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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1936
Page
10
The Mt. Vernon social page notes numerous family events led by the Ellison and Hoover groups. Attendees travel from Sabula, Cedar Rapids, Ashton, Chicago, and more for picnics, breakfasts, bridge, and gatherings at parks, homes, and cottages with officers elected for the Hoover reunion and many out of town guests visiting all week.
The Grand Meadow Community club schedules its annual picnic for August 15 at Kohlmann's Grove with Joseph Steele as speaker and music by the high school band. The Postville area hosts croquet and social gatherings in August with multiple members contributing to local clubs and study groups.
Mrs. Jay White hosted a danco party on Friday in honor of her daughter Lenore White visiting from Chicago. Prizes awarded included first to Geneva Wells, second to Thelma Christianson, and consolation to Mrs. Russell Gruver with a turnout featuring Hazel Schrader A R Lubke H A Lubke Marguerite Rogers Evelyn Dugstad Thelma Christianson Mrs. Arnold Stumme Mrs Clifton Pringle Elizabeth Priest and others.
Oxford hosts honor dinners as Fred Gegenheimer and family celebrate George Crissinger’s 79th birthday. Floyd Nidey’s relatives toast Mr and Mrs John Nidey on their 29th wedding anniversary. W A Scott and sons David and Danny dine with Mr and Mrs D E Warthman on Thursday.
Anne Adams designs three children's frocks with yoke sleeves and puffed sleeves in bright cotton. Patterns 4069 2738 and 2663 priced 15c each with sizes 2 to 16 and fabric needs listed. Order from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York.
Newhall Marianna and Ruth Heinrich of Estherville visit two weeks with their grandmother Mrs. Mary Stein. Red Bud Illinois guests Mrs. Gertrude Wernig and daughter Marion stayed a week at Martha Werning home. Presbyterian Ladies Aid met with Mrs. H. O. Johnson. entertaining guests included Mrs. Everett Johnson Patty Columbus Nebraska and several local ladies.
J Ray Hermanstorfer manager of the Gamble store and Miss Jean Baylor daughter of C E Baylor of Sigourney were married Sunday at Sigourney by Rev C E Rumbaugh. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harold Klein. Both graduates of Sigourney high school and the University of Iowa. Relatives held a picnic dinner at Henry Fals home with many local families listed including Yoakums, Johnsions, Axmears, Briggs, Faas, Galbraith, and others.
A succession of visits and hosting duties is recorded. Guests include Atkins and Porter Whetstine with son Robert of Toledo and Spratt family of Milwaukee, while Stewart and Johnson families gather in Cedar Rapids. Presbyterian Ladies aid was hosted by Mrs. Harry McMurray and Legion auxiliary by Mrs. Roths. Anamosa, Tarkio, Des Moines, Musca Vera and Ponca figures are mentioned amid family visits and picnics.
After visiting Henry Matter home at Minouk Illinois Mr and Mrs George Cougar from Peoria Illinois return home following a week spent with relatives and friends in the area.
A miscellaneous shower Wednesday at the Knapp home honored Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knapp with many gifts. Attendees included Albert Comley and family, Mary Harman, Evelyn Harman, Cedar Rapids residents, and numerous Knapp relatives and friends.
Miss Edna Elizbeth Belden daughter of N A Belden Volga City and Francis Harold Betts son of Mr and Mrs Frank Betts Grand Mound were married June 20 at Rock Island Illinois. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Ray Copenhafer. the bride attended Volga City High School and Iowa State Teachers College. they will reside in Grand Mound. Helen Boenish hosted Camp Fire girls chicken dinner with guest Miss Rachel Esmay Cedar Falls.
Mrs Lyle G Colston entertained at her home on Wednesday for her daughter Dorothy seventh birthday. Lunch was served with help from Mrs Carl Streitner and Mrs R Denbo. Guests included Ramona Engelking Cantwell Jo an Hauser Evelyn Bevins Jolce Bistline Beverly Grimm Gladyce Schlarbaum Leland Edward Joyce Streitner Bobby Beverly Tyler Rob ert eyers Marjorie Grimm Virginia Bobby Colstan and others from Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Al Burbridge celebrated her birthday with a family dinner in Greeley joined by George Holthaus Richard Ralph Sherman Kenneth Howard Barger Elias Barger Henry Holthaus Carl Burbridge and others. The Armstrong family held a reunion at McBride's park near Solon with John Armstrong T B Armstrong Burton Chase Cecil Armstrong Myrtle Armstrong Roe Clute Joy Armstrong and families attending from Greeley Solon Waterloo and Iowa City.
Bennett notes the annual picnic of the Methodist Ladies Aid Society held Thursday at Rev Otis Moore and wife home. Twelve members attended with two guests from Oklahoma. After a basket dinner and meeting, attendees visited. Community classes plan gatherings and parties are noted.
