Luncheon Parties On Day's Social Calendar
A midweek social note details luncheon gatherings around town. Are Robert S Cook hosted twelve guests at 222 Crescent Street SE. Mrs F F Keehn entertained her book review group and sister Mrs G D Parker. Mrs Ro A Donahue and Mrs Jack Young hosted Valentine themed events at their homes. Mrs Hans N Boyson hosted Cedar Rapids Country Club luncheon for her bridge club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S Cook
Crescent Street SE
F. F Keehn
Glenway Drive
G D Parker
Burlington
Keehn
Wayne J Foster
Green
My Valley
Richard Llewellyn
Hans N. Boyson
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapides Country Club
Bridge Club
Wedding Shower Honors Miss Bernice Knickerbocker
A Fairfax party hosted by Mrs R D Burgess honored bride elect Miss Bernice Knickerbocker of Fairfax with kitchen gifts. Guests included Mrs Carl Bryan from Cedar Rapids and Mrs N A McNee from Watkins. Little John Sedlaeck presented the gifts to the honoree and the couple is Robert A Packard and Bernice Knickerbocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Robert A. Packard
Chicago
R D. Burgess
Carl Bryan
Cedar Rapids
N A McNee
Watkins
John Sedlaeck
Wesley Sedlaeck
Otoyok Wa Camp Fire Group Meets at St Matthew's Basement
Tuesday afternoon meeting of Otoyok wa Camp Fire group took place in the basement of St Matthew's church with guardian Mrs LeRoy A Quinn present. They worked on honors for ranks as members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Matthew's Church
Otoyokwa
LeRoy A Quinn
Delta sorority leader to visit Coe College chapter
Mrs Conrad Wilkerson Delta province president of Kappa Delta will be weekend guest of the Coe College chapter arriving Friday. Cedar Rapids alumnae association will honor her at a luncheon Saturday at Mrs M H Morpeon Jr residence 628 Twenty-first street NE. Members will entertain with a buffet supper Friday and a dinner Sunday noon in Wanrhees dining hall for Mrs Wilkerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Wilkerson
Delta Province
Kappa Delta Sorority
Coe College
Kappa Delta
Civ
Courtesy Snow Social Honoring Topics and Lyons
A host group led by Mr and Mrs Peter L Topic will host guests at the Evans home on Thursday evening. The party will dine out and return to the Lyon residence for an evening gathering. Ten guests are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter L Topic
Snow
Oakdale la
Wallace D Lyon
Blake Terrace
Ronald P Evans
Meadowbrook Drive
Evans
Lyon
Hostesses Host Bundles for Britain Bridge Event
Mrs Carl F. Jordan and Mrs Edward Sheehy hosted a Bundles for Britain bridge event at their Linden Drive residences on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs W Sandee Jordan will host another group Friday at her home 622 Twentieth Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subscription Bridge
Britain
Carl F. Jordan
Linden Drive
Edward Sheehy
Linden
W Sandee Jordan
Twentieth Street NE
Valentine Tea Rings in Kensington Organization Plans
Mrs. Charles J. Bready opened her home at 1328 Third Avenue SE Thursday for the Friendly Couples class of St Pauls church. Women attended a valentine tea and an organization meeting. Mrs Guy E Hilher acted as assistant hostess and presided at the tea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J) Bready
Third Avenue SE
Visit Ends After Week With McClary Family Guests
Heartse guests of Mr and Mrs Harvey C McClary at 2154 Blake boulevard SE include Mr and Mrs Walter Bartlett and Mr and Mrs Moboert Bartlett of St Joseph Missouri. They will conclude their visit Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C McClary
Blake Boulevard
Walter Bartlett
Moboert Bartlett
St Joseph, Mo
Swing Dance for Young Moderns Postponed to Friday Night
The Swing Dance for Young Moderns at the Cedar Rapids country club, initially set for Feb. 4, is postponed to Friday night. Feb 28, Mr and Mrs HL Schlesselman of 1310 Third Avenue SE have returned from a seven week southern motor trip, visiting Florida and cities on both coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
HL. Schlesselman
Third Avenue SE
Florida
St Ann’s to host dance night after I C Dowling game
St Anne's circle of Immaculate Conception church will sponsor another fun night in the school auditorium Friday following the Dowl ing basketball game. There will be dancing and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Anne's Circle of Immaculate Conception Church
I. C Dowling
Porter Couple Return From Miami Vacation
Mr and Mrs Robert Porter of 1513 Fourth Street NW returned the first of the week from a vacation in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Porter
Fourth Street
Miami
Aunt Het Remembers Her Grandmother's Mousey Kitchen
Aunt Het recalls her late grandmother's kitchen with a strong mousey scent, noting it as the only kitchen she ever saw that possessed such an aroma. The memory underscores a sense of old fashioned domestic life and inherited traits.
