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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1937
Page
33
Local items feature playful notes on charity balls, perfume names, and family stories. A Cedar Rapids crowd helps a trapped family, a stork announces a baby in Tipton, and quirky anecdotes cover concerts missteps, neighborhood rescues, and humorous mishaps from 1936 into 1937.
The Huawi class of Westminster church met at 2516 B Avenue NE Friday for its monthly picnic dinner and business meeting. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hird, with assistance from Mr. and Mrs. Val M. Barta, saw Mr. Barta end the gathering with travel pictures from Cuba, California, and Honduras.
The Silver Cross circle of the King's Daughters will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. for a dessert luncheon at Mrs. C. J. Lynch's home at 312 Nassau Street SE. The gathering was moved from Wednesday due to the Linn County Union silver event.
The Czech Fine Arts society meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel Terrace room with Alma Turechek as program leader and Esther Hronik on notes. A Dumky Trio by Dvorak and several other classics are planned by Flora Hromatko Taylor Irene Campbell Virginia Paul Dorothy Hronik and Fayette Moore with Lenore Stark singing. Also announced is the engagement of Beatrice Trachta to Dr Henry Bruce McDaniel of Los Angeles.
Mrs Robert Armstrong speaks on Religion at the Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship of the First Congregational church this evening at 6 30. Miss Doris Hill introduces and leads devotions. Plans for attending the annual church meeting Jan 15 discussed. All friends invited to both meetings. Nurses club meets Wednesday at 5 30 for dinner with reservations due by Tuesday.
The Cedar Rapids bride to be Miss Ruth Lindsey, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Elmer Lindsey of Council Bluffs, will marry Tudor Wayne Wilder son of Mr and Mrs Stephen W Wilder of 2005 B avenue NE. Announcement is made by the Lindsey family.
W A Larkin was installed as president and Mrs Verna Moats as worthy president at the Switchmen's Union of North America and its auxiliary installation and annual dinner at Moose hall Wednesday. Other officers named for the union and auxiliary include a full slate with names and roles. dinner for eighty, readings by Mrs George Buchan, music by Billy Boston with Ruth Buske, and dancing to A E Charters.
Dr Alberta Munkres renowned in religious education for children will speak at a fellowship dinner and conference of children's workers in the city Tuesday at St Pauls Methodist church. Attendees may meet her at 5 30 p.m. in the church parlors before dinner. Dinner at 6 program at 7 followed by a round table discussion. Reservations by calling 29126 before Monday afternoon.
A singer Edna Barrett Jackson and harpist C W Boegel helped form the Music Matinee, joining other charter members in Cedar Rapids. The new informal music study club grew from the Beethoven club founders idea, with guest books of famed musicians and a history of meetings in various venues.
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