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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
6
Dr and Mrs F M Wells of 116 Eighteenth street NE host their daughter Miss Wilma Wells of New Haven Conn for a two week visit. Their son Francis Wells graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dental Surgery at commencement exercises. Miss Maude English of Iowa City arrives Wednesday evening for a short stay.
Mr and Mrs J C Hornung of Glencoe Illinois stay with Mrs W F Johnes at 1816 Fifth Avenue SE en route to Ames for the class of 99 reunion. Mr Hornung to play in the first alumni golf tournament on the New Iowa State College course Friday.
Duane D Blackwell of St Louis will host a breakfast party and magazine shower for Miss Margaret Wilson on June 26 at the Cedar Rapids Country club. Guests include Miss Lydia Ann Court right and Miss Katherine Stark along with Mrs William S Wherry and many others in anticipation of the upcoming wedding. Spring produce is advertised in the Want Ad section.
Mr and Mrs Ray J Mills 361 Garden Drive SE and their son William B Mills returned from a three weeks trip in the south They attended William B Mills commencement at Florida Military Institute in St Petersburg and visited Duke University in Durham North Carolina En route home they stayed with Mrs Mills parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Breyman of Toledo Ohio.
The final social event before summer break, the Summer Swing, is at Cedar Rapids Country Club with dancing at 9 pm following graduation exercises for McKinley Franklin Roosevelt and Wilson seniors. Martin Hanson hosts a buffet supper for a group of high school students at his home on 1636 Second Avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs Harry C Benson of 2435 Grande avenue SE will travel by car to St Charles Missouri for Lindenwood College commencement where their daughter Jessie Benson will graduate from the junior college division They will return home mid next week.
Miss Henrietta Dows daughter of Mr and Mrs Sutherland Dows of Twenty seventh street drive SE will return Thursday from Rux ton Maryland where she has been attending Greenwood school.
Mr and Mrs Burgess West of Lindencrive SE will host a dinner at their home on Wednesday evening with seating for sixteen.
Mrs Scott McIntyre entertained the members of her bridge club at a luncheon Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Country Club where eight covers were laid.
A Sunday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs Anton Votroubek near Walford honored Miss Lenore Engelthaler of Chicago. A picnic dinner followed, with many Cedar Rapids and Walford residents in attendance, including the Nesetrils, Feyerabends, Brouliks, Asenbreners, Mertas, Schlueters, Hurka, Duane Nesetril, and others from Swisher and Muscatine.
Mrs Clifford Hubbell of Buffalo New York arrived Tuesday evening by plane to visit her sister Mrs Malcolm V Bolton in Carlton apartments Cedar Rapids. She travels with her mother and sister Mrs W W Hamilton of Buffalo and Mrs Steele Wilcox of Niantic Conn and attends several social events including a dinner at Mrs James E Blake home and an informal tea hosted by Mrs Howard R Green.
Mrs Sherman Yates will sail June 13 aboard the S S Nieu Amsterdam for a summer in the British Isles. Hostess Mrs W J Brown at 1962 First Avenue East gave a small luncheon in her honor Tuesday afternoon.
At the regular Cedar Rapids Country Club bridge luncheon on Monday prizes were awarded to Mrs Charles E Byrnes Miss Marianne Corey Mrs Lester C Chadima Mrs Otto Schluter Mrs John L Miller Mrs Ben Bradford and Mrs Leonard E Stark.
Miss Marie Sullivan will host a dinner party and linen shower Wednesday evening at the Commonwealth tea room in courtesy to Mrs. B L Jackson formerly Miss Ruth Ann Charipar. Covers for eight, table centered with daisies. Guests include Mrs. Leon Klekar Esther Mullin Mrs. Millard Port Mrs. Austin Rebelski Mrs. Mae Kelly and Mrs. Fred Cook for bridge after dinner.
Dorothy Gearkee, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Fred Gearkee, and William Greer McCrory Jr, son of Rev and Mrs W Greer McCrory, wed Tuesday at 8 pm in the First United Presbyterian church. Officiant Rev McCrory, with Paul Keyes as soloist and Mrs W C Taber on organ.
The marriage presided by the bride and Miss Keren Craig ends with Mr and Mrs McCrory planning a Minnesota Wisconsin trip. They will be at home after June 18 at 408 Sixth Avenue SW. Mrs McCrory wore a powder blue linen going away dress. She is educated at the Institute for Mothercraft Education Newton MA and works in Armstrong Clothing infants department. Mr McCrory graduated Coe College and is employed by Welch Cook Beals Co.
Dr. and Mrs A F Harrington arrived Tuesday evening at 364 Forest Drive SE to resume practice with Dr Harrington reopening his medical care here after a year studying infant and child diseases at Harvard units. En route they visited Yale New Haven Hospital Johns Hopkins Baltimore and Washington DC.
Mrs. Walter Graham and her daughter Josephine along with O. W. Streamer returned to Creston after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Achter at 376 Park Terrace SE for the weekend.
Miss Mary Ann Davis daughter of Harold R Davis and Mrs Davis of Chicago arrived Monday to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs C Cramer at 2317 Fifth Avenue SE Billy her son will join for an indefinite stay arriving June 12.
Mrs H Be Divine hosted an informal tea Tuesday afternoon at 2105 Glenway Drive SE honoring her mother Mrs Olive Meeker who has visited her son in Nashville Tennessee and will soon leave for extended stays in Glendale California and San Francisco California. Attending included Mrs M G Rich Mrs W A Ball Mrs Raymond A Reid Mrs I E Jackson Mrs George Arduser and Miss Marjorie Meeker.
Mr and Mrs James Maloney of 293 Johnson avenue NW welcomed Tom Brumgardt Bernard Brumgardt and Lester Wilson from Abilene Kansas as weekend guests Don Maloney joined the group and will serve on the camp staff at the Boy Scout Brown Memorial camp in Abilene for eight weeks this summer After the camp season the staff will spend two weeks in Mexico
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