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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1942

Page

4

Lorenc Engagement to Ellsworth C Anderson Planned for May

Mr and Mrs Frank Lorenc announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Esther Lorenc to Ellsworth C Anderson of Chicago son of John W Anderson of Iron River Michigan The wedding is set for late May Esther Lorenc a Coe College graduate has served as an X ray and clinical laboratory technician at St Luke s Hospital for three and a half years Anderson works with A B Dick Company in Chicago

Frank Lorenc Twenty-first Avenue Esther Lorenc Ellsworth C. Anderson Chicago John W. Anderson Iron River Mich Miss Lorenc Coe College St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson A. B. Dick Company

Pauline Johnson and Edward Greedy Married in Westminster Church

Pauline Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs T E Johnson married Edward Orr Greedy son of Mrs E D Greedy in Westminster Presbyterian church yesterday at 3 pm. Officiant Rev James H Blackstone Jr. attendees Mrs F J Hogan and Kenneth Miller. 75 guests met in church parlors before departure for Chicago. They will live at 2200 Fifth Ave SE. Mrs Greedy works at city water works. Mr Greedy at LeFebvre. A mother daughter tea will be held this afternoon at Mt Mercy college with Martha Hubbard and others hosting. Engagement of Dorothy Seery to Alfred Knapp announced. wedding planned May 19 at St Josephs Marion and home to Cedar Rapids.

Pauline Johnson T. E. Johnson Third Avenue Edward Orr Greedy E. D. Greedy Fifth Avenue Westminster Presbyterian Church James H. Blackstone, Jr F. J. Hogan Kenneth Miller Mr. Greedy Chicago Greedy City Water Works LeFebvre Mt. Mercy College Martha Hubbard Mildred McSweeney Helen Hanley Genevieve Brady Marion Plunkett Geraldine Rabe Charlotte Hubbard Peggy Neary Marjorie Donahue Barbara Ryan Richard Long Regis Day Dorothy Seery Alfred Knapp John Knapp Mt. Vernon Miss Seery Joe Seery Marion St. Joseph's Church Cedar Rapids Ryan High School Cedar Rapids Business College A. N. Palmer Company Knapp McKinley High School Remington Pe

Flynn Shimanek Nuptials at Sacred Heart Monticello

Doris Muriel Flynn and Charles Francis Shimanek wed at Sacred Heart church Oxford Junction in a nuptial mass. Bride's attire, attendants, and reception details noted. Shimanek, a Monticello lawyer and former Jones county state representative, plans to reside in Monticello.

Doris M. Flynn Charles Shimanek Monticello

Mothersingers And Club Chorus To Present Program

The Mothersingers and Club Chorus plan a National Music Wednesday program at 8 p.m. in the Woman's Club. The event features performances by the Mothersingers with Catherine Ann Duster, plus instrumental and vocal numbers, withaccompanists listed and an invited public. Weekend guests include Eldon E. Bauer and his wife as they attend University of Iowa events and a May convocation.

Woman’s Club Mothersingers Cedar D. Fanten W. E. Hamilton L. A. Talbott Dora Cargin Blake A. E. Hein Will Myers Catherine Ann Duster Margaret Vaughn Lulu Engelmann Welty G. J. Lorenzen Gertrude Shoemaker Lacome Ave Maria Schubert Vienna Woods Strauss Mothersingers Mmes Walter Erwin Alton E. Stanley W. B. Hamilton A. D. Panten Howard Holman E. J. Whitmer Kenneth Ret Magnus Ba Triebel Roy Linkald Albert Neuman J. Sword H Mildred June Harriet Wolf Pantasia Weberlee Myers Cielo Andaluz Pashionette Heinrich A. EB Bein My Hero the Chocolate Soldier Oscar Strais Bombers Victor Herbert Woman's Club G. T. McKibben R. J. Allen Sidney L. Myers C. H. Duster George Blake A. E. Heinrich W. F. Goreham Pred Mueller W. H. Voge J. B Heffelfinger L. C. Schuknecht L. W Carthers W. E. Victorine Robina Wilson

Mt Mercy Choral Group Heads to Iowa Music Festival

Mt. Mercy junior college choral group of twenty seven members travels to Dubuque for the annual Catholic colleges of Iowa festival with director Helen Kacena Stark and accompanist Gloria Zemanek. Clarke and Loras colleges host events with a clinic at Clarke and a main concert at Loras after a banquet at the Jul i en hotel. Miss Zemanek and Miss Mary Elizabeth Soreghan perform piano offerings.

