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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1940

Page

19

Around the Town highlights odd happenings abroad and home

The column recaps a Mexico trip delayed by a bullfight, a foxhound devouring a newspaper, a post office barnyard scene, a mock wedding attempt at Coe College, muddy road woes near Cozgon, ghostly thefts in California, and a Cedar Rapids ride in rain. Also notes a Tijuana shopper, a watermelon party miss, and Basil Rathbone’s cold broadcast mishap.

Farewell for Mrs Welke at Claassen Home

About 75 guests gathered at 366 Woodland Drive SE to bid farewell to Mrs Melvin J L Welke who will move with Rev Mr Welke to Cincinnati April 16. The event was arranged by the Woman's Alliance of Peoples Church and featured a gift presentation after a brief farewell talk.

George C. Claassen Woodland Drive Melvin JL. Welke Welke Astor The Peoples Church Cincinnati Woman's Alliance of the Church James M. Shields Shields F. A. Small Mary Louise Welke A. B. Steele

Women Voters League Meeting at Montrose Hotel

The League of Women Voters will meet Tuesday at the Montrose hotel with a 11.30 a.m. board session and luncheon in the coffee shop. The program begins at 2 p.m. led by Mrs. J. W. Barnett, head of government operations, with W. W. Crissman as speaker. Convention committees will meet with the president at 10 a.m.

League of Women Voters Montrose Hotel J. W. Barnett Department of Government W. W. Crissman The King's Daughters A. E. Chase Grande Avenue State Board Des Moines Union Sucrette Crank Women's Association of the First Congregational Church A. W. Meyers Ballard Georgia Caroline Tufts Raymond Benson C. J. Lynch, Jr W. L. Paxson Edward Lee

Mercy Alumnae Benefit Dance Planned At Danceland

Mercy Hospital alumnae nurses organize their annual benefit dance at Danceland from 9 to 1. Chairmen Tillie Blizek and Bernice Prunskunas with assistants Lucille Maher and Christine Marbach invite the public to attend. The Vernon Heights Reading club meets Thursday at 2 30 p m with Mrs A E Harms hosting a program on Table China.

Mercy Hospital Danceland Theenchairmen Tillie Blizek Bernice Prunskunas Lucille Maher Christine Marbach Vernon Heights Reading Club A. E. Harms Garden Drive

A A U W Group Meeting Scheduled Thursday Morning

Mrs. R. K. Stoddard of 2384 Blake boulevard SE invites members to the international relations study group of A A U W. The session will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m.

R. K. Stoddard Blake Boulevard A.A.U W

Circus Theme Centerpiece At Marcia McWilliams Birthday

Balloons and clowns highlighted a Saturday party for Marcia McWilliams at 2248 Grande avenue SE. Guests included Mary Helen Hickman Judy Bills Anna Yonel Armstrong Evelyn Scott and others as the Cedar Rapids area hosts planned book group meetings and a theater review.

M. D McWilliams Grande Avenue SE Marcia Mary Helen Hickman Judy Bills Anna Yonel Armstrong Evelyn Scott Nancy Lynch Janice Kohl Connie McClary Marjorie Ellen Hahn Diane Benninghoff Phyllis Lyon Beverly Knox Barbara Booth Lenore Weiss Jane Gage June Lyman

Chapter DK PFO Monday meeting and related notices

Local notices list Chapter DK of P F O meeting Monday at 8 p.m hosted by Mrs L W Dunlap with Miss Alice Rudd and Mrs Harold West assisting. Other chapter GM hosts and talks planned with Mrs J F Ball and leaders. A Cedar Rapids Garden Club lecture by Mrs Preston Rice is set for April 17 at Roosevelt hotel. Women's Relief Corps held a meeting with 1940 agenda and flowers sent to an ill member.

Cedar Rapids College Club George Hallenbeck First Avenue E Carl Tiffany Richard Naibert Edna Lee Booker Marie Schmermund Second Avenue SE V. ©. Hasek P. A. Snowman Man Kaufman and Hart L. W. Dunlap Elmhurst Drive Alice Rudd Harold West J. F. Ball Preston Rice Grand Rapids, Mich Cedar Rapids Women’s Relief Corps T. Z. Cook Post No. 11 Memorial Building Sophie Pilker Laura Currier Florence Sherman Josephine Kuba May Repstein Phyllis Luse Elizabeth Sloan Milo Mitralsky Women's Relief Corps Anna Bills Mercy Hospital

Beethoven Club Observes Guest Night with Bach Fugue

The Beethoven Club hosts its annual guest night Tuesday at 8 15 in the YWCA club rooms with Mrs Helen Kacena Stark chairing the program committee. Duo pianists Helen Hickman and Lacey Ambroz perform Bach's Art of the Fugue, a highlight rarely done by amateurs. The program lists Mendelssohn, Brahms, Chopin, Grieg, Dett, and Rachmaninoff pieces with solo, choral, and ensemble numbers chaired by Lenore Stark Topinka and featuring the Woman's Club Chorus students and accompanists Lulu Welty Lucy Ambroz Ruth Miskimen.

