Betty Kitterman Weds William Burl James in Pink Rose Decor
Betty Kitterman and William Burl James were married at the home of the Kittermans, with Rev. George A Stau ffacher officiating. The couple will live in Montrose Colorado after a wedding luncheon for eighteen. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Florence Sylvester and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess A. Kitterman
First Avenue W
Betty Kitterman
William Burl James
Edwin Paul James
Boulder
Colo
George A Stauffacher
First Evangelical
George R. Stauffacher
Eldora
James
Coe College
Chi Omega Social Sorority
Zeta Phi Eta
Thi Delta
Vr. James
University of Colorado
Somalia
Phi Epsilon Phi
Florence Sylvester
la Junta
Dole
Beethoven club to present program at YWCA
Members of the Beethoven club meet Thursday at 10 a.m. in YWCA club rooms. Grace Gordon will present current events, Frances Bailey will offer program votes, led by Flora Savior. The program features Javette Hoe, Dance Schelling, Flora Kitchin, Nantation Song, and works by Deems Taylor, Howard Hanson, Chasins and Abram Chasins. Cedar Rapids rental society and auxiliary host annual dinner dance at Montrose hotel in honor of retiring president and resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Y.W.C
Grace Gordon
Frances Bailey
Flora Savior
Schelling
Flora Kitchin
Ives
Charlies Haubiel
Margaret McCall
Wulte
Northland
Leo Sowerby
Katherine Ladegaard
Deems Taylor
Annette ’ Deems Taylor Jayday
Carol Deems Taylor
Beethoven
Howard Hanson
Alice Gard
Abram Chasins
Bernice Baldwin
Weess
Chasins
Kiora
Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Ffair
Ernest W. Anderson
William Hruska
P. E. O. Chapter IH Members Meet for Dessert Ancheon
Twenty three members of Chapter IH of P. E. O. met for dessert at the home of Mrs. Edward H. Files with Mrs Herbert Henderson assisting. Mrs. C. J. Stewart led the program speaking on Our Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaper IH
P.E.O
Edward H. Files
Bevervenue
Herbert Henderson
C. J. Stewart
Ristedt to Visit Askells in Kansas City
Mrs. Ethel Pinney Ristedt of 2662 Country Club Parkway SE will travel to Kansas City Thursday and stay a week as a guest of her cousins Mr and Mrs Henry J Haskell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Ristedt
Askells
Kansas City
Ethel Pinney Ristedt
Country Club Parkway SE
Henry J. Haskell
Wheeler Couple Returns from Tucson Visit
Mr and Mrs Glenn C Wheeler of 165 Blake boulevard SE returned Tuesday after spending a month in Tucson Arizona with details of their trip and visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn C. Wheeler
Blake Boulevard
Tucson
Ariz
Miss van Pappelendam Honored Ahead of May Nuptials
Mrs. John F. Byrne hosted a dinner party and kitchen shower at Commonwealth apartments. Guests included Mrs. A L Taylor, Mrs. John Beck, Mrs. C A van Pappelendam, Wallace G. Boyson, John Stearns, L R Langfeldt, Carl Dueser, and Misses Jane Glenn, Martha Walker, Betty Meerdink, Marjorie Beach, Dorothea Dunker, Mary Yakish, and Marjorie Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna van Pappelendam
Robert McLeod
John F. Bryne
Commonwealth Apartments
Commonwealth Tea Room
A. L. Taylor
John W. Beck
C. A van Pappelendam
Wallace G. Boyson
John Stearns
L. R. Langfeldt
Carl Dueser
Jane Glenn
Martha Walker
Betty Meerdink
Marjorie Beach
Dorothea Dunker
Mary Yakish
Marjorie Love
Franklin school group honors Miss Byers with tea
Franklin high school hosts a 3:30 to 4:30 pm tea as a courtesy to Miss Ruby Byers. The event celebrated the Martha Washington room being furnished with two lamps and a table donated by the dissolved PTA, in Byers' name. Faculty hosts led by Grace Tathwell and student hosts attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Washington
Franklin High School
Ruby Byers
Miss Byers
PT A
Franklin
Grace Tathwell
William Hagen
Oscar Stabenfeldt
Miriam Rogers
Tathwell
Eleanor Wilson
M. S. Hallman
Jane Hall
Maxine Nowadsky
William Franey
Martin Hanson
Ben Wolverton
Service circle of the King's Daughters meeting for sewing
The Service circle of the King's Daughters will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m with Mrs F M Wells at 116 Eighteenth street SE to sew sheets for the Sunshine Mission nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
