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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1934
Page
2
New spring nursery planning blends sanitation with decorative flair. Nursery furniture now comes in wood and metal finishes beyond pink and blue, with safety features, minimum three pieces, and pastel rooms paired with lively decorations like Mother Goose scenes.
In Mount Vernon a wave of birthday related gatherings filled the week. Mrs F F Ebersole hosted informal parties for Mrs William S Ebersole and others. Prof Walter Hodgson and Mrs Hadeson hosted couples after volleyball. multiple dinners and bridge clubs followed across households including the Hickmans, Beech, Pratt, Hedges, and Miller circles. Grace Merritt of San Francisco was honored with a dinner by Brad ford McGaw and John Merritt Corwellians held a valentine dance. local groups hosted meetings and a Camp Fire rank ceremony awarded wood gatherer to several Cheska members.
A garbled passage notes Mrs HoT Wehrhan hosting Marion and others at a meeting. Mentions Bee Hundred Card club, Pywen, Fim Mitchell, Mrs Ebie Gasser, and Ladies Aid with elected members Mi Flue Cra and Roeter among attendees. Text is fragmented with unclear events.
A birthday gathering occurred Thursday evening at the home of Mrs R CG Adams with numerous friends in attendance. Guests included Mr and Mrs Carl Matter Richard and Glenn of Cedar Rapids, and several others listed by name from local families and neighbors.
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The Washington Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War announce a Monday party entertaining veterans wives and widows. Officers elected for the coming term include Airs Scott Wilcox president Mrs Vernon Crall senior vice president and Miss Blair Law treasurer Edith Miller patrol instructor and other names listed. The room includes a long list of officers and delegates with various roles and attendees.
The United Praise Service of the Missionary Society met Wednesday afternoon led by Mrs Mar Peck with assistance from Mrs W J Beck. The Progressive Club gathered Tuesday evening with papers by Mrs Lena Shimerda and Mrs Pearl Rogers. The high school junior class and Miss Spellbeing celebrated Raymond Garsides sixteenth birthday at his grandparents home. Roy Ireland hosted the senior class and faculty Wednesday evening for Lloyds celebration. Hirtiet Marshall hosted her board club on Thursday with prizes won by Jeffry and Berniee French, and Gladys Marshall hosted the Past Noble Grand circle Thursday afternoon with Mrs E R Marshall named honorary member. Olea Cree was installed associ ate matron of the Wyoming chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star Monday evening with Alice Alden and Dorothy Hubbard also installed.
Calamus afternoon bridge club met with Mrs Harold Shelton with honors to Miss Mildred Seigmund Mrs Fred Schevensen and Madelene Sherman. Embroidery club met with Mrs George Weener Thursday. Alumni association card party Thursday evening awarded prizes to John Hayes Margaret Prush Norris Pelham Mrs Arnold Lohman Steven Gage and Mrs Groover Drummond and Laurence Lohman.
Miss Geneveve Paulsen will wed Clarence Kueny at Immaculate Conception Church Monday at 8 in Van Horne. Attendants are Francis Kueny and Miss Viola Schmidt. A family dinner will follow at the Paulsen home. The couple plans to live on the Kueny farm north of town after March 1.
Williamsburg Chapter CN of P E O met with Miss Ella A Jones hosting. Birthday dinners honored Mrs Elizabeth Harris at the Talbot home. Reese Lloyd Womans Relief corps and Queen Esther circle held meetings with demonstrations and papers. Eastern Star and Masonic party noted. showers for Mrs James Kenney reported.
Mr and Mrs L O Reid entertained friends at a six o clock dinner Tuesday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Roland Spear Dr and Mrs A Waite Mr and Mrs Everett Mead and Mrs L O Reid. Kathryn Foley was an out of town guest. The Methodist Ladies Aid met at Mrs Floyd Spear's country home. A church basement dinner with a program featured Dorothy Hanlon Ethel Domer Evelyn Moreland Laura Kendall and Eleanor Schnyder. An Easter supper by the Ways and Means society of the United Presbyterian church was held in the church parlors Thursday.
Victor U Delt M bridge club met at Henry Refer's home for a pot luck supper and prize awards went to Mrs E I Lawton and Louis Schlesselman. Lee Morgan hosted CMM club with favors to Mrs Wesley Nowotny and Mrs Gary Roudabush. Fortnightly club hosted by Mrs W E Mohr with guests Miss Anne Dusterhoft and others. Prizes awarded to Mrs John Dusterhoft Miss Dusterhoft and Mrs McCiellan.
Ainsworth Mrs Dan Griffith hosted the Lincoln Street club while Mrs Nellie Parton hosted the Wednesday Kensington club at a pot luck dinner on Wednesday. OKS held its regular meeting on Wednesday with plans made for the instructor's visit on Friday February 16.
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