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

IOWA CITY, IOWA. The annual Thanksgiving dinner was held by the students and a few friends at the chapter house last week. Mr. Hal Short, alumnus, and Mr. H. Beshears, senior dentist, carved at each end of the long board, upon which covers were laid for about thirty-five people. Mrs. Southall of Buxton, who is here visiting her daughter, Ruth, and Miss Marjory McClain of Des Moines were out of town guests. The principal toasts were offered by Miss London, president of the G. L. U. I.; Mrs. Keene, president of K. A. Y.; Mrs. Moore, Mr. Short, Miss Fisher and Mr. Cobb. Misses Diggs and Dameron report a splendid vacation spent in Des Moines during Thanksgiving. Miss Lawhorne, who was called to her home at Washington, Indiana, by the illness and subsequent death of her father, has resumed her studies at the university, with the sympathy of all of her student friends. Dr. Taylor of Davenport enjoyed the Iowa-Ames game. Open house was held 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, secretary; Miss Chandler, corresponding secretary; Miss Lucas, treasurer; Miss Graves, parliamentarian and critic. Meeting will be held at the Y. next week. Mrs. Southall and Miss Johnson were out of town guests. Mr. Cobb and Mr. Beshears spent the week end in Davenport. La grippe took as its first victim Mr. Keene and kept him in the days following Thanksgiving. Perhaps a too generous Thanksgiving dinner aided. Christmas holidays will begin two weeks from Thursday. The literary was called to order by the president, Mr. Colbert, last Friday evening. Rev. Campbell and Miss Johnson, who is visiting Miss Lucas, were guests. First there was a round table discussion on "Co-operation of Students and Townspeople." A paper by Mr. Fields on the democratic administration and the need of education in political science by Negroes was then read. State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines)