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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1941

Page

34

State Convention Of U C T In Cedar Rapids This Week

Three days of activities are planned for about 400 delegates and visitors attending the thirty second annual session of the Grand Council of Iowa United Commercial Travelers in Cedar Rapids. Speakers include John M. Bailey from McCook Nebraska E G Pullen Warren Wells Arch McFarlane. The event opens with registration and committee meetings Thursday with a mixer at the Montrose hotel Crystal room. A public meeting is set for Friday at 9 am followed by the grand council session at 10.

United Commercial Travelers Grand Council of Iowa Cedar Rapids John M. Bailey McCook, Neb E. G. Pullen Waterloo Warren Wells Council Bluffs Arch McFarlane Crystal Room Montrose Hotel Grand Council

Grand Council and Auxiliary Hold Joint Session at Roosevelt Hotel

The grand council reconvenes Saturday at 8 with officer installations at 11 45 and adjournment at noon. The grand auxiliary holds its 25th annual session parallel to the meetings. Gladys Feeney leads the auxiliary program at the Roosevelt hotel with delegates staying there while men lodge at the Montrose. W F Sarset chairs the program, Elmer W Wickham the hotel committee, and J L Parker the publicity committee.

Grand Council Grand Auxiliary Roosevelt Hotel Gladys Feeney Charles City Ladies Auxiliary Montrose W. F. Sarset Elmer W. Wickham J. L. Parker

Checkers Chess Marvel To Appear In Exhibition Game At Y Here Tuesday

Cedar Rapids Checker Club sponsors exhibitions of checkers and chess at the Y M C A Tuesday at 7 30 p m featuring Newell W Banks billed as the blindfold world champion. He has played 600 000 games in 1 000 000 miles of travel with 75 000 blindfolded games and claims world speed records and simultaneous play feats. The public is invited.

Cedar Rapids

Trowel Masons Honor Past Priests At Dinner Tuesday

Trowel chapter No. 49 Royal Arch Masons observes its Past High Priests night at Masonic hall Tuesday A Malta chapter Eastern Star dinner serves at 6 30 Harry W Dunker welcomes and Robert McClaughry introduces past high priests The chapter opens at 7 45 for degree work with past high priests conducting Royal Arch work

Trowel Royal Arch Masons Masonic Hall Malta Order of Eastern Star Harry W. Dunker Robert McClaughry Iowa Royal Arch Charles W. Stevens Peter McCracken E. E. Hruska

Graduate Nurses Volunteer For Army Corps

Three graduate nurses from St Luke's hospital depart for Fort Leonard Wood in Rolla Missouri to join the army nursing corps. Edna Bain Martha Harvey and Maxine Randa are commissioned as second lieutenants and will serve at the hospital of the cantonment.

Fort Leonard Wood Rolla Army Nursing Corps Edna Bain C. L. Carmichael Galveston Ind Martha Harvey Paul Harvey Route 4 Washington Iowa Maxine Randa Fred Randa Seventh Avenue Miss Bain

Norwegian Lyric Tenor Eivin Bjornstad In Concert Tonight

Norwegian lyric dramatic tenor Eivin Bjornstad performs a sacred music program tonight at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7 30. He has sung grand opera and mastered roles in five languages and has toured the United States several times.

Eivin Bjornstad Westminster Presbyterian Church Bjornstad United States

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