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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1936

Page

11

Church groups plan Thursday meetings across several churches

Daniels Park Church hosts Homebuilders study at 2 p.m. at Mrs. H A Bucy’s home. Second Christian Church women's council holds a 1 p.m. luncheon with hostesses. Kenwood Methodist Ladies Aid meets Friday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. C Comport’s home. St James Dorcas circle gathers at 1 p.m. with luncheon. Rosary Unit 3 at St Patrick’s sponsors harvest festival Thursday on school grounds with officers named. Additional Kensington event at First Reformed Church Wednesday 2 p.m. with speaker Mrs Sipple. Women’s Missionary pageant Sunday 7 30 p.m. at Kenwood Park Methodist Church.

Unit 3 the Rosary Society St. Patrick’s Parish Joe Erlacher Ladies Aid Society of the First Reformed Church Kensington C. S. Sipple Japan The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Kenwood Park Methodist Church

Miss McCollister Weds Dr Maynard Wood in Iowa City

Iowa City news notes the marriage of Georgia McCollister to Dr Maynard A Wood at a home ceremony for about 100 guests with Rev Sylvester Ellis officiating. Attendants included Alice McCollister as maid of honor and Mary Fran Crosby as bridesmaid. The couple planned a two week honeymoon after the reception at the Whetstone home.

Iowa City Georgia McCollister Robert McCollister Maynard A. Wood Anna P. Wood Iowa Falls Sylvester Ellis First Methodist Episcopal Church Hattie B. Whetstone Alice McCollister Mary Fran Crosby St. Louis Raymond Wood Arthur Cozzens Whetstone Harold Reid Cedar Rapids S. M. Woodward Amelia Mary Sarah Knoxville Tenn Winfred T. Root Amelia Woodward Dorothy Voss Iowa Union C. W. Keyser Betty Dorothy Camp Pattawamie Hills Elkhorn Wis Keysers Madison C. E. Doak Roger Minkel Swea City L. H. Minkel Fort Dodge Harold Schuppert Vincent Malloy Doak Joseph Kanak John C. Settelmayer Champaign Ill Mary Settelmayer Cincinnati Ohio Sylvester E. Ellis First Presbyterian Church Bertha Hughes Eugene H. Wilson

Breakfast Meeting of Cedar Rapids Women’s Club Chairs

The chairmen of Cedar Rapids Woman's Club dramatic art department program committees held a breakfast Saturday at Mrs. Robert Campbell's home. Attendees included Elton Yeager and several members led by special guest Bertha Lefebvre, chair of the department.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Robert Campbell Country Club Parkway SE Elton Yeager Aulden Griffin E. W. Krickard W. E. Mickel J. J. Terrall Ed Drew Roy Bollinger Bertha Lefebvre

James Taylors Return From Two Week Motor Trip

Mr and Mrs James Taylor of 1727 Fifth Avenue SE returned Friday from a two weeks motor trip to the south. They traveled through the Ozark mountains visited friends in Tulsa and Galveston attended the Texas centennial in San Antonio and Dallas and stopped over in Houston Shreveport and Memphis.

James Taylor Fifth Avenue SE Ozark Mountains Tulsa Okla Galveston Tex Taylor San Antonio Dallas Houston Shreveport Memphis

Neely Hill Family to Visit Baltimore Parents

Mr and Mrs Neely Hill of 1945 B avenue NE will depart Tuesday for Baltimore Maryland to visit for several weeks with Mrs Hill's parents Mr and Mrs John H Butler and family.

Neely Hill B Avenue NE Baltimore

Social Riders host pinochle and five hundred party

The Social Riders will hold a pinochle and five hundred card party at Moose Hall Tuesday at p.m. The event invites members for a social evening with card games and fellowship.

Moose Hall

Mrs. Winn Returns Home After Six-Week Visit

Mrs. Harry Winn of 298 Thirty fifth street drive SE arrives home Saturday following a six week visit with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Darling of East Orange.

