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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1933
Page
3
MOUNT VERNON The shipwreck party at the Alumni gymnasium, a benefit by the college tennis club, entertained many Cornellians with a floor show, games, and demonstrations. Notable guests and faculty hosted dinners and gatherings accompanied by students, clubs, and community members in a lively weekend of social events.
Williamsburg social calendar lists the New Century club meeting at Mrs J P Gaffneys with reader Mrs Clarence Durr. Red Cross drive chaired by Kenneth Lewis. Halloween parties hosted by Mr and Mrs Lewis Lubbert and Mrs Henry Dierks. a WRC benefit bridge at Mrs I J Binns home. bridge prizes to Miss Nellie Delaney Miss Frances Rock and Miss Eva Clark. Young Peoples clubs from St Pauls Lutheran and Immanuel's held Halloween event. chicken pie served by Ladies Aid at the Methodist church. dinner for women teachers hosted by Mrs O L Creswell.
Florence La Ganke describes the French Bouquet Quilt project in a Cedar Rapids Gazette leaflets overview. The article details tracing patterns from the design sheet, cutting cardboard templates, and assembling petals leaves and bows with careful alignment, basting and appliqué to form a rose centered bouquet in varied pinks yellows and lavenders.
A field notice from 1939 asks readers to pay ten cents per missing French quilt block and send a stamped, addressed envelope to Nancy Page care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Mrs J J Bean Mrs R W Jones Mis George Rathjen Mrs L J Meyer and her children Lottie Lolita Louis Merlyn Mrs Louise Tittle Mrs Henry Behrens and her daughter Margaret Ann Mrs Bess Cranston Mrs O E Mumm Mrs O C Mumm and Irvin Rathjen are identified in a community notice.
The Fairfax Little Flower Circle hosted a Halloween party at the church on Wednesday with prizes for best costumes. Hilda Pickart and Charles Devorak won cesturies, while Evalena Sampson and Frank Boland earned high euchre scores and Mrs. Harry Fox and Will Stallman topped five hundred. Anna Margaret Behre hosted a separate Halloween gathering on Tuesday with a long guest list including Margaret Jennings, Marie Kotlinek, Mary Walsh, Emma Stark, Dolores Ament, Esther Mae, Jean Klassen, Marie Voss, Marion Egan, Mary Walters, Chris Werner, Lodge Novotny, T. Trimball, Wilfred Lattner, John Muche, George Gould, Patrick Lynott, Carl Murrin, Arnold Garrett, Jack Myers, and Fritz Alden.
MECV announces new lower prices at 428 1st Ave W. with savings from lower overhead. Ladies suits at 20 dollars and coats at 15 dollars when clients furnish material, with 35 and up sizes offered. Perfect fitting guaranteed and alterations at reasonable prices. Dial 2-4534.
Belle Plaine from Monday events to Friday gatherings shows a flurry of Halloween parties and club meetings. Mrs Roy Chambers hosted the Methodist Aid division at EB H Chambers home. other hostesses include Mrs Don Newland Mrs George Kuelper and Mrs Mary Paster. Prizes went to Mrs Jim Van Dike and Mrs Mary Van Scoy. Various church and civic groups met including primary Sunday school classes Happy Day Club and Fidelity Association. A barrel was packed for St Luke s Hospital and several clubs prepared programs for upcoming Federation of Women s clubs meeting.
North English Mrs. E. B. Warner will host the Fortnightly club Saturday with an Armistice day program by Mrs. Jack Lavelle Mrs. Ralph King Mrs. T. M. Foster and Mrs. E. B. Warner. Miss Gladys Collins entertained the O K club. The Dorcas circle meets Tuesday with Mrs. Byron Hill. Mrs. Wilbur Miller will entertain the Philathean club Wednesday. Kensington Methodist Episcopal meets Tuesday with Mrs. Ellsworth Van Freet. Mrs. W. C. Carson entertained her Sunday school class at a Halloween party Tuesday. Mr. E. B. Warner and Mrs. Ed Harbor also hosted Halloween parties. The Christian Endeavor society held a masquerade in the church parlors Tuesday.
Coggon residents hosted a surprise party for Darlene Knott on Thursday. Kathryn Kratzer and Lorrie Trumbull led with high scores while Harold DeWoody and Darlene Knott were low. The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall Tuesday with Mrs. L. D. Hill giving a report. Officers were installed by Mrs. G. M. Kendall and hostesses included Mrs. L. D. Hill, Mrs. Dewey Trumbull and Mrs. John Bading.
