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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
2
With good swimming weather ahead the Cedar Rapids Gazette highlights a new beach cover-up described as a loosely draped shift with a hemline ruffle. Fabrics include denim mattress ticking and sail cloth complemented by a gay beach hat and bag for a day at the beach.
J. P. Gasway was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Assn at the annual meeting. Elected officers include Mrs. Richard J. Fisher vice president E H Menken treasurer Stevan B. Smith secretary and Mrs. Bernard Warner historian. New board members are Frank Magid Dr. Richard M. Quetsch and William J. Seidel. Moershel and Smith were re elected to the board.
Mrs. Donald Lynch hosted a pre-nuptial coffee Wednesday morning for Carolyn Walch daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis R Walch and Mary Elizabeth Hess daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell I Hess. Thirty guests attended. Walch is the August bride elect of Lawrence E Sperry of Winnetka Indiana. Hess will wed June 30 to David J Murray of Lead South Dakota.
The CRCC hosts an informal senior high dance Thursday from 8 30 to 11 30 pm at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Cedar Rapids Elmcrest Golf and Country Club and Indian Creek Country Club members and their guests are invited. Playboy orchestra provides the music.
Mrs. James Walton of 4801 Midway Dive NW was feted Tuesday at a baby shower hosted by Mrs. Larry Sharp at 2440 Twenty second Avenue in Marion. Ten guests attended the event.
Norma Jean Reiner and John E. Keiper exchanged marriage vows at Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Wellington Springs on a Sunday ceremony. The bride wore white lace with a fingertip veil and carried a Bible topped with red roses. The reception followed in the Legion hall, and the couple will reside in Newhall.
Miss Mary Jo Helscher of 2021 Markett boulevard SE was honored at a pre nuptial coffee and linen shower held Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs. Richard A. Reinschmidt 424 Dunreath drive INE. Co hostesses were Mrs. J Nevin Nichols 1107 Twenty Seventh street NE and Mrs Kenneth E Myers 500 Longwood drive NE. Miss Helscher is the July 14 bride elect of Russell P Schuchmann of Milwaukee.
Ten members of Ella Hungerford circle and their husbands attended a Bever park picnic Tuesday. Committees for the coming year were announced and plans laid for the County home picnic and a July 17 family event. Queen Esther circle met for a dessert lunch with Mrs L A Lower. Mrs George Westcot assisted. A donation to Camp Good Health in memory of Mrs Mildred Heaton was approved. An honor pearl was voted for retiring president Mrs Wilmer Robison. Thirteen members of Forget-Me-Not circle gathered Tuesday with Mrs Woodrow Wilson to plan a fall rummage sale and the County home picnic. members sewed.
Mr and Mrs George Glanz will be honored on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house at St Pauls Lutheran church Sunday from 2 to 4 p m The couple has two daughters Mrs Melvin Nelson and Linda.
Tee-off times posted for the Indian Creek Country Club women’s invitational in town. Early blocks from 7:30 to 12 include groups led by Mrs. Leo Cole and Phyllis Wilson among many others, with multiple pairs of players named for each slot.
Mrs. Fred Bellamy won the Women.s Western Golf Association pin during Cedar Rapids Country Club.s women.s day. Blind low net foursome winners were the Mines: Robert P. Bell K. K. Kinsey William Graham and Gene Mason. Mrs. Perry West received a birdie ball and Mrs. C. H. Stark won the pro prize. The handicap tournament opens Monday with Mrs. Dean W. Stauffacher as chairman. pairings posted in the pro shop.
Mrs. Donald Everist was medalist Tuesday for women's day at Jones Park. Winners in their events were the Mines: Ray Cary, Frank Ehrenberger, Eugene Larson and Leonard Karasek. Prizes for low putts went to the Mines: William Jones, John Franklin, Jerome Childs, Charles Boland, C. V. Voelkers and Parke Fisher. Approaches were sunk by Mrs. Leo Wilson and Mrs. John Hancy.
Ninety five participants joined the women’s guest day on Tuesday with Miss Betty Hruska of Ellis Park as medalist and Mrs. Richard Spacek Ellis as low putts. Other winners include Mrs. Robert Scroggs Cedar Rapids Country Club for leverage golf and Mrs. James Kromphardt Elmcrest for approach ball. Member winners were Miss Linda Jordan medalist and Mrs. E E Heintze low putts. Special prizes went to Mrs. Robert Gloe and Mrs. Herbert Jahn.
Miss Berthe E. Wells bride elect of Thomas B. Keith of Marion was feted at a pre nuptial coffee hosted by Mrs. C B Meffert and cohosted by Mrs E B McConkie and Mrs Ralph Hunting at 2610 Country Club Parkway SE and 1962 First Avenue NE. The couple, daughter of Mr and Mrs James P Wells of Iowa City, will marry Saturday.
Miss Barbara Louise Kegler daughter of Mr and Mrs Cyril L Kegler 328 Dairydale road SE will be honored at a brunch and set your table shower Thursday at 11 at Cedar Rapids Country club Hostesses include Mrs Howard W Mixson 2207 Grande avenue SE Robert M Chapman 251 Twenty third street drive SE Raymond J Stevenson 2314 Bever avenue SE and H E Olerich 392 Twenty first street SE Thirty five guests will attend The bride elect will be married Aug 18 to James G Hoehn of South Bend Ind
Kathleen Louise Dooling arrived Saturday to spend a week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Grashoff, at 410 Fairway Terrace SE. Her parents, Thomas B. Dooling III and wife, are vacationing in New York.
A foam laminated fabric garment should be laundered as recommended for the fabric without the foam backing. Two precautions apply: do not overstuff the washer and do not use chlorine bleach.
Officers were installed at a picnic dinner by the Town Toastmistress club at the home of Mrs. Frank Hulbert. New officers included Miss Hazel Lorton president, Mrs. Lewis Dreibelbies vice president, Miss Marjorie Price secretary, and Miss Maryanne Nelson treasurer. New members Donna Hakes and Nancy Alberts joined, and a gift was given to Mrs. Edward Preston who will move to Geneva Switzerland in July.
A Vin ton club picnic took place Tuesday evening at Noelridge park pavilion. Among the 34 attendees were the James Van De Novers of Oelwein.
Donald E. Loop and Chris Fedde won North South while Eleanor Thomas and Lena Hodgin took East West in the Mitchell movement at the Roosevelt hotel during Tuesday evening duplicate bridge in Cedar Rapids.
Elizabeth Arden, operator of a Fifth Avenue beauty parlor and other salons, has purchased Barrettstown castle in County Kildare, Ireland for about 200000 and plans to reside on the 507 acre estate next month, per the Irish tourist office.
Mrs. Harry S. Johnson of 1546 Fourth Avenue SE arrived home Tuesday evening after attending her class reunion at Northwestern University. She also met her son Lawrence H. of Hobbs New Mexico who was en route to his law school class reunion at the University of Michigan.
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