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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1934
Page
5
Readers share light questions on finances fashion and faith in love. A man mocks saving while indulging in movies and cigars and a girl contemplates dancing with a rival. Miss Manners offers practical social guidance. Granddad adds worldly counsel on virtue and discretion.
Wilton Junction social calendar includes a birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wilkerson with many relatives and friends. A high school party with faculty guests followed. Mrs. J. W. Gruber hosted N. N. C. with a Washington program. The Women's club met at Mrs. Elizabeth Schnack with two associate hostesses. A Methodist church reception for the choir and new members plus farewells for movers drew about 200 attendees.
Brandon reports a Wednesday evening gathering at the Harold Matt home where Mr. and Mrs. Rector Mr. and Mrs. Matt Miss Doris Towne and Miss Mary Moore entertained visiting high school basketball teams.
The Octagon club held a Monday luncheon at Mrs. R. G. Scott's home with Mrs. J. M. Standefer in charge and numbers performed by several members. Special guests included Mrs. Nettie Bracken and Mrs. A. J. Banks of Montour. The Tama-Toledo D A R marked its George Washington party at Mrs. A. H. Conant's Toledo home with a Methodist church dinner prior.
Relatives honor Mrs. Odell aged 80 and Mrs. Ada Webster aged 78 in Greeley. Daisy Ray of Oelwein led an all day session for O.E. G. candidates from Edgewood. Local men plan a Thursday dinner. Mr. Knapp of Farley conducted Tad Mor lodge officer instruction with guests from Earlville and Dubuque. Card club met Mrs. R. E. Chase. Literary club hosted by Mrs. John Harris with Willa Wroughton leading the lesson.
Bernice Schulte daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gunnels and Guy Edward Pretz son of E. D. Pretz were married on Wednesday at the groom's father’s Lone Oak area home. The Rev. H W Hendricks officiated. Attendants included Treva Stone and Milton Pretz. luncheon followed with relatives among guests.
A free leaflet from Nancy Page guides readers of The Cedar Rapids Gazette on making the French Bouquet quilt border featuring trilliums, poppies, and wild roses. It describes color choices, material tips, appliqué methods, and concise steps for tracing, cutting and stitching the pieces.
La Porte City honors 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McChane with a Glory dinner for 100 guests including out of town relations from Algona Waterloo Independence Cedar Falls and Iowa City. The item lists local birthdays club events and society entertainments across several organizations.
Mrs Henry Knable and Mr Henry Knable announce the marriage of their daughter Adeline May to Sylvan Mowry son of Mr and Mrs Emer Mowry of London. The ceremony will be Wednesday at two o'clock at St Pauls Lutheran Church Davenport with Rev A J Miller officiating.
Garrison The Legion and Auxiliary held a farewell at the I O O F hall for members moving from the community. A Monday farewell at the Methodist Episcopal church drew about 100 people for church affiliated families moving away. Forty one attended the Aid society dinner at Mrs Hayes Henkle’s home.
Notice from Nancy Page in The Cedar Rapids Gazette requests ten cents per missing French Bouquet Quilt block and a self addressed stamped envelope for each omitted block. Copyright 1936.
A Springville social roundup reports a Methodist church reception for the Reinert and Calvert families moving away, Ladies Aid and P N G society events at homes, a Cedar Rapids guest, a Bridge club, Missionary Society activities, and a Tuesday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ramsey with Prof. and Mrs. C A Hoorneman and the Emerson sisters.
Mrs Pauline Lasack hosted the Monday bridge club at her home with Mrs Otto L Shedek taking first prize Mrs Gabriel J Bees second and Mrs Alma Hill consolation. Mrs Blanche Fifield hosted Happy Hour club and K FP members enjoyed a stag party in Castle hall. Mrs William Breen hosted the English Rosary society and Ave Maria study club met with her Friday.
Friday hosts Mrs Ver non Donlea entertained the Sahara club. Misses Fae Goodwin and Donna Meythaler led the Methodist Standard Bearers at Frank Van Orsdon home Thursday. Elmer and Mrs Stevens hosted a D R B card party Tuesday. Clinton Fagle hosted a party Wednesday with guests including the Sayles Miller Smith Cottrell Crain and Robison households. Beatty hosted the W C C Bridge club Tuesday.
Tipton events list annual B I L dinner at Dr and Mrs W M Furnish with Chapter DY PEO husbands as guests. Adelaide Randa directed Elmer presented by Arvel Smith and others. Mrs C W Cowan hosted Searchlight club with Nineteenth Century club guests and piano selections.
