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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1935
Page
7
Frances Westerfield notes a late start to summer travels as cool, rainy conditions push families to plan trips within Minnesota and to nearby states. Residents combine work and leisure with many heading to Spirit Lake, Crandall’s Lodge, Grand Rapids, Sabins Park, and Florida, Wisconsin, or Washington destinations.
Mrs S E Coquillette of 540 Knollwood Drive SE and her children Janet and James depart Friday for Camp Owanka on Lake Sylvia Minnesota. James will attend summer camp, and Mrs Coquillette and Janet are expected to return today or Monday.
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Morrison of Boston Mass are due to arrive Sunday to spend a few days with Mr Morrison's parents Dr and Mrs W J Morrison at 513 Vernon drive SE The couple were married April 5.
Mr and Mrs Charles W Boegel announce the engagement of their daughter Leone to Chester Crowell son of Dr and Mrs I G Crowell of Shell Lake Wis The marriage is planned for next month Miss Boegel taught in Cedar Rapids schools and holds a BS from Iowa State College He studied at Hamline and River Falls Teachers College and earned a master s degree from the University of Iowa Mr Crowell attended Hamline University River Falls Teachers College and earned a masters from Iowa He taught at Washington High School and will join McKinley School next year in Cedar Rapids
The piece profiles Iowa and Cedar Rapids residents and their neighbors who document vacations gardens and new homes with color films. It highlights Mrs. W. G. MacMartin and others noted for camera diaries of trips the General Federation of Women's clubs convention in Detroit and various regional sights.
Mrs Henry M Files entertained at a small luncheon Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Country club in honor of Mrs Byron Morrison of Glencoe Illinois visiting her mother Mrs Burgess Eckford and Burgess West. An out of town guest was Mrs Sterling Mutz of Lincoln Nebraska a house guest of Mrs How ae R Green.
Robin Gordon son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon of Hinsdale NL will spend July with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Frederick C Fisher 2397 Blake boulevard SE while his parents travel in the east They will visit Mrs Gordon's sister Mrs Clyde Savery and Mr Savery in Scarsdale NY and travel through New England and Canada Robin will arrive Saturday
Mr and Mrs James D Blake of 2340 Linden Drive SE entertained eight friends at dinner Friday evening to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary.
Dr and Mrs B J Moon of 2058 Fifth Avenue SE travel to Chicago with their children Dick and Susan for a several day visit beginning Saturday.
Mr and Mrs King Thompson and their sons Tommy and Billy traveled to Chicago on Thursday. They are expected to return this evening or Monday.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Poe of Country Club Drive SE will entertain about thirty Junior Art Club members and their husbands at a dinner at their home Monday evening. Covers will be paid for.
Joan Hawkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hawkinson Davenport former Cedar Rapids residents arrived Saturday to spend several days with Mr and Mrs Robert C Toms 2300 Grande avenue SE Joan returned with Marion Toms who had spent a week in the Hawkinson home.
Ben Wolverton the son of Dr and Mrs B F Wolverton of 2159 Blake boulevard SE is visiting his aunt Mrs Allen Hamblin and Mr Hamblin in Bedford. He will return after the Fourth of July.
Mr and Mrs Eugene M Pinney hosted their bridge club at their Ridgeway drive SE home Saturday evening A dinner preceded a three table bridge session keeping the group engaged through the night
The Louise Leibert circle of the King's Daughters will hold its monthly picnic Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the river pavilion in Ellis Park. Members should bring dishes and silver. Mrs. Walter Miller serves as committee chair.
Mr. and Mrs. George Josselyn hosted a dinner Saturday night at 217 Twenty third Street Drive SE. Honored guests included Mrs. Byron Morrison of Glencoe Illinois visiting with her mother Mrs Burgess Eckford and Miss Marjorie Josselyn of Ridgewood New Jersey visiting her mother Mrs H S Josselyn at 841 Fourth Avenue SE.
Dr and Mrs Wayne J Foster and their son David return from White Fish Lake in Jenkins Minnesota after ten days. They were joined by daughter Margaret Ann at Camp Lake Hubert and older son John at Camp Owanka Lake Sylvia, also Minnesota bound.
Mrs. Walter Murphy of Texarkana Ark arrives Saturday to visit Miss Nelle Erwin at 528 Vernon Driver SE, planning to stay until after the Fourth of July.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Warren and their four children along with Mrs. Warren’s mother Mrs. P. W. Croson returned Friday from Oklahoma City. They visited Mr. Warren’s mother Mrs. Anna D. Warren and his brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Roy Consant.
Mrs Lamey and Mrs Hall hosted a Saturday noon luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel honoring Mrs John Moran of Spokane Washington. Thirty five guests attended with Mrs K Kiburz later hosting a dinner at her Park avenue home for eight guests honoring Moran.
In Frank Welch home on Third avenue road SW, Mrs. T. C. Schroeder of Richmond Illinois visits. Mrs. Schroeder returns with Mrs. Welch and Peggy after a visit to Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nolan of 1900 Fifth Avenue SE and their three sons will travel Monday to Milwaukee Wisconsin to visit friends. Mrs. Nolan and son Billy will then visit Richmond New York City and other eastern cities before rejoining Mr. Nolan in Milwaukee. They will spend the rest of the summer at Hazelhurst Wisconsin.
Dr. Ralph Tallman and Mrs. Tallman with daughter Dorothy Jean will travel from Ithaca New York to visit Dr. Tallman’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tallman at 1619 First Avenue West for two weeks starting Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Rider instructor in home economics at the Farming ton state normal school in Farm ington Maine returns to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Leo P Rider at 520 Seventeenth Street Northeast.
Aspiration for a number of social affairs this week centers on the visit of Mrs. James E. Blake of Miami Beach Florida. She stays at the Commonwealth and attends a series of luncheons and dinners hosted by local residents including Mrs. John A Reed and Mrs. Harrison E Spangler.
Edlee Robertson of Cedar Rapids married Dr. H Earl Pfeiffer in a Saturday ceremony at the Buchanan home in Chicago. Rev A M Pennewell officiated with few relatives present. The couple planned a home at Commonwealth apartments and a Northwest trip before settling in.
Mr and Mrs Weaver Witwer hosted a dinner party at their Hilltop Farm home Saturday evening, sharing hospitality with guests in a social gathering.
Mrs. H N Craemer who wintered at Hot Springs Arkansas arrived Saturday evening and is staying at the Commonwealth apartment. She was met there by Nicholas P Craemer and his daughter Pamela of 349 Woodland Drive SE who accompanied her home.
Billy Wallace of Des Moines is a guest at his grandparents home on Fifth Avenue SE. His sister Jeanne Wallace is visiting cousin Jeanne Crawford at the Crawford home on Vernon Drive SE with their parents listed nearby.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Mutz of Lincoln Nebraska arrived Friday and are spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Green at 2003 Bever avenue SE.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Cooper of Deadwood South Dakota and their daughters Frances Jane and Marion returned home after a week visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Neuzil at 2343 Grande Avenue SE and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Simitz at 357 Garden Drive SE. Bob Simitz accompanied them to Deadwood for a visit of several weeks.
Miss Katherine Baxter of 330 Seventeenth Street SE left Saturday for Madison Wisconsin to enroll in the University of Wisconsin speech department during the summer session.
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