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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
9
A busy social section notes a pretty home wedding at the Bertha Kelly residence with Miss Helen Topping and Ray G. Smith, gifts in cut glass and silver, and guests from Hudson. It catalogs numerous club meetings and missionary society programs across churches, including Grace M. E. and Walnut Street Baptists, plus plans for an upcoming wedding trip for Miss Balliett to Chicago New York and Washington.
Miss Frances Pearl Miles daughter of Mr and Mrs M Miles married J L Hodges of Manly yesterday at the bride's home on Sycamore street Windsor flower decor pink and green. Rev E D Hull of Grace M E Church officiated under a greenery bower. Florence Heiple played the wedding march followed by a two course breakfast. The bride, nine years in Waterloo, is a East High School and College of Commerce graduate and stenographer for S S Wadley Produce Co. Hodges is a Sioux City High School graduate who later settled in Waterloo.
Alumna Mrs Balliett visits Chicago. Phyllis club hosts at Dawson street home with Miss Edna Crotty and Miss Pearl Ambrose as guests. In two weeks Mrs Georges Wood hosts dinner at Cedar Falls for Ada Woodring of Oelwein. Mrs A Woodring entertains CC Kiggle Junn Berry Join Nelson K N Lyon. The Navie Tuesday night club debuts with LaRues orchestra. Mr and Mrs A C Sorenson host informal party at Fowler street as they move to Minnesota. Mr and Mrs W J Foutch celebrate thirtieth wedding anniversary with a cottage street gathering and an oak dresser gift. Miss Ethel Murphy to Denver for health, Miss Laura Morris hosts farewell at Argyle street. Sisterhood meets at First United Brethren church with China mission lesson. Econom ia club guests include W E Kersey Charles Kersey Fritz Des Moines Baker Decorah and Miss Jennie Adams. Osocze club welcomes Angeline Campbell with guests from New Orleans and local ladies. auction bridge and songs accompany tea. Miss Marie Whittian hosts Hazel Morris sendoff with games and three course menu.
The Countess Coquette a two year Paris success by Marcelle Janvier comes to Waterloo Monday with a mother and daughter eloping plot. The Rose Maid appears Tuesday in the same Waterloo program featuring realism of a six story hotel scene. Paid in Full and The City with Hugo B Keel are also on bill with ticket prices limited to 16 25 35 and 50 cents.
The Evening Courier fashion department in Waterloo invites readers to fill a coupon and mail it with 10 cents per pattern. Patterns provide seam allowances and orders are filled promptly, with delivery expected about ten days after sending the order.
Keokuk Iowa March 6 High speed progress marks the Keokuk dam works as spillways near completion and turbines are installed in the power house. The river bed will soon be flooded and transmission lines from Burlington and St Louis nearly finished. Warm weather will precede actual operation and dedication by President Wilson.
In Minneapolis a two year old boy named John Henry slipped from a third floor scaffold at the Janney Seple WW and Cots building under construction on First Street. He bounced off a plank about eight feet to the ground, rose, dusted himself, then attempted to return to work before hospital attendants and police stopped him. He was returned to his home.
Lauritzen & Wasson of Primghar has been awarded the contract to erect a county home in Primghar. The project marks a major local initiative and involves regional contractors and county oversight.
Hair care and slimming tips include grease removal with canthrax solution and a home fat-dissolving regimen using parnotis. Eye tonics, blood purifier tonics, scalp tonics, skin lotions, and delatone for hair removal are recommended with simple at home preparations and daily use.
J G Ralston, who drew the plans, has returned from Primghar where he supervised contract letting as bids from nine firms emerged for the new Bath project. The notice notes the total cost about twenty five thousand dollars exclusive of plumbing and heating work. The bids will determine the focal contractor for the building.
Ohio lecturer Walter LL Millard will discuss The Socialist Challenge at Labor Temple next Sunday in March. Millard has spoken across major U.S. cities on ethics and social issues.
The article extols the speaker as a genius in philosophy and oratory despite caustic political criticism. This event marks the first lecture in a five part series on economics and politics.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Meskimen was brightened by the birth of a son yesterday.
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