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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1941

Page

14

Two Bridal Dinners On Social Calendar

Two bridal dinners mark the eve of weddings for Miss Joyce Palmer to William R. Fuller of New York and Miss Ann Winslow to Kenneth H. Bastian. The Winslow dinner honors include 29 guests with out of town relatives from Rochester, Aberdeen, Fort Dodge, Des Moines, Davenport, and Chicago. A garden breakfast hosted by Mr and Mrs Frederick S. Glanville and Miss Kathleen Carey preceded the Winslow event. The Palmer dinner is hosted by Mr and Mrs John Montague Ely with immediate families and out of town guests Raymond T Fuller, William J Bakken, and Fritz Dillmann listed.

Joyce Palmer William R. Fuller New York Ann Winslow Kenneth H Bastian Lohengrin Miss Winslow Mr. Bastian Roswell H. Pickford Forest Drive Robert B. Irons, Jr Rochester Robert Wasem Margaret Ann Hunter Des Moines Margaret Kuttler Davenport Winslow Frederick S. Glanville Bever Avenue SE Kathleen Carey Grande Avenue SE Carey Miss Palmer Mr. Fuller John Montague Ely First Avenue E Ely Raymond T Fuller New York City William J Bakken Chicago Fritz Dillmann

Dinner Hosts Named at Cedar Rapids Country Club

Hosts Thursday evening at the Cedar Rapids Country Club were Mr and Mrs A C Stewart of 352 Park Terrace SE. Guests included Dr and Mrs C Krause, Dr and Mrs Harry Jones, Mr and Mrs Robert Toms, Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson of Sigourney, and Dr and Mrs Joseph Hagen of Wyoming.

Cedar Rapids Country Club A. C Stewart Park Terrace C. Krause Harry 2, Jones Robert Toms Charles Johnson Sigourney Joseph Hagen Wyoming

Mrs B B Hickenlooper Hosts Bridge Club Dinner

Mrs B B Hickenlooper 365 Park Terrace SE will entertain members of her bridge club Friday evening at her home. Mrs Van Winkle hosts club and hosted sewing club luncheon. Trinity Etttes new Sunday school class met at Trinity Methodist for business and swimming then a picnic. Officers include Arlene Dvorak president Betty Darling vice president Lillian Dusek secretary treasurer Betty Lou Soukup social Virginia Field publicity Jean Runner worship Betty Jane Nichols Audrey Ballou calling.

B. B. Hickenlooper Park Terrace SE H. L. van Winkle Fifth Avenue SE Trinity-Ettes Irene Miner Trinity Methodist Church Arlene Dvorak Betty Darling Lillian Dusek Betty Lou Soukup Virginia Field Jean Runner Betty Jane Nichols Audrey Ballou

Summer guests visit Maxwell household family in residence

Mr. and Mrs. A. C Maxwell of 229 Sinclair avenue SE host week guests including Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Winders and their son Wesley of Tuxedo Maryland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Morton and their son John of Hazleton, Miss Margaret Morton of Washington DC, and Mrs. R. D. McMickle with her children Jacqueline Patsy and John of Philadelphia.

A. C Maxwell Sinclair Avenue J. W. Winders Wesley Tuxedo J. Q. Morton John Hazleton Margaret Morton Washington, D. C Maxwells R. D. McMickle Jacqueline Patsy Philadelphia

Miss Clara Barr Honored at Miscellaneous Shower

Mrs Libbie Sage and others hosted a Wednesday afternoon shower at 612 Third Street NW in honor of Miss Clara Barr bride elect of Joseph E O Neal Cedar Rapids. Guests included many local ladies and the luncheon started at 3 o clock with games led by Miss Vivian Wilson and refreshments by Mrs Pfeifer and aides.

