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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1923

Page

2

Criminology talk at Alcott P T A meeting

Prof T B Homan illustrated the use of mechanical means to gauge guilt with brain and heart measurements during a criminology demonstration at the Alcott Parent-Teacher Association. A Teachers College student assisted. Homan said only 22 percent of criminals show intriguing capacity and urged raising mental and environmental standards among the poorer classes.

Pie Pepe T. B. Homan J. Blt. C Alcott Parent-Teacher Association Youn Woeman Loge Seyex Homan Grace Ullemeyer Harold Smith Fidel Short John Cundiff

Sacred Heart School St Patrick observance Sunday

Sacred Heart School to stage St Patrick observance Sunday at 8 15 PM in the school auditorium. Parochial students perform two playlets Irish dance chorus and orchestra with a student body grand march. Cast includes Monica McKernan Mary Alice Hannon Luella Schmidt and Margaret Dougherty among others.

Sacred Heart Parish Grandmarch—School Medics of Anna Murphy Caste iMrs John Burton Monica McKernan Valerie Chase Ormedy Luella Schmidt Charles Dover Mary Alice Hannon Preston Ashley Irma Cotto Suga Freda Diron Alisa Evelyn Evans Rosa van Vilet Katie Immie Jackson Marcus Arend Jack Brown Arthur Arend Mattie Jackson Bernetta Conry Mollie Lolbrook Ellen Trainor

Beauty Tips from Edna Kent Forbes on Home Egg Shampoos

A beauty column advocates using beaten egg as a home shampoo to remove oil dirt and dandruff when washing hair. It describes applying the egg, washing with soap, and a four to five rinse sequence with progressively cooler water ending in cold to seal the pores.

Ruth M

Side Talks By Ruth Cameron on Sleep and Insomnia

A column discusses sleep fatigue and insomnia with humorous asides. It contrasts pursuit of wakefulness and the need to relax, sharing tips such as warm milk and cooling the head to aid rest. The piece muses on sleep’s elusive nature and natural remedies.

Nature

Waterloo Woman's Club to Occupy New House in April

All April meetings of the Waterloo Woman's Club will be held in the new clubhouse unless delays occur. President Mrs. EH W. Grout announced a called meeting for Sunday at 3 p.m. and noted the club's preparations. The program featured folk music of France, current events, choral pieces, and fine piano duets with several members contributing performances.

Waterloo Foran Dela Viceurs EH. W. Grout Flag Arts Greater Waterloo Association G Seales France Stanley. Moora H.W. Sigworth C. M. Young Mra A. W. Peterson DaBussey Miza Thelma Amas H. W. McCowan R. ¥. Duntlave Suppe Id. O, Knox Woman's Cint Caroline McFarlane New Tynes Edna GB. Lick West District Charlotte Altstadt W. A. Doakson G. W. DetWald

Y W C A Club Hosts Mothers Night In

The Y W C A A Club welcomed 30 mothers with a novel program comparing girls of today and yesterday. Marian Bigelow presided as Bernetta Sanford dressed as an old fashioned grandmother performed a patch quilt reading and a tomboy to lady transition soliloquy.

Young Business Girls Club Association Misa Sophie Mazayotsky Miss Sanford Icie Whitney Vernetta Baldwin Eva Abram Bess Cooley Ellowene Jensen Dorothy Wilbur Ethel Reser Young Employed Girls Department Mattie Tippatsarv

How to Choose Durable Silverware for Families

Advice for households on selecting durable silverware. Recommends buying from established firms with long guarantees, using sterling for limited budgets, and opting for hotel supplier or triple plated ware for heavy daily use. Notes that durable double plated knives and reinforced wear points extend life, while simple designs with good material suit large families.

One-Day WCTU Institute Held at Westminster Church

Fifty women from six Black Hawk County W O T U unions attended a one day institute at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The event honored long serving officers Mary J Philpot Cadar Malls and Mrs Van Mitchell with corsages and featured devotions reports and an afternoon dramatization of temperance work. Mrs L B Park presided and Miss Etta Lichty led devotional services. A bake sale was planned for March 24 and Florence Allsup and Vance Cox were married at United Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center.

Black Hawk County W. O. T.U. Institute Westminster Presbyterian Church Mary J. Philpot Cadar Malls van Mitchell L. B. Park Mitchell Christian _Temporance Etta Lichty C.C. Wolfe W. A. Davis Jed Medical Temperance Department Sarah Cotton Cedar Falls Park Philpot A. C. Preston Westminster Church

Club Notes Warm Afternoon Gatherings At Local Homes

An art program led by Mrs. A. T. Whittle entertained Kum-Chat-Awhile club members at Mrs. A. P. Smith’s home. Refreshments were served by the hostess, her mother Mrs. Mary Sellen, and Mrs. John George. Wid Rose club to attend St. Patrick’s party hosted by Mrs. W. D. Miller at 614 Mullan avenue west with a picnic dinner at noon. Mrs. Floy Griffith and Mrs. Blanche Clark to host G.T.G. C Thursday afternoon at the latter’s home.

