 45 to 11 45 in the morning and 1 20 to 7 30 in the evening. Notable lecturers include Prof C A Fullerton of State Teachers College and J C McGrade former rural schools inspector with other names such as W A Jessup and John H Stout listed as instructors.

Margaret Yets Naval Institute Anducator C. A. Fullerton State Teachers’ College C. P. Colegrove Charles H. Myerholz W. A. Jessup Iowa State University J. C. McGrade John H. Stout Cornell College Mrr. Stout McGlade Red Oak A. A. Burger Miss Ward

Debating Teams Chosen For West High Contest

West High held an audience visit for the annual debating contest with eleven contestants vying for spots on affirmative or negative teams to face East High and Cedar Falls High in a triangular discussion on immigration. Judges Frank Warner, Birdsall, and Ethel Zartman awarded top ranks. Dwight Rider and Clyde Davis led the final ranking. Sherman Drake and Dwight Strayer make up the affirmative team, with the remaining four on the negative. Dale Kilpatrick served as chair.

West High East High Cedar Falls High Frank Warner Birdsall Ethel Zartman A. T. Hakill Dwight Rider Clyde Davis Sherman Drake Hobart Dawson Dwight Strayer Harry Coughlan Dale Kilpatrick

Consul Thompson Popular in Germany

James O'Donnell Bennett reports from Aachen praising American consul Robert J. Thompson. Once a Waterloo Tribune worker and La Porte City resident, Thompson left La Porte City 23 years earlier for Chicago and later pursued a world fair beat. He organized American fundraising for a statue to Lafayette for France and received the Legion of Honor red button.

James O'Donnell Bennett Chicago Tribune Aachen Germany Robert J. Thompson Thompson Waterloo Tribune I. van Metre la Porte City Mr. Thompson Chicago The Times United States France Lawfayette Legion of Honor

Gospel meetings continue at Hileman & Gindt chapel

Gospel meetings continue every night this week except Saturday at the Hileman and Gindt chapel located at 617 Mulberry Street. The evangelist is Trish Mc Cracken assisting Robert Mc Cracken.

Hileman & Gindt Mulberry Street Robert McCracken Trish

Parlor Reading Circle Discusses Child Welfare in Cedar Falls

Local notes report many social and civic items from Cedar Falls. Distinct names include Mrs. J. A. Wilson and Miss Sarah Bremer with community updates on clubs, schools, and a new East Cedar Falls building amid era concerns for child health and education.

Cedar Falls Tan Sarah Bremer J. A. Wilson Rochester Minn Wambaugh Eldredge Wilson J. A. Willson O. J. Laylander Ginn & Co Chicago New Mexico F. C. Jackson JW. Lo Brown Anna Young Unow J. P. Johnson Iowa General Assembly Stephenson Iome Congress H. S. Brown H. N. Silliman United States

Cleveland preacher invites all to hear old gospel

A preacher with wide experience in both the old country and the United States is currently based in Cleveland Ohio and is preaching the old gospel. All are invited to attend.

Cleveland United States

Dr Effie McCollum Jones to address Fortnightly Club

Dr Effie McCollum Jones will speak on The Commercialization of Amusements before the Fortnightly club at a Wednesday parlor meeting. The event occurs at the home of Mr and Mrs C H Davis, 1102 Fourth street west, with attendees advised to take the Prospect or Sullivan car to Western avenue.

Effie McCollum Jones C. H. Davis Fourth Street West Prospect Sullivan Western Avenue

Immigration Bill Attacked by Russian Freedom Friends

The Russian Freedom Friends society led by Herbert Parsons denounces the immigration bill for denying political asylum and punishing aid to entrants. They warn that the bill could deport or imprison aliens who supported revolutionary ideas and cite property destruction tied to uprisings. A hearing before the president will be requested to seek a veto. The article also notes theater listings at the Waterloo with previews of Help Wanted and The Girl of My Dreams.

New York Friends of Russian Freedom Herbert Parsons Bishop Greer Seth Low Jane Addams Judge Mack United States Boston

Help Wanted at the Cort Opens Long Run in Chicago

The Broadway and Chicago hit Help Wanted enjoys a 39 week Cort Theatre run in Chicago. The show blends humor with a sharp look at contemporary commercial life, delivering potent truth through witty developments.

Help Wanted Jack Lait Broadway Chicago Cort Theatre

Waverly Socials and Local News Update

Waverly notes hostesses and club meetings as Esther McHugh hosts L C C club, a social lattice guild ball is planned with music and dancing. Various residents attend gatherings, openings and illness updates, including Fred Bates ill with pneumonia and Miss Opal Lovejoy resuming work.

Waverly Misa Esther McHugh Flower Guild Lattice Guild Fred Bates John Leltha A.J. Clefisch New Hampton Iva Rust Fremont Street Opal Lovejoy Mackey’s Herb, Gleason Denvervis Bruno Weber Clarksville Dreamland Theatre Ladies’ Ain Society The Methodist Church Mueller, King Leitha John Leitha C. B. Mitchell

Theophany Day Observed by Greek Church Group

Theophany Day was observed this morning in G A R ball with Greek church members and congregation led by Rev Chryshanthos Kaplanos. Several hundred Greeks and a few Russians Servians Hungarians attended in a ceremony marking the baptism of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ John the Baptist G. A. R. Ball Chryshanthos Kaplanos

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