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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1939
Page
14
Betty Vernimont arrives home after an afternoon and explains she broke her pearls earlier. She wears a makeshift necklace secured with a large key ring, prompting Ray to exclaim about what is around her neck. W's, referring to a watch chain, is mentioned.
A parade of small, humorous vignettes captures a spring mood in town. A man fans the season with coat and hat, a woman misplaces a garbage bundle on a city bus, a boy explains his minor misfortune, and a veteran narrator jokes about the World’s Fair forecasts.
Miss Betty Kitterman will wed William Burl James of Boulder Colorado on April 19. A breakfast at Helen L Bailey’s 2709 First Ave E features a single table with yellow and orchid spring flowers. Guests include Dorothy Eckert Arlene Childs Lois McBroom Josephine Norton Mary Virginia Jameson and Mrs Jess Kitterman Victor Hill Leonard Meier Ula Eckert Verne Fussell.
Zelda Small Radloff presented a Patch-Work Quilt readings program to about 125 attendees at Peoples church sponsored by Beta Iota of Beta Sigma Phi. Phyllis Meyers sang two numbers, with proceeds aiding the state convention in Cedar Rapids in May.
Seven Cedar Rapids Woman's club art department members received American Artweek awards for distinguished participation. The group toured in Iowa City visiting the Russell Cowles exhibit, viewed Waldo Peirce works, and attended a Play Festival tea with Iowa Federation officers.
Mayflower chapter of the D A R met at Mrs L B Henry s home for luncheon and heard reports on the recent state conference in Des Moines. Reg ent Mrs Carl D Thomas and others spoke while Mrs Liek discussed the WOI broadcast featuring Mrs Henry M Robert Jr and Mrs Ethel Mahon reviewed the National Historical Magazine.
Miss Edna van Pappelendam of Cedar Rapids to Robert W. S. McLeod of Cedar Rapids announced at a tea in Keokuk hosted by her mother and sister. The event reveals the wedding date May 27 with guests from Keokuk Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Ottumwa newsrooms and university ties noted.
Renowned conductor Mitropoulos made his American debut with the Boston Symphony in 1936 and later led Minneapolis concerts. The Community Concerts association opens its annual campaign April 24, seeking 100 new members to support expanded theater programs and a move to reserved seating. The group already spans sixteen nearby towns and highlights alumni who rose to fame, including Nelson Eddy. The Damour family updates cover W H Damour's rise as comptroller and a transfer to Peoria as business counsel.
The city marks the fifteenth annual National Music Week May 6 to 13 using the theme Supe port Group Activities. Groups from churches schools libraries and media unite to promote American music and local artists with a Memorial Coliseum program each night. A joint committee of musical civic religious and educational groups leads the observance chaired by Mrs Helen Kacena Stark.
Cedar Rapids hosts a busy spring with state meetings, conventions, and college events. April 24 to 26 features the State Hospital Association meeting, May 16 to 18 the P E O convention, and May 20 to 21 Beta Sigma Phi. Coe and Cornell campuses plan dances, festivals, and exhibits, including the May festival at Cornell May 11 to 13 boosted by Chicago symphony and famed pianist Alec Templeton. Easter Sunday falls on April 9 with notable activities around town and Drake Relays set for April 28 to 29. May 14 marks Mother’s Day shopping, while April 21 to 23 hosts the Junior League hobby show. Montelle Knapp and family visit in Russell Knapp’s home with expected dinner guests from Edgewood.
Miss Grace Boston of 2229 Bever avenue SE will welcome Explorers club members for a 5 to 7 tea at her residence this afternoon. Prof Meno Spann from the University of Iowa Romance language department will present an illustrated lecture on Egypt and Greece from his summer travels. Afterward several members will attend a Coliseum meeting where Jan Masaryk will speak.
Coe students spent Saturday in Anamosa as guests of Donald Mirick with three other Coe youths including Betty Mae Sommer Dorothy Barnes and Leon Black joining the outing.
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