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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1939

Page

15

Cotton Ball Invites Cedar Rapids Society With Plantation Theme

Junior League of Cedar Rapids hosts the Cotton Ball on June 10 at the Cedar Rapids Country Club from 9 30 to 1 50. Proceeds fund Community Nutrition Service led by Miss Bernice Hopper. Society guests attend in cotton dresses as a Dixieland band plays and decorations feature cotton bolls and flowers.

Junior League of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Country Club Southland Fores League Community Nutrition Service Bernice Hopper Alvin W. Allen Edwin H. Wadsworth Cochairman Neil Montgomery John B. Turner II Orville H. Tousey Vivien Buser Helen Larimer James W. Bell Cochairmen

Luncheon and Bridge Honor Miss Herr Before Wedding

A luncheon and bridge party at the Albright home honored Miss Thora Herr, bride elect to Carl Nelson on May 27. Guests included Mrs. Ernest W. Anderson, Mrs. C. L. Fenner, Mrs. Haverly V. Jones, Miss Margaret Gould, Miss Marie McCann, Miss Melvina McKenna, Miss Louise Safley, Miss Anne Budd, Mrs. Frank Tuttle, Mrs. Thomas F. Lange and Mrs. John Clauson.

Justin W. Albright C Avenue NE R. J. Stevenson Iowa City Albright Thora Herr Carl Nelson Ernest W. Anderson C. L. Fenner Haverly V. Jones Margaret Gould Marie McCann

Younger Pet Group Hosts Steak Fry at Palisades Park

After a busy Saturday of track golf and music week programs a group of younger residents held a Dutch treat steak fry party at Palisades state park. Attendees included Ruth Ann Hasek Dorothy Miller Anna Jean Sallach Gladys Linge Betty Anderson June De Nio Barbara Shonka Jeanne Puckett Eloise Heath Maxine Lutz Marjorie Moravec Betty Barnum Virginia Dodds Dorothy Boisen Kathryn Dennison and others. The gathering featured social and club activities with plans announced for upcoming meetings and the state PEO convention preparations in Cedar Rapids.

Palisades State Park Ruth Ann Hasek Dorothy Miller Anna Jean Sallach Gladys Linge Betty Anderson June de Nio Barbara Shonka Jeanne Puckett Eloise Heath Maxine Lutz Marjorie Moravec Betty Barnum Virginia Dodds Dorothy Boisen Kathryn Dennison Jack Sopousek Bob Nicholson Charles Tschirgi Joe Stoddard Clark Jennings Bill Mehegan Dick Fussell Harlan Rice al Lanning George Johnson Bill Franey Winston Lowe Eugene Travis Phil Austin Harold Kindler Bill Green

Mrs Spangler and Miss Pinney Plan Eastern Visit

Mrs. Harrison E. Spangler of 655 Cottage Grove avenue SE and Miss Charlotte Pinney of 519 Indian road SE depart Tuesday for the east with plans to spend two weeks in New York City, stopping in Cincinnati to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. Frederick Luberger. En route they will also pass through Cedar Rapids to visit Mrs. John Fletcher and Mrs. M. M. Ogden, and Mrs. James W. Good of Evanston. John Tellier of Ames spends the weekend with his parents at 320 Forest drive SE while Harold R. Trewin and family visit their son James Trewin at Iowa State and attend Veishea in Ames.

E. P. Boynton Blake Boulevard Washington, D. C John H. Heiney Mr. Heiney New York State Lake Forest James H. Douglas Harrison E. Spangler Cottage Grove Avenue Charlotte Pinney Indian Road New York City Cincinnati C. Frederick Luberger Cedar Rapids John Fletcher Chicago M. M. Ogden Tacoma Wash Lumir Severa James W. Good Evanston Lelia Johnson First Avenue John Tellier Iowa State College Ames Mrs G. H. Tellier Forest Drive Harold R. Trewin Fourth Avenue SE James Trewin Iowa State Veishea Alfred C. Torgeson Kimball, Neb City Theodore F. Blaul Woodland Drive James L. Bever Washington Avenue Cedar Rapids Garden Club Cornell College and van Vechten Shaffer Linden Drive SE Chicago Symphony Orchestra Shaffers David Kruidenier Des Moines Merrywood Neil Montgomery Linden Drive Kruidenier Benjamin Culbertson Fort Thomas Clare R. Marshall Cornell Cornell Oratorio Society Isaac B. Smith Twenty-seventh Street Drive Walter Cherry Winnetka Ill Smith Georgann Sutherland Minneapolis James E. Blake Crescent Street SE Raymond B. McConlogue Lisbon Frederick Stock Stock Chicago Symphony College Conservatory

Summer Swing dance for Cedar Rapids high school students

Before summer break Cedar Rapids high school students and Coe College attendees will attend a semi formal Summer Swing dance on June 7 from 8 30 to 12 30 at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Organizers include Miss Mary Zuercher Miss Barbara Rogers and others.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Coe Mary Zuercher Barbara Rogers Kathryn Claassen David Keehn Ralph Gearhart Gordon McKay

Meeting to Open Tuesday Morning

Over 100 P. E. O. sisters are expected for the forty seventh state convention in Cedar Rapids Tuesday through Thursday. State officers and committee members will preside and participate in sessions at the First Presbyterian church with events including an organ recital, a play, and a memorial service.

