P. E. O Celebrates Founders Day in Cedar Rapids
P. E. O marks its sixty ninth anniversary with a Founders Day luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. Eight members staged the play Back to the Land of Yesterday 1880 meeting life, while Mrs. Adam Klinger's talk honored the seven founders and highlighted current P. E. O. members across chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
P.E.O
Whipple
Adam Klinger
Sioux City
Mission Union To Meet Friday In Cedar Rapids
The fortieth sixth annual Interdenominational Missionary Union meeting will be Friday at First Christian church Cedar Rapids with morning devotions by Mrs A C Burnell and afternoon program led by Rev Marion H Williams. Highlights include talks on interracial understandings Oriental religion and world program plus a playlet Youth Prays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interdenominational Missionary Union of
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
Third Avenue SE
Jay W. Hesser
Amos Scott
A. C. Burnell
Warner C. Danforth
Danforth
Evanston, H
Muriel Lester
Jane Addams
London
England
James H. Blackstone, Jr
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Guy P. Linville
T. C. Young
T. Cuyler Young
Chicago
Iran
Persia
Franklin School
Henry Scherer
First Lutheran Church
Marion H. Williams
J. F. Tufts
Linville
Charles F. Edwards
St. John's Episcopal Church
May Frick
LeRoy D. Weld
Frank Lange
George C. Keyes
O. I. Johnson
Young
George Newland
Mayflower
Arthur Bye
Second Avenue SF
Harold Juockhart
L. E. Henry
George M. Newland
Carl D. Thomas
Continental Congress
Washington
Milo Wenger
D A R
Fred J. Kluss
Ellis Island
Coe College Names Five Beauties for Acorn Yearbook
Kay Kyser and his orchestra judged Coe College beauty contest. Five winners named include Betty Jane Levsen of Wyoming and Betty Knox of SE Des Moines, with Corrine Fahrney Gertrude Ilten and Wilfreda Hauser also honored. Each is listed with sorority and address details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Kay Kyser
Coe College
Acorn
Betty Jane Levsen
Paul E. Levsen
Wyoming
Levsen
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Chi Delta
A. W. S. Council
Betty Knox
James M. Knox
Knollwood Drive
Miss Knox
Chi Omega Sorority
Corrine Fahrney
C. R. Fahrney
Kappa Delta Sorority
Gertrude Ilten
Robert C. Ilten
Nineteenth Avenue
Neridian
Wilfreda Hauser
Kent couple travel to Florida for winter visit
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Kent of 325 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE left for St. Petersburg and Miami Florida where they will spend the winter visiting until the latter part of February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Kent
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
St. Petersburg
Miami
Fla
Raymond J. Burke
R. J. Maddock
William Halecek
C. B. Steele
Eugene Klinck
John K. Jones
Don Wallace
LeRoy Quinn
J. E. Gabriel
Don Roth
S. A. Anderson
Ralph Steffa
J. A. MacLean
John Welty
C. V. Gorman
Dale Crosier
George Gramman
Clark Little
John Mesknes
R. C. Lehmkuhl
Neil Henton
W. Peterson
Vincent Bechelli
Rudolph Horak
Mrs Edna Duncan Heads El Kahir Shriners Auxiliary
Mrs Edna Duncan was named chairman of the El Kahir unit of the Shriners Hospital auxiliary at a Shrine temple meeting. New officers include Mrs Charles Bode as vice chairman and Mrs W J Hutchings as secretary, with other posts filled by Mrs J W Thompson and Mrs W C Benesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Duncan
el Kahir
Woman's Auxiliary
Shriners’ Hospital
Shrine Temple
Charles Bode
W. J. Hutchings
J. W. Thompson
W. C. Benesh
Mexican dinner planned by P. E. O. Chapter GM
Miss Clara Robinson hosts Chapter GM of P. E. O. for a Mexican dinner at her tea room with helpers. The program features art and crafts, a discussion by Mrs. Ray Ashlock, and a review of Mexican Idols Behind Altars by Anita Brenner, with Mrs. Arthur L. Augustine reviewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Robinson
Louise Hathaway
Lena Vogt
Ray Ashlock
Anita Brenner
Arthur L. Augustine
King's Daughters 52nd Founders Day Observance Planned
The King's Daughters prepare for their 52nd Founders Day with multiple circles and city-wide committees led by Hotel committee chair Mrs. L. L. Owen and tea chair Mrs. J. Stuart MecQuiston. Members include Mary Ellen Stickles Katheryn Phillips Beverly Wright and many others hosting events, teas, and a corsage presentation for Mrs. Marvin R. Steele. The Jolly Sixteen picnic and book club meetings are also scheduled with readings on Cronin and Toksvig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Stickles
Crusaders
Katheryn Phillips
Beverly Wright
Florrie Ann Ruebush
L. L. Owen
Raymond A Reid
F. M. Wells
J. Stuart MecQuiston
D.M. Hall
Carlton Owen
Keith DeBolt
H. R. May
L. W. Poetzinger
R. E Choate
Harold N. Graves
Hugh White
Philip W. Shive
G. J. Siebke
J. D. Yanaway
W. Paul Engel