Mrs. Alice Adams hosted the Thursday Afternoon club at her home in North Manchester. The Foreign Missionary Society of the United Brethren church plans a meeting at the church on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson entertain their daughter Mrs Carl Peters her husband and their son Donald Lee of Indiana Harbor Indiana. Postmaster Paul J Kehoe and Clarence A Cowell are away on a motor trip to the Pacific coast.
Kalona Miss Leona M Swartzendruber daughter of Mrs Barbara Swartz endruber and Glenn W Burk holder son of Mr and Mrs S W Burkholder were married Wednesday evening at the home of Rev D J Fisher. Attendants were Howard Zillmer and Miss Mable Burkholder. The Brenneman descendants held their eighth annual reunion August 4 at the old Brennaman homestead now occupied by the Mark Ross family with a post dinner program and a kittenball game the men and boys, the boys winning 12 to 2, about 170 people attended.
Webster Mrs. Christena Hurst hosted the True Blue club on Wednesday with Miss Verda Dobbins assisting. The Methodist Ladies Aid met in the church basement with Mrs. Anna Frey and others as hostesses. Visitors included Mrs. Josie Frey and Mrs. Ella Ewing of Newport News Virginia. Officers elected: Minnie Boland president, J B McLaughlin vice president and others for secretary, treasurer, and calendar and division posts.
Keystone residents Mr. and Mrs. Duane Donnan and daughter Sandra from Chicago and Detroit are spending a month with Mrs. Deda Donnan. Mrs. Peter Wiese hosted the Kensington club on Thursday. Lois Franzenberg Arlene Franzenberg and Mrs. Anna Thiessen of Belle Plaine head to Jasper Minnesota and Remsen Iowa for a motor trip to visit relatives. The Holst family held a reunion at Mrs. Julia Holst home. Mr. and Mrs. John Holst celebrated their thirty fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Ella Schoelerman hosted the 500 club Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heitman of East St. Louis Illinois visiting Herman Heitman home.
Miss Ruth Elston married Irvin Thompe Thompson of Melcher Friday morning. Breakfast and kitchen shower honored Ruth with guests including Margaret Maplethorpe, Sarah Child, Ferne Emerson, and Mrs. Russell Winders. Indian culture programs were presented by Rural Housewives club with talks by Mrs. Ned Dann and Mrs. Glenn Whalen.
The ceremony was officiated by the pastor of United Brethren church. The bride, a Toledo high school graduate and talented musician, and the groom Mr Thompson, a Melcher school and Simpson college graduate, Toledo high school athletic coach, plan to live in Winders apartment after a Missouri trip. A farewell party honored Miss Genevieve Jenks head nurse at the state juvenile home hospital for two years and Miss Gertrude Birkholtz at Superintendent Mrs Virginia Silver’s home. Jenks will study pediatrics in the East.
Mrs. Paul Ryan hosted a Friday contract event in honor of Mrs. E C Mathias of Chicago with guests including Mesdames Light Simeral Ryan McGeorge and Misses Busby Cummings Besser of Elkhart. High prize was won by H R Light and guest prize by E C Mathias.
Jesup The Rural Woman's study club met with Mrs. L. V. T. Francis Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Melrose, Dr. and Mrs. Kippen, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Raymond of Independence, and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Parker and son, Stuart, were entertained at a picnic dinner and bridge in the home of Bert Miller Wednesday.
Virginia thrives as Ted and Berenice praise her tale of a bus driver cousin. A Cedar Rapids Gazette note promotes a 40-page Self-Instruction in Writing booklet by a famed teacher, offering plans, word lists, and tips to develop writing skills.
Mrs Lamont Bernice Allenstein entertained a bridge group and guests on Wednesday at her home. Attendees included Mrs Beatrice Apfel of Iowa City Mrs Florence Spensley of Aurora Mrs Lutie Larson of Waterloo and Mrs Allie Hayes of Lamont. Prizes went to Mrs Thelma Fry Mrs Allie Hayes and Mrs Beatrice Opfel.
Hawkeye Mr and Mrs W W Burkhart hosted a bridge club dinner Tuesday. Dr W E Walsh and Mrs L H Hoath won high scores. Mrs Herman Smith celebrated her birthday Tuesday at her daughter Mrs Ed Weidemanns home.
Earlville friends dined at Silver Lake State Park Delhi including H A Coe and A L Prentice. A Manchester Thrill's Park relatives birthday party honored Mrs Ben Dittmer with Dittmer Herman and Weeste families. The Herbert reunion brought 28 attendees from Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin at Eagle Point park Dubuque.
Thornburg announces the marriage of Charles A Leonard of Thornburg and Vida McClure of Barnes City on August 1 at the Central Methodist parsonage in Oskaloosa. Bride’s mother Mrs Jessie Leonard and the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs E A McClure attended. The couple will reside in Thornburg.
