Iowa City Altrusa Plans Programs for March
Iowa City Altrusa members announce three luncheon meetings and an informal dinner through March with new members as speakers. Prof. A. K. Miller will speak on Russia at Memorial Union dinner and Miss Helen S. Foss will lead the March 23 program.
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Iowa City
Altrusa Club
A. K. Miller
University Geology Department
Memorial Union
Russia
Helen S. Foss
The
Children’s Hospital
Birthday party honors Fairfax wife with 25 guests
Mrs Frank Vanorny was honored at a Wednesday birthday party at her Fairfax home attended by twenty five guests. The gathering included Mr and Mrs William Slernad Elaine and Donald, Mr and Mrs Tom Ashenbrewer, Mr and Mrs Frank Staskal and daughter Evelyn, Mr and Mrs William Michalek and daughter Margaret Ann, Mr and Mrs Vanorny and Evelyn, Mr and Mrs John Kressa William Stusak family, and Mr and Mrs George Strilisky with Elaine and Evelyn Ashen brewer of Cedar Rapids. Also an advertisement for hatcheries in the Farmers Market Piece.
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Frank Vanorny
William Slernad
Elaine
Donald
Tom Ashenbrewer
Frank Staskal
Evelyn
William Michalek
Margaret Ann
Vanorny
Fairfax
John Kressa
William Stusak
George Strilisky
Evelyn Ashenbrewer
Cedar Rapids
Five New Actresses To Appear In The Throwback
Five brand new actresses will debut with the Community Players in The Throwback a three act play by Hazel Brown Cedar Rapids. The opening performance Monday at 815 p m features Mary Louise Kowalke Mabel Curry Helen Marr Ann Fay and Louise Shepherd among others with Mervin Severance directing. Reservations can be made by calling 7949 or 27711.
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Hazel Brown
Cedar Rapids
Community Players
Community Playhouse
Mary Louise Kowalke
Mabel Curry
Helen Marr
Ann Fay
Louise Shepherd
Luella
S. C
Rachel
Betsy
Oskaloosa
Penn College
Ophelia
Miss Getz
Coe College
WMT
Howard Heathman
Tom
John Cary
Rodey Lehigh
M. Scott Hallman
Peter
Max Hahn
Ted
Mildred
Robert Gardiner
Edwin
William Isom
Spike
Mervin Severance
Anamosa Club Meetings Hear Civic Talks and Elections
Local groups convene at the courthouse in Anamosa with Mayor John McNamara and officials speaking on civic affairs. Several club officers were elected for 1938-39, and weddings and society notes fill the page.
Claytonian club hosts all day meeting and socials
Mrs. William Smola hosted an all day Claytonian club meeting at her Onslow home on Tuesday. Neighbors held a farewell for Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jensen Wednesday evening. Card prizes went to Mrs. Jensen, Mrs. Durga, John Julefs and George Hinrichs. The club and families joined a party at the William Doll home Thursday evening with prizes in 63 won by Mrs. Fred Martins, William Smola, Mrs. Alva Larkey and Harm Bunting. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Holsten entertained their card club Monday evening with 500 prizes awarded to Mrs. E. K. Peters, H. P. Paulsen, Mrs. B. D. Heiken, Chris Gill and N. C. Holst.
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Riess Stuhler
John Matthiessen
John Perrine
Arch Grimes
Sioux City
Imogene von Schrader
Maquoketa
Lorenz Allamand
Bridge
Harry Hoag
Hans Ruof
Charles Vernimont
Herman Stoddard
Ione Reed
Lester Ament
Josie Smith
Hopkinton
William Smola
Claytonian Club
Louis Jensen
Jens Jensen
Durga
John Julefs
George Hinrichs
William Doll
Fred Martins
Alva Larkey
Harm Bunting
Birthday and shower events shared by community families
Shellsburg residents hosted a birthday party for Mrs. Frank McBroom with a basket dinner. Ella Ringler of Belle Plaine attended. A postnuptial shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Leon Donels at the Albert Donels home. Eastern Stars Social Club guests included Mrs. Anna Dwiggans and Mrs. Shirley Thompson. A Presbyterian Sunday school party followed at Mrs. Anna Hagan's home. Russell Saunders hosted a birthday gathering for daughter Shirley. Coach E C Rector and wife entertained basketball players at home.
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Happy Birthday Club
Frank McBroom
Ella Ringler
Belle Plaine
Leon Donels
Albert Donels
The
Eastern Stars
Anna Dwiggans
Shirley Thompson
Dwiggans
Anna Hagan
Russell Saunders
Shirley
E. C. Rector
Community Club Notes From West Branch Gatherings
West Branch residents share social events with the Clara Swain auxiliary at Mrs. Glenn Brown home and the American Legion auxiliary at Mrs. Gruwell's. Mrs. Laura Gray teaches a lesson for the home project class while Miss Jessie Thomas hosts another session. A surprise anniversary party for Mrs. Kemp and Mrs. Christensen brings nine couples to Mrs. Christiansen home for pinochle. Eastern Star officers enjoy a church luncheon for the annual school of instruction led by Mozelle Russell and F. J. Snider as guests. Grace Cozine dines with Ada Bumgardner, continuing a week of community gatherings.
