Swedish Sparking and Christmas in Elsie Belehrad's Eight Months in Sweden
Society editor recounts Elsie Belehrad’s eight months in Sweden visiting relatives from Lilla Edet to Stockholm. She describes sparking as sled riding, daily meals, hiking with peers, crafts school work, modern Stockholm housing, dances and films, Christmas with a Jul Book gifts parade, and Greta Garbo as a popular topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Knox
Sweden
Elsie Belehrad
Steven Belehrad
Carlton
Elsie
Franklin High School
Josefina Berggren
Stockholm
Stromma Ravlenda
Elin Berggren
Smorgasbording
Lilla Edet
Smorgasbord
Greg
Elste
Lanthushalsskolan
Stromma Pavlanda
Greta Garbo
Greta
Central Park Church Hosts Mother and Daughter Banquet
More than 149 mothers and daughters attended the mother and daughter banquet at Central Park Presbyterian Church. Camp Fire sponsor board organized the event with decor, toasts, and remarks honoring mothers and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park Church
Mother and Daughter
Central Park
Arthur Baxter
L W Dudlap
Moh Dienes
Donald Lawrer-e
Lester
Trinity Methodist Mothers Daughters Banquet Set at Church
The Trinity Methodist mothers and daughters banquet takes place Monday at 6 30 p m at the church. A string quartet and multiple musical numbers precede a program with welcome remarks, solos, readings, and a trumpet trio. The dinner is hosted by the girls work committee with arrangements and publicity noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinnity Methodist Church
Regina
Vera Drake
Dorothy
Betty Wagner
J M Whiley
Elton D Wells
J Ww
W. Ensign
George Youtzy
Winifred Heald
Little Mother Asthore
Velma L Plank
Paul Beard
Marjorie Emerson
Nino Polka
Persont
Sousa
Marjorie Hird
Roosevelt High School
Miss Grave Meloney
Bendemeers
Gaynor
Betts Jewnne Ensign
Coerol Selby Mars Ellen Reece
Virgelene Heniing
Merrell Keyes
Janet Dennis
Sarah Mae Messenger
Bertha Pownall
Ray Charles
Edwin Youtts
Ellen Stewart
Erls Work Committee
H N Steele
Elton Ty Wells
Donald Rogers
Paul B Gard
M F Harmon
Elden Rohn
W T Aberteths
F L B Korner
J H Woodside
Velma L. Plank
May Festival Season Dots Mt Vernon With Tea and Guests
May brings festival happenings in Mount Vernon with a campus tea in Bowman hall hosted by Frances Porter of Oak Park and assisted by Edith Carver and Frances Heisenberger. Hosts and guests include numerous educators, out of town visitors, and a Chamber of Commerce dinner for the symphony orchestra in Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotte Beard
Dallas Center
Margaret Macauley
Monticello
Cora Gray
Warsaw
Frances Heisenberger
Mendota
Gertrude Schlotfeldt
Vinton
Giovanni Smith
Davenport
Alice Meints
Grand Mound
Gwendolyn McColm
Anamosa
Margaret Hedges
Mount Vernon
Jayne Culver
Mitchell, S. D
Ruby Mann
Springville
Carol Candlish
Fond du Lac
Wis
Anne Fiddick
Osage
Betty Unger
Rochelle
Ill
Grace Yessler
Coleta
Henrietta Lindeman
Epworth
Ruth Marsan
Dysart
Doris Ellison
Bowman Hall
Frances Porter
Oak Park
Edith Carver
Lake Park
III
Marjorie Bates
George Hail
Providence
William Brooks Covell
Philadelphia
Lloyd Gustafson
Harlan Betts
Evanston
Clara Blinks
Helen G Morgan
Perry
S L. Chandler
T. H. Liggett
Elizabeth Ligget
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
John Klimo
G. L. Hill
James Eyre
Fred Young
Cecile Rudin
Cornell
Pfeiffer Hall
Patronesses Of Coe Alpha Gamma Delta Honored
Alpha Gamma Delta at Coe College hosted patronesses at a buffet in the chapter room with Dean Mary Bell and Prof Ethel Ryan on the guest list. The Mothers and Daughters Dinner for the Second Christian church featured a program including toasts, a song trio, readings, and a playground commission led games. National Navy Mothers chapter No 32 met at the Y M C A with reports on Navy life and plans to send delegates to Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Leland Sangster announced their move to San Diego California after years as a local mail carrier and Megician.