Miss Morgan Honors Mary Jane Watts Bridal Shower
Miss Ruth Esther Morgan hosted a kitchen shower in Denver on March 7 for Mary Jane Watts prior to her marriage to Earnest A. Wright. Guests included Tean Engleman Florence Van Winkle Jeanne Howell Mary Eleanor Zeitham mel Jean Wootke Christine Mull Jean Rice Jane Baker Betty Lee Warren and Mrs J H Watts and H V Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Watts
Wall
Earnest A. Wright
P EO W1 Members Dine At Cedar Rapids Club
Forty five members of chapter W1 P EO and their husbands attended a dinner and program at Cedar Rapids Country club. Tables featured red white and blue decorations. Dr CY Lehman presented photos from his Caribbean cruise followed by a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P EO
Cedar Rapids Country Club
CY. Lehman
Mrs Gordon Fennell Leaves for Arizona Ranch Trip
Mrs Gordon Fennell of 1716 Second Avenue SE departs for a month at Sahuara Lake ranch in Mesa Arizona. She will be joined there by her parents Mr and Mrs John C Reid of Cedar Rapids who are visiting in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fennell
Second Avenue SE
Arizona
Sahuara Lake Ranch
Mesa
John C Reid
Cedar Rapids
California
Ivins Home Hosts Mrs Potts from Ripon Wisconsin
Dr and Mrs Harry M Ivins of 1832 Fifth avenue SE entertain as guest for two class Mrs Russell J Potts of Ripon Wisconsin who is en route home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W J Hoole of Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Ivins
Fifth Avenue SE
Ivans
Russell J. Potts
Ripon
Wis
W. J. Hoole
Omaha
Immaculata Circle Hosts Card Party Plans
Immaculata circle members met in the Immaculate Conception school parlors Monday and were entertained by the Misses Kathryn Marshall Ruth O'Brien and Bernice Rhea The Misses Mary Margaret Hoff and Corrine Bormann won bridge prizes Plans were made for a card party Feb 16 to which the public will be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculata Circle
Immaculate Conception
Kathryn Marshall
Ruth O’brien
Bernice Rhea
Mary Margaret Hoff
Corrine Bormann
Jolly Neighbors Meet at Mrs Hepker's Home
The Jolly Neighbors gathered Wednesday at 1601 C avenue NE with guest Mrs Etta Hepker. Prizes went to Mrs Anna O'Brien Mrs Etta Hepker and Mrs Charles Packingham. The next meeting is set for February 27 with Mrs Ray Hines at 839 Twelfth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hepker
C Avenue
Etta Hepker
Anna O’brien
Charles Packingham
Ray Hines
Twelfth Street
Farewell Reception Planned for Rev Henry Scherer and Family
A farewell reception honoring the Rev Henry Scherer and Mrs Scherer will be held Sunday afternoon from 3 to 6 at the First Lutheran Church on Tenth Street and Third Avenue SE. The Scherers and their children Paul Jimmy and Mary plan to move March 1 to Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Church members issued invitations to Cedar Rapids ministerial association Lutheran pastors nearby towns church members and friends of the Scherers. The receiving committee includes William J Rinderknecht president with Mrs William Syers Paul Kohl William J Rinderknecht and Mrs Ralph Anderson and Mrs EF Fisher serving on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Scherer
Scherer
William J. Rinderknecht
William Syers
Paul Kohl
William J Rinderknecht
Ralph Anderson
Ef, Fisher
Valentine party given by Miss Patricia Pird
Miss Patricia Pird hosted a Sunday valentine party for her classmates at 114 Fifth Street SW. An amateur program and games entertained, with prizes won by Kathleen Carroll, Patricia Klassen, Anna Gianopulos, Maud Miller, and Martyn Heddinger. Luncheon followed with decorative nut cups, and several adults assisted Patricia and her mother Wis D Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Pird
Fifth Street
Kathleen Carroll
