Beautiful Church Wedding Unites Waterloo Pair
Miss Agnes Catherine McSweeney and Mr. Vincent Joseph Rechtfertig wed in Sacred Heart church in Waterloo in a ceremony witnessed by around 150, with Father Daniel Mulcahy officiating. The bride wore embroidery and Irish lace, attended by Helen McSweeney. Edward Sheehan relatives and others from Chicago to Cedar Falls attended. The reception followed at the McSweeney home. the couple plan a wedding journey and will reside in a new Highland house after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Agnes Catherine McSweeney
Vincent Joseph Rechtfertig
Waterloo
Daniel P. Mulcahy
St. Joseph's Church
Helen McSweeney
J. F. McSweeney
Grant Avenue
Celia McDermott
Alda Carbis
Alpha McGuire
Lulu Hughes
Cedar Falls
Our Lady of Victory Academy of
Chicago Kindergarten College
St. Joseph's College
Dubuque
First National Bank
Highland
P. S. Sheehan
Chicago
Agnes
Catherine
Edward Sheehan
Goodland
Kan
P. J. Sheehan
Wm. Toomey
Catherine Sheehan
Sadie Roney
Amanda Toomey
Independence
North Waterloo and Railroads
North Waterloo notes list Illinois Central engineers at the Sioux City Elks convention this week. W W Wagner returns to work after illness. Lews Mullan welcomes a baby boy at his Mullan Street home. Frank Myers travels to Dubuque. wife to visit for weeks. F T Cade leaves for a four month Canada trip. F B Lucas returns from business in New Orleans and Chicago. Sam Jenney lays off to attend DuBque baseball series. former Key City member. Miss Cora Smith of Independence visits North Waterloo. C G McClinton, former North Waterloo restaurant owner, departs for Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Mulkern
C. J. Buckley
Sam Craiglow
Cliff Banton
Illinois Central
Elks
Sioux City
W. W. Wagner
Lews Mullan
Ilinois Central
Mullan Street
Frank Myers
Dubuque
New Orleans
Chicago
Sam Jenny
Jenney
Key City
Buelow
Cora Smith
Independence
North
Waterloo
C. G. McClinton
North Waterlolo
Salt Lake City
Regular meeting notices for M. B. A. No 57 and Waterloo lodge No 328
Announcement lists a Moose Regular meeting at Loash hall for M B A No 57 on Thursday evening June 22 and calls all members to attend. It also notes WaterloO lodge No 328 L O O M meeting at K P hall the same evening and invites members to come. Christ Episcopal church choir rehearses tonight instead of Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loash Hall
Moose
Waterloo Lodge
K. P. Hall
Christ Episcopal Church Choir
Funds Sought for Girls Dormitory at Western College
Rev. Ed. Carter, financial agent and field secretary of Western College and Industrial Institute in Macon Missouri, is in Waterloo to solicit funds for a girls dormitory. The school for colored people was founded 22 years ago, with about 150 students and 233 graduates. It has three buildings and twelve acres, all debt free, and Carter hears testimonials from leading men in Macon and other Missouri cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED. W. Carter
Western College and Industrial Institute
Macon
Waterloo
YMCA Swimming Lessons Open to All at Pool
Ninety three residents have taken free swimming lessons at the YMCA under H R Les in the big pool. Most are young men and boys but organizers hope to attract older men. One lesson suffices for most to swim a length of 49 feet, with three free lessons available if needed. Mastery of swimming helps in drowning prevention. Lessons continue through the week as interest grows. W J Buckley, city passenger agent of the Illinois Central at Dubuque, conducted business in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Les
Antilty
W. J. Buckley
Illinois
Central
Dubuque
Endeavorers Hold Meeting at Ninth Annual Convention
