Miss Nott and Mrs Bode Reelected at Linn County Federation
Miss Sara Nott of Marion and Mrs Charles Bode of Cedar Rapids were reelected as chairman and vice chairman of the Linn County Federation of Women’s Clubs at the annual convention held Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel. Guest speaker Mrs Robert B Pike of Sioux City urged clubs to expand war work, organize more war committees, and back the second war bond drive. Lieut Helen E Wallace WAAC recruiter urged recruitment, noting 50 camps with 45 000 women in uniform. A skit titled Mother Buys a Bond was performed before the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Nott
Marion
Charles Bode
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Federation of Women's Clubs
Roosevelt Hotel
Pike
Lee Andrew Johnston
Spring Ae
Helen E. Wallace
WAAC
Lieut
Wallace
United States
J. T. Taylor
Wednesday Shakespeare Club Hosts Walking Rehearsal
Members met at Mrs. Harold Trewin’s home on 1950 Fourth Avenue SE for a walking rehearsal of As You Like It. Attendees included Mrs. Trewin and many club officers and charter member Mrs. J. D. Wardle who presided at tea. New officers elected are President Mrs. Wenger Vice President Mrs. Bernstorf Secretary Mrs. W. R. Grissel Treasurer Mrs. Ray and leaders Mrs. Cavin and Mrs. Trewin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wednesday Shakespeare Club
Harold Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
Trewin
W. C. Bernstorf
Earl Bickel
Fisher Cavin
W. R. Grissel
Charles T. Hickok
M. M. Ivins
C. C. Kaldenberg
Wenger
Bernstorf
Ray
Cavin
Miss Marian Niehaus Named Director of Camp Hitaga 1943
Miss Marian Niehaus of Illinois Wesleyan University, a veteran camper and former assistant director, is named to direct Cedar Rapids Camp Fire Girls Camp Hitaga for the 1943 season. She has led Camp Walahi in San Diego and camps in Connecticut and New York, and teaches camp counselor training at Illinois Wesleyan. Mrs. Dean H. Mills leads the city summer program, assisted by Cedar Rapids Guardians. Mrs. Battin serves as general supervisor of Camp Huaga and the city program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Niehaus
Illinois Wesleyan University
Cedar Rapids
Hitaga
John R. Battin
Miss Niehaus
Nehi
Niehaus
Red Cross Aquatic School
Culver
Ind
Red Cross
Illinois Wesleyan
Dean H. Mills
Betty Kirk Weds Floyd Wilson in Marion Home
Miss Betty Kirk niece of Mr and Mrs Charles Van Fossen of Marion wed Floyd Kenneth Wilson son of Mrs Elsie Mack at 3 p.m. in the Van Fossen home. Rev O A Meyer officiated. Attendants were Dorothy Ransier and Marvin Wilson. Mrs Wilson a Marion High School graduate. he a MacKinley High School graduate. The couple will live with the Van Fossens and plan farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kirk
Charles van Fossen
Marion
Floyd Kenneth Wilson
Elsie Mack
Outlook Drive
van Fossen
O. A. Meyer
Dorothy Ransier
Marvin Wilson
Century Ordnance Company
van Fossens
Mrr. Wilson
Phi Sigma Iota Meets At Mrs Smith's Home
Mrs Isaac B Smith hosted Phi Sigma Iota at 500 Twenty seventh Street Drive SE for a regular meeting. Miss Alice E Page associate history professor at Coe College spoke on Colombia. Guests and alumnae included Mrs Arthur Poe Miss Gertrude James Dr Alice B Slater Miss Edith L Barber Dr Ann Heyberger Mrs James E Hamilton and Mrs Vernon L S Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac B. Smith
Twenty-seventh Street
Alice E. Page
Coe College
Colombia
Arthur Poe
Gertrude James
Alice B. Slater
Edith L. Barber
Ann Heyberger
James E. Hamilton
Vernon L. S. Jones
Margaret Sirovy Elected President of Kappa Delta Alumnae
Miss Margaret Sirovy was elected president of the Kappa Delta alumnae group at a Tuesday evening meeting in the sorority rooms. Other officers include Mrs. Marvin Bailey as vice-president Mrs. La Salle Schmidt as secretary Mrs. Raymond Eye as treasurer and Mrs. Arbon Chehak as editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sirovy
Kappa Delta
Marvin Bailey
LaSalle Schmidt
Raymond Eye
Arbon Chehak
Reading club luncheon hosted by Mrs Hoyt at eight seats
Mrs Eugene C. Hoyt of 370 Park Terrace SE entertained her reading club with a luncheon Friday. Eight places were set, and guests attended the gathering in a cordial, neighborly atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene C. Hoyt