F M. Wells
Eighteenth Street
Sunshine Mission Nursery
Beta Delphian Meeting Set for Thursday at Montrose Hotel
Beta Delphian will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Montrose hotel. Members are advised to arrive early for a brief organizational session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Delphian
Montrose Hotel
Aunt Het Commentary On Fear Of Flying And Bed Accidents
Amy fears flying after many deaths linked to air travel but notes bed dangers as more people die in bed than elsewhere. The remark blends anxiety about aviation with a broader warning about resting places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Ida Caryl Elected President of Cedar Rapids B and P W Club
Miss Ida Caryl was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Business and Professional Women’s club at the Roosevelt hotel meeting. Officers include Mrs Merle Harris first vice president and Mrs Opal Holloway second vice president with a 101 member roster. The year featured a $500 loan fund aiding a University of Iowa senior and two nurse trainees and a regional conference of eight states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Caryl
Cedar Rapids
Miss Stenner
Holloway
Hannah Johnson
Ella Campbell
Hazel Hicks
Furman
Elizabeth Hodson
Bertha Groves
Imogen B. Emery
Harris
Miss Caryl
Edith Lowe
Elsie Magnusson
Josephine Hexdall
Martha A. Heald
Marguerite Stein
Dorothy Meeker
Viola Hanry Dranela
Miss Hagenstein
Davenport
Roosevelt
Hope Kurtz
Miss Lowe
Bess Hodge
Marvel Foster
Miss Booth and Milford Hartung to wed this week
Miss Hollis Booth and Milford Hartung were honored by multiple groups of the Second Christian church in preluding wedding events. A church picnic supper, games, and a mock wedding preceded a gift presentation, followed by a tea room gathering with a pantry shower and out of town guests from Mount Vernon and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Booth
Milford Hartung
Christian Endeavor
Second Christian Church
Linn County Agricultural Conservation Association
Miss Booth
Fern Horak
Agnes Edgar
Lucille Currell
Marie Koch
Elsie Smith
Esther Booth
Harrison Shipe, Jr
Florence Oma Booth
Ray Hartung
Wanita Hartung
Roberta Hartung
Mount Vernon
Donald Atwater
Isabelle Atwater
Marion
Shirley Ehrke Honored On Eleventh Birthday
Mrs. Harry C. Ehrke hosted a birthday party at her home for Shirley Ann Ehrke eleventh birthday. Attending were Johnson school 5B pupils including Marilyn Stark Unzeitig Simitz and Peterson. prizes were awarded in games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Ehrke
Twenty-first Street
Shirley Ann
Johnson School
Shirley
Marilyn Stark
Marilyn Unzeitig
Katherine Simitz
Doris Peterson
Rhinehart Couple Return From Los Angeles Visit
Mr and Mrs J H Rhinehart of 1649 Ellis boulevard NE return from four months in Los Angeles where they visited their daughter Mrs L D Shock and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rhinehart
Ellis Boulevard
Los Angeles
L. D. Shock
Friwoto Camp Fire Girls Meet at Guardian Home
The Friwoto Camp Fire girls gathered Saturday at Mrs. Cliff Evans home 971 Sixteenth Street NE to discuss ways and means of raising funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Evans
Sixteenth Street
Joan Johnston To Entertain At Birthday Dinner
Younger hostesses of the week will include Joan Johnston age nine who will entertain a group of friends at a dinner party tonight the occasion being her ninth birthday. Covers set for fifteen guests include Jane Hickenlooper Sheryl Chehak Patty Carol Jean Boudreaux Ann Selden Betty Virginia Morris Betty Baumgartner Jane Johnston Ruth Sauerstad Sue Randall Joan Bettle and Gloria Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Johnston
Greenwood Drive
Joan
Jane Hickenlooper
Sheryl Chehak
Patty
Carol Jean Boudreaux
Ann Selden
Betty
Virginia Morris
Betty '‘Baumgartner
Jane Johnston
Ruth Sauerstad
Sue Randall
Joan Bettle
Gloria
Judith Johnston
Tri Delta Alliance to Honor Officers at Luncheon
