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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1934
Page
2
Advice column snippet recounts Enid presenting a brittle social mask to strangers while friends see her true charm. Letters reveal a reader’s heartbreak over marriage, baby, and pride, with Miss Manners guiding restraint and growth.
Fragmentary readable lines mention several personal names such as Orena Powers Hilda Sten Dore Werse Berriva An deran Mrs de Price Mrs Les ter Miler and others with references to scores won by Mre Nattor and Mrs Kel. The rest is garbled and lacks coherent context or a complete event.
A long list of social gatherings and club events from Independence and nearby towns includes bridal and birthday celebrations, bridge club meetings, study and embroidery groups, and church society activities. Recurring hosts include Mrs Geo rge Swafford Mrs Roy Chambers Mrs H B Conklin and numerous neighborhood hostesses.
The Hawthorne club, Bay View study club, Everread club, and several others gathered Monday through Friday with members and guests. Talks, papers, prize awards, and entertainments highlighted meetings at homes and community spaces across Madison township and surrounding areas.
Mme Pierre Ponafidine wife of a Russian nobleman and American missionary child will share her personal experiences from five years living in Soviet Russia. The address is at the Business and Professional Womens club meeting Tuesday evening.
Local organizations hosted visitors from Waterloo Cedar Falls and Grundy Center for a winter picnic. The Black Hawk county council attended by Lotus club and IOOF members, plus numerous club meetings covered missionary society reviews, calendar groups, and guest speakers.
Lisbon La Venne Vanderberg celebrated her sixth birthday Sunday with a party at her home attended by Eleanor and Catherine Briggs Alice Swomle Bonnie Lang Elaine Rei ger Mary Cole Mary Esther Barbara Boyd Joyce Ann Dunn of Lisbon and Reta Travis of Mount Vernon Miss Lelia Bittle hosted the Lucky Thirteen bridge club Thursday with prizes to Mrs Lee Creil and Mrs Runkle Verlin Beasmore was a guest Mr and Mrs R WL Frinkeree marked their twenty ninth wedding anniversary Sunday also birth dates of Willard Pfautz and Orvin Kent Frink Guests included Mr and Mrs Willard Pfautz Cedar Reeds Mr and Mrs Leslie Frink and their families and Mr and Mrs Donald Frink Superintendent and Mrs Lloyd N Rahn with the Misses Dorothy Roup and Mildred Ramer attended the district declamatory contest at Postville Thursday.
Straw berr y Point Miss Kate Newberry hosted Recreation Club on Monday with ten participants playing bridge at four tables. Miss Marcaret Scoveld won high score. Mrs Ovr Mo Kinsley, Mrs Flora Smith, Mrs Foi Howard and Miss Dorothy Scohield listed among others. The N oY F group met with Mrs C G F Dunfit. Mrs J H Klinghbn won high score and Mrs C A Sthorppe the consolation. The Strawberry Point Garden Club held its first spa meeting at the Congregational church with a one act play by Anna Brockens and others. Several hosts served refreshments.
Mrs. C A Speer is elected worthy high priestess of Damascus Shrine with April installation. officers include Roger Sherman and several named ladies. Community dances, weddings, club elections, and district meetings are noted with local families and organizations involved in Fern Cliff 4-H, Button Workers, W CTU district event, and Westminster guild leadership.
Hopkinton reports on a lively meeting at Mr and Mrs F B Tibbitts home with many attendees including the Dunlaps McNeills and McGlades. The Clio club and Methodist Womens groups also held gatherings with plans announced for Bertha Ahrendson and Lester Appleby nuptials and officer elections in local clubs.
A Wapello social roundup notes the Metho dist church Ladies Aid meeting chaired by Mrs Rs Smith with others guiding activities including Ada Smith’s Sunday class nursery project and a piano exhibit. The Hartson Missionary society tea at Anna Pars home and Knights of Pythias hall Knights event are mentioned along with Un-to-Date and Thinsaes clubs gatherings hosted by several residents.
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