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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1938

Page

7

Palmgren Numbers On Beethoven Club Program Thursday

Beethoven club meets Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Terrace room Montrose hotel. Selin Palmgren pieces for piano violin voice and cello will be studied. Retta Taylor presents current events. Massey leads the group with works by Batchelder White Bennignhof Vyskocil Bernard Boegel Massey Moore Paul Moore and others.

Beethoven Club Montrose Hotel Selin Palmgren Retta Taylor Josephine Batchelder the Willows Mildred White Benninghoff Adella Vyskocil Opalee Barnard Maxine Boegel the Kiln Ruth Ebling Massey Moroceau Romantique Virginia Paul Moore Mrs. Massey

Social Affairs Honor Bride And A Visitor

Luncheon parties honor a recent bride and a visiting guest with small groups. Mrs Beems hosts Mrs Mary Bell Mulvihill at 377 Twenty first Street SE, joined by club members and a guest. Other gatherings honor Mrs Charles S Krause and Mayflower D A R officers with similar intimate entertaining.

Clark A. Beems Twenty-first Street Mary Bell Mulvihill Dow City Beems Louis C. Fontana Arthur W., Erskine M. Scott Hallman B. P. Lattner George P. Witwer Center Point Road Charles 8. Krause Vernon Drive A. C. Stewart G. King Thompson W. J. Barron A. R. Zuercher Franklin E. Katterjohn Bridge Woodland Drive Mayflower Katherine Franken Miss Franken Hillcrest Drive Carl D. Thomas Fred J Diserens Earl O. Coffing Ethel Mahon J. C. Milner P. R. Geyer Milo Wenger

Vocal program highlights by P. E. O. Chapter FO members

Mrs. John T. Massey presented a vocal program of American composers for thirty-five chapter FO members at the home of Mrs. Wayne J. Foster on Hillcrest Drive SE after a luncheon. Accompanist was Mrs. A. O. Ambroz. Guests from chapter H1 included Mrs. A. W. McGregor and Miss Katherine Franken.

John T. Massey P E. O Wayne J. Foster Hillcrest Drive Gladys Rich Richard Konitz Desert Gertrude Ross A. O. Ambroz A. W. McGregor Charles Penningroth Edwin Franken Katherine Franken Ambroz Ben F. Wolverton E. O. Fiske

Phipps Host Dinner Bridge Party at Cedar Rapids Club

Mr and Mrs W L Phipps of 355 Woodland Drive SE host a Wednesday evening dinner party at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Guests include members of an afternoon bridge club and their husbands. Bridge will be played at the club during the evening.

W. L. Phipps Woodland Drive Cedar Rapids Country Club

Ethel Evans Circle Plans Thursday Luncheon at Y M C A

Ethel Evans circle of the King’s Daughters will hold a luncheon meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Y M C A.

Ethel Evans The King’s Daughters

Mrs James Canfield To Be Honored Before Florida Trip

Cedar Rapids residents plan a southern trip with Mrs James Y Canfield and her father John A Limback leaving Sunday by train for Miami Beach Florida They will stay a month at the Lincoln hotel Mrs Canfield will be honored by Mr and Mrs J Elliott Davis at a dinner party Wednesday night at their home 2510 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE The event seats eight with bridge afterward Also joining in the courtesy are Mr and Mrs Robert P Bell Mr and Mrs Eugene C Hoyt and James Y Canfield.

Iowa Cedar Rapids James Y. Canfield John A. Limback Second Avenue SE Miami Beach Fla South Canfield Mr. Limback Lincoln Hotel Lincoln Road

Hobbies Topic At Chapter HJ Meeting

Members of Chapter HJ of P. E. QO discussed and showed hobbies at a Monday gathering hosted by Mrs. Arthur L. Bye 1571 Second Avenue SE. Mrs. R. O. Bickel read from Chapter Three of an original story. Charles Mohl of Woodrow Wilson High School sang with Miss Gladys Thomann. Thirty four members and six guests enjoyed a dessert luncheon.

