Mother-Daughter Banquet Highlighted Alpha Xi Delta Event
Alpha Xi Delta held its annual mother-daughter banquet Monday at 6 30 pm in the Roosevelt hotel. Alumnae and patrons attended. seniors were honored including Ruth Bottocff Marilyn Keifer Beverly Keister and Jerry Shatzer. Out-of-town guests came from Monona Dixon Pecatonica and more, with programs of invocations welcome and skits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Xi Delta Mothers Club
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Alpha X: Delta Sorority
Roosevelt Hotel
A. F Harrington
Paul Huston
Vernon Lichtenstein
Janet Sullivan
W B Clark
Amy Colberg
Janice Clark
Ruth Bottocff
Marilyn Keifer
Beverly Keister
Jerry Shatzer
Alice E. Page
A W Plock
Grover Kamradt
Erwin Drahn
Monona
Phillip Hopkins
Dixon, Ill
Norths Return From Birmingham Visit With Relatives
Mr and Mrs Earl J North of 540 Forest Drive SE return from a Birmingham Alabama trip with relatives including Mr and Mrs Wayne Nelson Mr and Mrs W A Abercrombie and Mr and Mrs Nelson Abercrombie all connected to Mrs North.
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Earl J. Norths
Alabama
Earl J North
Forest Drive
Birmingham
Ala
Wayne Nelson
W A Abercrombie
Nelson Abercrombie
Mrs North
Delta Gamma Alumnae Elect Officers in Social Meeting
Delta Gamma alumnae met Monday at Mrs James H Yuill's home to elect officers. Elected were Gladys Linge president Harley Rhodes vice president W A Bergman secretary and Ralph Harman treasurer. Assistant hostesses were Mrs Franklin Kemp and Mrs Glen Ives. Ives gave a book review on Woman with a Sword by Noble.
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Delta Gamma
James H Yuill
Pleasant Drive
Gladys Linge
Harley Rhodes
W A. Bergman
Ralph Harman
Franklin Kemp
Glen Ives
Ives
Woman With
Noble
Women of the Moose host potluck honoring Claire Mackey in Sokol hall
Fifty members entertained at a potluck supper in Sokol hall honoring Mrs Claire Mackey of Oakland California. Graduate regent Mrs Leonard Hill led the program with Mrs Helen Bowe acting as secret service chairman. Before a rose presentation to each candidate Mrs Verba Kun sang.
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Women of the Moose
Sokol Hall
Claire Mackey
Oakland
Calif
Leonard Hill
Helen Bowe
Secret Service
Verba Kun Sang
Delta Theta Chi Plans Rummage Sale and Music Program
Mrs Charles S McCauley hosted Delta Theta Chi sorority members on Monday evening. Plans were completed for a rummage sale Saturday and a music program was presented by Mrs L R Kinsey and Miss Phyllis Raftery.
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Charles S McCauley
Fifteenth Street
Delta Theta Chi Sorority
L R Kinsey
Phyllis Raftery
Blue Bonnet Margarine Ad Promises Flavor Nutrition Economy
An advertisement promotes Blue Bonnet Margarine with Mrs A J Cronin as a drawing point. It extols country sweet flavor rich nutrition and economy, claiming the margarine delivers flavor nutrition and economy in two minutes in its Yellow Quick bag.
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A. J. Cronin
America
Designing Women By Elizabeth Hillyer
The article outlines professional methods to repair a damaged porcelain figurine using household cement porcelain cement and water. It details bonding missing pieces filling holes smoothing with an orange wood stick filling gaps drying times and final steps with shellac and oil paint for a seamless finish.
Secrets of Charm in Courtesy and Manners
A friendly guide notes beauty fades without good manners as social skills shape friendships. It warns that charm alone cannot sustain relationships and emphasizes considerate behavior, listening, and etiquette in daily life.
Etiquette and good manners for charming women
A compact guide from 1949 urges women to act with constant consideration for others. It links charm to daily respectful behavior, kindness to those in trouble, and fair play, asserting manners spring from the heart and improve social life.
Camp Fire Seeks Blankets for St Agnes School Infirmary
Camp Fire gathers blankets for the infirmary at St Agnes School for Girls in Japan after a letter from Gail Courtney Rutgers former Cedar Rapids resident and current English teacher at the school requesting supplies donations should be brought to the Camp Fire office at 204 Paramount building.
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Camp Fire Organization
St Agnes School For
Japan
Gail Courtney Rutgers
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Building
Easter Decorations By Junior Red Cross
Members of the Junior Red Cross at McKinley and Kenwood schools ship Easter decorations to hospitals and homes for children. McKinley pupils sent over 50 decorated eggs to St. Vincent's Home for Children in Freeport Illinois. Kenwood pupils will decorate Easter trays at University Children's Hospital in Iowa City with cottontail bunnies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
McKinley
Kenwood
McKinley School
St. Vincent’s Home
Freeport
Ill
Kenwood School
University Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court in Linn County Iowa will hear on April 4 1949 at 9 o clock A M a purported last will and testament of Ames Grace late of Cedar Rapids deceased for proof and admission to probate. Alfred G McSwigsin attorney appears for the hearing.
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Iowa
Linn County
Ames Grace
Cedar Rapids
Antes
Polk School Plans Pilot Junior Red Cross Council
Teachers and Polk school pupils met with Linn County Junior Red Cross Chairman Mrs. Donald E. Smith to plan the citys first Junior Red Cross council. The two representatives from grades four through six will form a pilot program to expand next fall. A second meeting April 4 at Polk school will elect council officers. A potato has only one third as many calories as a two crust berry pie.
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Polk School
Linn County
Junior Red Cross
Donald E. Smith
Junior Red Cross Council
Simple Amazing Pattern 4532 by Anne Adams
Fashion note promotes Pattern 4532 by Anne Adams for sizes 12 through 20 with low neckline dress design. Includes yardage, fabric width, and ordering details from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois. Also advertises a Spring Pattern Book and a four-store pattern copy offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
Clinton St
Chicago
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Laura Wheeler Needlecraft
Parent Education Group Hears D. Keith Irwin
The Rev. D. Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian Church spoke on Vanishing Ideals to the Wilson parent education group in the school library. He argued Americans lack a proper method to fight for ideals and that ideals must be practiced to take root, with God as their source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Keith Irwin
Olivet
Sociology department to speak on Preparing for Marriage
A sociology department speaker will address the next meeting on preparing for marriage. The lecture is scheduled for April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versity
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alpha Xi Delta
Mrs. Mackey
Delta Theta Chi
Designing Women
Elizabeth Hillyer
John Robert Powers
Junior
AR Axmear
Alfred G McSwigsin
DIAL
Spencer “Sane
Winseee
Kuth Kare
Sahara
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Soboda
Parent Education Group
Pinafore Pet
ceQan
Kohler
Thomas
Lever Brothers Company
Iowa Theater
Beauty Shop
Folger
Ates Moon
Folger’s
Americas
Folger's Coffee
Gapyricht
Ay Felder
Corey
White Arts
Vast
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