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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1934

Page

2

Christmas Party For Little Girls By Home Dept

Thirty girls from the Community House attended a Christmas party at the club home hosted by the American home department of the Woman's club. The event featured carol singing directed by Miss Matilda Snouffer, dances from the Edna K. Dieman studio, a play titled Queen Christmas, and gifts of nuts candy popcorn balls balloons and other treats for each child.

American Home Department Woman's Club Malcolm Gunn Department Matilda Snouffer Ruth Esther Morgan Edna K. Dieman Patty Ann Dudek Marie Morlan Bettilou Lefebvre Manlyn Ladd Jean Tremaine Rose Ellen Douglas Sadie Sturm Alice Mary Chadima Virginia Greer Shirley Tegen Meriam Zambrakos Mary Jane Hubbard Lorraine Lee Hinton Norma Bud Rissler Stuart Coon Gray Allen Wilson Carolyn Wells Gray Wilson Hazel Mae Scriven George and Charis Lenzen Jane Ball Ruth Jane Hubbard Jean Hatfield Harry V. Morgan Guy Hershey T. K. Hefner John Dvorak G. H. Nix D. P. Schwarzentruber Oliver Wilson

I. H. N. Circle of the King's Daughters Meet

The I. H. N. circle meets with Mrs. E. W. De Nio at 1932 Fourth Avenue SE Thursday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon. Mrs. Howard Kimball assists as hostess and Christmas gifts will be exchanged.

I. H. N. Circle of the King's Daughters E. W. de Nio Fourth Avenue SE

Entertain Bridge Club At Dinner At Commonwealth Tea Room

Mr and Mrs F W Niesz hosted a bridge club dinner at the Commonwealth tea room with Christmas decor. Prizes were won by Mrs G J Siebke and Mr Holmgren among others.

G. J Siebke W. E. Peschau Hugh White R. A. Holmgren Walter E. Miller Siebke Holmgren

Jolly Twelve Club Organized At Commonwealth Tea Room

A dinner and bridge event Tuesday evening at the Commonwealth tea room hosted by Mrs. Joe Bohren and Miss Betty Buchanan formed the Jolly Twelve club. Members include Mrs. E. M. Eaton and others. Mrs. Fottral won first and Miss Buchanan second in bridge. Christmas decor themed the table.

Jolly Twelve Club Commonwealth Tea Room Joe Bohren Betty Buchanan E. M. Eaton Bohren George Hogan J. Q. McNeill R. Roberts M. Wright J. Fottral J. Cabalka

Progressive club meeting moved to Workman home

The Progressive club meeting set for Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mrs. Jack Wienands home will now be held at Mrs. Sarah Mae Workman home 621 Seventh street SE at the same time 2 to 4 p.m.

Progressive Club Jack Wienands Tenth Street SE Sarah Mae Workman Seventh Street SE

Local C S A Lodges Plan Thursday Banquet and Dance

Local lodges of the Czecho Slovak Society of America toastmaster B B Hickenlooper will host the annual banquet at the C S P S hall on Third Street and Eleventh Avenue SE. A Bohemian dinner and program of dances and readings follow, with a Bohemian orchestra performing from 9 to 12 p.m. Students from Edna K Dieman studio perform, along with various Bohemian dance numbers and accompanying musicians.

B. B. Hickenlooper Czechoslovak Society of America Third Street Eleventh Avenue SE Edna K. Dieman Velma Cheney Mildred Jeanne Simanek

Iowa State Alumnae Plan Christmas Dance

Plans for a dinner dance scheduled for December 29 at the Montrose hotel were set by the Iowa State alumni association general committee at a Tuesday noon meeting at the Y M C A. Dr A R Menary named general chairman in charge of arrangements.

Montrose Hotel Iowa State Alumni Association A. R. Menary

Coe College Alpha Xi Delta Hold Christmas Party

Alumnae of Alpha Xi Delta at Coe College were entertained Tuesday evening at the sorority rooms 1612 First Avenue East. After a picnic supper a regular meeting was held and gifts were exchanged. Hostesses were Mrs Basil Waddington Miss Alberta Thompson and Miss Pauline Vane.

Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Coe College First Avenue E Basil Waddington Alberta Thompson Pauline Vane

Christmas Party at Whitmore Home Honors Local Class

Mrs. D. R. Whitmore hosted the Three L class of the First Christian church for a Christmas party at 701 Fourteenth Street SE Tuesday evening. Thirty five class members enjoyed readings by Mary Slaman and carols. Santa Claus handed out gifts and refreshments with yuletide decor and helpers included Mrs. L. E. Yates Mrs. Fred Hill Mrs. Lottie Kern and Mrs. L. E. MacLaughlin.

