Parties In Connection With Festival
Several parties are being given 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. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. B. Weston, John Klimo and Viclav Jirska, and orchestra members. A Cedar Rapids group also travels for the event with numerous couples listed as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Orchesta
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
Local Couples Named in Social Notices
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 in the recent social column for community introductions and social engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Miller
F. C. Waples
B. J. Newburger
Arthur Poe
Bertha Quarton
Student Nurses Prom at Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel
Mercy hospital school of nursing schedules its annual junior senior prom and dinner Saturday evening in the Crystal ballroom of the Montrose hotel. Dinner at 6:30, dancing 9 to 1. Junior presidents Sharla Moubry and Ruth Burke lead. grand march by Anna Mae Meyer and Geraldine Fitzgerald with escorts Bob Kuempel and Jerry O'Shea. Dr. R E Weland toasts at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
R. E. Weland
Bridge Luncheon Hosts and Visiting Guest
Mrs. Robert C. Safely hosted a Friday bridge luncheon at 1846 Avenue NE. Guest Mrs. Harold Lloyd of Mitchell, South Dakota, visiting her sister Mrs. Walter C. Hanson at 1956 First Avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 hosted a dessert luncheon for her sewing club Thursday at 2190 Country Club Parkway SE. Guests included Mrs. Charles Clark of Lincoln Nebraska and Mrs. B A Barnes of Cherokee, visiting Mrs. Whitney Martin at 151 Thirty-seventh Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Barlow
Country Club Parkway SE
Charles Clark
Lincoln, Neb
B. A. Barnes
Cherokee
Whitney Martin
Thirty-seventh Street
Burns Bengstrums Visit Barnitizer Home
Mr and Mrs Burns Bengstrum were guests Friday in the home of Mr and Mrs WD Barnitizer at 1975 Second avenue SE. Mrs Bengstrum is the former Margaret Crocker of Cedar Rapids. The Bengstrums are en route to their home in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Bengstrum
W D. Barnitizer
Second Avenue SE
Bengstrum
Margaret Crocker
Cedar Rapids
Bengstrums
Los Angeles
Circle of the King's Daughters Luncheon Hosted at Mrs Plock’s Home
LH N circle of the King's Daughters met Thursday for a luncheon at 1915 Blake boulevard SE the home of Mrs A W Plock. Mrs A C Burnell led devotions and Mrs C T Smith was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lh.n. Circle of the King’s Daughters
A. W. Plock
Blake Boulevard
A. C. Burnell
C. T Smith
Jane Boyd
King’s Daughters
Myrs
Bertha Hillerege
Fourteenth Street
William Hughes
J M Morton
Linn County
Chautauqua School of Religion
Chautauqua
N. Y
Morton
M D. Porter
Ben Tait
Istomin Opens Cornell Festival With Lush Piano Virtuosity
Eugene Istomin headlined the forty-ninth May Music Festival at Cornell College delivering a program spanning Mozart to Chopin. The Russian American pianist drew praise for his intense, veteran performance style and offered three encores including Chopin and Mendelssohn. Also reported: Jane Boyd circle groups gathered for a luncheon, voting to support Chautauqua School of Religion, with upcoming meeting plans and a summer break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Istomin
Cornell College
Istomin
Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Philadelphia
New York Philharmonic
Cornell
Notre Dame
Mozart
Beethoven
Schumann
Ravel
Debussy
Rachmaninoff
Chopin
Emilio Neapolitano
Mendelssohn
Camp Fire Members Create May Baskets for Children
Kokewaweka Camp Fire members hand delivered May baskets to the Children’s home on Thursday. The baskets feature a merry go round theme and fulfill a requirement toward the trail seeker and firemaker ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokewaweka
Revive an old bedspread into a long stylish dust ruffle
If you have an unused bedspread, pull it from storage and assess its quality and color. Use the fabric to create a floor length dust ruffle over a boxspring, cutting old sheets for the foundation. Add a pillow sham from the ruffle fabric if needed for a coordinated, fashionable look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hillyer
Woman's Club Hears Version of Harvey
Miss Maxine Stetson presented an una published adaption of Harvey before about three hundred Cedar Rapids Woman's club members. The performance conveyed the spirit of the famed rabbit and featured Miss Stetson, a Lake Minnetonka summer stock performer, in Evanston. The event opened with a May breakfast and included introductions of new officers and a bowling trophy presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Shonika
Harvey
Mr. Dowd
Miss Stetson
Evanston
Summerstock
Lake Minnetonka
Shel
Alfred E. Heinrich
Iowa
R. A. Lacy
R. L. Blahnik
Mitchell
Talbott
L. O. Whitcomb
F. W. Oxley
Allison C. Hines
Matilda Snouffer
L. C. Cochrane
R.M. Threlkeld
Stewart Holmes Host Small Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes of 369 Forest Drive SE will entertain at a small dinner party Friday. The notice lists their address and the upcoming social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart. Holmes
Mrs. Stewart Holmes
Forest Drive
All School Dance Planned at Coe College
Coe College students will attend an all school dance on Saturday night from 8 30 to midnight in the men's gymnasium. Alpha Phi Omega members organize the western themed event with Vic Miller and his orchestra providing music and intermission performances by local talent. Committee includes George Henry as chairman and Dick Klinck Dick Klima Bill Severn Ken Hovenster Jim Tisdale John Miller Bob Spragg Bruce Humphrey Tom Gregory and Dick Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Alpha Phi 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, the senior women's honor society at the University of Iowa. She will be a Mothers day weekend guest May 9 to 11 and speaks at the mother-daughter-son program May 10. She has four daughters, with two graduates and two pursuing university study, and is active in the state medical auxiliary and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ruth Hennessy
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mortar Board
University of Iowa
Hennessy
Red Cross
Mary Ellen
Kathleen
Pat
Natalie
Price Surges at Berlin American Commissary Stir Housewives
In Berlin the American commissary raised food prices sharply with increases of up to 100 percent. A one and a half pound tin of bacon rose to 96 cents from 51, mayonnaise dressing to a dollar from 46 cents, soda crackers to 24 cents from 12, amid no official explanation, angering U S housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Notice of Administrator Appointment in Linn County Iowa
On May 1, 1947 Mick Kanellis was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Nicholas G. Kanellis late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors to file claims or payment to the Administrator and attorney Charles Penningroth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Nicholas G. Kanellis
May Breakfast For United Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Miss Henrietta Boquist president and Miss Mary Shlecta vice president hosted a May breakfast for United Presbyterian ladies aid group. The event took place Thursday morning at 1409 C avenue NE with members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boquist
Henrietta Boquist
C Avenue NE
Mary Shlecta
United Presbyterian Ladies Aid Group
Miss Boquist
Miss Shlecta
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Torr
Adlerika Ae
Ida
Armony
Harmony
Saddle Oxfords
Dupont
Thomas
Third Street
Pt Ane
Jack
Jick
Wieners
Rinso
MT. Vernon Ave
Stegels
Bridge Club
Sewing Club
I. W. N. Circle
Louise Johnston
Guy Lombardo
Duke Ellington
Abegg
Ondine
Kokewaweka Camp
Designing Woman
Woman's Club
Coe
Price Sport
Irks
U.S
Housewives
Mick Kanellis
Charles Penningroth
Ray Baumeartel
Irving Shirley
Merrill Clemans
John L. Baldridge
Baldridge
Camera Shop
RIAL
Ae S
Prastka
Jewelers
Third Avenue
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