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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1932
Page
8
Cedar Rapids residents keep track of endings and returns as September approaches. Families travel to New York, Berlin, Paris, and Vienna while others plan to depart for Rock Harbor and Hackensack. Local hosts share updates on relatives, summer homes, and Labor Day reunions across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Social notices describe several showers and parties for Miss Jack in advance of her October marriage to Harlan F. Benner of Honolulu Hawaii. Attendees include Miss Nadine Menary Elizabeth Watson Bernice Hach Geneva Baker Lucile Taylor Marjorie Davis Alma Turechek Violet Snyder Frances Stepanek Edna Erickson and hosts Mrs Seid Mrs C B Taylor and Miss Lois Taylor with events at the Porter home the Shramek home and other local addresses.
Kent Corwin Ferman announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Florence Kent to Paul Frank of Maquoketa. The wedding is planned for early September with only relatives and close friends. Miss Ferman, a University of Iowa graduate, was an English instructor at Grinnell High School. Paul Frank, also a University of Iowa graduate, is a Delta Chi member and Grinnell High School faculty member.
Matthew Cooke Stewart of Chattanooga Tennessee arrived for an extended visit with his grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Stewart and his aunt Professor Laura Pearle Stewart at 1540 Second Avenue SE. He plans to study here this winter after four years with the Chattanooga News and a year as staff photographer.
Miss Martha Beardsley entertained at noon luncheon at Cedar Country Club in compliment to guest Miss Jane Herbie. The party included several close friends.
Miss Mary Isabel Porter of 357 Woodland Drive SE returned Saturday from a ten day trip visiting Des Moines Shelby Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Mrs L B Fabacher of Biloxi Mississippi visits with Mr and Mrs Verne Marshall at 532 Knollwood Drive SE. Adri enne Fabacher is Mrs Marshall’s niece and John Henry Feuerbacher is Adri enne’s cousin.
Bob Files son of Mr and Mrs Henry M Files residing at 2165 Blake Boulevard SE visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs Harve Thomas and his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Harold Thomas in Des Moines.
Dr. and Mrs. Roger R. Flickinger and daughter Suzanne of Detroit stay with Mrs. Flickinger’s mother Mrs. Dorothy Manatt and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Davin at 2421 A avenue NE. Dr. Flickinger will depart for Nogales Aziz soon and Mrs. Flickinger will join him later in September. the couple plans to settle there.
Miss Sarah Cohn and Mrs. Harry Cohn hosted a Friday bridge gathering at the Roosevelt Hotel for Miss Selma Gelb of Cleveland visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gelb at 1600 Third Avenue SE. Sixteen guests attended and prizes went to Miss Grace Goldberg, Mrs. M. Lazar and Mrs. Sarah Goldberg.
The Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosts a tea Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel honoring Miss Ruth Threlkeld of 1736 Avenue NE, sponsor of the chapter. Miss Threlkeld departs in September for Kansas City.
Mr and Mrs M J Donnelly will entertain 1500 guests at a garden party next Wednesday afternoon and evening on 315 Nassau Street SE. Mrs F J Monahan will oversee entertainment with other hostesses handling tables and refreshments.
Miss Elaine Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Smith Mansfield La will marry Ted Swenson Cedar Rapids in a 10 am Presbyterian ceremony in Mansfield The bride attended Mansfield College for Girls and the University of Iowa where she led Pi Beta Phi Eta Sigma and the Classical club Swenson Iowa tennis champion and former city and state doubles title holder Now coaching and teaching roles tie him to the University of Iowa The couple plan to reside in Iowa City.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Mound of Fort Ky and their daughter Diane visit Mrs Mary Roberts and her husband at 1759 B avenue NE for a week after staying with Mr Mounds parents in Keota last week. The Mounds recently moved from Cincinnati to Fort Thomas this summer.