Park Terrace SE
Reading Club
Mrs Hunnicutt Returns From Romulus Assignment
Mrs Robert J. Hunnicutt, living with her mother at 315 Eighteenth street SE, returned Tuesday after a month with her husband Sergt Hunnicutt stationed at the Senaca ordnance depot in Romulus New York. The couple were married March 18 in Geneva New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Hunnicutt
H. K. Focht
Eighteenth Street
Sergt. Hunnicutt
Senaca
Romulus
N. Y
Hunnicutt
Geneva
Bjorgos Relocate to Baton Rouge Office
Mr and Mrs V B Bjorgo move from 1916 Glenway drive SE to Baton Rouge Louisiana where they will reside. Mr Bjorgo is transferred from Investors Syndicate to the firm s Baton Rouge office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. B. Bjorgo
Glenway Drive
Baton Rouge
Bjorgo
Investors Syndicate
Family Leave To Fort Worth Texas For Visit
Mrs. Charles S. Cuyler and her two children Rosemary and Camille have left from 536 Forest Drive SE for Fort Worth Texas on an extended visit to Lieut. Cuyler’s parents Mr. and Mrs. George Cuyler. Lieut. Cuyler stationed at Camp Claiborne La is on leave and will join them for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Cuyler
Rosemary
Camille
Forest Drive
Fort Worth
Texas
Cuyler
George &. Cuyler
Lieut
Camp Claiborne
Beethoven Club Meets at YWCA in April Program
Members of the Beethoven club met Thursday at the YWCA where Miss Frances Swab presented program notes on musical events from April. Mrs. A Otto Ambroz read about Sergei Rachmaninoff while Mmes Lulu Engleman Welty H M Hill T H DeWees Miss Eleanor Houts and the Beethoven chorus directed by Mrs Helen Kacena Stark performed. Group leader was Mrs J W Miller Preceding the program Lenora Long spoke about the war bond drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Y.W.C.A
Frances Swab
Lenora Long
Victory Speakers Bureau
Miss Robinson Honored In Linen Shower Ahead Of Wedding
Mrs H A Rundquist and Mrs H C Burleson will host a linen shower for Miss Rose mary Robinson at 309 Sinclair avenue SE Friday evening. Twenty two guests are invited. Miss Robinson will wed John McDonald April 26 at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Robinson
H. A. Rundquist
H. C. Burleson
Rundquist
Sinclair Avenue SE
Miss Robinson
John McDonald
Immaculate Conception Church
Installation and encampment delegates announced for Iowa City event
The treasurer Mrs Ruth Thomas chaplain Mrs Katherine Ann Brems conductress Miss Zelina Wiese guard Mrs Maud Welch trustee Mrs Emil Erickson will share installation duties with Mrs Otto Tweed as installing officer and Mrs Emil Vodoska as installing conductress All members urged to attend a meeting in Iowa City April 22 Delegates were elected to attend the district and state encampments in Mason City June 18 19 and 20 The Mines Emil Erickson Otto Tweed Emil Vohoska Harley Huff Glenn Thomas Frank Berry Larry Hunter William White Florian Francis Alternates The Mines Ray Harbit John Shvel William Shana han William Sweet Frank Fou shee William Baldwin Hugh Sheridan Floyd Baker Frank Melsh Otto Carlson Mrs Erickson retiring president presented each member with a handkerchief Hosts Mrs Frank Berry and Mrs Larry Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cin
Ruth Thomas
Katherine Ann Brems
Zelina Wiese
Maud Welch
Emil Erickson
Otto Tweed
Emil Vodoska
Iowa City
Mason City
Emil Vohoska
Harley Huff
Glenn Thomas
Frank Berry
Larry Hunter
William White
Florian Francis
Ray Harbit
John Shvell
William Shanahan
William Sweet
Frank Foushee
William Baldwin
Hugh Sheridan
Floyd Baker
Frank Melsh
Otto Carlson
Erickson
Congenial Hun dred Informal Dance At Dance Land
Members of the Congenial Hun dred will entertain at an informal dance Monday at 9 p.m. at Dance land. All past members are invited. For guest cards call Joe Buss, secretary. In charge of arrangements are Dr and Mrs Hoyt Thomas, Mr and Mrs Ed Cohrs, Mr and Mrs John F Gaston and Mr and Mrs Dwight S Luppon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danceland
Joe Buss
Hoyt Thomas
Ed Cohrs
John F. Gaston
Dwight S. Luppon
Malta OES Chapter to Meet and Initiate Saturday
Malta chapter No 415 OES will convene at 7 45 p m in the Masonic hall for a meeting. Candidates will be initiated and, after, there will be dancing and card games. All members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Order
