Farewell Parties Spark Early Vacation Season
In a citywide roundup of farewell events young residents host gatherings as camps and family trips loom. Miss Mary Shaffer to entertain a Friday outdoor supper and terrace dancing for Cheley camp-bound friends. Dows Farm hosts another picnic honoring visitors and Cheley counselors from Estes Park Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheley Camp
Mary Shaffer
van Vechten Shaffer
Linden Drive SE
Shaffer
Diane Waples
Joanne Crawford
Diane Marshall
Martha Lou Smith
Betty Ford
Kathryn Barngrover
Henrietta Dows
Peter Dows
Sutherland C. Dows
Seventh Street Drive
Dows Farm
Peggy
Edith Wincil
Tulsa
Okla
Jessie Benson
Harry C. Benson
Grande Avenue
Bill Bloomhall
C. W. Bloomhall
Bever Avenue
David Pickford
Roswell H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Estes Park
Colo
Dows
Misses Benson
Patricia Salter
Marianne Corey
Phyllis Sheehy
Margaret Ann Foster
Jeanne Marshall
Barbara Marshall
Betty Gage
Betty Hamilton
Ann Frazier
Bill Keehn
Bill Lattner
Bob McGregor
Bruce McGregor
Bob Walker
Ned Sheehy
Owen T. Barry II
Frank C. Byers, Jr
Bill Wheeler
Bill Gage
Green sisters leave for visit with Amboy grandfather
Nancy and Polly Green daughters of Mr and Mrs Howard R Green of Bever Avenue SE depart by train Thursday to spend a few days with their grandfather W A Green in Amboy Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Polly Green
Howard R. Green
Bever Avenue SE
W. A. Green
Amboy
Miss Anderson Hosts Luncheon for Miss Coquillette
Miss Janet Coquillette, soon to wed Robert S. Wray of Des Moines on July 15, is honored at a noon luncheon hosted by Miss Annabel Anderson at the Roosevelt Hotel. Attendees include Eleanor and Marian Hunting, Joyce Palmer, Madge Jones, Nadgie Rohrbach, Phoebe Jane Nemecek, and Elizabeth Jackson. table featured yellow and white daisies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Coquillette
Robert S. Wray
Des Moines
Annabel Anderson
Ridgeway Drive
Grant Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Cocquillette
Eleanor and
Marian Hunting
Joyce Palmer
Madge Jones
Nadgie Rohrbach
Phoebe Jane Nemecek
Elizabeth Jackson
Mrs Westerfield Hosts Helen Young in Neighbor Courtesy
Mrs C M Westerfield at 1840 Bever avenue SE hosted a Tuesday evening courtesy for Miss Helen Young. The guest of honor, soon to wed Morris Childs next month, received a gift and was joined by a group including Mrs Elsie Young and several Misses and Mrs. Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Young
Morris Childs
C. M. Westerfield
Bever Avenue SE
Elsie Young
Marcella Young
Arlene Childs
Bertha Childs
Don Wallace
Robert A. Parsons
Lois McBroom
John P. Evans
Ralph Whitlock
Jane Ford
Carl D. Thomases Entertain At Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Thomases of 2267 Washington avenue SE host a Friday dinner at the Cedar Rapids Country club. About 45 guests attend with tables set in mixed bouquets. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baxter of Davenport are among the courtesy guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Thomas
Washington Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
C. H. Baxter
Davenport
Mrs Heuer Hosts Continental Lunch for Dennstedt Visit
Mrs. E S Heuer of 2604 Grande avenue SE entertained at the Roosevelt hotel continental lunch eon Thursday in honor of Mrs A L Dennstedt of San Diego and her daughter Miss Alberta Dennstedt visiting at the home of Dr and Mrs L M Downing 1835 Second avenue SE with Mrs R D Gray Mrs W F Naibert Mrs Charles Stewart Mrs Downing and Mrs J L Gilmore joining the courtesy acted as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Heuer
Grande Avenue SE
A. L. Dennstedt
San Diego
Calif
Alberta Dennstedt
L. M. Downing
Second Avenue SE
R. D. Gray
W. F. Naibert
Charles Stewart
Downing
J. L. Gilmore
Mrs J J Allegri Honored At Shower Hosted By McQuiston
Mrs J Stuart McQuiston hosted a Tuesday evening shower at her home 2318 Twenty-sixth Street Drive SE in compliment to Mrs John J Allegri formerly Miss Bessie Votava prior to marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stuart McQuiston