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Glenn Brown
Harold White
Clara Swain
Brown
Floyd Growell
American Legion Auxiliary
Gruwell
Laura Gray
Jessie Thomas
Home Project
Ed Kemp
M. H. Christensen
Christensen
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
School of Instruction
Mozelle Russell
Winfield
F. J. Snider
Iowa City
W. B. Anderson
Grace Cozine
Mrs Earl Miles honored at a miscellaneous shower
Mrs Douglas Sweet and Mrs Howard Hurt hosted about fifty guests Tuesday at Mrs Hurt’s home for Mrs Earl Miles who wed a week ago Saturday. Mr and Mrs Miles plan to move into the Lehhigh home recently vacated by the Hurt family.
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Douglas Sweet
Howard Hurt
Mrs. Hurt
Earl Miles
Mrs. Miles
Lehhigh
Miss Jeanne Mahannah Hosts Junior Federated Club
Miss Jeanne Mahannah will host the Junior Federated club Monday with Ruth Ingham and Mrs. Carl Hogendon on the program. The engagement of Ruth Ingham of Woodbine and Harry McLain was announced at a Clara Robinson Colonial tea room party in Cedar Rapids. Ingham teaches in North English schools and McLain works for the English Valley Creamery.
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Jeanne Mahannah
Ruth Ingham
Carl Hogendon
Harry McLain
Clara Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Miss Ingham
Woodbine
North English
English Valley Creamery
Neighborhood club hosts prize night at Center Junction
Center Junction er. and Mrs. C. M. Holst hosted the Neighborhood club Monday evening. Prizes at 500 were awarded to Mrs. E. Peters, Mike Paulsen, Mrs. B. D. Heiken, Chris Gill and N. C. Holst.
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C. M. Holst
Neighborhood Club
E. Peters
Mike Paulsen
B. D. Heiken
Chris Gill
N. C. Holst
Coralville and Iowa City Bridge Clubs Entertained
Mrs A T Crawford hosted the A O C bridge club at her Coralville home on Thursday evening. The Coralville Heights club gathered at Mrs Dean Jones’s Iowa City home on Thursday with Mrs Ralph McKinzie and Mrs C A Noe assisting the hostesses.
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A. T. Crawford
A. O. C. Bridge Club
Coralville
Coralville Heights
Dean Jones
Iowa City
Ralph McKinzie
C. A. Noe
Social clubs host gatherings this week
Elwood Mr. and Mrs. Virtus Rutenbeck entertained the H. and W. club in their home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ed Schoenthaler entertained the O. N. O. day club at dinner and cards Thursday.
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Virtus Rutenbeck
H. and W
Ed Schoenthaler
O. N. O. Day Club
Decorah Couple Wed Half Century
Decorah March 8 1888 George Foltz and Nellie Crosby were married at Greene Iowa. Next Tuesday they celebrate their fiftieth anniversary with a family dinner for thirty and open house in the afternoon. They farmed until 1919 then moved to Decorah. They have three children Ernest who farms the home, Mrs David Thompson Canoe township and George Jr Davenport. Also Jane Goettleman and Arnold Severeid were married March 1 by Rev Arthur J Kindred at the Methodist. Beatrice Severeid and Virgil Goettleman attended. The Severeids will live on Clay Hill near Decorah.
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Decorah
Greene
Iowa
George Foltz
Nellie Crosby
Davenport
Jane Goettleman
Charles Goettleman
Arnold Severeid
Adolph Severeid
Arthur J. Kindred
Beatrice Severeid
Virgil Goettleman
Severeid
Clay Hill
Founders Day PTA Program At Conesville Notes
Mrs. Robert Brown hosted Reformed Ladies Aid with assistances from Mrs. Charles McCormick and others. Norma Ellis marked her birthday with friends as prizes went to Jessie Vera Walker and Barbara Anne McKee. A candle lighting service titled As Told by Candles opened the Founders Day PTA meeting led by Mrs. Clair Hesseltine with several assistants. A star drill by high school girls directed by Mrs. Sheldon Bebb and talks on School and Community Projects followed a group sing with performances by Mrs. Roy Jean and Mrs. Robert Brown accompaniment by Virginia Stauffer.
