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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
8
Kathie Wood daughter of Robert E Woods was crowned queen at the Junior League eighteenth Cotton Ball held Saturday evening at Cedar Rapids Country club. Over 100 guests attended a cocktail party at the home of Mr and Mrs William Fletcher and many others hosted preceding events.
Des Moines this weekend hosts multiple parties honoring Miss Patricia Craemer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Craemer prior to her July 7 wedding to Philip A. Brown. Brunch at 11 30 a m today hosted by Mrs. Theodore Rehmann and family. Further events include a dinner party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John H Chateauvert and family Tuesday evening and a cocktail dinner Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. M J Donnelly. A Friday coffee and linen shower hosted by Mrs. J C Kennedy at the Roosevelt hotel will feature blue and white daisies. Saturday luncheon will be given by the Philip Weaver hosts.
Mrs B N Crane of Sheridan Wyoming visits family in Cranewood and the home of Mr and Mrs Stevan B Smith at 523 Thirtieth Street Drive SE for nearly two weeks en route to Vermont. She attends a luncheon hosted by Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer at 2001 Linden Drive SE with ten guests before heading East next weekend. Miss Suzanne Hahn and Miss Marcia Jenkins depart to counsel at Camp Nicolet Eagle River Wisconsin returning in late August.
Miss Joan Catherine Enzler married William David Martin Jr in All Saints Catholic Church. The ceremony at 10:30 a.m. featured Amazon lilies and white gladiolas, with relatives from Dubuque Chicago Milwaukee and Waterloo attending a reception for about 275 at the Roosevelt hotel.
Mrs Ilda E Boyer 613 Fifteenth Street SE married George C Claassen Ivanhoe Road SW in a four o clock home ceremony at the bridegrooms son William Claassen’s residence. Rev Alfred J N Henriksen officiated. About 40 guests attended a buffet supper. The bride wore gray nylon lace with pink orchid. the couple will reside after September 1 at Ivanhoe SW Cedar Rapids.
Miss Susan MelIntyre daughter of Mr and Mrs Scott McIntyre 627 Cottage Grove Ave SE attends National Pi Beta Phi convention June 24 30 at Huntington Sheraton Pasadena California as one of two North Carolina Beta chapter delegates from Duke University Durham NC She plans visits to sorority sisters in Los Angeles and Chicago before returning July 3 Also noted are Mrs Howard R Green and Mr Green returning from a two month Europe tour in England France Switzerland and Italy.
Twilight golf winners Friday evening at Cedar Rapids Country Club included Mr and Mrs James Colbert low net and Mr and Mrs Ted Welch least putts Becky Ross to be honored on birthday Mrs Donald M Ross will entertain ten guests Monday afternoon at a party at her home 3015 Weing road NE in honor of her daughter Becky Dr and Mrs R W Conkling and their two sons Bill and Jimmy of Newton are spending the weekend in the home of Mrs Conkling's parents Mr and Mrs Fred W Smith 2618 Bever avenue SE
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