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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1940

Page

20

Women Voters League Plans April Cedar Rapids Convention

The League of Women Voters will meet in Cedar Rapids on April 17 and 18 with delegates from Ames Iowa City Newton Sioux City Webster City Iowa Falls Estherville and Cedar Rapids. Speakers include Mrs Robert Kerr Mrs Raymond Sayre Mrs Frank Hixon and Mrs L V Phelps. Local leaders and committee chairs are listed.

Eague OF Women Voters Cedar Rapids Ames Iowa City Newton Sioux City Webster City Iowa Falls Estherville Robert Kerr National Works Projects Administration Raymond Sayre Iowa Farm Bureau Frank Hixon Illinois League L. V. Phelps Grinnell JP. Mills J. W. Barnett A. E. Chase R. E. Stoddard Charles Bode J.T. Taylor Lillian Beane Harry Manchester Bernice Toms H. E. Henderson Beane H. L. Haase Stoddard G. J. Marnette

Jean Fahrney Rejoins Horace Heidt Orchestra

Miss Jean Fahrney daughter of Mr and Mrs C R Fahrney 609 Thirty second street NE rejoins Horace Heidt orchestra after a week at the Palace theater Cleveland she will sing with the group in Cleveland Hartford Washington and New York before a two week vacation aside from radio broadcasts the Heidt band plans a Hollywood motion picture start around July 15 000

Jean Fahrney C. R. Fahrney Thirty-second Street Horace Heidt Fahrney Cleveland Palace Theater Hartford

LeEtta Udine and Wayne Beauregard to Wed Today

The marriage of LeEtta Udine and Wayne Edward Beauregard will take place at 3 p.m. this afternoon at the groom’s home with Rev. R. Coolidge officiating. Attendants are Dawn Chapel and Frank Lundon. A family supper will follow at Anna Rauch’s home.

LeEtta Udine John van Fossen Toddville Wayne Edward Beauregard Alden Beauregard Marion R. Coolidge Cedar Rapids Miss Dawn Chapel Frank Lundon Anna Rauch Toddville High School

Methodist Women To Meet Here In Cedar Rapids

Trinity Methodist church in Cedar Rapids hosts the fifty-eighth annual Woman’s Home Missionary society conference on April 12 with a full day program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mrs. Earle A. Baker, Cedar Falls, presides. The meeting features officers from multiple towns and Weslayan Service guild involvement.

Trinity Methodist Church of Cedar Rapids Woman's Home Missionary Society Methodist Church Earle A. Baker Upper Iowa Baker Cedar Falls Frank Holloway Waverly W. E. Goreham C. H. Gitchell Arlington P. D. Covert Davenport S. A. Cohagan Waterloo J. L. Holland Independence Florence Barrett Loraine Lawyer Burlington Wesleyan Service Guild Maude King Monticello L. N. Johnson Marshalltown Earl Hackbarth Hampton Lloyd Sisler Epworth R. A. Holdman Harry Wright Mason City R. S. Toogood Robert Sanders Charles Keyes Mount Vernon Permanent Missionary Fund Roy D. Young Toogood

And P. W. Study Club To Review Season s Work

The final meeting of the study club formed by the legislative committee of the Business and Professional Women's club will be held Monday night at 7 30 in Room 215 Dows building. A season review and analysis of national federation publications on pending legislation will guide the discussion. Members are urged to attend.

Legislative Committee Business and Professional Women’s Club Dows National Federation Mazie Stokes Davenport Monticello Wanda Schmidt Mildred Meyer Clinton DeWitt Maquoketa Iowa City Cedar Rapids Muscatine Anamosa Alice Warsaw Waterloo Cedar Rapids Club Stokes Anamosa Club Monticello Club

Twins Weigh In At Immaculate Conception School

Four sets of twins are among 56 pupils in two kindergarten classes. In front from left are Joanne and Gerald Miller and Jean and Jimmie Greene. In back are Jean and Jack Scanlon and Mary Jeanne and Mary Jeanne Reindl. Three other twin pairs study in upper grades.

