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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1937

Page

48

New Officers Installed By Malta Chapter Of O. E. S.

Mrs. Louise Padley and George H Cockburn assumed roles as worthy matron and worthy patron of Malta chapter No. 415 OES at a Saturday installation in the Masonic hall. Other officers named included Mrs Helen Lundin associate matron, W E Groepper associate patron, Miss Emily Walbrand secretary, Mrs Jean Vondracek treasurer, and several conductresses and officers. The event featured remarks on guardianship of emblems, a dining reception, and a closing dance honoring the new slate.

Louise Padley George H Cockburn Malta Order of Eastern Star Masonic Hall Helen Lundin William E Groepper Emily Walbrand Jean Vondracek Helen Dunker Betty Suchomel Hattie Henderson Gladys DeohtUe Marshal Milos Runkle Flora Boyd Agnes Carlson Ruth Monona McFarland Esther Florence Fehen Martha Ace Stantes Lena Nilsen Warder Carroll H. Newson Daiss Johnson Albert Duserers Maude Keyser Edna Duncar Poul Clark Adseh G Thompson Bess Monslaw NM Ide Manchester Marguerite Howalord Johnson Diserens James Ralston Jennie Mickel Metta A Burd Paul N Clark Conrad Stookey Nelle Kuntz Mary Puckett Harry Manchester Lillian Bell David Pugh Gerdine Ralston Otis Mary Kanellis Alethea Daughters of Penelope Moose Hall Emma Cringos Mars Santos Blanche Chukas Sophie Siamis Ge Emer Helen Siamis Vire Athena Costas George Fotian Antonia Petrakes Helen Thomas Warden Beulah Raftis Esther Zervas Bessie Stefanakos Virginis Carter Annezina Fotion Anna Santes Ine de Sertinel Eleanor Bellas Atitude Sentinel Miss Santos Kanellis Chukas Siamis

Seven Cedar Rapids Woman's Club groups meet this week

Seven Cedar Rapids Woman's Club groups schedule meetings on history and literature American home international relations current events philanthropic and dramatic art departments. Notable events include biographical sketches, book reviews, lectures by Carl K Linge and Guy Linville, a chorus rehearsal, picnics, a grandmother honoring program, and a grandmother themed one act play with readings and refreshments.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club H. C Ring Mary B. Harris Federal Industrial Institution A. C Loepp Dorothy Gardiner Carl K Linge Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Association American Home Department Dora Cargin Mary Irene MacLaughlin Guy P. Linville L. Howell C. L. Douglass J. Heins H. F. Mandell Ida Oakley

Annual Meeting Planned by Pilgrim Fellowship Groups

The Town Pilgrim Fellowship groups will meet tonight at 6:30 in the church house led by Walter H Staves for their annual session. Plans include finishing the recreation room in the church basement and discussion of group officer roles and committees.

Walter H Staves Church House Virginia Hillock Dick Staves Jean Hebdersecretary-trasurer Lois Grisel Te Group Jearm Cash Rush Benson Cham Chapman Tou Barts Chamtran Rose Martie Terpaquest Myron Bonetb Procor Jacek Ser Darts Hightoahs Krexy Rey Ome Jane Hubborn Low Ainsworth Grav Nsorhoatoo Presdent Walter yFos Fate Eo Atye Yue Rete Matt Camy Omeratine Sevial Jane Dun Margaret Janes Chapman Cnairroot Pees Sath Laura Moore Atte Re Ba Blomanist Ore Roudabush

Bobsled Party Honors Four Birthdays in Northwest City

A Dutch treat bobsled party Saturday afternoon honored the birthdays of Robert Pierson Culver Kuhens Ruth Ann Kenyon and Violet Thorson. Guests included family friends from the Pierson Kuhens Kenyon and Thorson households plus I D Corkery announcing Anne Donnelly’s engagement. The event ended with an oyster supper at the Pierson home.

Robert Pierson Roland Pierson Ellis Boulevard Culver Kuhens Carl D. Kuhens Eighth Street NW Ruth Ann Kenyon Henry Kenyon Violet Thorson Otto Thorson Ninth Street NW Pierson Robert Patty Ricens Culver Kenyon Ruth Ann Mary Alice Ivadelle Thorson Jimmy Usher Tommy Dunlop Javee Sorenson Emily Reed Rosalind Reed Helen Shields

Community Club Events Highlight Local Social Week

Wyoming residents attended Cozy club prize draws hosted by Mrs Claude Sears and honored members Mrs Lester French Mrs Gordon Marshall and Mrs Ive Jenkins. Hawthorne and Ladies Methodist groups held meetings at private homes with programs led by local organizers including Elaine Scareliff and Mrs Ker.

