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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1932

Page

9

Miss Olga Pavlicek Weds Felix J Vondracek in Simple Ceremony

Olga Pavlicek daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Pavlicek married Felix J Vondracek son of Mr and Mrs A W Vondracek in a simple Wednesday ceremony at the bride’s home with immediate family present. The bride wore white satin with tulle veil and carried Johanna Hill roses. Afterward a dinner for twenty guests. The couple plan a motor trip then make their home in Grand Forks. Felix is an assistant professor of American history at the University of North Dakota.

Olga Pavlicek Frank Pavlicek Felix J. Vondracek A. W. Vondracek Johanna Hill Roses Frank Kosek Fremont Vondracek Cedar Rapids University of North Dakota Coe College University of Iowa Columbia University Fourth Street Grand Forks

Glamour Wears Off From Polished Dandies in Shallow Natures

The letter discusses a jilted woman, Ellen, choosing Horace over Jim for charm and manners. It argues Horace offers little beyond charm, while Jim waits for fortune to turn as readers seek guidance from Miss Manners on marital trust and forgiveness.

Elen Jim Horace

Lisbon couple announce Harriett Peiper Clifford McQuown wedding

Lisbon residents celebrate the engagement and upcoming marriage of Harriett Peiper to Clifford McQuown. The ceremony occurred Tuesday in Moline Illinois with both sides graduates of Lisbon High School. The couple plan to reside in Lisbon.

W. L. Peiper Harriett Clifford McQuown Anna McQuown Moline Lisbon High School Ione Smith Faye Gardner Bunce Margaret Albright Frances Sterling Dorothy Tyrrell Betty Kidder Alma van Fossen Angeline Kamerling Irene Jeanne Marjorie Vanderberg Ethel Constance Johnson

Sonatas to Be Played Tonight at Mount Vernon Recital

Mrs. Elaine Bayard Hodgson violinist and Mrs. Gladys van Pelt pianist perform in the college chapel at eight concluding the Cornell summer colony session. Works by Franck Corelli and Brahms featured. Hodgson making her Mount Vernon debut.

Mount Vernon College Chapel Elaine Bayard Hodgson Gladys van Pelt Cornell Summer Colony Hodgson Harrisburg Alice Fellows Rigby Cesar Franck Corelli Brahms

Women of the Moose to Install Officers Monday

The Women of the Moose will meet Monday at 8 p.m. for installation of officers.

Women of the Moose

Sunshine auxiliary No. 22 meeting announced

The Sunshine auxiliary No. 22 L A P M will meet at Ben Hur hall on Monday for a regular gathering.

Sunshine Auxiliary No Ben Hur Hall

Ben Hur Hosts Card Party Monday Afternoon

Ben Hur hall will host a card party Monday at 2 30 pm with Miss Margaret Quick in charge.

Ben Hur Ben Hur Hall Margaret Quick

Ladies of the G A R general Dodge circle meeting

General Dodge circle number 88 of the Ladies of the G A R will meet Tuesday at 2 p m in the Memorial building. All comrades are invited.

General Dodge The

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting of Typo Graphic Union No 105

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Typo Graphic Union No 105 will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs E W Lundquist located at 260 Johnson Avenue NW.

Typographical Union E. W. Lundquist Johnson Avenue NW

Bluff View Aid Society Picnic Plans

The Bluff View Aid Society will meet Wednesday at the duck pond in Ellis Park for a picnic. Members and their friends are invited.

Bluff View Aid Society Duck Pond Ellis Park

Star of Maine Rebekah lodge to install officers Thursday

Officers of Star of Maine Rebekah lodge No. 221 will be installed for the coming term Thursday at 8 p.m. in K of P hall. A dinner will be served at 6:30 prior to the installation.

Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge No. 221 K. of P. Hall

Linden Camp Card Party At Woodman Hall Monday

Linden camp No 145 hosts a card party Monday at 8 30 p m in Woodman hall 213 First avenue. Prizes will be awarded for five hundred and refreshments will be served.

Linden Woodman Hall First Avenue

Star of Maine Rebekah Degree Staff Plans Meeting

The Star of Maine Rebekah Degree Staff club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs J F Hronik home 308 Thirteenth Street SW. Members are asked to note the time change.