R. S. Johnston P. E. QO Arthur L. Bye Second Avenue R. O. Bickel Charles Mohl Woodrow Wilson High School Gladys Thomann Bye Mayme T. Merridith Scott MelIntyre Arthur L. Augustine R. I. Hess Omaha B. M. Bradford Dubuque Mary Doolittle B. C. Tracy Brighton

Shamrock Club Holds Sleigh Ride Party

The Shamrock club opened its activities with a sleigh ride party Saturday evening. About twenty guests gathered at Miss Lorraine Barron’s home at 2046 Washington Avenue SE before riding near Indian Creek and finishing with refreshments at Dysart’s. Attending were Margaret Ann Paxton Lorraine Barron Cynthia Daly Peggy Smythe Janet Martin Mary Stenner Frances Allen Betty Blaul Barbara Beals Barbara Wright John Geesamin Joe Afflerbaugh Don Gray Donald Bennett David Battin Marcus Bates Jim Barry Dick Layman Jim Holmes and Dick Ferguson.

Shamrock Club Lorraine Barron William Barron Washington Avenue Indian Creek Dysart’s Margaret Ann Paxton Cynthia Daly Peggy Smythe Janet Martin Mary Stenner Frances Allen

Mrs Norman E Smith Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon

Mrs Norman E Smith of 370 Seventeenth Street SE entertained members of a bridge club at a Wednesday luncheon and bridge at her home. Covers were laid for twelve.

Norman E. Smith Seventeenth Street

Women under fascism described by Mrs Douglas

Mrs. Paul Douglas spoke to the Business and Professional Women's club at the Montrose hotel on how fascism elevates militarism and controls press and education. She drew on experiences in Italy, detailing censorship, propaganda, and the role of women in producing a compliant society.

Paul Douglas Chicago Douglas Emily Taft Lorado Taft Business Professional Women’s Club Montrose Hotel Mussolini Italy E. Joanna Slagey Gertrude Stenner

Sleigh Ride Party Near Home of Dorothy Listebarger

A Dutch treat group gathered at Dorothy Listebarger's home at 1101 Third Avenue SW on Saturday for a sleigh ride. Attendees included Betty Hermsen Carol Chapman Merrell Keyes Carol Selby Ruth Klepach Martha Ellison Margaret Swope Jack Oberhous Melvin Buckner Marvin Buckner Charles Moeller Jack Williamson Deloss Wilson Jack Smith and Franklin Listebarger.

Dorothy May Listebarger Third Avenue SW Betty Jean Hermsen Carol Chapman Merrell Keyes Carol Selby Ruth Klepach Martha Ellison Margaret Swope Jack Oberhous Melvin Buckner Marvin Buckner Charles Moeller Jack Williamson Deloss Wilson Jack Smith Franklin Listebarger

Founders Day Plans for PED O H celebrates Cedar Rapids event

Elaborate program marks sixty ninth anniversary of the PED sisterhood to be celebrated in Cedar Rapids at the Roosevelt hotel on Founders Day Saturday afternoon. Mrs Adam Kling er of Sioux City will speak on Torchbearers. Chorus performs Old Refrain and The Nightingale. Guests presented by Miss Marian F. Wilson. Memorial candlelighting and a harvest playlet follow. Reservations advised by Friday noon.

PE. D Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel P E. O. Council Sisterhood PEL. O Adam Klinger Sioux City P.el. O Kreisler Tschaikovsky Margaret Hearn Cliva Stoakes Lois Brown Luelli North Vogel Harley Esther Krabbenhoff Gertrude Rinderknecht Carmelite Kennedy Ruth Blaise Faye Dunlap Katherine Franken Noel Newell Johanna Gerhardt Marian F. Wilson DIK Grace Delzecll St. Louis Mary Lou Maikland Jean Wright Virginia Meyer Jane Mahaffy Gail Whittle Helen Shive Virginia Weld Frances Eby Irene Bird Plas P. E O C FE Roberts Helen V. Hubbard

History and Literature Group Meeting at Cedar Rapids Club

Sixty six members attended a Monday afternoon meeting of the History and Literature Department of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club at the club home. Mrs J K DeWees sang selections and Mrs Esther Hronik accompanied. Mrs C W Lehman reviewed An American Doctor's Odyssey by Dr Victor Heiser.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club J. K. DeWees Josselyn Mis Esther Hronik C VW. Lehman Victor Heiser

B B Hickenlooper to Broadcast Thursday

State Representative B B Hickenlooper will speak over station WMT Thursday at 9 p m on the topic Obligations of Citizenship. The broadcast is sponsored by the radio division of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs.

