Town Hosts and Luncheons Amid Warm Weather Socials
Omitted social notes from Vernon bridge noting three hostesses entertaining luncheons last week. Guests included Mrs Kathryn Clinch and Mrs H G Nelson of Elgin. Messages mention additional gatherings at Macaulay and other homes with relatives traveling from Cedar Rapids Manchester Hopkinton and Moline. A birthday surprise for B A Smith drew 86 relatives and friends. Visitors from Winnipeg Buffalo Meadville and Canada attended events at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon — Bridge
W.gckenberg
Kathryn Clinch
H. G. Nelson
Elgin
James Macaulay
Lauridge
Macaulay
Morton Kepler
Father Plattenberger
Robert Ver
Iowa City Social Notes Highlight Wedding Plans
Alma Ruth Findly and Dale Leonard announce August 15 nuptials as Betty Puckett and Herbert Williams prepare for a wedding this afternoon. Social events include a reception for university fine arts faculty, Cosmopolitan club gatherings, a state convention in Jefferson hotel, and a Two-Two club visit. Community members Fannie Messner, Kyne Williams, Electa Circle of King’s Daughters, and Jessie Saunders Williams are also noted with upcoming picnics and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Alma Ruth Findly
Dughter
Guy H. Findly
Dale Leonard
Fred Leonard
Logan
Ts. Findly
Betty Puckett
de Puckett
Herbert Willos
Carl Illiams
Earl E. Harper
E Town
Unirsity School of Fine Arts
C. J. Lappt
National Association of Lot
Jefferson Hotel
Fannie Messner
Kyne Williams
Everett Williams
Electa Circle
King's Daugh‘s
Hillast
Jessie Saunders
Riverside Club Guests Dine At Mrs Blythe Home
Riverside residents gathered at the home of Mrs. Luzel Blythe in Town City for a luncheon in honor of Mrs. J Heaton of Boone Iowa. Attendees included Mrs. A H Pogge Mrs Harold Ass Mrs R H Heitzman and others from Riverside. Mrs Blythe, a former Riverside resident, moved to Iowa City about two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. and C
Charles Knoebelen
Riverside
A. H. Pogge
Haroldass
R. H. Heitzman
Liiam Ingram
Fred Kron
H. C. Borup
Norval Ywan
Clement Mollet
P. Allen
Robert Smola
Gerald Cress
Riv‘ide
Uzel Blythe
Town City
Blythe
J. Heaton
Boone, Ia
Bert Smola
R. H. Heitzm
Bridge
Iowa City
Mrs Shebek and daughter head for Peoria
Mrs M M Shebek of 851 Oakland Road NE and her daughter Marlys Jean depart today for Peoria Illinois to join Mr Shebek transferred there with Swift and Company they will reside at 2071 North Sheridan Road in Peoria Also prominent travel notes recount Mrs John Mohn and Mrs Edna Shops returning from a West trip visiting Vancouver Portland Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Coronado Albuquerque Denver Estes Park and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Shebek
Oakland Road
Marlys Jean
Peoria
Shebek
Swift and Company
North
Sheridan Road
John Mohn
G Avenue
Edna Shops
Fourth Street
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
South English hosts celebrate old friends and guests
Mr and Mrs William Heald honored Chet Mendenhall with an eighty first birthday party for about 40 friends at their home on Thursday. Pioneer residents attended. Amos Weaver hosted a Liberty Mennonite church shower for Mr and Mrs Harry Wenger of Wellman the prior evening at Kinross neighbors place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. Heald
Chet Mendenhall
South Engish
Amos Weaver
Kinross
Liberty Mennonite Church
Harry Wenger
Wellman
Weddings and engagements color Iowa summers in July and August
Local notices report weddings planned for July and August across Iowa. Doris Fetzer and Earl Frederickson wed today. Gladys Marie Benish set Aug 16 in Ely. Verla Meyers to Rex Aldrich announced at a Cedar Rapids lawn party. Additional engagements include Etna Barta to Raymond Kloubec and Mae Dorothy Brownell to Kenneth Sleege with July 15 and Aug 30 ceremonies planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stepanek
Swisher
Gladys Marie
Elmer Benish
Anna Benish
Cedar Rapids
Bohemian Reformed Church
Ely
Ludwig Burian
Verla Meyers
Frank Meyers
Waterloo
Rex J. Aldrich
Rex L. Aldrich
Robert Spear
McLeod Springs
Spear
Red White and Blue Fourth of July Party Attire
