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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1936
Page
7
Virginia Cavin daughter of Mrs. Fisher Cavin and James Bruce Sigmund of St. Louis were married in a noon ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church. The couple will reside at 5654 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, after February 15.
Dr. and Mrs. David E. Beardsley will entertain about 200 guests tonight at the Cedar Rapids Country Club for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Out of town guest A H Beardsley of Elkhart Ind will attend. Decorations feature lilies and white snapdragons in silver bowls with white tapers. Receiving will be assisted by the Cooking club members including Mrs. Carl F. Jordan and others.
Mr and Mrs Don Barnes of 308 Nassau street SE depart Saturday for Los Angeles to join Mr and Mrs William Chamberlain of Winnetka. They will sail on the S S Mariposa February 5 from San Pedro for a two month South Sea cruise visiting Honolulu Pago Pago Fiji Islands New Zealand Sydney and Melbourne before returning with a two week stay in Honolulu.
Mr and Mrs Addison J Ramsey of 225 Crescent street SE will leave Friday for Pine Crest Lake Country club in Avon Park Florida for six weeks They will be accompanied by Mr and Mrs Fred D Morgan of Sioux City
Mrs. R D Taylor of 2038 Fourth Avenue SE has left by motor for San Francisco accompanied by her son Lawrence Taylor of Rock Island. Mrs. Lawrence Taylor and her son Jackie left Monday for San Francisco where the family will make their home. Mrs. R D Taylor plans to visit her son and daughter in law for about two months before returning.
Mr and Mrs James Dows Blake depart by motor from 2340 Linden drive SE for Miami Beach Florida on a business trip They will return via New Orleans and Alexandria Louisiana to visit Mrs Blake's mother Mrs Henry E Hardtner and plan to be back in about three weeks
Mrs. Raymond H. Rutherford and her sons Holt and Raymond Burr are vacationing at Archway Ocean Villas in Miami Beach Florida. Mrs John D Stewart of 1756 A avenue NE left for Hartford Connecticut to visit her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs William Wilson for a two month trip.
Mrs. T. R. Warriner of 316 Forest Drive SE entertained an art club Friday afternoon at her home. She spoke on Government and Political Leaders of Spain.
Mrs W J Brown of 1962 First Avenue East will entertain the White Cross society at a luncheon and meeting at her home on Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Helmer and Miss May Gortner of 1701 Second Avenue SE have traveled to Florida to spend the remainder of the winter there.
Miss Miriam Lilseth will lead a discussion on Profits and Losses of War at the international relations study group of the AAAW Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Royal Holbrook 1420 Second avenue SE.
Two Cedar Rapids women plan trips to the east to attend the Theater Arts Conference of the Association of Junior Leagues of America. Mrs. Van Vechten Shaffer will visit Mamaroneck and New York City then return for Cedar Rapids duties. Miss Eleanor Cook will visit Boston and Falls Church while presenting scenes and designs from two children’s plays.
Sutherland Cook son of Mr and Mrs Robert S Cook 222 Crescent Drive SE is among three Jowans to win scholarships at Princeton University NJ for the current academic year He received the Robert Ober scholarship A member of the freshman class he earned class numerals last fall in football and belongs to the glee club and university choir.
Mr and Mrs Charles Daniel of Davenport left after spending several days with Mrs Daniel's parents Mr and Mrs E W La Plant at 2118 Blake Boulevard SE and Mr Daniel's parents Mr and Mrs O H Daniel at 2128 Grande Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Mr Daniel was in Cedar Rapids on business.
Birth announced in Cedar Rapids for a daughter born Jan. 23 to Mr and Mrs James Stannard Baker of Chicago The mother Frances Warren daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Warren Carroll drive SE plans to visit Chicago with relatives and return later
Mrs. Hampton Lee Aust and her son Hampton Lee Aust II are due back late next week after a four week visit with Mrs. Austs parents Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Kamps in Marshfield Wisconsin and trips to Chicago and Milwaukee.
Members of the Tuesday Study club will hold their annual guest day meeting at Mrs. W. A. Montgomery's home on Hillcrest drive SE. Mrs. Lester De Yarman will lead a music program and Miss Dorothy Rowles will sing. Mrs. Forest S. Rutgers will speak on Creative Writing. Each member may bring one guest.
