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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1939

Page

22

Camp Hitaga to Open June 26 Near Cedar Rapids

Camp Hitaga will open on June 26 at the Cedar Rapids Camp Fire camp near Troy Mills. Nadia Thorpe returns to direct the camp which will accommodate 80 girls with an eighteen member staff. She has headed art at Northern State Teachers College Marquette since January. Jane Garwood assists as director. Counselors include Verna Hanold waterfront director Betty Jane Levsen junior unit and music counselor Maria Gerstm an arts and crafts head Frances Crozier nature director Jean Wilkinson boating Augusta Bailey campcraft head and Middlers unit rider Elizabeth Briggs riding counselor. Horses rented from Milo Trokosh Mount Vernon. New buildings rise on site. Six week periods and themes listed. Camp enrollment open with defined weeks and activities.

Cedar Rapids Hitaga Troy Mills Nadia Thorpe Miss Thorpe Northern State Teachers College Marquette Mich Jane Garwood Camp Fire Girls Verna Hanold Waterfront Coe College Susan Runner Iowa City University of Iowa Betty Jane Levsen Wyoming Maria Gerstman Vienna Art School University of Vienna Baden Austria Camp Wildwood Maine Frances Crozier Ottumwa Jean Wilkinson Minneapolis University of Minnesota Augusta Bailey San Antonio Tex Our Lady of the Lake At Ferdinand

Bowery Hop Liftoff by Tri Delts at Coe Field House

Tri Delta sorority hosted a Bowery dance Saturday evening in the Coe women's field house. Prizes honored best bowery costumes and a colored movie feature entertained guests including faculty members and a long list of sorority sisters and their guests.

Coe Women's Delta Delta Delta Sorority J. F. Yothers Ben H. Peterson C. Ward Macy Paul S. Ray Myron L. Koenig Janet Thomas Jane Fuhrmeister Betty Buckingham Max Reed Jayne Carrier Dick Pollack Harriette Hamilton Howard Smith Ruth Beitel Douglas Eastwood Ida Mae Carlson Paul Dougan Mary Lou Cater Robert Robbins Diana Coffey Pete Berauch Frances Crozier Raymond Helbig Marjorie Deacon Robert Creswell Anogene Faris Robert Stary John Swearingen Naoma Hall Philip Evans Verna Hanold James Cousin Dora Jane Hamblin Edward Hopkins Agnes Johnston George Masterton Betty Jane Levsen Robert Carmichael Merle Lindston Verne Pate Marjorie McCrillus Robert Frisch Winifred Murray James Snedecor Betty Nicholas Wilbur Thomas Mary Ellen Oldag Joe Singer Darlene Pollack James Crawford Frank Scheible Betty White Dinwiddie Fuhrmeister

Mrs Lyle Diets Honored By Weekend Showers

Weekend events celebrate the recent bride Mrs Lyle Dietz formerly Wilda Burge with showers hosted by Mrs Don Morgan at 1038 Seventeenth Street SE and by Mrs Paul H Lahr of Iowa City. Attendees include Mesdames George Pease Don McCormac William Spivey and college guests Dorothy Ray Dorothy Colby Grace Robbie Jean Jensen Jean Dunlap Jane Walters Zoe Burge Marion Dickson Phyllis Baldwin Arlene Childs Kathryn Baxter Dorothy Lanning and Mrs Arthur R Elliott plus Mrs Sheldon Chubb.

Lyle Dietz Wilda Burge Don Morgan Seventeenth Street SE California Bunce George Pease Don McCormac William Spivey Dorothy Ray Dorothy Colby Grace Robbie Jean Jensen Jean Dunlap Jane Walters Zoe Burge Dietz Paul H. Lahr Iowa City J.C. Mahannah Fourth Avenue SE Marion Dickson Phyllis Baldwin Bernita Sebern Arlene Childs Katherine Baxter Belvidere Dorothy Lanning Toddville Arthur R. Elliott Oelwein Sheldon Chubb

Manchester Golf Club Opens Season With Dinners

The Manchester Golf and Country Club hosted the season opening dinner as President Thomas H. Tracey announced committee chairmen and new rules. He noted membership now exceeds eighty and weekly dinners will run Wednesday evenings with each event led by a dedicated committee.