Elsie Chadima wore a hooded gown in patriotic red white and blue at a country club Fourth of July party. Jane Laplante Daniel of Davenport wore a white sailboat print on red with rope straps and belt. Alice Pinney and her son Dick danced swing with John and Kathleen Carey discussing an upcoming women’s golf tournament. Floral highlights include white petunias at David Turner’s Twenty-third Street Drive SE home and red geraniums in Carl Helming’s Park Terrace SE pots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Liberty
Elsie Chadima
Jane Laplante Daniel
Davenport
Alice Pinney
John
Kathleen Carey
David Turner
Twenty-third Street Drive
Carl Helming
Park Terrace
Rebekah Lodge to Install Officers Next Tuesday Evening
Local Rebekah lodge officers will be installed next Tuesday evening with district deputy president Miss Edna Bradley of Grinnell and her staff in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Edna Bradley
Grinnell
Charm And Grace In Summer Afternooners Pattern Ad
Ann Adams patterns 4064 and 4188 offered in multiple misses and women sizes with detailed dress features. Materials listed include 39 inch fabric yardage and lace edging per size. Orders require size name address and pattern number with payments by coin and mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
W. 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Anniversary party honors Clinton couple in Earlville
Mrs. Mason Lowe hosted guests at the Mrs. Rose Klaus home on Tuesday to celebrate the fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Eighmey of Clinton Iowa. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Eighmey, Mrs. Lowe and daughter Mary Elizabeth of Manila P L, Rose Klaus and daughter Ruth of Earlville Mae Noble and Paul Klaus of Manchester Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Osborne and son Merlin of Colesbury and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Landis of Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Lowe
Rose Klaus
Myron Eighmey
Clinton
Iowa
Eighmey
Lowe
Mary Elizabeth
Manila
P. L
Ruth
Earlville
Mae Noble
Paul Klaus
Manchester
Merlin Osborne
Merlin
Colesbury
Tom Landis
Farley
Golf Etiquette Tips For Iowa Women’s Golf Tour Crowd
Cedar Rapids and Marion pros publish etiquette rules for the Iowa Women’s Golf Association tournament. Focus on silence during putts, avoid applause until all finish, stay clear of greens and sand traps, watch for cameras, keep 15 yard distance, and keep out of the player’s line of vision while putting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Post
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Iowa
George Taylor
Taylor
Ruth Smith
Ottumwa
Claude Knapp
Miss Carey
Charles Burkart
Kenmore
Burkart
Edith Estabrooks
Dubuque
al Stieger
Ellis Golf Course
Monticello Hosts Bridge Club Prizes Awarded at Tea
Monticello hostesses Mrs. Harry Matthiessen and Mrs. I I Rhatigan welcomed the Monday Evening Bridge club at Goudys tea room. Score prizes went to Mrs. Rhatigan Miss Ann Malnar and Mrs. Matthiessen. Guests included Mrs. J A Thompson and Mrs G E Eileen. Mrs William Tighe of Detroit, a Monticello visitor, was honored at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Harriet Coughlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Matthiessen
I. I. Rhatigan
Goudy’s
Rhatigan
Ann Malnar
Matthiessen
J. A. Thompson
G. E. Eileen
William Tighe
Detroit
Monticello
Harriet Coughlan
Missionary Society Meeting at Reformed Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton residents attended an all day gathering of the Missionary Society at Mrs. Hugh McGlade’s home. Rev. and Mrs. Wiley McCaskey of White Lake New York stayed with Rev. and Mrs. F E Allen. McCaskey preached Sunday morning marking a local church event of note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
Hugh McGlade
Wiley McCaskey
White Lake
N. Y
Vine
F E. Allen
McCaskey
Grace Allen
aQo
Scotch Grove Ladies Aid Meet At Home
Mrs M M Sinclair hosted the Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid on Wednesday with program duties led by president Mrs W B Clark and Mrs John Otten. Attendees included Mrs Floyd Sinclair and Mrs William B Henricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
W. B. Clark
John Otten
Floyd Sinclair
William B. Henricks
Collecting Ailments Is Poor Hobby
A humorous piece mocks Mrs J who proudly proclaims fragile health as a hobby, noting she is healthier than she admits, relies on help, and has withdrawn from social activities and reading as she dotes on complaints. The column includes letters about honesty in romance and a joke about blondes versus redheads in love.
