Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

appearance. simplicity and creativeness. In I968 the
Garden Club assumed the whole responsibilty of the
yard contests. Initially the local merchants donated
prizes for winners; presently plaques are awarded to
the winners. which are now chosen. two each month.
for June. July and August.
From 1966 through 1970 annual flower shows were
held. The Garden Club also held a flower show during
the Grant Wood Festival in I973 and in the town's
Harvest Festivals in I 97 I -3.
In 1975 the Wapsi-Ana Garden Club fonnulated
plans for a city flower garden at the corner of Scott and
Second streets. The city of Anamosa donated Stone
City stone and installed a water hydrant on the site.
Arthur "Junior" Boots laid the stone and donated
evergreens. The garden club and the city cooperated
with the planting. weeding and mowing of the area.
The 1987 garden club officers and members are:
Bemice Shover and Wilma Stover. Co-chairmen:
Charlene George. secretary-treasurer; Frances Embree.
publicity; Pearl Parks and Annabel Graver. calling;
Doris Wink. historian. Other members are: Dorothy
Calvert. Doris Harness. Mary Lou Hergert. Bonnie
Myers. Marian Rickels. Gerri Shover. Betty Stover.
Relda Streets. Pauline Twachtmann and Lucille
Walderbaeh.
Honorary members are Greta Marlenee and Ellen
Walderbaeh.
Pythian
The White Fawn Pythian Sisters Temple 119. of
Ana.mosa has a Charter bearing the date of August 8.
1900. The names of the charter members cannot be
located. however. the members as of December 31.
I986. were: Kathryn Acherman. Lula Byerly. Fern
Caswell. Janet Engelbart, Penny Engelbart. Sharon
Fall. Naomi Foster. Margaret Hoag. Addie Ireland.
Edith Lambert. Betty Lowe. Rachel Main. Angie May.
Linda Marsh, Helen Mead. Iva Morning. Pearl Norton.
Carla Null. LaDean Osterkamp. Edna Platner. Karen
Rogers. Isabelle Rogers. Wilma Rumple. Joann
Shrewsberry. Eleanor Smith. Norma Smith. Elsie
Snyder. Lottie Soper. Connie Sparr. Laura Taylor and
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Wapsiana Garden Club — front row: Gerri Shover.
Wilma Stover, co-chairmen: Pauline Twachtmann.
Bernice Shover. co-chairmen; Anabel Graver. caller;
Charlene George. secretary-treasurer. Back row: Doris
Wink. historian; Lucille Walderbaeh. Betty Stover.
Mary Lou Hergert. Doris Harness. Relda Streets.
Marian Rickels. Not pictured are Dorothy Calvert.
Frances Embree, publicity; Bonnie Myers; Pearl
Parks. caller. Honorary members are Lelas Heefner.
Greta Marlenee. and Ellen Walderbaeh.
Sisters
Marie Zimmer.
The Pythian Sisters meet at the Masonic Hall in
Anamosa. They have helped with community projects.
such as donations to the flre department. the
ambulance fund. the community hospital and other
public drives. They support the State of Iowa projects
with the Knights of Pythias and furnish equipment
such as wheelchairs and walkers for those in need of
such items. Persons do not have to be a member to use
the equipment.
Mary Green and Janet Engelbart have served as
Grand Chiefs and served the State of Iowa.
The Amber N.F.O. Reload Corporation built their
handling facility in June. I974. on a tract ofland owned
by John Redmond. one mile west of Amber. on the
county pavement E-23.
A non-profit corporation was formed for the purpose
of assembling livestock for the members.
The building. a
Amber NFO Reload Corp.
50 x 96 ft. Cuckler Steel Span
structure. including scale. pen and office. was financed
by members of the Jones County N.F.O.
Present officers of the corporation are: Merle Jansen.
president: Pat Cashman. vice-president; Earl Oswald.
secretary. Lawrence Yanda. treasurer.
The Board of Directors are: Merle Jansen. chairman;
Melvin Manternach. Pat Cashman. Lawrence Yanda.
and Mark Burlage.
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