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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1939
Page
10
A calm Coe college chapel incident saw five rabbits discovered in the basement after escaping from the stage production of Mr. Dooley Jr. at the Children's Theater. Local observers and attendees, including Kent Andrews, weighed in on the odd sight.
Mr and Mrs Carl C Kesler and their children Bill Mary Alice and Carl returned from Wichita Kansas after a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs William Kesler. Carl Kisers sister Miss Mary G Kesler of Chin Kiang China is in the country for the summer. Guests Sutherland Cook IT hosted Werner Saen ager and John Gehrig of Bayside Long Island New York. Mrs Carl Kirwin and her guests include Mrs Kirwins parents Mr and Mrs James A Robeson of Kansas City. The Ferrises leave after visiting Hennings. Wayne Ferris and children Patsy Earl and Wayne go home to Hampton after a week with Mr and Mrs W C Henning. Mr and Mrs Sutherland C Dows and Mr and Mrs Roswell H Pickford spend the weekend at Greenlake Wisconsin with Mr and Mrs Michael Cleary of Milwaukee.
Dr and Mrs Paul C Greene of 1223 Second Avenue SE depart today for Iowa City to join University of Iowa fine arts programs for a week. They will stay with Dr and Mrs W J Morrison at 513 Vernon Drive SE. Other items mention Miss Elizabeth Wilcox visiting Council Bluffs and Miss Katharine Eaton from Pittsburgh visiting Beardsley family in Des Moines.
Janet Coquillette daughter of Mr. and Mrs E. Coquillette became Mrs. Robert B. Wray in a Saturday afternoon wedding. The couple will reside in Des Moines after the ceremony. The gown featured pale ivory Chantilly lace with orange blossoms and a two yard train, a fingertip veil, gardenias and lilies of the valley.
Berkeley California visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Rien and their sons Walter and Howard draw hosting duties across Cedar Rapids as friends entertain at dinners and a picnic. Attendees include L. D. Burkhalter Mrs T. T. Lynch Mrs. Owen Tisdale and families connected to local weddings and engagements. The group also notes travel plans for Donnelly party sailing to New York and touring Europe.
Social calendar centers on golf with visiting players and host families in Cedar Rapids. Notables include Miss Jo Macrae Ames and Miss Edith Estabrooks Dubuque staying with Kathleen Carey, and many others from Des Moines Ames Okoboji Mason City Davenport and Akron attending practice rounds and matches.
Mrs. Mark Anthony of 835 Seventeenth Street SE will depart Monday for Chicago then travel east for a month long visit. She will be joined by cousins Miss Maude Kirk and Miss Ada Christie of Beverly Hills Chicago. They will spend most of the vacation in New York.
Y W C A announces the Wapsie Y camp will open July 24 with more than 500 girls registered. Campers travel from Cedar Rapids Marion Amana North Liberty Iowa City Sigourney and Oxford for a two week program featuring fencing dancing sketching conversational groups and new sports.
Janet Coquillette and her groom exchanged vows before a plant-adorned altar as Miss Marjorie Hungerford played. Guests included out of town attendees from Bloomfield Coggan and Des Moines with reception at the Coquillette home. Mrs Wray and Mrs Coquillette hosted.
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