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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1934
Page
2
Washington birthday events highlighted by Ashley chapter D A R dinner at Hotel Montrose with speaker Dr H C Stanchtt and Miss Maxine Boegel music. Also Coe College Colonial ball opens with dinner, toasts, and a ballet in Voorhees hall with George and Martha Washington leading the grand march.
Miss Sarah Edna Cohn and Sam H Kozberg wed at the Cohn home on Third Avenue SE with Rabbi Greenstein officiating. A large reception follows at the Roosevelt Hotel with Grace Cioldberg playing the wedding march and several hundred guests attending.
Several representative of the Associated Women Students at Coe went to Iowa City Saturday to attend the state conference of AWS. They were Miss Margaret Sundberg, Miss Heen YWanson, Miss Las McBroom and Miss Carmen Cosner, accompanied by Prof Friel, Ryan and Dean Ma Beil.
Mr and Mrs Robert Jo Brerk of Milwaukee host Viel tere at the home of Mr and Mrs Lesne ard E Stark at 2341 Linden tye SE. Mrs Stark is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Brenk.
Mr and Mrs Clark A Beem of 307 Twenty feet street Skoovaiteave travel to Chicago for a brief visit today, planning a few days in the city.
Mrs Russell Kayci gives a brief review of Maurice OSullhsot's play A Growin, noting its place in the AAU Women’s season and its analysis during an evening gathering at Miss Marine Mathie’s home, 400 Eighteenth Street NE.
Beethoven Club hosts a courtesy concert for the Czech Fine Arts group at the Benjamin Franklin school auditorium Tuesday at 8 pm. Soloists Ruth Ebling Massey contralto and Lucy Bushnell Ambraz pianist, with a string trio and the club chorus performing two groups.
Edward B Rowan, director of the Little Gallery on leave in Washington DC, joined Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt for a White House tea Saturday afternoon. He accompanied regional directors of the Public Works Art project. thirty five attended. The February American Magazine of Art features his article Will Plumbers Wages Turn the Trick.
Mrs LeRoy D Weld traveling abroad arrived Wenhsien China after mailing a letter home Dr Weld received it Saturday She planned to visit missionaries Dr and Mrs Kirkland West aided by the First Presbyterian church Mrs Weld mentions buying an English newspaper on the Pelping to Wealisien leg of her journey reporting a proposed new U S state named Del Marva comprising the Delmarva Peninsula Delaware nine Maryland counties and two Virginia counties
The Ladies Literary club meets Monday at 2 30 at the YWCA. Mrs. Lucian Wilcox will discuss No Time Like the Present by Storm Jamison. Members are asked to note the meeting place change.
Chapter DK of PE.O will meet Monday evening at 8 with Miss Jess Chaney of 1580 Second Avenue SE. Assistant hostesses are Miss Dorotha Roberts and Miss Helen Dunn. Mrs James E Patterson, member of chapter GM, will attend and give a program reviewing Lady of Godreys by Finley.
The Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Harry A Panner, 1819 Fourth Avenue SE. Luncheon will be served at 12 30. Assistant hostesses will be Mesdames F W Funkes, G B Burgert and O P Myers.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Wednesday gathering for a Shakespeare club with a planned extra meeting at 2. The text is garbled with multiple near unreadable phrases and placeholders.
Top teams in the second of five duplicate bridge tournaments sponsored by Mrs George E Beattie at the Hotel Roosevelt were announced. In North and South first place went to Mr and Mrs George Miller with Neil Montgomery and Frank Fratcher second and Mrs Don Hines and Mrs Edward H Kane third. East and West winners were Mrs Clark Chandler and Miss Mary Stubbs with a three way tie for second among Mr and Mrs James W Bell Mrs Marion Reiff and airs Carl Jordan. Third place went to Mrs T E Taylor and Miss Irene Brennan.
The Soca Fifty will meet Wednesday October 1 for a prominent luncheon with Mrs Waitham Lerfers at 1535 Second Avenue. Mrs OL F Broberg will be the assistant hostess.
The Delta Delta sorority held its winter formal Saturday night in the Crystal Room at the Hotel Montrove. Attendees included professors and many guests with a lively program and dance music throughout the evening.
Mrs Royal H Holbrook reveals the cast for the Children's Theater production Cinderella to be staged in early March. Eleanor Davies stars as Cinderella with David Battin as the prince and Jeanne Aubineau as the mother. Others include Barbara Beals Lucy Joan Davies Jane Watson Edward Young Tommy Groves Timothy Rowan Ann Lenzen and the king and queen with several dancers.
