Around the town highlights and graduation rain scenes
Joyful graduation rehearsal in a plaza ended with some seniors wading in temporary rivulets after a Sunday storm. A lighthearted column recalls nostalgic social moments, marriage licenses, gifts, and a literary excerpt about Bill and Tess Shirer in Berlin.
Home Garden Club Flower Judging At Marion
Members of the Home Garden club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Guy Miller’s Marion home with Mrs. G King Thompson assisting. Iris and rose bouquet by Mrs. A L Kilnian won first place. second went to Mrs. W H Bailey with Else Poulsen in a white pottery container. A talk on rose culture followed by Mrs. R C Folsom and Dr E Winslow Brown. Dr Brown travels to Wooster Ohio for Wooster College anniversary then Tataskola for sister in law’s birthday before returning. Bertha Gray returned to Detroit after visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Garden Club
Guy Miller
Marion
G. King Thompson
A. L. Kilnian
W. H. Bailey
Else Poulsen
R. C. Folsom
E. Winslow Brown
Washington Avenue
Wooster
Ohio
Wooster College
Brown
Tataskola
Guests Leave After Visit in Waples Home
After several days with Mr. and Mrs. F. C Waples at 33.1 Forest drive SE, Mrs. Waples sister Mrs. W L Patterson and her son Douglas Patterson of Titonka return home. Mitchell Erickson of Chevy Chase Md visits Robert Waples, while Freeman Dotson of Chicago visits Mrs. Dotson’s mother Mrs. Cora Eller and their family. Other guests include Stratton Eller Des Moines and his wife and son David, plus Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Naibert and their son Zane who left for a northern trip to Detroit to visit Eugene Naibert. they plan to return in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Holt Hughes
Washington, D. C
Cornell
Mrs. Hughes
Kansas City
Martha Dodd
Cedar Rapids
Bill Shirer
Bill
Tess Shirer
Hearst
Berlin
Vienna
Tess
Germany
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Switzerland
F. C Waples
Forest Drive
Waples
W. L. Patterson
Douglas Patterson
Titonka
Robert Waples
Mitchell Erickson
Chevy Chase
Freeman Dotson
Chicago
Mrs. Dotson
Cora Eller
Washington Avenue SE
Mr. Dotson
A. F. Dotson
C Avenue NE
Eller
Stratton Eller
Des Moines
David
Frank J. Naibert
First Avenue
Zane
Eugene Naibert
Detroit
Hilton Richards
Burlington
New Zealand
David Barry
Northwestern University
Owen T. Barry
Iowa State College
Ridgeway Drive
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Joyce Palmer
Newcomb College
New Orleans
Harry A. Palmer
Fourth Avenue SE
Oakland
Calif
Bennington School of Dance
Mills College
Robert Lamson
University of Michigan School of Law
Ann Arbor
R. D. Spears
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Pauline Huston
Twelfth Street
Charles D. Huston
Marguerite Reid
East
Delafield
Wis
Niagara Falls
New York World’s Fair
Washington
A. C. Stewart
Park Terrace SE
Canton
Mitchell
S. D
A. C
T. H. Wright, Jr
Carlton Apartments
Ames
Wright
Tom
Roy E. Curray
Linden Drive
Joe Curray
L. S. Ross
Claremont
Wayne Rogers
Champaign
Ill
Ross
University of Illinois
F. J. Flournoy
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Flournoy
F. K. Corey
Third Avenue SE
The
Des Moines Register
Seattle Times
Flournoys
Iowa
Wanda Misbach
Worscester
Mass
Williamsburg
George Kosek
Hawthorne Hill
Carroll Drive
Europe
John E. Stansbury
Robert Stemsbury
U. S
President Harding
British Isles
