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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1941
Page
29
Michigan gardener J L Rhea highlights a bright spring bloom outlook with snowdrops crocuses and tulips while noting tulip bulb import prospects from Holland, flowering Anchusa and Madonna Lily care, and thrips control for gladiolus bulbs as planting delays loom.
Toledo Mary Walters daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Walters will entertain seven friends from Carlton College Northfield Minnesota at a house party this weekend. Saturday evening the group was entertained at dinner at the Cedar Rapids Country Club.
Iowa City will elect twelve outstanding junior university women to Mortar Board at the annual junior breakfast in Memorial union. Selections consider scholarship personality leadership and activities with the top vote getter to be named local chapter president. Guests include Mrs. Virgil M. Hancher Dean Adelaide Burge and several local figures.
Prof Karl E Leib of University College of Commerce will discuss War and Business at the Memorial union supper meeting of the University club. Mrs E G Schroeder heads the committee in charge.
Betty Lou Lorimer of Greeley Colorado daughter of Mrs George Lorimer and Louis H Naechel son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Naechel Davenport announce their engagement and upcoming marriage Miss Lorimer is a junior at the university member of Delta Gamma Mr Naechel a graduate student in English department and former university graduate who studied at Harvard University this past year Zeta Tau Alpha holds its fifth annual state day on campus with Mrs Wagner Des Moines state day chair presiding at a Memorial union luncheon.
State conservation commissioner Harry Rector, representing Benton and Buchanan counties, will speak at the Van Horne Parent-Teacher meeting on Tuesday. He will show movies. Mr and Mrs John Schadle hosted a group in honor of Gerald Fisher and Alvin Fisher’s birthdays, and said farewell to the son leaving for Fort Des Moines for a year of military training.
Belle Plaine reports social events including Lois Luedtke as honored guest at a pre nuptial dinner by the Monday Night Bridge club at Lincoln cafe. Norman Anderson receives farewell dinner before army service. Garden club picnic dinner precedes its study hour. Past Pocahontas association hosted by Mrs Isaac Burnett and Mrs England at Mrs Burnett’s home.
Oxford Junction report notes Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clausen entertaining at dinner on Wednesday. Mrs. G. J. Bees served as hostess Thursday for the One Club gathering.
Center Junction notes show the Woman's Club meeting presided by Mrs. J. N. Smith with Mrs. Roscoe Easterly and Miss Reta in attendance. The fragment confirms ongoing club activity and leadership involvement.
Various church circles and guilds at Immaculate Conception St Margaret s St Elizabeth s Phoebe Lamb WSCS Mothers Club and others hold meetings lunches luncheons picnics and a Father and Son banquet with hostesses and specific committee hosts listed for midweek and weekend sessions across Central Park Kenwood Cloney and United Brethren parishes.
The Mount Vernon Rotary club hosted the Rotary Anns at their annual smelt dinner in the Methodist church. Guests were served by C. L. Rich and others, with additional social events planned by Chapter DT and P. E. O. hosts.
Wyoming women hosted a shower Friday for their niece Mrs Paul Ruby formerly Wilma Reese of Olin and Pleasant Ridge. Mrs J S Robertson recalled her Scot land bride arrival as the Ple asant Ridge club met with Mrs Peter Eichhorn and Mrs Raymond Denniston. Emma Alden and Nora Thompson led Hawthorne club Monday. Mrs Ernest Sievers and Mrs Dilion Story presented Eveready club program at Mrs Orla Dawes home.
Mrs Rodney Miller of Oelwein hosted the Past Matrons club at a Lamont luncheon. A Baptist church reception welcomed Rev Mr and Elmer Brayton on Wednesday. Mrs Paul Hoaglan hosted twelve friends for a birthday luncheon for Mrs William Gosse and John Watson.
Riverside social notes report the H J club meeting at Mrs Adolph Shallas home on Tuesday. The Mincer couple Wilma and Lloyd Wasson wed in Kahoka Mo on April 12 with Lila Wasson and Frank Mincer Jr attending. The bride and groom are from Riverside and Columbus Junction respectively and will reside in Columbus Junction.