Harry Winn Inlaw Paul T. Darling East Orange

Henry Henrys Announce Daughter's Wedding to Hurtt

Mr and Mrs Frank E Henry announce the marriage of their daughter Le Anna J Henry to Ted ford Hurtt son of Mrs Rose E Hurtt The ceremony occurred August 2 at the First Presbyterian parsonage Mason City Rev George K Davies officiated Attendants were Miss Marge Butler and Stephen Butler Mrs Hurtt is a Grant high school Paris Academy of Beauty graduate and Mickey beauty shop employee Mr Hurtt is a Grant graduate attended Coe College and manages the furniture department at Sears and Roebuck Mason City

Frank E. Henry C Avenue NW le Anna J. Henry Tedford Hurtt Rose E. Hurtt Tenth Street NW First Presbyterian Parsonage Mason City George K. Davies Marge Butler Stephen Butler Hurtt Grant High School Paris Academy of Beauty

Mary Jane Delbridge Honored On Eighth Birthday Party

Mary Jane Delbridge celebrated her eighth birthday with a Friday party at her home 156 Twenty fourth Street Drive SE. Guests enjoyed pink and blue decorations and games with attendees including Joyce Engler Kay Engler Mary Jean Quinn Alberta Mueller Lelia Mueller Rosemary Murray Helen Keough Ann Keough Josephine Scolaro Mary Teresa Rink Marilyn Moehlinen Patsy Schnoebelen Helen Baum Jerry Wilson Jeanette Macklem Patsy Bruce Marshall Locher William Pfaff Richard Ryan Charles Shafer Glen Shuller Bobby Welden John Dostal Gloria Ober and Emil Vohaska.

Mary Jane Delbridge

Burch Family Plans Return After Cedar Rapids Visit

Mr and Mrs O D Burch of Warrenville Illinois and their daughters Marie and Ruth will return home Monday after visiting Mrs Burchs father J S Stamy 1409 Fourth Avenue SE and other relatives and friends The Burch family are former Cedar Rapids residents Marie Burch hosted a theater party Friday for former schoolmates including Margaret Kellogg Virginia Frame Fredricka Frame Dorothy Peck Margaret Bitzer Shirley Thompson Ethel Linkletter and Ruth Burch

O. D. Burch Warrenville Ill Marie Ruth

First Lutheran Mary Watts circle to meet for picnic

The Mary Watts circle of First Lutheran church will gather Friday at 1 p m at the Bever Park pavilion for a picnic luncheon dessert and coffee will be served by members and friends with usual picnic requirements requested.

First Lutheran Mary Watts First Lutheran Church Bever Park

First Baptist Woman's Society Picnic Luncheon

The Woman's Society of the First Baptist Church will meet Friday at the church for a 1 o'clock picnic luncheon. Circles 1, 2 and 4 will provide food for circle 3.

Woman’s Society of the First Baptist Church

Ls Class Pot Luck Luncheon Friday at Bever Park

The Ls class of the First Christian Church will meet for a 1 o'clock pot luck luncheon Friday at the large pavilion in Bever Park.

First Christian Church Bever Park

St James Methodist VRE Circle to Hold Meeting and Elections

The V. R. E. circle of St James Methodist church will hold a business meeting and election of officers Wednesday at the church. All members are urged to be present.

V. R. E. Circle of St. James Methodist Church

Riverside Hostesses Welcome Local Ladies Aid Tea

The second division of the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church held a tea Wednesday at Mrs. Vern Moss home with Mrs. Worth Hartzell and Mrs. Leslie Hartzell as hostesses. Mrs. John Shalla Jr hosted the H J club at her southwest Riverside home with guests Elizabeth Novy Chicago and several Shalla family members. Mrs. Wesley Preheda invited the South Side club to her southeast Riverside home with guests including Mrs. Arthur Lerack and Mrs. Emmett Meade with a Cosgrove niece.

