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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1940

Page

10

Town News Briefs From The Gazette Area

Wedding joy for Ella and Erroll Miller at a local home reception with guests viewing a horse drawn mower gift. Notes on family pranks, CBS broadcaster Bill Shirer in Berlin, weather myths, wartime schoolyard games, and regional society snippets.

Erroll Miller E J Lattner Fila Ella Erroll Johnson Miller

College Club And Community Gather For Readings And Dances

A flurry of club activities fills the week with book reviews, garden club quizzes, and social events. Notable gatherings include the College Club hosting Mme Manswetov for an evening book review at 2448 J Street SW, and a Thursday luncheon at Mrs John S Skien’s home. A Rainbow for Girls installation is planned for Saturday at the Masonic hall, with Daughters of Isabella initiation set for Wednesday at the Roosevelt hotel.

College Club Bernus Pirks J Street B H Byers Don Blanding Vagabond Drifter John S Skien Fourth Avenue SE Cow. MecCalley Marie Schmermund Robert St John Ervine Order of Rainbow For Girls Assembly No 1 Masonic Hall

Ida Mae Carlson Engaged To Paul Dougan In Fall Wedding

Mr and Mrs Frank H Carlson of Oelwein announce the engagement of their daughter Ida Mae of Claremont to Paul Dougan son of Mr and Mrs A C Dougan of Dysart The couple met at Coe College where Ida Mae belonged to Delta Delta Delta Pi Gamma Mu Zeta Phi Eta and served as YWCA vice president Paul was Tau Kappa Epsilon and Kelvin Society member A tea for family and out of town guests featured a silver gold and blue color scheme with crested napkins The wedding is planned for early fall

Frank H. Carlson Oelwein Ida Mae Claremont Paul Dougan A. C. Dougan Dysart Delta Delta Delta Sorority Miss Carlson Coe College Toawn Laura Putbrese Darlene Pollack Gray Alice Street Batavia R. L. Leach Glen Borland Jon Dougan Mr. Dougan Kentucky Alcorn Cedar Rapids Grinnell College Zeta Phi Eta University of Iowa Pi Kappa Delta Cae College Chi Beta Phi Towa Builders Supply Company L. D Heaton van Horne D MM. Flaharty New Liberty M. E. Sauer Mechanicsville C. A Guenther Lost Nation C. C. Hotchkiss Springville D. Horton Mills H W. Mumby Jefferson Stricker Glidden B. R. Stitzel Manchester

Will Honor Coe Seniors At Reception

Invitations go out for Coe college 1940 graduating class events. President and Mrs Gage host a May 31 8 to 10 pm reception in Voorhees lounge. Also invited for a June 1 breakfast at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Baccalaureate is June 2 and commencement at 9 30 am in T M Sinclair Memorial chapel.

Harry. Morehouse Gage Coe College Voorhees Gage Cedar Rapids Country Club T. M. Sinclair

Patronesses Of Coronet Society Host Tea At Winterberg Home

Fifty patrons of the Coronet Society of Coe college gathered for a tea at Mrs Lee B Winterberg's residence. Decorations featured old gold purple and tulips while informal musical performances provided entertainment by the hostesses aided by Mrs C Harve Geiger and Dr Mary Bell.

Lee B. Winterberg First Avenue E Coronet Society Coe College Winterberg J. Dale Welsh Paul C Greene Andrea Johannsen C Harve Geiger Mary Bell

AAU W Group Meetings and Related Social Events

Reports of the state meeting in Des Moines will be given during the business session. A slate of hostesses, committees, and study groups is listed, including the creative writers group gathering and the postponed evening contemporary literature group until May 27. A spring rally of Cedar Rapids Presbytery Young People starts this afternoon, with speakers named, and more social events and wedding notices accompany the schedule.

Des Moines Louis R Kriz Vernon Thompson M. R. Warren LeRoy D Weld William S Wherry II Max Bromwell Cordelia Theiss Minna Wikoff Jeanette Williams Dorothy Yorager Helen Gillham Maxine Bowie Helen Hardy Jane Garwand Young People’s Group Cedar Rapids

Arlene Mastin Hosts Luncheon and Skating Party

Miss Arlene Mastin daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Mastin hosted a luncheon at Killian's tea room yesterday. In the afternoon the guests skated at a local rink followed by refreshments. Names include Sally Zuercher Nancy Yuill Patricia Benesh Mary Hubbard Sally Henry Ione Peterson Andreae Lowe Kathleen Robertson.

Arlene Mastin W. W Mastin Washington Avenue Killian’s Arlene Sally Zuercher Nancy Yuill Patricia Benesh Mary Hubbard Sally Henry Ione Peterson Andreae Lowe Kathleen Robertson

Two Iowa Club Women To Attend General Council Sessions

Iowa Federation club women plan to travel to Milwaukee for the twentieth General Federation of Women’s Clubs council meeting. Attendees include state president Mrs. Carl W Reed Cresco and several Cedar Rapids officers and district directors. National speakers Dr Warren F Draper and Frank P Corrigan are on the program. The Harper family from Ottumwa joins a visit home, returning Wednesday with Jeanne.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Home Garden Club Arthur Crew Marion Towa Federation Club Milwaukee General Federation of Women’s Clubs Carl W Reed Cresco H. C. Houghton, Jr Red Oak C. W. Maplethorpe Toledo Third District W. R. Foor Cedar Rapids Warren Hansen Motion Pictures J. P Mills Family Finance Austin N. Palmer Art Charles Bode Leota Swein The Athene Club Mary and Anna Woitishek Warren F Draper United States Frank P. Corrigan Venezuela

Lois Marie Stitzel and Lewis Alcorn wed in Marion ceremony

Lois Marie Stitzel daughter of Dr and Mrs H G Stitzel Marion married Lewis L Alcorn son of Mr and Mrs A J T Alcorn 2226 Fifth Ave SE Cedar Rapids at Marion Methodist Church Rev Walter H Staves officiated in lush palms and florals A reception for 149 followed at the Stitzel home The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids after July 1 with Alcorn at work with Towa Builders Supply and Lois pursuing studies at Grinnell and Coe colleges

Marion Elinor Kendall Tots Lockwood Robert Munson Stitzel Lois and Lewis Sydney Joan Cornell Lois Lockwood Helen Alcorn Ottumwa Pauline O'Connor Alice Giffee Geraldine Robinson Gertrude Ilen Cedar Rapids Carolyn

Watts to Speak at Art Gallery on Spode Clay Works

Mr Watts will discuss Spode clay production in a gallery talk at the Art Association. The program features 40 to 50 china patterns with a sound-track dictation and colored pictures illustrating operations. The talk is free to the public and widely used by colleges and universities in Wisconsin and beyond.

Spode Mr. Watts Watts China The Art Association

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