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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1939
Page
7
The scene shows Thursday pancake cooking with Mr. Cutler officiating batter while Donald and Mrs. Cutler watch. Nearby a lunch counter offers burgers, potato salad, pies, root beer and floats as the Craemers dine during a business trip. The Crabbe family enjoys radio programs with Mrs. Crabbe and children gathered in a tent.
Mrs M Cooper of Boone Iowa state chapter president spoke at a Founders Day luncheon in the Montrose hotel Crystal ballroom. She described the nation seventy years ago during Reconstruction and noted the P E O sisterhood now has about 65 000 members. Local chapters FO GM HJ IF IH II and Dy icooper attended along with 280 P E O members led by Mrs Maude.
A large hillbilly delegation invaded the Cedar Rapids Country Club in fancy attire amid humorous decor. Hosts Mr and Mrs Don Harold Rowe welcomed guests wearing hillbilly costumes while the ballroom featured cornstalks, sign boards, and a Little Brown Jug band.
Daisy Mae from the comic strip leads early arrivals at the hillbilly gathering while Mrs Gordon Fennell wears a navy polka dot blouse and red skirt. P.E.O. members from numerous Iowa towns attend with seven tables for founders, yellow and white decor, and a luncheon program led by Mrs Forest Rutgers. The Scribblers group of Cedar Rapids Junior League meets Tuesday at Mrs James H Yuill's home and Tyge Rothe visits from Chicago staying with Judge and Mrs Thomas B Powell.
Cornell College in Mount Vernon will host Dr J Harold Ennis head of sociology at Cornell for Cedar Rapids College Club. He will discuss Some Social Aspects of the Sauk and Fox Indians with focus on their education religious and economic developments. The talk follows his Tama boyhood notes and personal ties to local families.
Mrs. George A. Wilson of Des Moines will host a state wide tea and reception next Friday afternoon from 2 30 to 5 p m in the governors office. Mrs B B Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids will assist as co host with Mrs Wilson. Guests include women of Des Moines whose husbands are in the legislature and notable spouses such as Mrs Frank C Byers Mrs Elmer A Johnson and Mrs J R Gardner. Mrs Hickenlooper plans to return to Cedar Rapids after attending inaugural ceremonies and will visit another week in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs A C Stewart plan a motor trip to Florida leaving early in the week with a stop in New Orleans.
Guest night at the Cedar Rapids Country Club marks the first club dinner dance in months with Jean and Joan Newburger as hostesses. Community plays expand with cast newcomers including Donald Zook and Nancy Hale joining veteran performers for the January production under director Catharine Petrick, while Mrs. George Laird returns from St. Joseph Mo.
Mrs. Edwin W. Luna will host an open house this afternoon from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 o'clock at 1701 Avenue NW celebrating the rein wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Lundquist. About 150 guests will attend in a blue and yellow color scheme with a yellow roses and daisies centerpiece on the tea table.
Cedar Rapids born Albert McCleery and Sanny-Sue Bailey wed in Fort Worth on January 1 1939. Bailey's parents, Mr and Mrs William John Bailey of Fort Worth, announced the marriage with McCleery formerly Cedar Rapids Community Players director and now with Stage Magazine in New York. They plan to make their home in New York City.
Younger set members were entertained Saturday evening by Miss Marilyn Siebke and Hugh White at the Liebke home on Blake Boulevard SE and Meadowbrook Drive SE. The hosts served a supper party and cups of coffee.
Mrs. Ella D. Smith hosted a Saturday afternoon tea at her home for Tatomay Wash who is visiting Cedar Rapids. Guests were welcomed from 3 to 5 30 PM and includes Mrs. William M. Deacon and houseguests Mr and Mrs Lewis Olmsted. The notice mentions the Oak Hill area and local homes.
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