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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1940

Page

17

Woman's Club To Honor New Members At Tea

The Cedar Rapids Woman's club will honor new and reinstated members with a 2:30 p.m. tea at the club house. Eleanor Long will sing five vocal selections. Committees oversee arrangements for social, program, and hospitality duties. Various officers and members are listed as in charge. The board meets at 1:30 p.m. in the board room.

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International Relations week draws Ava Johnson to Cedar Rapids

Ava L. Johnson of Des Moines, lecturer and writer, will speak on South Europe Views Our Peace Aims during International Relations week events hosted by local Business and Professional Women. The sixth annual International Night features a 6:30 dinner at the Roosevelt hotel with Dr Zoa May Munger presiding.

Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel Zoa May Munger Ava L. Johnson Des Moines South Europe Extra Iowa Miss Johnson Iowa State College Bulgaria Johnson United States Europe Balkans Czechoslovakia Austria Germany Institute of International Relations Geneva Budapest P. W

Lenten Services Start Tuesday at YWCA for Women

The Cedar Rapids YWCA begins a series of Lenten services for all city women, with sessions Feb 20, 27 and Mar 5, 12 from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Reverend David I. Berger of Coe College leads themes The High Road Mountain Top In the Upper Room and At the Foot of the Cross. Edith Reed sings at the first service.

Cedar Rapids Edith Reed Coe College Grace Gordon

Wedding at Klinger Home Joins Davenport Pair

The wedding of Erna Von Sien and Frederick B. Agnew took place Saturday at 4 PM in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Klinger. Rev. Robert Little officiated with harp music by Amanda Barnes Barham. The couple will reside in Davenport after a Cedar Rapids Country Club reception. Out-of-town guests included family members from Independence Davenport and Iowa City.

Leo J. Klinger Crescent Street Amanda Barnes Barham Klinger J. W. Agnew Iowa City Cedar Rapids Country Club Agnew Davenport J. E. Belgarde Independence W. J. Balzer C. D. Hesser H. F. Voss L. E. Shafer W. E. Born Ernest Arzberger H. Arzberger

Tattle Tales Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys

TAFFY the buff colored cocker at the B B Hickenlooper home hates losing her pink bed blanket on wash days. The scene shifts to Wee Bonnie Baker at the Palmer house where a brief stage mishap precedes her solo set. Mrs Speedling hosts the Jolly Eight 500 club gathering with prizes awarded to three members.

Taffy B. B. Hickenlooper Hickenloopers David Hickenlooper Bonnie Baker Empire Palmer House Bonnie Orrin Tucker Mae Speedling B Avenue NE Jolly Eight 500 Club R. H. Burns Speedling Ethel Blake

Buddleias Introduced for Gardens and Horticultural Uses

Buddleias now attract attention as versatile ornamentals with varieties such as de France Fortune Charming and Dubonnet. They thrive in rich soil with light protection in winter and can be grown in pots or tubs, offering long flowering sprays and striking color.

A A U W Group Meeting Notices

The evening reading group meets with Mrs. A C Narbert at 513 Eighteenth Street SE Tuesday at 7 30 Miss Dorothy Manchester reviews Gomez Tyrant of the Andes by O Rourke Afternoon readers meet at the Elks club on Wednesday for luncheon Mrs John T Hecker presents Family Portrait The creative writing group meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs A C Strohmeyer 2301 First Avenue E topic The True Story led by Mrs E J Petry

Art Mildred MacDanel Charles FE. Roberts E. M. Soboda A. C. Narbert Eighteenth Street SE Dorothy Manchester Gomez O’rourke the Elks Club John T. Hecker A. C. Strohmeyer First Avenue E E. J. Petry Kensington H. L. Nehls Twenty-sixth Street Ula Brown Margaret McCracken E. W. Rossiter Anna Heames Eunice Hoadley Bertha Russell Lela Beatty Margaret Davery Nora Bailey Mildred Heaton Christine Earhart Miss Curl Louis

Camp Fire Notes and Schedule for Grand Council Fire

The last babycraft class tests end with 85 percent average. 37 Trail Seeker, five Wood Gatherer, and one Fire Maker ranks announced. Rehearsals for the grand council fire run Feb 20 to March 14 across Marion, East St Pauls, and Trinity churches with Dorothy Mueller and Maxine Surry as pianists. Dorothy Canfield directs. Awards committee meets March 9. applications due by March 16 at the office. Also a Business Women's First Christian party features games and Valentine refreshments hosted by Zoe Varney and helpers.

Marion East Side St. Paul’s Church West Side Trinity Methodist Church Dorothy Mueller Camp Craft Maxine Surry Dorothy Canfield Grand Council First Christian Church Zoe Varney Valentine Marguerite Hammond Charles Benesh Martha Johnson Eva Walker

College Club To Hear Kurt Schaefer

Kurt Schaefer, commerce instructor at the University of Iowa, will address Cedar Rapids College Club members next Saturday at 2 15 p.m. in Coe College recreation room. His talk is Power Politics in Europe. Schaefer, a former Berlin statistician and refugee, has taught economics and international relations and studied in Berlin and London.

Kurt Schaefer Commerce University of Iowa Cedar Rapids College Club Coe College Europe Schaefer Berlin University of London England Scattergood West Branch Austria Germany Switzerland W. D. Barrett A. D. Biddinger Virginia Black Thomas C. Hayden Inga Tapper Hazel Evans R. L. Naibert Vernon E. Lichtenstein Robert Wray Mary Bell Elsie Probst Royet H. Holbrook

Donahue to Address Business Girls League at YWCA

Robert A. Donahue of Craemer's ready to wear will address the Business Girls League at the YWCA Monday night on Clothing Styles for the Individual. Several business girls will model new clothes and reservations for the dinner are due by 10 a.m. Monday.

Robert A. Donahue Craemer’s Business Girls’ League Ruth Jass

Miss Ivadel Gibbs and George Scarborough Wed in Washington

Announcement of the December 30 1939 marriage in Washington DC between Miss Ivadel Elwood Gibbs of Cedar Rapids and Des Moines and George Edwin Scarborough of Humboldt and Des Moines. Bride formerly worked at French Stamats and the Iowa State House, now with the SEC in Washington. Groom formerly with International Harvester in Des Moines. They plan to reside in Washington.

Ivadel Elwood Gibbs Cedar Rapids Des Moines George Edwin Scarborough Humboldt Foundry Methodist Church Washington, D. C Scarborough French Stamats Company State House Securities and Exchange Commission Washington International Harvester Company

Y W To Sponsor Indoor Golf Lessons Start Feb 26

Health education department of the YWCA will sponsor indoor golf lessons with Charles Burkart of the Kenmore Golf Club as instructor. Four hours of instruction with clubs provided if needed. Registration at the YWCA by February 24.

Health Education Department Lorraine Nelson Charles Burkart Kenmore Golf Club

Mrs Tucker Resumes Home From Davenport Visit

Mrs John O Tucker of 1611 Thirteenth Avenue St returns home after several days in Davenport with her daughter and son-in-law Mrs George R Fiala and Mr George R Fiala.

A. E. Danner Third Avenue SE Florida Miami E. E. Danner Chicago Cedar Rapids Tampa Coral Gables St. Petersburg John O. Tucker Thirteenth Avenue St Davenport George R. Fiala

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