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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1939

Page

7

Bachelors Entertain At Annual Ball At Cedar Rapids Country Club

The fourth annual Bachelors ball drew about 400 guests as twenty local men hosted formal festivities. Guests enjoyed dinner, corsages, and a top hat centerpiece while decorations featured white ties and tails, glass-and-gold motifs, and wine colored accents, with hosts and guests named among the attendee list.

Ouffant Cedar Rapids Country Club James D. Bever Rockwell Bingham William G. Isom John Locher Richard Lord Roy J. Lukanitsch Richard Proctor Dr. Rothwell D. Proctor Richard Shoemaker Ferris R. Simpson Stevan Smith Dean Stau

Gold Rush Themed Community Players Party Next Friday

The Community Players plan a gold rush themed party in C S P S hall featuring lantern lights, burlap backdrops, a floor show, dancing, and refreshments served from a wagon kitchen. Tickets must be bought in advance at Hobby House with no box office at the hall.

Lou Mike Hobby House Third Street Frederick S. Glanville Jerome Gearhart R. F. McGinnis David Munger Robert B. Davis James D. Bever Mortimer Levy Mark Anthony Howard R. Green Eugene M. Pinney Lael Abbott C. Louis Fontana Herbert S. Stamats Robert P. Bell A. W. Doubrasky Glenn O. Fletcher Rockey T. Newton Milo A. Chehak Clark W. Chandler John H. Fortune Chester D. Salter John T. Hecker Frances McLaughlin Annajéan Sallach Mary Weaver Grace Ann Relff P. A. Stover Eugene C. Hoyt Rich de McGrew

Charles Daniels Visits LaPlantes and Daniels

Mr and Mrs Charles M Daniel of Davenport and their son Edward LaPlante Daniel arrived Saturday to visit in the homes of their grandparents Mr and Mrs E W LaPlante at 2118 Blake Boulevard SE and Mr and Mrs O H Daniel at 249 Sinclair Avenue SE Mr Daniel will stay for the weekend while Mrs Daniel and their son remain with the LaPlante family through the week

Charles M. Daniel Davenport Edward LaPlante Daniel E. W. LaPlante Blake Boulevard O. H. Daniel Sinclair Avenue Mr. Daniel

Mildred Francis Visits Mrs Reed Hosts Social Weekend

Miss Mildred Francis of Kansas City visits Mrs. John A. Reed at 616 Sixth Street SW as guests entertain with luncheons and dinners hosted by Sutherland Dows and Mrs. Herbert Stamats. The pair plan to depart for Kansas City with Mrs. Reed continuing to Houston to visit her sister Mrs. Robert Brinton.

Mildred Francis Kansas City John A. Reed Sixth Street Francis Sutherland Dows Nira Reed Herbert S. Stamats Linden Drive

Wilhelms Host Picnic Supper at Linden Drive Home

Mr and Mrs George T Wilhelms at 2335 Linden Drive SE hosted a small group for a picnic supper last evening. The Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae plan a Tuesday 7:30 p m dessert and business session with Miss Audrey Lea Ivins. Mr and Mrs Karl P Blaise at 224 Eighteenth Street SE hosted an informal dinner party Saturday evening.

George T. Wilhelm Linden Drive Kappa Alpha Theta Audrey Lea Ivins Karl P. Blaise Eighteenth Street

Teen Age Dance To Be Given Friday Evening

Cedar Rapids Country club to host the fifth in a series of eight teen age dances for members and guests from 8 to 11 pm Friday. Committee includes Mrs J Hamilton Bell chair and Mrs Karl P Blaise. Mrs Shaffer in charge.

Cedar Rapids Country Club J. Hamilton Bell Karl P. Blaise van Vechten Shaffer W. J. Brown Harry J. Chadima Shaffer

Pretty girls glamor at fourth annual Bachelors' Ball

A Valentine feature notes six women as guests of honor at the Bachelors' Ball, with their former hosts now husbands and the group led by a patron saint influence on February 14. Names given include Mrs. Glenn Ravenscroft, Mrs. George N. Harless, Mrs. Lawrence J. Halpin, Mrs. Orville H. Tousey, Mrs. Henry Adams, and Mrs. Richard M. Miller in the center.