P. E. O. Sisterhood Cedar Rapids Group Three Beatrice Lee Thomas Dorothy Rankin Iowa City Pearl Taylor Esther Hillier Maude M. Cooper Boone First Presbyterian Church Montrose Hotel State Executive Board Cooper Pearl N. Eby Katharine C. Hughes Storm Lake Loretta H. Jones Clinton Elizabeth M. Young Waterloo Norma B. Stafford N. Chariton Gail Page Ottumwa General Assembly Helen A. Schroeder Mount Vernon Esther L. Cooper Elizabeth Fuller Harriet Higley Chellie Stevens Wright Denver Supreme Chapter Winona Evans Reeves Chicago P. E. O. Record Katherine Mann Mount Pleasant Louise M. Henely Cottey College Board of Trustees Gertrude C. Sebern Memorial Library Iowa State Chapter Thomas Eby Reeves Grace Gordon Sioux City P. E. O. Chorus Sarah Porter Beckwith Home Welfare and Trust Fund Cottey College Cottey Scholarship Belle Besser Newton Wright

Dream Garden May Fete at Coe College Promises Floral Pageantry

The Coe college campus May fete themed A Dream Garden will be staged Thursday May 25 at 6 30 p m under Prof Ethel Ryan with twelve flower symbol dances and five solos. The Queen of Coe will be elected from the senior class by W A A members and crowned by Dean Mary Bell with four attendants. Diverse flowers such as tulips peonies and roses will appear in group dances along with solos and small ensembles. Suite of attendees includes Patricia Stiles Ann Lichtenstein Sally Files Lydia Ann Courtright and others. A Beethovan club luncheon precedes the annual board meeting with fourteen directors attending.

Coe College Department of Physical Education For Ethel Ryan Coe Sinclair Memorial Dean Mary Bell Catherine Timm Cedar Rapids Sweet William Maxine McAnulty Toledo Garden Pink Marion Bailey Elkader Betty Buckingham Oak Park Ill Betty Winn Phyllis Rogers Margaret Threlkeld Lorena Musgrave Dorothy Barnes Red Oak Dorothy Carr Primrose Selden Patricia Stiles Karl A. Stiles Ann Lichtenstein Vernon E. Lichtenstein Sally Files Edward H. Files Susan Ray Paul S. Ray Mary Ann Turnbull C. T. Hickok

Plan Club Dinner-Dance For May 29

Two weeks before Memorial Day the Cedar Rapids Country Club social committee plans a May 29 dinner dance. A forty-piece ensemble with Evelyn Bell will perform for dancing and candles light the ballroom with amber indirect lighting. Strolling musicians will play during dinner hours and a patriotic theme decorates the venue. Honorary hosts will be announced soon.

Cedar Rapids

Weekend Socials Preview Fashion at Cedar Rapids Club

A Monday 1 pm style review by Martin's department store will precede the regular bridge luncheon at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Guests in the ball room will see summer toys modeled by a list of social women including Mrs. J. Max Widmer and Miss Maurene Munger.

Martin’s Department Store Cedar Rapids Country Club J. Max Widmer Burgess West Thomas L. Crabbe Ray Vernimont R. J. Vorkoper Patricia Graves

Also Mentioned on This Page

PE. O Thompson P. E. O. State Convention Toive Dixieland John R. Northcotts John R. Northcott Cedar Falls Mr. Northcott Mount Vernon Avenue Miss Herr E. P. Boyntons Ladies Literary Club The van Vechten Shaffer Marion James M. Knox Sumner D. Quarton R. H. Pickford P.E.O Guy E. Hillier R. P. Taylor J. A. Rankin Carl D. Thomas Mrs. Spangler Miss Pinney East Severa and Johnson Homes Harold Trewins George Gibson Walter E. Dunshee Jack Deets Deets George F. Gibson Cole McMartin Francis A. Heald Heald Grande Avenue A. C. Torgesons Kimball Mrs. Nichols Moray Eby H. J. Nichols Dream Garden Mrs. Courtright Lydia Ann Burlington C. S. Courtright, Jr Fifth Avenue SE Lydia Ann Courtright Mrs. Rosenwald Hans H. Rosenwald Rosenwald Jessie W. Glass Commonwealth Apartments Dr. Files Bever Avenue SE Beethoven Board Beethoven Club Alma Turechek Everett E. Fisher Plan Club Harry O. Cutlers Harry O. Cutler Ridgeway Drive Rasmussens Ernest Rasmussen David Turner Twenty-third Street Drive Bridge Club W. T. Hambrights W. T. Hambright Frank B. Miller Mr. Miller Glenn A. Ellis AU President Marengo Monsieur Phoio Mrs. Dana Wilcox Mrs. Fay Morrison Grinnell R. A. Fenton Lasswel Phote D. J. Kelly Tipton L. B. Higley Lasswell Phote Mrs. LA Verna Crew
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