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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1934
Page
4
The Gazette hosts a Miss Manners exchange addressing popular girls seeking ideals 18 to 20. Peggy and other letters discuss dating, discipline, and parental rules while a caller asks about eyes for beauty versus ugliness and motherly guidance.
One hundred fifty singers from Methodist church choirs in Delaware will perform Sunday at 8 p m at the Manchester Methodist Episcopal church. The program includes solo numbers, group and congregational singing and speakers on parks conservation and religion in state universities.
Mrs Betty Hedlund visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Pete Nelson received a birthday surprise Tuesday hosted by Mrs Harry Connor and Mrs Ivan Boone at the Conway home. Twenty five members attended with two guests Mrs Roy Little and Miss Turner. Delaware friends also honored Mr and Mrs Fred Pulver of Delhi with a surprise Monday evening at Mrs H R Angel’s house for their fifteenth wedding anniversary. Mrs Dale Smith, a recent bride, was given a miscellaneous shower Thursday by twenty two women.
Mount Vernon reports note of the Elizabeth Pearson auxiliary hosting a Saturday noon event at the Methodist church for the Bracelet girls and their families. New initiates include Winifred Neal Wanita Hartung Bernice Gough LaVere Towne and others as features by Margaret Hedges with musical selections from Cornell girls and soloists.
Oxford announces Florence Rogers and Cornelius Burns will wed May 1. A misc shower was held in Cosgrove hall. Mrs Anna Klenk and Mrs Fred Schmidt hosted the Rebekah lodge Past Noble Grand club. Circle GC of St Marys held a card party. Oxford High School Alumni will meet and banquet May 18 at 7 PM with a program and dance and decorated dining. Committees include Elson, Floetchinger, Flannery, Mann, Clear, Falls, Larimer, Henderson, Thompson, Karsten, Swanson, Horn, Kienk, James, Novak. Nomination committee lists Miller, Schmidt, Summerhays.
Nancy Page outlines steps for assembling the French Bouquet quilt with center blocks border placement and mitered corners. She describes flower order from harebell to wild rose, border widths, suggested quilting patterns, and tips for spacing and alignment.
Walker Mrs. Keith Vawter was elected president of the MOJH club at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. D W Hyde. Officers named include vice president Andrew Kuhn secretary Gertrude Speake and treasurer Flora Tillitson. In a separate RA RE meeting hostess Mrs Minnie Hight and attendees listed. Also noted are graduation celebrations for Edward Kuhn, Four Square garden club meeting at Mrs Albert Dennin with readings by Agnes Simon and others.
Olin Mrs Ed Lorenzen hosted the Sunshine club with Lena Schafer of Arlington as guest. Happy Hour club met with Clarice Story while Frank Zaruba attended. The Whipper Will 4 H club met with Emogene Hotz. Kathryn Leen named a new member. Mr and Mrs Carl Thomson hosted a birthday surprise for their daughter. Hilda from Clinton, with Herbert Laurence, visited. Frank and Mrs Andrews entertained guests including Louis Andrews Rosalee Sherrard and Richard Sherrard with son Harry of Morse and Mr Hope of Oasis.
Notice from The Cedar Rapids Gazette asks readers to mail ten cents per missing French Bouquet Quilt block and provide a stamped self addressed envelope. Address Nancy Page care of The Gazette.
Lis bon Miss Grace Bittle hosted the Lucky Thirteen bridge club with prizes for Mrs Lee Crelly and Mrs C O Hoover. Guests included Mrs Hoover Marjorie Laubscher and Verlyn Beasmore. Standard Bearers attended Tipton district WFM society convention with Ethel Johnson Helen Graver Marjorie Robbins Janette Parker Dorothy Yates and Mrs Lloyd Rahn. Other attendees were Mrs Gale Frink Mrs E P Bigger Mrs G Albright Mrs H J Bowder Mrs Joseph Yates and Miss Margaret Vernholt. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kohl announced the engagement of daughter Carmen Pauline to Charlies Albright of Lisbon at a Wednesday party.
The wedding will be held May 23 with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Kettering and many named local residents. Bertha Miller hosted the Thursday club with officers elected such as President Miss Daisy Burd and Treasurer Mrs Florence Downing. OES district meeting guests from the local chapter included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dunn and Miss Buda Bennett plus Mrs. J R Gardner, Mrs. Raphael Gardner and Miss Grace Bittle.
Wyoming civic groups including the Presbyterian industrial society Lutheran Ladies Aid Methodist Ladies Aid Hawthorne club Bay View club Royal Neighbor Thimblebee and bridge clubs held meetings at homes and halls with hostesses and brief programs or prizes noted.
Miss Leida Newman and Henry Woodworth of Springville were married at the bride’s parents home with 20 relatives present. Rev. R. A. Badger officiated. The couple will reside at 363 Second Ave. SW after May 1.
Mechanicsville report notes the Emanon Bridge club gathering at Mrs. Ralph Inks with Miss Maxine Stoffel as assistant hostess. Mrs. Gordon Spry won first prize and Mrs. Leon Morningstar second. Royal Neighbor lodge initiated three candidates, and various social guests attended garden and bridge club events through the week.
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