Dinners For Cedar Rapids Teens At Country Club
Cedar Rapids Country Club plans winter and spring dinners for younger members and their guests before the final teen age dance. One group of twelve includes Katharine Safely Pamela Craemer Mary Shaffer Carol Jean Curran Tucie Innes Diane Waples John Choate Frank Powers George Ross Bob Chadima George Engel Joe Afflerbaugh. A second group at a no host table features Ruth Knight Muriel Lowe Kathleen Blaul Joanne Crawford Patricia Smith Tom Shive Clifford Feeman Jim Day Kenneth Knaus Bill Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Safely
Pamela Craemer
Mary Shaffer
Carol Jean Curran
Tucie Innes
Diane Waples
John Choate
Frank Powers
George Ross
Bob Chadima
George Engel
Joe Afflerbaugh
Ruth Knight
Muriel Lowe
Kathleen Blaul
Joanne Crawford
Patricia Smith
Tom Shive
Clifford Feeman
Jim Day
Kenneth Knaus
Bill Rogers
Nichols Host Family Dinner For Mrs Fisher Guest
Mr and Mrs Earle G Nichols will entertain at a family dinner Friday evening at 2406 Meadowbrook Dr SE as a courtesy to Mrs C A Fisher of Glidden, guest of her daughter Mrs Donald S Barry and Mr Barry of 1920 Fourth Ave SE. Mrs Fisher plans to return home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle G. Nichols
Meadowbrook Drive
C. A. Fisher
Glidden
Donald S. Barry
Barry
Fourth Avenue SE
Fisher
Warren Family Visits Ravinia Ill and Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs D W Warren of Carroll drive SE returned Thursday after visiting their daughter Mrs James Stannard Baker and Mr Baker in Ravinia Illinois. Also accompanying them was Mrs Warren sister Miss Gertrude Hull of Milwaukee who will stay a few weeks in the Warren home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Warren
Carroll Drive
Ravinia
Ill
James Stannard Baker
Mr. Baker
Warrens
Mrs. Warren
Gertrude Hull
Milwaukee
Warren
Luncheon Hosts at Mrs Wurster's Tea Room
Mrs. F. W. Damour and Mrs. F. C. Kellogg hosted a luncheon on Friday at Mrs. Wurster's tea room, inviting friends at 384 Twenty-first Street SE and 1956 Park Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Damour
Twenty-first Street
F. C. Kellogg
Park Avenue SE
Waples Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at UI
Robert Waples son of Mr and Mrs F C Waples of 331 Forest drive SE and a University of Iowa student is elected to the honorary scholastic fraternity Phi Beta Kappa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Waples
F. C. Waples
Forest Drive
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Cheskchamay Camp Fire Elects Officers at Home Meeting
The Cheskchamay Camp Fire group met on Wednesday at guardian Mrs. G. W. Wood's home. Officers elected include President Glatha White, Vice-President Barbara Champlin, Secretary Patricia Maloney, Treasurer Mary Lou Grauerholtz, and Scribe Beverly Lawrence. They hiked to a meadow to study wild flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheskchamay
the Guardian
G. W. Wood
Glatha White
Barbara Champlin
Patricia Maloney
Mary Lou Grauerholtz
Beverly Lawrence
Beethoven Club Welcomes Two New Associate Members
Mrs. Everett C Pratt and Mrs. Paul Grant become associate members after Friday’s final audition of the year. Anthony Donato of Cedar Falls, winner of the state composers contest, sent a thank you note for the club’s $25 prize donation. Donato’s Sinfonietta will be performed by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra under Harold Barlow next Sunday at 1 p.m. CST on CBS from New York City. The Beethoven club dinner for all members is set for May 26 at 6 30 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel, the calendar’s final event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett C. Pratt
Nineteenth Street SE
Paul Grant
Second Avenue SE
Beethoven Club
Anthony Donato
Cedar Falls
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Mrs Montgomery Hosts Bridge Club at Delhi Cabin
Mrs Neil Montgomery of 2336 Linden Drive SE entertained the members of her bridge club at a luncheon Friday at the summer cabin of Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes in Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Montgomery
Linden Drive
Stewart Holmes
Delhi
Mrs Buck Feted At Informal Tea By Mrs VanMeter
Mrs Clarke VanMeter of 201 Twenty-first Street NE hosted Friday afternoon at her home an informal tea in compliment to Mrs Harrington Buck.
