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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1935

Page

4

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Convention Opens

Delegates and officers arrive as the twenty first biennial Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs begins in Cedar Rapids. Registration, dances, readings, plays and a packed program at the Memorial Coliseum mark the formal start with events at Voorhees Quad and Montrose Hotel.

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Montrose Ben Ogden State Board of Directors Mary Jane Hubbard Velma Cheney Edna Dieman Verna Silka Frank Ry Ruth Bunce Betty Nissen Homer Stone Ina Hibbard Coe College Voorhees Memorial Coliseum Consention Euscene Henely Presid Fletcher Rogers Catherine Adam Brooks Assembly Alice Inskeep Welcome City David Lennox Frank Davis W Oh Aathorn Furene Cutler Grand Federation Wiseliam Larrabee, Jr Juia A Robinson

Education luncheon speakers announced at Roosevelt hotel

A luncheon program at 1230 at the Roosevelt hotel will feature President H. M. Gage of Coe College, Miss Agnes Samuelson, the Iowa Public Instruction superintendent, Mrs Eugene Henely, and Mrs H. C. Houghton Jr. Speakers include district leaders. Tuesday dinners start at 630 pm with districts 1 2 3 8 at Montrose and districts 4 5 6 7 at the Roosevelt.

Montrose Hotel William Bradles Federal Housing Administration Wirs Knutson H . Hyatt Max Mayer H. Tomlinson Garden Filtatt Roosevelt Hotel H. M. Gage Coe College Agnes Samuelson Eugene Henely Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs H. C. Houghton, Jr Wil Speak Montrose Roosevelt

Convention Tea Preparations For Town Federation Opens

The Cedar Rapids convention of the Town Federation of Women clubs opens Tuesday with a tea on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club home. Grounds have been beautified by the nature and garden department under Mrs. L L Owen Mrs A J Baumhoefner Mrs Henry J Hromeck and Mrs JL Rhea Shrubbery perennials and trees were rearranged with lilac and honeysuckle hedge Groups of evergreens were contributed by multiple departments and a new bird bath was gifted by the nature and garden department Stepping stone paths lead to trees and flowers.

Mrs Vogel Elected State President of Chi Omega

Mrs Otto Vogel of Iowa City was elected state president of Chi Omega alumnae at the concluding session of the Towa Eleusinia breakfast at the Cedar Rapids Country club. She succeeds Mrs L D Dennis of Cedar Rapids. New officers for two-year terms include Mrs Thaddeus C Jones Des Moines vice president Miss Mary Lyle Ames secretary and Mrs Walter Hutchinson Cedar Rapids treasurer. The next Eleusinia will be held in 1937 in Iowa City.

Otto Vogel Towa City Chi Omega Towa Cedar Rapids Country Club Vogel L. D. Dennis Cedar Rapids Iowa City Thaddeus C Jones Des Moines Mary Lyle Ames Walter Hutchinson

Engagement announced for Mary Stoelting to Carl Redenbaugh

The engagement of Mary Stoelting a University of Iowa student from Davenport to Carl Redenbaugh of Iowa City was announced at the Delta Delta Delta sorority formal dinner dance in Iowa City Friday Stoelting is a daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Stoelting and attended Augustana College for two years.

Mary Stoelting University of Iowa Davenport Carl Redenbaugh Iowa City Delta Delta Delta Sorority Miss Stoelting Augustana College C. A. Stoelting

Two Women Win Pulitzer Prizes in 1934 Awards

New York reports the 1934 Pulitzer winners with Zoe Akins and Edith Wharton credited for The Old Maid drama, Josephine Winslow Johnson for Now In November, and Charles McLean Andrews for The Colonial Period of American History. Other honors go to Arthur Krock, William H. Taylor, and Arthur B. Waugh with multiple cash awards.

New York Zoe Akins Edith Wharton Josephine Winslow Johnson Charles McLean Andrews William H. Taylor New York Herald Tribune Arthur Krock New York Times Washington Krock Sacramento Bee Sacramento Calif Arthur B. Waugh Audrey Wurdermann R E. Lee Douglas S Freeman David Saville Muzzey James G. Blaine

Players Annual Meeting Tuesday at Cedar Rapids Country Club

All season ticket holders may attend the Cedar Rapids Community Players annual meeting Tuesday at 6 30 pm. Dinner reservations are requested and five directors will be elected to replace Hazel Brown Frances Prescott Jane Riley Arthur Poe and Eugene Pinney. Brief annual reports will be given and outgoing directors will present a post meeting program.

Cedar Rapids Community Players Cedar Rapids Country Club Hazel Brown Frances Prescott Jane Riley Arthur Poe Eugene Pinney

Ruth Bartling elected first vice president at state convention

Ruth Bartling of Sigma chapter Beta Sigma Phi was elected first vice president of the state organization at a Des Moines convention held Saturday and Sunday. Stella Schroeder of Davenport was named president and Davenport will host the 1936 state convention. Other officers include Margot Larson and Louise Matson with several chapter members noted as attendees.

Ruth Bartling Sigma Beta Sigma Phi Business Girls’ Sorority Des Moines Stella Schroeder Davenport Margot Larson Louise Matson Chinton Margaret Michaelson Waterloo Edith Nostrum Sigma Chapter Marianne McClung Donna Smith Inez Brollier Cecile Johnson Miss Bartling Anne Kriz Eileen Koehler Fern Cherry Paula Book Bernice Nolan Wiltrude Cherry Dorothy Hrdlicka Alicin Jakoubek Lambda Chapter Ada Vedder Florence Zimmer Edith Smith Joan Rowan Gertrude MacNeil Martha Rompotl

Shuttleworths to Visit son in city this week

Mr and Mrs W C Shuttleworth of Sibley will arrive the last of the week to visit their son W C Shuttleworth at 1800 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Shuttleworth and their family will accompany him.

