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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1939

Page

12

Drama Program Planned For Woman's Club Meeting Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club chaired by Mrs. E W Krickard and led by Mrs. John T Hecker plans a multi department program starting Monday at 2 30 PM in the Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel Jack Stevens will open with a musical act followed by a biographical sketch of Ethel Barrymore by Mrs O J Elsenbast The main entertainment is a two scene fantasy The Exchange directed by Mrs Hecker with roles filled by Mrs T H DeWees J J Shepard William McGuire Jr Mrs J J Shepard and Richard Carne A club board meeting occurs at 1 30 PM at the hotel Art department meets Tuesday at 1 15 PM at the club house for a luncheon then business session Guests will tour the Masonic library All club members invited Music department meets Wednesday at 2 15 PM at the club home for American folk songs with performers Helen DeWees Esther Klersey Robert Gibson Richard Cox and Lloyd Schuknecht Jr Hostesses are Mrs Aulden Griffin Mrs J C Lick and Mrs Henri Bollen The nature and garden department hosts its annual garden short course Thursday at 2 PM with speakers E C Smith Dr B Harrington and Dr Warren C Keck Health Education department meets Friday at 1 PM for a picnic luncheon then a business session Mrs Carl Kirwin speaks on Social Welfare Setups and Miss Pauline Clegg reads a dramatic sketch A Y M C A bowling on Tuesday at 1 30 PM and Maddigan school gym and tap dancing Thursday morning are listed Also noted are the Society for the Hard of Hearing expanding to three rooms and offering lip reading classes starting in March plus a reminder of other club activities and personal notes about local events and visitors.

Cedar Rapids Krickard O. J. Elsenbast Ethel Barrymore Hecker T. H. DeWees J. J. Shepard William McGuire, Jr Richard Carne Masonic Library T. Snyder John P. Mills James Kennedy Helen DeWees Esther Klersey Robert Gibson Richard Cox Lloyd Schuknecht, Jr Aulden Griffin J. C. Lick Henri Bollen Nature and Garden Department Club Marion and E. C. Smith B. Harrington Warren C. Keck Health Education Department Carl Kirwin Pauline Clegg Maddigan School

Birthday Party for Mrs Ellen Mc Creedy Celebrated

A group of friends and relatives honored Mrs Ellen Mc Creedy on her ninety third birthday with a surprise party at her son G E Mc Creedy’s home. Prizes from Bingo and 500 went to multiple guests including Mrs C L Ober and Mrs Vertie Sydick. Attendees included Waterloo visitors and local residents, with a violin and flute recital by Emma and Ruth Allen at 1806 Eighth Avenue SE.

Ellen Mc Creedy G E. McCreedy C. L. Ober Vertie Sydick Robert McCreedy Ella Lund W. D. Pierce Waterloo Lizzie Whipple Lena Borschel Henry Roth Clara Fields Elmer Vosburgh Carl Olson Ray McCreedy W. L. Hoffer L. M. Greene B. F. Mather Bertha Edwards Stanley Barta Cecily Ann Anna Bills Peggy Kenney H. H Lapham Agnes Crowley Elizabeth Barger Emma and Ruth Allen Eighth Avenue SE Mary Jane Waltz Hillman Betty Low Patty Lou Donald Londonderry Air Ambrosio Darrell Wilkey Sparkletts Joan Garrett Massenet Pauline Smith Gavotte Woelber Swannee River Cveoe Franz Patty Lou Donald Alita Losey

Weekend Iowa events span music, talks and exhibitions

A Cedar Rapids schedule lists the final day of the Iowa State Open table tennis tournament at Montrose hotel. Iowa City hosts a Waldo Pierce gallery talk by Grant Wood at 4 15 p m in the Art building, with 40 Cowles paintings on display. Des Moines features San Carlo Opera with Faust and La Traviata at Shrine auditorium. Other items include Linn County cattle feeders banquet in Cedar Rapids, Toledo Legion entertainment, a fourth annual composer concert at Coe College, Parish No 3 Jersey cattle meeting, a Josephine Antoine concert in Iowa City, a Linn County Junior Farm Bureau meeting in Marion, La Merl dance recital in Cedar Rapids, 4 H meeting in Iowa City, Mason Ladd lecture, Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs board meeting, Iowa Tuberculosis Association gathering, Gamma Delta dramatic club plays and a box social at Roosevelt High School, plus Legion address by Victor Sieverding and a Currier Hall dinner dance in Iowa City.