Immaculate Conception School Joanne Gerald Miller Laurence Miller Eighth Avenue SE Jean Jimmie Greene Edward Greene Center Point Road

Ashley DAR Members Entertained by Pilgrim Chapter in Iowa City

Thirty nine Ashley chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members were entertained at tea in Iowa City by Pilgrim chapter. Attendees included regent Mrs Robert C. Toms and numerous Ashley members. Cedar Rapids delegates head to Atlantic City for the YWCA convention April 10 to 16, joining six Cedar Rapids representatives.

Ashley The Daughters of the American Revolution Iowa City Pilgrim Regent Robert C. Toms Harold R. Trewin Wallace Darling Imogen B Emery R. B. Cronbaugh CH. Wilkins R C Folsom R. W. Manatt W. R Grissel Charles W. Boegel C. W. Sutliff Lewis Emerson A. W. Kyndeberg Howard Brittin R. K. Stoddard O . Johnson L. R. Orr Marion H Williams George Yuill R. Lee Taylor W. W. Crissman W. L. Crissman E. E. Sparling J. S. Bain B. J. Posegate R. M. McCullough A. W. Loftus Royal H. Holbrook F. S. Snyder Freda Emery Spirit Lake Frances Sebern Lenora Beggs Helen Dunn Margaret Dickey Margaret Grissel Maxine Boegel Thelma Boegel Maude Carr Mary Kennedy Atlantic City Cedar Rapids Marguerite Stein Donna Kelly Dorothy Johnstone Wilma Kutchera Business Girls’ League Helen Gable Quaker Oats Club Mable First Industrial Girls Dwight Krumboltz

Pre Nuptial Events For Martha Womachil Reported

Miss Martha Womachil of Fairfax and her forthcoming marriage to Charles Grier of Mt. Vernon are celebrated with multiple preludes. Numerous showers hosted by friends and colleagues at homes and club venues feature 500 and banco games, gifts, and social tributes ahead of the marriage.

Martha Womachil Fairfax Charles Grier Mt. Vernon Round Table Club Electric Light and Power Company Womachis Light Company Muriel Voght Cathryn Carroll Margaret Murphy Leo H. Oswald Ed Kuba Albert Kuba Mallory Street Miss Womachil Esther Rahe Fourth Avenue Miss Rahe Ernest Womachil Francis Voss Route 1 Lee Scott Mechanicsville Geraldine Stark John Krall R. L. Stallman Albin Womachis Maxine Holets Banco

Woman's Club Departments Ahead of Meetings and Guests

The history and literature department meets Monday at 2 30 pm in the club house. Mrs. Frank Guyott reviews The Provincial Lady in Wartime. A covered dish luncheon for the American home department is planned Tuesday at the club home with Frances Wright of Killian's department store speaking on Make Up and Live. Election of officers and chorus rehearsals with Beethoven chorus are noted. Visitors Miss Cortena Denlinger and Miss Florence Peterson among those visiting Iowa City.

Frank Guyott E. M. de la Pasture R. K. Stoddard American Home Department Club Frances Wright Killian's Department Store O. J. Elsenbast G. Y. Swartzendruber Ben Hazen Health and Education Department Woman's Club R. M. Ziegler K. I. McElroy L. L. Owens Ruth Rydberg Frank K. Powers McElroy R B. Burch Jeader Lumer Lorence B. L. Knight Linn

Coronet Formal At Coe College In Rec Room Dance

Coe College Coronet, a non Greek women’s organization, held its spring formal in the men’s gym recreation rooms with white picket fences and wisteria. Guests included Dr. Alfred W. Meyer and others, with sorority members and escorts managing arrangements. Cedar Rapids Dental Auxiliary to hold dinner Monday.