Libbie Sage Josephine Rushek Mary Weiss Third Street Clara Barr Joseph E. O'Neal Cedar Rapids John Collins Harry Meyers Mary Rushek Emma Lyons C. W. Eton John Bezdek Ralph Kephart Leo Janda Gilbert Crouse Wesley Striegzel A. D Farmer James Paul K E. Gregory John Zacek Elmer Davis Bonnie Janda Wilma Eton Shirley Eton Frederick Crouse Vickie Farmer Philip Paul Norma Jean Gregory Anton Zacek David Davis Fred Pfeifer Avenue NW Nancy Jo Vivian Wilson Pfeifer Ray Wilson C. L. Wiley H. J. Wiley Marion Janice Knox Dickie Thenhaus Sandra Lee Bobby Cerney Roberta Straka Lyle Chittick Judy Stone Jimmy Butler Anna May Popacek Patricia Diane Pfeifer Carolyn Sanborn

Villas Glow room shower honors Virgene Herring

Mrs Millie Lininger Mrs El mer Cross and Mrs M E Hamilton entertained in honor of Mrs Hamiltons daughter Miss Vir gene Herring at a miscellaneous shower Monday evening in the Glow room of the Gas company Miss Herring s marriage to Jack C Forbes will be an event of July 12 Those attending from out of town were the Mesdames Dayton Lininger of Marion Lamir Cuhel Anton Uleh Emil Novy John Stoner Herbert Cochran Loyd Bowman Lizzie Lininger and Miss Jessie Lininger all of North Liberty and Mrs Gilbert Capps of Iowa City

Millie Lininger Elmer Cross M. E. Hamilton

Mrs Kirk Hosts East Visitors At Cedar Rapids Luncheon

Mrs Blossom Kirk entertained a Cedar Rapids Country club luncheon honoring Mrs J W Hatch and Mrs Grace Hatch Wickland of New York City visiting their daughter Mrs Rockey T Newton and Mr Newton. Other guests included Mesdames Boynton Davis Hoyt Bell Stamats Marshall Bell Hickenlooper Darling and West.

New York City Blossom Kirk Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Country Club J. W. Hatch Grace~ Hatch Wickland Rockey T. Newton Newton Ridgewood Terrace Kirk Douglas F. Boynton Elliott Davis

Rainbow for Girls Assembly to Hold Initiation and Dance

Order of Rainbow for Girls assembly No. 11 plans a 4 p.m. initiation on Saturday followed by a Rainbow girls only picnic supper. Members should bring a covered dish and table service with meat and dessert provided. An informal dance runs from 8 to 11 p.m.

Order of Rainbow

Cedar Rapids teen to broadcast on WHO Saturday

Miss Bettie Mae Sidwell granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lampman of 617 Eighth avenue SE Cedar Rapids was chosen by radio station WHO to broadcast Saturday at 1030 am. She will be accompanied to Des Moines by her voice teacher Miss Margaret Maddigan.

Bettie Mae Sidwell J. E. Lampman Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids WHO Sidwell Des Moines Margaret Maddigan Doris Young A. Bryce Stearns Denver Colo M. H. Morrison Second Avenue SE W. L. Jackson W. H. Carr Marianne Dvorak Paul Long Lost Nation W. H. Kirkpatrick Sugarland Tex Leonard J. Smith Sixteenth Street L. J. Smith F. C. Kirkpatrick Gertie B. Smith F. J. Dvorak E. W. Funkey Harold Kolar Myrvin Pope Lucille Funkey Harold Severn Davenport

Blaul Family Returns From Pine Lake Vacation

Mr and Mrs Theodore F Blaul and their daughters Frances Kathleen Betty and Louise reside 345 Woodland Drive SE returning Thursday from a week at the summer home of Carl Blackman at Pine Lake Wisconsin.

Theodore F. Blaul Frances Kathleen Betty Louise Woodland Drive Carl Blackman Pine Lake Wis

Miss Holloway Returns From Minneapolis Visit

Miss Bette Holloway of 1700 Center Point Road NE returns after a two week visit in Minneapolis as guest of Miss Mary Evelyn Wenke and Miss Gayle Armstrong.

Bette Holloway Center Point Road Minneapolis Mary Evelyn Wenke Gayle Armstrong

East Side Union Holds First S T L Service at Bever Park

The East side WC.TU conducted an S T L service at Bever Park on Wednesday afternoon, the first meeting in years. Mrs. Merle P. White led a group for school age children, with attendees David Owen Powell, Dickie Byron, Ellen Burke, Frances Ann Burke, and Irma White. Summer meetings are set for 2 30 p m on the last Wednesday of each month at Bever Park. Children from all churches are invited.

