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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1940
Page
2
Two hundred members of the Cornell English club enjoyed their annual Twelfth Night celebration with Prof. C. C. Tull as Lord of Misrule. Social events included receptions, dinners, and multiple hostesses and committees for the Iowa Artists exhibit opening and various society gatherings through the week.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at Mrs. Frank Hart’s home. Mrs. Mildred Clancy led devotionals. Mrs. Hazel Hart taught. Velma Smith and Willis McGuire installed as worthy matron and patron of Eastern Star. Visitors from Mechanicsville Clarence Tipton Clinton attended. Other officers: Maisie Meyer treasurer, Adra Smith conductress, Eva Pirie associate conductress, Alma Coppess Adah, Helen Wilkins Esther, Ethel McGuire Electa, Onalee Bails Ruth, Martha Hazel Craft, Florence Tenley chaplain, Edna Tomson warden, Ruth Swift marshal, Kenney Smith sentinel, Ida Meyer installing marshal, Meyrl Spear installing matron. Mrs. Lou Jackson welcomed Past Matrons’ circle. jewel presented to Ostergaard. Past Patrons’ jewel given to Max Coppess. Vocal selections by Elna Marie Ostergard, Mrs. Russ Tilden, Ruth Meyer.
Monticello and nearby communities record a flurry of social events. FP PEO met at Mrs Huibregtse home with Mrs Guyan presiding and Mrs Shover presenting the program. Fortnightly bridge club held by Mrs Grimes with guests Mrs McMullen and Mrs Coxsee. contract score won by Mrs Corbin. Schreiner chapter OES met with Selma DeShaw presiding. Lenore Hein received degrees. DeShaws presented with pins. committee listed. New Year gatherings hosted by Mr and Mrs Henry Adams, Mr and Mrs Ralph Bone, and Mr and Mrs Ervin Davis for relatives and friends. Guests included Frances Ellen Breed, Margaret Breed, Alberto Bessat, Wyland Bone, and Larry Douglass among others. Stella Lyness and Louis McEnany united in marriage with Rev Patrick Molloy officiating. wedding party and forty guests at bride’s parents’ home. bride Earlene McEnany is a St. John’s School graduate and former Ryan teacher. groom a Coggan graduate and farmer. They plan to reside on the groom’s farm after March 1.
Center Junction event notes a Presbyterian Ladies Working Band meeting hosted by Mrs. Peter Prahm with Mrs. Norman Johnson conducting. In a separate entry the Woman's club met at Mrs. S. G. Thompson’s home with presiding officer Mrs. May Himebaugh and a program including Mrs. F. D. Sutherland Mrs. Arnold Upland Mrs. George Dirks and Mrs. J. B. Seehusen.
Shellsburg hosts joint installation of Rebekah and Odd Fellows at 1.0.C.F hall with Mrs Gesina Gross of Garrison and Chris Bouse of Garrison guiding ceremonies. Rebekah Noble Grand is Mrs Reuben Senft. Odd Fellows noble is Reuben Senft. Officer installation for O E S completed at Masonic hall with Mrs William McGranahan as installing officer.
Webster society notes show Mrs. Hazel Wheeler hosting the Methodist Ladies Aid with assistants Mrs. Pearl Dillon and Mrs. Velma Strickfadden. Guests included Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham of Keswick. The Willing Workers met with Mrs. Lizzie Heaton and the home project leaders met with Ada Sturdevant as Jeanne Verne led the lesson.
What Cheer Thursday club met in the club room with a program presented by Mrs Velma McMains Mrs S R Kemp Mrs Ross Johnson and Mrs E D Brown on the committee were Bertha Moode and Leota Dalziel Frances Malaby entertained at dinner Friday for Mrs Ella Geneva Dr and Mrs A A Engelman Julia Jean and Andrew Louise Baxter and Dr and Mrs S R Kemp Mr and Mrs Howard Doles and their children and J H Doles of Oskaloosa were dinner guests New Year s day at the home of the Rev Mr and Mrs J C Porath.
The United Brethren Aid Society met Wednesday at the church with Mesdames Ruth Andrews, Eulalia Rohwedder, Libby Butler, and Eva Kline as hostesses. The Methodist Aid Society also met in the church parlors with hostesses Eva Hotz, Edna Hart, Ola Easterly, and Myrtle Furst. Hiawatha chapter OES Thursday hosts included Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Carter, Mrs. Alma Stuart, and Mrs. Maggie Weeks.
Riverside Mrs. Joseph Libenguth hosted the Y Social club gathering at her home on Wednesday. Ida Dorothy Skubal attended as a guest. Officers elected include Mrs. Mary Colbert as president, Mrs. M. D. Brown as vice president, Mrs. Erwin Koenig as secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. John H. Younkin as reporter.
North English announces two club gatherings this week. The Poinsettia club will meet at Mrs W C Carson's home on Tuesday. The Philathian club plans a Wednesday meeting with Mrs Ethel Lindsey as hostess.
Mr and Mrs Jess Foster entertained relatives at a New Year party held at their home in Atalissa. The gathering featured family and friends welcoming the new year in a warm home setting.
Evelyn Hillmer daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hillmer of Wilson Avenue SW will become worthy president of Betsy Ross Theta Rho Girls Club No 2 at 8 p m Tuesday in Sokol Hall. Miss June Starman retires as president and Marjorie Christie is vice president elect. Thomas Wildey junior Odd Fellows will conduct the services open to the public followed by a dance for members and friends.