Patricia Klassen
Anna Gianopulos
Maud Miller
Martyn Heddinger
Forrest Heddinger
Phylliss
Ann Bird
Patricia
Thirteenth Birthday Party At Arlene Meerians Home
Arlene Meerians celebrated her thirteenth birthday at home on Monday. Guests included Patricia Lavelle Betty Oliver Mary Doyle Betty Lavelle Margaret Oui jiri Judy Hart Henrietta Som mers Joyce O'Keefe Evelyn Lattner Mercedes Palumbo Delores Jacquet Doris Kinney Patty Reilly Patricia Bell Gladys Minor Jane Wallace Margaret Wickham Agnes Heaverlo Betty Sullivan Betty Watt and Mary Frances Lindeken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Meerians
Vincent Meerians
Avenue NW
Patricia Lavelle
Betty Oliver
Mary Doyle
Betty Lavelle
Margaret Ouijiri
Judy Hart
Henrietta Sommers
Joyce O'Keefe
Evelyn Lattner
Mercedes Palumbo
Delores Jacquet
Doris Kinney
Patty Reilly
Patricia Bell
Gladys Minor
Jane Wallace
Margaret Wickham
Agnes Heaverlo
Betty Sullivan
Betty Watt
Mary Frances Lindeken
Local Women Return From Texas Visit
Mrs. C. H. Klersey and Mrs. J A Parcell returned from Denison Texas where they accompanied Mrs. Klersey's mother Mrs. J F Yarcho to her home Mrs Yarcho visited in Denison Iowa with Major Earl D Yarcho
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Klersey
G Avenue
J A. Parcell
Meadowbrook Drive
Denison
Tex
Mrs. Klersey
J. PF. Yaricho
Mrs. Yarcho
Earl D. Yarcho
Donnelly speaks on social security to Cedar Rapids women voters
John W. Donnelly of the social security board addressed the Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters after a Montrose hotel luncheon. He traced the 1925 act, its amendments, and the board's role, noting 4 500 offices and 50 million accounts while stressing trust fund security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Donnelly
Social Security Board
Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
C H Birch
Department of Government and Social Welfare
Donnelly
United States
Mrs Jirsa Feted At Farewell Dinner Party
Mrs Harold O Jirsa and Dr Jirsa prepare for a year at Camp Claiborne La. A bridge club gathering at Mrs Wurster's tea room honored her with a handkerchief shower. Guests included Mesdames Edward Eaton Phillip Groff Laurence Hauskins Philip J McKim Howard Kurtz Harold Millhiser Willard Gibbs Basil Waddington and Frank Guyott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold O Jivsa
Jirsa
Camp Claiborne
Wurster
M. D. Owen
Jivsa
Edward Eaton
Phillip Groff
Laurence Hauskins
Philip J. McKim
Howard Kurtz
Harold Millhiser
Willard U. Gibbs
Basil Waddington
Frank Guyott
Military Dance to be Held in Montrose
Officers of the Cedar Rapids garrison of the Iowa national guard will host a dance and buffet supper at the Montrose hotel at 9 p.m. Saturday. Regular army reserve personnel and their wives from Cedar Rapids area and civilian friends are invited. There will be dancing, cards, and a midnight buffet. Reservations may be made with Capt. B. R. Averill at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Montrose Hotel
B. R. Averill
Armory
Burke Couple Celebrates Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carl Burke 200 Sixth Street SW marked their fifteenth anniversary with a dinner party at home. Out of town guest Clementina Weber of Rugby NC and her granddaughter Mary Lee Weber attended along with numerous local friends and relatives who presented a gift to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Burke
Sixth Street
Clementina Weber
Rugby
Mary Lee Weber
Joe Pavlicek
Henry Yanausch
Joe Carroll
Joe Early
Joe Erlacher
Louis Finch
Honoring Jack Smith at Farewell Home Reception
Jack V. Smith of 719 Eighth Street SW was honored Sunday evening at his grandmother Mrs. Luella Smiths home before his Feb. 25 departure for Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Sergeant Smith of Company H 136th medical corps received prizes won by Amber Carnes Helen Culbert and Pershing Scott with refreshments and a cake decorated in red white and blue presented by his father Paul V. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack V. Smith
