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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1940
Page
10
Around the Lown ers stage production of The Petrified Forest involves gun talk with Mrs. Franklin S Battin requesting a donated gun for props. John H Fortunes hesitate citing past fear of firearms and hiding halves of a gun. Community Play notes call for consideration of gun-related props.
The readable schedule lists AAU group meetings at Wurster tea room 2015 B avenue NE for the current literature group and a 2 pm Wednesday reading group at 1717 C avenue NW led by Mrs J A Stolar. Mt Mercy alumnae buffet dinner is planned April 8 at Mt Mercy junior college with reservation contacts.
Dr Frank Luther Mott of the University of Iowa will address Cedar Rapids Woman's Club on magazines old and new at 2 30 pm at the club house. The program includes officer balloting and talks by Richard Bates and Robert Puckett on Hawkeye Boys' State. Miss Nama Lathe of Cornell will discuss Art in the Home during a chalk talk at 2 pm Tuesday, with a silver tea to follow. Moving pictures of playground gardens and a talk on Cut Flowers conclude the week’s department programs.
Cedar Rapids Woman's club president Mrs Aulden Griffin spoke to about 200 members at the Oskaloosa Woman's club open meeting held after a luncheon at Hotel Downing. She praised club life and its community impact and discussed How America Lives.
Members of the Business Girls league of the YWCA will entertain their employers at a dinner Monday at 6 p.m. in the association building for the annual employer banquet. Dr Max Lederer of Coe College will speak on The Old and Modern Vienna. Naomi Kester Iris Crosley and Dorothy Johnstone lead the program. Mrs John D Stewart of 1756 A avenue NE recently returned from a winter in West Hartford Conn with son-in-law and daughter Dr and Mrs William A Wilson. The west side auxiliary to the Children's Home will meet with Mrs Martin Rinderknecht 1316 First avenue W Monday afternoon. Assisting hostesses will be Mesdames W J McGuire Archie Rock A F Butterfield and Carl Schult.
Concerts Association outlines plans for a birthday tea featuring dozens of organizers and volunteers. Names listed include Beems, Franken, Blaise, Kitchin, Ray, Shaffer, Moehlmann, Wilder, and many others, with staff and campaign workers noted for the year.
Plans for the tenth annual campaign of the Community Concerts association of Cedar Rapids are outlined by committee members shown at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Clark A Beems. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Carl N Ettinger campaign chairman, Mrs. Karl P Blaise, Mrs Edward H Files, Mrs S W Wilder, Mrs R D Taylor, Miss Frances Bailey and Mrs Beems.
Children judged real and stuffed pets at Susan Shaffer’s home on Linden Drive SE. A miniature pig wound a violin to win a blue ribbon while a bulldog toppled into a garden pool. Several adults and kids including Patricia Craemer and Mary Miller entered animals in a lighthearted morning event.
Mrs Donald S Barry hosted a Friday luncheon for Mayflower chapter D A R at 1920 Fourth Avenue SE with assistances from Mesdames Szicar Lee Tapper Taylor Cline and Peschau. Guests from other chapters attended and reports from the state conference were given by Regent Mrs Carl D Thomas.
G O Jamesson of 1520 Eighth Avenue SE announces the engagement of his daughter Lillian to Dr James A Smrha of Cedar Rapids. The wedding is set for April 25 at Immaculate Conception church. Miss Jamesson is a graduate of Immaculate Conception school and Mercy hospital nursing. Dr Smrha is a Creighton University graduate and member of Phi Beta Pi. Chapter IF of PEO will meet at Mrs Clarke Van Meter’s on Monday at 2:30 pm, with Mrs Howard B Helscher in charge. Chapter 1 of PEO will meet at 1 pm Monday for a dessert luncheon at Mrs H C Watson’s home with Mrs James Patterson assisting. Chapter HJ of PEO will meet Monday at 1 pm for luncheon at Mrs Edwin Franken’s home with several assistants listed.
The Barrys collect about 50 classical records focusing on melodious works. Mr and Mrs Foreman began a swing-leaning collection a year ago with Bix Beiderbecke records and an own trumpet-anchored orchestra. The Devere and N Smiths favor swing, owning about 150 records including early 1920s favorites, with no instrument preference but a strong band sound.
Miss Mary Sue Ristine daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Ristine entertained the members of her sports club with a luncheon at the Ais line home followed by roller skating. Attendees included Susan Moon Joan Killian Polly Green Margaret Curray Mary Miller Susan Shaffer Ann Wadsworth Mary Ella Wolverton and Joan Donnelly.
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