Mrs. W. J. Millen’s Sunday school class held a party and Washington program at the Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening. The Legion sponsored a card party Tuesday with Mrs. L. G. Davis and Miss Hazel Hahn winning first and second prizes. Miss Mayme Bramiey was honored on her birthday Wednesday. Guests included Mrs. Clarence Bethurum of Manchester and several Misses. First prize at bridge went to Mrs. Dean Slick. The Monday afternoon club was hosted by Mrs. I. S. Hutton. The Congregational adult Bible class hosted a party honoring Mrs. George Dickson’s 81st birthday.
Williamsburg report notes Chapter CN of P E O hosted by Mrs. Irene Roberts with visitors Mrs. Ella Tomasek Mrs. Edith Baird and Mrs. Mary Stone. Presbyterian Guild missionary meeting led by Mrs. James Hodgson with singing and social hour plans. Sion study class met with Mrs. Elmer Pugh.
A Friday party celebrated the forty-eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Schulz in Millersburg. A mock wedding was staged by a group including Mrs. Everett Pope and Mrs. Merle Lacy, with music by Elmer Schulz and Charles Stanard. Attendees included numerous Schultz and related families from Marengo Victor Victor area, and local friends.
The Montour Legion auxiliary held a Thursday program at the Methodist hall featuring a memorial service with taps by C. W. Morford and a pageant led by Mrs. E R Cronk Mrs C J Holden Mrs A D Paxton Mrs Arthur Davidson Caro lyn Cronk and Faye Vana. Mr and Mrs Frank Vana report the marriage of their son Rudolph Vana of New Orleans to Nellie O Laughlin of Des Moines in New Orleans on February 10. Mrs D C Winders who plans to move next week was honored by the A R E A club at Miss Maxine Avery's home Friday evening.
Mrs. Bessie McMurray an Eastern Star instructor held a school of instruction at the Masonic and Star lodge rooms Tuesday in Newton. She was honored with a dinner at the Methodist church served by women of the church.
Following the Iodge session there were special numbers by George Heming a Misses Marion Bowen Jean Utterback and Dorothy Kendall and readings by Misses Viola Bensler and Florence Kiester all of Delta Visitors came from What Cheer Rose Hill and Thornburg Mrs Mc Murray was entertained there by Mrs Edith Reed worthy matron of the Delta O FE 8
The Thornburg Parent-Teacher Association met Wednesday at the school with Mrs. Walter Draegert presiding. First and second graders presented a program while a trio Neva Frink Doris Edmundson and Vee Moore provided music. Supt Benzing and Mrs Mittlested read papers. Mrs Earl Adams hosted Saturday for her daughter Jean's fifth birthday with guests Roger Mullen Joanne Mullen Irma Williams Lois Danshill John Danshill and Wilma Marton.
Mrs H B Arnold and Mrs J C Leaton hosted a PEO meeting with a book review by Rev L W Hauter and Cedar Rapids guest Mrs O O Scholz. Several bridge prize winners are named across multiple clubs. Officers of the Coun try club are listed with multiple chair roles.
Independence Penelope Van Princess chapter marked Washingtons Birthday with a colonial tea at Mrs. A H Wallace home. Hostesses included Mrs Wallace Mrs Lillian Rosemond Mrs Neva Jones and Mrs Charles Fies ter. Colonial costumes were worn. An afternoon knitting bee and a brief musical program followed tea.
Officers of the Royal Neighbors met in Legion hall on Tuesday. Monday the Epworth League entertained neighboring towns at the Methodist church. Mr and Mrs Osa Collins were surprised Saturday by Suny Hillside and Pleasant Valley families. Baptist women were entertained Tuesday by Mrs Paul Palmer with Mrs Mabel Strasser assisting.
Leopold III, 32, inherits a divided Belgium with Flemish and Walloon tensions. The nation, small and densely populated, balances language districts since 1932 while Walloon ties lean France and Flemish factions press for autonomy. Belgium's crisis compounds economic strain amid Congo copper reserves once held by Leopold II.
Elgin Mrs. Frank Greenley hosted the Priscilla club on a Wednesday. A wedding was held in Muscatine Baptist church for Edwin Krueger of Elgin and Miss Charlotte Borchardt of Muscatine. The O E 8 held a school of instruction with Lola Smith in charge. Elizabeth MacMillian and Arthur Yearous were initiated. Mrs. L B Carter gave a dinner for Mrs. Smith, with guests including Mrs. Leo Schori and Misses Marie Meady Geraldine Schori and Bernice Falb.
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