Springville social pages list gatherings from the Paralta Embroidery club picnic to The Couples bridge club dinner. Elizabeth Stewart circle and M O B club hosts across the week feature New Years dinner guests and Cedar Rapids degree staff assisting Evergreen Rebekah lodge officers installation with a long roster of lodge officers named.
Calamus Ehlers was honored at a birthday surprise at his parents home. High scores in five hundred went to Mrs. Gus Griebel and Adolph Horstmann. Several card clubs met with various hosts, with high scores awarded to different members and plans noted for January gatherings.
Monona The Mere club met at Mrs. H. C. Fox home with Mayme Humphrey and Mrs. William Humphrey sharing score honors. Guests included Mrs. Lizzie Killen and Mrs. William Kruse. The Monona Woman's club gathered in city hall with papers by four members and vocal solos by Mrs. Preston Carr. Family night brought Methodist church members and friends together in the church parlors.
The week featured visits from Rev H W Farnham and family plus Seattle and Des Moines guests. W F M S and Easy Aces Bridge Club met with local leaders, prizes awarded to Mrs Bramley and Miss Bramley, and social clubs hosted by Mrs Palmer and others. Keota and Glenville couples tied the knot at a Mayer home wedding, with post nuptial events and a later shower for Mrs Vowk, hosted by Mrs Richardson.
Mrs. L E Kehrli hosted the Ehler County club with Mrs D S Patton and Mrs Fred Heldt guiding the program. Presbyterian Ladies aid gathered at the manse with Mrs F A Munnecke and Mrs W J Montgomery as hosts. The Bethany circle met with Mrs Earl Scott. Christian Ladies Aid and Methodist Ladies Aid met with Mrs A G Byers and Mrs J J Mills respectively. The American Legion plans a community supper in Legion hall next Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Amos Kiefer marked their forty fifth anniversary on New Year s Day with a gathering at their Hazleton home. Numerous relatives attended from Hazleton Stanley Dunkerton and nearby areas. Evelyn Dierks married Robert Martin Kline of Stanley Friday at Hazleton with Mil ton Krost of Stanley as a guest.
A shower was held Thursday in Langworthy hall for Ruby Ammbuehl and Irvin Toenjes who plan to marry next Wednesday. They will establish their home on a farm near Scotch Grove.
A North Liberty luncheon at Mrs. Sarah Young's home supported the Methodist church Ladies Aid. Hostess Mrs. Oda Anderson led with helpers Mrs. Bert Martin Mrs. Florence Wolfe and Mrs. Verne Colony. Members Adna Miller Anna Burge Emma Ranshaw Nora LeGrand joined. Wray rhythm band led by Arlene Wolfe performed. Cinderella club hosted by Mrs. Nelle Musgrave at 500 with guests Mrs. Dale Dever and Mrs. Mabel Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Disterhoft of Williamsburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Con stance to Clifford F. Pickart, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pickart of Norway.
Wyoming announces a Methodist homecoming party for college students hosted by Helen and Betty Jane Levien. Mid land Homemakers club hosts with Mrs. Joe Holub and Mrs. Lumir Holub as hostesses. The P T A plans a program in the school gym on January 9 featuring several students and community members, with committee members listed.
Central City hosted the American Legion auxiliary with Mrs. Rollo Beebe as assistant hostess. Recent visits included Rev. Frank V. Getty of Tama and E. M. Getty of Waterloo with the Gettys from Pine Ridge S. D. A Jordan's Grove church to host a community meeting next Tuesday. Mrs. W. D. McTavish led the Woman's Literary Musical club gathering Friday.
Music at the Hawthorne club featured Mrs. L. B. Maden and Georgianna Butcher. Carmen Ingwersen, daughter of Mr and Mrs August Ingwersen, entertained playmates for her birthday. Marlene Petersen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Petersen, celebrated her eighth birthday with friends.
Special to The Gazette reports several holiday marriages and gatherings in Iowa City. Notables include Prof. John A. McGeogh and Frances Kinse Hady in Clermont, and Sylvia Korsrud wed to Lester Hjelle in Glenville. Local parties honor Mrs. Wright and others with showers and dinners as arrangements for club events are announced.
A Triangle club dinner is set for Tuesday in the Iowa Union with table hostesses listed as Mrs. Ethan Allen, Mrs. Kenneth Brinkhaus, Mrs. Roy C. Flickinger, Mrs. H. G. Hershey, Mrs. M. Willard Lampe, Mrs. R. W. Leutweiler, Mrs. Bruce Mahan and Mrs. Earle S. Smith.
Brandon residents Mr and Mrs Loyd Brunko announced their marriage after a December 19 ceremony in Independence. Rev Bunge of the Lutheran church officiated at the I O O F hall reception and dance. Irene Postel is the bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Postel of Dubuque. The couple will reside in Independence.
Mrs. R. W. Remner attended hose less to the Bay View club Friday. The lesson study was presented by Mrs. John Rupp and Mrs. Ed Burrell. Officers elected include President Mrs. Willie Cue Vice President Mrs. Allen Hilliard Secretary Mrs. Lawrence Flood Treasurer Mrs. J. E. Matthews Recording Secretary Mrs. C. Cross.
Mrs J C Carey presents a program at the American Legion auxiliary meeting at 2:30 p m Wednesday in the Legion hall. Refreshments served with Luzy Rock Ethel Rock Mrs Roy Stephens Mrs Olive McFadden and Mrs Dewey Gibson in charge.
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