Miss Alice Parker of Denver will visit Friday as a guest of Miss Laura and Miss Blanche Krebs at 351 Pleasant Drive SE. Parker is niece of the late Rev. Clarke R. Parker and attended Coe College, later earning a Master of Arts degree at the University of Denver where she teaches biology.
Dr. and Mrs. B R Johnston, after seven years in Santa Monica, California, have come back to Cedar Rapids to reside. They are currently visiting their daughter Dr. Florence Johnston at 1047 Fifth Avenue SE and will move in ten days to 210 Twenty-third Street SE.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Strohson and Herbert Jr of Lynbrook Nassau county are guests in the home of Mr and Mrs James F Cowden at 544 Forest Drive SE. Mr Strohson is a clerk in the treasurer's office at Mineola and a brother of William H Strohson former Nassau county sheriff who visited this city on several occasions. William Strohson died last September.
Mr and Mrs Scott McIntyre of 1610 Third Avenue SE return Friday from Duluth Minnesota where they visited Mrs McIntyres mother Mrs D J Reynolds Mrs McIntyre went two weeks ago and Mr McIntyre joined her last Sunday Also with them were Robert and ? Taylor of 2338 Blake Avenue SE who spent six weeks with their grandparents Mrs M F Bates in Duluth Minnesota
Dr and Mrs Geoffrey Shepherd of Ames visit Mrs Sheperd’s parents Dr and Mrs F G Murray at 1829 B Avenue NE this weekend after a four week motor trip to Canada. They spent time with Dr Shepherd’s Saskatchewan parents and visited Lake Louise Banff and Yellowstone Park. They will return Monday to their Ames home.
Mr and Mrs Chester F Johnson and their daughter Donna Jeanne of 2011 Washington avenue SE returned Friday from a three week visit in Plasterco Virginia and Bristol Tennessee. Also returning with them was Mrs F R Quick who will spend several weeks in the Johnson home.
Miss Catherine Ryan and Miss Ruth Furman of Des Moines travel to spend the weekend as guests of Miss Hazel Moore at 1053 Fifth avenue SE.
Miss Elaine Smith of Mansfield Louisiana will marry Ted Swenson of the city in a Mansfield ceremony set for tomorrow. Martha Louise Malkin of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin visits her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs C F Hilman at 834 Third Avenue SE. Mrs William Hagen was Anne Patricia Cashman before her marriage at St Matthew's church on Tuesday.
The final summer organ recital at Memorial Coliseum is set for Tuesday at 6 15 p m. Miss Eleanor Taylor will perform with Bach and Mendelssohn pieces listed among the program. No admission charge. Local attendees noted. several out of town guests listed including Mrs Gregory L Cooper and the Von Hoene family among others.
Martha Paulsen daughter of Rev William Paulsen married Edward J Von Hoene son of Mr Mrs Lewis Von Hoene at Salem Lutheran church Stout Iowa. The bride wore cream satin with elbow puff sleeves a train and a tulle veil she carried lilies. The couple was attended by Mrs Gregory L Cooper matron of honor and ushers N L Davis Emil Paulsen and William Paulsen Jr. A wedding dinner followed in the church basement.
The Ao Ki Ya Camp Fire group held a party at Shirley Like’s home on Thirty-fifth Street NE. Betty Rodgers and Betty Like tied for first in a contest with Alene Felts second. Guests included Jean Rice Eloise Balcar Dorothy Hopkins Jean Rick Eunice Bender Mildred Phillips Mrs Henry Houseman Jr and her daughter Lois Mrs Daniel Stewart and Patricia MacVicar of Iowa City.
Mr and Mrs John Bezdek of 2328 J Street SW announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Lillian Barbara to Lester Binko son of Mrs F Binko of 1909 K Street SW The ceremony is set at St Ludmila church on September 5 at 7 30 a m with Rev Frank Hruby officiating.