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Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Coe College
C. Harve Geiger
Myron I. Koenig
Roswell H. Pickford
Isaac B Smith
David Turner
Dean Mary Bell
Ethel Ryan
Margaret Wilson
Josephine Thill
Jane Ball
LaVon Buchanan
Second Christian Church
Frank Davis
Betty Uridil
Irma Beede
Janis Houghan
Betty Munden
Beverly Wright
Hannah Scheer
Lois Mason
Playground Commission
National Navy Mothers Club
Katherine Merrill
C. C. Hudnall
Hudnall
Navy
Des Moines
Hotel Savery
E. A. la Combe
Leland Sangster
Ellis Boulevard
Claudia Lee
Dorene June
San Diego
Calif
Sangster
Cedar Rapids
Guy Hershey
J. M. Norris
Hershey
C. W. Reames
Marvin D. Cone
W. R. Boyd
State Board of Education
Edward H. Files
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Donald McKinlay
Reames
Leota Swein
F. D. Fillmore
Glenn Chamberlain
Norman Sutliff
Mildred MacDanel
Cochairman
A. B. van Dyke
Ida Elliott
Foor
F. W. Damour
Sioux City
Damour
H. G. Heiserman
I. E. Jackson
F. C. Kellogg
Irene Woods Engaged to Grover U Fairbanks
Announcement states Miss Irene Woods daughter of Mr and Mrs F E Woods of 1615 Washington Avenue SE engaged to Grover U Fairbanks of Milwaukee son of Mr and Mrs G A Fairbanks of Burt The wedding is set for June 12 in Milwaukee A miscellaneous shower for Miss Woods will be hosted by Miss Adelyn Woods and Miss Dorothy Lillick at Miss Lillicks home 1743 D Avenue NE
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Irene Woods
F E Woods
Washington Avenue
Grover U Fairbanks
Milwaukee
G A Fairbanks
Burt
Adelyn Woods
Dorothy Lillick
Dorothy Faris
Marion
J. C. Faris
Mediapolis
Thomas C. Jackson
Muscatine
Walter L. Jackson
Fourth Avenue SE
June Weddings To Be Popular In Iowa City
Announcements of engagements and June weddings fill Iowa City notices. Vivian Anthony and Manley Roose plan June 9 nuptials, Lois Beckman to John A Thede on June 5, and Alice Smith to Prof Harold Baker Eversole in a June ceremony at a Chicago-based home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Charles A. Beckman
Lois
John A. Thede
P. J. Thede
Dixon
Alice Smith
Milo O. Smith
Harold Baker Eversole
John S. Porterfield
Chicago
Mother's Day Recitals At Immaculate Conception Auditorium
Two observances of Mother's Day to be held with recitals at the Immaculate Conception auditorium. At 9 a.m. Good Morning Sweet Jesus and other titles performed by Sister M. Zita and children’s choir. At 10:30 a.m. Gregorian chant and Mass settings by the adult choir.
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Immaculate Conception
Sweet Jesus
M. Zita
Mother Lambillotte Jesus
Bainbridge Children’s Choir
G . Marzo Miertorys
McPartlands Host Family Dinner for Birthdays
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McPartland of 1628 Second Avenue SE hold a family dinner today to celebrate the birthdays of Barney T. F. and Jimmy McPartland. Attending are the McPartland family plus relatives including the McGeenys of Charles City with Bob Jim and Kate, and the Ryans and McPartlands with their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. McPartland
Second Avenue SE
Barney McPartland
T. F. McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
Barney
Bill
Jim
Jack
T. E. Ryan
T. McPartland
Mary Jane
Kathleen
Tom
Pat
Edward McPartland
John McGeeny
Charles City
Bob
Kate McGeeny
Wakadiyu Camp Fire Group Meets at St James Church
Members of the Wakadyu Camp Fire group of St James church gathered Thursday afternoon at 1422 Fourth street NW. Attendees included Betty Lieber Loretta Kepler Ethel Bell Mary Alice Whitehair Patty Ann Dudek Dorothy Kepler the assistant guardian and guest Betty Blecher. J P Flynn and daughter Patricia Joanne of Milwaukee visited with Mr and Mrs W Flynn at 1600 Eighth street NW. Patricia stayed as her father traveled to Los Angeles Hollywood and San Jose California.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Helen Gwendolyn Williams
Hugh J Williams
Norman Froiland
E Froiland
Viroqua
Wis
Richard E. McEvoy
Louise Lauerman
Chicago
Ill
Lawrence
Maxine Michel
Minneapolis
Wakadyu
St. James Church
Mary Jane Bingham
Fourth Street
Betty Lieber