East Side Bever Park

Health program planning meeting at Woman's Club

Officers of the health education department met with the program committee Mrs. Robert Campbell Mrs. John Dvorak and Mrs. Henry Bollen at Mrs. W P Rohrbach's home 1400 Fifth Avenue SE on Wednesday for a breakfast and compiled the department's year long agenda.

Health Education Department Woman's Club Robert Campbell John Dvorak Henry Bollen W. P. Rohrbach Fifth Avenue SE

Cedar Rapids Cyclettes Welcome New Member Laura Johnson

The Cedar Rapids Cyclettes met Wednesday evening with Mrs. George Clifford and welcomed new member Miss Laura Johnson at 3106 E Avenue NE. Guest Mrs. Louise Brudsky attended.

Cedar Rapids Cyclettes Club George Clifford L Street Laura Johnson E Avenue Louise Brudsky

T. Y P. A. Picnic Sunday

The Iowa division of T P A will hold a picnic Sunday at Eagle Point in Dubuque. All members and friends are invited to attend and bring requirements, with cold drinks and ice cream furnished.

Iowa T.P.A Eagle Point Dubuque

Advice From Mary Memners

Readers discuss shyness and social snobbery in a neighborhood. A reader questions college- bred smugness and proposes harmony through neighborly study clubs. A second letter thanks Miss Manners and asks if quiet young men miss chances due to quiet choices.

Women Speak On Marriage Manners In Old Gazette

The piece lists habits that husbands should avoid after marriage. It laments men who flirt with other women in gatherings, crowd the front seat, silence their wives, hog chairs, critique outfits, delay grooming, doubt their spouses, resort to the hen pecked line, judge makeup, answer only in monosyllables, and neglect courteous acts like opening doors.

Wholesome good times survey appeal to youth

A. L. asks for opinions from young men and women on a subject about wholesome activities. The writer suggests many share the love for wholesome times and asks for responses from boys and girls.

A. L

Esther Rowe and Martin Ray Wed at Little Brown Church

The June 15 ceremony at the Little Brown Church in Nashua united Esther Rowe daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Rowe and Martin Ray son of Mr and Mrs John Ray. Rev F L Hanscom officiated. The couple reside at 116 Sixteenth street NE and 60 guests attended a reception at the bride’s home after a Lake Okoboji honeymoon.

Little Brown Nashua Esther Rowe Harry Rowe Sixteenth Street Martin Ray John Ray Second Avenue F. L. Hanscom Raymond Burlingame Rex Levis Marlene Ray Waterloo Maxine Woods Sixteenth Street NE Lake Okoboji

Minnesota Guests At Youngs Home Visit Northeastern Family

Dr and Mrs H H Eelkema and children Harrison Robert and Emma Ruth of Duluth Minnesota have been visiting Mrs Eellkema's parents Dr and Mrs Fred G Young at 1532 D avenue NE en route to California for a vacation.

H. H. Eelkema Harrison, Robert Emma Ruth Duluth, Minn Eellkema Fred G. Young D Avenue NE California

Becker's Daughter Visiting From South Bend

Miss Helen Ruth Becker of South Bend Indiana arrived Friday for a week’s visit with her parents Mr and Mrs H J Becker at 1632 Bever Avenue SE.

Helen Ruth Becker South Bend Ind H. J. Becker Bever Avenue

Mrs Dewey Alexander Hosts Rebecca Alexander Tent Event

Mrs Dewey Alexander entertained 26 members and guests of the Rebecca Alexander tent Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War Wednesday afternoon at her Ely road home. Refreshments were served in the garden with Mesdames Norman Scott W Greer McCrory Jr and Miss Myrtle Hagan assisting.