Cedar Rapids Montrose Iowa City Waldo Pierce Grant Wood Russell Cowles Des Moines Iowa Union San Carlo Opera Company Faust Linn County Cattle Feeders’ Association Montrose Hotel Howard J Gramlich Chicago American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Toledo Toledo American Legionat Legion Rooms Victor F. Sieverding Grundy Center Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Chamber of Commerce Josephine Antoine Metropolitan Opera Company Marion Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Marion Memorial Hall la Merl Paramount Theater Linn County Mason Ladd Senate Chamber Old Capitol Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Fort Des Moines Iowa Tuberculosis Association Gamma Delta Dramatic Club Roosevelt Senior High School Roosevelt Auditorium Coe College Recreation Esquire Mount Vernon Victor Sieverding American Legion American Legion and Auxiliary Franklin Township Farm Bureau Legion Hall

Dinner Parties Numerous In Mt. Vernon

Christian Abrahamsen a Chicago artist was praised at two dinners in Mt. Vernon hosted by Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Burgstahler on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Other social hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dean, Mrs. J. B. Ringer, and Mrs. F. F. Ebersole, with guests from Cedar Rapids and Cornell noted among many events and gatherings at various halls and homes.

Charlotte Weaver Returns to Des Moines Mission

Miss Charlotte Weaver will return to Des Moines Monday after spending the legislature's recess with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fordyce. She serves as secretary to Representative J. R. Gardner of Lisbon. The Merry Modernettes hosted a shower for Mrs. Ross Miller at the home of Marjorie and Maxine Sleight, with Hazel Derby Betty Duffy Virginia Watkins Margaret Kellogg Virginia and Fredrica Frame and Shirley Easterly in attendance. The King's Daughters Friendship circle will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. for dessert luncheon at Mrs. Lee R. Beardsley's home, 1856 B avenue NE. meeting place noted changes.

Betty Allender Seventh Avenue SE Ames Iowa State College Cedar Rapids Charlotte Weaver Des Moines E. A. Fordyce Weaver J. R. Gardner Lisbon Modernettes Ross Miller Marjorie Maxine Hazel Derby Betty Duffy Virginia Watkins Margaret Kellogg Virginia Fredrica Frame Shirley Easterly Friendship Circle of the King's Daughters Lee R. Beardsley B Avenue NE

Y W To Sponsor Group Golf Lessons For Women

The YWCA physical education department announces March through April group golf lessons for women. Instructor Charles Burkart will teach driving and putting with one lesson weekly over four weeks at Burkart Golf School. Reservations via YWCA 8169 before start date. weeknights 6 to 7 to be used for the schedule.

Physical Education Department Y W.C. A Lorraine Nelson Burkart Golf School Third Avenue SE Y. W. CA Miss Nelson Charles Burkart Jessons Jesson

Daughters of Isabella Recommend Lenten Library Reads

The Bookshelf committee suggests titles for Lenten reading from the public library shelf. Notable entries include Damien the Leper, Papal Chamberlain, Externals of the Catholic Church, Written in Heaven, Candle for the Proud, Liturgy of the Church, St Francis De Sales, and The Cross and the Crisis among many others. Local notices follow with community events, visits, and gatherings.