The Tri Delta Alliance will host a luncheon Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at the Commonwealth tea room to honor retiring alliance officers, past state officers, and the new president of Coe College active chapter. City members invited. call Mrs. John T. Massey at 2 2662 if not contacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Delta Alliance
Commonwealth Tea Room
Alliance
Coe College
Tri-Delta
John T. Massey
Luncheon for PEO Chapter FO Guests and Dame Sybil Thorndyke
Mrs. Marvin R. Selden hosted Chapter FO of PEO at a luncheon at 2114 Greenwood Drive SE. Hostesses were Mrs. J. D. Wardle Mrs. Arthur Biddinger and Miss Evelyn Street. Guests included members from Chapters HJ IF II and DK and Mrs. Alfred Johnson led a program summarizing the life of Dame Sybil Thorndyke, English actress and author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin R. Selden
Greenwood Drive
P.E.O
J. D. Wardle
Arthur Biddinger
Evelyn Street
Arthur Barlow
J. W. Alffillisch
F. C. Waples
Ingram Bixler
Philip Palmer
Alfred Johnson
Sybil Thorndyke
Southern guests in Graves Choate homes
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hunt of Columbia South Carolina arrived to spend a few days as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold N Graves at 2142 Blake Boulevard SE and Mr. and Mrs. Roy E Choate at 2375 Blake Boulevard SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Hunt
Columbia, S. C
Harold N. Graves
Blake Boulevard
Roy E. Choate
Walters Return From Western Trip With California Visit
Mr and Mrs George Walters of 1708 Second Avenue SE returned from California where they visited friends in Los Angeles and San Diego On the return they stopped at Boulder Dam Rock River Wye and Denver where they visited their daughter Mrs A K Filber and Mr Filber former Cedar Rapids residents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walters
Second Avenue SE
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Boulder Dam
Rock River
Wye
Denver
A. K. Filber
Mr. Filber
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Heald Returns From Visits In Pennsylvania and D C
Mrs Rollin T Heald of 637 L street SW returned Tuesday after a three week visit to her sisters in Pennsylvania and Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin T. Heald
L Street
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
P T A Plans Friday Meeting at Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception P T A meets in the school parlor Friday at 2 p.m. Fred A. Winter speaks on Health. I C high boys glee club sings under Sister Mary Leo. Tea served by fifth grade mothers. A council interview on Parent Teacher Cooperation in Safety to be broadcast on WMT at 4 45 p m featuring William J Barron and Mrs V L Spohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception P. T. A
Fred A. Winter
Boys Glee Club
I. C. High School
Sister Mary Leo
Garfield Group Luncheon Hosts Local Study Members
Mrs O H Lundquist entertained the Garfield study group at luncheon Tuesday at 1606 C avenue NW. Attendees included Mesdames Kauzlarich Rhoads Slick Lodge Fagle Hickey Gott and Taylor. The Taylor P T A will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m with school orchestra numbers under William Vesely and officers to be elected. Refreshments provided by teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
O. H. Lundquist
C Avenue NW
J. Kauzlarich
R. Rhoads
L. Slick
George Lodge
L. Fagle
C. Hickey
R. Gott
Taylor
Taylor P. T. A
William Vesely
Jackson P T A Mental Hygiene Meeting
The Jackson P T A mental hygiene group will meet at 2 p m Thursday in the tower room of the school. Discussion will cover mental hygiene and health topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jackson P. T. A
Engagement and forthcoming marriage of Mary Klumpar Baubin
Mr and Mrs Emil Klumpar announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Mary to Jerry F Baubin son of Mrs Rose Smid. The wedding is set for May 27 at 9 am at St Ludmila Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Klumpar
D Street
Mary
Jerry F. Baubin
Rose Smid
Hamilton Street
St. Ludmila’s Church
Helen Rock and J F Gutenkauf wed at St Patrick's
