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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1947

Page

2

Parties In Connection With Festival

Several social gatherings are planned for out of town guests attending the Cornell college May Music Festival in Mt. Vernon. Hosts include Dean and Mrs J B MacGregor and Mr and Mrs Walter Gray, plus numerous orchestral members and Cedar Rapids visitors. Hosts welcome guests with Friday and Saturday evening events surrounding the festival and concert activities.

Cornell College Mt. Vernon J. B. MacGregor B. Raymond Weston Mason City Weston Fine Arts Westons Walter Gray Wallace McCullen Rapid City S. D R. A. Nelson John Klimo Klimo John Klimo, Jr Viclav Jirskra Taune Hannikainen Eugene Devereaux Hannikainen Chicago Symphony Wilbur Simpson Lloyd Oakland John L. Gillin Madison Wis James McCutcheon Cedar Rapids Elmer Johnson van Vechten Shaffer Sutherland Dows Robert S. Cook S. W. Wilder Max Daehler Joseph H. Kitchin Otto Ambroz W .R. Boyd Robert C. Armstrong W. J. Brown Wayne J. Foster Howard Hall Max Mildenstein

Notable Community Couples Attend Reception

Mr and Mrs John W Miller F C Waples Mr and Mrs B J New burger Mr and Mrs Arthur Poe and Mrs Bertha Quarton are listed as attending a local social event in the society notes.

John W. Miller F. C. Waples B. J. Newburger Arthur Poe Bertha Quarton

Student Nurses Prom Saturday at Montrose Hotel

Mercy hospital school of nursing plans its annual junior-senior prom and dinner in the Crystal ballroom at the Montrose hotel. Dinner at 6:30, dancing 9 to 1. Prom chairs are Sharla Moubry Palo and Ruth Burke Charlotte. Grand march led by Anna Mae Meyer Holy Cross and Geraldine Fitzgerald Rockwell City, escorted by Bob Kuempel Guttenberg and Jerry O'Shea Dubuque. Dr. R. E. Weland toast master.

Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Sharla Moubry Palo Ruth Burke Charlotte Anna Mae Meyer Holy Cross Geraldine Fitzgerald Rockwell City Bob Kuempel Guttenberg Jerry O’shea Dubuque

Mrs Robert C Safely Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon

Mrs Robert C Safely, 1846 Avenue NE, was hostess Friday to her bridge club at luncheon. Guest Mrs Harold Lloyd of Mitchell, S D, visiting sister Mrs Walter C Hanson, 1956 First Avenue NE.

Robert C. Safely 1846 Avenue NE Harold Lloyd of Mitchell, S. D Walter C. Hanson First Avenue NE

Sewing Club Dessert at Mrs. Barlow's Home

Mrs. Arthur Barlow entertained sewing club members at a dessert luncheon Thursday. Guests included Mrs. Charles Clark of Lincoln Nebraska and Mrs. B. A. Barnes of Cherokee, visiting at the home of Mrs. Whitney Martin on Thirty seventh Street NE.

Arthur Barlow Country Club Parkway SE Charles Clark Lincoln, Neb B. A. Barnes Cherokee Whitney Martin Thirty-seventh Street

Bengstrums Visit Barnhizers Before LA Homeward

Mr and Mrs Burns Bengstrum were guests Friday in the home of Mr and Mrs W D Barnhizer at 1975 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Bengstrum is the former Margaret Crocker of Cedar Rapids. The Bengstrums are enroute to their home in Los Angeles.

Burns Bengstrum W. D. Barnhizer Second Avenue SE Bengstrum Margaret Crocker Cedar Rapids Bengstrums Los Angeles

Circle of the King's Daughters luncheon at Mrs Plock home

II H N circle met Thursday for luncheon at Mrs A W Plock's residence 1915 Blake boulevard SE. Mrs A C Burnell gave devotions with Mrs C T Smith listed as a guest.

Ii.h.n. Circle of the King’s Daughters A. W. Plock Blake Boulevard A. C. Burnell C. T. Smith

Istomin Opens Cornell May Music Festival In Style

Music writer from Cornell reports on Eugene Istomin's opening recital of the May Music Festival. The 21 year old pianist, who has played with the Philadelphia and New York Philharmonics, presented works by Mozart Beethoven Schumann Ravel Debussy Rachmaninoff and Chopin with notable energy and three encores.