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Robert Brown
Reformed Ladies Aid Society
Charles McCormick
Elizabeth Edgar
L. D. Buser
Esther McCormick
Norma Ellis
Jessie Vera Walker
Barbara Anne McKee
Parent-Teacher Association
Clair Hesseltine
Russell Crist
Arda Edgar
Stacy Todd
Wayne Hawkins
Ray Crist
Daisy Kemp
Lorena Maxwell
Sheldon Bebb
Wayne Singleton
Roy Jean
Jean
Virginia Stauffer
Local Circles Host Meeting And Club Installations
Mrs Kenneth Freeman and other organizers will entertain the Ida Mansfield circle of the King's Daughters at the Freeman home with Bible study led by Mrs Roy Halford. A Silver Cross talk on Right and Wrong Procedure and a travelogue by Mrs Albert De Grief follow. The Methodist Aid society met with co hostesses including Mrs A J Jones and Mrs J E Bellitt. New G B A officers for six months are Mrs John Allyn president Mrs Jessie Elliott vice president and Mrs Ralph Neidy secretary treasurer.
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Kenneth Freeman
Albert D. Grier
Arthur Marshall
George du Bois
Ida Mansfield
King’s Daughters
Freeman Home
Roy Halford
John Aslyn
Albert de Grief
B. R. Shine
Methodist Aid Society
A. J. Jones
J. E. Bellitt
Harry Bloom
G. B. A. Club
John Allyn
Jessie Elliott
Ralph Neidy
Literary club meeting hosts in Central City
Central City host Mrs W V Brown welcomed members to a Friday Literary club meeting. With no president present, Mrs E M Adams was absent and Mrs W D McTavish led the session. Papers on the Panama canal were read by Mrs Madge Henderson and Mrs Margaret Chapman, with Miss Alice Chamberlain of Mount Vernon and Mrs Harry Sellers as guests.
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W. V. Brown
E. M. Adams
W. D. McTavish
Panama Canal
Madge Henderson
Margaret Chapman
Alice Chamberlain
Mount Vernon
Harry Sellers
Puppet Show Delights Chapter BD PEO Meeting
Independence program at Mrs. Edwin Dukes home features Miss Elma Sherwood in charge with Miss Audrey Zeiger and six high school girls presenting a three act puppet play. Puppets built by students and furniture crafted by Iowa state hospital patients.
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Chapter BD
Edwin Dukes
Elma Sherwood
Audrey Zeiger
Mary Ritta Bayer
Mary Shaffer
Lucille Eagan
Lucy Blackburn
Maxine Tiffany
Dorothy Martin
Miss Zeiger
Iowa State Hospital
Clermont clubs report social and study meetings
The Business and Professional Women's club met at Mrs. Alfred Baechler’s home with Lorraine Haas assisting. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Hazel Schrader and Mrs. Louise Miller. door prize to Mrs. H. A. Lubke. O E S Chapter No 525 met. refreshment committee included Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Henderson and Mrs. H. B. Greenley. Clermont Study Club met at Mrs. Dan Burke’s home. Mrs. Jay White reviewed Moslem Women Enter the World by Ruth Wood.
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Alfred Baechler
Lorraine Haas
Hazel Schrader
Louise Miller
H. A. Lubke
R. S. Henderson
H. B. Greenley
Clermont Study Club
Dan Burke
Jay White
Ruth Woodsmall
Delaware Women Host Miscellaneous Shower For Mrs Voelschow
Mrs Martha Voelschow welcomed about 50 guests at her residence Thursday to honor Mrs George Voelschow with a miscellaneous shower. Mr Dell Zirtzman and Mrs Zirtzman hosted a card party Wednesday night for his birthday. High score went to Mrs Ed Guetzke and low to Miss Elizabeth Clark Sean.
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Martha Voelschow
George Voelschow
Dell Zirtzman
Mr. Zirtzman
Ed Guetzke
Elizabeth Clarksean
Just A Mere Club Adds Four Members After Dinner
Urbana residents report Mrs Cliff Mowbry hosting the Just A Mere club and families on Wednesday. After a basket dinner, the women quilted and four new members joined: Mrs Allen Richard, Mrs Harve Schoonover, Mrs L Dingman, and Mrs Jane Culver.
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Cliff Mowbry
Allen Richard
Harve Schoonover
L. Dingman
Jane Culver
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Everett D. Plass
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Patrick J. O'Reilly
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Joseph Hanrahan
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L. C. Burdick
I. A. Rankin
C. A. Beckman
Emmett C. Gardner
H. J. Rummells
James Lons
J. F. Fairbank
W. J. Weeber
Hazel McKnight
Barbara Mezik
Janet Kurtz
Women of the Moose
Margaret Johnson
Mooseheart
Youde’s Inn
Leo Kohl
William Parizek
Elks’ Ladies Club
Paul R. Olson
Sidney G. Winter
Olson
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C. W. Wassam
James Savery
Atlantic
Hermina Brandt
Jane Anderson
Marjorie Moburg
Geneseo
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Des Moines
Mildred Fitzgerald
Pittsburgh
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H. M. Schuppert
M. B. Guthrie
R. A. Eldridge
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Edward Kelly
Wyoming
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Oxford Junction
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Monticello
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California
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Trene Coglan
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Coe
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University of Iowa
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Jones County
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R. L. LaChappelle
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Edgar Beach
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Cascade
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