Riley’s Pledge Banquet Marks G A R Convention
The G A R department holds its thirty and annual convention at Grace church Sioux City with Mrs Winifred Soper presiding. Dr B K Lockwood opens the program and Mrs Carrie Riley chairs the banquet as roastmistress inviting all visiting Ladies APR. to attend.
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Tadtics
E. Church
Winifred Soper
Sioux’ City
Partment
B.K. Lockwood
Grace ‘Church
Car HE. Riley
Department Patriotic
Coin Circle Aid
Wa- Joo
G. A
Ritéy
Ito
Watero
Frele
Grace Church
Carrie Riley
Abel ‘Irigh
Ilinois
Winnifred' Leper
Sioux
McHea
Greenfield
City
Laura~b. Jones
Es Moines
Charlotte ° B. Morgan
Lincoln’ Circle
Soperrs
Lilliam C. Cary
Dubuque
Harriet B. Hohl
Old Glory and Civil War Veterans Remembrance
A veteran writer recalls the Civil War era flag, Old Glory, carried in battles from Shiloh to Gettysburg and at Lincoln’s review. The faded relic symbolizes freedom and union as the 61 veterans await aid from the Red Cross, ending with a tribute from WM. L. Barrett of 1031 Conger Street. A Utah mine incident follows, where a man dies after water contacting a live wire.
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Shiloh
Gettysburg
cAntictam
Grand Army of the Republic
Lincoln
Union
No Man‘s Land
WM. L. Barrett
Conger Street
Never Disband Twenty-First Iowa Veterans Rally
A meeting of the Twenty first Iowa infantry led by Commander Childs discussed disbanding the unit. About 15 veterans attended and opposed dissolution, arguing they remain capable of gathering. The oldest veteran declared they are not old, and the Twenty first regiment will not be disbanded.
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Twenty-first Iowa Infantry
Childs
Dellac
Twenty-first
Iowa
G V Orr Named Onn Board Upper Iowa University
Rev Frank Court and Almon I Gates visited Fayette Indiana yesterday for a board meeting of the Upper Iowa University to elect a president. A committee was formed to report back before another meeting is called. G M Orr, manager of the Waterloo Overland Company, was elected to membership on the board and will assume duties immediately. Spain is said to have 250000 beggars.
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Frank Court
Almon I.gates
Fayette
Iowa University
Orr
Waterloo Overland’ Company
Spain
Flags Presented by Relief Corpo
Varied patriotic activities marked the Woman's Relief corps program with a silk flag presentation to the Greater Waterloo association by Mrs Maud Whedon Smith the patriotic instructor. Iowa membership in the W R G rose by 2124 to over 18000, three new corps formed, in state 17 district conventions held, Frederica Philpot with over 400 helpers.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Nodu
Maud Whedon Smith
East Nigh
Towa
Iowa
Ohio
Marshalltown
May Lockwood
Maquoketa
Maude’ Whedon Smith
Winterest
Frederica Philpot
Reception for Honor Guests at Department Event
About 219 department members have died. A reception yesterday honored Gov Kendall and staff, with R L Chase and G A J leading. Attendees included Minnie Miller of Maquoketa, Inez J. Bender from Decatur ity, Estella Plopper of Des Moines, and 742 friends and sisters who passed through the receiving line.
Veterans day events at First Congregational Church
Yesterday afternoon at the First Congregational Church and area schools a ceremony featured Boy Scouts presenting an oleograph of the Stars and Stripes while Maude Whedon Smith delivered the talks and presentations.
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First Congregational Church
Boy Scouts
Maude Whedon Smith
Latter Day Saints District Conference Planned in Waterloo
The Eastern Iowa district of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold its conference in Waterloo on Friday and Saturday May 7 and 8 with programs at 3 pm and 2 30 pm. The public is invited.
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Goodyear
Latter Day Saints
Iowa
Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints
Wll
Waterloo
Little Stone
Columbia ‘Streets
Boar. Litchfeld
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Riley
Utah
Bowse Brothers
Motor Cars Sales and Service
G. V. Orr
Onn
OWA University
Relief Corpo
Nat'l Bldg
Percy R. Wood
Lesvitt & Johnson Bank
M. C. Smith
Commercial Bank
Uwwauuaue
Warwick
Black
Tue Gooprear
Tre & Russer Company
Union Motor Gar G Company
Peerless and Studebaker Automobiles
West Fifth Street
Waterloo Auto & Supply Company
Passione
Oakland
Commercial Street
Buick Company
West Fourth Street
BUICK
Waterloo, Iowa
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