B. B Hickenlooper WMT Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs

Jane Boyd Circle Plans Thursday Luncheon

Members of the Jane Boyd Circle of the Kings Daughters will meet at Mrs. Lee Eckert's home 360 Fifteenth Street SE Thursday at 1 p.m. Assisting hosts are Mrs. Oscar Anderson and Mrs. Lloyd Eckert.

Jane Boye The King's Daughters Lee Eckert Fifteenth Street SE Oscar Anderson Lloyd Eckert

Purpose Of Art To Comment On Life Says Marvin Cone

Cedar Rapids artist Marvin D. Cone told volunteers at the Cedar Rapids Art Association gallery that art’s purpose is to comment on life not merely reproduce it. He discussed Living American Art prints including works by Georgia O’Keefe Isabel Bishop Peggy Bacon and Alexander Brook as examples of diverse viewpoints and design as fundamental across art forms. Tea followed the lecture honoring gallery workers and volunteers listed by name.

Marvin D. Cone Cedar Rapids Coe College Art Gallery of the Cedar Rapids Art Association Public Library Cone New York City Eugene Speiehher Living American Art Georgia O'Keefe Isabel Bishop Peggy Bacon Wife Alexander Brook C Louis Fontana Frank C. Byers BP. Lattner Wallace Darling Sumner Sf. Foster Donald P. Barnes Edward Soboda

Ladies Aid meeting moved to Mrs Peddycourt home

The Ladies Aid society of Kenwood Methodist church will meet Friday at 2 pm at 135 Thirty-fifth street drive NE instead of Mrs Kohl's home. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs Kohl Mrs Alta Stephenson and Mrs C Hanna.

Ladies Aid Society Kenwood Methodist Church W. E. Peddycourt Thirty-fifth Street Drive C . Kohl Kohl Alta Stephenson C. Hanna

Kenwood P T A Plans January Meeting With Mexico Theme

Husbands of Kenwood P T A officers will host the January meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. Bill Shaver presides as Chief Matador for a Mexican program before Don Harry Sherry speaks on his trip to Mexico City. Edna Dieman's dance studio provides dancers and special music, followed by refreshments.

Kenwood P T. A Bill Shaver

Solvies Host Dinner Party With Bridge Evening

Mr and Mrs A M Solvie hosted a Tuesday dinner at 2626 Bever Avenue SE. Bridge was played during the evening at their home.

A. M. Solvie Bever Avenue

Queen of the West Lodge No 2 Installs Officers

Installation of officers for Queen of the West lodge No 2 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen occurred Friday afternoon at 1.0.C.F. hall 109 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Pearl Ehlers the installing officer and Mrs Clara Grothe the installing marshal led a ceremony naming officers led by Helena Bouldin as president and Edythe Kibler as vice president. a social hour followed the installation.

Queen of the West Lodge No. 2 Brotherhood of the Locomotive Firemen C.F. Hall Second Avenue SE Pearl Ehlers Clara Grothe Helena Bouldin Edythe Kibler Ella Peters Marguerite McGlaughlin Emma Radebaugh Mabel Bailey Clara Held Cora Mae Hawkins Grothe Ethel Dew Lena Hoyland Blanche Martelle Ehlers Peters McGlaughlin

Daughters of Isabella Study Club Meets Thursday

The Daughters of Isabella Study Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Montrose hotel with Miss Mary R McLaughlin in charge.

