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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1939

Page

16

Duluth Guests Are Feted During Cedar Rapids Visit

Visitors from Duluth Mrs Newton DeForest and Mrs J J Thanner were entertained in Cedar Rapids with multiple social events. Hostesses included Mrs R P Taylor and Miss Emily Walbrand. Social gatherings ranged from luncheons and informal teas to a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel and a dinner at the Commonwealth tea room with post dinner hosting at Miss Byerly’s apartment.

Cedar Rapids Duluth Newton DeForest R P Taylor Nineteenth Street J. J Thanner Emily Walbrand Cesar Nan A Avenue NE Minnesota Wo A_ Robertson First Avenue E Roosevelt Hotel Taylor Eva Byerly Nelle Boyack Commonwealth Tea Room Miss Byerly

Mrs Hedberg Spends Month in Daughter's Home

Mrs. Alice Hedberg of Cokato Minnesota is spending a month in the home of her daughter Mrs. Clay Phillips and Mr. Phillips at 503 Twenty third street NE.

Alice Hedberg Cokato Minn Clay Phillips Twenty-third Street

Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer Hosts Birthday Dinner Party

Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer of 2001 Linden Drive SE will host a dinner party Thursday evening at her home to compliment Mr Shaffer on his birthday.

Economist Prof Macy talks on monetary cycles since 1900

At the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club current events meeting held at the club home, Prof C Ward Macy of Coe College spoke on monetary cycles since 1900, drawing from the closing chapters of Sherman’s book Promises Men Live By. Mrs A H Mott led the business session, introduced by Miss Leota Swem, with Mrs P M Davis and Miss Anna Calderwood hosting luncheon.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club C. Ward Macy Coe College Sherman A H Mott Leota Swem P. M Davis Anna Calderwood

Rehak Hosting Wedding for Daughter Alice Frances Sto dola

Mr and Mrs Joseph Rehak of Ely announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Alice Frances to Joseph E Sto dola nephew of Mr and Mrs Ben Jansa of 713 Fourteenth Street SE The wedding is set for April 11 at 8 o clock at St Wenceslaus church.

Joseph Rehak Ely Alice Frances Joseph E. Stodola Ben Jansa Fourteenth Street St. Wenceslaus Church

Service Club Meeting At Community House Schedule

The service club met Tuesday evening with members including Mesdames Clara Briles Bessie Bartholomew Helen Klinger Anna Kacerovsky Bessie Paulsen Borger Peterson Lucille Bisinger Ruth Boyd Vagina Carter Miss Marvel Foster and Miss Elizabeth Bender. The next meeting is April 14 at 1 pm for sewing and planning a public card party on April 1d, inviting community attendance.

Service Club Clara Briles Bessie Bartholomew Helen Klinger Anna Kacerovsky Bessie Paulsen Borger Peterson Lucille Bisinger Ruth Boyd Vagina Carter Marvel Foster Elizabeth Bender

Mrs Barngrover Hosts Tuesday Study Club

Mrs Barngrover entertained the Tuesday Study club at 2485 Bever Avenue SE. Mrs C C Hunt led devotions and Mrs James B Hodgson read a poem Miracle of Spring. Mrs W A Montgomery painted a spring scene during the afternoon, followed by a social hour with tea served by Mrs J E Stansbury.

W J. Barngrover Bever Avenue C. C. Hunt James B. Hodgson W .A .Montgomery J. E. Stansbury

E Jacksons Home After Extended Trip

Mr and Mrs J E Jackson return to Cedar Rapids making a temporary home at Commonwealth apartments after months away including a five month stay in Boston with their son Prof J E Jackson and his wife They spent the winter in Florida.

J. E Jackson Cedar Rapids Commonwealth Apartments Boston Prof J E. Jackson

Mothers' club meets at St Pauls Methodist church

The Mothers' club of St Pauls Methodist church met Tuesday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs Charles J Bready leading devotions on Christian Growth. Mrs A M M Sanderson sang O Heart of Mine and Mighty Like a Rose, with Mrs H J Foreman at the piano. Dr Alberta Munkres of Cornell college spoke on The Problem of Religion as Related to Children. Social hour was directed by Mrs Emil Lillick, assisted by Mesdames LW Dooley, G D Kaufman and D S Challed.

Mothers’ Club St. Paul’s Methodist Church Charles J. Bready A. MM Sanderson H J Foreman Alberta Munkres Cornell College Emil Lillick LW. Dooley G D. Kaufman D. S. Challed

Palm Grove No 1 Woodmen circle meets at Roosevelt hotel

Palm Grove No 1 Woodmen circle met Tuesday at the Roosevelt hotel. They planned the Cedar Rapids convention for May 1 2 and 3. Officers for the new officers club were elected and members discussed preparations for a card party.