Glenn Ravenscroft George N. Harless Lawrence J. Halpin Orville H. Tousey Henry Adams Richard M. Miller

Diane Marshall Hosts Young Supper Club Evening

Eighteen youths gathered at the home of Miss Diane Marshall daughter of Mr and Mrs Clare R Marshall 305 Crescent Street SE for a young set party. The supper club met for a buffet meal and dancing with guests including Bob Jones Sterling Zell Philip Braimsen George Ross Jim Day and Dick Pinney among others.

Diane Marshall Clare R. Marshall Crescent Street SE Miss Marshall Teans Thryn Barngrover L Gage Mary Shaffer Martha Lou Smith Betty Ford Barbara Harmier Katharine Safely

Valentine Tea Hostess Ruth Ann Hasek Serves Forty Guests

Ruth Ann Hasek hosted a Valentine tea at her home on Second Avenue SE drawing about forty guests including Cherie Kadghin of Iowa City. Dorothy Miller led the tea service as social events for younger set to marked the holiday weekend.

Ruth Ann Hasek W. H. Hasek Second Avenue SE Cherie ‘“Kadgihn Iowa City Dorothy Miller

Joan Yessler Birthday Luncheon Hostess

Miss Joan Yessler hosted a sixteenth birthday luncheon at her home for eighteen friends in the 405 Fourth Avenue SE area. Attending were Misses Margaret Barn Halbert France Buin Af Ces Luchine Stithborate Merginia Chipp Janet Dennis Betty Larson Barbara Barry Patricia Marshall Rebecca Hallman Doris Cone Susan Brown Betsy Blaise Elien Curray and Mary Jo Studer.

Margaret Barn- Halbert France Buin Af Ces Luchine Stithborate Merginia Chipp Janet“Dennis Betty Larson Barbara Barry Patricia Marshall Rebecca “Hallman Doris? Cone Susan Brown Betsy ‘Blaise Elien Curray Mary Jo Studer

Weekend Socials Prompt Busy Visitor Patch in Cedar Rapids Area

Out of town guests gather for church and club events as Pi Beta Phi alumnae meet at 2120 Greenwood Dr SE for a coffee hosted by Mrs. R. S. Johnston with Miss Helen Burton assisting. Junior Art Club hosts meetings as Miss Caroline B. Soutter guides a paper on History of the Jew. Weekend ball attendance brings Burlington, Clinton visitors to local homes despite icy highways.

Pi Beta Phi R. S. Johnston Greenwood Drive Helen Burton Caroline B. Soutter First Avenue E W. D. Patterson Cedar Rapids Burlington Clinton Hudson Swiler Wesley Swiler Barbara Duer J. W. Albright C Avenue NE Peggy Stewart A. C. Stewart Park Terrace Ernest W. Curtin Curtin Third Avenue Road Stewart Monticello College Godfrey Audrey Jones University of Wisconsin Thomas M. Jones Country Club Parkeway SE D. C. Adams Twenty-ninth Street Deane L. Adams Adams Dubuque Cameron Susan Joan G. H. Cornwell Garden Drive Barbara River Oak Park Jennings Crawford Twenty-fifth Street Drive John Bates Bates Des Moines Jennings Crawford Bates Crawford

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Thompson Charles Daniels Laplantes Daniels George T. Wilhelms Kappa Alpha Thetas Karl Blaises Mrs. Laird MR. Laird George Laird Vernon Drive S. S. Queen Mary Germany Holland Denmark England S. W. Wilders S. W. Wilder B Avenue NE Florida James E. Hamilton Sea Lark Biscayne Bay Wilder Edward B. Rowan Washington, D.C Rowan Puerto Rico College Arthur Beurle Avenue R. M. McCullel Tees View Ylon Williim Allen White Valentine Tea Knollwood Drive Louise Whelihan Third Avenue Chicago Palen C. W. Binghams Anna Palen Roxbury, N. Y C. W. Bingham Arizona J. A. Yessler Fourth Avenue SE J. M. Henry Joan Yessler Reaster Yessier Fourth -Avénue Hi ‘Éss Luinchéon Yesslér Duncheon Yesslersons Johnston Miss Soutter Mrs. Walter Peterson Michigan Walter G. Peterson Carlton x Aerilious Mrs Frank Cornwell Ann Arbor, Mich P. F. Keehns P. F. Keehn Glenway Westerny Hopowich Eas Francisco Portland Attle, Wash
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