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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1938
Page
9
Coe college finishes summer classes as professors plan vacations with families across the Midwest and East. Bryant family motor trips to the Rocky Mountains and Drummond Island. Cone family tour to eastern states with museum visits then Toronto. Others join trips to West Okoboji, Virginia Beach, and Indiana. Events mention Bible study travel, field geology work, and study plans for several staff.
Northwestern and Wisconsin students head home for summer break. Joan Miller, Roswell Pickford, Audrey Jones, Betty Albert and others from Minnesota and nearby states are listed with addresses.—Concluding with travel plans, family trips, and social gatherings as graduates and students prepare to depart for summer.
Ralph Leo's voice students gathered Friday at Mrs W L Barnard's home 2200 D street SW for a group recital with Norman Emerson as chairman. The program featured names such as Wagner Leoni Branscombe and Ballantine among others. Refreshments were served by Keith Ottsen. The next meeting will be June 17 at 8 p.m. at Miss Grace Listebarger’s home with group No 2 and Mary Toot directing.
Twenty six Cedar Rapids assembly No. 11 Rainbow for Girls representatives travel to Clinton for the grand assembly from Monday through Wednesday. Miss Ruth Jane Hubbard serves as worthy adviser and a list of attendees includes June DeNio, Peggy Bode, Jeanne Hatfield, Betty Mahon, Ruth Ann Hasek, Kathryn Dennison, Jacqueline Lorig, Elaine Benson, Margaret Seysler, Mary Frances Bucknell, Marjorie Scur lock, Diana Brokaw, Dorothy Dun can, Dorothy Miller, Evelyn Afflerbaugh, Pat Rice, Jean Killen, Gladys Linge, Elaine Kempter, Virginia Dodds. Accompanying adults include Dr. Hulda Rice, Mrs. Charles Bode, Mrs. C. M. Hatfield, Mrs. R. W. Hubbard, and Mrs. F. H. Killen. MISS ZAVODSKY HOSTESS. Leola Zavodsky hosts a roller skating party with friends at her home 811 Oakland avenue NE followed by a lunch. Attendees include Mesdames William Hoyt, Joe Janda, William Neff, and Misses Josephine Zila, Inez Berkla, Helen Indra, Louise Indra, Dorothy Morris, Dorothy Gray, Betty Landa, Edna Nissen, Jessie Shaw, Lucille Christie, Leon a Simon, Frances Skala, Dorothy Schenken of Keystone, and Erna Schenken of Chicago.
Mr and Mrs M H Morrison of 1819 Second Avenue SE depart Saturday for a three week trip to the Pacific coast to attend the International Rotary convention in San Francisco visit Mrs Morrison s sister at Auburn California and return via Portland Tacoma and Seattle. Six hundred six El Kahir unit of the woman s auxiliary to the Shriners hospital for crippled children will meet at Ellis Park duck pond Thursday at 1 p m for a picnic luncheon. Members should bring a covered dish and sandwiches Coffee and ice cream will be provided by the committee. Miss Cleda Schaefer and Miss Farrell Dougherty have left for a two week trip through the east. They will visit New York City Buffalo Niagara Falls and Washington DC. Mrs William Thompson hosted a miscellaneous shower for her daughter Miss Annette Thompson bride elect assisted by Mrs B McGowan Mrs J Duffie and Mrs E Sharron.
Mrs. Clara Ortmann of 1527 First avenue announces the engagement of her daughter Arlene Ortmann to J Willard Heath son of Mr and Mrs Merritt Heath of 1726 Fourth avenue SE. The wedding is set for Sunday afternoon July 31 at the First Baptist church.
A European tour by a marimba ensemble recalls aboard ship audiences that included Lily Pons and Signor Chaliapin. After a fog horn contest, the group faced luggage and tipping costs, stayed at four hotels with three chaperones, and opened at Salle Rameaux in Europe before a full Carnegie Hall reception in New York where locals mistook them for South Sea Islanders.
Ashley Chapter of the D A R held a Flag Day picnic Saturday at Bever Park with Mrs. Imogen Emery named national chairman of the committee for national defense through patriotic education. Luncheon hostesses included Mrs. Crissman Bain Cronbaugh Duncan Toms and Miss Jennie Post. Rev Marion H Williams was the speaker. The LaPlante Choate auxiliary meets Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Daniels Park for a picnic luncheon. Miss Velma Zakostelecky visits the Finnigan home while attending Coe College summer session. Mr and Mrs J E Killinger and daughter Joan depart for Ames for a Ph D degree conferral at Iowa State College Monday. Health education group plans bicycle outing at Bever Park Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. with brunch and cards at Mrs T H DeWees home thereafter. Group picnic dinner at Thornwood Friday 6:30 p.m. Coffee and silverware to be brought. Dance at Thornwood follows. For more information call Mrs O J Elsenbast 29869. Department meeting Thursday 9–11 a.m. at McKinley High School courts for tennis. Youth Temperance council to meet at Gale and Everett Wisely home Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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