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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1940

Page

17

College Students Return For Easter Holiday

Northwestern University students in Evanston are among early arrivals for the Easter break. Don Kessler and Jessie Benson join other Northwestern students coming from various cities, with Patricia Barry and Donald Barry driving from Boulder. The piece notes engagements and weddings forthcoming for Helen Larimer and Wendell Delzell and mentions campus events and hosts for Easter visits.

Northwestern University Evanston Don Kessler L. A. Kessler Greenwood Drive Northwestern Jessie Benson Harry C Benson Grande Avenue Miss Benson Jeanne Barbara Marshall Verne Marshall Knollwood Drive Joan Miller John F. Miller Jean Killen Fred H. Killen Henry Ristedt E. P. Ristedt Country Club Parkway Denver Barry Beloit

League Board of Directors Named

The Junior League of Cedar Rapids announced its 1940 board of directors appointed by the new officers led by president Mrs. Edwin H. Wadsworth. Key roles include Mrs. Neil Montgomery as Community Nutrition Service chairwoman and Miss Edith Knox as placement chairwoman.

Junior League of Cedar Rapids Edwin H. Wadsworth League Community Nutrition Service Neil Montgomery Edith Knox Children’s Theater James L. Cooper Frederick S. Glanville Ways and Means Alvin W. Allen J. Elliott Davis Arts Herbert L. Killian J. Rayner Harper Bernice Hopper

Miss Lelia Johnson to Visit in Texas

Miss Lelia Johnson of 1100 First Avenue E will depart tomorrow for a San Antonio visit in Texas. Her brother D. O. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson of Toronto will join her there. The Mayflower chapter of the D A R, postponed, will meet March 29 at Mrs. Donald S. Barry’s home.

Lelia Johnson Texas First Avenue E San Antonio Tex D. O. Johnson Mrs. Johnson Toronto Ont Canada Mayflower Chapter Donald S. Barry Fourth Avenue SE W. C. Shuttleworth Second Avenue SE Mayme Merridith Arthur Bye F. W. Orr D. I. Berger Jennie Laurance

Valma Rutherford and R E Van Scoter Married Here

Valma Rutherford daughter of L O Rutherford of Lincoln Nebraska became the bride of Robert Ellis Van Scoter son of R M Van Scoter of Kansas City Missouri. The ceremony performed by candlelight at 4 pm in the home of Mr and Mrs J Stewart Tower 1926 First Avenue E. Rev O C Gatrelle officiated. The couple planned to live at the Montrose hotel before moving to Des Moines.

J. Stewart Tower First Avenue E Valma Rutherford Lee O. Rutherford Lincoln Neb Robert Ellis van Scoter R. M. van Scoter Kansas City O. C. Gatrelle Mrs. Tower

Carl Myers Jr To Stay In Cedar Rapids For A Year

Carl Myers Jr and his wife arrive in Cedar Rapids to stay temporarily while he takes a year of graduate study for a Master of Commerce at the University of Iowa. He will be on leave from Arthur Andersen in Chicago and will work with Iowa Electric Light and Power during his stay.

Edwin J. Larimer Fifth Avenue SE Helen Wendell M. Delzell Earl B. Delzell Grande Avenue Miss Larimer Washington High School Ward Belmont Junior College Nashville, Tenn University of Iowa Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Junior League of Cedar Rapids Belzell Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Arthur Anderson Accounting Company Chicago Carl B. Myers, Jr Barrington Myers Iowa City Greenwood Drive Iowa Electric Light and Power Company

Ray Spencer to Speak on Furniture in Cedar Rapids

Ray Allison Spencer curator of the Grand Rapids Furniture Museum will lecture on Furniture as a Background to Living at the Cedar Rapids Public Library gallery Monday night March 25. The free talk is the high point of the Applied Arts program by the Cedar Rapids Art Association.

Amy Lowell Edwin Arlington Robinson John Masefield Bramhall Playhouse New York City Rudy Vallee Philips Lord Ray Allison Spencer Grand Rapids Furniture Museum Grand Rapids Mich Cedar Rapids Phi Beta Kappa England

Prenuptial social honors for Miss Wolfe continue

Weekend events honor Miss Kathryn Wolfe and fiancé Lowell M Taylor as their marriage next Saturday approaches. Hostes include Mr and Mrs Russell F Knapp at Commonwealth Tea Room with seventeen at bridge. Iowa City hosts also planned dinners and gifts.

