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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1937

Page

28

Bridal Showers Through Time In Early Cedar Rapids Style

A reflective look at how bridal showers evolved from te towel and linen gatherings to modern gift trends. The piece recalls 1900s practices, including tea towels, ruffles, and plate fittings, and notes hosiery and kitchen ware remain popular shower themes across generations.

Cedar Rapids Hemmer’s Enhanc

Shower Etiquette Through the Ages at Local Wedding Events

A whimsical survey of diverse showers outlines how modern brides favored themed gifts from pantry items to glassware and kitchenware. It notes shifts from luncheon precedents to dessert luncheons and coffee gatherings, with host parties inviting eight to twenty guests and prizes as incentives.

Community gala honors Iowa City guest and campus events

A concerted social agenda unfolds in Iowa City with a party honoring a local guest, university-related gatherings, theater plans at Mount Mercy College and a slate of community meetings. The notice lists speakers, club officers, and scheduled performances including Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew performed by Mount Mercy freshmen, with cast roles and show times.

Mount Mercy College Ne Serand Madonna Hofer Sly Mery Shernen Florence Sterron Margaret Dwyer Marcella Comisky Jupe War Dorothy Water Elzabeth Hannon Jean Fidjend Margaret McAndrew Margaret Obrien Agnes Durex Mary Jene McGraw Marcella Gerdner Bouska Piandel Grumon Buena Marr Curtis Elea Eugenia Hiecy Kathering Marie Sic- Andrew Panca Juha Sheda Gateeth Ages Inger Ard Marcella Gomis Bervents

B P W Club to Elect Officers and View Style Show

Cedar Rapids Business and Professional Womens club will elect officers at its annual meeting in the Armstrongs store for women Tuesday at 8 pm. A style show featuring models and member modeling will highlight the evening with reports on the year's activities.

Cedar Rapids Business and Professional Womens Club Armstrongs Store

Fraternities At Coe Stage Dinner Dances

Coe College hosts spring form dinners as two fraternities hold formal dances. Chi Beta Phi entertained at Cedar Rapids Country Club with purple and white decor and guest list led by Duane Colburn and Mary Ann Whealon. Alpha Delta Alpha followed with a Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel event featuring red purple and white decorations and a long guest roster including George Hennessy, Betty Venhorst, Dennis Peterson, and many others.

Coe College Chi Beta Phi Fraternity Cedar Rapids Country Club Ker Duane Colburn Betty Buckingham Paul Colburn Mary Ann Whealon George Oldag Jane Carrier George Jamison Virginia Courtman Charles Roberts Mary Lockwood Robertson Little Betty Jane Warner George Nelson Betty Mehegan Avery Gage Marabelle Mattern Robert Hach Mary Louise Wingert James Cousin Darlene Pollock Robert Robbins Jane Rall Richard Benesh Alice Miller Fay Hanold Margaret Clark Paul Schroeder Theda Myers Robert Evans Helen Hughes Franklin Wilson Norma White John van Metre Frances Larson Erwin Dygers Jane Ellis Harley Moore Catherine Timm Jamison Davis Betty Knox Duane Blackwell Margaret Wilson Harold Quinn Esther Yothers Byron Clapp Alice Snyder Mrs. Garling Collis Spencer Frances Crozier John Swearingen Jane Fuhrmeister David Barry Betty Jane Levien John Ashby Katherine Stark George Thomas Dorothy Bonnell Ben H. Peterson Alfred W. Meyer J. F. Yothers Owen L. Morris Arthur W. Penrose C. W. Perkins Milo R. Whipple William Whipple Alpha Delta Alpha Alpha Delta Alpha Fraternity Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Fraternity George Hennessy Betty Venhorst Dennis Peterson June Campagna Marion Reece Helen Pleshek Richard Wing Ruthanne Baker Lyle Manson Betty Wallace John Rees Winifred Murray George Koehn Elsie Pearl Stone Milo Knutson Audrey R. Deibler Stan Smith Mary I. Christian Richard Blahnik Jewel Allman Melvin Dykes Jeanette Ruebel Robert Nelson Georgianne Ryan Frank Barber Sara Lee Hesbacher Benjamin Kammer Mary Eleanor Kammer Philip Evans Mary Ellen McLeod Floyd Kahler Loyda Smith Leslie Munneke Marjorie McCrillus Stanley Vesely Cora Hampton Paul Wade Pearl Bobst Bob Gilbert Audrey Campbell Russell Jones Maryella Duncan LeRoy McLeod Valerie Koneeny Chester Petranek Mardean Joyce Bill McGuire Betty Cater Harper Zoller Eileen Shipton Francis Halda Ruth Becker Everett Dykes Lenore Pyle David Klink Ruth Trunkey Keith Tow Richard Wager Margaret Carson Gilbert Mains

Hard of Hearing League to Meet at Huff Home

The Cedar Rapids League for the Hard of Hearing will meet at Mr. and Mrs. W A Huff, 321 First Avenue W, Tuesday at 7 30 p m in place of the regular league room meeting. The social committee chaired by Mrs Huff will run a games program with a special Iowa topics program planned for May 10 at the league room. Miss Leonette Mueller of Dubuque attended Thursday’s round table at the league room.

Cedar Rapids W A. Huff First Avenue

Mrs Letcher Bailey Honored At Parties

Miss Mabel Williams of Marion hosted a party at her home honoring Mrs Letcher Bailey formerly Miss Marcella Heal. Guests included Miss Mabel Heal of Tucson and others from Marion and Mount Vernon. A breakfast by Cornell alumni preceded a Rock Island Woman’s club fundraiser with a dance and card party at Danceland, with committee members listed and local group meetings planned. Margaret Bottome circle of the King’s Daughters to meet for a dessert luncheon and sewing plans at 1817 Seventh Avenue SE.

