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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1938
Page
19
Florists urge matching bouquets to room colors, furnishings, and period. Choose neutral white pottery for containers and vary bouquet shapes by room size. Use one dominant color for colonial styles, or a varied mix for modern spaces. Keep tall arrangements for large rooms and low for small ones. Include vivid greens, weeds, or simple greenery for dramatic centerpieces.
Miss Margaret Seeck former English secretary to Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. William Overholt of Foochow China sister of Miss Abbie Probasco of Mount Vernon were honored at an international tea in Armstrong hall on Cornell college campus Saturday. WFM S and Wesleyan Service Guild hosted with local women and students in attendance. Seeck and Overholt spoke.
Mrs. John Jansen hosted a bridge club with prizes to Mrs. Leonard Hayes and Mrs. Velma Nielsen on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Paulsen and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chaplin gave a dinner in Monticello as a farewell to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith, who are leaving for Texas today. The Astrurian club also held a farewell for Mrs. L. M. Smith at Mrs. Leonard McKinstry's home Thursday.
Announcement reports the engagement of Miss Wini fred Moore of Maquoketa daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Moore of Savanna Jr to J Edward McAndrew son of Mr and Mrs A B McAndrew of Lost Nation The marriage is planned for May
Maquoketa Business and Professional Women host the centennial observance in the Hurst hotel with seventy attendees. Guests include John E. Goodenow and Royal Holbrook as speaker. program features music by local ensembles and a brief history of Maquoketa.
President Miss Margaret Joles chairing plans with Eleanor Goodall and Maxine Hate as officers for the Cultus club. Public meetings held this year included sessions with Mrs. Jane Cashman and guests Mrs. Verva Bixler and Mrs. Louise Roelfe. Fine Arts club elected Merle Gintert president and Willard Russell vice president. Wednesday literary society hosted by Mrs. H Caldwell. Cedar Rapids trip for high school seniors with Miss Pawn Reinking and Supt. K L Benner included tours of Quaker Oats, Cedar Rapids Gazette, radio, Northwestern Bell, and Colonial Damen.
Monticello reports Mrs Henry Carpenter hosted the Friday literary club with Mrs F S Stuhler and Mrs Halstead Carpenter on the program. Mrs Albert McNeill hosted the 94 literary club with a book review by Mrs S G Gutensohn and a reading by Mrs McNeill, while Mrs John Fraser hosted the Fortnightly bridge club at a desert luncheon with high score by Mrs William Corbin and guest Mrs Halstead Carpenter. Will Burrichter celebrated his birthday at home with relatives from Slater and others Tuesday evening.
Mrs Henry Burrichter and family hosted in Lost Nation and guests joined in birthday cards with prizes won by Mrs Fred Hanken and Mrs Ernest Hubbard. Daughters of Union Veterans met in Iowa City on annual guest day. Neighborhood gatherings included a chaiivari for Robert Rinehart and a Downey surprise party for Leo Tesar family. Atalissa club met at the school with a West Liberty musician, and a Good Fellowship gathering occurred at the Christian church. R N A hall dinner raised 13.85 for charity.
Belle Plaine reports Elks and Delphian society gatherings at residents homes Monday. Mrs Naomi Little led the E1 PEO lesson on The First Lady. James Pratt hosted Delphian group with Dawson Hunt leadership. Maude Shields hosted Richardson Art club Friday. Hope lodge No 175 A F and A M held Past Master's night at the Masonic hall Friday evening with O E S circle serving dinner. Committees included Lee Martin James Strawhorn H E Woodruff Hartwig Albers Sally Wertheim and M L Courter.
An April P T A gathering will feature several one act plays and musical numbers as the main program. Mrs Daisy Ray of Oelwein conducted an O E S school last week with guests from Earlville Manchester Colesburg and Edgewood. Mesdames Howard Clark and F H Schenke hosted a bridge evening while husbands attended a Masonic fellowship meeting at the Schenke home.
Center Point school faculty members were hosted by Supt and Mrs Wagner at their home Tuesday evening. Jay M Joyce of Helena Montana and his wife are visiting Center Point and Cedar Rapids for several social gatherings honoring Joyce, a former Center Point resident. At a recent school board meeting Dr C E Liabo was reelected president with directors R T Remer W G Bromwell I T Street and Floyd Dufoe. J R Lee was chosen treasurer and Seth Hendryx secretary.
Richard Crooks, leading American tenor, will appear in a concert at the Iowa Theater on Wednesday evening April 8 under Cedar Rapids Community Concert association. It closes a four concert series for the season. The program will be announced this week. season ticket holders are admitted.
The Anamosa Garden club schedules a 7:30 p m Tuesday meeting in the courthouse community room. Mrs Edgar Beach will present Bermuda Beautiful Island of Flowers with colored slides. A banquet at the Methodist church Tuesday drew 140 dads and sons with toastmaster Rev Harry D Green and speakers including Dr Glenn Rowley and Supt G B Kinser.
The Wadena P T A met Tuesday evening March 22 in the high school assembly room. The program committee included William Nelson Superintendent Doughty Ray Herwig Robert Whittenbaugh and Robert Bigler. Prof Welsh and Upper Iowa students provided the program. Mrs William Nelson hosted the auction bridge club at her home Monday evening in honor of her aunt Mrs Liam of Waterloo. Prizes went to Mrs Phylis Herwig Mrs Mildred Minihan Mrs Ernestine Herrling and Amelia Kuhn.
The Naomi chapter of Eastern Star met at the hall on Wednesday for a school of instruction led by Mrs. Mosella Russell of Winfield, associate grand conductress, with district instructor guiding sessions.
Twenty six visitors attended from Sharon Washington Boone Mediapolis and Iowa City. After dinner the initiatory degree was exemplified. Worthy Matrons Liela Beckman and Florence Maas, Worthy Patron Will Snider, and Past Grand Ruth W J Weeder were among the visitors.
The Monday club hosted a guest night at Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hunte with Rhoda Anderson directing and performances by Virginia Hunte Ruth Andresen and others. Robert Vesely of Cedar Rapids spoke on Linn county safety plans and a Des Moines summer project for high school boys, followed by a luncheon. The Camp Fire Girls enjoyed a spring hike and wiener roast near Hobo palace.
The North English Fortnightly club gathered Thursday at Mrs. Ellsworth Van Fleet’s residence. On the program were Mrs. Irene Carnes and Mrs. George Pennington, with the president Mrs. E. C. Reed naming the executive committee: Mrs. W. C. Carson, Mrs. C. C. Carnes and Mrs. Clarence Smith.
Newhall Mrs. John Rosburg entertained her bridge club Wednesday. Mrs. G. J. Freeman and Mrs. Jerome Connor were guests. Fifty friends and relatives prised Mrs. John Pauls on Wednesday evening in honor of her birthday.
South Bethel hosted the Ladies Aid society with Mrs Theodore M Smith and Mrs Homer Smith in charge. Mrs F E Nebergall conducted the business meeting and Mrs Orrin Kiser led a crayola painting lesson.
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