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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1938
Page
15
Around the Town items include a Liz Carey motor case at the new police station and a Maquoketa school director race where an undertaker won by default. Also features picnic memories, a fishing license tale, bath mishap, party chatter, a child’s joke, flood tales from California visitors, a garden club mishap, a Florida road trip, a letter to Officer Hughes, and safety praise from a first grade class.
Esther Payne Muenzer, Iowa City pianist, will perform live from WGN Chicago Monday at 0 30 p m. She opens with Moszkowski piano concerto opus 57 in E major then joins Henry Weber's Symphonette from 9 45 to 10 p m. with her husband Prof Hans Muenzer of Iowa University violin dept also slated for a Coe college chapel recital next Friday at 8.000
Delta Gamma alumnae to be entertained by Mrs. Chester D Salter at 503 Knollwood Drive SE on Friday at 1 pm. Miss Caroline Furrow, Iowa State College student in Ames, arrived to spend spring break with her parents at 2320 Grande Avenue SE. Mrs. Robert P Bell will host the Scribblers Club of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids at 2 pm Tuesday at her home 523 Knollwood Drive SE. Mr and Mrs George Laird hosted a dinner for twelve at 540 Vernon Drive SE Saturday night.
Two Coe College sororities Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Delta hosted spring dances weekend. Chi Omega carnival dance in the men’s gym recreation rooms featured red and white decor chaired by Rachel Austin with a large guest list. Alpha Gamma Delta held a formal dinner dance at the Roosevelt hotel with purple and silver decor and a silver crest program led by Miss Allayne Keneeny.
Prof E K Mapes of the University of Iowa will address Cedar Rapids College club members Saturday at 2 15 PM at 348 Forest drive SE on Spanish American literature. He will translate Cortez dispatches and Arancana by Ercilla and read from Gertrude Gomez de Avellameda and Heredia. He is aiding a Chilean edition of Ruben Dario with scholars in Santiago. Dr and Mrs J K Von Lackum hosted twelve at Cedar Rapids Country club then at their home.
More than 200 people are expected for a Monday 6 p.m. banquet and program in the Cedar Rapids Y M C A celebrating the eightieth anniversary of Iowa State College of Ames. Rex B. Conn heads the arrangements with O E Atkinson, W H Proeschveldt and Earle G Nichols assisting.
Mr and Mrs Walter Kerr Roth announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Ann to Henry James Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Deane C Adams. The couple plan a spring wedding.
Miss Florence F. Pickard national field secretary of the Girls' Friendly Society will visit the St. John's Episcopal church branch in Cedar Rapids on Monday. Mothers meet with her at 3 p.m. for a discussion and tea, followed by the 4 p.m. weekly meeting supervised by Miss Pickard.
Members of the Cedar Rapids Art Association board of directors will hold their regular meeting Tuesday at 4 30 p m in the art gallery located in the library building. Mr and Mrs R W Manatt hosted a bridge club gathering at their Park avenue SE home with twelve guests enjoying a picnic dinner.
Dr Wayne J Foster of Cedar Rapids will speak at the A A W local branch March meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. The program marks annual guest night with Mrs Frank V Orr presiding and Dr Florence D Johnston introducing the speaker.
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