Fort Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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20 THE HIGH SCHOOL TIMES dance numbers Games were provlded for those who d1d not dance and the evenmg closed happzly for all A very pleasant socxal atTa1r was g1ven 1n honor of Mxss Lora Plerce of Bloomfield The shack at Black Hawk Helghts was the scene of the merry party conslstxng of Mr and Mrs J G Sutton Mxsses Plerce Terrtll Jones Ogden Amborn and Saunders On the thxrteenth of August Mlss Stewart Mrs Casey MISS Nettle and Mr Charles Doerr enterta1ned a number of Sen1ors at an all day pzcnxc near Brxdgeport The day was spent 1n the open and dxn ner and supper were cooked over a campfire The party made the homeward trxp ln autos by the llght of a full moon The p1cn1c was g1ven as a farewell to summer good tzmes on the openmg of school Mass Zella Byram s many frlends made durzng her several years stay here as Latxn teacher of the Fort Madxson H1gh School w1ll be pleased to learn of the announcement of her marr1age on September 22 1915 to Hamnl Graham of Denver Ill The ceremony took place rn Beecher Chapel and as both br1de and groom were graduates of Knox College 07 the mxnxster OmC13flI1g was Rev W11l1am Lampe of Wm field Kansas also of Class 07 The ceremony was strxctly a Knox affalr only graduates or students of that college took part ln It The chapel was beaut1fully decorated and the weddlng was attended by college fnends and relatlves of the br1de and groom Hazel Kennedy 12 was marr1ed to Robert Heath Wardle on Thursday July 29 1915 at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert J Kennedy the Reverend Doctor Graham ollicxatxng They are now makmg thexr home at Brocton Mass Marguente HoH'me1ster 10 was marrxed on .Tune 17 1915 to Carl Grlesel The ceremony took place ln the Ep1scopa1 Church Doctor Rudd otlic1at1ng The br1de was attended by her sxster Julxa Hoff mexster 12 Mr and Mrs Grxesel are now maklng the1r home ln Burl mgton at 1714 Summer Street Hazel Wellmgton 14 and Guy Yaeger of th1s c1ty furnxshed someth1ng new and novel nn the way of elopements by runnxng away on a motorcycle to Keokuk where they were max-r1ed on June 6 1915 On Saturday evenxng August 28 1915 occurred the marr1age of Elma Colvxn 12 and Robert L Houston The ceremony took place at the home of the br1de s parents the Rev Barnett otlicxatmg The happy . . . . , , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 . , ' . , . . , . . , 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . . . . . . . 1 1 ' ' , . 1 1 ' , . 1 , . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . . , . , . . . , . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . , - . , . . . . , . - . - . . , . . . 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 ' ' . , . . 1 1 -

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THE HIGH SCHOOL FIMES 19 each an art1st rn h1s work The Teachers Club greatly apprec1ates the loyal support of the pubhc Frlday mght September 24 a crowd of young people mostly .Tumors took advantage of the perfect weather and held a campfire rendezvous over the hxlls After hlkmg 1'-IVE mrles on the Burlxngton road eats were served A large campfxre was bu1lt and the rest of the evenmg spent m tell1ng stones After the football game at New London on Saturday September 25 Superxntendent Hayes glve a receptlon at hrs home xn honor of the defeated New London team Several Fort Madrsonlans were present The Class of nmeteen fifteen was greatly compl1mented by the unusually fine banquet extended to them on thelr graduatlon by the present Semors The supper was served by the ladxes of the Presby terxan Church 1n the Sunday School rooms of the church The colors used m decoratmg were those of the Sennor Class Ropes of purple blossoms to all parts of the room At one end was a fan hke decora txon of purple and s1lver the central theme of whxch was the class pennant of 1915 The electrlc hght globes were shaded by purple and sxlver streamers and the tables also carr1ed out the color scheme The flowers were wh1te and purple On the place cards were handpamted baskets full of vlolets Even the menu and toast program was wrxtten 1n purple on gray mottled paper The menu was follows Fru1t Cocktaxl Creamed Chrcken Mushroon Pattxes Potato Croquetts Peas Hot Rolls Pxckles Preserves Combxnatxon Salad Wafers Brxck Ice C1 eam Cake Coffee Mmts After the supper many excellent toasts were glven and the grand march began at about 9 30 ID the Masomc Temple Here the color scheme was just the reverse The cellmg was lattnced ln colors of the Class of 1916 and the hghts too were shaded by blue and gold stream ers The dance programs were of blue leather wrth gold cards for the glrls and penclls for the boys The class emblems and words Jumor Prom were stamped on them ID gold There were many enjoyable . . . , . I , 1 1 1 1 , . r 1 I y 5 2 . . . I 1 . . 1 . 1 and silver alternately led from the central dome, a mass of wisteria 1 ' ' I ' 9 . g - I , . : y ' 1 Y - n 1 . , 1 ll 4 , . U . .

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THE HIGH SCHOOL FIMES couple are at home to thexr many frlends on the grooms farm near Denmark At the Presbytcrxan manse on September 29 occurred the mar mage of Arthur Mxller and Irxs Schafer Rev W Graham officlatmg The groom 1S one of the best known young men 1n the c1ty where he conducts a clgar and confect1onery store He IS a graduate member of the F M H S Class of 12 At the res1dence of the brxdes parents Oquawka Ill on Tues day September 28 Allen Howard 07 and Margaret Felxege were un1ted1n marrlage by Rev Blout of the Methodlst Church They w1ll make the1r home temporarlly at Oquawka where Mr Howard has been employed for several months past Then' permanent home w1ll prob xnterests Mzss Marle Schaper 10 the daughter of Mr F C Schaper of th1s cxty was one of our October brldes She becan'e the wmfe of Dr Roy C Dav1s a promment pract1c1ng physlcxan of Detroxt Mxch The Tlmes IS your paper Do your best to help lt along for 1ts success depends upon you and your athtude toward xt Thzs year we are runmng the T1mes ln accordance w1th the best busxness prmcxples and next to keepmg up 1ts hmgh llterary standard the paramount purpose IS to make lt pay ' 21 ably be in Florida, near Hamilton, where Mr. Howard has real estate