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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1950

Page

24

GOP Women Plan Spring Conference in Decorah

Linn County Republican Women met at the Montrose hotel for luncheon with Mrs. Royal Streeter presiding. Mrs. Cass L. Miller outlined plans for the May 8 conference in Decorah inviting candidates for state offices. A bus trip was promoted. reservations advised with Grace Elliott or Mrs. W. E. Willson. Ted Birdsall urged voting in the June primary. Imogen Emery led a Q A on political IQ and a Mt. Vernon invitation extended for Thursday’s candidate meeting.

Linn County Montrose Hotel Royal Streeter Cass L. Miller Winthrop Second District Council of Republican Women Decorah Grace Elliott W. E. Willson Ted Birdsall Republican Central Committee Imogen Emery Grace West Mt. Vernon

Hat style show and tea at Woman's club

A party on April 26 at the Woman's club features dessert at 1 p.m. Mrs Ethyle Breedlove of Newman’s will headline a hat style show. Reservations through Mrs Larry Condon or Mrs L G Smith by Monday.

Woman's Club Ethyle Breedlove Newman’s Larry Condon L. G. Smith

Ruth circle of King's Daughters meets at Embassy club

Ruth circle of the King's Daughters held a Tuesday luncheon at the Embassy club with Mrs. Ed Underberg leading devotions. The group contributed five dollars to the cancer fund and elected officers for the coming year. May 16 meeting set at Mrs Milroy Unzeitig's home, 1115 Twenty-seventh street NE.

Ruth Circle The King’s Daughters Embassy Club Ed Underberg Cancer Fund Jack Holt Park Newbold Ray Tapper Adolph Barta Leland Wilson Jennie McCowen Milroy Unzeitig Twenty-seventh Street

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Alpha Phi Plans Chicago District Convention

The Alpha Phi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met Tuesday at the Wiseman room of the YMCA. They planned the district convention in Chicago this weekend. Mrs. Zereda Van Deusen shared her recent trip to Europe.

Alpha Phi Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Wiseman’s Y.M.C.A Chicago Zereda van Deusen Europe

King Heads Cedar Rapids Cornell Alumni Club

James H. King was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Marion Alumni club of Cornell college at the annual meeting in St Pauls Methodist church. Donald L. Herring became vice president and Robert A. Glee as secretary treasurer. Claude Runner acted as toast master. speakers included Rev A B Curran Lowell Lange President Russell D Cole and Orville Rennie. Mrs Robert Fisher sang contralto with accompaniment by Mrs Marshall Hickman.

Hugh Roberts Vernon Cornell Cedar Rapids Cornell College St. Paul's Methodist Church James H. King First Avenue Donald H. Herring Cottage Grove Avenue Russell D. Cole Robert A. Glee Seventeenth Avenue Cedar Rapids-Marion St. Paul’s Methodist Church Donald L. Herring Seventeenth Avenue SW Claude Runner Washington Avenue SE A. B. Curran Lowell Lange Waterloo Cor Nell Orville Rennie Robert Fisher First Avenue SE Marshall Hickman Second Avenue SE

Miss Joyce Schlass Elected Tailfeathers Secretary

Miss Joyce Schlass a sophomore at the University of Iowa was chosen secretary of Tailfeathers the pep club. She is the daughter of I W Schlass of 1618 C Avenue NW.

Joyce Schlass I. W. Schlass C Avenue NW Tailfeathers University of Iowa Miss Schlass

West Union Couple Wed in Eldorado Church Ceremony

Lorraine Laver daughter of Mr and Mrs Fritz Laver and Henry Monroe Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry Monroe Castalia were married Tuesday evening at St Peter s Lutheran church Eldorado Rev George Goeken officiated The bride wore white satin with Chantilly lace veil and carried pink roses A reception for 350 followed at the church parlors Attendants included JoAnn Lauer maid of honor and Cathy Patric brides maid The couple will reside on a farm north of Castalia with Mrs Monroe employed at First National Bank in West Union

West Union Lorraine Laver Fritz P. Laver Henry Monroe, Jr Henry Monroe Castalia St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Eldorado George Goeken JoAnn Lauer Earl Patric Marjorie Betty Jacobson Sharon Palas Alan Thompson James Monroe Forrest Monroe Lloyd Monroe LaVern Palas Postville Clermont Decorah Ossian Fayette Ionia Forest City Monroe First National Bank Mr. Monroe

Mayflower Circle of the King's Daughters Meet

The Mayflower circle gathered after school Tuesday at Sally Rinderknecht home 1850 C avenue NE. Ann Shimerda led devotions and the group packed a clothing box for Tama Indians.

Mayflower Circle of the King’s Daughters Sally Rinderknecht C Avenue NE Ann Shimerda

Soloist in Final Symphony Concert at Cedar Rapids

Martha Cooper of Waterloo and Cornell graduate tops Iowa's young artists list and will be piano soloist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Thursday at 8 15 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum. The fourth concert of the 1949 50 season is open to the public without charge.

Martha Cooper Waterloo Cornell Iowa Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Miss Cooper

Young pianist to perform solo works with Broadway set

The program features a young pianist making her first public concert at age 10 and multiple top ratings in state contests. She will perform Saint-Saens Concerto No. 2 in G minor and solos by Debussy Granados and Khachaturian. Weber Franck Liszt compose the rest as Joseph H. Kitchin conducts a symphonic reading of South Pacific tunes.

Saint-Saens Debussy Granados Khatchaturian Weber Franck Liszt The Symphony Joseph H. Kitchin

Alcohol to Remove White Spots From Shel Lac Table Finish

Alcohol will remove any white spots that may appear on the shel lac finish of a table, potentially restoring its even appearance and gloss. The remedy relies on solvent action to dissolve residue or mineral deposits causing the markings.

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