Ladies Aid Society The Methodist Church Vern Moss Worth Hartzell Leslie Hartzell John Shalla, Jr H. J. Club Riverside Elizabeth Novy Chicago V. J. Spevacek Edward Prebyl Dolores Shalla Dorothy TeBockhorst Virginia Rosella Sheetz Wesley Preheda South Side Club Arthur Lerack Emmett Meade Cosgrove

Visitors Come and Go at Thompson Home

Vincent J. Welp of Miami arrived Saturday to visit the Thompson home at 525 Seventeenth Street NE. Mrs. Welp plans to return with him on September 1 after a six week stay. Kenneth Duncan of Detroit and son Jack left after a week’s visit with the Thompsons.

Vincent J. Welp Miami Fla Albert C. Thompson Seventeenth Street Welp Thompson Kenneth Duncan Detroit Mich Jack

Family heads to Titonka Lake vacation trip

Mr and Mrs Louis Louvar of 2112 E Avenue NE and their son travel with Mr and Mrs O P Peel and Mr and Mrs Glenn Walters and their families for a vacation trip to Titonka Lake Minnesota.

Louis Louvar E Avenue NE O. P. Peel Glenn Walters Titonka Lake Minn

Miss Gladys Steffy Returns From Colorado Visits

Miss Gladys Steffy of 931 Sixteenth Avenue SW returns home after several weeks away. She spent ten days at Estes Park and visited friends and relatives at various points of interest in Colorado.

Gladys Steffy Sixteenth Avenue Colorado Steffy Estes Park Colo

Mrs Ormsby Returns From Western Vacation Tour

Mrs F E Ormsby of 1536 Second Avenue Southeast returned Friday from a two weeks trip in the west visiting Yellowstone Park Salt Lake City Colorado Springs and Denver and as guest of her uncle at Ault Colorado.

F. E. Ormsby Second Avenue SE West Yellowstone Park Salt Lake City Colorado Springs Denver Ault, Colo

Navy men honored at home party on First Avenue

William La Combe of 1217 First Avenue W and Marvin Horak of Ely, home on leave from the navy, were complimented at a party last week at La Combe’s home. Guests included Horak, La Combe, Wilma Rappert, Charles Russell, Mavis Nelson, Nadine Mott, Oga Anderson, Rita Ferreter, Mary Walsh and Jean Clemens.

William la Combe First Avenue W Marvin Horak Ely Navy Mr. Horak Mr. la al Combe Wilma Rappert Charles Russell Mavis Nelson Nadine Mott Oga Anderson Rita Ferreter Mary Walsh Jean Clemens

Ashbys Headed to Estes Park for Ten Day Visit

Mr and Mrs Delbert Ashby of 2520 Country Club Parkway travel with their children John and Jean to Estes Park for a ten day stay.

Delbert Ashby Country Club Parkway John Jean Estes Park

Edwards to Hollywood Visit for Three Weeks

Jack L. Edwards of 358 Seven teenth street SE left today for Hollywood California to visit for three weeks with his aunt Mrs Warren M Knight.

Jack L. Edwards Seventeenth Street Hollywood Calif Warren M. Knight

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daniels Park Church H. A. Bucy G Avenue NE Second Christian Church H. Stoner E. A. Spraker W. D. Snouffer E. M. Snouffer Kenwood Ladies Aid Kenwood Methodist Church C. Comport Thirtyfourth Street G. W. Mastin H. L. Emerson Trinity Methodist Rosary Society Carl Burke Harry Teahen A. Palumba George Drews Blanche Servey Ellen Wenner Helen Lapham Mary Hagan First Reformed Aid Kenwood M. E. Missionary Miss McCollister Maynard Wood James Taylors Higbee Dr. Hiss Higbee’s Third Avenue and Second Street SE New Jersey Henry Hurtt O. D. Burches First Baptist Church First Christian St. James Church Thompsons Titonka Mrs. Ormsby Delbert Ashbys J. L. Edwards Dial Weee Bostonians
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