Claude Sears Cozy Club Occarm Lester French Gordon Marshall Ive Jenkins Hawthorne Club Cranes Marshall Elaine Scareliff B Brown Lom Ker Ro Marshall Filen Marshall Elias Anderson Nelson Brownell Walter Edwards Earl Malls- Coat Ke Methodist Church Progressive Women Club Rogers Wow Bronson

West Branch Home Builders class meets Wednesday

West Branch The Home Builders class nf the Methodist Sunday schoo met Wednesda The committer in cluded Ii and Mrs L E Moore Miocard Mre Alfred Larson Mr and Mrs N C Eells and Mr and Mr Philip Saerensen The LA L club was enter tained at the home of Mrs Glenn Boosn Tuesday with Mrs Glenn Hoffman coshnstess The County Line club enjoyed the hospiality f Mr E R Havstet Thursday

Schoo L E Moore Alfred Larson N.C Eells Philip Saerensen LA L Club Glenn Boosn Glenn Hoffman Coshnstess County Line Club R Havstet

Parties Honor New Pledges At Cornell

A collage of social events honors new pledges across campus and service groups. Local figures hosted dinners and luncheons for church and communal organizations including Ladies Aid, Shriners auxiliary, PEO chapter DT, and Daughters of Penelope, with installations and officer elections noted among the gatherings.

Cornell

Engagement of Marian Clark to Ross L Wilson

Mr and Mrs Marshall Edgar Clark of 1535 B avenue NE announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Marian to Ross L Wilson of Cedar Rapids, son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Wilson of Milton. The wedding is set for February 1. Miss Clark, a Coe College graduate, belonged to Beta Phi Alpha and Phi Sigma Tao honorary language society and Crescent. Mr Wilson, a Dodge Radio College graduate, has worked as an engineer at WMT for three years. A dinner and shower honored Miss Clark Wednesday with guests listed.

Marshall Edgar Clark Avenue NE Marian Ross L. Wilson Cedar Rapids Lincoln Wilson Milton Miss Clark Coe College Beta Phi Alpha Phi Sigma Tata Honorary Language Society Crescent Wilson Dodge Radio College Valparaiso

Ruth Pierson Installed as Noble Grand of Star of Maine Rebekah No. 221

Ruth Pierson was installed as noble grand of Star of Maine Rebekah lodge No. 221 at a Thursday meeting. Gladys Ballard and Gladys Derflinger conducted the ceremony with a staff, naming Emona Hammond, Beatrice Bonham, Thedis Holmes, Grace Berlin, Grace Hanson, Nettie Chiverton, Elizabeth Meyn, Gertrude Artis, and Hazel Neal in new officer roles. Clara Hemminger, past noble grand, escorted to her station. roses and gifts were exchanged. Refreshments followed with pink and green decor. a Braden ton Florida gift from Mr and Mrs C B Shaade.

Ruth Pierson Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge No. 221 Gladys Ballard Gladys Derflinger Marion Emona Hammond Beatrice Bonham Thedis Holmes Grace Berlin Grace Hanson Nettie Chiverton Elizabeth Meyn Noble Grand Gertrude Artis Hazel Neal Clara Hemminger Bessie Bachman Lodge Alma Farley Emma Hammond Bradenton Fla C B Shaade

Girls' Friendly Society Secretary To Hold Conference

Miss Margaret D. Jefferson, field secretary for the Girls' Friendly Society, will hold a regional conference on the society at St. John's Episcopal church Tuesday beginning at 10 am A luncheon is set for 1230 pm and the afternoon meeting at 2 pm Jefferson, a 1931 graduate of Pennsylvania College for Women, has led religious education and club work in New York City and directed Girl Scouts in Pelham New York before taking her current post The society, affiliated with the Episcopal church, is open to girls over five and now numbers about 29000 members

Margaret D. Jefferson Girls’ Friendly Society St. John's Episcopal Church Miss Jefferson Pennsylvania College For Women Grace Church New York City Yw.ca Episcopal Students New York University Girl Scouts Pelham N. Y Midwest Episcopal Church

Beta Sigma Phi Dinner Dance at Montrose Hotel

About sixty five couples attended a Beta Sigma Phi dinner dance in the Crystal room of the Montrose hotel Saturday evening. Members of Sigma and Lambda chapters wore outfits as guests entered through a red devil’s head with rocky cages at windows. An eleven piece band furnished dancing and group songs. guests included Ida Mc Quin George New land L H Gardner and F W Damour.

Sigma Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Business Girls Montrose Hotel Ida McQuin George Newland L. H. Gardner F. W. Damour Fern Cherry Frances Brown Lucille Barber Margaret Gould Thora Herr Martha Warner

Ethel Evans Circle Plans Desert Luncheon

Ethel Evans circle of the King's Daughters will hold a dessert luncheon Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Paul B. Gard 1738 Maple Drive NW.

Ethel Evans King’s Daughters Paul B. Gard Maple Drive

They To Wed in Paris Both Cook and Ames

Engagement announced for Audrey Ames of Yakima Washington to John Joseph Cook of Washington D C son of Ellen Richardson. Cook long associated with U S Embassy Paris and Moscow while Ames works as feature writer for the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune. The couple depart Yakima January 7 sail New York January 13 to marry in Paris.

