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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
22
President Roosevelt urges continued support for local welfare agencies aiding the aged, sick, and children. Cedar Rapids drives fund programs at Sunshine Mission and community houses serving meals, shelter, companionship, and education to diverse residents.
In Santa Monica, Will Rogers advises staying neutral on gold debates, noting much smoke but little substance. He questions the saying that where there is smoke there is fire and finds the gold arguments lacking real gold.
Cedar Rapids citizens benefit from eight institutions sharing funds for community service. The Y M C A and Y W C A provide free and low cost activities including swimming and gym work. 151 underprivileged boys used facilities year round. Women and girls pay nominal fees for pool use, while dictation classes, metal work, crafts, dancing, and bridge expand opportunities. Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts join in character building alongside the Community House to engage children in crafts and outdoor recreation.
In Belle Plaine a joint Thanksgiving service brought together Masonic lodges from Blairstown Chelsea and Belle Plaine with Hope lodge No 175 A F and A M presiding. About eighty people attended and Floyd Philbrich of Cedar Rapids spoke. refreshments followed by the standing committee.
Donner of Le Claire Indiana attended the ceremony and the wedding dinner was held at the bride’s grandmother Mrs Charlotte Spear. The Morphews expect to farm and have ties to Tipton and Indiana with a northern Iowa honeymoon.
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