D. R. Whitmore Fourteenth Street First Christian Church Mary Slaman Santa Claus Whitmore L. E. Yates Fred Hill

Van Buren Teachers Hold Christmas Party

Van Buren school teachers held their annual Christmas party at the home of Miss Nanna Nelson on Bever avenue SE Tuesday evening. Guests enjoyed a dinner and bridge with prizes awarded to Miss Ruth Webster and Miss Lena Kerr. Attendees included Marian Putnam Anna Olson Ber detta Linde Aurelia Taylor Flossie Grafft Helen Johnson Leone Burgert Lillian Serbousek Mary Fults and Sadie Cowden.

van Buren Nanna Nelson Bever Avenue SE Ruth Webster Lena Kerr Marian Putnam Anna Olson Berdette Linde Aurelia Taylor Flossie Grafft Helen Johnson Leone Burgert Lillian Serbousek Mary Fults Sadie Cowden

Mrs Chapman Hosts Pasatimawa Club Luncheon

Mrs G H Chapman of 1516 Hinkley Avenue NW hosted Pasatimawa club members at a noon luncheon at the Commonwealth tea room. A rose centerpiece graced the table and after lunch the group played bridge with attendees including Mrs Howard Horan and Mrs William Chadima among others.

G H Chapman Hinkley Avenue Pasatimawa Club Commonwealth Tea Room Howard Horan William Chdadima C. E Barr Joseph Ainsworth Herbert Strang Fred Kershaw B. M. Arnett

Geneva club tea at Coe library hosted by Beth Courtney

Misses Beth Courtney Helen Burt and Sarah Palmer hosted Geneva club members from Coe college for a tea in the Coe library Monday afternoon. W C A members were guests at the affair.

Beth Courtney Helen Burt Sarah Palmer Geneva Club Coe College Coe Lake Geneva College W.C. A's

Christmas Gifts Carried Out by Eluta Tami Camp Fire Group

Members met at guardian Mrs. A. J. Anderson’s home 1609 Maple drive NW to craft gifts for Christmas. A firemakers’ supper followed served by Ruth Bokerney Margaret Clark Annabelle Anderson Jane Ann Herdlicka and Verna Krogh.

Eluta Tami A. J. Anderson Maple Drive Ruth Bokerney Margaret Clark Annabelle Anderson Jane Ann Herdlicka Verna Krogh

Mrs Kofron Returns After Iowa City Visit

Mrs Joseph Kofron of Iowa City has come home after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Wes J Krofin at 1510 J street SW. Miss Hilda May Vernor hosted the visit in Mrs Kofrons honor during her stay.

Joseph Kofron Iowa City Wes J. Krofin Hilda May Vernor Kofron

Polk P. T. A. Christmas Program News

More than 100 Polk P T A members met at the school for a brief business session and a Christmas program performed by Polk students. The program included songs, a rocking horse ship dance, finger plays, science lessons on cotton, and poems about train activity. A Christmas pageant featured 50 students with a finale by 6A pupils, followed by a social hour hosted by numerous local ladies.

Polk Parent-Teacher Association Polk Alice Swomley Anna Thompson Mabel Miller Virginia Lunning Eva Bishop Connie Lou Klima Anna Mae Osterlund Janet Crabbe Leona Jona Selrecht Barbara Hayden Spress Franceiine Kallias Regina Gillen Iona Selrecht Eva Jane Bishop Muriel Burnell Connie Klima Evelyn Thompson Colleen Ryan Marlene Wood Patricia Miller Betty Gardner Glenys Powers Helen Prochaska Henry Haegg Donald Murdock Orville Lunning John Stern Eugene Garber Frank Ross Raymond Dunham Robert Mead Jack Hamiston Katharine Safely Margaret

What's In Fashion Modern Trend To Speed Reflected In New Toys

A 1934 Amos Parrish piece notes streamlined toy vehicles mirroring recent design trends. Coaster wagons scooters autos velocipedes sleds show speed lines, with wind up or electric trains and model airplanes, including a rocket ship concept for space voyages.

Dad Mars Venus

Louise Liebert Circle Hosts A Christmas Meeting

Mrs Lynn G Swaney hosted the Louise Liebert circle of the Kings Daughters at 420 Longwood Dr NE Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Carlton Owen and Mrs Harry Dunker assisted. Members voted a 55 gift for the annual Christmas party and decided on a Christmas food and toy basket for a needy family. They sewed quilt blocks after the business session. Next gathering set for Mrs J E Killinger 2522 A Ave NE on Jan 8.

