Wide Interests Mark Cedar Rapids Woman's Club 50 Years
Barbara Shonka profiles the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club celebrating 50 years of service with a 554-member membership. From philanthropic roots, the club expanded into art, music, drama, international relations, health education, and civic initiatives. Notable projects include park flower gardens, state tours, a chorus, and wartime work, plus ongoing community services and public health advocacy. Members recall founders, the club’s evolution, and its enduring civic role, with planned luncheon at Montrose hotel to mark the anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Shonka
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
Montrose Hotel
Peoples Church
G. F. van Vechten
Historic Magazine Club
Woman's Club Chorus
Iowa City
Health Education Department
Woman’s Club
Schick Hospital
the Times
Book Talk Continues Describing Sebastian Romance
The piece notes Sebastian’s whimsy as he shuns alarms with Aloysius the teddy bear, a toy he carries everywhere and talks to at length, illustrating his charm. The author suggests this trait signals more than childlike fondness, hinting at deeper appeal.
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Sebastian
Aloysius
John Amery
Amery
Charles Ryder
England
Latin America
Ryder
Celia
Sinclair Lewis
Julia
Shakespeare
Brideshead Revisited and King's Daughters Unite
A literary critique discusses Brideshead Revisited detailing Sebastian's decline into alcoholism and Ryder's artistic fame, with reflections on Catholicism and class. The piece also reports on King's Daughters activity, noting a county union meeting, installations, and a Senior Volunteer circle gathering for a dessert luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
King's Daughters
P. A. Olson
Twentieth Street
Howard T. Brown
Becomes Bride At Williamsburg
Velma Rathjen wed Franklyn Fetzer at the Rathjen home with Rev. Lloyd Snyder officiating. Guests included 40 at a wedding supper. The couple, Williamsburg graduates, will live nearby after Fetzer’s Army discharge. Also notices of Kiwanis Ladies luncheon and local meetings follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Velma Rathjen
Harry Rathjen
Franklyn P. Fetzer
G. Fetzer
Lloyd Snyder
Donald Stark
Carl Lindsay
Evelyn Rathjen
Thelma Rathjen
Glen Fetzer
Orrin Rathjen
Williamsburg High School
Fetzer
Helen Tompkins Bride of Thomas Hartin Jr
Mr and Mrs Gordon M Tompkins of Ladora announce the marriage of their daughter Helen to Thomas W Hartin Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Hartin of Marengo The ceremony was performed Thursday Hartin recently discharged after 44 months of service Mrs Hartin worked in the county attorney s office They will reside on a farm south of Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Hmr
Gordon M. Tompkins
Ladora
Helen
Thomas Www. Hartin, Jr
Thomas W. Hartin
Hartin
County Attorney’s Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Woman's Club
International Relations Department
Nature and Garden Group
Ellis Park
Lazell
Frederick J. Lazell
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post No. 5
Memorial Building
A. O. Schwandt
Alma Vokalek
Marine Auxiliary
Club
E. M. Soboda
Third Avenue SE
Jennie J. Berry
Los Angeles
Calif
Dora Miller
Madison
Wis
L. A. Talbott
Judson J. Calkins
L. T. Mitchell
Robert E. Campbell
Allison C. Hines
G. H. Warkentine
Lester Johnson
Jennie
Berry
Beauty Shop
Lydia Webmeier Perkins
1St Ave
Dial
Alberty
Neak
Health Foods
Cedar Rapids
Baldridge Studio
Third Street
Borst
14Th Ave
Bezdek
Johnson Ave
Marion
Marion Blvd
Nanny Hawkins
Brideshead
Mr. Wilcox
Brideshead Revisited
Elizabeth North Hoyt
King’s Daughters
L. A. Lower
Margaret Bottome
International Order
Jean Peck
Charlotte Flohra
Dolores Hickey
Marilyn Peck
Barbara Womacka
E. W. DeNio
Mrs. Lower
Andrea Wasta
Joan Rice
Ann Hasler
Thompson
Mary P. White
First Ave
Victor
Decca
Okeh Guild
Columbia
Capitol
Everything Musical
Cedar Rapids Music Supply
Second Avenue
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Ladies’ Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Children’s Home
Miss Chapman
Hesperian Club
Marguerite Chapman
Second Avenue SE
Marie Kugler
East Side
W.C.T.U
Archie ‘Bain
Fourth Avenue SE
W.C.T.U. National
Washington, D. C
Helen Tompkins
Thomas Hartin, JR
Brabbit-Taylor
King Band
Columbia Records
Music Appreciation Records
Rouch
Colgate Liquid
Colgate i
New Colgate
Han Crea
Sidney Bay
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