Iowa state W C T U president Jeannette Mann will address the all day event at St Pauls Methodist church in an institute sponsored by the East Side unit. The morning session starts at 10 and luncheon follows the usual picnic arrangements. Invitations are sent to Linn county unions and other interested persons.
Sorority alumnae will gather for a Monday picnic supper at the chapter rooms before a key business meeting to elect officers. Hostesses include Miss Helen Watson Prof. Minna Wikoff and Miss Frances Halpin.
Members of Rebecca Alexander Tent No 14 D U V C W H and their husbands and families and Com rades of the G A R will hold a picnic dinner Friday at 6 pm in the Memorial building. Members are asked to bring picnic requirements. A patriotic program will follow the supper and a short business meeting will be held later in the evening.
Chapter FO of the P E O plans a luncheon Tuesday at 1 at 2401 Fourth Avenue SE. Mrs Fred Winter Mrs Arthur Biddinger and Miss Dorothy Gray will assist as hostesses.
The Mothers club of Tau Kappa Epsilon will meet with Mrs J. B E Rogers at 364 Park Terrace SE for a luncheon on Wednesday at 1. Mrs R Brodie serves as assistant hostess.
The Hesperian club will entertain at its annual guest night on Monday with a dinner at 6 30 at Mrs Roff tons tea room. The committee includes Miss Jessie Chambers Miss Mane Kugler and Miss Jennie Robertson. A program will be presented during the evening.
Chapter WJ of P E OG will meet Mrs FE W Richardson at 1749 C avenue NE on Monday afternoon with Mrs James Tator as assistant hostess. Fred J Kluss will be the speaker, discussing Modern Education.
A special meeting of St Luke's alumnae will be held Monday at 1 30 pm at the Nurses residence to consider important matters.
The Kreisler club hosted a Valentine party Tuesday evening at the Middlecan School of Music. Attendees included Viola Rowlay Enid Trickson Boab Dickson Roma Lack som Mars Margaret Bell Bobbie Bell Jennie Fellen Druminiey Tren na McCune Jack Tewart Carmen Murs Fails Kelly Arlene Selzer Flenery Gunderson Gilbert Hatter James Trvino damor Droman Eugene ten ad Bob ten Deimes were pared and refreshments were served. Miss Maddigan and Miss Smith received valentine remembrances from the group.
The Business and Professional Women’s Club announces a patriotic party for Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Mont. Dinner will be served followed by dancing and cards. Members are invited to wear costumes and Martha and George are noted. Reservations are due by Monday morning.
Mrs Bessie Carroll Higgins of Spencer Iowa state regent of the D A R is guest of honor at the Washington birthday celebration in Ashley and at the Iowa City event. Her name is proposed as Iowa's candidate for vice president general at the upcoming Continental Congress in Washington D C. Higgins plans to stay in Iowa City until June with her daughter Betty Higgins a university student.
The Sunday YW program will honor George Washington with a talk on Washington and Mount Vernon by Mrs. C H Wilkins, regent of the DAR. A group from GM chapter of PE O will sing early American folk songs, with Mrs C V Lehman, Mrs George Hearn, Mrs Everett Pratt, Mrs George Krabbenhoff, and Mrs Farl Delzell performing, accompanied by Mrs Walter Handy. The L D class of the Lutheran church will serve tea. all are invited.
A Friday evening birthday gathering at Maxine Stastny’s residence celebrated her twelfth birthday. Prizes were won by Mary Stastny and Arnold Fields, with attendees including Dorothy Bartosh Edna Taszler Rita Crofter Henry Urban Betsy Fields Frank Stastny Albert Urban and Donald Stastny.
A pot luck dinner club gathered at Miss Bernice Tiep's home on 2030 Grande avenue SE Fori day evening. Attendees included Kathryn Erwin Barbara Geiger Katherine Diers Virginia Elliott Phyllis Johnson Valerie Koneeny Maxine Kushner Bernadine Sterner and Carol Warner.
The Cedar Rapids Bird Club will meet Monday at 7 30 in Room 311 Coe College Science Hall Slides of winter birds will be shown The public is invited to attend.
The regular meeting of B nai Brith will be held at the Hotel Roosevelt Monday evening promptly at 8. Rabbi Creenstein will review The Three Cities by Scholom Ash.