Mrs Moran Guest of Mrs Margaret Hall Arrives
Mrs. J. W. Moran of Spokane Washington has arrived in the city to be the house guest of her sister Mrs. Margaret Hall at 224 Crescent street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Moran
Spokane, Wash
City
Margaret Hall
Crescent Street
Queen Esther Circle Hosts Luncheon and Elections
Queen Esther circle of the King’s Daughters met at Mrs. L. E. Chehak’s home for a luncheon with decor of spirea tulips and candles. Officers elected at the meeting include President Mrs. F. L. Shramek Vice-President Mrs. O. H. Daniel Secretary Mrs. F. O. Storrs Treasurer Mrs. A. E. Einen and Dr. Jennie McCowen representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Chehak
Twentysixth Street
A. E. Einen
Queen Esther
King’s Daughters
F. L. Shramek
O. H. Daniel
F. O. Storrs
H. E. Barton
Jennie McCowen
Mrs Rollin E Beard Moves From Cedar Rapids To Moville
Mrs Rollin E Beard leaves Cedar Rapids to settle in Moville with her husband after marriage in Madison Wisconsin. Both are artists who studied at the Chicago Art Institute and plan to continue painting from their Moville home studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Moville
Rollin E. Beard
Madison, Wis
Nancy Finnigan
Mrs. Beard
Chicago Art Institute
Beard
Mrs Brownlee to Visit Cedar Rapids Social Circles
Plan social affairs shape around the visit of Mrs Harold J Brownlee of London England and her children Jean Joe and John They will arrive Saturday night by train and stay with local host families including Roy E Curray and M S Hallman in Cedar Rapids Also in city are Jeane Brownlee and Joe already here visiting D M Hall and family Jane Wolverton and others Dr B F Wolverton family host Joe A stay includes prior East Coast visit after arriving in New York April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lans
Harold J. Brownlee
London
England
Jean
Joe
John
Mrs Lockridge Hosts Miss Thora Herr in Dessert Luncheon
Mrs Walter Lockridge entertained at Mrs Wurster's tea room with a dessert luncheon and linen shower honoring her daughter Miss Thora Herr bride elect of Carl Nelson. A silver white color scheme featured gardenias and white sweet peas and place cards topped with white nut cups trimmed in silver bells. Guests included Mesdames Wyatt Hinkley Raymond Yeakle Harold Hansford John Clauson George Nemmers Walter Clauson Earl Farley John McBride Howard Thein Nate Kazebeer Ray Nolan and Leilla Gossatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lockridge
Seventh Avenue SW
Wyatt Hinkley
Raymond Yeakle
Harold Hansford
John Clauson
George Nemmers
Walter Clauson
Earl Farley
John McBride
Howard Thein
Nate Kazebeer
Ray Nolan
Leilla Gossatt
Jane Boyd circle meets for luncheon with officer slate
Twenty two members of Jane Boyd circle of the Kings Daughters met for luncheon Thursday with Mrs. David Pugh at 830 Sixteenth Street SE. Mrs. Earl Glanville of Mason City attended as guest. Nomination committee named officers for next year: Mrs. Pugh president, Mrs. H E Doty vice president, Mrs. F E Young secretary, and Mrs. A F Sander treasurer. Members voted a seven dollar donation to Camp Good Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Boyd
The
King’s Daughters
David Pugh
Sixteenth Street
Earl Glanville
Mason City
Pugh
H. E. Doty
F. E. Young
A. F. Sander
Camp Good Health
Service Circle of King’s Daughters Marks Fifth Birthday
Thirty members and guests gathered at Mrs. Raymond A. Reid’s home to observe the fifth birthday of the Service circle of the King’s Daughters and honor past presidents. The event featured remarks by circle and Volunteer circle leaders, a candle lighting for The King, roses and corsages, purple and white decorations, musical numbers by Betty Jane Levien and Lucille Hamlin, and greetings from county and circle officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Reid
