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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1940
Page
13
A collection of odds and ends from Around the Town features recounts playful anecdotes. Notable items include Philip Stoddard’s privacy note on his door, misread street exploits by travelers, census oddities with a goat, a bicycling college stunt, and humorous misprints and mishaps with licenses and clocks.
Mrs Roy E Curray and Mrs Esther Olmsted hosted social events in the city with guests from California Maryland Wyoming and Hawaii. Lieut and Mrs R M MacKinnon en route to Hawaii were feted at a 4 to 7 open house at 2200 Linden Drive SE. Mrs Harwood Warriner of Los Gatos joined a luncheon hosted by Mrs R Warriner.
Prof Grace Swab of Coe college will present Ellsworth Eye son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Eye of Palo in his senior piano recital Monday at 815 pm in the T M Sinclair Memorial chapel. He is aided by Richard Keen of Algona and Miss Betty Wagner. program includes Bach Beethoven Chopin Grieg Rubinstein and others.
Mrs D W Warren hosted a Saturday noon picnic luncheon at Warr enwood Carroll drive SE for the Ant Club meeting with four out of town guests including Miss Gertrude Hull of Milwaukee visiting Mrs Warren and Miss Florence Lyon of Cincinnati resident at Mrs M F Fe’s home.
Mayflower chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a breakfast Friday at 9 30 a m at the Elks club. Officers will be elected during the business meeting. Hostesses include Mrs Fred L Lee Mrs te came Mrs Leland Mabattey and Mrs Biniéen.
Woman’s Club members will golf Tuesday at 8 30 a m followed by a paid lunch and bridge Reservations to Mrs Florence Travis or Mrs Agnes Threlkeld by Monday evening Notify the committee if unable to attend Mrs Harold Quarton of St John’s Newfoundland visiting Cedar Rapids at the home of Mr and Mrs William B Quarton Shower for Mrs T H DeWees hosted by Mrs Tait Cummins Mrs C W Lawrence Mrs Walter Schultz and Mrs Joseph Stenner Joyce Palmer Newcomb College instructor spends summer with parents at 1810 Fourth Avenue SE P E O chapter IF to meet Monday at 2 30 pm at the Campbell home 3312 C Avenue NE Dupl icate Contract Club hosts an evening of bridge at the Shuttleworth home 1801 Second Avenue SE with buffet supper
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Torgeson return to their Kimball home after a week visiting Mrs. Torgeson’s sister Mrs. Theodore F. Blaul and Mr. Blaul at 345 Woodland Drive SE. They are accompanied by Mrs. Torgeson’s mother Mrs. Charles Denecke of 1744 Second Avenue SE.
The Tuesday book group will meet at 12 30 p.m. for a luncheon with Mrs E J North at 540 Forest Drive SE with Mrs W J Hladky assisting. Mrs R H Buresh will review Peculiar Treasure by Edna Ferber. Members are to bring dishes and silver.
Mr and Mrs B M Bradford 514 Forest drive SE entertained at dinner for twelve at their home last evening.
The piece relays experiences of brides adapting to home life with advice on time budgeting and practical gear. Mrs. Bailey notes faster routines after learning to cook, while other brides discuss comfortable attire and sufficient linens. Social items include a dessert luncheon for PEO members and a birthday party for Kay Kirn with family guests.
A group of younger folk held a Dutch treat picnic supper Friday evening at Van Vechten Park. Attendees included Misses Mary Zuercher Catherine Claassen Jeanne Cash Nora Cocker Marion Reiff Barbara Rogers Dorothy Spencer Donna Jeanne Johnson Louise Flaherty Susan Brown Doris Cone Kathryn Wandel and Messrs David Keehn Gordon McKay Dick Marnette Ralph Gearhart Jr Bryce Fisher Wallace Darling Jr Bob Tucker Martin Hansen John Jacobs Bill Holmes Bob Taylor Horace Hedges Jr and Charles Knox Jr.
Miss Eleanor Taylor of Coe College invites the public to a junior organ recital by Frank Bates Jr at 4 pm in First Presbyterian Church. Bates, organist at St. John’s, will be joined by the St. John’s Episcopal Choir under Malcolm Metcalf.
Mrs. Irving L. Churchill was reelected president and Mrs. John W. Beck treasurer of the Cedar Rapids College Club. New officers include Mrs. Paul Bradley vice president and Mrs. Richard Naibert recording secretary. Madame Marya Tolstoy Mansvetov spoke on life in Czechoslovakia before and after Hitler.
Mrs. Krause hosts Chapter DK of P E O at a Monday picnic supper at 6 15 p.m. Mrs. J M Tallman reports on the state convention. Assistants: Mrs Tallman Miss Bertha Wolfe and Miss Marian Wilson. Reviewers Club dessert luncheon follows Tuesday at 1 15 p.m. at Mrs Leon A Meyer’s home.
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