Anne Patricia Cashman daughter of Mrs. Rose Cashman and William L. Hagen son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hagen of Chippewa Falls were married Tuesday at St Matthew's Church Ames officiated by Rev P J Behan. The bride wore white satin with Irish point lace and carried roses and lilies. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
Midshipman Willard J. Bain arrives from Annapolis Maryland for a month's visit with his parents Mr and Mrs J S Bain at 388 Seventeenth Street SE. He will accompany his parents Thelma and Jean to Wake Mille Lac Minnesota for a week.
Miss Mabel Graepler received honors at a bridge party hosted Friday evening at Miss Muriel Seeancake’s home. High score went to Miss N Leora Spurrier. guest list included Helen Huston Ruth Esther King Irene Grier Irene Gibbons Maxine O’Bryan and Mrs James White and Mrs Leo Walwrath. Miss Graepler plans to leave Sept. 1 for training at Oak Park hospital.
Mr and Mrs Charlies C Campbell and daughters Margaret Jean and Marion Louise of Geneva Illinois return home today after spending several days with Dr and Mrs Frederick W Mulsow at 359 Garden Drive SE.
Elizabeth Wilcox of 224 Eighteenth Street SE entertained Saturday afternoon at a tea in honor of Martha Louise Malkin of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs C F Hilman. Guests included Miss Malkin Jane O Meara Grace Ann Reiff Vv Collins Crawford Margaret Wilson and Eleanor Hunting.
Active and alumnae members of Beta Phi Alpha sorority will meet at Frances Stepanek’s home at 1111 Third Street SW on Monday at 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids youths come home from camps in Colorado Wisconsin and Rhinelander. Miss Bernice Boynton and eight Cheley campers arrive today. Girls include Mary Winslow Elizabeth Melberg Sara Huntington and others. boys include Roswell Pickford Robert Good Sandoe Jordan George Lindsay. Betty Neu zil and Martha Beardsley return from Bryn Afon while Betty and Mary Gage from Joy camps and Avery and Billy Gage from Highlands Wisconsin are expected back this week.
Miss Eleanor Schroeder of Marshfield Oregon returns home to Cedar Rapids after weeks visiting relatives in Belle Plaine and Keystone and staying with Miss Elizabeth Epler. She plans to depart for Oregon in about a week.
Jerome Gearhart son of Mr and Mrs R W Gearhart 349 Twenty first street SE graduates from Culver Naval School Culver Ind with Distinguished Cadet title and gold Taxis medal He served as regimental hospital lieutenant on USS Wilmette during July cruise and returned home with his parents and brother Ralph Jr after commencement remarks by Admiral Hugh Rodman
Mr and Mrs Arthur Schmidt announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy to Edward Kosina son of Mrs Mary Kudina. The couple plans to marry in the early part of October at an event expected to join two families on 733 First Avenue W and 221 Nineteenth Avenue SW.
Miss Lucile Punkey and Miss Leone Burgert returned Thursday from a summer spent in Yellowstone. They traveled back by way of the Black Hills.
Elma Pudil and Lumir J. Diask were married August 18 at the Presbyterian church in Aledo Illinois with Rev T M Medford officiating. Elma, a 1929 Washington High School graduate, has taught in Johnson County and Lumir is a former teacher who now works in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. J Cimburek entertained a group of friends at her Sixth Avenue SE home Friday evening. Guests included Mrs. Katherine, Mrs. J A McGowan, Mrs. J E De Fore, Mrs. L R Simon, Mrs. F Michalecek, Mrs. E B Gable, Mrs. F E Wing, and Mrs. R L Stoner. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
Mrs Elsie Hopker of 815 Lighthouse Street announces the engagement of her daughter Adabelle to L E Payne son of Mr and Mrs Evan Payne of Cedar Rapids.
A Kensington and card party is set for Tuesday August 30 at 2 pm at Mrs. L. A. Zarub's home 1047 Daniels Street NE for the Pythian Sisters and friends. If rain occurs the event moves to K. P. hall.
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