Tea Party Highlights Visit From Mrs Wheeler In West Liberty
Mrs A E Ady hosted a tea in West Liberty complimenting her sister Mrs Howard Wheeler of International Falls Minnesota who has been the Ady household guest. Out of town visitors included Mrs Zoe Frazier Hubbs Medford Oregon at the home of Mrs S W Koster, Mrs Raymond Maurer Tipton and Mrs John Henderson Washington DC. W R C social will meet at Mrs John Passmore’s home next Friday afternoon with Miss Violet Passmore and Mrs Elizabeth Hines as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Ady
Howard Wheeler
International Falls
Minn
Adelaide Stober
Zoe Frazier Hubbs
Medford, Ore
S. W. Koster
Raymond Maurer
Tipton
John Henderson
Washington, D. C
W.R.C
Anamosa Women Host Garden Breakfasts and Luncheon
Mrs F B Sigworth and daughter Betty hosted garden breakfasts Wednesday and Thursday mornings in Anamosa. Mrs Fred Henke of St Cloud Florida was a guest. Mrs Paul Smith entertained twenty eight Anamosa women for Mrs Don Malin of Evanston NL and Mrs Behi Perrine of Cedar Rapids Thursday at a buffet luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids. A style show followed by bridge with prizes carried by Mrs G R Wilkinson Mrs A E Walton and Mrs Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Sigworth
Betty
Fred Henke
St. Cloud
Florida
Paul Smith
Don Malin
Evanston
Behi Perrine
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
G. R. Wilkinson
A. E. Walton
Clifford
Evangelical Young Peoples League meeting highlights
The Evangelical Young Peoples League gathered Wednesday with Rev A B Chamberlin of the Methodist church sharing missionary experiences from India. Helen Christophersen and Richard Goldsmith delivered convention reports. The 500 club met with Mrs August Kammeyre. prizes went to Mrs Laura Kettleson Mrs August Dresden and Mrs August Ruther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Young Peoples League
A. B. Chamberlin
The
Methodist Church
India
Helen Christophersen
Richard Goldsmith
August Kammeyre
Laura Kettleson
August Dresden
August Ruther
Harmony hall hosts postnuptial shower for Mrs. Hale
About fifty women attended the Harmony hall shower for Mrs. Stanley Hale formerly Lina Sceigel. Prizes awarded to Nancy Scott Gertrude Morin and Amelia Wosoba. Mrs Hale wed Stanley Hale June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Hall
Stanley Hale
Nancy Scott
Gertrude Morin
Amelia Wosoba
OES Leaders Attend Reunion At Templar Park
Spirit Lake reports a state reunion of Eastern Star grand officers and past grand officers at Templar park last weekend. A tea honored Mrs. Bessie McMurray of Newton with guests including Ida Manchester of Cedar Rapids and Ruth Watson of Cedar Rapids among about fifty attendees. Also noted was a Rainbow Girls birthday party at the same venue. Several Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Grinnell residents vacationed at nearby West Okoboji spots during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Eastern Star
Templar Park
Ida Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Grand
K B. Welty
Bessie McMurray
Newton
Grand Worthy
Robert B. Grapengeter
Maquoketa
J. O. Gleason
Des Moines
E. H. Farrow
Fair Oaks Beach
West Okoboji Lake
L. M. Ford
Robert
F. D Hutchinson
Fort Dodge Point
Ray Hutchinson
Montezuma
G. W. Gorsuch
Grinnell
Mendenhall’s
Manhattan Beach
