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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1937

Page

2

Christmas Greetings and Local Tidbits From Cedar Rapids

Around the Town collects cheerful notes from Cedar Rapids residents and visitors. Janet Murray sends a Jolly Christmas from Athens Greece while local families, pets and neighbors share amusing anecdotes and holiday happenings.

Beta Sigma Phi Plans Dinner Dance Event

Invitations go out this week for a Lambda and Sigma chapter dinner dance to be held Saturday in the Crystal room at the Montrose hotel with an eleven piece out-of-town orchestra. Arrangements are led by MargAre Gould Fern Cherry Lucille Barber Thora Herr Martha Warner and Frances Brown. Albena Ford returned Saturday from New Year holidays with Mr. and Mrs. George Buhl in Burlington. Mrs. A R Doxey arrived back from Chicago after holidays with her mother.

Lambda Sigma Beta Sigma Phi Business Girls’ Sorority Crystal Room Montrose Hotel Margaret Gould Fern Cherry Lucille Barber Thora Herr Martha Warner Frances Brown Albena Ford Seventh Avenue SE George Buhl Burlington Hotel Burlington

Miss Hathaway to Return Here Wednesday

Miss Louise Hathaway of 369 Nineteenth Street SE will land in New York City Monday after an eleven day cruise to San Juan and Porto Rico. She is expected to return to Cedar Rapids Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reid hosted New Year dinner with guests Misses May and Jennie Hollenbeck and Miss Bess Welch of Montrose Pa. Frances Brittin departs today for Brandon to teach after holidays with parents C H Brittin. Mrs A L Edwards of Oelwein has returned home after visiting Mrs H D Porter.

Louise Hathaway Nineteenth Street New York City San Juan Porto Rico Cedar Rapids Kenneth Reid Elmhurst Drive May Jennie Hollenbeck Bess Welch Montrose Misses Hollenbeck First Avenue E Frances Brittin Brandon Mrs. C. H. Brittin 1837 B Avenue A. L. Edwards of Oelwein H. D. Porter J. V. Heuer Kansas City, Mo D. P. McDonald McAlpin Buffalo, N. Y Peggy Stewart A. C. Stewart Park Terrace SE Ferry Hall Chicago Frank Byers Frank C. Byers Nineteenth Street SE Kemper Military Academy Boonville Sara Huntington

Dorothy Dvorak and Stanley Kriz Wed in Church Ceremony

Dorothy Mary Dvorak daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Dvorak of 1544 Fifth Avenue SE and Stanley X Kriz of Black River Falls Wisconsin married Saturday afternoon at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Dr Joseph Bren officiated before 350 guests The bride wore a white maire princess gown with lego mutton sleeves and a full train The ceremony featured white pompons snapdragons and five white cathedral tapers The couple left for a month long motor trip through Mexico The bride is a Coe College and University of Iowa journalism graduate and has served with the American Red Cross The groom earned a civil engineering degree from University of Iowa and works as a junior civil engineer for the US government

Dorothy Mary Dvorak Joseph Dvorak Fifth Avenue SE Stanley X. Kriz Black River Falls Wis Vaclav Kriz Second Street Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Joseph Bren Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Ann Kriz Helen Masha Martha Leska John Troyak Leo B. Sediacek Alice Geiger Theodore B. Hlubacek, Jr Charles Fikejs Stanley Cejka Kriz University of Iowa United States Necedah, Wis

New Home Planned Near New Lisbon for Sunshine Land Resettlers

The Longueville couple will reside near New Lisbon Wisconsin after February 1. Mrs. Oliver Longueville at 2035 Blake boulevard SE will begin a new eight game series of duplicate bridge Mondays at 8 p.m. at her home. The first of eight sessions will be played every other Monday with all interested invited. Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dvorak of Oak Park Illinois and their daughter Barbara will depart today or Monday after visiting Mrs. Dvorak's parents Mr. and Mrs. Grant B. Munger at 1921 First avenue E. The Tuesday Study club gathers Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. with Mrs. J A Yessler at 2405 Fourth avenue SE. Mrs. W E Lichtenstein will review current events and Mrs. C S Mahaffy will speak on Birds Personalities.