Knollwood Drive
Service Circle
King’s Daughters
Earl Schuyler
Reid
Volunteer Circle
K. C. Karlan
Carl Goodwin
Edgewood P T A honors teachers and plans May breakfast
The Edgewood School No. 1 Mothers Club honored four teachers with gifts at a Thursday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs. Robert Erickson. An imaginary May 1940 meeting was conducted by the new president. May breakfast is set for 8:30 am in Ellis Park. Roosevelt P T A met with 65 attendees for year-end reports. New officers were installed by Mrs. Jacob Gerber. Travelogue, musical numbers, and readings accompanied tea served by eighth grade girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Edgewood School No. 1
Robert Erickson
Ruth Pratt
Rachel Baker
Edith Kelsey
Lois Lanning
Herbert Morrow
Fred Newland
Ellis Park
Roosevelt P. T. A
Dawson Rawlins
Louis Herdlicka
Ed Miller
Rollin Heald
Estella Swein
Jacob Gerber
Robert Taft
P. T. A. Council
George Heider
Harold Wilson
W. Cranterman
Harry Cooper
Fred Hahn
West Indies
Bermuda
Cantorian Glee Club
Grace Meloney
Ruth Miller
Roberta Sheets
Virginia Harover
Miss Harover
Iowa City
Julia Tow
P E O State Convention Elects Officers and Delegates
In the closing session at First Presbyterian church the P E O sisterhood elected officers Norma B. Stafford and Eliza beth M Young among others. Morning sessions named Moray L. Eby as president Loretta H. Jones and Carl D. Thomas as vice presidents. Delegates to the supreme convention were chosen, listing numerous Iowa communities and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. O. Sisterhood
First Presbyterian Church
Norma B. Stafford
N. Chariton
Elizabeth M. Young
Waterloo
Katharine C. Hughes
Storm Lake
Gail Page
Ottumwa
Moray L. Eby
Cedar Rapids
Loretta H. Jones
Clinton
Carl D. Thomas
Maude Cooper
DD. Boone
Gloria Patri
Marion Orr
Iowa
Supreme Convention
Opal Taylor
Bloomfield
Cleo M. Hamilton
Fairfield
Florence Harter
Centerville
Ruth Fenton
Iowa City
Adele Anderson
Albia
Isabel Strickling
Keosauqua
Lucille Sowash
Osceolo
Cresco
LaVerna Crew
Marion
Rowena Turner
Corning
Mabel Waggoner
Charles City
Dorothy Gray
Jefferson
Lavanda Carr
West Union
Tressa Spayde
Perry
Linnie Rugg
Sioux City
Helen Hibnes
Fern W. Squire
Shenadoah
Audrey Owens
Logan
Constance Robinson
Reinbeck
Beatrice Wilcox
Mount Vernon
Julia Kreider
Iowa Falls
Ada Kay Thompson
Clear Lake
Ruth Oldson
Rockford
Pearl Allen Shedd
Rockwell City
Bertha Hebbett
Eagle Grove
Virginia Scofield
Gertrude Eckels
Oakland
Maudeline Hagan
Allerton
Bernice P
Thatcher guests depart after week with Brands
Dr and Mrs W C Thatcher and their daughters Barbara and Joan return to Fort Dodge after a week with Mrs Thatcher s parents Mr and Mrs H C Brand at 347 Twenty first street SE The visitors stayed a full week before leaving for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Thatcher
Barbara
Joan
Fort Dodge
Women's Round Table Dinner Holds Twelfth Birthday Event
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Women’s Round Table celebrated its twelfth annual birthday dinner at the Roosevelt hotel on Thursday night. Miss Genevieve Marsh performed xylophone selections during dinner as officers for the coming year were elected: Esther Rahe president, Mary Jane McBaith vice president, Martha Womachil secretary, and Lucile Funkey treasurer. Members of the dinner committee included Esther Smith as chairman, with Shirley Brown Leatha Harold Agnes Lowe Florence Martin Lillian Phillips and Ruth Trunkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Round Table Club
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Genevieve Marsh
Esther Rahe
Mary Jane McBaith
Martha Womachil
Lucile Funkey
Esther Smith
Shirley Brown
Leatha Harold
Agnes Lowe
Florence Martin
Lillian Phillips
Ruth Trunkey
Malta Chapter Honors Grand Matron at Special Session
