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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
9
Thursday evening scenes of parish card parties and dance events fill the town social calendar. Friday brings needlework and study circles, a home circle gathering, and several church groups meeting for mission, thimble bee, and Philathea activities with solos and recitals.
To obtain the up to date Courier battery of accompanying design fill out the coupon and send it to the Fashion Department Beving Courier Waterloo enclosing 10 cents for each pattern. These patterns allow for seams. Orders needed as soon as possible and should reach you within ten days after sending.
Mrs Ida Kenyon entertained Stitch and Chatter club members with guests from city and Green Bay Wis. Plans were made for a Washingtons birthday party with husbands invited. Mrs G Kendall will be next hostess. Miss Clara Jackman to wed Dr Joseph C Murphy of Emmetsburg Jan 26. Gifts included cut glass china and linen.
The clipping lists multiple group events including First Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting with Mrs. W. W. Miller, annual Christian Endeavor business meeting at Union Congregational, a classroom surprise for Miss June Foster, Jolly Dozen gathering hosted by Mrs. Steward Sample, Walnut Street Baptist choir supper and prayer rehearsal, Lincoln Circle G A R open post meeting with picnic, United Presbyterian Ladies Aid hosting guests, and a Court of Honor Dance with Perkin’s orchestra.
County Auditor Wainbow receives inquiries about a census card question asking for total earnings for 914 from rear occupation. Interpretations vary between farm sales and wage income, while assessors continue valuing real estate and personal property and enumerating inhabitants. China’s foreign population is estimated at 763,827.
Dr Effie McCoHum Jones urged schools to take over movies to curb commercialization of amusements. She argued social centers, church and home must shape wholesome recreation for youth, criticizing profit driven entertainment like vaudeville, movies, billiards, and pool halls. The Fortnightly Club discussed returning to community centered play as a remedy amid a broader call for better youth recreation.
The first study center at Dunkerton will be held in the school building starting at 9 o'clock next Saturday morning January 23. Instructors are G W Walters didactics and Miss Falkner reading. It will be an all day meeting. Four centers have been held at La Porte City and three in Waterloo. the fourth here will be February 6 at the manual training building.
A new song gaining popularity in New York is cited as a peak hit. The chorus quips that every smile from a man caused a thousand tears and a thousand years of misfortune, with lines about infidelity and heartbreak. Music spans a single octave and omits high notes. Copyright 2014 Monroe tL, Rowand 7.
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