Coronet Coe College Alfred W. Meyer Andrea Johannsen Daniel Knox Paul C Greene Kent Andrews Ben H Peterson Shirley Engelbert Lee Grimes Jerry James James Leehman Dorothy Carr Robert Dunlop Gladys Hellman James Benbow Dorothy Stookey Cecil Zimmerman Bernus Cramer Francis Skalsky George Stone Marvin Rhine John Cabinett David Johnstone Herb Beakman Bill Osborne Earlin Mauwer Ralph Nelson Paul Hughes Don Martins Max Reed Paul Tschirgi Bill Willing Ralph Gerhart Fred Verink James Bordwell Daniel Sweeney James Hodgson Jay Cravens Ted Smith Henry Moss Ellsworth Eye Jack Foss Washburn Wears David Thompson Daniel Justad

Students Performed The College Girl At Mount Mercy

All students at Mount Mercy academy stage an all student play The College Girl in the school auditorium at 8 o clock. The plot follows campus life on Chadwick as players fret over eligibility a stolen prize winning play and romance amid football rival Stanhope. A chorus and string ensemble provide songs and dance with a large cast led by Anne Baker and Jean Hayward.

Mount Mercy Academy Chadwick Stanhope Anne Baker Jean Hayward Constance Sheridan Mary Elizabeth Hiegel la Vonne Kirk Betty Fitzgerald Patriaa Dahlem Mary O'Meara Mercedes Gorman Winifred Hargrave Bernice Svoboda Barbara Ryan Florence Freeman Novella Cox Pauline Davis Laurena Wall Eunice Boyle Dolores Boyle Carolyn Cooke Kathleen Cox Mary Dorothy English Rosemary Fahey Betty Gallagher Ruth Ann Sollander Geraldine Kelly Mary Knowles Katherine Low Teresa McDermott Alice Jane Nolan Geraldine Phillips Jean Phillips Catherine Power Rita Reilley Mary Margaret Strathmann Mary Eileen Tyler Marie Vermeersch Janann Wilson Mary Lou Wilson Barbara Wright D Wagner M Orr M Kelly Dolores Trieweller

Mission Group Plans Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting in Marion

The Cedar Rapids Presbyterial Society of Missions will hold its sixty-sixth annual meeting Friday at Marion Presbyterian Church with special guests Miss Esther McRuer and Mrs Foster Thompson. Key talks cover social education, giving, and planned goals for 1940 41.

Cedar Rapids Marion Society CV. R. DeJong Marion Presbbyterian Church Allan Stamy Jerry Gould R. A. Trent Paul Bradley MW. Oj. Ferguson Jee Geesaman McRuer Enright Stamy C. V. R. DeJong Robison L. W. Dunlap Thompson

County Women’s Clubs Set Meeting in West Liberty

Muscatine county convention of Women Federated clubs will be held in West Liberty on Wednesday, April 17. Registration starts at 9:30 am with welcome by Mrs Robert Brooke and a response from Grace Nell Crowell club president Mrs Lou May. The program includes histories, reports by club members, and talks by speakers from Iowa City Eddyville and Wilton. Local officers and plan chairmen are named, with music by club members.

West Liberty Muscatine County

Mrs Needham To Represent Iowa Press Women

Mrs Sherman W Needham of Ames, president of the Iowa Press Women's club, named delegate to the national convention in Kansas City April 25 26 and 27. Attendees include Mrs JK Browne Martha Berry plus many others from Indianola Des Moines and local groups. The Des Moines state meeting is planned for June 15 with notable convention speakers listed.

Sherman W Needham Ames Iowa Press Women's Club Hotel Muehlback Kansas City JK Browne Martha Berry Indianola Idavee Crouse Jeon Arthur E Olson Story City Ethel Hill Rowley Dorothy Hill Hubbard George Hansen Ellsworth F. M Beymer Avoca Ora Claytor Moore Curning Meriam Long Manson Clarence Streit Union Now The New York Times Mary Margaret McBride John H Casey Journalism Department University of Oklahoma Albert Dines Texas Mildred Seydell Washington Des Moines Ole

