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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1937
Page
2
President and Mrs. Gage host a reception in Voorhars Veranda during the college commencement program. Attendees include faculty, students, alumni, trustees, and college staff with refreshments and a social hour planned aboard the veranda.
unclear OCR text appears to reference a court case involving Lucille Susstrow and Bruce Tes with partial names and garbled phrases making specifics unreadable.
Miss Ruth Kemp, to wed George B. Turner on June 17, was honored Thursday evening at Miss Ruth Culbirths home 820 H avenue NW by Harrison school teachers. Novelty games with comical prizes went to Miss Kemp Miss Marjorie Walters and Miss Betty Hubbard Bunco and refreshments followed a centerpiece of pastel spring flowers and Kemp received a gift from the group.
Min and Mrs ROW Black host the first in a series of dinner parties at their residence 2418 Grande Avenue SE Friday evening. The event promises fellowship, bridge games, and courteous social interaction in a neighborhood setting.
Fifteen young friends of Marvin R Selden Jr son of Mr and Mrs Martin Selden 2114 Greenwood Drive SE will attend a picnic supper Friday evening in Beser Park to celebrate his sixteenth birthday. After the picnic the guests will be entertained at the Selden home.
Mrs Ethel Pinney Ruis tert and her son Henry will soon depart on a European trip, honored at a luncheon hosted by Mrs W J Brown at 1962 First Avenue SE. The event gathered members of the local Cooking Club on Friday.
Mrs Neil Montgomery hosted a bridge club picnic luncheon Friday at the summer home of Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes near Delhi. Among attendees were club members from the Linden Drive SE address and local residents.
Judge and Mrs H C Ring of 2508 Hever avenue SE entertained guests Thursday. Mr and Mrs George HE Bart of Manchester attended.
New officers for the Jane Boyd circles of Kings Daughters were installed at a Thursday meeting at Mrs O B Clements home following a luncheon and business session. Twenty three members and two guests attended. The next meeting will be a Bever Park breakfast on June 17 with Queen Esther circle guests.
Miss Hildred Miller of Marion and future husband Lyell Schellenbarzer were feted at a miscellaneous shower this week. Misses Ruth and Mary Pratt hosted at 331 Eighteenth street NW with bunco prizes awarded to Mrs. Lewis Papes and Mrs. Edward Novotny and a mock wedding served as entertainment. Guests included Mrs. Vernon Lent, Mrs. Papes, Jacob Gerber, Edith Kelsey, Steven Pattee, Novotny, Mark Brodie and Miss Ellen McGowan.
Dr Lena Severa was guest of honor at a Wednesday stag party hosted by Mrs C H Young at Wesne Lightner's home 195 Grande Ave. The event featured gifts for the bridegroom to be and noted bridal party members including Charles Young and Dick Young amid a guest list of several Lightner and Young family members.
Miss Sally Hneffler of S15 Zighth avenue SE departed Thursday for Mesa, Ong, where she will spend three weeks among her peers and festivities.
The readable lines reference a gathering or committee with names Mildred Woods Mary Aruse and Pewn Pleshex. An entry mentions a student and home address at 23 Beverue NW and a Grace Swab. The rest of the text is garbled with multiple misspellings and unclear context.
Mrs. F M Wandel hosted a Thursday bridge gathering at 2540 Sixteenth Street NW. Prizes went to Mrs. H Cristy Mrs A F Sehmidt and Mrs Leo Slaughter.
Members gathered at guardian Mrs. Vernon L. Spohn home for a council fire with a flower theme. Woodgatherers rank awarded to Patricia Scheurs Barbara Hayden Marjorie Lodge and Miriam Pollitz. refreshments by Mrs. Spohn and Jeanne Thompson.
The Nancy Lou club met Thursday morning at 1610 Grande Avenue SE to share breakfast. Guests included Mrs Frank Lewis and Miss J Ordel of Orient, with members Vira Irvin Hartrum Florence Server J L Parker Mrs OW Reames Lenora Hull ASE Petersen Birt KR Farguies and Sire VV EB White in attendance.
A garbled OCR segment lists names and phrases about events, individuals, and roles. It mentions Marian Women, Sudiiti Fay Welsh, Phelps, Gooree Nindier, and a range of unclear actions, places, and tasks. No coherent narrative or verifiable facts emerge from the fragment.
Miss Vivian Shakespeare entertained Wednesday evening at 1001h Avenue NW in honor of Miss Retha Underhill and Miss Velma Plank. Bunco prizes went to Mrs E B Rohn and Miss Plank. guests included Mrs H C Underhill and many local ladies.
Mrs Ben Hazen at 418 Twenty second Street NE welcomed about thirty members of the Cedar Rapids Woman's club philanthropic department for an open house. Mrs Ida H Elliott led the tea service while Hazen, chairwoman for the coming year, displayed her china pitcher collection.
Mrs O C Black entertained Friday afternoon in honor of her daughter Doreen Mae eleventh birthday. Guests included Eleanor Heald Annabelle Ramaker Bella Linkenback Lois McDonald Wil ma Pearl Betty Overstreet Helen Rank Ray Beneke Ray Struve Robert Stodola Virgil Fuehr and James Black.
Arthur P T A members honored teachers at a dinner at Mrs Wurster's tea room on Wednesday evening. Corsages were given to new and outgoing presidents and each teacher received a vote. After dinner bridge games awarded prizes to Mrs Krebs, Mrs Beel, Mrs Ilten, and Mrs Lackey. Arrangements were led by Mrs Beall, Birt, Paul Bedel and Mrs Tten.
Piano pupils of Relo Zalesky will perform a Saturday evening recital at the Mortouse hotel terrace venue. Tickets and public attendance encouraged, with a program featuring composers such as Beethoven and Rachmaninoff performed by a roster of student pianists from Salem Town.
Members of the Service Circle of the King's Daughters met at 12 Knollwood Drive for a 2 PM picnic lunch on Thursday. Mrs F M Wells presided and devotions were led by Mrs Charles Klersey. Mrs W A Wilson joined by transfer. year-end officer reports were read and approved. new chairmen were appointed for social ways and means telephone baby band courtesy publicity historian devotional.
The regular N M C of America meeting at the Y M C A featured guest speaker Mrs. C C Hudnall on How Navy Men May Become Officers. Emma Archer recounted the Des Moines convention, Mar Guerite Yuza and Vivien Lingard sang a duet, and Maude Vaughn was elected to fill a vacancy left by Catherine Merrill. Five new members joined, and a June picnic was planned in Ellis park with Vaughn Glenna Archer and Ray Sample overseeing arrangements.
Mrs Joseph M Egan entertained a miscellaneous shower for her daughter Miss Marian Egan at 808 Seventh Street SW. The event celebrated Marian and her upcoming marriage to Carol Headrick this month with prizes awarded to Miss Mildred Mikulecky and Mrs Giles Joyce.
Malta Chapter 415 of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Consistory building classroom. Members are asked to note the change in meeting location.
Mr and Mrs C C Marks of Chicago will arrive Saturday evening to stay a week with Mrs Marks mother and father at 1053 G avenue NW.
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