Pins and rings face wartime shortages for graduates
Over the Back Fence notes that fraternity pins may be irreplaceable as French imported pearls become scarce and joint catches and pin tongs grow hard to obtain. Class rings will be scarcer due to alloy restrictions and slow production, with orders for future graduates delayed or refused amid wartime supply limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Return from Des Moines Visit With Mrs Hickenlooper
Return from Des Moines found Mrs H C Burleson of 402 Twenty first Street SE Mrs Harold J Rowe of 2232 Country Club Parkway SE and Mrs A W Doubrasky of 2227 Washington Avenue SE who spent several days with Mrs B B Hickenlooper Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C Burleson
Twenty-first Street
Harold J. Rowe
Country Club Parkway
A W. Doubrasky
Washington Avenue
Des Moines
B B. Hickenlooper
Mrs Perry West and Mrs Seely Return From Mexico City
Mrs. A. Perry West of 1929 Blake boulevard SE and Mrs. Merton F. Seely of 1903 Second avenue SE returned Thursday after spending five months in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Perry West
Blake Boulevard
Merton F. Seely
Second Avenue SE
Mexico City
Golden Link group meets at Ruppertle home for Red Cross Afghan
First Evangelical church Golden Link class met Tuesday evening at the Ruppertle home 708 E Avenue NW. Members spent the evening knitting and working on an afghan for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Church
Hazel
Helen Rupperle
E Avenue NW
The
Red Cross
Marriage Revealed In Kahoka Ceremony 1942
Mrs Mayme Cherry announces the marriage of daughter Evelyn to Private Wayne Bartlett son of Mr and Mrs J A Bartlett of Marion The couple wed July 25 1942 in Kahoka Missouri Bartlett is stationed at Camp Beale California Mrs Bartlett works for Cherry Burrell Corp A candlelight dinner honored the bride hosted by Ada Moore Catherine Wilson and Edythe Flickinger with thirty guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Cherry
Twentieth Avenue
Evelyn
Wayne Bartlett
J A. Bartlett
Marion
Kahoka
Bartlett
Camp Beale
Calif
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Bungalow
The
Light Company
Ada Moore
Catherine Wilson
Edythe Flickinger
Klatter Klub Hosts Midweek Gathering
Mrs Charles Bennett hosted Klatter Klub at 135 Thirty third Street Drive SE on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mrs Norman Workman and Mrs Hershel Harrison. The next meeting will be at Mrs Robert Wrights home, 86114 Daniels Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bennett
Thirty-third Street
Klatter Klub
Norman Workman
Herschel Harrison
Robert Wright
Daniels Street
Irene Douglas circle luncheon meeting notes
Members of the Irene Douglas circle of King's Daughters met with Mrs. W F Cooper at 613 Seventeenth Street SE for a luncheon. Hostesses were Mrs D A Huene and Mrs S G Courtney. Mrs C M Johnson presided with devotions led by Mrs C W Whipple. The next gathering will be with Mrs W L Curtis on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Douglas Circle
King’s Daughters
W. F. Cooper
Seventeenth Street SE
D. A. Huene
S. G. Courtney
C. M. Johnson
C. W. Whipple
W. L. Curtis
FOREIGN WARS AUXILIARY INITIATES NEW MEMBERS
Forty six members of the auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post No. 788 met on Wednesday evening. Initiates include Mrs Lafonda Orr, Mrs Edna Randall, Mrs Maxine Beers, Mrs Laura Pierce, Mrs Anna Tordik and Miss Dorothy Mae Baldwin. Twenty dollars in war stamps were sold. Newton IA department president and Mrs Addie Campbell of Davenport attended. Officers elected: President Anna Sheridan, senior vice president Neva Sweet, junior vice-president Leita Pon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Lafonda Orr
Edna Randall
Maxine Beers
Laura Pierce
Anna Tordik
Dorothy Mae Baldwin
Bertha Woody. Newton
State of
Iowa
Addie Campbell
Davenport
Anna Sheridan
Neva Sweet
Leita Pon
Golden Wedding Anniversary For Mr And Mrs John F Gaston