Manchester Golf and Country Club Thomas H. Tracey Tracey

Cedar Rapids Couple Announce Daughter Arline Larson Wedding

Cedar Rapids residents Mr and Mrs L O Larson of 718 Vernal Street NW announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Arline to George Diehl, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Diehl of 315 B Avenue NW. The wedding is scheduled for June 1.

L. O. Larson Vernal Street NW Arline George Diehl Carl Diehl B Avenue NW F. N. Marhofer Second Avenue SE Mildred Charles Rozticil Ely Miss Marhofer Mount Mercy Academy Rozticil Louise Metzgar Marion Dorothy Hayes Gertrude Sears Cedar Rapids Chicago William Petrick

Smaller Flowers Featured In Wedding Bouquet

Bridal bouquets for June 1939 trends emphasize smaller blossoms with stephanotis and maiden hair fern, plus accents of lilies of the valley and orchids. The inner section of bouquets may be worn on the lapel after the ceremony, while corsages of gardenias or roses suit smaller weddings. The piece notes popular white schemes with hints of pink yellow Johanna Till rose and the Star of Bethlehem as a new bridal idea.

Star of Bethlehem Misses Bridge Gearkee

Prenuptial showers honor coming brides in Cedar Rapids area

West Liberty and nearby households hosted multiple pre wedding gatherings for Cordelle Hemmingway, Jeannette Rash, Bernadine Sterner, Mildred Marhofer, Esther Anthony, and Ann Holsinger with prizes, gifts, and circle meetings. Engagements include Hemmingway to Robert Dice and Rash to Lynford Uttley. weddings planned for June and early summer. Local hosts and organizations, including the King’s Daughters and Welch Cook Beals, organized luncheons, bridge games, and socials with attendees listed.

Ida Oakley Honored by Guilds Before Move to Morrison

Miss Ida Oakley, soon moving to Morrison, Missouri, was honored Friday at a First Presbyterian church picnic by the Deborah and former Alice King guilds. A buffet supper featured a handkerchief shower and a picnic basket gift. Hostesses included Miss Annie Y. Smith Miss Agnes Robertson and Mrs. Clare Nichols. Also noted is a bridge dinner at R. R. Epler's home and Dr Charles S Busta's upcoming Northwest tour with his niece Dolores Good.

Ida Oakley Morrison, N Deborah Guild Alice King Guild First Presbyterian Church Frank E. Wells Bever Avenue SE Wells Oakley Annie Y. Smith Agnes Robertson Clare Nichols Charles S Busta First Street Dolores Good Northwest Yellowstone Park Seattle Canada J. W. Busta Spokane

Seek Housing For Rainbow Members During Convention

A nine member Rainbow for Girls committee and Cedar chapter members arrange housing for 700 Rainbow attendees at the grand assembly in Cedar Rapids June 12 13 and 14. Hosts may offer overnight stays for two nights and respond to listed local contacts. Junior and senior A W S members of Coe college were honored at a luncheon at the Commonwealth tea room with brief remarks.

Rainbow Cedar O. S Rainbow Order Grand Assembly Cedar Rapids George Heider Agnes Horak Ruth Watson Diana Brokaw Ruth Ann Hasek Mary Ellen Kilborn Etta W.S of Coe College Commonwealth Tea Room Jayne Carrier Jane Huston Marion Bailey Mary Bell Mary Jean Scruby Barbara Henry Lois Sutter Mary Ellen Wiprud