Former Coe Students Married in Washington DC

Mrs Frank T Gates announces the marriage of her niece Doreth Bert Petersen of Philadelphia formerly of Cedar Rapids to W Robert Wilson of Washington DC March 30 at a Presbyterian church in Washington The couple were joined by the bride’s sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Downer Buhrer of Wynnewood PA They will reside at 2916 Nelson place SE Washington DC The bride graduated from Washington high school and attended Coe college Mr Wilson is a Coe graduate

Frank T Gates Sixeteenth Street Doreth Bert. Petersen Philadelphia Cedar Rapids M C Bort W. Robert Wilson Washington, D. C Presbyterian Church In Washington Downer Buhrer Wynnewood, Pa Wilson

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Women Voters League Wayne Beauregard Elizabeth Giblin Gayle Giblin Third Avenue SE Southwest Phoenix Tucson Mexico Los Angeles San Francisco Spokane Seattle Salt Lake City Denver Giblin Margaret Hickenlooper Republic Studios Kemper Betty Jean Kemper Fourteenth Street Betty Cole Howard Cole Faye Gray Jordis Stoneking Darrel Pedersen Sadie Rains Orie Kasner Neela Gray Helen Brietske Sarah Gorton Carl Brietske Iowa Montrose Empress Tnd 2Nd St Populer Demand P. W. Study Club Carl Dueser Immaculate Conception St. James’ Methodist Don Mann, Jr T. C. Collister Ocie Trimble Mary Beth Collister Ruth Collister Isaac Brown Donald Mann Woman's Club Departments Beethoven Chorus Y. W. Cgc Dempsy Jones A. D. Holbrook Cutten Colgate University W. R. Foor C. C. Hillhouse Ruby Byers Philanthropic Philanthropic Department P M Davis Dramatic Art Iowa City Woman's’ Club Mesdames E. W. Krickard R. J. Allen J. J. Shepard I. B. McGladrey Charles Siler Martin Altang John T. Hecker Iowa City Dramatic Players Miss Denlinger Cortena Denlinger New York City H. M. Denlinger Miss Peterson Canal Zone Florence Peterson Balboa Dorothy Ruge B. E. Murdock D Avenue NE Dental Auxiliary McLaughlins R. J. McLaughlin Dubuque Rita Mary McLaughlin Mrs E. R. McLaughlin Fifth Street NW Mt. Mercy Health Education Patricia Benesh Mary Hubbard Arlene Mastin Ruth Shean Geraldine Berg Velma Drake Lois Edwards Harriet Bernstein Triton Club Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Messrs Clifford White Willard Gibbs Basil Waddington Phil McKim Charles Gunn Leo Severa Harold Jirsa Phil Groff Merrill Miller Shirley Huston Donald Knox Lawrence Hauskins Harold Davis Clayton Kruse Floyd Brimer Merlin Owen Ralph Owen Allen Brink Charles Murphy Dick Loufek B. Jackson Bernard Weaver Delbert Wood Lester Stow Edward Eaton Donald Voigt Lumir Kolarik Joe Frederick William Kuhel Blanche Hobel Dawson Grim Wilma Galloway Florida A. A Cook Mt Vernon Avenue W.J. Netolicky St. Petersburg Fla Cora Eller Nas Cora Eller Esquire Benjamin Jump Robert Blaine Robert Ratner Waite Durfee Fred Dice Needham Iowa Press Furst Avenue E National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution Washington, DC Sebern Ralph Leo Jane Boyd Jana Boyd King's Daughters L. K. Cornell Meadow Brook Drive L. Lounsbury Hugh Hillerege Source of Life Jennie McCowen J W van Orsdol Peggy Thorpe 900 Avenue NW Geraldine Arlene Allen Dorothy Matteson Jasiel Andrews Doris Hamer Evelyn Comried Eleanor Heald Annabel Ramaker Allen Sixth Avenue SW Coe Chi Omega Sorority University of Iowa Chi Omega Iowa Union Tirzait Society Tirzah Society W. W. Danson H Avenue NW MERCY Mercy Hospital Coin Club Isabella Daughters of Isabella At & P.m Washington, D.C Modern
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