Dewey Alexander Rebecca Alexander Daughters of Union Veterans of the Old Ely Road Norman Scott W. Greer McCrory, Jr Myrtle Hagan

Miss McNeal Weds Howard Chalmers in Trinity Church

Miss Helen McNeal daughter of Mrs Anna McNeal of 19d0 Third Street SW and Howard Chalmers son of Mr and Mrs A M Chalmers were married at 8 pm Wednesday in Trinity Methodist church. The Rev William O Eckler performed the ceremony. Guests included out of town Mrs H Phillips of Maywood Illinois. After July 1 the couple will reside at 417 Third Street SW.

Helen McNeal Anna McNeal Third Street Howard Chalmers A. M. Chalmers Trinity Methodist Church William O. Eckler John Knowles Gerald Fottral Chalmers McNeal William Henrichs Richard Buss H. Phillips Maywood Ill

Local Women Attend P T A Institute in Cedar Falls

Local women attended the Parent-Teacher Institute at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls with Mesdames Willis Clark Clarence Lisenbee Wesley Ward Clinton Lane Arthur Norman Harry Strothers Clyde Perem sky H R Lubben David Kvapil Howard Martin Harold Miner Louis Blaha J H Johanos Otto Hanzlik Art Fisher J A Hames Vernon L Spohn and Miss Doreen Cobb among attendees Speakers included Howard Funk Bronxville NY vice president National Congress of Parents and Teachers Miss Jessie Parker superintendent of public instruction and Miss Agnes Samuelson executive secretary of the Iowa State Teachers association

Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Mesdames Willis Clark Clarence Lisenbee Wesley Ward Clinton Lane Arthur Norman Harry Strothers Clyde Peremsky H. R. Lubben David Kvapil Howard Martin Harold Miner Louis Blaha J H. Johanos Otto Hanzlik Art Fisher J. A. Hames Vernon L. Spohn Doreen Cobb Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers The College Howard Funk Bronxville N. Y National Congress of Parents and Teachers Jessie Parker Agnes Samuelson Iowa State Teachers’ Association

Sergeant Returns to Camp Claiborne After Furlough

Sgt. Howard McNulty has returned to Camp Claiborne Louisiana after a ten day furlough with his family Mr and Mrs Frank McNulty and friends at 2086 Avenue NW.

Sgt Howard McNulty Camp Claiborne Frank McNulty Avenue NW

Return from Lake Agee party enjoys Birchdale Villa escape

RETURN FROM LAKE, JR. and MRS. W. L. AGEe of Marengo and MRS. GEORGE BARNI VELT, 808 A AVENUE NE, return Wednesday after spending several days at Birchdale Villa on White Fish Lake Minnesota.

W. L. Agee Marengo George Barnivelt Birchdale Villa White Fish Lake Minn

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Stewart Clul Mms. Hwickenloover Mrs. van Winkle Wonokk Miss Barr Nancy JO Pfeifer Nonor Virgilene Herring Oxfords 2Nd Avenue East Mrs. Kirk East Rainbow Girls Miss Sidwell Blauls Miss Holloway Wise W.C.T.U Nancy Lou Club Lake Macbride Fred Larson Irvin Hartrum George Johnson Vernon White J. W. Barnett R. O. Andrews K. R. Farquhar Florence Narber C. W. Reames J. E. Youngman Mary Gullidge Hollywood Dolores del Rio Mary Memners Ellen Miss Manners Wife Rutw Millett Gazette Pray Em Mle Youngs Mnaye Minnesota Tielen Rut Becker D. U Bairy Farm Milwaukee Hladey Grocery and Market 4Th Ave Dial Neumode Neumode Hosiery Shop Second Street Second Ave S.E Catherine Timm H. L. Moore Fort Snelling Paul Dougan Darlene Pollack 301 Fourteenth Street Jane Fuhrmeister Marjorie Deacon Raymond Hibbing Betty Jane Levien la Salle Schmidt Delhi Timm Levsen Howard Remley Anamosa Jane Tuhr Meister Dora Jane Hamblin Ruth Beitel Ray L. Clapp Iarriette Hamilton Lawrence McLeod Traer Galyn Peterson B Avenue NE Frank McLeod of Miss McNeal Ae eMais Fey Tou A Mae Seer Ee Ee Ao Mann
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