Coe College Weekend Social Events Schedule
Coe College hosts a weekend of social events around the baccalaureate and commencement. Acting President and Mrs. Harry M. Gage will welcome seniors parents trustees faculty and alumni at a Friday reception in Voorhees hall, with a Saturday breakfast and a Sunday noon luncheon following the service. Reunions for 1907 1912 1917 1922 1927 1932 1937 1942 1947 and 1952 will culminate in a 6:30 p.m. alumni banquet in Voorhees dining room. A 50 year class award program and induction of the 1957 class are planned, with many Cedar Rapids and out of town guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Harry M. Gage
Voorhees Hall
Gage
Stan Henderson
Leon G. Henderson
Waukon
Richard Stauber
R. L. Stauber
Chicago
Joseph Kitchin
Max Daehler
James Carruthers
Robert Nesbit
Louis Graue
Albert Callahan
Robert Liddy
Robert Schulz
Kurt Wray
Robert Wolfe
Paul Ray
Alfred Meyer
Ben Feterson
Marvin Cone
Vernon Lichtenstein
Stanley Vesely
James Hodgson
Edwin Settle
Robert Drexler
Karl Goelner
Harris Lamb
Reese Latchaw
Stuart Daley
Daniel Gainey
Warren Tracy
Richard Pinney
Irving Churchill
Richard Spencer
John Murray
Edmund Whiting
Clarence Keel
Shirley Sorenson
Vickie Warner
Maryanne White
Jim Poulsen
David Stejskal
Dick Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Karen Udstuen
Philadelphia
Lonnie Paul
Minneapolis
Tom Walsh
Bensenville
Ill
Bruce Houdek
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Lamb
Keel
Kitchin
Daehler
Hodgson
Lichtenstein
Stanley Heywood
Willard Arnett
Will Edington
John Livingston
Voorhees
Lucy Branch
Alma Turechek
Donald MacKay
National Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Coe
Arnett
Daniel Kerr
Huron
Settle
Andrew Ivy
Goellner
Nicholas Milas
Bellmont
Mass
Peterson
Drexler
William Quarton
James Hamilton
Roy Currey
David Bleakley
Heywood
Miss Louise Wiley Honored At Showers Before Wedding
Miss Louise Wiley daughter of the John Wiley of Palo is honored at a brunch and pottery shower by the Wednesday Sewing club at the Roosevelt hotel. Co hosts Yvonne Frantz and Mrs Robert Kieck led a kitchen shower at Twin Towers with twelve guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Wiley
John Wileys
Palo
Stevan Mowrey
George F. Martinek
Twenty-sixth Street
Harold R. Mowrey
Roosevelt Hotel
Yvonne Frantz
Second Avenue SE
Robert Kieck
Twenty-second Street
Aas
Twin Towers
Harstads To Entertain Florida Visitors
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Harstad at 611 Seventeenth street SE host an open house Saturday from 6 to 9 p m honoring Mr and Mrs Rodney Berger and their children Linda and John of Melbourne Florida The Bergers, former Cedar Rapids residents, arrive Friday for a week long visit with Mr Berger s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W E Berger at 3235 Fourteenth avenue SE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harstad
Seventeenth Street SE
Rodney Berger
Linda
John
Melborne
Fla
Bergers
Cedar Rapids
Berger
W. E. Berger
Fourteenth, Avenue SE
Arthur Collins Fiancee Honored Tonight Before Wedding
A pre nuptial dinner party is planned for Miss Mary Margaret Meis and Arthur A. Collins at 6 30 this evening at the Welch home 857 Sixteenth Street SE. The couple will wed Monday at 11 am in Immaculate Conception Church. Guests will include about 20, with cocktails and dinner at the Pickwick club in the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret Meis
Arthur A. Collins
Fourth Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Ted J. Welch
Sixteenth Street SE
Pickwick Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Miss Meis
H. A. Meis
Sixth Avenue SE
John J. O'Connell, Jr
First Avenue NE
James Matejka
Ralph Bader
Fourth Avenue Ae
O'Connell
Alpha Gamma Delta at Coe Initiates Three Members
Pi chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta at Coe College initiated three members Wednesday. The new members are Jacquelyn Story of Mechanicsville, Mary Stumpf of Madison, Wisconsin, and Carol Hofstetter of Oak Park, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Chapter
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Coe College
Jacquelyn Story
Mechanicsville
Mary Stumpf
Madison, Wis
Carol Hofstetter
Oak Park, Il
Women golfers contest at Ellis Park prizes awarded
Forty seven women golfers attended women s day Wednesday at Ellis Park. Prizes were won by Gene Carson Harold Donohoe and Harry Hruby in groups A B and C respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Gene Carson
Harold Donohoe
Harry Hruby
Women golfers grace Indian Creek as guest medalists
Mrs. John Lockwood of Indian Creek Country Club served as guest medalist. Players entering the women's city golf tournament may play a courtesy round Friday at Ellis until 2 30 p.m. with eligibility rules in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lockwood
Indian Creek Country Club
Ellis
Mt Mercy Woman's Club Elects Officers
Mt Mercy Woman's Club announces new officers led by President F W Orr. Cedar Rapids members J C Geraghty M D Marr and Marion member L C Wieneke serve as vice presidents. G Earl Maybanks records, H J Spreitzer corresponds, C Schrimper treasurer. Neenan and McCann named publicity co chairs. Garden party planned on Mt Mercy campus July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mercy Woman’s Club
J. C. Geraghty
M. D. Marr
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Wieneke
Marion
G. Earl Maybanks
Harry J. Spreitzer
Charles Schrimper
Richard L. Neenan
Paul A. McCann
F. W. Orr
Mt. Mercy
Naomi Circle of the King's Daughters Dessert Luncheon