Loretta Kepler
Ethel Bell
Mary Alice Whitehair
Patty Ann Dudek
Dorothy Kepler
Betty Blecher
J. P. Flynn
Patricia Joanne
Milwaukee
Mr. Flynn
W . Flynn
1600
Eighth Street
Mrs. Flynn
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Jose
Calif
Phileco Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Ralston Engagement to Ray Snitil Planned for June
Mr and Mrs Louis Ralston announce the engagement of their daughter Eva Lenore Ralston of Mechanicsville to Ray F Snitil son of Mr and Mrs Frank Snitil of 822 Fifteenth Street SE The wedding is set for June 5 at St Wenceslaus church They will reside in Cedar Rapids and Ray is affiliated with the First Trust and Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ralston
Mechanicsville
Eva Lenore Ralston
Ray F Snitil
Frank Snitil
Fifteenth Street
St. Wenceslaus
Smil
First Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Edwin T. Bagley to Wed Jeanette Erickson in June
Engagement announced Miss Jeanette Erickson of Kansas City Missouri to Edwin T. Bagley of Nashville Tennessee planned for early June. Erickson attended John D Brown University in Sulphur Springs Arkansas and Bagley, a University of Iowa graduate, belonged to Alpha Kappa Psi and Phi Tau Theta. Ernest Redies hosts family birthday gathering with relatives from Independence and Waverly. Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Erickson
Kansas City
Jeanette Erickson
Third Avenue
Edwin T. Bagley
Nashville, Tenn
A. A Bagley
Nineteenth Street
Miss Erickson
John D. Brown University
Sulphur Springs
Ark
Mr. Bagley
University of Iowa
Alpha Kappa Psi
Social
Phi Tau Theta
Commerce
University Players
Ernest Redies
Gamma Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
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Nadia Thorpe
C H Hook
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Vernon I. Spohn
Hubert Paxton
Howard Roberts
Central Park Society
Robbie
Forts
Missionary Society of the
Central Park Presbyterian Church
A . Robbie
Twentyxth Street
P Wo Jacobson
H E Kensimeyer
Glenn Rodgers
T Pleune
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Rose Wienexe
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William Murrin
Gloria Thorn
Emma Stark
Edna Stark
Flirer Happel
Henrietta Stark
George Vernon Young
Angelo Stark
Dale Young
Fugene Wieneke
Herbert Stark
Robert Wieneke
Trinity Methodist
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Corey Home
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F. K. Corey
Sixth Street
Corey Wll
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Mt. Vernon
Coe Alpha Gamma Delta
Navy Mother's Club
Sangsters
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E. J. Anthony
Manley Roose
B. E. Roose
Theodore F. Standing
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Merriam
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Edwin B Kurtz
Harry R. Jenkinson
Philip D Ketelsen
Edward W. Chittenden
Harry M. Hines
Joseph H. Howe
Isaac W. Leighton
Forrest Allen
Gordon Marsh
Donald Slaughter
Erwin G. Gross
Harold M. Williams
Clay C. Burkhardt
Leonard R. Benson
Clyde W. Hart
H. W. Saunders
Earl
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Flare L. Hamburg
Walter W. Herrmann
Alfred Larson
West Branch
Alice Powers
Midland
Tex
Women's Missionary Society of the
First United Presbyterian Church
George C Keyes
W. Greer McCrory
Dorothy Gearkee
Janet Brownlie
May Frick
Marie Leake
Floy Merndth
Center Point Road
Esther Juhl
Hazel Weatherwax
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J. R. McPartlands
Wakadiyu
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Ray Snitil
Woman's Club
Mrs. Dennis
Harrison School
Louis D. Dennis
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Harrison
Ardyce Woodside
Camp Fire Organization
Lucille Elledge
Leon Melsha
Jack Broussard
Jackson Dennis
King
Kenwood Presbyterian Guild
Sidney Myers
Winslow Brown
Alvin Maxwell
Sinclair Avenue
Social Fifty Club
Dale McMickle
AAULW
Mildred Shelton
Highland Drive
Alvin Nelson
Clarence Day
Waverly
Esther
Douglas
LaVerne Goodenhour
Independence
J. W. Ellenberger
Fred Redies
Ocern
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