Mt. Mercy Junior College Helen Kacena Stark Gloria Zemanek Dubuque Catholic Colleges of Iowa Clarke and Loras Clarke College Zemanek Mary Elizabeth Soreghan Mt. Mercy Julien Hotel Loras College

Daughters of Isabella Host Gay Nineties Party at Roosevelt Hotel

Unmarried members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle Daughters of Isabella hosted the married members for a Gay Nineties program at the Roosevelt hotel. Miss Lulu Cacek chaired the program committee. The Old Family Album featured a grandmother and granddaughter scene with several members portraying album pictures.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle Daughters of Isabella Roosevelt Hotel Lulu Cacek Marcella Klein Helen Marie Panek Mildred Butler Angela Dvorak Rose Marie Drums Beth Dvorak Helen Dvorak Irene Marousek Sarah Long Hazel Moore Catherine Pogge Rita Ferreter Marcella Roushar Agnes At

White Shrine Delegates Head to Grand Rapids Session

Mrs L P Davis Mrs David R Pugh and Mr and Mrs H E Henderson depart Cedar Rapids for Grand Rapids Michigan to attend the supreme session of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Mrs Davis holds the rank of worthy high priestess at Gethsemane shrine Cedar Rapids and Mr Henderson serves as deputy supreme watch man of Iowa Mrs Davis and Mrs Pugh plan to return Friday while the Hendersons will visit Fort Wayne Indiana before continuing.

Grand Rapids Mich White Shrine of

Miss Bertha Conn Visits Relatives Here In Infinite Stay

Miss Bertha Conn of Los Angeles arrived yesterday for an indefinite visit with her sister Mrs J M Shields of Marion and nieces Mrs C A Bailey and Mrs Robert Byrnes of the Commonwealth apartments. She once lived in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Leslie P Farmer left Thursday to vacation two weeks with her husband Private Farmer stationed at the Marine Corps base in San Diego and to visit friends in Los Angeles. She homes with her parents Mr and Mrs Myrl E Bridge 302 A avenue NW.

Bertha Conn Los Anles J. M. Shields Marion C. A. Bailey Robert Byrnes Commonwealth Apartments Conn Cedar Rapids Leslie P. Farmer Private Farmer Marine Corps San Diego Calif Los Angeles

AA U W Group Meetings

The women’s group meets at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Mrs Joseph Kust 2053 Linn Blvd SE with Mrs Harold J Nilsson leading a discussion on The News Story and How to Write Leads Miss Margaret Pratt hosts the current literature group at 2 p m Wednesday at 521 Knollwood Drive SE Mrs Howard Martin reviews New Hope by Ruth Suckow

Creative Writers Group Joseph Kust Linn Boulevard Harold J. Nilsson Margaret Pratt Knollwood Drive Howard Martin New Hope Ruth Suckow

Recitals in Coe Chapel Spotlight Coe Week

Coe College hosts a week of student recitals in the Memorial chapel with Phyllis Darby of Cresco tonight and Marybel Jacobson of Des Moines Monday both accompanying by Betty Jane Nelson Ottumwa senior. Programs include classical selections and vocal works, spotlighting senior music students under Paul Schumann Ray.