Oliver Longueville Blake Boulevard Otto Dvorak Oak Park Inl Barbara J. A. Yessler Fourth Avenue SE W. E. Lichtenstein C. S. Mahaffy Western Military Academy Quentin de Nio E. W. de Nio Fourth Avenue Theodore Paulson O. F. Paulson Grande Avenue Glenn Higbee G. W. Higbee Washington Avenue Bill Wheeler G. C. Wheeler Crescent Street Wallace Mildenstein M. Mildenstein Bever Avenue Bill Norris J. N. Norris Nineteenth Street J. B. Lyman L. P. Lyman First Avenue University of Wisconsin At Madison Audrey Jones T. M. Jones Country Club Parkway Barbara Bloomhall C. W. Bloomhall Joyce Palmer Harry A. Palmer

Guardians Of Camp Fire Name New City Executive

The Camp Fire Guardians association welcomes Miss Naida Thorpe as city executive at a Monday 7:30 p.m. meeting in the First Presbyterian chapel. Thorpe arrives with her mother Mrs. George Thorpe and brother George from Green Bay Wisconsin and will reside at 1824 Eighth Avenue SE. Mrs Ooie Trimble leads a brief handcraft demonstration and Mrs L D Dennis discusses the new Book of the Camp Fire Girls. A social hour and refreshments follow, as the executive board honored Thorpe at a luncheon at Clara Robinsons Colonial Food shop the previous Saturday.

Camp Fire Guardians’ Association Naida Thorpe New City First Presbyterian Chapel Camp Fire Girls Camp Fire Council Miss Thorpe Clara Robinson Colonial Food Shop

Woman's Club Radio Programs Planned in Iowa

Two January broadcasts are planned for WSUI by the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. Prof. Frank E Horack and Mrs Ellanor Parker will lead the January 4 program The Chairman Hears a Motion. A January 18 discussion Balancing the Books will air with Mrs Emil Hesselschwerdt and Mrs Galen Tilden in charge. Miss Mary Jane Lemaster entertained guests at 920 M Street SW. Erma Maxine Sisam married Cecil L Koon at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev J Renwick McCullough officiating. The Koons will reside at 129 Twelfth Street.

Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs WSUI Frank E. Horack Department of Political Science University of Iowa Ellanor Parker Davenport Federation Emil Hesselschwerdt Kalona Galen Tilden Ames Harry E. Sisam Erma Maxine Sisam Cecil L. Koon Cedar Rapids Westminster Presbyterian Church J. Renwick McCullough Raymond Weart Weart Koon

Luncheon and Linen Shower for Miss Stout

Mrs. Roland C. Wilson hosted a luncheon and linen shower at 342 Eighteenth Street SE for her niece Miss Jean Stout of Davenport who will wed William H. Brown of Cedar Rapids on January 23. Twelve guests attended with bridge after lunch and pink rose centerpieces. Out of town guests included Mrs. C. A. Stout Miss Mary Eleanor Stout and Mrs. J. Lowry of Iowa City.

Roland C. Wilson Eighteenth Street Jean Stout Davenport William H. Brown Cedar Rapids C. A. Stout Mary Eleanor Stout J. Lowry Iowa City

Czech Fine Arts Meeting Rescheduled to Jan 12

The Czech Fine Arts society meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed one week. The group will now gather January 12 in the Montrose hotel conference room.

Czech Fine Arts Society Montrose Otel

Young Folk Leaving After Busy Vacation

Social life cooled as students head back to college and high school for the new term. Read about travelers visiting New York City, trips to Buffalo, and dozens of local youths resuming studies at institutions from Princeton Theological Seminary to Drake University and the University of Colorado.

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