William Hruska
J. C. Watson
F. Mueller
Reformed Ladies Aids Guest Day in Conesville
About 85 attendees observed the guest day of the Reformed Ladies Aids society in Conesville on Wednesday. Devotions were led by president Mrs Olive Bell. On the program were Mesdames Margaret Schlichting Mabel Brown Lema and Genevieve Crist and Miss Ruby Warnstaff. Games were led by Hilda Owen. Hostesses included Mesdames Thelma Christianson Pearl Adams Frances Hesseltine Genevieve Crist Letha Nicholson Mildred Lutz Faith Shellabarger and Winifred Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Ladies Aids Society
Olive Bell
Presbyterian Ladies Working Band entertained at center home
Mrs John Gray hosted the Presbyterian Ladies Working Band gathering at her Center Junction residence on Thursday with Mrs Norman Johnson presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gray
Presbyterian Ladies Working Band
Norman Johnson
Hale Ballou Hosts Fourth of July Picnic
Mr and Mrs Hosea Ballou entertained relatives and friends on the Fourth, honoring house guests Mr and Mrs C W Bond and daughters Esther Capitoa and Alice of Corning New York. A picnic dinner was served. twenty two guests attended from Strawberry Point Springville Olin Wyoming Oxford Junction Hale and Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosea Ballou
C. W. Bond
Esther
Capitola
Alice
Corning
N. Y
Strawberry Point
Springville
Olin
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Hale
Clarence
Schmeiser wedding reception planned at Presbyterian Church
A reception for Mr. and Mrs. Orval Schmeiser will be held at the Presbyterian church next Thursday evening July 13 with a 6:30 dinner and program. Schmeisers recently returned from a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and the New York World's Fair. Mrs. Schmeiser visits Casey, Iowa, after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Miller
Avenue NW
Rollin Frink
Country Club Parkway SE
Washington, D. C
Orval Schmeiser
Presbyterian Church
Schmeiser
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Owa
Studen
Ondonsbeauty Shop
End Ave
2Nd St
Renier Shoe Store
Eluta Tami
A. J. Anderson
C. S. Reynolds
Fresno
Calif
Jeanette
Reynolds
E. B. Kearns
W C. Reynolds
Twenty-second Street
Mary Yount
Menomonie
Wis
Kearns
Urbana
Seth Wyckoff
Winifred
Ralph T. Wood
G. W. Stratton
North Liberty
Urbana High School
Marengo
Doris Fetzer
Floyd Fetzer
Ladora
Earl Frederickson
Clayton Frederickson
Frank Paul Hladley
Iowa State Teachers College
Sodality
St. Mary's Auditorium
Helen Zenishek
Dorothy Pavelka
Sodality Commission
Lake Macbride
Women's Relief Corps
Orpha Zajicek
Anna Mekota
Elizabeth Kolda
Florence Kessler
Emma Parizek
American Legion Auxiliary
Altar Society of
St. Mary’s
J. M. Zenisck
Charles Bartlett
Joseph Filipi
Victor Breza
Leo Zeniscek
William J. Barta
Route 2
Henriette
Raymond J. Kloubec
John Kloubec
Solon
St. Ludmila’s Church
TAMA
E. J. Brownell
Mae Dorothy Brownell
Kenneth Wayne Sleege
Harry M. Sleege
Marshalltown
Gladys Stepanek
Henriette Barta
Mae Dorathy Brownell
Tattle-Tales
Charm
Grace
Harriett Swain
Scotch Grove
Mary Manners
AS. J
Mrs. J
Miss Manners
Cissy Blonde
Martin's
Gladys King, Mgr
George Uhl
Betty Kindl
Marie Muehe
West Liberty
Anamosa
Baldwin
Conesville
Retex
Kitterman
Third Avenue
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