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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1939

Page

9

Russian duo pianists Vronsky and Babin to perform at Coliseum

Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin, two young Russian pianists, will appear at the Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids Thursday evening as the Community Concerts third program. They rose to fame after debuting in New York on February 14, 1937, earning praise from Time and critics in several eastern cities.

Yedar Rapids Vitya Vronsky Victor Babin Community Concert Association Memorial Coliseum Tan Aaininen Aida Baranaan Saauss Baqulg New York Baltimore Philadelphia Time Magazine Vronsky and Rabin Americcan Legion Auxiliary Lillian Stodola Eleanor Gunderson Lillian Hanzlik Mary Lot Schwandt Kathryn Steuber Rita Vesely Nadine Mitvalsky Mary Alice Mellen Lincoln Mary Lou Schwandt Washington Mildred Muller

A A A W Group Meetings And Wedding Announced

The A A A W groups plan meetings with Miss Harriet Mateer and Mrs Harrington Buck for Monday and Thursday, plus an art craft session hosted by Mrs George Kosek at Hawthorne Hill. The notice also reports the wedding of Miss Leona Holub to Edward Mershon at Immaculate Conception rectory and pre Lenten dance plans by St Rita's circle at Danceland on Feb 17 with ticket details.

George Kosek Hawthorne Hill Leona Holub Antone Holub Prairieburg Edward Mershon Karl Mershon Fourteenth Street Immaculate Conception Rectory Father Collins Margaret Holub James Green Mershon Cedar Rapids St. Rita's St. Matthew’s Church Frank Anderle Charles R. Murphy W. L. Fahey Gale White A. J. Mallon Cecil Meister Frank Regan Charles Hiegel

St Paul’s Church hosts world fellowship program with Mrs Bready

The St Paul’s Church world wide fellowship meeting at 2 p m Tuesday will be in charge of Mrs Charles J Bready. The program features organ music by Mrs Belan Little Hick Breadys and a long list of speakers on church activities followed by tea in the parlor. Committees and hostesses are named. 606 A G Brown to leave for Texas. Delta Delta Delta meeting details given with guest review of Towers in the Mist.

St. ‘Paul’s Charles J. Bready Belen Little Hick Breadys Eady Clyde R. Sanborn Homer M. Hill C. K. Brown E.R. «Moen A. M. Sanderson H. J. Foreman C. A. Pope E. C. Pratt St Pauls James. Barnett The Ladies Aid” Society James E. Patterson Woman’s Home Missionary R.,s. Toogood Woman’s Foreign Missionary O. E. Atkinson H. R. van Slyck Mahala Pratt Guild Anna Denkman Wesleyan Service Guild Bertha’ Pownall Young Mothers’ Club J. ‘D. Houser Martha Jennison Janean Denton Sylvia Wae Arlyne Jayne Ork Wre Lois Critchett Brown A. W. Henke Hethourst Fea Charles Laurance T. R. Rich T. Jackson J. M. Tallman Catherine Davis Elizabeth Traverse Anna van‘ ‘Lehn Frankie Hart- Aa E.et Pritchard W. H.bendex J. E. Ives Lewis Yachik Ella McLaughlin H. N. Boyson George Arduser Floyd Knapp M. R. Warren S. R. Hawkins A. C. Loepp J. Ps. van Orm E. E. Wilcox H. L. Coats W. Niesz Mattie Tschirgi Earl Birney R. E. Wilhelm G. A. Kay L. L. Lovan M. D. Mc Nelly Jack Stafford Lewis Yachile W.L . Crissman H. C. Ring Delta Delta Delta Alliance First Avenue E E. E. Schenefelt Elizabeth Goudge Society For the Hard of Hearing Alice Pierce Gas Company

Tattle Tales Ponders Sign and Fashion Notes

A local feature mix includes a puzzling front shop sign reading Ladies Certainly Entrance and a fashion round up highlighting Mrs David Bleakley in a black street length dress and Peggy Katterjohn in a pale saffron chiffon gown. The column also notes a Cedar Rapids matron and homemaking details from Mrs R M McCullough.

Tattle Tales David Bleakley

Fort Madison couple hosts large Cedar Rapids guest list

A Fort Madison couple entertained a sizable guest list including Cedar Rapids visitors. The event featured ivory bouquets, jonquils and spring flowers along with plans for post trip home on February 15. Attendees included Mrs. Horan and family, plus numerous Cedar Rapids and out-of-town guests. The gathering also highlighted a Catholic community meeting at Immaculate Conception school parlors with speakers and preparatory prayer discussions.