Twenty-sixth Street
John J. Allegri
Bessie Votava
Aunt Het Sarcastically Tests Amy on Fashion Fatness
In a sharp aside Aunt Het criticizes Amy for buying clothes that are too small, arguing the attempt to hide weight makes her look like she is about to burst out of them. The exchange underscores tense family dynamics and blunt humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Dessert-Bridge Honoring Mrs Menoher In Lake Worth
Mrs Paul E Menoher of Lake Worth Florida was the guest of Mr and Mrs O W Lawrence for a dessert bridge. Mrs Lawrence Mrs Joseph W Stenner and Mrs Walter O Schultz entertained Friday afternoon at Mrs Steiner 357 Garden Drive SE. Also listed are Mesdames Tait Cummins George R Liddle Leon A Meyer Russell Knapp F C Waples Arthur L Augustine Henry Howells W H Bailey Otto A Kohl Marshall Hickman Everett Pratt and Keith Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Menoher
Lake Worth
Fla
O. W. Lawrence
Winton Road
Lawrence
Joseph W. Stenner
Walter O. Schultz
Steiner
Garden Drive
Mesdames Tait Cummins
George R. Liddle
Leon A. Meyer
Russell Knapp
Tuesday Luncheon Club Honors Charter Members
The Tuesday Luncheon Club gathered at the Commonwealth Tea Room to honor two charter members Mrs. B F Childs of Monrovia California and Mrs. D H Kurtz of Cedar Rapids. Special guest Mrs. Jackson attended with club officers and members present included Mrs. Erie Childs president and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Tea Room
B. F. Childs
Monrovia
Calif
W. L. Jackson
D. H. Kurtz
Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Mesdames Erie Childs
George Yuill
Jessie Canfield
Mae Downer
Emma Gee
Henry Martin
Charles R
Miss McCrone and Mr Mound Visitation to Charles Roberts
Miss Beth McCrone of San Francisco and Dwight E. Mound of Huntington W Va arrive Friday as guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Charles E Roberts at 1759 B avenue NE. McCrone just completed her sophomore year at Stanford. Mound joins Mrs Mound and their children who have been guests there for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Roberts
B Avenue NE
Beth McCrone
San Francisco
Dwight E. Mound
Huntington W. Va
Miss McCrone
Stanford University
Mr. Mound
Quintettes Meet At Betty Murdock Home
The Quintettes gathered at Miss Betty Murdock's home on 1616 Sixth Street NW after a business session. They attended a movie then returned for refreshments. Attendees included Phyllis Lenway Frances Murdock and Mary Jane Lenway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Murdock
Sixth Street NW
Murdock
Phyllis Lenway
Frances Murdock
Mary Jane Lenway
Bridal Dinners Planned for Two Iowa Couples
Final pre nuptial events for Miriam Rogers and Sarah Reid feature bridal dinners hosted by families Friday night. Rogers and Overley wed Saturday at 2 30 PM in the T M Sinclair Memorial chapel on Coe campus with Cedar Rapids and Chicago guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Rogers
Charles A. Overley
T. M. Sinclair
Otis White
W. A. Rodger
Springfield
Ill
James A. Coddington
Troy
N. Y
Sarah Reid
Ernest H. Christensen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hugh Reid
Sixteenth Street SE
Commonwealth Tea Room
A. H. Aukerman
Jean Reid
Beth Mahannah
Donald Reid
Frank Guyott
Ferris Clark
Marianne Dvorak
Allan Poole
Jeanne Curry
Miss Reid
Mr. Christensen
Nashua Wedding Unites Alice Janet Smith and Martin McGuire
At the Little Brown church in Nashua at noon Friday, Alice Janet Smith and Martin Michael McGuire married in a double ring ceremony attended by close family. The bride, daughter of Mrs. William Smith, wore a lace redingote gown with gardenia corsage. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. McGuire. After a short trip, the couple will reside at 1642 Fifth Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brown
Nashua
Alice Janet Smith
William Smith
Fifth Street NW
Martin Michael McGuire
John T. McGuire
Eleventh Street
William Kent
Leo Miller, Jr
Leo Miller
Hostess Mrs Leibsohn Hosts First Weiss Luncheon