Palm Grove Woodmen’s Circle Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids

Pazeta Camp Fire girls visit playground workroom

Members of the senior Pazeta Camp Fire group with their guardian Mrs. R. H. Work visited the playground commission workroom on Tuesday. They saw a plaster plaque and bookend demonstration and each girl bought a piece to color at a future meeting.

Pazeta R. H. Work Playground Commission

P.T.A. Pancake Supper Planned in Jackson

Jackson P.T.A. sponsors pancake supper hosted by Jackson P. T. A. at Church of the Brethren on Twelfth Street and Fourth Avenue SE from 6 to 9 pm Friday. Cub Pack No 21 participates in the event and supports the fundraiser.

Jackson P. T. A Church of the Brethren Twelfth Street Fourth Avenue SE

Edgewood No. 1 Guest Night Postponed to Tuesday

Edgewood No. 1 planned a guest night honoring Edgewood Nos 2 and 3 and Stony Point schools. The event scheduled for Friday night was postponed due to bad roads and will be held Tuesday night April 4 at the school.

Edgewood No. 1 Edgewood No Stony Point

Soloist for Shrine Concert Ruth Ebling Massey in Palm Sunday event

Ruth Ebling Massey contralto will be vocal soloist for the annual Palm Sunday concert by the El Kahir Shrine band and guest musicians at the Shrine temple Sunday at 3 pm. Lucy Bushnell Ambroz will be accompanist. Invoca­tion by the Rev George A Stauffacher. No admission charge. The band, directed by William F Vesely, has seventy five pieces.

Ruth Ebling Massey el Kahir Shrine Shrine Temple Lucy Bushnell Ambroz George A. Stauffacher el Kahir Temple of the Shrine William F. Vesely

Marilyn Hauser Hosts Her Tenth Birthday Party

Marilyn Hauser daughter of Mr and Mrs E B Hauser 860 Nineteenth Street SE was hostess Wednesday afternoon at a birthday party at her home In Easter motif baskets and rabbit balloons decorated the scene Guests included Sandra Shenerelt Suzanne Salter Jacqueline Griffin Jane Hickenlooper Natalie Jenkins Barbara Hammond Sheryl Chehak Joan Woodford Jocelyn Bickel Sherylene Rabus Merilyn Ann Paxson Dorothy Ratner Elma Fern Samuelson Joyce Skinner Susan Comb Mary Helen Richter Carol Van Horn Shirley Gilroy Carol McCleod Betty Frederikson Patty Moore Mary Lou McNally Joanne Brand Beverly Jane Bettle.

Marilyn Hauser E B. Hauser Nineteenth Street Sandra Shenerelt Suzanne Salter Jacqueline Griffin Jane Hickenlooper Natalie Jenkins Barbara Hammond Sheryl Chehak Joan Woodford Jocelyn Bickel Sherylene Rabus Merilyn Ann Paxson Dorothy Ratner

Fairfax W C C F Elects Officers At St Patrick’s School

Fairfax W C C F Court No. 769 met at St Patrick's school and elected officers led by Chief Ranger Evelena Sampson and Vice Chief Ranger Louise Stark. New members Bernice Sampson and Irene Lefebvre were introduced. refreshments served by Christie Boland, Cecelia Murphy, and Mildred O’Connell.

St. Patrick's School W.C. O. F. Court Fairfax Evelena Sampson Louise Stark Christie Boland Ella Harrington Sedonia Murphy Lillian Zamastil Tillie Behle Gertrude Lefebvre Dorothy Tow Frieda Bowler Velda Stallman Mildred O’connell Bernice Sampson Irene Lefebvre Cecelia Murphy

Miss Norton Hosts Pyrex Shower for Miss Kitterman

Miss Josephine Norton of 116 Second Avenue SW will host a Thursday Pyrex shower for Miss Betty Kitterman in honor of her upcoming marriage to William Burl James of Boulder Colorado on April 19. Bridge and Chinese checkers will be played. Guests include Mrs. Adrian Pike, Mrs. Mary Gibb, Arlene Childs, Helen Bailey, Gertrude Miller, and Mrs. Jess A. Kitterman.

Josephine Norton Second Avenue SW Betty Hkitterman William Burl James Bouder Colo Adrian Pike Mary Gibb Arlene Childs Helen Bailey Gertrude Miller Jess A. Kitterman

Surprise party honors Mrs Merrifield on sixty third birthday

A group of friends and neighbors gathered at 126 Eighteenth Street NW for a surprise afternoon party in honor of Mrs. M. H Merrifield's sixty third birthday. Attendees included many locals such as Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Wicke, with out of town guests Mrs. Racer of Waterloo and Mrs. Trout of Rock Island. A prize was won by Mrs. Wickham.