Naomi circle met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Arthur Leigh 573 Tenth Street SW for a dessert luncheon. Officers installed by Mrs. Leslie Crawford include president Mrs. Warren Bissell vice president Mrs. Alven Van Horne secretary Josie Henry and treasurer Mrs. Alton Stanley. Mrs. Warren gave devotions and Mrs. P. E. Frink led the Bible study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
The
King’s Daughters
Arthur Leigh
Tenth Street
Leslie Crawford
Warren Bissell
Alven van Horne
Josie Henry
Alton Stanley
Warren
P. E. Frink
Dawn Schuldt Initiated Into Pi Kappa Lambda at Cornell College
Miss Dawn Schuldt of 1412 Ellis Boulevard NW was initiated by Pi Kappa Lambda, the national honorary music fraternity, at Cornell College. She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Schuldt and is a junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Schuldt
Ellis Boulevard
Pi Kappa Lambda
Cornell College
Miss Schuldt
Arthur Schuldt
State WRC To Convene in C R Iowa
The seventy fourth annual convention of the Women s Relief Corps Iowa department will run Sunday through Tuesday at the Sheraton Montrose. A Monday 6 30 p.m. banquet will present equipment and funds to veterans hospitals in Clinton Des Moines and Iowa City. National president Gertrude M Edwards and department president Mrs Henry Ellis will attend. The meeting opens Monday at 9 a m Memorial services with allied orders Sunday at 1 30 p.m. Officers will be installed Tuesday afternoon and a membership committee breakfast is set for Tuesday at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Corps
Iowa Department
Sheraton-Montrose
Veterans
Clinton
Des Moines
Iowa City
Gertrude M. Edwards
Iroquois
S. D
Henry Ellis
Center Point
Mercy Hospital Honors 18 Auxiliary Members
Mercy hospital Women's auxiliary honored eighteen members at the annual meeting in the nurses lounge. Officers elected for two years include Mrs. Robert C Locher as corresponding secretary and Mrs. James Berry as treasurer. Pins for 100+ hours were given to several members and a $1,000 check from the auxiliary was presented to Sister Mary Maura for equipment for the new hospital addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighteen
Mercy Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Robert C. Locher
James Berry
Louis Besta
Joseph Peska
Rose Gavin
Leonard Chadima
Emmet Murphy
F. O. Espey
Lester Brooks
Marie Goslin
H. J. Jones
Arizona Woman Named Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Ellie Lee Kahl of Phoenix Arizona, a nurse who speaks 11 languages, was named Teacher of the Year by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Asheville North Carolina. She was selected from top teachers entered by clubs in 28 states and is the first recipient of the Oscar for Teachers program honoring outstanding educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Ellie Lee Kahl
Phoenix
Ariz
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Kahl
Ed Federation
Hollywood
Nixon Urges End to Racial Prejudice in South
Vice President Richard Nixon told the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Asheville that Southern leaders must confront racial prejudice. He urged personal responsibility by white and Black communities and supported Eisenhower era civil rights steps, noting legal change alone may take decades. Martha Shull warned teacher shortages could last a decade as the NEA president spoke at the federation's convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Richard M. Nixon
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Nixon
Eisenhower
Martha A. Shull
Portland
Ore
National Education Association
Shull
Federation
Congress
Will of Anna Mae Tosty to be probated in Cedar Rapids
Notice is given that on June 12 1957 at 9 o clock A M the court will hear the instrument claimed as the last will of Anna Mae Tosty deceased in Linn County for proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axmear Clerk. Attorneys Simmons Perrine Albright Ellwood Neff. Notice of will sale?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Anna Mae Tosty
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Arthur Axmear
Clerk District Court
Simmons, Perrine, Albright, Ellwood & Neff
Baby Shower Honors Mrs. Michael Kenney
Mrs. Michael A. Kenney was honored at a baby shower Tuesday hosted at the home of Mrs. John Kenney. Twenty five guests attended with hostesses including Mrs. John Kenney Mrs. Joseph Kenney Mrs. George C. Ousin Miss Mary Hickey and Miss Betty Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael A. Kenney
F Avenue NW
John Kenney
C Avenue NW
Joseph Kenney
Johnson Avenue NW
George C. Ousiin
Mary Hickey
Betty Cox
Fourth Avenue
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C Avenue
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Cottage Grove Avenue
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Second Avenue
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Norman Smetrics
Charlotte Thornton
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Arthur Collins
Alpha Gamma Delta
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Poorderhays
MT. Mercy Woman's Club
WRC
C.R
Mercy Hospital
Arizona
United Press
William M. Mickle
Vashon
Wash
U.S. Naval Academy
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Knoxville
Tenn
Bacon
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Michael Kenney
Babyland
First Avenue
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C.O.D
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Midwest Investment CO
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