Mrs Phillip Leibsohn of 1955 Fifth Avenue SE hosted the first in a luncheon series at Cedar Rapids Country Club Friday. Forty guests attended in compliment to houseguests Mrs Milton Weiss and Miss Adrienne Weiss of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Leibsohn
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Milton Weiss
Adrienne Weiss
Los Angeles
Joyce Ann Toman Observes Fourth Birthday Party
Mrs. J. C. Toman hosted a Saturday afternoon party at 811 Eighteenth Street SE in honor of her daughter Joyce Ann on her fourth birthday. Guests included Maurita Blencoe Carol Trunecek Pauline Jaeger Elaine Mraz Joanne Williams Barbara Mochal Doris Williams Juanita and Billy Harris Miles Jordan Joanne Patty Doris Bruce and Donna Bruss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Toman
Eighteenth Street SE
Joyce Ann
Maurita Blencoe
Carol Trunecek
Pauline Jaeger
Elaine Mraz
Joanne Williams
Barbara Mochal
Doris Williams
Juanita
Billy Harris
Miles Jordan
Joanne
Patty
Doris Bruce
Donna Bruss
Ace High Club Hosts Steak Fry and Bridge Evening
Members of the Ace High bridge club enjoyed a steak fry in Bever Park on Wednesday honoring Mrs. Bernard Morrison formerly Ethel Krall. Miss Veda Heckart acted as hostess and later the group moved to Miss Mary Corrigan’s apartment at 1258 Fourth Avenue SE where bridge followed and a wedding gift was presented to Mrs. Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace High Bridge Club
Bever Park
Bernard Morrison
Ethel Krall
Veda Heckart
Mary Corrigan
Fourth Avenue SE
Morrison
Parties for Brides-Elect on Calendar
Complimentary bridal events fill Thursday social calendar as Dorothea Dolson celebrates a personal shower with long list of guests and gifts arranged in a treasure hunt. Mary Lockwood’s bridal bridge and shower precede her June 24 marriage to Charles Roberts. Two Hubbard sisters host a joint shower and tea for Beth Hubbard and Gretchen Hubbard with garden themes and a Venetian cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
Naomi Hauser
E. B. Hauser
Nineteenth Street SE
Dorothea Dolson
Miss Dolson
Glenn W. Benecke
L. L. Dolson
Jeanne Curry
Bonnie Curry
Marie Dolson
Cora Hampton
Jeanetta Hatfield
Jeanette Focht
Peggie Bode
Mary Jo Johnson
Dorothy Carr
Betty Minshall
Rachel Austin
Margaret Farquhar
Elsie Power
Primrose Selden
Margaret Fortsch
Jean Miller
Mardella Parrot
Marjorie Deacon
Janet Thomas
Jane Fuhrmeister
Elizabeth Smith
Beth Hubbard
John R. Poolman
Des Moines
Gretchen Hubbard
Robert Tenney
Leo M. Stalker
Hank O. Storrs
Mrs Byers Hosts Cooking Club Luncheon At Cedar Rapids Club
Mrs Frank C. Byers welcomed members of the Cooking Club to a Friday luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Guests of Mr and Mrs Malcolm V Bolton included Mrs Clifford Hubbell of Buffalo NY and Mrs W W Hamilton of Niantic Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Byers
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cooking Club
Clifford Hubbell
Buffalo
N. Y
W. W. Hamilton
Niantic
Beethoven Club Ends Year With Breakfast Party
The Beethoven Club wrapped its social year with a June breakfast at Edna Barrett Jackson's garden. New president Mrs. Everett E. Fisher named next year’s committees across Civic, Ways and Means, Social, Telephone, House and program, with Batchelder outlining a study plan focusing on Bach, Beethoven and Brahms and related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Edna Barrett Jackson
Grande Avenue SE
E. J. North
Everett E. Fisher
Civic
Otto Ambroz
Eleanor Houts
James Taylor
Clyde Sanborn
Ways and Means
John T. Massey
G. O. Fletcher
Cochairman
Frank V. Orr
W. G. Basler
L. Peiffer
Fayette Moore
John W. Miller
Ann Denkman
Social
H. M
Bridal Dinner For Nelson Hale Pair
Mr and Mrs C M Nelson 219 Fifteenth Street SE entertained at a bridal dinner Thursday evening for their daughter Marie whose marriage to Richard Hale will take place Saturday. Covers were laid for twenty guests at a pink and white table with roses. Out of town guests included David Hale of Chicago and John O Dea of Anamosa who will be best man.
