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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1938

Page

9

Pageant Today at King's Daughters Camp Cedar Rapids

The pageant The Story of Queen Esther will be given this afternoon at Camp Lookout Bluff Park with IDS as announcer. Miss Ruth Creighton directs the cast including Marilyn Van de Walker as Queen Esther and Norma Griffith as Ahasuerus with Cedar Rapids and Davenport participants.

Esther Camp Lookout Bluff Park Ruth Creighton Dramatics Green Saher Marilyn van de Walker Ahasuerus Norma Griffith Iowa Blanche Gabrielson Keokuk Age Sera the Jew Beverly Wright Do- Courtiers Ruth Ewoldt Davenport Dorothy Johansen Burlington Carla Schmielau Virginia Morr Cedar Rap June Bridge Cedar Rapids Jeanette Knapp Virginia Richie Katherine Phillip Mary Louise Hopinsen Jennie Smith Mary Ellen Stickles Betty Larson Joy Wahl Mary Louise Robinson Kathryn Phillip Elizabeth Lewis Karrs Muriel Lowe Mary Ellen ‘Stickles Virginia Marr Kathryn Phillips Marilyn van ‘de Walker June Bridie Winthrop Marcia Smith Independence

Forecast of Events Across Iowa This Week

A roundup of events in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Lake Okoboji Dubuque Des Moines and more with picnics concerts plays fishing derbies and conferences. Highlights include Ellis golf tournament baby bathing contest Okoboji conference and centennial archdiocese celebration with Henry A Wallace as speaker.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Theater Iowa City University Dubuque Catholic Archdiocese of Columbia College Henry A. Wallace Cedar Falls Iowa Presbyterian Riverview Park Ellis

Newcomers bridge tea at Killian's tea room

Members of the Newcomers club will meet at Killian's tea room Thursday from 2 to 4 30 p.m. for a bridge tea hosted by Mesdames S T Hootman C A Noe B A Wayland H A Barlow R H Work and Emmett W Hauth.

Newcomers Club Killian’s Tea Room S. T. Hootman C. A. Noe B. A. Wayland H. A. Barlow R. H. Work Emmett W. Hauth

Tenneys From Chicago Take Westward Trip

Mr and Mrs R W Tenney of Chicago and daughter Phyllis have been guests at the home of Mr and Mrs W H Tenney at 1732 Blake Boulevard SE. They left Saturday morning for a several weeks trip to the west before returning to their Chicago home.

Mary Ann Filipi Charles Filipi Seventeenth Street SE Josselyn Bickel John Hoover Chester Wetzel Nedra McNabney R. W. Tenney Chicago Phyllis

Tirzah society plans Thursday meeting and social notes

The Tirzah society will meet Thursday at 2 15 p.m with Mrs C W Gitt of 1532 B avenue NE. Miss Edith Beckman of Detroit is a weekend guest of Miss Elsie L Pritchard at Clara Robinson s tea room. Chi Omega alumnae plan a Bever Park picnic at 6 p.m Tuesday with reservations via Mrs E J North.

Tirzah Society C. W. Gitt B Avenue NE Elsie. L. Pritchard Higley Avenue Clara Robinson Edith Beckman Detroit Miss Pritchard Chi Omega Bever Park E. J. North

Iowa City Families Plan Late Summer Visits

Iowa City residents are set for extended vacations in western states and nearby lakes. The list includes Miss Helen MacEwen at a Montana ranch near Miles City, Prof and Mrs John E Briggs and Shirley in Boulder for five weeks, Mrs Leona Fromm in Los Angeles, and multiple families traveling to Minnesota and Lake Okoboji. Also noted are upcoming nuptials, visits with relatives in Chicago and Williamsport, and gatherings such as a luncheon hosted by Mrs M L Aaron for six sisters and one brother.

