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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1942
Page
16
Mary Manners counsels on social problems in a column filled with homey wisdom. Readers seek dating guidance, with two letters about inviting a shy boy and helping a troubled former partner. The advice emphasizes group outings and self-reliance.
Advice column letters from Dode and Hazel discuss choosing independence over deceit in love. Local society items report an engagement, a bridal shower, club meetings, and upcoming events with residents and addresses.
At a Wednesday gathering hosted by Mrs. Keith Dunn in Linden Drive SE new Kiwanis Ladies officers were elected. Mrs. George Thompson became president with Mrs. Roy T. Benson as vice president and Mrs. R. K. Farquhar as secretary. Mrs. Thomas Lange was reelected treasurer. Retiring officers include Mrs. Grant Anderson Mrs. Stanley Reeder and Mrs. Fred Kluss.
church organizations include a long list of meetings for Central Park Presbyterian Trinity Lutheran Bethany Congregational St Johns Episcopal St Margaret's St Pauls Methodist First Evangelical Kenwood Presbyterian First Christian Grande Avenue U P Daniels Park Presbyterian Unity Center and a visit by Mrs Bakken and Gail. activities span luncheons first aid classes communion services guild gatherings and spring cleanups across multiple neighborhoods.
Mrs. David Lennox Jr. of Marshalltown state president will speak at Linn County Federation of Women’s Clubs annual convention in Marion Congregational Church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Other speakers include Mrs. Robert B. Moore and Mrs. Lee Andrew Johnston. the Marion Choral Club will sing. lunch will be served by the hostess church. Officers and committee women from Cedar Rapids, Marion, Springville, and other areas are listed as organizers and advisers.
Recent Bride Mrs Charles Jass announces the marriage of her daughter Ruth to Robert W Mathes Jr son of Mr and Mrs R W Mathes of Central City. The couple wed March 18 in Jefferson City Mo by Rev Alfred Schmalz Trinity Lutheran Church. The bride, aqua suit with patent accessories wore a corsage of Talisman roses and gardenias. Mrs Mathes graduated from Coe College active in YWCA Chi Delta Crescent senior honor society and employed by Quaker Oats. Mr Mathes is with Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Dorothy Dougherty reports on E. J. Bruns’ one man oil show at the Cedar Rapids Art Association gallery in the public library. The display features precise Mexican landscapes, markets, and cathedrals with vivid colors and realistic figures including Rosita and a portrait cohort. A tea for Bruns is planned Sunday April 12 at the library gallery.
Cedar Rapids hosts a Palm Sunday concert at 3 p.m. sponsored by El Kahir shrine at the Memorial building. Des Moines holds the tenth annual conference of state school administrators. Iowa City presents the University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. events. Cedar Rapids features a Coe inter sorority sing contest at Sinclair Memorial chapel. The State high school indoor track and field championships take place in Iowa City with President Emeritus Walter A. Jessup among guests. Host groups include Phi Delta Kappa and Pi Lambda Theta with their spouses. Dr. Luthero Vargas, son of Brazil’s Getulio Vargas, and his wife attend events hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Steindler.
University of Iowa women living in Currier hall entertained their dates with a formal dinner dance in the Iowa Union main lounge. Music came from Bob Stolley and his Avalon orchestra as faculty and students mingled at the event.
The seventh wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoaglan will be marked with a family dinner at their Aurora home on Sunday. Relatives will attend and the occasion also honors Mrs. Hoaglan's sister, Mrs. Clair Anderman. A farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson was held at their farm north of Aurora on Tuesday as they move to their new home in Aurora after leasing the farm to their son Kenneth.
Mr and Mrs T L Samuels were surprised at a Thursday dinner honoring their thirty ninth wedding anniversary. Relatives attended and Mrs F S Phillips of Clarence was an out of town guest.
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