Audrey Ames A. A. Ames Yakima Wash John Joseph Cook Ellen Richardson Washington, D. C Mr. Cook Cedar Rapids J. P. Cook John Cook Eighteenth Street Miss Ames University of Washington Delta Gamma Sorority Mortar Board University of Vienna New York Herald Tribune Paris France George Washington University Air Moscow Russia New York

City Missionary Union Meeting Friday in Trinity Church

The City Missionary Union hosts its annual all day meeting Friday January 22 starting at 9 45 am at Trinity Methodist Church Third Avenue and Fifth Street SW Mrs M K McCleary of Elat Africa brings principal messages A peace play Wooden Soldiers is shown by Mrs LeRoy D Weld and Mrs W E Lichtenstein Luncheon and social hour follow with afternoon session at 1 15 pm Installation of officers conducted by Rev J Renwick McCullough of Westminster Presbyterian Church Women of Westminster present a play Our Great Possession Mrs R R Williamson reads with others listed including Everett E Fisher J A Stolar Ben H Peterson and others Plans include devotions reports and committee work followed by more readings and plays culminating in benediction by Rev Mr Wells

M. K. McCleary Elat Africa City Missionary Union Trinity Methodist Church Third Avenue Fifth Street LeRoy D. Weld W. E. Lichtenstein J. Renwick McCullough Westminster Presbyterian Church Women Westminster Church R. R. Williamson Everett E. Fisher J. A. Stolar Ben H. Peterson W. J. Barngrover J. W. van Orsdol J. S. Skien C. R. Omundson Galen T.an Elton Vetely Haydeenreasurer Jaeon Gray Phillips T. Massey M. Keneye Rey P. W Jacobson Kensinger Olaames E. Waery Ape Missionary Society McCleary

Also Mentioned on This Page

Padley Henderson Catherine Petrick Maude Runkle Alice Petranek Paul Clark Montleur George H. Cockburn H. G Heiserman Germany E. Roberts Pacific Leota Swemn Spain Helen Kacena Stark Lulu Engleman Welty Guy McKibben P. W. Davis John P Mills Philanthropic Philanthropic Department Dramatic Art Department Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club R. J. Allen Grandma Walter Prichard Eaton Robert Campbell Charles Shepard B Harrington F D Snyder J. P. Mills J. E. Ives Pilgrim Fellowship Minerva Deel Phian Jouly Anne Donnelly Pearson Reed I. D Corkery Rowley Fifth Avenue SE Pearson Reed Magnus Arenue Viet Wyoming West Branch Beauty Shop 1St Ave. E Dial Lydia Wehmeier Perkins Harry Hoffman Rhea Davis Lloyd A Gustafson Methodist Ladies Aid John Bryant H W Scott Wesleyan Service Guild Miriam Freer Abbie Probasco Maude Parsons Altar Society St. John's Frank Young Presbyterian M W Fussell J B Ringer F M McGaw Bertha Swim Nicholas Knight Agnes Bartholomew F. G Brooks EL Kahir Women's Auxiliary Shriners Hospital For Shrine Temple W H Workman C R Nelson Joe Danziger Mary Novak John Sanket R Mc “Enars Marian Clark Thompson Miss Marian Clark Rebekah Star’s Sisters At Mount Mercy Don Ameche State Lastwell Mary Jane, Catherine and Mary Jane Catherine Ameche Mount Mercy Academy St. Berchman’s Seminary Columbia College Dubuque Catherine Mary. Jane Rebecca Alexander Norman Sutliff Rebecca Alexander Tent Daughters of Union Veterans of the Terrace Alma E. Owens John Heaton Aldebaran Court Ben Hur Life Association Second Avenue SE Fidelity Life Fidelity Life Association First Avenue E Woman's Benefit Association No. 26 Star No. 4 D. of H. Protective Association Mable Woods Twenty-second Avenue SE IO O F. Hall Progressive Circle Carrie Morcombe T. Z. Cook T Z Cook W R.C Memorial Hall Jan Hus Jan Hus Lodge I O O F Odd Fellows Standard Life Standard Life Association No 172 Sunshine Circle Sunshine Circle Lapm Lena Borschel Washington Avenue SE U. C. Auxiliary United Commercial Travelers Ladies Auxiliary No. 36 Helen Fay Townsend Park Avenue SE Walter Mott Jack Maize Earl Wilson Praha Rebekah Sokol Hall Foresters of America Court Cedar No I. O. O. F. Hall C. R. Lodge Cedar Rapids Lodge Mercy Division No. 51 G.I.A B. of L.E K. P. Hall Mary Harper Grande Avenue Maud Roth Typographical Union No. 192 F. Hall George Peacock Emil Novotny Rebekah Lodge F Hall Thomas Wildley St. Mary's Court Immaculate Conception School The Linn Toway Hive Maccabees Cedar Cedar Auxiliary Clarence Wheelan Sixth Avenue SE Blanche Gray Margie Rosenberger Linden Camp No Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall Hugh A Orchard Andrew Peterson Star of Maine Circle Maine Lodge Kate Wink Hazel Smith Rosa Comport Clarice Bort Cecelia Schultz Celia Cozart Hardendorf Third Avenue SE Mr Wells DP Haldy Lustre Eveneu Kitterman RETEX Sta-Press Glover RCA Victor Victor Hilterunner Music Company First Street
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