Note Anniversary Sunday ME. AND MRS. JOHN F. GASTON former Cedar Rapids residents now of Mt Vernon celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday. They will be honored at a family dinner Sunday at Bakers tearoom in Mt Vernon. They were married in Sewickley Pa April 18 1893. In 1913 they moved to Cedar Rapids where Mr Gaston worked 20 years as an agent for the Cedar Rapids Iowa City railroad. In 1937 he retired and they moved to Mt Vernon. They have four children F S Gaston of Naperville Ill Mrs L G Pulver of Dickinson ND Samuel Gaston of Diablo Heights Panama and John F Gaston of Cedar Rapids. They also have seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Gaston
Cedar Rapids
Mt Vernon
Baker’s Tearoom
Mt. Vernon
Sewickley
Gaston
Iowa City Railroad
Vernon
F. S Gaston
Naperville, II
L. G. Pulver
Dickinson, ND
Samuel Gaston
Diablo Heights
Panama
John F Gaston
Reuse Bottles Shortage Diet Tips And Vintage Recipes
Readers are urged to keep bottles circulating and order replacements three weeks ahead. Pipe smokers may leave hairpins and clips around the house as pipe cleaners grow scarce due to metal shortages. Also included are vintage recipes for Chiffonade salad Fruit Slaw and Brown Sugar Creamy Pudding with step by step preparation and serving notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Cedar Rapids Tobacconists
PT A Meetings in Jackson and Buchanan elect new officers
The Jackson PT A held an open house with 80 present. Miss Lotta Jorgensen and Miss Ruth Hemmer of Coe College sang as Arthur Deamer spoke on world conditions. New officers announced. Buchanan PT A chose Mrs Otto Kohl as president with Mrs James L Spalding presiding. Other officers include Mrs J H Felter, Mrs W M Radloff, Mrs Harold W Woodard, Mrs D D Harrington. A 2B class speech demo and juvenile protection talk by Police Sergeant Fred Carstens noted. County Agent Rex Conn spoke on gardening. In Cleveland, the PT A met with officers elected: President Mrs David Kvapil and Vice President Mrs J E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jackson Pt.a
Lcotta Jorgensen
Ruth Hemmer
Coe College
Arthur Deamer
Buchanan
Otto Kohl
Buchanan Pta
James L. Spalding
J H Felter
W M . Radloff
Harold W. Woodard
D. D. Harrington
Sergi Fred Carstens
Cleveland PT
Joseph Stephens
Helen Laipple
Marie Laipple
Rex Conn
David Kvapil
PTA Officers Elected and Meetings Reported Across Several Units
Norrgard and Hayes PTAs held meetings with 40 members and addressed programs by First grade pupils Camp Fire Girls and guest speakers. Officers elected include Milo Vanicek Sargeant Clifford Bright Leo nore Elsworth Louis Blaha and F Novotny. Lincoln Van Buren and others reported on second war loan drive and nutrition talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U Harry Sargeant
Lincoln Pt.a
Sargeant
Clifford Bright
Leonore Elsworth
C. W. Welsh
Louis Blaha
Maxine Gmelin
Lucy Mulqueen
J J Doherty
Office of Civilian Defense
Arbor Day Program at Buchanan School Honors Local Armed Forces
Buchanan school pupils held an Arbor Day program with two evergreen trees donated by the Parent-Teachers Association planted and dedicated to district service members. Richard Doran spoke, Joan Lorene read Trees, and Ruth Phillips accepted, with Robert High answering. Marianna Johnston offered What Do We Plant, closing with Trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan School
Parent-Teachers Association
Buchanan
Richard Doran
Joan Lorene
J L Spalding
Ruth Phillips
Robert High
Marianna Johnston
Steak sandwich and potato salad sale ad
Advertisement notes a steak sandwich and potato salad offer for sale at 33 cents on a Saturday at Ford Hopkins location. Public notice lacks additional details or dates beyond the price and venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Hopkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Nott
Bode
L. T. Mitchell
H. E. Rosenberg
J. T. Michal
Martin Ultang
Roger Conrad
W. R. Armstrong
Mrs. Trewin
Krebs Flower Shop
Third Avenue SE
Floyd Wilson
PHI Sigma Iota
Krcy
Monarch
Newman
Spode
Vogue
Roseville Pottery
Miss Sirovy
Kappa Delta Alumnae
Mrs. Hoyt
Vv. B. Bjorgos
By Naomi Doebvel
Mexico
First Evangelical
Irene Douglas
Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Debonaire
Lasswell
Gabardine
Jersey
MD St. SE
P.T. A. Meetings
Jackson
Cleveland
Lincoln
van Buren
Milo Heral
van Buren P T.A
Anthony Ipsan
Earl Pospishol
Ray Stoner
Leone Burgert
Ruth Webster
Ann Biffle
Coe Victory Speakers Bureau
Georgia Tripp
Nanna Nelson
P H Brown
Frank Spina
Armstrong
Vaal
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