M. H Merrifield Eighteenth Street Ed W O'Brien L. B. Merrifield Lloyd Nelson W. F Miller Bella Coburn C. W. Meek Ida Speake V. Suchan Mary J. Wicke Doris Wicke Mary A. Murphy W. F. Morro

Kaluwanan Camp Fire elects officers

The newly organized Kaluwanan Camp Fire group met Tuesday and elected Thelma Tremble as president Ruth Collister as secretary and Betty Jane McCabe as scribe.

Kaluwanah Camp Thelma Tremble Ruth Collister Betty Jane McCabe Scribe

Mrs Hickok Discusses Modern Education In Cedar Rapids

Mrs Charles T Hickok spoke to the Tourist club at Mrs Edward H Files home about Cedar Rapids public schools. She described the elective system, balanced by required subjects, and emphasized industrial arts, home economics, and library and media resources. She urged a middle course combining old and new methods for well rounded education.

Cedar Rapids Charles T Hickok Edward H. Files Bever Avenue

Scout Mothers Meeting Postponed to April 12

The planned meeting of Scout mothers set for April 5 has been postponed to April 12. The change affects attendees and scheduling for local troop activities, with organizers urging everyone to adjust calendars accordingly.

Scout Mothers

Return From Vacations In The South

Local residents salvage winter with sun trips to Hot Springs Arkansas Ocala Florida and Madeira Beach Florida. Families including Craemer Marshall Moon Foster Schoonover Reid visited friends and conducted business in New Orleans Tampa Atlanta and St Louis before returning home.

Iowa Hot Springs Ark H. N. Craemer Wayne J. Foster Hillcrest Drive George L. Schoonover Grande Avenue Ocala Fla R. Bracken Schoonovers Florida Cedar Rapids Raymond A. Reid Knollwood Drive Bay Palms Park Madeira Beach St. Petersburg New Orleans Tampa Atlanta St. Louis

Romance Language Society initiates Phi Sigma Iota Zeta chapter

Coe college Zeta chapter of the romance language honor society Phi Sigma Iota held a Thursday meeting in the library staff room. Margaret Birkett of Ellsworth Minnesota was initiated and Antoinette Vampola of Cedar Rapids pledged. Members from Cedar Rapids and Greene spoke on eighteenth century dramatists and Gothic cathedrals in France. Honoraries and Coe faculty joined, and Zeta voted March 21 to approve Washington University Seattle as a new chapter affiliate.

Coe College Phi Sigma Iota Margaret Birkett Ellsworth Minn Antoinette Vampola Cedar Rapids Rachel Austin Mary Pooley Greene France Harry M. Gage Gertrude James Arthur Poe Isaac B Smith

Bridge Club Holds Dutch Treat Lunch at Roosevelt

A bridge club met at the Roosevelt hotel for a Dutch treat luncheon at the continental grill on Thursday. Members present included Mrs A L Abram, Mrs H P Solem, Mrs L H Esbensen, Mrs G O Greenway, Mrs W C Culver, and Mrs H Taylor with guest Mrs Myron L Koenig. After lunch the group played bridge at the hotel.

Roosevelt Hotel Continental Grill A. L. Abram H. P Solem L. H. Esbensen G. O Greenway W. C Culver H Taylor Myron L. Koenig

Kenwanee Camp Fire Group Plans Camparee Outing

Wilson P. T. A. Camp Fire group met Wednesday afternoon at Dorothy Zvacek’s home at 1206 First Street SW. Nine girls and the guardian attended as plans were made to join Camparee on Saturday and hold a spring council fire. The birthday honor was completed by all. Next meeting set for Arlene Cilek’s home.

Kenwanee Wilson P. T. A Dorothy Zvacek Edward Zvacek First Street Council Guardian Arlene Cilek

Karla Masaryk Club entertains members at home

Mrs Edward Stanek hosted Karla Masaryk club members at her Center Point road NE home on Wednesday afternoon. After a sewing period she and her sister Miss Martha Dvorak served refreshments.

Edward Stanek Center Point Road Karla Masaryk Club Martha Dvorak

Missing Daughters of Isabella initiates in Gazette

Through an error the names Delores Wixstead Katherine Lynch and Julia Novak were omitted from the initiates list of the Daughters of Isabella published in Wednesday’s Gazette.