Eastern Star Jeanette Chickering Waterloo Charter Iuncheon Black's John ‘Bates G. ©. Eickelbert Fairbank Waterloo Masonic Hall A. J. Artus C. W. Kee M.S. Cornish Ralph Silepy Charles Chickering Roy Short Roy Huletti William Horn Cedar Heights Robert Bramble A. T. Whittle A. P. Smith Mary Sellen John George Wid Floy Griffith Blanche Clark G.T.G. C

Church Meetings Highlight Local Guild Activities

St Margaret s and St Mark s Episcopal churches host discussions on the negro problem with Mrs Warwick and a HEETO Songs performance by Mrs Warren Gilbert. St Paul s Ladies Aid meets in church parlors with Mrs Kate Bropson s division serving refreshments. Christ Episcopal Ladies Guild gathers at Mrs J C Bickley s home for its weekly meeting. First Lutheran Missionary Society holds all day quilting with several hostesses. Central Christian s Married Folks class met at R W Sheplea residence with 45 members. United Presbyterian YP society enjoyed a Mad as a March Hare party at the pastor s home.

St. Margaret’s Guild St. Mark's’ Episcopal Church W. T. Warwick Warren Gilbert St. Paul's AL RE First Lutheran Missionary, Society Mmes C. Herman Alpert Haus Carl Hoff Louise Meyer Folke Central Christian Sunday School R. W. Sheplea Martin McKeeman United Presbyterian Young People’s Society Rey

Flu Reports Highlight Waterloo Public Schools Attendance

Attendance data for the first six weeks of the second semester shows 3 860 pupils enrolled in district schools with 1 950 boys and 1 910 girls. High attendance rates led by Hast High at 94.52 percent and John Fiske School at 94.24 percent. Four hundred sixty two tardiness cases were reported, senior high hardest hit with 169. A railroad incident in Oelwein claims inspector R M Abbott after a long railway career.

Waterloo East Publi C. W. Eling Esst Hast High John Fiske Lafayette Eost Sekoci Alcott Fiske Grant Hawthorne Lincoln McKinie Roosevelt Washington Hunter High John Fitz Grant Oelwein McKinley R. M. Abbott Chicago Great Western Abbott

Community Chest Fund Drive Aims for 711000 Goal

Waterloo business men and civic leaders led by A B Haswell plan a weekend cleanup drive to raise 711000 to complete budgets for five Community Chest members the Y M C A Boy Scouts of America Red Cross Social Welfare League and Public Playground Association The first drive raised 34000 with a shortfall of 11090 If funds meet target budgets may be increased rather than cut officials say. A dinner at Black’s tonight sets final plans with 35 volunteers listed to canvass tomorrow morning.

Waterloo A.B. Haswell Waterloo Council Boy Scouts of America Red Cross Social Welfare League Public Playground Association Yha Black John C. McGlade Herman Flint Verne J. Rechtfertig A. E F. Hussman

Freight traffic back to normal on Illinois Central Railroad

H G Brown trainmaster reports freight traffic returning to normal after Sunday storm. Snow ranged from foot at Duffugue to 16 18 inches near Freeport with Chicago area wires down, delaying business. Repairs underway as trains of empty coal cars resume, aiming to restore operations by week end.

H. G. Brown Hainois Central Railway Dufugue Freeport Chicago Mr. Brown

Objections Not Halt Paying at Independence Plan

Independence In March 14 city council met March 12 with all members present to hear remonstrances against paying 39 blocks. They will prepare preliminary work for comments in May and set bids for a later session March 28. Bids may be rejected if too high. Project must finish by November 1.

Mr. Bartlett Byron Independence

Brer Rabbit Dropped Through Window by Hawk on Interurban Car

Motorman H A Bagley reports a rare accident on an electric interurban run from Cedar Rapids to La Porte City when a chicken hawk dropped a rabbit through the front window. The rabbit struck Bagley in the face, passengers corroborate, and the hawk appeared frightened by the approaching train before flight.

H. A. Bagley Traction Company Mr. Bagley Cedar Rapids Brandon la Porte’ City Bagley

Dr Clayton Praises St Francis Hospital as Top Welfare Facility

Dr Clayton praised St Francis Hospital in Waterloo as the best housed equipped and sanitary of the four states under contract with the government for disabled veterans care. Edward J Wreland of the Waterloo bureau urged filing disability compensation within five years of discharge and noted vocational training applications expired last December leaving few months to act for veterans discharged in 1918 in the Waterloo district.

D. Clayton Waterloo Bureau Sybddietrict

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