Malta chapter No. 415 O. E. S. holds a special Saturday night session at 7 30 in the Masonic hall to honor worthy grand matron Mrs. Bessie McMurray of Newton and other grand officers. Initiation will be followed by refreshments and dancing. All order members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Masonic Hall
Bessie McMurray
Newton
Order
Coe College Pupils Present Piano Recital Saturday
The Coe College music department presents pupils of Eleanor Houts Martha Leksa Max Daehler Alma Turechek Grace Swab in a student piano recital Saturday at 7 p.m. in the T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel. The program features pieces by Schubert Tchaikovsky Beethoven Mendelssohn MacDowell with performers Dorothy Fernow Marjorie Moen Goodrich Ruth Kucera Joan Kadavy Frances Kubovec Eileen Feith Ellen Dennis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College Department of Music
Eleanor Houts
Martha Leksa
Max Daehler
Alma Turechek
Grace Swab
T. M. Sinclair
Schubert Dorothy
Louise Fernow
Diabelli
Allegro Phoebe Vavra
Dolly
Tschaikowsky
Marjorie Moen
Sol
Seein
Hetas
Pane Goodrich
Dorothy Fernow
Shoemeker
Makress
Marian Taylor
Goodrich
Cecil Baum
Cecceess
Mil Shuttleworth Valsen
Ies Glazeunoft
Ruth Kucera
Ies Messourgesky
Charles Loufek
AGI
Ssa
Aee Beethoven
Joan Kadavy Omerngs
Ah Meee
Osord Coe Paridies
Frances Kubovec
Mendelssohn
Eileen
Feith
MacDowell
Mary
Ellen Dennis
Miss Carmen Grennan Hosts Linen Shower for Miss Sterner
Miss Carmen Grennan hosted a linen shower at 1427 Bever Avenue SE for Miss Bernadine Sterner in honor of her upcoming May wedding. Guests included Mesdames Richardson, Grennan, Holmes, French, Sterner, Waldron and Misses Diers, Supple, Richardson, Greenblatt, Leefers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Grennan
Bever Avenue SE
Bernadine Sterner
Lyle S. Richardson
W. H. Richardson
Hugh Grennan
Leo Holmes
John French
Charles Sterner
Russell Waldron
Kay Diers
Mary Katherine Supple
Jean Richardson
Goldena Greenblatt
Dorothy Leefers
Women Voters Study Iowa Legislation at Montrose Hotel
Members of the study group of government and its operation of the League of Women Voters met at the Montrose hotel Tuesday, discussing major laws enacted by the 1939 Iowa legislature. Special study covered consolidated tax collecting duties, increased state pension funding, widows pension levy rise, and the failed chain store tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Dinner party hosted by Mrs Sheldon at Mrs Wurster's
Mrs B L Sheldon of 348 Sixteenth Street SE will host a dinner Friday evening at Mrs Wurster's tea room. After dinner guests will be entertained at the Sheldon home.
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B. L. Sheldon
Sixteenth Street SE
Young Married Class Meets At Woodard Home
The younger married people’s class of First Christian church gathered Tuesday evening at 905 H avenue NW. Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woodard and fellow couples. Readings were given by Mrs. Howard Tomlinson and C G Barber spoke of San Francisco fair highlights and sites visited during the trip with the Barbers and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Harold Woodard
H Avenue NW
C. E. Oleson
Dale Cecil
Edward Koza
Howard Tomlinson
C. G. Barber
Mrs Capek Heads to Jacksonville with Cedar Rapids Kin
Mrs. Frank Capek of 610 Twelfth Avenue SE travels to Jacksonville Florida to visit her daughter Mrs. David Flora who has lived there five years. She is joined by another daughter Mrs. Harry Elias and Mr. Elias of Moline Illinois. They plan to return to Cedar Rapids after the visit with Mrs Flora and her six month old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Capek
Twelfth Avenue SE
Jacksonville
Fla
David Flora
Harry Elias
Elias
Moline
Ill
Flora
Cedar Rapids
Capek
K D Mothers Club Honors Senior Girls