Central City Linn chapter No 74 C E and Tuesday honored Mr and Mrs Leo Ingraham presenting them a gift Mrs Ingraham formerly Charlotte Mills The program featured songs by Mrs E M Adams and R G Hatch a musical reading by Mrs Don Peterson and a piano solo by Beulah George
The Davenport Visiting Nurse Association Junior Board will sponsor dancers Veloz and Yolanda at the Orpheum Theater in Davenport on the night of May 1 with curtain at 8 15. Tickets go on sale by mail from April 23, priced 50 cents to 1 50. Proceeds benefit the junior board summer camp for underprivileged children.
Newhall Legion auxiliary Thursday elected delegates to the county convention at Norway on April 24 with Mesdames Grace Stoecker Jessie Meland Bertha Weichman Nellie Maeder and Miss Etta Doss. Chosen to represent the local auxiliary at the third district spring conference at Toledo were Mrs. Ruth Schrader and Mrs. Christine Gafeller. New officers of the Parent-Teacher Community club include President Chester Tuttle vice-president Agnes Dicker and secretary treasurer Mrs. O A Kelly. Mrs P M Olson hosted a shower for her daughter Bernice who will wed April 27 to Duane Schmidt of Cedar Rapids.
The Otterbein guild members were guests of Hazel and Dorothy Starry Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Henderson hosted the Bow Knot club Wednesday. Mrs. Don Wherry of Wyoming and Mrs. Simon Ballou were on the program. The Happy Hour club was entertained by Mrs. Clarice Story Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard F. Houstman mark fifty six years of marriage with a family dinner at their Olin home today, joined by four sons and one daughter and their families including C. R. Houstman and Arthur Houstman of Olin, Oscar Houstman and daughters of Mount Vernon, and C. L. Scott of Macedonia.
The Atalissa Community club will meet in the Atalissa school gymnasium Tuesday evening. Dr. Clapp of Muscatine will show pictures of Mexico. Attendees are asked to bring sandwiches cups forks and spoons. Committee serves chaired by Mr and Mrs Burl Johnson with members Jess Foster Clifford Freyermuth Henrietta Schmidt James Walters and Rowena Barkalow.
Anamosa The Women’s Society of the Christian Service hosted a silver tea for all city women’s clubs at Mrs. Foss Davis’s home with Dr. C. F. Hartzell as speaker. Mrs. Niles held a Tuesday shower for Kathleen Shifflett, now engaged to Berdell Maley of Amber.
Mrs Jack Young of 334 Crescent Street SE was elected an active member of the Beethoven Club after a Thursday audition. She has been an associate member since Sept 30 1940 and trained at Coe College and Iowa State Teachers College with noted instructors. She served as soprano soloist at the First Methodist Church Waterloo and contributed to other Waterloo churches and directing at Mason City First Presbyterian.
Monticello events feature Chapter FP PEO hostess Mrs H S Richardson and program by Mrs James Maurice. Schreiner Chapter PES conducts annual school of instruction at Masonic temple with district instructors honored at lunch. Wedding events near Hammond and Key stone include a reception and a 115 guest shower at Blairstown Legion hall.
Blairstown girl Theresa D. Voss and Joseph J. Reider of Hammond Ind were married Saturday at St Patrick's church in Watkins by Rev N A Kefler. The bride was attended by her sister Marie Voss and Dorothy Reider with Wilbert Voss and Raymond Schmidt as ushers. The bride grew up in the Blairstown area and attended rural schools.
Coggon Mrs. Elmer Wendt, a recent bride, was honored at a shower at Mrs. W C Trefz home Tuesday. Mrs. Rieka Wendt and Mrs. J C Saathoff of Ryan assisted. Thursday the young people of the Christian church honored Mrs. Wendt at Mrs A W Savage's home. Mecca chapter presented the traveling star to Sunbeam chapter at Hopkinton Wednesday.
Mrs Ernest Melberg hosted the Literary society. The Royal Neighbors gathered at Mrs Augusta Steffanson. Jane Farrel, a bride elect, was mentioned at Thursday’s event. The Catholic Cemetery association met at Vivien Meredith’s home Thursday.
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