Fort Madison Horan Chicago Avenue F Stephens College Columbia Tri Phi University of Iowa Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Social Sorority Phi Gamma Nu Coe College Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Drake University Cedar Rapids G. J. Liebke Orville H. Tousey Lee Whitcomb Hugh White Alice Horan Don Horan R. S. Johnston A. J. Coburn, Jr Glenn B. McDonald H. C. Burleson L. P. Boudreaux Herbert Henderson C. W. Bloomhall Barbara Bloomhall Helen Levien Mary F. Comstock Jane Low Lyle Turner Kansas City Fred Bulmahn Burlington Paul Horan Marion Richard Davis Herbert Long George Haskell Iowa City R. J. Sweeney Dubuque Archdiocesan National Council of Catholic Women Immaculate Conception J. H. Bormann Pearson R. Reed Edgar Schmeidler National Catholic Welfare Council

Hillbilly Party At Kiffe Home Draws Young Folks

A group of young people gathered at Miss Mary Louise Kiffe’s home for a hillbilly party with no fancy attire and a corncob pipe. Guests wore attic-found outfits and enjoyed a scavenger hunt, old phonographs, dyed Easter eggs, and buffet-style refreshments amid kerosene lanterns.

Mary Louise Kiffe C. R. Kiffe Avenue Mary Virginia Glenn Lorraine Supple Mary Scanlan Fran Eucken Margaret Colgan Margaret DeBont Marion Rahe Maxine Lefebvre Kay Anderson Mary Frances Turner Norman Rahe Donald Fitzpatrick Don McDermott Bob Kenney Dick Lattner Sa Rae Fred Fleming Lee Huber EF Teahen Dick Besta Francis Hurych John Dolezal

Weekend events light up Cedar Rapids and Iowa City venues

A slate of cultural and community items includes a Cedar Rapids organ concert at First Presbyterian led by Dr. Earl E. Harper, an Archipeake gallery talk in Iowa City by H. E. Stinson, Golden Gloves boxing dates, and a View of stained glass by Dr. Paul Frankl in Iowa City. Also listed are lectures, a women’s hobby evening in Belle Plaine, a Vronsky and Rabin concert, a D Eca lecture at Coe, and gallery talks on Beckmann with Horst Janson. Including a YMCA table tennis tournament, radio workshop, and Jewish Christian fellowship week events across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Cedar Rapids First Presbyterian Church American Guild of Organists Earl E. Harper University of Iowa Iowa City H. E. Stinson Memorial Coliseum Linn County Vronsky and Rabin Rotary Club Paul d’Eca Washington, D. C Sinclair Memorial Chapel Coe College National Conference of Jews and Christians Max Beckmann Horst Janson

Sunshine Mission Women Board Set Meeting Time

The Women's board of the Sunshine Mission will meet Monday at 2 30 p.m at the mission. Sunshine Circle members meet with Ella Lund at 113 First Avenue W Monday at 7 30 p.m for important business and social time.

Women’s Board OF Sunshine Mission The Sunshine Mission Sunshine Circle Sunshine Circle of the King’s Daughters Ella Lund First Avenue W Carnes

Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club Teas Actives and Pledges

The Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club will entertain actives and pledges at a tea this Saturday from 3 PM at Mrs H L Nehls home 125 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE. Miss Margaret Hitchie inspector from Toronto Ontario will be special guest.

Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club H. L. Nehls Margaret Hitchie Alpha Gamma Delta Toronto Ontario W. M. Krebs J. GL. Konecny L. F. Vane H. A. Palmer Ted. White A. Huntington C. S. Courtright Ralph Snyder

Strabala Anniversary Highlights Richmond Iowa Family

Philip and Amelia Strabala observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home in Richmond Washington county with relatives from Cedar Rapids and Dysart. The couple married Feb 4 1889 in Holy Trinity Church. They have two sons Delbert and Arthanasius and three grandchildren. Open house follows dinner and other community events are noted.

Philip Strabala Richmond Washington County Cedar Rapids Richard T. Ryan Fifth Avenue Dorothy Manatt A Avenue James Lally Dysart Strabala Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Be Friendly Club Meeting and Social Evening

Friendly club members gather for an informal meeting followed by a program of drama dancing and games. Mary Hospodarsky Louise Metzgar and others are listed among those expected to attend.

Mette NT Che Seon Sie Hospodarsky Mary "Nelich Pskgues Louise Metzgar Smll Ofs Vilable Jin Ace Pally Jones

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