Star of Maine Rebekah Degree J. F. Hronik Thirteenth Street

West Side WCTU to Hold Picnic Luncheon

The West Side W C T U convenes Wednesday at 12 30 for a picnic luncheon at Mrs G A Perkins 121 Sixth Street NW. Mrs I L Baumgartner directs devotionals with a program to follow.

West Side G. A. Perkins Sixth Street NW I. L. Baumgartner

Kensington Club Event by Railway Conductors Auxiliary

The Ladies auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors hosts a Kensington gathering at Mrs. Carl Goodwin home 1738 Third Avenue SE. Members and friends are invited with assistants Mrs. H B Jensen Mrs. Bert Haynes Mrs A W Stone Braker and Mrs Sam Lee assisting.

Kensington Carl Goodwin Third Avenue SE H. B. Jensen Bert Haynes A. W. Stonebraker Sam Lee

Winter Temple Past Chiefs to Meet for Picnic at Ellis Park

The Past Chiefs association of Winter Temple Pythian Sisters will gather at Ellis park river pavilion Monday at 6 p.m. for a picnic supper. Mrs. Robert Wilson hosted a quilting party Wednesday with attendees including Mesdames Elizabeth Gritman Allie Port Jennie Brown Susan Shellhammer Anna Hodgin Harriet Patten and others. A separate list notes visits from relatives and friends of Bell family with guests from Estherville Cedar Rapids Evanston Ill and La Crosse.

Chiefs Association of Winter Temple Pythian Sisters River Pavilion Ellis Park Robert Wilson Mesdames Elizabeth Gritman Allie Port Jennie Brown Susan Shellhammer Anna Hodgin Harriet Patten Hattie Pearson Amy Crew Hattie Pollock N. E. Bell Marvin McShane Marjorie Bromley Dillon Estherville Jasper Bell Jack Belden Hill Cedar Rapids Robert Bell Evanston, Ill Alfred Tate la Crosse

Local club plans picnic meeting with hostesses named

Members are asked to attend a regular meeting followed by a picnic. The committee will supply meat coffee cream and sugar. Mesdames Grace Wiles Susan Griffith and Laura Christensen are named as hostesses for the event.

Grace Wiles Susan Griffith Laura Christensen

West Side auxiliary meeting at Ellis park duck pond

The West Side auxiliary to the Home for the Friendless will gather Monday at 4 p.m. for a business meeting with a picnic supper at 6:30 p.m. at the Ellis park duck pond. Members and their families are asked to bring a picnic basket dishes and silver. Hostesses include Mrs. J. Hoffman Alice Burhyte Lois Hrdlicka Mrs. A F P Butterfield Mrs. F W Kopp and Mrs. C H Miller.

West Side Duck Pond Ellis Park J. Hoffman Alice Burhyte Lois Hrdlicka A. F P. Butterfield F. W. Kopp C. H. Miller Aid Society of the United Brethren Church Denton Manchester Garden Club Backbone State Park Joseph Royal Neighbor Club Cilet Guy Duncan Circle A The Methodist Church Emma Parker Charles Nieman T. B. Ryan Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church A. Dawson Etta Miller Missionary Society of the Manchester Community Church M. J. Yoran Harry G. Utley John Kruger Elizabeth Barr Alex Robinson

Susannah Wesley Class Hosts Picnic at Shaver Park

The Susannah Wesley class of Trinity Methodist Church plans a picnic lunch at Shaver Park on Kensington Wednesday at 1 pm. Mrs. O L Davis and Mrs. Fred Mason will serve as hostesses and outline picnic requirements.

Susannah Wesley Trinity Methodist Church Shaver Park Kensington O. L. Davis Fred Mason

Former Wyoming School Friends Hold Reunion and Picnic

A Wyoming high school reunion gathered about ten years post graduation at Camp Blackhawk with a later theater outing in Maquoketa. Attendees included Eloise Inglis Chicago Helena Ingwersen Madison Wis Ardis Deesnen Wyanet Ill Leota Wherry Hazel Reitz Beth Marshall and others from Wyoming plus out of town guests. The event featured luncheon and bridge with Leota Wherry earning bridge honors and prizes won by Hazel Reitz and Beth Marshall.