The Nes Moines conference of the Keystone League of the Christian Endeavor Union begins its ninth annual convention tonight at Logan Avenue Church. Rev. C H Stauffacher leads the opening service at 7 30 with welcome by B M Fritzeinger and response by Mrs J B Meloy. The program runs through tomorrow with devotional sessions, parliamentary law school, league methods, business, a convention sermon by Rev J B Stauffacher, greetings, and lectures by Rev S C Wadding. The convention continues to Sabbath with a ten minute dedicatory service at the new mission site in the west city. Visitors meet at 1 30, streetcar tour departs half an hour later, fare 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes Moines
Keystone League of the Christian Endeavor Union
United Evangelical Church
Logan Avenue
C. H. Stauffacher
B. M. Fritzeinger
J. B. Meloy
J. Asracher
J. G. Walz
J. B. Stauffacher
S. C. Wadding
East Fourth Street
West Ninth Street
Electric Parks Fireworks Oow Fourth of July and Fridays
Electric Park will hold fireworks every Friday evening after Independence Day, with a grand planned hill display for July 4. The 1911 program includes 45 divisions with set pieces and novelty acts like The Merry Widow Fan and The Explosion of Mammoth Electric Mines. The Gregory Fire Works company supplies the displays and agents will oversee the Waterloo exhibit. Miss Claire Roberts of Iowa Falls visits sister Mrs Selon Thomas and recently graduated high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Park
George Washington
Murphy
Gregory Fire Works Company
Gregory Company
Waterloo
Claire Roberts
Iowa Falls
Selon Thomas
Lime Street
Miss Roberts
Mystery man who believed he was a limited express train
Walter Rogers, age about 30, has been reported in Cedar Falls acting as a limited express train. He whistled for imaginary crossings, applied emergency brakes to avoid a pretend collision, and carried sand for wheel traction. He appears to have no fixed residence and has been in multiple insane asylums, recently escaping Independence’s hospital. Dr and Mrs Evens and Dr Fellows were noted traveling to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Walter Rogers
Independence
Rogers
Social Stunts by Waterloo Youth at Chautauqua Park
A Waterloo mid-summer social gathering for young people at Chautauqua Park Memorial Hall features a 6:30 picnic supper with an acquaintance bee, 7:00 social stunts, and a 7:20 woodland sing fest. Speakers include 3 E Bates on Personal Influence and G E Pike on What the Young People's Society Can Do For the Church. Bates and Pike are well known locally. The event invites all young people and friends, members or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Samuel FE. Giles
Samuel, Jr
Waterloo
Mia Gilea
Chautsuqua
Chautauqua Park
E Memorial Hall
E. Bates
G. E. Pike
Young People’s Society
Bates
Pike
Young People's Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marian Chase Schaeffer
Marian Dana
H. W. Reherd
R. C. Westenberg
C. S. Green
Walnut Street
First Presbyterian Church
Hia
Christian Endeavor Sociery
Frome
New York City
Wich Place
Westenberg
Floyd McRae
Topeka
King of Christ Episcopal Church
George E. Lichty
Franklin Street
Florence Lichty
Jean Lichty
F. Ju. Northey
Jean and
Florence Taiehty
Nell Green
Ontario
Cal
Edna Smith
Harlan
Miriam McCune
Waterloo Furniture Company
Fourth Street
Cora Rector
F. C. Sage
Coterie Club
Harry Sindlinger
Waterloo Club
Art Stitz
Sindlinger
Militant Circle
F. W. Standish
Militant Circle of the
Odd Fellows Lodge
Sycemore Street
Odd Fellows’ Ophans
Mason City
F. W. Biggs
The
Sunset Club
I. D. Collins
Clay Street
Henry Austin
Fae Collins
West Waterloo
West Waterloo Alumni Association
Ellis’ Hall
Christian Church
B. T. Perry
Mery €. Henry
South Street
G. Gilley
Jackson Street
Hecht
Mrs. Gilley
A. L. Alexander
Jennie McCoy
Marshalltown
Stanley D. Moore
Charles H. Hull
Sigma Deltas
Sigma Delta Fraternity
Horace Knittle
Fred Frehse
Daughters OF Isabella
K. C. Hall
J. T. Sullivan
Edith Sornberger
J. W. Krapfel
Park Avenue East
Maud Dudley
North Waterloo and Railroads
Keystone League
Logan Avenue Church
Freworks
Mammoth
Iowa
Waterloo Steam Laundry
Gorham’s Millinery
L. E. Evens
San Francisco
California
Geo. W. Fellows
Frisco
Terrestres
Catas
Woods Bros
Commercial National Bank
VULGS
the Commercial National Bank
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