Thomas V. Darby Cresco Darby Coe Dorian Society Chi Omega Social Sorority Pi Kappa Delta Phil Sigma Iota Alpha Lambda Delta A.W.S. Council Y.W.C.A W.A.A Crescent Les Oiseaux Aspirations du Printemps

Mrs King Hostess to Past Matrons in Cedar Rapids

Past Matrons association Ce dar Rapids chapter 184 O E S will be entertained Thursday at 1 p m with a luncheon at Mrs William King 2300 Bever avenue SE The Mines O P Myers D Cari J M Wiley and K R Farquhar will assist the hostess Attendees are asked to bring a needle and thimble for Red Cross sewing MR and Mrs Magee to Visit Son in Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs G W Magee 808 Eighth street SW leave Friday for a week to see their son Sergeant Robert Magee stationed at the air base at Pleasant Grove

Association of Cedar Rapids

Dr and Mrs Fox Host Relatives as Guests

Dr and Mrs John H Fox of 110 Crescent Street SE entertain Dr Foxs mother Mrs Merritt L Fox and his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs C H Fox with their daughter Kathryn all of Berwyn as house guests. They will end their visit early next week.

John H. Fox Crescent Street SE Fox Merritt L. Fox C. H. Fox Kathryn Berwyn

Linn County Matrons Luncheon Planned for May 12

The Linn County matrons annual assembly luncheon is set for May 12 at the Cedarids Masonic Hall. All worthy matrons and past matrons are invited, with reservations to be mailed to Mrs Edna Duncan at 1915 E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids.

Linn County Cedarids Masonic Hall Edna Duncan E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids

East Side W C T U Holds Meeting at Manville Home

The East Side W C T U invites missionary women to attend a temperance and missions program Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Howard Manville home, 3237 First Avenue SE. Devotions by Mrs. Leafybell Montgomery and world bulletin by Mrs. W C Porter. Mrs. Jack Kofron left for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after visiting her parents at 866 Fourth.

W.C.T.U Howard Manville First Avenue Leafybell Montgomery W. C. Porter Jack Kofron Lieut. Kofron Fort Leonard Wood H. E. Rahe

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Edward Greedy Sacred Heart Church Oxford Junction Doris Muriel Flynn Charles Francis Shimanek Joseph Gregor Agnes Dand Cascade William Shimanek Davenport Frank Shimanek John M. Flynn Chippewa Falls Wis Austin, Minn Northwestern Institute of Medical Technology Minneapolis John McDonald Hospital Shimanek Frank H. Shimanek University of Oregon Law School Jones County The Dorothy Boilen Iowa University J. E. Boisen C Avenue NE Dorothy Boisen University of Iowa Jean Tobias Sioux City Mary Kathleen Byrne Robert H. Foster W. C. Foster Fourth Street Peter Byrne Avenue Miss Byrne St. Patrick's High School Mr. Foster Roosevelt High School Link-Belt Speeder Corporation Mary Byrne Mothersingers and Club Chorus MR. and Mrs. Bunce E. E. Bunce Sixth Avenue SE Eldon E. Bauer Iowa City Bauer Rochester N. Y Eastman Kodak Company Junior Ashleys Ashley D.A.R R. K. Stoddard Twentieth Street SE Maxine Boegel Byron J. Anderson Clarke van Meter A. W. Loftus Earl F. Heinze Thelma Boegel Ashley Oe Loftus J. P. McPherson Margaret Grissel Minerva Delphian Minerva Delphian Society Floyd Knapp Arthur E. Chase H. Hess Harry Johnson Lucinda Fast DR. Preston MACY Howard H. Preston College of Economics University of Washington Seattle Isabella West Side Mrs. Butterfield Walter Sterfield B Avenue NW Rodney Gould C. W. David Elda Kemp White Shrine Dial Baldridge Third Street SF Dempseys Workman Dempsey's Dempsey It Big Shoe Store Second Avenue SE U.W Group Creative Writers Coe Chapel Carey Miss Jacobson L. J. Jacobson Des Moines Madrigal Alpha Xi Delta Social Sorority Mu Phi Epsilon Ailes Hahn Saint-Saens Gavotte Mensa Wadenee Massenet Phyllis Darby Marybel Jacobson Sam Ciascun le Dice la Fille Regiment Mrs. King Mother Kresge First Avenue East Mrs. Fox Linn C. E Manville Joy Parker Killian’s Irving Berlin David Saxon Buddy Kaye San Francisco Chinatown San Francisco Chinatown Joyce Killian Company
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