Also Mentioned on This Page

MISS Hanson Georgia Moore Marilyn Morehouse Beverly Nevins Joann Petersen Bettiloy Lefebvre Irene Estes Rebekahs Springville Mount Vernon Prada Emil Petranek, Jr Marjorie Hanson Tenth Street Emil Petranek Wally Moore Donald Moore Loren Hiner N. Robertson Genevieve Carringer Eleanor Hiner Sally Carringer Roland Stover Waterloo Edna Calvin Cedar Rebekah Lodge Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge K. P. Hall Beatrice Bonham Noble Grand Star of Maine Helen Schamberger Tri Delts Bowery Hop Lyle Diets Strem's Third Avenue RIAL Manchester NEW Ladstones E. A. Kriz & Son Emil G. Kriz Dial Arline Larson Bessie June Bridge Dorothy Gearkee Greer McCrory, Jr Bunco Mildred Hasek Dorothy Hasek Marjorie Scott Rachel Listebarger Thelma McClurg Jane Whitehead Helen Reynolds Mary King Norman Scott Fred Georkee W. Greer McCrory George Keyes Myrl Bridge F. J. Pardubskys F. J. Pardubsky Scottsbluff, Neb Patricia Lee West Liberty Marguerite James Russell Reynolds Nichols James Cordelle Hemmingway Robert E. Dice Alma Odell Dorothy Flater K. W. Rash Monona Jeannette Lynford L. Uttley C. C. Uttley Newton Miss Rash Welch, Cook, Beals Company Mr. Uttley Kresge Company Waldron Bernadine Sterner Russell Waldron Fifth Avenue SE Lyle Richardson Jean Richardson W. H. Richardson Charles Sterner David Sharpe Milton Jenkins Dale Cripps Robert Ringsmuth Robert Horak A. N. Johnson Kay Diers Carmen Grennan Dorothy Carr S. WW. N. Circle I. H. N. Circle of the King's Daughters R. J. Beatty Eighteenth Street SE M. F. Cox Eugene Wasta M. L. Doherty D.A. Nicholson Muriel Mueller DD. Morgan Harry Hamer W. H. Richards Grace Drew R. E. Haig Jennie McCowen T. C. Baker Nicholson A. C. Burnell A. W Plock E. C. Helfenstine J. B. Light Miss Anthony Arthur Jayne John Bain R. W Anthony Bain Third Street Esther Anthony Donald O. Anderson Bunce James J. Horak Anne Kelly Everett Evans Jud Snyder Pat Denin Arthur Pollet Roy Dickenson Don Berger George Stangl J. Lester Ross Rhodes Charles Heider Charles Marsden Leo Dorland Leo Soukup F. B. Whitney O. S McCune C K. Brown Robert Stracke F. W. Stolba C. Leo Conway Claud Brown Milton Eye Joe Conway Ray Workman Elsie Leasure Martha Stolba Thelma Hoover Beverly Bain Ruthellen Anthony Margaret Jayne Ann Holsinger George Holsinger Sixth Street Marvin Pals Earl Frederikson George Samuelson F. W. Adams Dora Lee Struchen Mary Pauline Adams Janice Lancaster Dorothy Lockridge Carolyn Hood Laura Struchen Sam Nuelson C. N. Holsinger Adams D. F. Hood Earl Cheney Lester Scott Pauline Carsten Frederickson C. G. Bleedner Charles Bachman Ralph Bachman Jeannette Rash Baldridge Mildred Marnofer Bride Bailey Boot Shop St. SE China Zann Third Avenue SE Paramount Theater R. R. Epler Linden Drive Bridge Club DR. Busta Lee Hicks Mairion Armstrong Barbara Hird Gladys Linge Kathleen Irwin Phyllis Hook COE PLAN Hill Oo, CO Penick and Ford Parkway Gas and Oil CO First Ave Fifth St Trump Oil & Gas CO Twelfth Ave Erman's Retex Sta-Press Kitterman's Kitterman SEARS Axminster Chest of Drawers Tee Stavis Sears, Roebuck and CO Utility Waiui Iowa
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