Yakish Bailey Wedding Hosts Toast Silver Anniversary
Lee Eckert and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner for 66 at the Montrose hotel terrace room. Guests joined in a mock wedding and later card and party games, with prizes awarded and a silver coffee service presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Eckert
Fifteenth Street SE
Montrose Hotel
Clair W. Whipple
G. A. Kay
Mrs Madeleine Kepler Weds Samuel V Anderson in Davenport
Mrs. Madeleine Kepler became the bride of Samuel V. Anderson a Greenville Mississippi attorney in a Saturday 8am ceremony at the bride's Old Robins Road NE home officiated by Rev O C Gatrelle. Afterward the couple left by motor for Greenville planning to split time between Mississippi and Cedar Rapids homes. The note lists several local residents traveling, visiting relatives, and attending events in Davenport and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Kepler
Samuel V. Anderson
Greenville
Miss
Old Robins Road
O. C. Gatrelle
Daughters of Isabella Host National Catholic Women Meeting
Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle Daughters of Isabella host the National Council of Catholic Women at Mount Mercy academy this afternoon at 2. Officers will be elected and reports given. a resume of a recent NCWC regional conference in Dubuque will be presented by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle
Daughters of Isabella
National Council of Catholic Women
Mount Mercy Academy
Dubuque
Helen Hoagland
Katherine Quass
Anna Getz
Betty Allen
Gertrude Flaherty
Kathryn Gleason
Margaret Coffey
Mary Keith
Pauline Murray
Irene Marousek
Edna McElroy
Kathryn Gilka
Delores Wixstead
Agnes Conley
Mary Mealey
Malvina Pitlik
Julia Novak
Neda Anderson
Marcella Klein
J. H. Bormann
Brides Elect Feted In Marion And City Socials
Social events celebrated brides elect Miss Sarah Reid and other honorees. Recipients included Miss Jean Dow, Miss Lois Lockwood, Miss Marian Busby, and several Mrs. and Misses from Marion and Central City. Hosts included Mr and Mrs Harold Meyn and a Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae gathering. A dessert meeting planned at Mrs Fontana’s home followed by a homeowner invite via dial 20106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Dow
Lois Lockwood
Marian Busby
H. F. Lockwood
G. A. Storck
Marion
Richard Wager
Central City
Sarah Palmer
Caroline
Katherine van Meter
Catherine Cooper
George N. Harless
F. J. Jennings
Edward Lee
Sarah Reid
Ernest Christensen
Marianne Dvorak
Upland Drive
Commonwealth Tea Room
Jean Reid
Jeanne Curry
Beth Mahannah
Florence Martin
Mary Jane McBaith
Isabel Kehrer
Katherine Baxter
Aledo, NL
A. H. Aukerman
Harold Meyn
Leslie Lawrence
Miss Reid
Christensen
Harold F
Kappa Alpha Theta
C. Louis Fontana
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Garden Wedding of Miss Mary Yakish and Marvin Bailey
Miss Mary Elizabeth Yakish and Marvin Day Bailey were married at St Johns Episcopal Church with 175 guests. The ceremony featured Rev. Dominic Loferski officiating, music by Frances Norton Cuyler and Elinor Kendall, and a garden reception for 80 at Mrs. Wurster's tea room. The couple will reside at 1962 A Avenue NE after June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosamond Kearney
Philip E. DeVoe
Mary Yakish
Marvin D. Bailey
Mary Elizabeth Yakish
Arthur L. Yakish
Eighteenth Street