Delores Wixstead Katherine Lynch Julia Novak Isabella the Gazette

Annual Inspection Of Cedar Chapter Of O. E. S.

About 450 attended the Cedar Chapter No. 184 O E S annual inspection on Tuesday evening with Ruth Turner as worthy matron and J R Watson as worthy patron. Guests from many chapters were welcomed to the east, including Lester Jay Ottumwa and several past grand matrons and hosts, with presenters and escorts in white taffeta and rainbow colors. After initiatory work, Marguerite Naibert sang All for You. The hall featured spring decorations and Easter candy egg favors.

Ruth Turner J R Watson Oelwein Lillian Ritter Cedar Falls Ida Manchester Daisy Baker Ada Jay Ottumwe Hettie Mills Central City Abbie Sheldon Florence Thomas Agnes Kind Bess Manilaw Barbara McFadden Yetta Jewett Waterloo Jo Ann Bode Marcia McGrue Williamsburg Eleanor Sawyer Clarence Ruth Watson Watson Marie McClaughry Wilma Myers Elizabeth Watson Esther Estes Bessie Graves Lorene Spohn Tucile Hoyt Bernice Baldwin Gladys Fordyce Amanda Easton Alma Mason Harry W. Dunker A. C. Barta Malta Laura Kindler Nathan Vander Bess Monilaw

Decoration duties at school event and lunch at Montrose

A school of instruction was held in the forenoon with decorating directed by staff. The day continued with a lunch at the Montrose hotel, following the instructional session.

Montrose Hotel

National Visitors Honored At Y W C A Luncheon

National advisory secretary Miss Genevieve Lowry and Miss Bernice Bridges visited the local Y W C A this week. Girl Reserve committee members hosted a luncheon Wednesday at the Commonwealth tea room with attendees including Mrs Louis R Kriz Mrs W R Armstrong Mrs Dwight Krumholtz Mrs Ray L Birkholz Mrs F W Franey Mrs Harley Bowser Miss Grace Gordon and Miss Marguerite Stein.

Genevieve Lowry Bernice Bridges Association Girl Reserve Committee Commonwealth Tea Room Louis R. Kriz W. R. Armstrong Dwight Krumholtz Ray L Birkholz F. W. Franey Harley Bowser Grace Gordon Marguerite Stein

Mrs Nelson and Mrs Chester Visit Cedar Rapids and Marion

Mrs T H Nelson of Crookston Minnesota and Mrs S A Chester of San Diego California visit friends in Cedar Rapids and Marion. They attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs George M Price in Walker Sunday. Mrs Nelson is a Price niece who attended that wedding fifty years ago.

T. H Nelson Crookston, Minn S. A Chester San Diego Calif Cedar Rapids Marion Walker Chester George M. Price Nelson Price Prices

Eight meet for luncheon at Roosevelt hotel

Eight women gathered for a Dutch treat luncheon at the Continental Grill in the Roosevelt hotel. After lunch they played bridge at the hotel, with Mrs George Smith and seven other friends present.

Mount Mercy Alumnae Luncheon At Elks Club

Mount Mercy alumnae plan a Saturday luncheon at the Elks club at 1 p.m. Reservations are requested by calling Mrs R D Long.

Mount Mercy The Elks Club R D. Long

Time index climbs to 95.6 marking best three months

In the sharpest rise in three months the Time magazine index of business conditions rose to 95.6 last week, up 25 points or 27 percent from the prior 93.1 figure, announced Thursday in New York.

New York Time

Ham and Vegetable Salad with Savory Mayonnaise

A salad filling combines diced ham potatoes carrots peas and green beans with French dressing and sweet pickle, served on lettuce with beet garnish. The filling blends butter sugar lemon juice zest eggs and mayonnaise to a honeylike consistency, yielding about three cups for refrigeration.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Hedberg Clay Phillips Shaffer MR. Shaffer Current Events C. W. Macy Alice Rehak J. E. Stodola Barngrover E. Jacksons P.T.A. Meetings Jackson Second Ave Enzler’s Shrine Rutil Ebling Massey Fairfax W. C., C. F Kitterman Honor Mrs. Merrifield Kaluwanah Scout Mothers Meeting Romance Language Society Bridge Club Kenwanee Camp D. Ofi T. C E Pai Dial Cedar Chapter of O. E.S Energine Mrs. Nelson Mrs. Chester George Smith W. A. Cash Richard H. Weldhouse L. A Buse R A. Donahue Tom Brady Hurley Brown Mount Mercy Alumnae Henter's America Toby Renier Second Street SE McKabe Wilson George Rector Recstor’s Fidor Ene Wilson & Co Wilson's Aary
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