Mabel Williams Marion Letcher Bley Marcella Heal Bailey Willams Cornell College Mount Vernon Mabel Heal Tucson Ariz Mary Ellen Forbes Elizabeth Sloss Ray Stanton F. E. Williams Cornell Rock Island Woman's Club Ed Cuyler H. J. Cosgrove George Cuyler F J Danberg Will Jensen Ed Dailey John Randa J. A. Parcel J. J. Hervert John Mertens Floyd Turkle Ed Doran H B Rupe Montrose Hotel Margaret Bottome King's A. E. Tappen Seventh Avenue SE

Cedar Rapids Little Gallery Hosts National Mural Sketch Exhibit

The Cedar Rapids Art association presents a federal and public mural study exhibit at the Cedar Rapids Little Gallery on the library’s second floor. Featured are scale drawings by renowned designers including George Biddle John Stuart Curry William Gropper Leon Kroll Ward Lockwood Frank Mechau and Harry Sternberg among others. An accompanying sculptural display traces the history of mail delivery with eleven figures by noted artists. The gallery is open daily 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Sundays after noon. all welcome with information provided by attendants.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Art Association Clare R. Marshall Pleasant Drive United States Treasury Art Project Edward Rowan Little Gallery George Biddle Department of Justice Washington John Stuart Curry American Artists’ Association William Gropper Leon Kroll Ward Lockwood Post Office Department Frank Mechau Harry Sternberg Henry Varnum Poor Sidney Waugh Concetta Scaravaglione Carl L. Schmitz Roseville Calif Sygmund Sazevich California Michael van Meyer Stuart Holmes John Ballator Frank Bergman Emil Bist‘tram Byron Ben Boyd Osceola Edgar Britton Charles Campbell Howard Cook Thomas Donnelly Ernest Fiene Gerald Foster Frances Foy Thomas LaFarge Tom Lea Kindred MccLeary Edward Millman Ross Moffett Umberto Romano Glenn Shaw William S. Schwartz Bub Ulreich Charles Ward Richard Zoellner Edward Buk Ulreish Mr. Uleish Columbia

Cedar Rebekahs Honor Charter Members of Lodge

Cedar Rebekah lodge held charter members night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. Guests of honor, charter members instituted in 1907, included Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rowell and others, with gifts and a tribute to Mrs. Ida Little in California. A program featured dances by Winifred Murray Martin students and a vocal solo by Russell Jonas, followed by Maude Roth’s address recalling the lodge’s history.

Cedar Rebekah Veterans of Foreign Wars W. T. Rowell August Rebelski Frances Kershaw Addie Ida Little California Winifred Murray Martin Elaine Bauer Vivian Frasinger Marilyn Frasinger Caroline Haverd Joyce Ann Reinert Nancy Jensen Rollo McGinness Leela Ann Sedlacek Marcelline Kaplan Barbara Watrous Mary Jean Erickson Junior Raff Anchors Aweigh Janet Sullivan Regis McCrackin Patricia Martin Russell Jonas Ray Behel Maude Roth

Curtises Return from St Petersburgh Florida

Mr and Mrs W E Curtis of 1723 Blake boulevard SE return Friday from St Petersburg Florida where they spent four months Their daughter Mrs A W Martin of Boone and her daughter Roanne also wintered in Florida returning to Boone Mrs Mattie Coenen of Marion Jett leaves Friday for a two month southern visit planning stops in Kansas City Selma Mount Vernon MO and Dallas TX

W. E. Curtis Blake Boulevard St. Petersburg Fla Mattie Coenen Marlon Jett South Kansas City Selma Mount Vernon Dallas Tex Coenen

Mrs. Joseph Doupnik Jr Honored at Shower in Markham Home

Mrs. M E Dochterman and Mrs. C J Markham hosted a social shower at 728 F Avenue NW honoring Mrs. Joseph Doupnik Jr to mark her recent marriage. Prizes for 500 and monopoly were won by several guests, with a later musical program at 1800 I Street SW by Miss Alice Seda and the Socialites group.

Joseph Doupnik, JR Shower M. E. Dochterman C. J. Markham Markham F Avenue NW John Lagos Godfrey Votroubek Velma Shimek Doupnik Leona Janesovsky Mary Dvorak Elsie Volak Lillian Dvorak Jennie Doupnik Joyce Dochterman Mickey McGraw Howard Fifield Laureen Joseph Doupnik Della Markham J. A. Glass Alice Seda I Street Claire Kofron Libby Kofron Anne Philipp Rose Philipp Margaret Stodola Patricia Seda Martha Philipp Wilma Vanous Frank Michalec Herbert Maricle

Mother-Daughter Banquet at Central Park Church

The Central Park Presbyterian church hosts a mother and daughter banquet Friday at 6 15 p m in the church dining room. Toastmaster Mrs Harry E Kensinger leads the program with talks, singing, prayers, guest speaker Nadia Thorpe, Camp Fire girls closing, and performances by Marcia Ken singer and Mrs Donald Lawrence. An A A U W afternoon reading group meets Wednesday at 2 30 p m at 357 Garden Drive SE with Mrs H E Boyd reviewing The Croquet Player by H G Wells.

Central Park Presbyterian Church Harry E. Kensinger L. W. Dunlap C. H. Hook R. R. van Cleve Peggy Paxton Marcia Kensinger Donald Lawrence Nadia Thorpe Camp Fire Girls Joseph W. Steiner Garden Drive H. E. Boyd H. G. Wells

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