Eugene Istomin Cornell College Istomin Tweedledee Tweediedum Philadelphia New York Philharmonic Cornell Notre Dame Mozart Beethoven Schumann Ravel Debussy Rachmaninoff Chopin Guy Lombardo Duke Ellington Abegg Istomin l Ondine Emilio Neapolitano Mendelssohn

Woman's Club Hosts Stetson's Harvey Adaptation

Miss Maxine Stetson presented her unpubished one act adaptation of Harvey to Cedar Rapids Woman's Club members. The audience of about three hundred admired her handling of the role and the play's humor as a May breakfast concluded with new officers and yearly reports.

Barbara Shonka Harvey Mr. Dowd Miss Stetson Evanston Lake Minnetonka Alfred E. Heinrich Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs R. A. Lacy Mitchell Talbott L. O. Whitcomb F. W. Oxley Allison C. Hines Matilda Snouffer L. C. Cochrane R. M. Threlkeld

Jane Boyd circle meets for luncheon in Des Moines

Twenty members of the Jane Boyd circle of the Kings Daughters met for a 1 p.m. luncheon at Mrs. Bertha Hillerege’s home at 331 Fourteenth Street SE. Mrs. J. M. Morton spoke, led devotionals, and a $16 donation was voted to the Chau tauqua school of religion. Next meeting was set for Mrs. Ben Tait’s home. July and August meetings suspended.

Jane Boyd The King’s Daughters Bertha Hillerege Fourteenth Street William Hughes J. M. Morton Linn County Chautauqua School of Religion Chautauqua N. Y Morton M. D. Porter Ben Tait Blake Boulevard

Camp Fire Members Craft May Baskets for Children's Home

Kokewaweka Camp Fire group made May baskets on Thursday using a merry go round theme and delivered them to children at the home. The project counts toward the trail seeker and firemaker ranks in the organization.

Kokewaweka

Make a Long Bedspread Dust Ruffle From Old Linens

The article suggests repurposing an old worn bedspread into a long dust ruffle and pillow sham. Use a foundation over the boxspring, possibly with old sheets as support, and finish with a ruffle edge for a fashionable, coordinated bed look.

Elizabeth Hillyer

Stewart Holmes Hosting Small Dinner Party

Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes of 369 Forest Drive SE will entertain at a small dinner party Friday.

Stewart. Holmes Mrs. Stewart Holmes Forest Drive

All-School Dance Planned at Coe College for Saturday

Coe College hosts an all-school dance Saturday from 8:30 p m to midnight in the men's gym by Alpha Phi Omega. A western theme features barbecued sandwiches cider Vic Miller and his orchestra will provide music with local talent during intermission. Committee includes George Henry chair Dick Klinck and others.

Coe College Alpha Phil Omega National Service Fraternity Vic Miller George Henry Dick Klinck Dick Klima Bill Severn Ken Holvenster Jim Tisdale John Miller Bob Spragg Bruce Humphrey Tom Gregory Dick Cook

Ruth Hennessy Named Iowa Mother by Mortar Board

Mrs. Ruth Hennessy of Council Bluffs was chosen as Iowa Mother by Mortar Board at the University of Iowa. An active medical auxiliary and Red Cross worker, she is mother of four daughters Mary Ellen Kathleen Pat and Natalie. She will attend a campus Mother Daughter Son program on May 10 and speak at the event.

Towa City Ruth Hennessy Council Bluffs Iowa Mortar Board University of Iowa Hennessy Red Cross Mary Ellen Kathleen Pat Natalie

Price rises at Berlin American commissary anger U S housewives

Berlin reports sudden food price hikes at the American commissary provoked anger among colony housewives. Prices jumped with bacon 1 1/2 pound tin to 96 cents from 51, mayonnaise to 1 dollar from 46 cents, soda crackers to 24 cents from 12. No official explanation offered.

Berlin

Notice of Administrator Appointment in Linn County

Notice states Nicholas G Kane of Heashe Iowa is appointed administrator of the estate of a deceased person. Creditors are directed to make immediate payment and those possessing claims must file them with the Linn County District Court through attorney Charles Penningroth Nick Kanellis.

State of Iowa Linn County Nicholas G. Kane la Heashe

Miss Boquist Hosts May Breakfast For Ladies Aid

Miss Henrietta Boquist president of the United Presbyterian ladies aid group and Miss Mary Shiecta vice president hosted a May breakfast Thursday morning at 1409 C avenue NE. The event involved group members and reflected the organization's community duties.

Miss Boquist Henrietta Boquist C Avenue NE Mary Shiecta United Presbyterian Ladies Aid Group Miss Shiecta

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