Kathryn Wolfe Lowell M. Taylor Iowa City Russell F. Knapp Twenty-first Street Taylor Miss Wolfe Commonwealth Tea Room Bridge Richard H. Weldhouse Wendyl Stoner Weldhouse Second Avenue SE Wolfe Dorothy Myers Clifford Roser North Liberty Paul Colony Lowell Kuehn B. P. Mavis Cedar Rapids

Photographic Exhibit Opens at Cedar Rapids Art Gallery Today

The Cedar Rapids Camera club brings 104 prints reproduced from the American Annual of Photography to the Cedar Rapids Art Association gallery in the public library building. The show runs 2 to 5 this afternoon with a talk by Carl J. Dueser of the Cedar Rapids Gazette at 4. Admission is free and the exhibit continues through March 27 before traveling to Duluth.

United States Cedar Rapids Art Association Public Library Cedar Rapids Camera Club Carl J. Dueser Cedar Rapids Gazette Duluth Harry A. Gathmann Camera Club Gathmann Leo Landy Floyd Finson Vincent Stelcik

Carol Dee Moore Hosts Seventh Birthday Party

Carol Dee Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Moore entertained at her seventh birthday party yesterday at their home 1910 Washington avenue SE Arriving at 3 30 pm guests enjoyed games prizes pink silver and white table decor favors old fashioned cake and a bouquet centerpiece Names include Susan Morse Jane Moran Joanne Rapaport Barbara Boyd Janice Lvien Eleanor Severn Barbara Yarowsky Willadeane Laurine Howells Marilyn Zimmer man Nancy Glasgow Shirley Ann Wratten Marianne Herriot Mrs J J Chapman of New York visiting in the Stewart home and Mr Stewart plan to travel to New Orleans for a month to visit another daughter

Carol Dee Moore Charles H. Moore Washington Avenue SE Moore Susan Morse Jane Moran Joanne Rapaport Barbara Boyd Janice Levien Eleanor Severn Barbara Yarowsky Willadeane Laurine Howells Marilyn Zimmerman Nancy Glassgow Shirley Ann Wratten Marianne Herriot

Diane Waples Hosts Breakfast Party for Guest Betty Cole

Out of town guest Betty Cole, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Russell Cole of Mount Vernon, is entertained at a breakfast hosted by Diane Waples, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Waples, at their Forest Drive SE home. Guests include Elaine Smulekoff and others from the local social circle.

Ladies’ Literary Society T. R. Warriner Forest Drive Max Daehler Antoine de Saint Exupery Diane Waples F. C. Waples Betty Cole Russell Cole Mount Vernon Waples Betty Elaine Smulekoff Tucie Imes Pamela Craemer Carol Kopel Carol Jean Curran al and Nadine Sinaiko Janice Bailey Shirl Nichols Barbara Randport Betty Mae Becker Joanne Benson Jeanne Ferguson

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Elizabeth Ely John M. Ely Evanston, Ill John Ely Princeton University Helen Ely Compton Junior College Compton Calif Santa Barbara Mrs. Howe Barbara Barry W. C. Howe Ridgeway Drive Owen T. Barry Barrys David Barry Mrs. Yuill Nancy James H. Yuill Pleasant Drive MR. Cheley City F. H. Cheley Cheley Estes Park Colo Jack A. Cheley Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids Country Club Cheleys J. J. Studer Vernon Drive Mary Jo Sandra Studer Mrs. Ralston W. D. Ralston Bever Avenue League Board of Directors Marshall and Benson Harry C. Benson Pi Beta Phi Carl Dueser Mayflower R. E. van Scoter Mrs. Roth Los Angeles Walter K. Roth Park Terrace SE Janice Woods Thomas L. Woods Sharon Murphy E. W. Murphy Mary Jane O'Leary J. M. O'Leary Nineteenth Street Carl Myers’, Jr Mrs. Boyson H. N. Boyson George F. Miller M. E. Carter Carl W. Nelsons Davenport Carl W. Nelson Sixteenth Street R. C. Brown 000 Home Garden Club Home Garden Club Arthur L. Bye Arthur L. Augustine Mrs. Fisher Everett E. Fisher Meadowbrook Drive Alfred W. Meyer W. E. Peschau Glenn O. Fletchers Glenn O. Fletcher Mrs. Shuttleworth James W. Bell Country Club Parkway SE Jack Bill Fletcher Jim Lightner Arthur Gertsen, Jr Des Moines Mrs. Montgomery Scribblers Linden Drive Joan Jean Newburger B. J. Newburger Coral Gables Fla G. F. Newburger Newburger Smith College Northampton, Mass Florida Ray Spencer George M. Bird Mrs. Westerfield Third Avenue SE Charles M. Westerfield Bever Avenue SE Mr. Westerfield West Union Wessterfield Richard Westerfield Music Study Club Worster Tea Room Ethyle Wood Birmingham Marion Ladies’ Literary Mrs. Chapman New Orleans J. J. Chapman New York Forrest W. Stewart Stewart Thirty-fourth Street Drive R. B. Gallegley
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