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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1941
Page
8
Social calendar buzzes with pre wedding events for Peggy Stewart and Margaret Fisher. Hosts, guests, and venues across addresses celebrate upcoming marriages to Robert E. Yaw Claude E Runner and Woodrow W Bontrager, with dinners, luncheons, and a mixed shower lineup.
Mesdames George Youtzy H N Steele C H Newman and Effie Owen served gifts and refreshments to attendees at a local social event.
Several Cedar Rapids residents completed a two week motor trip visiting Indiana New York City and New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Richard R Proctor returned after a month in the south and east covering about 7000 miles visiting Washington DC Philadelphia New York City Canada Atlanta and Florida resorts.
Mrs R E Wilson of 849 Third avenue SE will travel to Bloomington Illinois on Thursday to visit relatives. Her daughter Mrs Clyde A Barker and Mr Barker will motor from Mattoon to Bloomington and Mrs Wilson will accompany them home for a ten day visit.
Dr and Mrs H A Schodde of Denver Colorado arrive to spend three weeks as guests of Dr Schoddes parents Mr and Mrs A D Schodde at 1610 Third Avenue SE.
Mrs. Albert Rinderknecht hosted a Saturday afternoon party at 1850 C avenue NE in honor of her daughter Sally Mae turning six. After games, refreshments were served and each child received a favor with Mrs. Charles E. Anderson assisting. guests included Ann Larson Marilyn Beardsley Mary Lou Houseman Barbara Wood Susan Chehak Sandra Leonard Walter Brown Beverly Church Joan Welsch Tommy Doherty Ronald Saylor Lonnie Stolte Carol Ann Krumm Donna St. Clair Dawn and Suzanne Hackney Peggy and Betty Ann Wallace.
Alma Maass, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Maass of Yale South Dakota, married Emerson Hovey son of Mrs E R Hovey at Saron Lutheran church in a candlelight ceremony. The couple will reside at 1746 B avenue NE.
Entertaining at luncheon Tuesday was Mrs. Robert M. Chapman of 251 Twenty-third Street Drive SE, hostess to eight members of her bridge club.
Mrs Hazel Edmondson hosted a family dinner at the Ox Yoke Inn Amana for Mr and Mrs James Bowker newly announced as married. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Bowker Mr and Mrs Tom Bowker Miss Betty Bowker and Jack Wagner. Table featured sweetheart roses daisies and delphinium with white taper lighting.
The final chapter meeting of DK P. E. O. season gathered 38 guests for dinner at Mrs Charles S. Krause’s home 504 Vernon drive SE Monday. Mrs Lulu Welty reported on the state convention with attendees including Mrs D T Brodine Winchester Mass Miss Evelyn Stoakes Traer Mrs C J Bready FO Mrs F B Severance Mrs E C Kerr and Mrs H A Willoughby all from AR Grundy Center.
Thirty four members of chapter HJ PEO met for a brunch at Ellis Park. President Mrs Pierre A Tracy reported on the state convention. Guests included Mrs M S McClaren of Williamsburg Mrs Royal Hovey of Independence and Mrs Edith Tourtallet of Madison a former Wisconsin PEO president.
The Daughters of Isabella will meet at Ellis Park river pavilion on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Members are asked to bring a dish to share.
Miss Eleanor Taylor of the Coe college music department presents Betty Wagner in a junior recital at First Presbyterian church Wednesday at 8 15 p m. Wagner will be assisted by Grant Rasmussen Charles Houser and Drexel Mollison. Wagner daughter of Mr and Mrs George Wagner is Mu Psi Epsilon historian and a charter member of Dorian Music Society. She has been organist at First Presbyterian and now at First Baptist church and was elected a colleague of the American Guild of Organists. Her program includes Bach Brahms and Widor pieces and ends with Reger.
Mr and Mrs Sam H Hill of Ludington Michigan arrive with son Sammy and daughter Susie plus Mrs Hill’s mother Mrs A R Twitchell of Orland Indiana as guests of Mr and Mrs C H Brittin at 600 Seventeenth Street NE. They plan a Western vacation after a brief visit.
The health education department of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club will attend the continental luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday at 12 noon. Reservations for luncheon and cards should be made with Mrs. R. E. Stephens, 4111 or 7791, by Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Houser announce the engagement of their daughter Josephine to Vernon Less son of Mr and Mrs Walter Less of Manchester The wedding is set for June 11 at St Wenceslaus church and will follow a formal engagement period.
A Jones family reunion was held Sunday at Bever Park honoring Miss Olive Jones of Portland Oregon visiting her mother Mrs J L Jones and other Cedar Rapids relatives. Fifty three attendees came from Cedar Rapids Marion Alburnett Newhall and Palo.
Harmony circle of the King's Daughters met for a dessert lunch with Mrs. W. M. Barta on Thursday on First Avenue Road W. Mrs. A. W. Daniels led devotions and conducted the meeting. Dr. Jennie McCowen gave a report as members sewed for the Red Cross.
Mrs. R. J. Martin of Fond du Lac Wisconsin is spending this week with relatives and friends in Cedar Rapids.
Florence Mary Martin and Lorence Moreland Fuhrmeister were married Monday at First Lutheran Church in a small ceremony attended by immediate family. The couple, both from Iowa, plan to live near North Liberty after June 9 and celebrate with a wedding trip to Toronto and Chicago.
Mr and Mrs Donald McKinlay of Colorado Springs formerly of Cedar Rapids and their daughter Mrs Lloyd C Barnes of Colorado Springs with her son Bobby are spending ten days in the city visiting friends. Mrs Barnes and Bobby are guests of Miss Marian Davidson at 393 Seventeenth Street SE.
The Margaret Bottome circle of the King's Daughters will meet for a 1 p.m. dessert luncheon and officer election on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Walter R. Kahler 1931 Washington Avenue SE.
At the closing program of St. Ludmila parish silver jubilee Bishop Louis B. Kucera of Lincoln offered a glowing tribute to the pioneers. He recalled hardships and the pioneer slogan as a sign of courage and warned against viewing the church as a failure, comparing neglect of duty to gravity in an airplane crash.
Excerpt shows a religious discussion about God's church and the role of individuals. The readable lines suggest theological disagreement and calls for unity within a broader doctrinal argument. No clear event, date, or named organization is present to specify a reportable action.
David Bernstein of Cedar Rapids was elected treasurer of the Town Council of B'nai B'rith Sunday at Waterloo. His name was omitted from the AP list of officers. Sam Richer of Mason City was elected second vice president, not treasurer as previously reported.
The Union Electric company of Missouri, affiliate of the North American company, paid a $175,000 fine Monday for violation of the state corrupt practices act.
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