Eighth Street
Luella Smith
Smith
136Th Medical Corps
Camp Claiborne
Amber Carnes
Helen Culbert
Pershing Scott
Jack
Paul V. Smith
Valentine party for city Girl Reserves planned
All seventh and eighth grade Girl Reserves across the city are invited to a Valentine party this Saturday from 2 to 4 pm at the Y W C A. Shirley Meth ven and Yvonne Snyder of Roosevelt will supervise the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y, W, CA
Shirley Methven
Yvonne Snyder
Roosevelt
Florence Schissel to Wed Lamir Bena in February
Miss Frances Schissel hosted a miscellaneous shower Monday evening for Miss Florence Schissel, the February 24 bride elect of Lamir Bena. The group played banco and pinochle, with guests including Dorothy Minor, Marie Schissel, Margaret Schissel, and other local friends and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Schissel
Florence Schissel
Lamir Bena
Dorothy Minor
Marie
Margaret Schissel
Pauline Gillin
Dorothea Meyers
Alta Hackart
Virginia Schissel
Martina Osweiller
Joe Bena
William Weaver
Leonard Schultz
Marvin Tinkham
Kent Hayes
Lorence Anthony
William Scanlan
Raymond McArthur
Louie Bena
Eddie Striegel Celebrates 3rd Birthday At Home
Eddie Striegel son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Striegel 1225 Sixteenth Avenue SW celebrated his third birthday Tuesday afternoon with a party. Guests included Beverly Sue Bezdek JoAnn Achenbach Norma Jean and Bob by Gregory Dick Donna Charles and Jack Hartman Marlene Joy Hodges Phyllis Nadine Paul and Dorothy Amos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Striegel
Wesley Striegel
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Beverly Sue Bezdek
JoAnn Achenbach
Norma Jean
Bobby Gregory
Donna
Charles
Jack Hartman
Marlene Joy Hodges
Phyllis Nadine Paul
Dorothy Amos
St Luke's Nurses Host Dinner Dance at Cedar Rapids Club
One hundred twenty two attended the stag dinner dance held Tuesday evening at the Cedar Rapids Country club by St. Luke's hospital student nurses for their guests, alumnae and city doctors. Dinner was served in the patriotic decorated ballroom as a local orchestra played. Miss Alice Peters chaired the event with assistant student nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
St. Luke’s Hospital
Alice Peters
Miss Nowotny Honored at Asmussen Party Fete
Miss Darlene Nowotny bride elect to Kenneth Wagner was the guest of honor at a party given by Miss LeDonia Asmussen 1113 Second Avenue SE Wednesday night A group gift was presented to Miss Nowotny Others attending included Misses Vivian Ives Frances Melsha Jeanette Pape Wilma Shoup Jeanette Thompson Irene Werner Edna Castek and Martha Lorenc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Nowotny
Kenneth Wagner
LeDonia Asmussen
Second Avenue SE
Miss Nowotny
Vivian Ives
Frances Melsha
Jeanette Pape
Wilma Shoup
Jeanette Thompson
Irene Werner
Edna Castek
Martha Lorenc
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Eagle Patrol
Reinary
Kappa Deltas
Wilkerson
Mrs. Bready
McClarys
ST. Joseph
Wol. Schlesselmans
J. C. School
Robert Porters
Miss Morgan
P. EO
Mrs. Fennel
Mrs. Potts
Mrs, Mvins
Immaculata
Scherers
Patricia Bird
Valentine
Texas
Joan Donnelly
Mrs. Jirsa
Montrose
Carl Burkes
Jack Smith
John E. Lapes
Srx Ave
Florist
Bethee
5@c Weekly
Ginsberg
Fiest Ave
Rene
Srmrmmip
Sut Cowen
Third Ave
K. C
Knights of Columbus
ST. Luke's
The
American Institute of Laundering
Sieble & Taylor
Second Avenue
Covert and
Shetland
Mademoiselle
Vogue
Deanna Durbin
Gogo Schiaperselli
Wole
Second Street SE
Asmussen
Wilson
Kedlox
Wilson & Caf
Wilson & Co
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