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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1939

Page

18

Seeing Double Style Sweepstakes His Matrimony

Fashion spreads show men and wives dressing in matching outfits, a trend called Seeing Double. Hal Kemp and Martha Stephenson, Gladys Swarthout and Frank Chapman, Mario Braggiotti and Frances Crow, and others are pairing gray worsted suits or twin pieces. Origins are unclear but the look balances domestic fashion and wallet concerns while sparking playful debates at home.

EW York Mister Hal Kemp New York Martha Stephenson Gladys Swarthout Frank Chapman Lucius Beebe Cafe Society Mario Braggiotti Frances Crow Chicago Shetland Tony Williams Manhattan Clothier Peggy Leboutillier The Social Register

Dinner Dance By Coe Alpha Gams At Roosevelt Hotel

Coe Alpha Gamma sorority of Coe college hosted a formal dinner dance Saturday in the Roosevelt hotel Roosevelt room. Tables glowed with white candles and red buff roses while programs matched the sorority colors. Chaperons included Dean and Mrs Koenig and Dr and Mrs Meyer. A long guest list featured Robert McKinley Max Reed John Ashby Russell Jones Walter Kinch and many others. Ellen Snyder chaired the arrangements with Ann Courtright and Betty Inn as committee members.

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Coe College Roosevelt Roosevelt Hotel Myron L. Koenig Alfred W. Meyer Robert McKinley Max Reed John Ashby Russell Jones Walter Kinch Wayne Hackett Howard Cherry Wayne Sparks John Maubers George Thompson Ellen Snyder Tves Ann Courtright Betty Inn

Ashley Chapter hears talk on National Defense by Maj. St. James

Ashley chapter of the D A R met at the Cedar Rapids Woman's club house with Donna Mae Spooner singing and Major Robert St. James of the Iowa National Guard speaking on National Defense. An open forum followed, with hostesses listed.

Ashley Chapter Cedar Rapids

Pivoteers Join Chicago Z C B J Initiation Affair

Pivoteers Z C B J girls drill team travel plans for Chicago initiation of new members for eighteen lodges in September or October. A card party on April 6 at the Z C B J hall will raise funds, with Captain Josephine Kuba leading members on trips to multiple Iowa towns.

Chicago Z. C. B. J. Hall Josephine Kuba Richmond Irving Fort Dodge Oxford Junction Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Elsie Drahovzal Mildred Drahovzal Lillian Samek Leona Janesovsky Libbie Melsha Georgiana Brejcha Vlasta Bezdecny Martha Zemlicka Emma Cuhel Maxine Bendorf Anna Machacek Libbie Machacek Anna Mae Machacek Marjorie Machacek Mary Ann Machacek Antoinette Vampola Zula Cacek Esther Nezerka Agnes Nosek Mary Ann Kralik Bea Fieseler Erma Hradecky Leonora Jelinek Alma Hasek

Iowanized bed saves tiny dog on long trip

Mrs. Whitmore built a convertible canopy bed to ward off winter drafts for her five year old toy fox terrier Tiny. The dog, adopted after allergic to hair, enjoyed a Cape Cod trip then showed extra excitement upon returning to Clinton, proving she loves Iowa’s borders most of all.

Tiny B. Whitmore Howard G. Whitmore Tiny Mrs. Whitmore Whitmore Lergic Cape Cod Whitmores Clinton

Diverse Events Link Iowa City Area This Week

A schedule of arts lectures plays and civic events across Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Belle Plain includes Henry Link address at Macbride auditorium Friday piano Dan. The listings feature university theater Saint Joan lectures by Andre Maurois Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Amphitryon 38 and a St Patrick dinner dance among others with dates listed for Monday through Sunday across several communities.

Iowa City Henry C. Link Macbride Strawberry Point Frank Miles The Iowa Legionaire Cedar Rapids Philip Barry Community Players Nestor Talking Horse Junior League of McKinley School Franklin School Harrison School Roosevelt School Wilson School Children’s Hospital Mount Vernon Ted Shawn Cornell College Chapel Iowa City—University George Bernard Shaw University Theater Roosevelt Hotel Andre Maurois Belle Plaine American Legion the Legion Gilbert and Sullivan Cornell College Conservatory of Music Department of Dramatic Arts Little Theater Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontannet Cedar Rapids Country Club Cornell College

Steven Barwick to Appear in Piano Recital

Prof. Max Daehler presents Steven Barwick of Lincoln Nebraska a Coe College freshman in a piano recital Tuesday night at 8 15 in the T M Sinclair Memorial chapel Barwick winner of a 1938 superior rating in the national contest in Columbus Ohio has been with McKinley high school orchestra at Coe he is a Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia member and plays viola in the Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Coe string quartet He will perform Sarrabande in E major and Rameau Godowsky Etudes Op 10 No 1 Op 25 No 2