Anamosa Francis Shaw chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution traveled to Monticello Saturday for October activities. Entertained by Mrs. Ralph Bone, Mrs. H. A. Deischer and Mrs. Orpha Craemer, Miss Mary Dutton spoke on British Agent, and a program on Prunes and Prisms featured Ruth Bryan Owen and Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms with hostess Mrs. Evelyn Green. Hostesses included Mrs. B. E. Rhinehart and Mrs. Pearl Neal for the Mount Moriah OEO Past Matrons club, and homecoming events were planned at the I O O F hall. The Iowa Farm Woman's club hosted a Halloween party at Mrs. Bodenhofer's. PEO Chapter F0 saw Mrs. Trevarthen entertain. Helen Morse of Maquoketa reported on the state convention. social circle at Methodist church.
Mechanicsville notes list multiple social gatherings. Mrs. F M Wilson hosted a Garden club luncheon at Page hotel with bridge results led by Mrs O A Byrne and Mrs F L Wilson. other groups including M B bridge, D C bridge, and Eastern Stars card party feature guests and prize winners. A Halloween party by Royal Neighbors also noted with a program of local members.
The Washington Methodist choir sang Wednesday honoring Mia with Lewla Warren Roy Finch and Miss Carolyn Hamilton stepping down as organist and choir leader. Miss Mary Hunter becomes organist and Miss Alice Hunter leads the choir.
Shellsbury Mrs Tilson Petro hosted the American Legion auxiliary farewell for Marie Rife who moves to Granville. Ethel Tumelty led Happy Twenty club. Harmony class at Presbyterian held a masquerade with husbands as guests. Sherman circle dined for Hannah McBrown age 89. Women to honor Miles Straus age 81 at his home Tuesday. Fay Alden hosted Sunday school class Halloween party. Canton Benton township 4-H observations. Verne Daniels had high bridge score.
An all day gathering of the club Farm Bureau Women occurred Wednesday at the home of Mrs Lloyd Hatfield. Miss Nilson home demonstration agent presented the lesson with a broad attendance of members including Mesdames Earl Bull Ethel Pang burn Al Delbert Elson R Swan son Vernon Crow Herman Rogers Ed Fisher Logan Fisher Fred Berry Sarah Rife Amelia Husted Oscar Fish Irven Muldo Herbert Hayes William Cry Albert Donels Jim Kibbie Roy Norris Laurence Esens Cliff Gillis Lloyd Hatfield Robert Dougherty Ivan Dickinson and Miss Eva Barton.
The Bluebirds troop of girl scouts attended a Halloween party in the Abele barn Monday hosted by scout captain Mrs. F. Montz and leaders Arlynn Pancratz Leta Abele Emogene Mohr and Esther Strackbein with Roberta Reed and Ruth Hamdorf winning costumes and committee chair Eliza beth Heiner taking the committee prize Also a Zion Evangelical church Halloween party Tuesday featured lunch by toastmaster Rev F J Abele talks by E N McIlrath and Dr Montz and honors for Mrs E N McIlrath for directing a recent class play A Mensing hosted her Sunday school class Wednesday and officers were elected for the A B O class Eleanor Mensing president Fern Toerber vice president Dorothy Gade secretary Trene Gade treasurer and Doris Pancratz reporter.
Strawberry Point Chapter ER of P. FE. O. held a special meeting called by President Mrs. Carrie Slagle. Report recapped by Manchester Chapter president Mrs. Johanna Baxter with attendees including Mesdames Belle Davis Hattie Davis Lucille Dunfr Dorothy Gill Alwilda Howard Jennie Howard Mary King Edith Matthews Flora Smith Mary Kingsley Kate Newberry Neil Kate Westfall Cirlla Slagle. Guest Mrs. F J Newberry of Chapter W P E O Los Angeles California attended. The Congregational Fellowship club hosted a Halloween party at Harold MacKean home.\"
The Lisbon Women’s Relief corps met Tuesday at the Legion hall with Mrs. Anna Shalls of Iowa City conducting the annual inspection. Miss Vera Dickey and Morris Kohl wed Oct 27 at the Little Brown Church Nashua officiated by Rev Kent. They were attended by Mr and Mrs Jake Bohr.
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