Wyoming Wyoming High School Camp Blackhawk Maquoketa Eloise Inglis Chicago Maude Beckwith Grimm Tarkio Helena Ingwersen Madison Wis Ardis Deesnen Wyanet Ill Leota Wherry Gladys Marshall Helen von Sprecken Hazel Reitz Alta Ahrendsen Beth Marshall Dorothy Marshall Edna Hoegge Sistrunk New York Kozy Klub Agnes Nissen Baldwin Marjory Sherrill Clara Jenkins Grace Vrooman Viola Mader Lee Sherrill G. A. Bettenderfer Boone Lew Sherrill A. J. Reid Maude Lacock Mount Vernon L. J. Rose Springville Guy Byerly Anamosa Tompkins Lyle Tompkins Augustus Tompkins Goodland Kan Pitsenbarger Bradford Iva Tompkins Chamberlain Alhambra Calif Charles O. Woodard Johnson Rock Island Ruth Alden Denver Colo A. G. Alden Ruth Helna Broderson

Girl Scouts Elect Virginia White Publicity Chairman

Calamus notes show the Girl Scouts meeting in the auditorium on Tuesday. Miss Virginia White elected publicity chairman.

La Porte City W G Ballheim Elected President of Anton Family

At Oak Grove park the Anton family association picnic drew seventy five relatives with La Porte City W G Ballheim chosen president and Ray Anton as vice president. Miss Jennie Stover of Waterloo named secretary amid other courteous attendees from Worthington Lincoln and Waverly.

W. G. Ballheim Anton Family Association Oak Grove Park Ray Anton Jennie Stover Waterloo Nick Anton la von Anton Verne Anton Irvin Schuck Worthington, Minn Irwin Kulp Lincoln Neb Albert Arns Waverly J. H. Goon John T. Porter Will John New Castle Wyo Will Goon Nancy Gay la Porte City W. G. Alcorn Charles D. Alcorn Marion Alcorn Vinton

Dress Length and Good Night Kisses for Young Teens

Dear Kitty and Mitzi advise wearing long floor length party dresses only for festive occasions. For everyday wear choose conservative length dresses. The columnist says outfits should look charming in organdy net or taffeta but remain age appropriate and modest.

Miss Manners Kitty Mitzi

Edith Hockaday Weds Henry Hageman at Waterloo

Announcement records the July 3, 1931 marriage of Edith Hockaday and Henry Hageman in Waterloo with witnesses Dr. and Mrs. Rollin Stevens. It lists attending relatives, Manchester social groups meeting plans, and church society gathering notes from the Manchester area.

W. W. Hockaday Waterloo Edith Hockaday Mr. Hockaday Henry Hageman Rollin Stevens Stevens Nan Des Moines C. B. Klaus Greeley Miles Utley Manchester W. W. Hockaday, Jr Independence Henry D. Hageman Mile Happy Helpers Club Gladys Heiserman Bernice Mulligan Dorothy Erma Harbaugh

Walford Blue Bird Club Members Host Picnic

Walford members of the Blue Bird club and sponsor enjoyed a Thursday picnic. Those present included Elaine Weland Nadine Weland Arlen Tou Alice Fitzgerald Kathleen Fitzgerald Edith Samp son Bernice Samp son Vera Kleppe Betty Erger and Arlene Erger. The group will meet next Thursday.

Blue Bird Club Elaine Nadine Weland Arlen Tou Alice Kathleen Fitzgerald Edith Bernice Sampson Vera Kleppe Betty Arlene Erger

Stanwood Juvenile Birthdays Highlight Local Socials

Stanwood society notes celebrate juvenile birthdays with small gatherings. Donald McGuire hosted a party for his fifth birthday with ten friends on Tuesday. Miss Helen McCoy entertained seventeen friends on Wednesday and Betty Moffat’s party drew a group including Jean Westphal Verona Lehto and others. Mrs Jean Rhodes marked Betty's birthday with fourteen guests Monday evening.