Marvin Day Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Frederick M. Bailey
Springville
Dominic Loferski
S. John’s Episcopal Church
Frances Norton Cuyler
Davenport
Aylward
DeKoven
Elinor Kendall
Marion
Michigan
June Breakfast Of Beethoven Club To Be Held Thursday
Members of the Beethoven club will hold their June breakfast Thursday at 10 o'clock at the home of Edna Barrett Jackson, 2842 Grande avenue SE. The social committee led by Mrs. E. J. North will manage arrangements. Newly elected president Mrs. Everett E. Fisher will announce appointees, and Mrs. Helen Kacena Stark will preview plans for the year. A board meeting precedes breakfast at 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Edna Barrett Jackson
Grande Avenue SE
E. J. North
G. Hearn
H. M. Benninghoff
A. C. Topinka
J. B. Hodgson
V.S. Ladegaard
Everett E. Fisher
Helen Kacena Stark
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Pris Ne
P. Adams
Tommy Caldwell
Gladys
Lee
Ted Sealy
Iowa City
Ted
Mrs. Sealy
Bachelor Sealy
John W. Millers
Bertha Gray
Detroit, Mich
Elwood Royster
Fourth Street NW
Freeman Dotsons
Stratton Ellers
Frank J. Naiberts
North
Lee Eckerts
Chadimas
Richards
Kappa Delta
Dorothy Manchester
Twentieth Street
Miss Manchester
Arthur Bearle
M. Holbrook Morrison, Jr
W. D. Barrett
Camp Wapsie-Y
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kathryn Claassen
Barbara Rogers
Mary Zuercher
Gordon McKay
Ralph Gearhart, Jr
David Keehn
David, Owen Barry
J. C. Baumhoefeners
J. Carl Baumhoefener
Johnson Avenue NW
Henry Scherer
G. H. Lowe
Baumhoesener
Ann Arbor, Mich
Marjorie Vanwinkle
Evanston
H. L. van Winkle
Fifth Avenue SE
Jean Willoughby
Grundy Center
S. V. Anderson
Mrs. Vernimont
Ray Wernimont
Windermere Apartments
Will Sage
A. W. Doubrasky
Wernimont
Michigan Gardens
Arthur L. Augustine
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
George T. Wilhelm
Perry West
Blake Boulevard
E. W. Spence
Fairfax Road
Grand Rapids
Mich
M. M. Thompsons
M. M. Thompson
First Avenue E
Elizabeth
A. C. Stewarts
Peggy
Lake Forest
T. H. Wrights
Doris
Cone
ST. Paul
Doris Cone
Marvin D. Cone
William D. Clapp
William
Fred
Edward
F. L. Flournoys
D. of I
Council of Catholic Women
Barbara Blaise
Karl P. Blaise
Helen of Troy
Euripides
Golden Gate Exposition
San Francisco
Blaise
oOo Theta
Fontana
Elaine Seekins
Eaton
Mr. Bailey
Kenneth Kent
Dean Stauffacher
Leonard Porter
D. J. W. Pirie
Denver Adams
Henry Carbee
F. S. Pearson
Walker Shellady
Joan
Muscatine
J. W. Grim
Mary
Caroline Cole
Jack Hughes
Harold Tellin
Dorothy Dwelle
Northwood
Leila McDermott
Lohrville
C. J. McElrath
Leonard Forrest
Madison
Frank Ryder
Marshalltown
Earl Yakish
Janet Lothian
Leon Fuller
Elgin
William Doleza
Ely
Miss Misbach
George Koseks
Statelers
Denlinger
C. B. Stateler
Charles Stateler
Margaret
Varna, Nl
H. M. Denlinger
Fourteenth Street
CHI Omegas
Chi Omega
Coe College
Palisades State Park
Bonnie Curry
Jeannetta Hatfield
Marie Dolson
Mardella Parrott
Rachel Austin
Margaret Nickless
Margaret Fortsch
Gloria Abbott
Marjorie Peterson
Betty Knox
Margaret Farquhar
Primrose Selden
Peggie Bode
Dorothea Dolson
Jeanette Focht
Dorothy Carr
A. L. Dennstedt
Downings
A. L. Denstedt
San Diego
Alberta
L. M. Downing
Second Avenue SE
Philip K. Devoes
O. A. Kearneys
Philip Kirby DeVoe
Creston
O. A. Kearney
Grande Avenue
Eila Barnett
Second Avenue
Second Street
Palm Beach
New Pri Zoric Dry Cleaners
Third Street
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