Senior graduates of Kappa Delta at Coe College were honored at a Cedar Rapids Mothers' club dinner. Tulips and lilies adorned tables, each senior received a corsage as Adele Weymouth gave a farewell address and appreciation for Mothers' club courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Sorority
Coe College
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Rapids
Adele Weymouth
E. M. Soboda
Milwaukees Miss Leah Gabbert Weekend Guest
Miss Leah Gabbert of Milwaukee arrives to spend the weekend with her sister Miss Dorothy Gabbert at 400 Eighteenth Street NE. She will remain until Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Gabbert
Milwaukee
Dorothy Gabbert
Eighteenth Street
Sharon Gaston Honored On Third Birthday
Mrs. John F. Gaston hosted a Thursday afternoon party at 214 Twenty-fourth Street Drive SE to celebrate daughter Sharon’s third birthday. Guests included Gloria Gard Robert Gard Charles Pegram Patricia Stiles Billie Prastka Karen Lupton Corky Lupton David Thomas Andrea Wasta Judith Millhiser and Margaret Butterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Gaston
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Sharon
Gaston
Gloria
Robert Gard
Charles Pegram
Patricia Stiles
Billie Prastka
Karen and
Corky Lupton
David Thomas
Andrea Wasta
Judith Millhiser
Margaret Butterfield
Helen Mokrejs to Present Piano Pupils Recital
Miss Helen Mokrejs of the Coe College music department will present a piano recital Saturday at 3 PM in the T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel. The program features pieces by Bach Grieg Mozart Beethoven Rubinstein and others performed by listed piano pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mokrejs
Coe College Department of Music
T. M. Sinclair
the Fairy
Bentley Jerry Lynch
Jacqueline Fry
Bakeneekes
la Cele Lynch
Beethoven Barbara
Grieg
Mokreis
Donald ‘Hlubucek
Mozart
Macnee
Isabel Frankel
Spore
Ted
Barieleh
James Victorine
Bach the
Rubinstein
Wilaura
Swees Beethoven
Immaculata Circle Hosts Commonwealth Tea Event
The Misses Bernice and Marian Rahe entertained the Immaculata circle at the Commonwealth tea room on Wednesday evening with Bingo followed by luncheon and a business meeting. Marian Rahe was named chair of the picnic committee for the first week in June, assisted by Rosaline Collins and Mary Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
Marian Rahe
Fourth Avenue SE
Immaculata Circle
Commonwealth Tea Room
Rosaline Collins
Mary Brady
Lenora Ulach
Leonore Renne~kamp
Margaret Mackin
Florence
Margaret Hughes
Mary Adrienne Brady
Kathryn Marshall
Loucene Crowley
Mary Kehoe
Ed Wathan
Marvin D. Marr
K. Cuyler
Alice Col«gan
Bernice Whitsel
Mary Doorley
Mary Louise Kiffee
Kathryn Pohorsky
Gasoline Air Mixture Said to Equal Explosive Power
A gallon of common gasoline mixed with air and exploded is claimed to produce blast equal to 83 pounds of dynamite. The assertion frames gasoline as a high energy source and compares its force to dynamite.
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E. G. Nichols
D. W. Warrens
Miss Hull
Cheskchamay Camp
Mrs. Montgomery
Fo Club
Mrs. Vanmeter
Mrs. Buck
Mrs. Moran
Rolline
Brownlee
Mrs. Lockridge
Thora Herr
Ostermoor
the Killian Company
King’ S Daughters
Kenwanee Camp Fire
Kenwanee
Gas Company
Camp Fire Girls
Wilson P.T.A
Camp Huaga
Jane Garwood
Dorothy Baldwin
Helen Durek
Arlene Cilek
Vlasta Hruby
Mae Rose Mrstik
Betty Mrstik
Betty Nemec
Betty Jirsa
Ruth Suchomel
Dorothy Zvacek
Donna Jean Temple
P.T.A. Meetings
Edgewood No
Roosevelt
P.E.O
Brands
Round Table Club
Coe Music Dept
Scaramouche
Miss Sterner
Women Voters
Mrs. Capek
Florida
K. D. Mothers’ Club
Sharon Gaston
Bernice Bonesteel
Immaculata
Tony
Tony Sedlacek
Hladky’s Grocery & Market
4Th Ave
Dial
Schamberger Bakery
Third Ave. SW
Sis
Sally
Sir Thomas Lipton
Seven Nations
Lipton
Good Housekeeping Bureau