Iowa City Helen MacEwen Miles City Mont John E. Briggs Shirley Boulder, Colo Briggs University of Colorado Leona Fromm Los Angeles A. H. Lorch Minnesota Byron J. Lambert Lake Okoboji Nate Moore Lake Macbride M. L. Aaron Charles Messner Manson Huffman Roy Tompkins Will Hahn West Branch Will Figg Chicago Lewis Smith Smith Figg Towa City Homer R. Dill Bartholow V. Crawford Dill W. W. Martin van Meter Crawford R. C. Darrough Houston Tex Asa Horn Princeton, Mo Virgie Claxton Bruce Roberts Fort Leavenworth Kan E. Horn Vance Morton R. A. Kuever Ralph House L. E. Caldwell Paul C. Packer J. H. Bodine L. S. Mercer Isaac B. Lee

Post-nuptial shower for Mrs Alvah Wykert honors Vera Messer

A Thursday evening shower at Vera Messer Wykert’s home honors Mrs Alvah Wykert formerly Vera Messer. Attending were Mrs Kenneth Archibald Mrs Curtis Hamilton Mrs W J Stroup Mrs Alvah Williams Mrs John Williams Mrs Ruth Gerling Mrs Don Tisor and Misses Helen Verlee Johnson Wilma Williams Laura Mae Syphrit. Mrs Samantha Cilley will celebrate her 8th birthday next Friday July 29. Cilley, maiden Paris, has lived in the neighborhood and owns her farm home.

Alvah Wykert Vera Messer Ira Messer Kenneth Archibald Curtis Hamilton W. J. Stroup Alvah Williams John Williams Ruth Gerling Don Tisor Helen Verlee Johnson Wilma Williams Laura Mae Syphrit Samantha Cilley

TATTLE-TALES STORMY WEATHER THURS DAY

Tattle Tales reports a club scene with Helen Hines and Rosemary Canfield in daytime buffet dining. Denny Bell and other guests observe tennis players Roy Lukanitsch and Carl Kirwin, while the Dows family appears keen on tennis before horseback riding. Mrs. Neuzil and Dr. Robert Little are noted in garden yard activity. A family visit from Scarsdale and a weather scare conclude with a garden dinner weather delay and rain.

Helen Hines Rosemary Canfield Denny Bell Roy Lukanitsch Roy Carl Kirwin

Guests visit from Kansas City and Des Moines weekend plans

Guests in the Owen home include C E Heminger of Kansas City and Mrs Cora Eller. Mrs Eller and Freeman Dotson plan a Des Moines visit with Stratton Eller before traveling to Ottumwa and Fairfield. A Edgewood community duck pond picnic is set for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. All residents are urged to attend with baskets. Coffee and lemonade provided. The article notes a marriage in North Liberty of Elsie Jiruska and Vinton S Bowers with a Black Cedar Rapids couple attending, and the Bowers will live in Middletown Ohio.

E. H. Owen Knollwood Drive C. E. Heminger Kansas City Cora Eller Washington Avenue Edgewood Duck Pond Ellis Park Elsie Jiruska Frank Jiruska Eighth Street Vinton S. Bowers C. O. Bowers Fifth Avenue North Liberty James A. Worrell Harlan Snyder Cedar Rapids

Reception Honors West Liberty Clergy Couple

The Rev and Mrs L L DeFlon of the First Presbyterian church were honored at a church reception Friday night. A dinner followed by a brief program featured Mrs L E Lewis and several local members. The DeFlons took charge of the local pastorate two weeks ago.

L. L. DeFlon First Presbyterian Church L. E. Lewis DeFlon Betty Lee Leonard Clarinda Reid W. G. Eichenauer F. W. Sutton Church of Christ C. P. Gibson Bernice James

Evelynn McVey Weds Paul Pughe In New York Chapel

Mr and Mrs Lester E McVey announce the marriage of their daughter Evelynn Maureen to Paul Pughe of New York City son of Mr and Mrs William T Pughe of Elwood Indiana. The ceremony was July 16 at noon at the Little Church Around The Corner in Manhattan officiated by Rev Victor A Menard. The couple will reside at 61 West Eighty sixth Street New York after August 1 with a wedding trip through New England.

Lester E. McVey Twelfth Street Evelynn Maureen Paul Pughe New York City William T. Pughe Elwood Ind New York Victor A. Menard Edwarde P. Ratcliffe Brooklyn Grant High School University of Iowa Katharine Gibbs School Pughe University of Indiana Rockefeller Center

Pageant To Be Hitaga Feature At Camp Hitaga

The fifth week at Camp Hitaga opens Monday with Wapsle War Dance as the theme. Indian lore will be taught and a pageant of Camp Hitaga history will be enacted one evening. List of attending girls from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, plus notes on AgaTih and apprentice unit groups. Grace Boston and Winifred Boston return from New York City and Greenwich, Conn. The Congenial Hundred club plans a picnic and roller skating at Ellis park river pavilion honoring Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Crabbs who leave Aug. 1.