Keswick The Saint Marys circle held an all day meeting in the church basement Wednesday. The day was spent quilting and a pot luck dinner was served at noon. The Junior Ladies Aid society met in the church basement Thursday with Mrs Oma Bowman Mrs Susan Mikesell and Mrs Iva Neiswander as hostesses. Guests were Mrs F O Werner Mrs Tom Campbell and Mrs Leona Higgins.
Riverside hosted the S and C club with ten members and one guest Mrs Ralph Kohlicek at Mrs F Havel s home. The Y social circle met at Mrs Herman Koenig s home east of Riverside. The Methodist Ladies Aid met in the church basement. The marriage of Miss June Smith of Lone Tree to Lee Rath of Riverside occurred at the Presbyterian church rectory in Rock Island with the bride a Lone Tree High School 1936 graduate.
Assistant Guardian Arleta Smith led a Wednesday picnic with Maurita Hoff man Betty Hodges Mary Jean Cooper Betty Jeanne Levien and Carol Burroughs in Springville. The Fancywork club met with Mrs Burroughs of Tipton on Thursday. Mr and Mrs W F Dunlap and Mr and Mrs William Palmer left August 1 for Niagara Falls.
Miss Helen Sherwood wed Albert E Anger of Buffalo New York Friday morning at the Methodist church in Victor Rev O J Fix officiated The couple were attended by Norma Sherwood and Clarence Schwiebert A reception for about 30 relatives followed at the Sherwood home Shirley McSweeney and Eva Mae Gwin were servers The bride is the daughter of Mrs Bertha Sherwood a Victor High School graduate class of 1930 and five years with Farmers Savings bank The groom is the son of Mrs A E Anger of Brooklyn Iowa and works in Buffalo New York
Elwood O N O club held a card party at the Community hall with high prizes in five hundred going to Mrs. Frank Hahn and Gilbert Riggs and low prizes to Mrs. Richard Benton and Frank Hahn. Mrs. Raymond Wirth hosted the Ladies O N O Day club at her Elwood home with noon dinner and prizes in five hundred awarded to Mrs. Lester Wirth and Mrs. Harlan Benton. Guests included Violet Larson of Dayton, Mrs. Dora Galloway, Mrs. Buren Cornish and Mrs. John Wirth.
Strawberry Point garden club met at Mrs. Edith Gladwin's home on Wednesday. President Mrs. Freda Smith opened the session as Mrs. Emma Fealner spoke on lilies that toil. Awards honored Bartels, Weger, Cole, Gladwin, and Eaton for various blooms. The American Legion auxiliary was noted.
Met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Bertha Klienson assisted by Mrs Gusta Hamlett the president and Mrs Ruth Gallentine in charge Sixteen Otyokwa Camp Fire girls hiked to Backbone state park Tuesday morning for a break and activity.
A reception and dinner at the John Wagner home celebrated Mr and Mrs Jack Isenhart. Mrs Isenhart, formerly Miss Alice Marjory Wagner, was married June 27. Out of town guests included John Isenhart Tipton Laura Shoestall Long Beach Calif Fay Stan forth Donna Betty Irene Olson Glenn Elston Jerry Nelson Arthur Nelson Dr Hans Ingebritsen Paonia Colo. The couple will reside in Mount Vernon.
Aurora notes describe the Dorcas society August church dining room gathering with Mrs. Albert Hahn and Virginia as hostesses. The Wesley class of the Methodist Sunday school met at Mrs. Ralph Allen’s home with co host Miss Ivadell Elliott. Jeanette and Marie Miller hosted a lawn party for twenty. Pearl Hoaglan was honored Friday at a shower in Mrs. Will Smith’s home with assistants Mrs. Swarts Ray and Donna Smith. A new club formed Thursday at Mrs. Guy Bradley’s home with Mrs. John Hearn as secretary.
Washington society notes detail Miss Catharine Hull daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H C Hull being feted at multiple parties in the two weeks before her Tuesday morning wedding to Charles Van Riper of Champion Michigan. Both graduates of the University of Iowa. Also listed are Miss Carolyn McCleery bride elect for August 18 to Dr. McKinnie Lee Phelps of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Gerald Connell hosted a bridge lunch with guest Mrs. Mary Huebsch of Oakland California. Miss Dorothy Huebsch entertained youths at a Heights Wiener roast honoring Shirley Damon Betty Jane Dillon Ramon a Miller Janice and Annabell George. Mrs. E C Schroeder hosted a bridge club at the Heights hotel with high scores by Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Fred Huebsch. Captain J A Whelan hosts J B Sexton of Minneapolis and Ava Johnson and Des Moines friends stay at Rambury cottage with Johnson sailing Wednesday on the Queen Mary to Europe en route to Bulgaria.
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