the Daughters of Isabella Damien Farrow Francis McNutt Sullivan Keyes MacManus Michel Muller Brother Petro Sheila Kaye Smith Charles Corcoran S. J God C. C. Martindale Fulton Sheen Johannes Jurgeson J. A. O’brien Leonard Feeney H. V. Mortar Mary Perkins Fitzsimmons and McGuire Winfred Herbst Charles Journet

A.A.A.W. Group Meeting Schedule Notes Events

A list of club meetings and events including Art Craft with Frances Larson and Clare Rundle at 5 Turner Alley SE and International Relations with Mrs Wayne J. Foster at 2304 Hillcrest Drive SE. West Side Auxiliary to the Children's Home meets Monday. Daughters of Isabella have a Wednesday business meeting after Lenten devotions. St Luke's Alumnae meet Monday at 3 p.m. at the nurses residence.

Frances Larson Clare Rundle Turner Alley Wayne J. Foster Hillcrest Drive West Side Ly Clapp First Avenue ST. Luke's St. Luke’s

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woman's Club Society For the Hard of Hearing J. P. Winn American Legion Auxiliary Hanford Memorial Building Marvel Dulin Betty Wagner Central City Miss Allender Arthur School Congregational Church Patricia Andrews Mary Jean Scruby Sunshine Circle Sunshine Circle of the King’s Daughters Emma Hoffer Sixth Avenue SE Coe College Coeds Verna Hanold Preston Kathryn Beery Keota Darlane Pollock Oelwein Mary McLaughlin Montcello Carl Dueser Winter Howard Cedar Rapids Piano Co Third Street Ellen McCreedy ST. Mary’s Study Club, Daughters OF Isabella St. Mary’s Study Club of the Daughters of Isabella Gas Company Catechumens Board OF Managers Home For Aged Women Board of Managers of the Home For Aged Women Longueville Tourney Oliver Longueville MERCY Sinclair Memorial Chapel Coe College Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Robert Carmichael Currier Hall University Women’s Association Anna Burdick Washington, D. C University of Iowa Mt. Vernon Gazette Christian Abrahamsen H. J. Burgstahler Lloyd Dean Fred Winter Thomas Jh. Crabbe Albert P. Jenkins J. B. Ringer Bridge F. F. Ebersole Geraldine Bryant J. B. Bryant Karl Andrist Helen Schroeder Margaret Keyes G'Ann Holmgren Bryant Gladys Zabilka Cornell Roy Nelson Menner Hall Alumni Gymnasium Armstrong Hall A.W.S W.A.A Robert Bauman Joseph Gray, Jr Presbyterian Guild Bessie Crone B. B. Brown A. L. Richardson J. B. Eyestone R. A. Nelson Anton Gettert Muscatine Gale Chamberlain Ivan Spring Earl Kohl Utonna Ronald Lasswell Studio 127 Third Avenue Paramount Theater Merry Modernettes Friendship Circle Y. W Stratton Ellers David Stratton R. Eller Eller Cora Eller Washington Avenue Amrar Tandard J. E. Cameron Mgr 2D Ave D. of I Westwood Community Westwood Community Club Alfred C. Nievas Hillside Drive Donald Rowe Mrs. C. L. Rowe Grande Avenue SE East Side W.C.T.U Wc.t.u Lillian M. N. Stevens Hazel Compton Nineteenth Street Union Signal Miss Seidler Rose B. Seidler Commonwealth Apartments Florida A. J. Seidler Springfield, Ill George E. Seidler Irma Jane Rockford A.A.A.W Children’s Home Isabella Daughters of Isabella Sunshine Mission Board Women’s Board of the Sunshine Mission Silver Chain Circle of the King's Daughters H. J. Sindah Shriners’ Auxiliary el Kahir Shriners’ Hospital For Shrine Temple Friendly Club The Playground Commission Y.wc.a R. I. Woman's Club Rock Island Woman's Club Lydix Wehmeier Perkins 1St Ave. E. Dial Good Housekeeping Magazines DuPont Good Housekeeping Addi'nal Iles. Ile Malilalas
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