Helen Worthan Third Avenue SE Vance W. McCray Charles City Camp Hitagsa Camp Hitaga Nadine Bowser Margarec Hesser Jane Hickenlooper Margaret Hunter Rosanne Klass Jean Nelson Charlotte Penningroth Ann Robertson Patricia Seheurs Charlotte Trewin Ilene Warner Jeanne Joyce Friday Cedar Rapids Marian Casten Elizabeth Ann Douglass Cressa Beryl Luhman Virginia Martson Mary Elizabeth Stutzman Elaine Marilyn Tague Frances Williams Postvilles Dolores Crowley Laura Maxine Jensen Edna Smith Ocelwein Rebecca Grimes Helen McLaughlin Monticello Donna Jargo Lois Kirchhoff Maquosketa Evelyn Mary Louise Paula Marion AgaTih Ruth Allen Janet Dennis Annabelle Hershey Kathryn Hesser Dorothy Kepler Jean Richardson Erma Lee Young Florence Fillenworth Nancy Keefe Janice< Quillen Vernetta Gordon Anamosa Jean Hoffman Walker Margaret Coole Urbana Jo McNeill Betty Niles Grace Boston Winifred Boston Virginia Dodds Bever Avenue SE New York City Greenwich Conn New York Miss Grace Boston Town Hall Osa Johnson Hundred Club Ellis Park River Pavilion L. E. Crabbs Seventh Avenue SE Crabbs Hoyt Thomas John Gaston, Jr

Also Mentioned on This Page

King's Daughters Camp Health Education Group Health Education Department Service Club Louise Niemeier Anna Kacerovsky Elizabeth Ross Pearl Brown Jane Duffie Lucille Besinger Miss Worthan Paul Kilborn Mount Vernon Road Mary New Mexico California Mr. Kilborn J. F. Strouse Strouse Hermosa Beach Kilborn Harlon Taylor T. E. Taylor Frank French Larchmont N. Y French Charles L. Kidd Elliott Davis Life Insurance Bankers Life Company GIR Merchants Bank Phese Ellis Club West Side Country Club Iowa Union Music Room Philip Barry University Theater Building Muscatine Cedar Washington Johnson Counties Okoboji Bible Conference Iowa City—University Chorus Iowa Union Lounge Johnson County Marshalltown Iowa River American Legion George Wilson Julius T. Bradis William R. Condon William R. Condiff T. C Youth Temperance Council Nettie Sisam First Avenue W Ralph B. Sheldon Grace Elaine Donald D. Davis Olin Davis Kahoka, Mo Camburncourt SE First Avenue Thirteenth Street E Maynard Rowray Patricia Shirley Methven Second Avenue SW Rudolph Schoenrock Mr. Schoenrock Waterloo W. A. Hart Third Avenue George Peters Sixth Street Clarence Jacque Kearneys Philip E. de Voe Creston Mrs O. A Kearney Grande Avenue Conklin Pete Mickey Mickey Roy Conklin Seventh Avenue SW CHI Omega Alumnae Charles E. Miller Omaha Miller George W. V. Miller Anna Peterson J. W. Peterson David Williams Williamsburg Stuart Henderson Welch W. Va J. J Helen Rohrbacher Helen Hardy Regina Saskatchewan Canada Frances Simpson W. H. Simpson Omar E. Meeks E. Meeks Crawfordsville Simpson Mr. Meeks University of Chicago Tattle-Tales Dows Henrietta Peter Syd Marianne Corey Miss Dows Marianne Robert Little Bob Camp Highlands Father Clyde Saverys Scarsdale Mrs. Savery Lois Fred Fisher Billy Savery Frank Buser W. J. Brown E. H. Owens Eller Ross Lial Ross Ellis Boulevard Bert A. Ross Lou, Woods Toledo Jiruska West Liberty Hiltbrunner Evelynn McVey Hitaga Boston Miss Dodds Little Mountain Sisson Wis Dells Modern Good Housekeeping Magazine Good Housekeeping Institute For Maintaining
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