Max Daehler Steven Barwick T. H. Barwick Lincoln Neb Coe College T. M. Sinclair Barwick Columbus Ohio McKinley High School Coe Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra

Music Notes and Meeting on Hypnosis at Montrose Hotel

The column lists Chopin Ballade in F minor Debussy reflections in the water and Evening in Granada, Debussy Bird Song, Palmeren March from The Love of Three Oranges, Prokofiev Concerto in B flat minor, Tchaikovsky Andante molto maestoso Allegro. Organ parts by Mr Dachler. Pi Omicron to meet Prof Paul C Greene at the Montrose hotel Monday at 7 30 p m. Hypnosis topic.

League of Women Voters Montrose Hotel Government and Foreign Policy Department Granada Palmeren Prokotieft Imr Tschatkowsky Mr. Dachler Pi Omicron Paul C. Greene

Shamrock Swing Dances By Kappa Deltas At Coe College

Kappa Delta sorority hosted a Shamrock Swing informal in the Coe College recreation room with St Patrick motif. Chaperons were Dr. and Mrs. Stiles and Dr. and Mrs. Churchill. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Meyer and others. Rose Ann Kubovec chaired the committee. A recent miscellaneous shower honored Eva Mae Nelson ahead of her March wedding to Warren W. Waggener with many attendees.

Homer Mann Ellis Boulevard John Rose Mary Elizabeth Billie Blake Ernest Beil Pat Robbins Keith Babcock Donald Pymp Mann Bobbie Donnie Hickman David Wood Thomas Mann Arnold Kappa Delta Sorority Coe College Killarney Karl A. Stiles Irving L. Churchill Leslie Meyer Rose Ann Kubovec Audrey Campbell Dorothy Patterson Lois Jane Sutter Virginia Peck Lloyd Nelson Eva Mae Warren W. Waggener Mae Lanning de- Loris Trapp Jeanne Balik Dorothy Stirsky Winifred Hershey Helen Barnes Fern Schneider Marilyn Schneider Betty Denin Marie Elias Maxine Anderson Jean Davidson Alice Davidson Kathryn Oliver Florence Johnston Katherine Miller Laura Miller Mary Louise Koehler Norma Nelson Josephine Brayton Maxine Crest Esther Rowe Jack McVay Ray Burlingame Arling Hoppe William Miller Mary Hollan

Junior Business Girls Host Spring Stomp at YWCA

The Junior Business Girls of the YWCA will entertain with a Spring Stomp on Wednesday at 8 30 p.m. in the YWCA auditorium. Maxine Maxson serves as president and invites all to attend.

Maxine Maxson

Budget Shows How To Live On $18.14 A Week

A YWCA committee calculated a budget for the average salary of $18.14 weekly earned by 100 business girls in a YWCA club. The plan allocates 10 percent to savings, 5 percent to donations, 75 percent to necessities, and 10 percent to betterments, with detailed monthly figures for food rent clothes personal care and transportation.

Y.W.C.A Business Girls’ League Marguerite Stein Florence Barnard

Evelyn Richardson to Wed Rex Brady in April

Announcement that Evelyn Beryl Richardson of Martello will marry Rex Brady of Lisbon on April 8. Also notes a piano recital by Miss Josephine Batchelder featuring the students Colleen Martin Carolyn Beall Gladys Johnson Norma Bedell Enleen Bedell Dorris Jefferis Janet Jefferis Ruth Kohl and others.

G. H. Richardson Martello Evelyn Beryl Rex Brady R. W. Brady Lisbon Josephine Batchelder Sixth Avenue SE Lowe Colleen Martin Bach Enleen Bedell Sage Rece Grler Dale Morgan Rondo Movart Janet Jefferis Seyeee Godard Ruth Kohl Seesee Chopin Perry Woodward Rakoczy Liszt Dorris Jefferis

A.A.A.W. Group Meetings This Week

The art craft group meets Monday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. John W. Barry at 210 Twenty-third street drive SE. A. A. W. creative writing group meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs. Frederick G. Murray at 1829 B avenue NE. Minerva Delphian assembles Monday at 2 p.m. at the Y W C A to study Isbon's social dramas and hear talks on The Doll's House and The Wild Duck. Current events discussion is planned.

Social Fifty Club H. F. Klemme Third Avenue Faith Junior Circle John W. Barry Twenty-third Street Drive Frederick G. Murray B Avenue NE C. Harve Geiger Columbia University Minerva Delphian Isbon Harry Johnson H. G. Heiserman the Wild Duck

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