Donald McGuire Helen McCoy Betty Moffat Jean Westphal Verona Lehto Helen McAffee Helen Miller Doris Miller Virginia Butterfield Gladys Hanlon Eleanor Hanlon Helen Lehrman Bethany Evers Eleanor Snyder Evelyn Mieland Amy Hemphill Marjorie Gruber Laura Kendall

Shower Honors Mrs Wayne Keller on S Keller Home

Mrs Dean Keller and Mrs Henry Theda hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs S A Keller’s home in honor of Mrs Wayne Keller formerly Ferne Newman. Guests included Mrs Virl Newman Ruth Center Point Miss Maxine Washburn Aurora Miss Rose Marie Salasek Cedar Rapids along with numerous Keller and Washburn family members.

Faye Gardner Thames Sizer Mount Vernon Maxine Cameron Bridge Cameron 8. W. W. Club Miss Gardner Frances Langer Cedar Rapids Ladies Aid Society The Methodist Church Oscar Beasmore Dean Keller Henry Theda S. A. Keller Wayne Keller Ferne Newman Virl Newman Ruth Center Point Maxine Washburn Aurora Rose Marie Salasek Mesdames Joseph Kint Hilda Ramsey Amber Carson Zella Pugh Ada Rohrer Gladys McPike Wilma Walton

Earlville Missionary Society News and Local Visits

The Earlville Ladies Missionary Society met with 41 attendees, nine visitors from Edgewood and one from Dubuque. Activities included devotions led by Mrs. Louis Schaller and a program by Mrs. Glen Carty, with several members performing a duet. Local visits featured extended trips to Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Los Angeles, and Duluth as well as family gatherings and club meetings.

Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Ellen Clifton Edgewood Dubuque Louis Schaller Glen Carty la Venne Carty Lois van Gerpen Ed Arnold Alice Sperring Frank Smith John le Gassick Chris Rohr James Smock Francis Clifton Joe Hammond Dan Mae Shearer Edith Voit Archie Hunt Detroit Mich Howard Will Hunt Earlville John Walker John Arthur Chicago Curtis Davis Edna Klaus Vivian Fear Margaret Goldsmith Arthur Goldsmith Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Mattie and Maude Marley Mary Burrow Louis Davis Frank Powell John Timmer

Local families celebrate anniversaries and gatherings in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction residents marked a fourth wedding anniversary with a dinner hosted by the Hamistons. Guests included Smiths, Werners, Humistons from Davenport and Wapello, and other local families. Ronald Fletcher’s sixth birthday party was hosted by his mother. The Whatsoev er society held its picnic at Columbus Chautauqua park. Miss Nellie Knight hosted a family gathering with relatives from Muscatine Davenport Mount Pleasant Ainsworth Taskins and Washington.

Paul Hamiston Lester Smith Rex. Smith William Werner Evelyn Raymond Margery Columbus Junction Cora Humiston Glen Mildred Davenport Walter Humiston Charles Wapello Addie Rinely Muscatine Joseph Edgar Velma Templeton Marvin Mabel Edgar Kathryn Edgar Arnie George Edgar Mount Pleasant Merritt Hawkins Ainsworth William Hawkins J. W. Boyd Taskins Harold Patterson Washington

Community Socials Highlight Oxford Weekend Events

Oxford society enjoyed dinners and picnics at homes of Mr. and Mrs. Leimer and Mr. and Mrs. Simpkins. Evelyn Leimer celebrated her eighth birthday, while the Women's Card club hosted a gathering for husbands and families. A Methodist church children's patriotic program directed by Ethel Mann and Pearl Greathouse featured many local youths.

Herman Leimer Carl Wagner Pauline Carl, Jr Evelyn Women’s Card Club Ste Pberschinger Pat Connell Harryeaux Clarence Haman Dora Saxton William Simpkins Robert Gifford Marshalltown Harold Luse George Winters Ladies Aid Society The Methodist Church Ethel Mann Pearl Greathouse Bernice Reynolds Doris Dee Edna Herron Twila Oakes Russell Mann Dorothy Jones Rex Parks Bobbie

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