Camp Fire awards committee meeting moved to church
The Camp Fire committee of awards will meet Saturday at 9 30 a m in the Camp Fire room of the First Presbyterian church, changing the location from the library as previously planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Committee of
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs Shores Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon
Mrs Gordon B Shores of 2505 Meadowbrook Drive SE entertained her bridge club at a Thursday luncheon Prizes went to Mrs Charles W Clark and Mrs Tom Young Others present included Mesdames Raymond H Stuff Needham Young Burt Hardy Lou Severa and J F Janda
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon B. Shores
Meadowbrook Drive
Charles W. Clark
Tom Young
Raymond H. Stuff
Needham Young
Burt Hardy
Lou Severa
J. F. Janda
Honors Miss Halton at personal shower
Mrs. E. J. Miller hosted a personal shower for Miss Patricia Halton on Wednesday evening. Bunco was played with prizes awarded to Mrs. Lyman Jones and Wilma Schroeder. Attendees included Earl Thompson, Mrs. Hils hite, Mrs. Horace Achter, Mrs. Fred Hull, Mae Irnster and Esther Christle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Miller
Seventeenth Street
Patricia Halton
Harry Sullivan
Bunco
Lyman Jones
Wilma Schroeder
Earl Thompson
Hils Hite
Horace Achter
Fred Hull
Mae Irnster
Esther Christle
Miss Zubrod to Wed Kratz at St Wenceslaus
A linen shower was hosted at 1434 Second Street SE by Mrs. Celia Robertson for Louise Zubrod, who will marry George Kratz on June 24 at St. Wenceslaus church. Refreshments were served to attendees including Kathryn Porazil Mary Fiala Wanda Farmer Marion Safely Leona Stodola Margaret Miller Betty Ann Robertson Laura Majewski and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Robertson
Second Street
Louise Zubrod
George Kratz
St. Wenceslaus’ Church
Kathryn Porazil
Mary Fiala
Wanda Farmer
Marion Safely
Leona Stodola
Margaret Miller
Betty Ann Robertson
Laura Majewski
John Pruesek
Robert Tosh
Henry Hamer
Mary Pollock
Marie
Mrs Bucknell Heads to University Reunion in Minneapolis
Mrs R E Bucknell of 13000 Avenue NE travels to Minneapolis for the twenty fifth reunion at the University of Minnesota and to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Bucknell
Avenue
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
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Polly
Nancy Green
Milwaukee
Hladky’s
Dial
4Th Ave
Miss Anderson
Miss Coquillette
Mrs. Westerfield
Carl D. Thomases
Mrs. Heuer
McQuiston
Mrs. Menoher
Charles Roberts
Liptons
Sir Thomas Lipton
Seven Nations
Lipton
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Pra ‘Prize Winning
Miss Rogers
Martin M. McGuire
Mrs. Leibsohn
Mrs. Weiss
Joyce Toman
McCready
FOOD
2Nd Ave
Mrs. Byers
Nelson-Hale Party
Committee OF Awards
Schamberger's Bakery
Third Avenue
White Hat Sale
U. S. Pat
Dows Building
Bishop’s
Bishop
Ella Hewitt
Mrs. Shores
Miss Halton
Miss Zubrod
Mrs. Bucknell
Liebke & Taylor
Iowa
SOX
Ankle Sox
Neumode Hosiery Shop
2Nd ST
Tassy
Yen Sing Cae
Martin's
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