Better Gardens Short Course at Cedar Rapids Club
Readable notes from the Cedar Rapids Woman's club garden short course cover soil prep, color schemes, and fall blooming iris varieties. Speakers include L. Grove of Town State College on color arrangement, roses by Leonard Newport, and Baumhoefner on new plant varieties and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Woman's Club Garden
Nature and Garden Department
Leonard J. Smith
Emil Rasmussen
L. C Grove
Town State College
Grove
Eleanor Roosevelt
Iowa
Holland
Leonard Newport
Newport
McGredy
Betty Prior
Three Dinner Parties Honor Birthday Bowling Bride
Three social evenings are noted with Roy Doty hosting a birthday party at his First Avenue residence with cocktails dinner and bridge. A Dutch treat bowling club dinner for 48 follows at the Elks club with table décor of bowling themes and dancing. Mrs Scannell a recent bride is feted at Miss Willis Sinclair Avenue home with pink tealight decor and tea towel appliqués by guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Doty
First Avenue E
The
Elks Club
W. P. Rohrbach
Winifred Wiley
John K. Paviis
Sinclair Avenue
Joseph B. Scannell
Scannell
John Stromsten
Robert Gessell
Taylor D. Higley
Robert Hyde
Donald C. Reid
Kenneth Turner, Jr
Robert Norris
Helen Hardy
Margaret French
Peggy Brown
Local Hostesses Named for Opening Session
Change noted in listing of hostesses for the opening session with Mrs L L Owen and Mesdames Don M McIntyre Fay Schwartzendruber Dempsy Jones A C Goodall. Music provided by Mrs R I McWilliams and Miss Leotta Jorgen of Coe College with Miss Gertrude Trow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Owen
Don M. McIntyre
Fay Schwartzendruber
Dempsy Jones
A. C. Goodall
R. I. McWilliams
Leotta Jorgenen
Gertrude Trow
Coe College
Twin boys celebrate seventh birthday with school friends
Max and Mark Daehler, twin sons of Prof and Mrs Max Daehler of 1800 Second Avenue SE, celebrated their seventh birthday Friday with a party after school for 12 school friends. Patricia Graves of 2141 Linden Drive SE hosted a Friday afternoon gathering. Mrs Bruce McKay at 300 Thirty-sixth Street NE gave a Friday luncheon for her bridge club with 16 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Mark Daehler
Max Daehler
Second Avenue SE
Walton P. Keller
Patricia’ Graves
Linden Drive
Bruce McKay
Thirty-sixth Street
Bridge Club
Mrs Robert C Safely Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon
Mrs Robert C Safely entertained at a Friday luncheon at her home 1846 B Avenue NE for members of her bridge club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Safely
B Avenue NE
Ends Purse Problem With Lacings On Ends
An American designer solves the purse trimming by placing lacings on the bag ends instead of the center. The accessory is shown with a fringed turban and plaid suit, both styled for spring fashion.
Importance Of Good Speech As You Grow Older
Alicia Hart urges women to cultivate articulate speech as they age. Reading newspapers aloud with a dictionary improves diction and vocabulary, helping conversation stay engaging beyond trivial topics.
Quiet Speech Tips Highlight Pauses and Listening
A passage urges women to value pauses and clear soft speech. It warns against constant talking and stresses allowing others to speak, promoting balanced conversation and attentive listening.
Home Garden club shares luncheon and watch collection
The Home Garden club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. B. M. Bradford’s 514 Forest Drive SE for a salad luncheon attended by 16 members. Mrs. James Bramwell led a botany lesson as Mr. Fisher showcased 60 watches from a 100 plus collection, oldest dating to 1712, all running. Members shared spring poems and travel stories to California and Death Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Garden Club
B. M. Bradford
Forest Drive
Arthur Bye
James Bramwell
A. C. Fisher
Fisher
Guy Miller
California
Death Valley
A. L. Killian
Southwest
Grand Rapids Man Visits Iowa City Family
Donald M. Leonard of Grand Rapids Michigan arrives by plane Thursday night in Iowa City to visit his wife and their newborn daughter at St Luke s hospital. He will stay as a guest of Mr and Mrs Harry Cocker at Windermere apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Donald M. Leonard
Grand Rapids
Mich
Friendship circle dessert luncheon held with local members
Members of Friendship circle of the King's Daughters met for a dessert luncheon on Tuesday with Mrs. Vernon Lichtenstein at 2235 B avenue NE. Guests included Mrs. Leonard Lyon and Mrs. Wayne Stookey. The president Mrs. Lee R. Beardsley led an admission service for Mrs. Charles Farr and Mrs. James Prouty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle of the King’s Daughters
Vernon Lichtenstein
Avenue NE
Leonard Lyon
Wayne Stookey
Lee R. Beardsley
Charles Farr
James Prouty
Leonard R. Wilson
Silver Cross
Beardsley
Arold Woito
A Avenue NE
Hi Ett e club reads and hair style program
The Wilson Hi Ette club met Tuesday for a program of readings and hair style notes. Virginia Miller read Well What Of It and Mrs Byron Linnenkamp Virginia Merklen Virginia Beck and Dorothy Moltas spoke on culture and styles of hair. A committee chosen to visit the other Hi Y Ett clubs includes Virginia Field Arlene Dvorak and Lillian Dusek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Hi
Mrs Schmidt Hosts Sixteenth Birthday Bunco
Mrs L V Schmidt entertained Tuesday in honor of her daughter Dorothy on her sixteenth birthday. Bunco was the diversion. Present were Mary Little Everett Usher Betty Getlick Chuck Doharty Joanne McDonnell Jack Crissinger Helen Shields Leonard Shed Betty Newcomb Lorraine Wilson Dorothy Schmidt and Johnny Hoffman.
Typographical Auxiliary Meets at 838 First Avenue
Members of the Typographical auxiliary met Wednesday evening at 838 First Avenue East. Hostesses were Mrs. Leo Gray and Mrs. Niels Hornum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical
First Avenue E
Leo Gray
Niels Hornum
Virginia McLean Visits From Stephens College
Miss Virginia McLean, a student at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri, arrived in the city Thursday night to spend several days with her mother Mrs Garnet McLean at 715 Second Avenue SE. She will return to school next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia McLean
Stephens College
Columbia
Garnet McLean
Second Avenue SE
Loyal Eight Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Earle Leonard Home
Members gathered Wednesday evening at 660 Twentieth Avenue SW to discuss club affairs with guest Mrs. Robert Hess of Marejon. The next meeting, March 26, will be hosted by Mrs. Marie Zisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Leonard
Twentieth Avenue SW
Loyal Eight Sewing Club
Robert Hess
Mare Jon
Marie Zisco
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Carl Baumhoefner
Baumhoefner Nursery
Gar
Henry J. Hromek
B. Harrington
W. Klinger
H. L. Schiesselman
R .J. Lubbock
Alleta Shadle
Anna Calderwood
Oliver S Wilson
Millie Davis
Holly Shops
Second Avenue
Menry Fonda
Martha O'Briscoll
the Lady
Henry Founda
Martha O'Driscoll
A.J. B
Ubbut Pp
M. J.B
Third Street
San Francisco
Mrs. Safely
David Lewis
New York
Alicia Hart
Gazette
Donald Leonard
Friendship Circle
Wilson Hi-Y-Ettes
withaTs
Rinso
Baby
Heinz
RMS
Erchoo
Susan
Bet Rinso
Mrs. Schmidt
L. A
Wayne
Stephens
LOYAL
Pati
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