Shuttleworths W. C. Shuttleworth Sibley W. C Shuttleworth Second Avenue SE

Students Attend Press Conference at Medill Event

Lola Kemper daughter of Mr and Mrs G E Kemper won honorable mention in an editorial writing contest at the Medill Press Conference for high school journalists at Northwestern University Evanston over the weekend. About 350 delegates from ten states attended as Grace Ann Reiff and other Washington students joined Mr and Mrs O John Gerwig at the event. The group traveled to Chicago Thursday afternoon and returned Sunday evening with Miss Reiff visiting Hubbard Woods Saturday night.

Lola Kemper G. E. Kemper Fortieth Street Medill Northwestern University Evanston Miss Kemper Washington High School O. John Gerwig Twenty-sixth Street Drive Gerwig Washington School Grace Ann Reiff M. O. Reiff Third Avenue SE Norma Glass J. A. Glass Washington Avenue Jane Dunlap Fannie Dunlap Avenue Drive Donna Kelty J E. Kelty Eighth Avenue Chicago

Mrs Nancy Wry’s Eighty Seventh Birthday Surprise

Mrs Nancy Wry of 1214 Third Street SE celebrated her eighty seventh birthday with a surprise party Sunday hosted by her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs P J Cosmos. Attending were Lela Underwood Cloe Smith and daughter Esther Lloyd Robertson and Galen Ivan Gray and son Carol James Gray and son James Jr Miss Mary Elizabeth Gray Donald Woods all of Anamosa and Leona Green Albert Hawkins Lewis Grim and Gerald Allen of Cedar Rapids.

Nancy Wry Third Street P. J. Cosmos Lela Underwood Cloe Smith Esther Lloyd Robertson Galen Ivan Gray Carol James Gray James Mary Elizabeth Gray

Jubilee of King George V Seen in Grand London Pageantry

Queen Mary and King George V mark twenty five years on the throne with a cathedral service at St Pauls and a seven mile royal procession through London. Crowds fill the streets as banners and portraits adorn the city while the sovereigns return to Buckingham Palace for a quiet family dinner.

London Ins George V England St. Paul's Cathedral Empire St. Pauls Buckingham Palace Queen Mary House of Commons Dominion St. Paul's Prince of Wales

What's In Fashion Summer Cotton Dramatized By All Apparel

New York fashion piece highlights cotton as the dominant fabric for summer wear from lingerie to dresses. It notes cotton lingerie shorts corsets dresses hats socks and shoes with a focus on light fabrics like lawn pique and voile and mentions future trends with bold peasant prints and colors.

Summer All Apparel York

Elizabeth Ely Honored at Scripps May Day Fete

Miss Elizabeth Ely daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Ely of 2218 First Avenue E a Scripps College senior attended the May queen ceremony at the campus bowling green She was one of four elected to the honor by classmates The May queen and attendants plus a twenty member court watched the Mother Goose themed fete presented by the freshman class

Elizabeth Ely John M. Ely First Avenue E Scripps College Claremont Calif Bowling Green Scripps

Iowa Woman to Head White Shrine at Cleveland Convention

Mrs. Rose M. Reid of Washington Indiana will be elected supreme worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem at the national convention in Cleveland May 6 to 9. She has served as noble prophetess for eight years and held multiple offices. After the convention she will tour Ohio shrines, with a May 21 reception planned in Washington.

Rose M. Reid Washington Los Angeles Iowa Oskaloosa Winfield Reid Ohio

Germany Ready To Arbitrate Kidnaping

BERNE Switzerland AP Germany announced willingness to arbitrate the diplomatic incident sparked by the disappearance of Berthold Jacob the German anti Nazi journalist in Swiss territory. Swiss authorities charged Jacob was kidnapped by Nazi secret agents.

Berne Switzerland Germany Berthold Jacob Jacob

VERN HINCKLEYS VISIT IN U S

Vern Hinckley of Honolulu and his wife Irene Ahrens, with children Louise and Robert, landed in San Francisco and will travel to New York City via the President Lincoln after Panama Canal passage. They plan to motor to Mount Vernon mid June after visiting Boston, New York, and Washington. Hinckley is editor of the Star Bulletin in Honolulu and former Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter.

Vern Hinckley Honolulu Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Gazette San Francisco New York Washington Hinckley Star Bulletin The Gazette Arizona Irene Ahrens

Rail pension act struck down in Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court splits over the railroad pension act with five justices denying Congress authority to impose pension terms as a social measure. Justice Roberts dissents, warning the decision hinders New Deal social legislation amid debates on commerce and interstate transportation.

Roberts Hughes

Supreme Court ruling boosts railroads with pension law void

New York reports that invalidation of the railroad pension law by the U S Supreme Court is seen as a favorable factor for carriers. Economists estimate a $60 million yearly saving for class one roads, lifting profits but causing stock declines and bond selling after the decision.

New York United States Supreme Court

Property transfer for Harriet T Clarken to Elizabeth C Ross

Transfer records show Harriet T Clarken to Elizabeth Craig Ross for a 31 by 75 foot lot in Well Heights addition block 4 lot 8 with covenants and restrictions of record. The consideration is $1 and value conveyed as of April 12 1935.

Harriet T Clarken Elizabeth Craig Ross Add C. R

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