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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1939

Page

9

Halloween antics and auction notes from Cedar Rapids

Around the Lown Around the Lown jokes about soap and grub on Halloween. Marvin Cone paintings highlight a wordy auction with bidders like Al Allen. Betty Soboda recalls Helen Jepson childhood ties to Akron and a Community Concert link.

al Allen Marvin Cone Betty Soboda Met Helen Jepson Akron Ohio Josephine Betty Buttercup

Helen Jepson Concert Program for Thursday Night

Helen Jepson concert set for Thursday details a call to Mrs. Clark A. Beems, 377 Twenty-first Street SE. The program lists arias and songs from composers including Wagner, Schubert, Bartok, Reger, Massenet, Dupare, Koechlin, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, and Hageman, with works such as Die Post, Lullaby, Thais, and At the Well.

Concerts Association Clark A. Beems Twenty-first Street Miss Jepson Die Post Wiegentied Bartok Ondine Revel Telemann Fuence Regerer Woailenborn King of Fire Faust' Tereve GOW Dupare Koechlin Massenet Rachmaninoff Stravinsky Seoee Hageman

Woman's Club Plans Guest Night and Tea Events

The Women’s Club schedules a guest night with program committees led by Mrs. Robert E. Campbell and others. Activities include a silver tea, antique china exhibit, a music study, a garden talk, health education hikes, a travelogue, and a Kiwanis Ladies' luncheon. Members will host, receive guests, and organize various department teas and meetings.

Marjorie Emerson W. &. Barnard Oscar Anderson H. N. Jerome A. H. Mott

Healey Hosts Dinner for Union Central Life Office Opening

George Healey and wife Mrs. Healey hosted a Saturday dinner at the Roosevelt hotel to celebrate the opening of Union Central Life Insurance Co local office. Guests included Dubuque officials and several area couples. The West Side auxiliary to the Children's Home arranges a guest day and silver tea Monday at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Larson Neal and Gullage.

Union Central Life Insurance Company George Healey Nineteenth Street Roosevelt Hotel Home Office Dubuque Thomas Stampfer George R. Burden Walter E. ‘Klauer Waldo “Adams D. C Conzett West Side Fred Larson

American Legion Auxiliary Meeting and Guests

The American Legion Auxiliary to Hanford Post No 5 will meet in the Memorial building Tuesday at 8 p.m. The executive board meets there at 7 15 p.m. The program honors gold star mothers. Mr and Mrs J G Munson host their niece Miss Marcelene Ericksen of Wataga, ill, a professor at Upper Town university Fayette. Mr and Mrs Frank Wells visit son J E Wells in Oskaloosa to celebrate Frank Wells eighthieth birthday.

Woman's Association of the First Congregational Church H. F. Blomquist C. S. Foster W. L. Paxson Raymond Benson Lena Vogt Paxson Candlelight Bank A. W. Meyer Ronald Moore Edward G. Lee Lord Jesus O. H. Daniel N. Harold West Philip Gaines Jack Fordice E. B. Hauser Ways and Means Committee Charles J. Bready American Legion Auxiliary Hanford J. G. Munson Highland Drive Marcelene Ericksen Wataga, Ill Upper Town University Fayette Frank Wells Fourth Avenue SE J. E. Wells M. and St. L. Railroad Oskaloosa

Herbert Cherrys Host Weekend Dance Festivities in Cedar Rapids

Social pages detail the Herbert Cherry home hosting a dance with out of town guests from Chicago Denver San Francisco and Tama including Mary Louise Robyn Walter Cherry Jr and Harry McRoberts. James L Bever planned a breakfast gathering at 1600 Washington Ave SE with the Cherrys and guests. Mrs Samuel E Paul of San Francisco will host an event at Hilltop Farm with Mrs Weaver Witwer tonight. Vivian Danberg received a surprise birthday party with 16 friends including Helen Randa and Ethel Kern Bunco prizes and autumn color décor. Additional hostesses entertained groups of young people with games and refreshments at 951 Fourth Street SW.

Mary Louise Robyn Chicago J. J. Hall Richard Hall Denver Preston Daniels Des Moines Samuel E. Paul San Francisco Walter Cherry, Jr Harry McRoberts Tama Mark Hyland Traer Herbert Cherry Cedar Rapids James L. Bever Washington Avenue SE Cherry Vivian Danberg First Avenue W Bunco Helen Randa W. Glass Bud McGuire Ethel Kern Maurine Bachtell Ruth Basley Elin Carstens Ilene Darrow Winifred Johnson Margaret Maloney Mary W. C. Myers Fourth Street DeLores Powlishter Betty Darling Willa Myers Gertrude Knake Dorothy Tanner Pauline Myers Esther Rowe Helen Stepanek John Lemon Jim Zamastil Ray Wertz Walter Knoebel Louie Kaminsky Melvin Wertz Donald Lemon Jim Myers

Pledges Of Kappa Delta Honored At Fall Dance

Pledge members of Kappa Delta at Coe college were honored Saturday in the men’s gym recreation room during the sorority fall dance. Guests included Misses Marjory Davis Ruth Ann Struesky Kathleen Potter Ruth Ann Potter Mary Rovelstad and Betty Sharp from various cities. Faculty guests were Dr. and Mrs. Carter and Dr. and Mrs. Meyer. The event featured fall colors and committee members listed.

Kappa Delta Sorority Coe College Marjory Davis Ruth Ann Struesky Cedar Rapids Collin Keir Sac City Kathleen Potter Ruth Ann Potter Schaller Mary Rovelstad Elgin Betty Sharp Chicago Boyd G. Carter Alfred W. Meyer Margaret Meyers Rose Ann Kubovec Joyce Dollman

Party of Miss Kathleen Victorine Hosts Outdoor Ranch Fun

A Friday evening in a Victorine home featured rhymed invitations and a cross country bus ride to the ranch for hay rides and dancing. Guests included many local young women and men, with later gatherings at the ranch house and meadow activities.

Kathleen Victorine E. M. Victorine Grande Avenue SE Victorine Victorine Farm Dorothy Cline Kay McGladrey Joan Jeffrey Elaine Jansen Marjory Engberg Dorothy Helmendahl Evelyn Heins Dorothy Gibb Winifred Hargrave Shirley Parks Jean Severa Betty Houtz Shirley Kelly Joan Kelley Marilyn Siebke Betty Stephenson Pat McAlpine Jim de Yarman Ted Jones Guy Clarke Dick McAlpine Don Gregory Don Deal John Bryce Bob Meyers Bob van Horn Bob Ulch Perry Woodward George Fienry Richard Hovey Marvin Burkholder Leonard Meierkord Bob Deaver Bob Morris Jim Lightner Harold Cope Robert Williams

Shirley Wratten Celebrates Seventh Birthday At Party

Shirley Wratten daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Wratten 1713 Third avenue SE celebrated her seventh birthday Friday at home from 3 to 6 pm with games and a birthday dinner. Guests included Alice Kitchin Eleanor Severa Jane Moran Susan Morris Nancy Glassgow Janice Levsen and Marilyn Zimmerman.

Shirley Wratten W. F. Wratten Third Avenue SE Shirley Alice Kitchin Eleanor Severa Jane Moran Susan Morris Nancy Glassgow Janice Levsen Marilyn Zimmerman

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