Six performers will portray the principal roles in Counselor At Law at the Playhouse 105 Fifth Street NE on Thursday through Saturday. Helen Stitgen plays George Simon's mother, Darryl Horsfall is George Simon in the title role, Mrs. Richard E. Killian is Cora Simon, Edwin H. Wadsworth is Roy Darwin, Mary Jo French portrays Bessie, and Abe Bass plays Becker the young communist in a climactic scene.
Mrs E E Shenefelt entertained about fifty guests at a tea at her 549 Vernon Drive SE home in honor of her mother Mrs J F Tufts who celebrated her birthday. Guests included Alpha Gamma Delta sorority mothers club Miss Julia Riser national inspector and Miss Grace Brownell grand elder vice president. Mrs Lester DeYarman and Mrs J S Arendts presided at the tea table with assistance from Mrs Herbert Henderson Mrs C Harve Geiger and Mrs A H Boileau.
Mrs. Walter G. Peterson of 1924 First Avenue East departed Sunday for St. Louis to spend two weeks visiting her sister Mrs. R. A. Belding.
Miss Florence Mae Wolfe of 257 Twenty-third Street Drive SE will host the reading club at her home Tuesday. Mrs. Ethel Pinney Ristedt will present the book review.
Miss Elizabeth Focht hosts the first section of the A A W reading group Monday at 7 30 p m at 315 Eighteenth Street SE. Miss Betty Erwin will review Silas Crockett by Mary Ellen Chase.
Mrs Arthur C Deamer of 405 Twenty second street SE will entertain Chapter HJ of the P E O Monday at 2 p.m. Mrs Arthur Barlow will speak on Off the Record and Mrs A L Halde man will give a brief report on art with Mrs W C Bernstorf and Mrs Nellie Richardson assisting the hostess.
Miss Florence Mae Nicholson daughter of Bishop Thomas Nicholson and Mrs Nicholson of Mount Vernon wed Allen Banks Whitney of Delaware Ohio in the Cornell college chapel on Saturday at 2 pm. Bishop Nicholson and John L Seaton Albion College president officiated. Sixty guests attended a reception at the bride’s parents home. Bridesmaids were Goldie McCue and Ruth Straight. Richard Whitney served as best man. Ushering party included Albion King Glen Rowley Harold Baltz Will Redrup. Horace Alden Miller presided at organ. Faith Burgstahler sang. The bride wore eggshell satin with gold accessories and talisman roses. The attendants wore green and rust lace gowns with spring flowers. Mrs Whitney is dean of women at Ohio Wesleyan. Mr Whitney is an Ohio Wesleyan alumnus and state bank official. They plan to reside in Delaware.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Pinney entertained their bridge club at a picnic supper at their 1915 Ridgeway drive SE home Saturday evening. Three tables then played bridge after the meal.
Mr and Mrs Milo A Chehak and Dr and Mrs Frank B Benesh hosted a small dinner Saturday evening at Cedar Rapids Country Club in honor of Mr and Mrs C E Heminger who will move to St Louis.
Mrs. Ethel Pinney Ristedt will host the Ladies Literary Club at 2662 Country Club Parkway SE on Monday at 2 30 p.m. Mrs. Neil Montgomery will discuss The Modern Magazine to conclude the afternoon gathering.
Miss Ada Patterson of 24010 Avenue NE will entertain the art group of the A A W Tuesday at 7 30 p m. She will discuss oil painting techniques and Miss Isla McSperrin will discuss mural painting including fresco and tempera techniques of the Italian renaissance painters and their revival in modern painting.
Mrs. J. D. Wardle of 1520 Second Avenue SE will entertain Chapter FO of the P E O at her home on Tuesday. Mrs. E T Hitchcock assists, with Mrs. John L. Gilmore in charge of the program.
The Monday Shakespeare club will meet Monday at 2 30 pm with Mrs A N Hamiston at 400 Nineteenth street NE The lesson covers Coriolanus from act 1 scene 6 to act 2 scene 2.
The Hesperian club will meet with Miss Agnes Robertson at 1646 First Avenue East on Monday. Miss Blanche Hunter will lead the lesson.
Service circle of the King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. Charles Klersey at 714 G avenue NW on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Mrs Nellie Broberg plans to join Social Fifty on Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a picnic luncheon at the home of Mrs L E Blessing located at 215 Fifteenth Street NE.
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