Miss Helen L Rock and Joseph F Gutenkauf married Monday morning at St Patrick's church with Rev D J Lenihan officiating. The bride wore a chartreuse ensemble with talisman roses corsage. best man Joseph Brems. organ music and a wedding breakfast followed. Out-of-town guests included Robert Gutenhauf and Marian Martin. couple to live at 1002 A Avenue NW after a California trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. Rock
Joseph F. Gutenkauf
St. Patrick's Church
D. J. Lenihan
Joseph Brems
Fred MacDonnell
Charles Kell
Robert Gutenhauf
Roseau
Minn
Ray Wermus
H. T. .Ford
Frank Lunzer
Bernadette Gutenkauf
St. Paul
Marian Martin
Racine
Wis
Margaret Myers
Chicago
California
Gutenkauf
A Avenue NW
Mrs. F. E. Morgan Honored at YWCA Luncheon
Mrs. F. E. Morgan of Des Moines former Cedar Rapids resident was honored at a luncheon Tuesday at the Y W C A hosted by WWI groups including the Women's Auxiliary to Battery E War Mothers and the American Legion auxiliary. Corsage presented. brief history shared by Mrs. John Janecek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Morgan
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Hugh W. White
White
Meadowbrook Drive
Morgan
Women's Auxiliary
Battery E
War Mothers
American Legion Auxiliary
John Janecek
Margaret Dill
Mary Custer
H. S. George
Janecek
Louis W. Herdlicka
F. G. Riemann
H. G. Forbes
W. L. Crissman
John Lundquist
John Bruch
Anna Kofron
J. S. Forbes
A. F. Clark
F. J. Horak
E. E. Colip
D. A. Leonard
F. K. Hahn
Vera Colip Rogers
M. Sopousek
W. M. Eaton
C. L. Douglass
Charles Penningroth
Miss Mary Corrigan Hosts Ace High Bridge Club
Miss Mary Corrigan hosted Ace High Bridge Club at Miss Ethel Krall’s apartment 1029 Third Avenue SE Tuesday. Prizes went to Miss Marjorie Jacobson and Miss Krall, followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Corrigan
Ace High Bridge Club
Ethel Krall
Third Avenue SE
Marjorie Jacobson
Miss Krall
Community Service Shown In Reports Of Junior League
At the annual Junior League of Cedar Rapids meeting at the Montrose hotel the retiring board presented yearly reports. Mrs Gordon Fennell was reelected president for 1939 40 and Mrs Robert P Bell outlined the league placement system placing sixty one active and ten provisional members in civic work. The group supports Community Nutrition Service and fields such as Art gallery theater and Public Health Nursing with education drives and low cost budgets for Linn county relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Gordon Fennell
Robert P. Bell
League
Children’s Theater
Cub Scouts
Camp Fire
Camp Good Health
Camp Wapsie Y
Blue Birds
The
Elks Club
Edwin H. Wadsworth
Linn County Emergency Relief Commission
Eugene C. Hoyt
J. K. von Lackum
James H. Yuill
John W. Miller
Edward M. Soboda, Jr
Children's Theater
Herbert L. Killian
Edith Knox
Malatek Sipe Tie The Knot In Easter Nuptials
Miss Helen Mary Malatek daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph J Malatek Solon and Leonard W Sipe son of Mr and Mrs Orval Sipe Cedar Rapids wed at St James Methodist church Easter Sunday at 2 pm Rev T C Collister officiated Attendants were Mr and Mrs Hubert S Stastny sister and brother in law of the bride The bride a Franklin high school graduate and former Harmony cafeteria employee The groom works for Wilson and Company They reside at 807 F avenue NW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mary Malatek
Rudolph J. Malatek
Solon
Leonard W. Sipe
Orval Sipe
Cedar Rapids
St. James’ Methodist Church
T. C. Collister
Hubert S. Stastny
Franklin High School
Harmony Cafeteria
Sipe
Wilson and Company
F Avenue NW
Teenettes plan Dutch treat theater party at Spaight home
Members met Monday evening at Miss Rita Spaight's house to prepare for a Dutch treat theater party. After the movies the group returned to the Spaight residence for refreshments with participants Miss Marilyn Cusack Miss Rita Power Miss Irene Phelps Miss Jane Dorman Miss Betty Ann Klimes Miss Mary Jane Klassen and Miss Bernice Pfiffner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Spaight
E Avenue NW
Spaight
Marilyn Cusack
Rita Power
Irene Phelps
Jane Dorman
Betty Ann Klimes
Mary Jane Klassen
Bernice Pfiffner
Senior Primo Recital by Martha Leksa at Coe College
