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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1938

Page

15

Off The Record Guests And Local Turf Tales

Saturday night social swirl at the Hotel Roosevelt features Joe McCormick Jr as a guest while a wind blown dog chases a fur shop bear on Third Avenue. Des Moines stories include a flirtatious elevator graph joke and a Jack Benny quip. Nurses tour St Luke s hospital police station and Peggie Bode s cake sparks a hush hush birthday reveal. Vivien Buser plans Popocatepetl ascent with endurance prep and guides notes lava, crater rim at 17500 feet during a Mexican vacation.

Joe McCormick, Jr Hotel Roosevelt Joe Vivien Buser Mexico Vivien Popocatepetl

Coe College Hosts Interfraternity and Panhellenic Dances

Coe College staged its annual Interfraternity and Panhellenic dances over the weekend. Six Panhellenic sororities Alpha Nu Delta Alpha Gamma Delta Kappa Delta Delta Delta Chi Omega and Beta Phi Alpha hosted the Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel affair with entertainment by Jean Fahrney and a Panhellenic song by students from each sorority. Interfraternity hosts Chi Beta Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Alpha Delta Alpha Tau Kappa Upsilon featured fraternity pins in décor and staged stunts and vocal numbers. Chaperons included Dean Myron L Koenig Mrs Dear Mrs C Harve Geiger Dr Alfred W Meyer Dr Irving L Churchill Mr Forest Rutgers and Prof Lynn E Garwood.

Coe College Cee Alpha Ni Delta Alpha Gamma Delta Kappa Delta Delta Delta Delta Chi Omega Beta Phi Alpha Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Jean Fahrney Jack Jaxon Dear Myron L. Koenig C. Harve Geiger Alfred W. Meyer Irving L. Churchill Forest Rutgers Lynn E. Garwood Chi Beta Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Alph Delta Alpha Tau Kappa Psilon Alice B. Salter Dean

Wallflower Club Celebrates Barbara Shonka Birthday

Wallflower club members held a sixteenth birthday celebration for Barbara Shonka with a progressive dinner and theater outing. Jeanne Puckett hosted the main course and Barbara Shonka hosted dessert with Easter bunny molds. The group included Jean Ashby and many club members.

Wallflower Club Jeanne Puckett Bertram P. Puckett Bever Avenue SE Barbara Shonka S. V. Shonka Twenty-fifth Street Miss Shonka Miss Puckett Jean Ashby Dorothy Miller Ruth Ann Hasek Virginia Dodds Theone Larson Marjorie Moravec Joan Chehak June de Ni

Garden Club to Hear Talk on Small New England Gardens

Cedar Rapids Garden club members will hear Mrs. Joseph Eno of Bradford Mass speak on Small New England Gardens at 10 30 a m Wednesday at the home of president Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer 2001 Linden drive SE The talk includes special guests from the Tourist club and marks new member introductions plus brief society notices of local residents travel and visits

New England Cedar Rapids Massachussets California University of Iowa Eno Garden Club Scott McIntyre Bruce McKay Harmon R. Taylor

Hubbard Installed as Rainbow Assembly Dad

R W Hubbard named chapter dad of Rainbow Assembly No 11, with daughters Ruth Jane Hubbard and others receiving conferrals. The evening included spring decorated hall dancing, refreshments by Cedar chapter members, and a theater party plan plus notices of upcoming PEO and visiting group meetings at local addresses.

Assembly No Order of Rainbow Masonic Hall R. W. Hubbard Ruth Jane Hubbard Phyllis Hook Evelyn Heins Barbara Hird Jean Anderson Jean Marie Horak Susan Brown Harriet Carlan Betty Jean Stevenson Sylvia Lehti Doris Thorpe Betty Ann Womacka Cedar Chapter

Bohemian Ball at Iowa sparks arts parody night

A Bohemian Ball at Iowa features student caricatures of 19th century artists and faculty depictions. The event riffs on Parisian cafe culture with mock portraits and a playful reimagining of Matisse and Dionne quints motifs. Chaperons and committee members from multiple states oversee the lively campus party.

Awarding Of Ranks To Be Program Feature

Cedar Rapids Camp Fire girls and IL leaders gather for the annual council fire celebration at the Memorial Coliseum. Miss Nadian Sharpe conducts, with Marion Hepner directing music and a cast of local girls from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns taking part in candle lighting, flag ceremonies, and rank awards amid songs, readings, and national honors observations.

Cedar Rapids Nadian Sharpe Marion Hepner Beverly Wright Janice Owens Camp Fire School For the Blind Vinton Wells C. Peck Warner C. Danforth Guardians’ Associtions Margaret Clark Hazel Abernathy Virginia Harover Jane Ann Herdlicka L. D. Dennis Dorothy June Duncan Lucille Harris Annabelle Hershey Dorothy Meskines Jean Richardson Jay W. Hesser Janet Dennis Dorothy Irene Mueller Wilaura Skien Jean Denton Mary Moorman Janet Boker

Y W C A Business Council sponsors two plays Tuesday

The Business and Industrial council of the Y W C A will present two one act plays Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Y W C A auditorium. Trifles directed by Mrs O A Prather features Nadine Patterson Nancy Gibbons Bill Lattner James French and Robert Hastings all of Quaker Oats. Good Medicine directed by Miss Ida McQuin and Eugene Brown stars Maxine Bendorf Leona Fatka Wilson and company and Eugene Brown of Quaker Oats. Admission is by ticket only with tickets from council members who represent local businesses and industries.

the Business and Industrial Council of the Susan Glaspell O. A. Prather Nadine Patterson Nancy Gibbons Bill Lattner James French Robert Hastings Quaker Oats Company

Miss Salter Hosts Old Maids Club Buffet

Miss Patricia Salter, daughter of Mrs. Alice B. Salter of 1712 Grande avenue SE, hosted a buffet supper for Old Maids club members at her home Friday evening. Members present included Jeanne Rowe, Betty Gage, Betty Szicar, Mary Jane Murdock, Patricia Graves, Betty Mae Sommer, Jean Killen, Betty Hamilton, Marianne Corey, Kathryn Lynch, Barbara Ramsey, and Katherine Luberger. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. McGladrey of 318 Nassau street SE hosted guests over the weekend, including Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Paramore and Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Wilks of Chicago. Chapter IF of P. E. O. will meet with Mrs. K. J. Campbell at 1821 Blake boulevard SE Monday at 2:30 pm.

Patricia Salter Alice B. Salter Grande Avenue SE Old Maids’ Club Jeanne Rowe Betty Gage Betty Szicar Mary Jane Murdock Patricia Graves Betty Mae Sommer Jean Killen Betty Hamilton Marianne Corey Kathryn Lynch Barbara Ramsey Katherine Luberger Campbell K. J. Campbell Blake Boulevard

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