Lynn G. Swaney Longwood Drive Louise Liebert King’s Daughters Swaney Carlton Owen Harry Dunker Kenneth Cornell J E. Killinger A Avenue NE

Cedar Rapids Dental Auxiliary Holds Christmas Party

Twenty Cedar Rapids Dental auxiliary members gathered for a Christmas party and dinner in the Montrose hotel French room. Mrs. William Hruska won first prize and Mrs. Della Garner second. Mrs. W. F. Naibert and Mrs. E E Hruska led the dinner business meeting and bridge.

Dental Auxiliary Cedar Rapids

Silver Cross Circle Christmas Party at Mrs Bode Home

Silver Cross circle of the King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. C. E. Bode at 2009 Mount Vernon Avenue SE this evening at 7 30 for a Christmas party and gift exchange. Mrs. Amos J. Houser will assist as hostess.

Silver Cross Circle of the King's Daughters C. E. Bode Mount Vernon Avenue SE Amos J. Houser Bode

P. T. A Meeting in Dairy Dale to Feature Quilt Pageant

The Dairy Dale P T A will gather in the Dairy Dale Community Hall on Friday at 745 p.m. Mrs R F Erickson, president of the P T A council, will speak. A quilt pageant by Dairy Dale P T A members follows a brief business session.

Dairy Dale Dairy Dale Parent-Teacher Association R. F. Erickson P. T. A. Council Dairy Dale P. A

Fillmore Adolescent Radio Study Group Meeting Time

The Fillmore adolescent radio study group will meet with Mrs. George Moloney at 518 Eighth Street NW on Thursday at 2 30 p.m.

Fillmore Adolescent Group Fillmore Adolescent George Moloney Eighth Street NW

Honored on Birthday Eleanor Ferris Seventeen

Eleanor M. Ferris daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Ferris 515 Fourteenth Street SE was honored on her seventeenth birthday Tuesday evening by friends. The celebration included games and dancing followed by refreshments with guests George Sturtz Billy Sturtz Bertha Holdgrafer Mary Stevenson Jean Clemens Vera Harrington Lucille Lawrence Rae Ireland Mary Elaine Ferris Sophia Anderson Dick Bush Bill Lacombe George Klumpar Harold Meyn Harold Green and Sigfred Anderson.

Eleanor M. Ferris C. E. Ferris Fourteenth Street SE George Sturtz Billy Sturtz Bertha Holdgrafer Mary Stevenson Jean Clemens Vera Harrington Lucille Lawrence Rae Ireland Mary Elaine Ferris Sophia Anderson Dick Bush Bill Lacombe George Klumpar Harold Meyn Harold Green Sigfred Anderson

I. S. O. M. Club Meeting at Baldwin Home

The I. S. O. M. club gathered at 1017 Favenue NW hosted by Lillian Baldwin. Beatrice D Autremont won first prize in dancing with Dorothy Lukenbach as consolation. refreshments followed. Next meeting set for December 17 at Catherine Cunningham 906 A avenue NW.

I. S. O. M. Club Lillian Baldwin Favenue Beatrice D’autremont Dorothy Lukenbach Mary Hembern Catherine Cunningham Beatrice D'Autremont Billa Piedlau Bernice Olsen Dorothy Weaver A Avenue NW

Birthday Party for Mr Kelly at 1537 C Avenue NE

Mr and Mrs Robert Kelly hosted a Tuesday evening birthday gathering at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs W H Kelly, Mrs W F Kepler, Mr and Mrs Thomas Svoboda, Mr and Mrs S G Dabler, Mr and Mrs Marion Sisco, Mr and Mrs W C Kepler and daughter Coleen, Mrs Evelyn Neidl and daughter Mary, and Billy Gallagher. Cards were exchanged after a picnic supper and gifts were presented to Mr Kelly.

Robert Kelly C Avenue NE Mr. Kelly W. H. Kelly W. F. Kepler Thomas Svoboda S. G. Dabler Marion Sisco W. C. Kepler Coleen Evelyn Neidl Mary Billy Gallagher Mr.Kelly

Elizabeth Early Honored At Two Prewedding Parties

Miss Elizabeth Early, engaged to Dr. Allen W. Byrnes of Des Moines, was feted at two gatherings this week. At a Commonwealth Tea Room dinner hosted by Miss Frieda Metz and Miss Ella Hansen red carnations and tapers adorned the table, gifts were exchanged near a Christmas tree, and Mrs. Marcus Ejlers won cribbage. A separate party at the Hach home featured prize winning bridge, with Miss Early receiving a gift from the group.