W. P. Enright
C. W. Whipple
Arthur C. Burnell
Walter Miller
Harold J. Ross
Willis Jordan
C R. Hicks
Philip K. Gaines
Ed Miller
B. B E. Beiber
Ralph Chord
Larry Condon
H F. Knight
Raymond Thompson
O. J. Larson
W. W. Roy
Whitney Wins Bridge Trophy in Des Moines Tourney
Dr. W G Whitney of Independence Iowa president of the Iowa State Bridge league won the mid winter contract bridge tournament at the Hotel Savery in Des Moines. His partner in the Whitney men's pair was Herman J Wilts of Waterloo, repeating last year's pairing. The Cedar Rapids ladies pair was won by Mrs T E Jones and Mrs H R Smith of Des Moines. The twenty couples will finish today with the Galer Memorial team of four finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Killian
Cedar Rapids
Klinger
Maude M. Cooper
Boone
Elizabeth Young
Waterloo
Pearl N. Eby
Loretta H. Jones
Clinton
Norma Stafford
Chariton
Gail Page
Noel Newell
Johanna Gerhardt
Grace Delzell
Marian F. Wilson
Marion
Mount Vernon
Grinnell
Williamsburg
Town City
Tipton
Marengo
Belle Plaine
Anamosa
Manchester
Monticello
Vinton
West Liberty
W. G. Whitney
Independence
Iowa State Bridge League
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Whitney
Herman J. Wilts
T. E. Jones
H R Smith
Galer
Study Groups of A A U W Meet This Week
Leaders of the American Association of University Women announce meetings for the week. Listings include literature study groups hosted by Miss Mary Wehoe and Mrs Joseph Rust at home addresses, a cinema study group at the State theater lobby, and a Pi Beta Phi alumnae luncheon with a travel program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Mary Wehoe
Third Avenue SE
Katherine Redmond
Elizabeth Forrest
Joseph Rust
Highland Line
Mildred Shelton
Juanita Harrison
State Theater
Boris Karloff
R. M. DeCastello
Seventeenth Street SE
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Paul Schumann Ray
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Coe’s Queens of Beauty
Betty Jane Levien
Miss Betty Knox
George M. Bird
Eva Holt
Chapter DC
Missouri
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Mary Lou Markland
Jean Wright
Virginia Meyer
Jane Mahaffy
Gail Whipple
Helen Shive
Virginia Weld
Francesco
Selting
Tirzah Society
Margaret Quick
Shaver Road
J. C. Stangl
R. Parsons
Ezra Lenway
Ted Youngton
Mission Union
Religion As World Program
Grace Waite
Roscoe Pilgrim
D. L. Waite
Sixteenth Avenue
Grace
Bessie Pilgrim
Fifteenth Avenue
Grover A. Blunts
Minneapolis
Grover A. Blunt
Grande Avenue SE
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Convention
E. P. Reed
Eighth Street
Milwaukee
William Reed
Sioux Falls
S. D
Montieur Photos
Frank M. Kents
Florida
Mrs. Duncan
Shriners’ Auxiliary
Belle Plaine Club
W. P. Janss
E Avenue NW
Hesperian Club
Blanche Hunter
Avenue NE
Marie Kugler
Friendship Circle
King's Daughters
H. S. Johnson
Washington Avenue
Mabel Smouse
Rosalind Nelson
W. L. Harrison
J. H. Ramsey
L. W. Dunlap
League
Teague
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers’ Club
Mothers’ Club
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Ralph Snyder
Blake Boulevard
William Hughes
Dora Severin
J. L. Coon
J. T. Shirer
Y. W. C. A. Book Review Group
Y. W. C. A. Book Review
Charles E. Roberts
Lin Yutang
Silver Cross Circle of the King’s Daughters
King’s Daughters
Mrs. Steele
Jolly Sixteen
I. E. Storey
C Avenue NE
College Book Club
Arbon Chehak
Bever Avenue
G. W. Gilbert
Citadel
A. J. Cronin
Fred C. Meyers
Ridgewood Terrace
William Rinderknecht
Hans Christian Anderson
Signe Kirstine Toksvig
Dr. Whitney
T. M Deal
Tighteenth Street
Walter Baker
Twenty-first Street
Gabel's Cafe
Speeder Machinery Corporation
Cleveland
Edgar McNull
David Lehtii
B. O. Eighmy
Harold A. Smith
Harry Johnson
C. C. Cunningham
Joe Freshwater
J. C Lick
James Hicks
Henry Duttweiler
C. O Lundberg
Fontana
Calif
Fae E. Schmoker
Kenneth J Miller
Marie Maller
Kahoka
Miller
Allen Motor Company
Mr. Miller
Morris Sanford Company
Fifth Avenue
Mrs, McGuire
Beryl McGuire
Third Street
Charlene
McGuire
Darlene
Nanette
Patty Forney
Everett Koahler
Dale Sigmund
Bobby McGuire
Forrest Hines
Twenty-sixth Street
Leonard Hines
Hines
000 Jolly Eight Club
Jolly Eight 500
R. H. Burns
Center Point Road
Leo Slaughter
Lula Miller
Burns
Kemble
Iowa Theater Building
A.A.U.W
Cinema
Waples
Frank C. Waples
Forest Drive
St Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
C.D. Shimerdas
Myr
CD. Shimerda
D Avenue
Carol Ann
Queen Esther
The
Kings Daughters
H B Adkins
Twenty First Street
James Barnett
Joseph Fort Newton
Mrs. DE Castello
PI Phis
Lawrences, Schultzes
Mme
O W
Lawrence
Vinton Road
Walter O. Schultz
B Avenue
Lakewood
Paul Menoher
Cuba
Key Weat
Uoo Ella Swan Circle
Ella Swan
Bethany Congregational Church
CL. Rose
Eighteenth Street
George Seeley
Gene Stratton Porter
Friendly Club
YWC
Mary Louise Dickey
David Pratt
Raymond Heebe
Death Dick
Irene Niffenegger
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