Beethoven Club Y W.C. A Helen Kacena Stark Bach Helen Hickman Lacey Ambroz Mendelssohn Virginia Ohmann Leota Beckine Martha Leksa Rahms Neilhbors Brahms Brahms Beethoven Lucy Ambroz Lulu Welty Chopin Grainger Dett Marsha Leksa Bach Helen Hickman Cain Rachmaninoff Beethoven Chorus Lulu

Community Play Cast Is Announced for Ebner

McClean and Seymour Silverberg return in the cast as Ebner for the upcoming community play with box office hours Friday 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 to 5. Reservations by phone 2 7711 or Sunday by Mrs Sumner H Foster 2 8312. The article lists numerous behind the scenes staff and local civic events and meetings in detail.

Victoria Risk Rockwell Bingham C. Louis Fontana W. L.S Jones

Artists Of Iowa Meet To Form New Artists Association

Iowa artists and friends statewide are invited to an informal banquet on April 13 at the Iowa City Country Club to discuss forming a new Iowa Artists association. Speakers from joining states share experiences. Marion Gilmore of Ottumwa will join a WSUI radio interview.

Iowa Marian Gilmore Ottumwa Iowa City University Iowa Artists Association Marvin D. Cone Allen I. Dunn Cedar Rapids Cone Dunn F. J. Bruns Pelzer Ferson Avenue E. M. Soboda Third Avenue SE Leon T. Noel Long Beach Michigan City Ind Alexandria Floyd W. Paul Paul McCrory Corporation Pauls Woodmont Road Belle Haven Soboda Ashley Chapter D. A

Country Club completes redecorating with new acoustical ceiling

The club finishes a major ballroom remodel featuring arched draperies in marine blue fringe and rose walls. New indirect lighting and an acoustical ceiling brighten the space alongside refinished imported chairs and a six foot fruitwood kosota marble console table with an eight foot mirror.

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Harry Cockers Mexico Gazette Taylor Frank RB. Baldwin Baldwin Justice W. A. Ball Justice Ball Cozgon Linn Clare Petty Bill Behrens California Anna Marie de Castello Pasadena Miss de Castello Frances Wright Vivian Roeder Killian's Tijuana Russia Sprig Cub Basil Rathbone Mrs. Welke Claassen Maltese Cross Circle of the King’s Daughters Bert Haynes Avenue Women Voters’ League Montrose Amor H Sargent Washington Avenue Sargents George Karch Cleveland George, Jr Mary Elizabeth Emd. Sargent A.au.w International Relations College Club Lena Vogt Louise Hathaway Nineteenth Street SE P E. O R. B VanCleve Asia John Gunther Garden Club Godey Executive Board OF the King's Daughters Frank Wells Fourth Avenue SE Rock Island Rock Island Women's Club Y. We A Youth Temperance Council Nettie Sisam First Avenue W Playhouse Idalia Wright Jenny Lind P. T. Barnum America Helen McCleery E. E. Shhenefelt Marian Bruner Ann Budd Belle Campbell Amy Christian Lucille Gove Agnes Hibbs Mildred Krebs Merrill Smith Paul Snowman J. F. Uhlenhopp John P. Galway V. O. Hasek C. C. Flodin Harold Waite Everett Beatty Rex B. Conn Morgan Craft Randall Hart R. P. Ink James Kewley James Killian Robert Miller B. H. Beyers G. A. Gage Wells C. Peck Karl H. Kainz F. E. Corey Schenefelt Snowman Corey McGregor MT. Carroll A. W. McGregor B Avenue NE Frances Shimer Mount Carroll Wallace Boysons Wallace G. Boyson Country Club Parkway SE Kansas City Boyson Iowa Retail Jewelers Delta Gamma Donald M. Leonard Windermere Jerome Gearhart Jack E. Durin John B. Heidel Edwy J. Clapp Durin Willis A. Glassgow Missionary Societies Home and Foreign Missionary Societies St. Paul's Methodist Church Ruth Otto Home Society J. M. Tallman Margaret Miller Marjorie Deering Coe College Charles M. Fisher United States Trinity Church Merle English Chicago Artists of Home Garden Club Killian's Tea Room R. C. Folsom Frank K Hahn Arthur Crew Marion Stanley Meeks Stanley R. Meek Washington Avenue SE Bridge Club H. J. Ross Forest Drive W. J. Barngrover Joan Vessler Mrs. Mulsow Frederick W Mulsow Mulsow American College of Physicians Mrs. Jackson Edna _ Barrett Jackson E. M. Sobodas Mrs. Wardle Shakespeare Club J. D. Wardle King Henry VI Kappa Alpha Theta Elderkin Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority David M. Elderkin D Avenue Ashley Daughters of the American Revolution Y.W.C.A oOo King’s Daughters Jean Daniels Fifth Avenue SE Ella Hungerford O. Carson Thirty-fourth Street Charles Richardsons Thompson Charles M. Richardson Fifth Avenue Richardson Marjone Schneider Flora Stone Mather College Case School of Applied Sciences Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Lincoln Electric Company Crabbe W. J. Brown Lester C. Chadima J. Hamilton Bell John M. Drabelle Karl P. Blaise G H. Cornwell S. E. Coquillette David E. Beardsley A. J. Diebold Eugene M. Pinney Wale Lace D. Lyon Frederick S. Glanville Haverly Jones Home Haverly Jones Tri-Delta Alliance Crawford William C. Crawford Vernon Drive Oma FT Non Zoric Day Cleaners Third Street
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