Elizabeth Early Allen W. Byrnes Des Moines Elfrieda Metz Ella Hansen Commonwealth Tea Room Miss Early Miss Metz Marcus Ejlers Cribbage Eilers Norma Jordan Mamie Mauss Mary Gallagher Nadine Menary Georgia Lindsay Harriet Lahr Ermengarde Cuhel Irene Mahannah Bernice Hach Elizabeth Watson Hach Second Street SE Walter Dresselhaus Louis Sila Bridge Dresselhaus Sila Donald Lawrence Lawrence Hauskins Louis Kriz Bernard Wylder Wayne Bain Arthur Osborne Lillian Clark Marian Clark Violet Snyder

Little Flower Society Meets at Miss Behle Home

Members of the Little Flower society of Fairfax gathered at Miss Anna M Behle's home for a business meeting followed by refreshments. Present were Tillie Andrie Miss Behle Geraldine Lefebvre Dora McNulty Teresa Cloughy Bernice Edith Evelena Sampson Dorothy Tow Delores Stallman Celia Stallman Eleanor Marie Stallman Julia Ferreter Mary Moynihan Pearl Emily Yanack Lillian Zamestil Meslmen Lucile Barta Mary Lou Stary Edith Sampson newly joined members.

Little Flower Society of Fairfax Anna M. Behle Cecelia Stallman Ethel Meskimen Tillie Andrie Miss Behle Geraldine Lefebvre Dora McNulty Teresa Cloughy Bernice Edith Evelena Sampson Dorothy Tow Delores Stallman Eleanor and Marie Stallman Julia Ferreter Mary Moynihan Pearl Emily Yanacek Lillian Zamestil Miss Meskimen Lucile Barta Mary Lou Stary Edith Sampson

El Kahir Shrine Holds Monthly Meeting Tonight

The regular monthly meeting of El Kahir Shrine temple will be held this evening at 7 30 at the temple. Entertainment will be under the direction of past potentates. Refreshments will be served after the program.

el Kahir Shrine Temple

Allen Motor Company Dinner Celebrates Year’s End Sales

The Allen Motor company hosted a banquet at the Commonwealth tea room on Tuesday evening for thirty eight em ployes. Losers in the annual sales contest ate beans while the winners had chicken and Christmas decorations adorned the tables. Ray Allen directed the event and presented motion pictures from his South American trip.

Allen Motor Company Commonwealth Tea Room Ray Allen al Allen

White To Read Rowan Lecture On Government Art Project

Francis R White will read Edward Rowans lecture on the government art project at 8 15 p m Friday in the Little Gallery second floor public library the exhibit opens at 7 p m prior to the talk Forty seven Lang tern slides accompany explanatory text and depict sculpture painting etching and drawing The PWAP is highlighted as a forerunner of the American renaissance Rowans Cedar Rapids move to Washington DC led to his role in the Public Works of Art section and his close involvement informs a sympathetic appraisal of PWAP works.

Edward Rowan Francis’ Robert White PWAP Rowan Cedar Rapids Washington, D. C Public Works of Art Little Gallery

Knights of Columbus Hold Rabbit Dinner at Ben Hur Hall

Knights of Columbus council No. 909 and their families enjoyed a rabbit supper at Ben Hur hall on Tuesday evening. The event featured dancing and card play with bridge winners named as Mrs Leonard Spaight Mrs B G Broghammer Joe Stephan and Patrick Ford.

Knights of Columbus Council Ben Hur Hall First Street Bridge Leonard Spaight B. G. Broghammer Joe Stephan Patrick Ford

Perfume Bottles Sold in Paris With Mixing Directions

Small bottles of perfume are being sold in Paris with instructions for mixing to create various odors. The items are marketed to consumers seeking customizable scents and include guidance on combining different fragrances.

Paris

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Home Dept I. H. N. Circle Bridge Club F W Niesz America Iowa State Alpha XI Party Mrs. Whitmore Mrs. Chapman Eluta Tami Camp Fire Mrs. Kofron Sanford Polk P. T. A By Amos Parrish Amos Parrish York P. T. A. Meetings F S.mityalsky & CO A Aa Little Flower Society EL Kahir White Knights of Columbus George A Nassif Nassif Kermans Kashans Sarouks Ispahans Bokar Killian Killian’s
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