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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1941
Page
10
Round the Lown reports a bowling ball mixup delaying a state tournament. A telegraph from Maurice Evans cheers Jim Daly after Hamlet. Several short anecdotes recount mistaken identities, flowers given, a mushroom block, and a camel photo tale from theater circles.
The Woman's Club outlines upcoming department meetings at the clubhouse with lectures on international topics, historical society reports, literary reviews, and luncheon plans. Activities include current events picnics, sewing and tea, dramatic art programs, rehearsals, and a Gamma chapter gathering at the YWCA.
Miss Donnabelle Buffer daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Buffer and Lieut Lumir F Buresh son of John Buresh were married yesterday afternoon at two in the First Congregational church. The ceremony featured pastel decor, organ music, and an Ave Maria rendition with a reception for relatives at the bride’s parents’ home. The couple plan to live in Louisville Kentucky after March 1 while Lieut Buresh serves at Fort Knox.
Mrs William A Grady hosted a Wednesday shower for her daughter Miss Margaret Grady, fiance Edward Evarda, with assistance from Miss Betty Grady and Mrs. William C Grady. A second gift shower at Y W C A followed, hosted by Woolworths staff friends.
Tau Kappa Epsilon actives pledges and alumni of the Cne college chapter will be feted at a noon dinner hosted by the T K E Mothers club. Prytanis Bob Kendall will speak, Robert Carmichael to sing, and Ray McAlpin will MC.
AAUW announces several group meetings. The craft group meets Monday at the home of Mrs. Sto lar, 1717 C avenue NW. The creative writing group gathers Wednesday evening with Mrs Kust, 2053 Linn boulevard SE. The international relations study group convenes Thursday at 9 30 a.m. at Mrs L A Buse, 2238 Meadowbrook drive SE. The evening reading group meets at Mrs Cunningham's tea room, 1212 Third avenue SE, Wednesday at 7 30 p.m., hosting Miss Julia Crew and Miss Helen Hardy. Mrs Norman Bunting reviews For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway and Miss Alice Charlesworth reviews The Family by Nina Fedorova.
Mrs A C Strohmeyer and Mrs Robert L Stonebraker host the College club reading groups. The Tuesday session at 2 15 p m discusses Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather with Mrs Irving L Churchill leading. A Thursday group meets at 2 15 p m at Mrs Dawson Grim's home for The Family by Mina Federova with Mrs J B Heffelfinger assisting.
Tiffany Miss Mary Rowan and Mrs Fran ces Lockwood chaired Beta Sigma Phi annual dinner dance at the Montrose hotel. Dinner began at 8 in the Crystal ballroom with Valentine decorations. Sponsors and committee members from Beta Iota Lambda and Sigma attended along with guests Mr and Mrs Damour Kellogg Tracy Erwin Schluter Blezek Marbach Pazdernik Russett Brown Brollier Kearney.
The wedding of Miss Supple to Don Anderson was held with a Mary Queen of Scots headpiece and colonial bouquet. Attendants included Miss Joanne Supple and Louis J. Kramer Jr. After a reception at the Commonwealth tea room, the couple plan to live at 1627 B avenue NE after March 1.
Mrs C M Spencer of 1503 Fourth Avenue SE announces the marriage of her daughter Dorothy Ann to Robert J Tucker son of Mr and Mrs John O Tucker of Cedar Rapids. The ceremony took place January 25 at the Christian parsonage in Lancaster Missouri.
A dinner party hosted at 1829 Fourth Avenue SE honored husbands of Art Club members. Hosts Mr and Mrs J P Howe were aided by Mr and Mrs Fred Small and Mr and Mrs Walter J French. Bridge prize winners were Mrs Robert Campbell J, C Mahannah and Mr and Mrs Orville M Hepner. AT Y W C A Monday. The book review group meets at 7 30 p m with Mrs Fred A Winter reviewing Once There Was a Village by Katherine Dunlap.
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