Prof Max Daehler presents Martha Leksa in a senior piano recital in T M Sinclair Memorial chapel at 815 pm. Leksa, Phi Kappa Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Coehan and choir member, is a student instructor in piano and former pupil of Eleanor Houts. Program includes Bach Busoni Arioso Chopin Franck Griffes Dett works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Daehler
Coe College Music Department
Martha Leksa
T. M. Sinclair
Leksa
Phi Kappa Phi
Mu Phi Epsilon
National Music Honorary Society
Coehan
Coe
Eleanor Houts
Lelisa
Godfrey Leksa
Cedar Rapids
Bach-Buson
Chopin Prue
Chopin
Cesar Franck
Griffes
Women Voters Study Group Discusses Tariffs and Trade
The League of Women Voters government and foreign policy study group met at the Montrose hotel. Lillian Beane spoke on American tariff system and Civil War era policy while Charles Birch covered reciprocal trade agreements. A Gallup poll cited 70 percent support for Hull policy. Each member spoke on a country in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
Lillian Beane
Charles Birch
Gallup
Hull
Lambda Chapter Meeting at Montrose Hotel
Beta Sigma Phi Lambda chapter met Monday evening at the Montrose hotel with president Mrs. Clarice Torgerson presiding. Ada Vedder district chairman reported on the Davenport district meeting. Roll call named favorite books. Educational director Mrs. Pierre A. Tracy led a literature discussion assisted by Miss Margaret Machen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Montrose Hotel
Clarice Torgerson
Ada Vedder
Davenport
Pierre A. Tracy
Margaret Machen
Industrial Girls League Plans Thursday Meetings and Benefit Dance
The Industrial Girls League will meet Thursday at 6 pm for supper at the Y W C A. The dramatic and rhythmic dance program groups will meet at 7 30. Miss Elizabeth McCauley is chairman of the benefit dance to be given by the league at 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Girls’ League
Elizabeth McCauley
I H N Circle Plans Dessert Luncheon
The I H N circle of the King's will hold a 1 30 p m dessert luncheon at Mrs. C F Cooley’s home 518 Seventeenth Street SE Members should bring layette sewing materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. N. Circle of the King’s Daughters
C. F. Cooley
Seventeenth Street
Volunteer circle meets at Mrs Verne Henton home
All members of the Volunteer circle of the King's Daughters gathered Tuesday at 517 Twentieth Street NE, the residence of Mrs Verne Henton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteer Circle of the King's Daughters
Verne Henton
Twentieth Street
Nebraska Coed Charms Greeters As She Brings Bid To Shrine Event
Miss Beverlee Listek of Nebraska, chosen Miss Tangier, travels on a Shrine goodwill tour to promote the Central State Shrine association regional ceremonial in Omaha on May 5 and 6 and the Tangier temple jubilee. She visits Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport with Tangier officials and photographers signing autographs for Shriners. The piece notes her Nebraskan roots Pi Beta Phi status and her great great grandfather Mason lineage. A closing line mentions Georgia sea island cotton production rising 150 percent in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Henry Haegg
Dan Hunter
Beverlee
Omaha
Midwest
Central State Shrine Association
Tangier
Cedar Rapids
Sistek
W. H. Dorrance
Tangier Temple
Allen Kohan
Czechoslovakia
Kohan
Montrose
Des Moines
Davenport
Miss Listek
Mr. Dorrance
Mr. Kohan
Fuzzy Ahring
L. M. Duncan
E. J. Petranek
Walt Workman
L. A. Kessler
Peter Bailey
Fred Groeltz
Otto Ambroz
Homer Maxwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
William B. James
Javette
Mental Society and Auxiliary Dance
Hapter II
P.E.O. Tas
Glenn Wheeler
Miss van Pappelendam
Franklin School
NEVA
Killia
B. and
P. W. Club
Lasswell
Shirley Ehrke
J. H. Rhineharts
HOPE
Mrs. Heald
P.T.A. Meetings
Neumode Betty Budget
Canton Cafe
Third Avenue SF
Mary Klumpar
Helen Rock
J. F. Gutenkauf
Helen Malatek
Leonard Sipe
Women Voters’ League
Lambda Chapter Meeting
Third ST
Damas Miles
I. H. N. Circle
Martin's
Empress
First Ave. E
Bishop's Cafeteria
Sea Island
Georgia
American Institute of Laundering
Alsae
Gossard
Winifred Davis
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