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"Iowa City, Iowa: The annual Thanksgiving dinner was held by the students," December 8, 1916

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Scanned from microfilm held at the State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines). Contact the State Historical Society of Iowa: https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/contact-list , IOWA CITY, IOWA. The annual Thanksgiving dinner was held by the students and a few friends at the chapter house last week.' Mr, Hal Sl>ort, alumnus, apd Mr. H. beshears, senior dentist, carved at each end of the long board, upon which covers were laid for about thir¬ ty-five people. Mrs. Southall of Bux¬ ton, who is here visiting her daughter, Ruth, and Miss Marjory McClain of Des Moines were out of town guests. The principal toasts were onered by Miss London, president of the G. L. j U. I.; Mrs. Keene, president of K. A.' Y.; Mrs. Moore, Mr. Short, Miss Fish¬ er and Mr. Cobb. Misses Diggs and Dameron report a splendid vacation spent in Des Moines during Thanksgiving. Miss Lawhorne, Wiio was called to her hhme at Washington, Indiana, by the illness and subsequent death of her father, has resumed her studies at the university, with the sympfithy of all of her student friends. Dr. Taylor of Davenport enjoyed the Iowa-Ames game. Open house wa sheld for him in the evening. The G. S. U. I. met at the home of Miss McClain on December 2. Miss Southall was elected president; Miss Morgan, secreatry; Miss Chandler, corresponding secretary; Miss Lucas, treasurer; Miss Graves, parliamentar¬ ian and critic. Meeting will be held at the Y. next week. Mrs. Southall and Miss Johnson were out of town...
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