Daughters OF Isabella Study Club Study Club of the Daughters of Isabella Montrose Hotel Mary R. McLaughlin

Cultus Club Set to Meet Thursday Afternoon

Cultus Club plans a Thursday 2 30 pm meeting in the bungalow of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Each member may take 11 Buest.

Cultus Club Iowa Electec Light and Power Company

Chit Omega Alumnae Hold Dinner at Washburn Home

Twenty two members of the Chit Omega alumnae gathered Tuesday evening at 221 Fifteenth Street SE for dinner. Hostess duties were shared by Mrs. E B Washburn, Mrs. Walter Hutchinson, Mrs. D G Isett and Miss Lois McBroom.

Chit Omega E B. Washburn Fifteenth Street Walter Hutchinson D. G. Isett Lois McBroom

Crusaders Circle Hosts Meeting Change at Hoffer Home

Mrs WL Hoffer of 1817 Fourth Avenue SE will host the Crusaders circle of the King's Daughters Thursday at 7 pm. Mrs Henry Roth assists. Members are asked to come prepared to sew and to note the change in date of the meeting.

WL. Hoffer Fourth Avenue SE Crusaders Circle of the King's Daughters Henry Roth

Friwoto Camp Fire Plans Birthday Honor At Garfield

The Friwoto Camp Fire group met Tuesday at Garfield school to plan a birthday honor and practice songs.

Garfield School

Joint Installation Held by Maccebes Civic Groups

Iowa hive No 111 and Linn Tent No 38 held a joint installation in Moose hall with Dick Saylor of Des Moines as installing officer. New officers include Mrs Norma Perkins and LaVerne Olmstead in leading roles, with a program of talks, color bearers, music by Ruth Culbreth, and dancing after the ceremony.

Iowa Ladies of the Maccabees Linn Men of the Maccabees Moose Hall Dick Saylor Des Moines Ladies’ Maccabees Norma Perkins Hazel Smith Katheryn Moore Marion Fish Amanda Fish Della Wolford Ruth Mayfield Laura Hickey the Guards Irma Olmstead Lara Bucklin Rachel Pepin LaVerne Olmstead Charles Euns Edward Wilson E. A. Evans James Vaughn Charles Lecmatt

Past Presidents of Degree of Honor Meet in Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids lodge No. 4 Degree of Honor protective association held a meeting Monday evening with Mrs. Nellie Schluntz. Officers were installed including Dorothy Robinson as president and Estella Rhoads as secretary. Prizes were awarded and refreshments served by Mrs. Rose Harvey and Mrs. Mulvihill. The club will meet with Mrs. Myrtle Rhoads in February.

Cedar Rapids Lodge No. 4 Degree of Honor Protective Association Nellie Schluntz Elizabeth Mesyn Emma Burmeister Nora Mulvihill Dorothy Robinson Maud Archibald Louise Smith Estella Rhoads Bertha Robinson Rhoads Archibald East Side Anna Bills West Free Project Meyn Winifred Dyson Smith Ways and Means Burmeister Rose Harvey Mulsihill Schluntz Harvey Myrtle Rhoads

Miss Maree Ryan Guest in Chicago Home of Sister

Miss Maree Ryan of Chicago is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs Eugene Hauser and Mr. Hauser in Chicago. The note records a brief family guest appearance and the host’s name.

Maree Ryan Chicago Eugene Hauser

Hauser At 1807 Grande Avenue SE

A brief item notes Hauser will visit relatives and friends while in the area, with the address 1807 Grande Avenue SE serving as a home base.

Hauser Grande Avenue SE

Lone Willow Aid Postpones Meeting to January 27

The Lone Willow Aid meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to Thursday January 27 at 2 p.m. The venue remains the W C Gaines home.

Lone Willow Aid Juan W C Gaines

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Palmgren James Canfield Florida Norman Smith Bishop's Joe Amy B. and P.W. Speaker B. B. Hickenlooper Jane Boyd Marvin Cone Kenwood I. EL Aid P.T.A. Meetings Kenwood Queen OF the West Crusaders Circle Second Street Maccabees Degree OF Armstrong Cartwright Cartwrights Puddin America Armstrong's
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