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30. Dining Hall~Dunkers Bicentennial~June 1908 Era: 1908-1915 Publisher: Anonymous |
Dunker's Bicentennial held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds June 1908. Opening session was on June 3. June 6 was Social Saturday, then Spiritual Sunday and Missionary Monday. The business and legislation meetings were on Tuesday and Wednesday June 9-10. Among other things, the name of the Church was changed from the German Baptist Brethren, to the Church of the Brethren. Dining Hall. Food consumed cost at least $10,000, including $1,100 for meat, $960 for bread, about $1,000 each for butter and eggs, and $487 for ice cream. This does not include the dinners bought downtown. (Source: The Des Moines Register & Leader, June 4-11, 1908) |
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