Harriet Crumb daughter of Cedar Rapids Rev H A Crumb has joined Pi Epsilon Delta at Cornell. Clare Hoffman of West Branch is pledged to the National Collegiate Players. Crumb has performed in The Donovan Affair Redemption Salome The Forgotten Man. Hoffman starred in Mary Tudor and appeared in The Tempest Dr Faustus Redemption.
Friends of the Little Gallery are invited to view the February exhibit and enjoy Sunday tea. In late afternoon the young people’s association of the First Congregational church will be entertained at tea and hear a talk on the current exhibition by Mrs. Edward B. Rowan.
About 200 guests are expected for the annual Washington dinner at the First Congregational church Tuesday at 6:15 pm. Annette Palmer circle will serve the meal. Red white and blue balloons will decorate, with music during dinner and a program of songs by Anna Marie Farnum and dances by pupils from Edna Dieman dancing studio.
Colonial ladies in powdered wigs attend a St Pauls church District 3 luncheon at 2325 Hillcrest Dr SE. Thirty five guests include Mrs. Arthur A Brooks and Mrs. W E Warren with gifts and a birthday cake presented to Mrs Rall. Maydean Swatosh performs with music and dance, Coe College quartet sings.
The Dorcas circle of St James Methodist sponsored an entertainment Friday featuring The Menu Committee playlet directed by Mrs Charles Nelson. Cast included Mrs O J Triebel Miss Margaret Young and others with piano and vocal numbers and xylophone selections. Refreshments followed.
The Iowa Mutual Girls club held a Friday dinner at Elms tea room. A word contest awarded first prize to Betty Merges and second to Laura Merges. Hostesses were Helen Dick, Alice Lawler, and Gert rude Steege.
The Rev. W. A Pratt departed Saturday night for Chicago and will soon travel south. He will lead the First Unitarian church pulpit in Charleston S C and address Bethel College for Girls in Hopkinsville Kentucky, then speak to several Rotary clubs in Kentucky.
The C and N W Woman's club and the Rapids club join for a social meeting on the terrace of the Hotel Montrose Tuesday at 7 45 pm. The evening includes joint business and club activities.
Cora Jacobs Linn county director of relief will address the Cedar Rapids Woman's club at 2 30 p m in the Crystal room Hotel Montrose The program includes Washington high school's glee club directed by Miss Jess Chaney and a preceding board meeting at 1 30 p m Other club activities and department meetings are listed with talks on relief work art music and garden subjects and a Bible study group meeting on Thursday at 10 a m
Linn county Reserve Officers announce a Washington’s Birthday dinner-dance Thursday at the Memorial building. Col. C. B. Robbins will speak after a 7 pm dinner. Major C. A. Russell will MC. Dancing starts at 9 pm with tickets from local officers.
About seventy five men attended the stag party at the Cedar Rapids Country club Friday evening. A buffet supper was served late in the evening.
Mr and Mrs Milton G Bryan left their home at 530 Sixth street SE after spending a week there for a trip in the west.
E. H. Prescott of 1047 Fifth Avenue SE departed Saturday for California for a stay in San Francisco to visit acquaintances and explore local sights.
J. R. Batchelor field secretary from the National Recreation Association in New York City will guest the Friendly club at the Montrose hotel Tuesday at 7 30 p m. He will introduce new games and stunts and discuss leisure time activities in other states under his supervision.
A lip reading contest will be held Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the Grant room of the Roosevelt hotel. Miss Ruth Augustine will dictate a story for questions and C M Jones and Miss Bessie Potter will dictate sentences with Mrs Elizabeth Denenis as judge. The side with more points will be entertained by the losing side later. league members and interested others are invited.
The Carrie Morcombe Juvenile Club met in the K of P hall Saturday afternoon. Marjorie and Virginia Greer presented a valentine box while Donald Knutson served as master of ceremonies and distributed valentines. Bunco was played and refreshments served.
The I C Players will meet Monday evening at 7 30 in the Immaculate Conception school parlors.
Prof Leroy Waterman of the University of Michigan spoke at the College club gathering on Mesopotamia the cradle of civilization. He described his Seleucia on the Tigris expedition showed slides and noted how aerial photos 6000 feet up guided digging. A poetry booklet was read in memory of Miss Laura Krebs and gifts were presented to her mother and sister.
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