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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1936
Page
3
Marion post 298 American Legion and Auxiliary plan Armistice Day activities. Members meet 10:30 a.m. at the Legion hall to march to the city park for a service with five minutes of silence from 10:55 to 11:00. Open house at the Legion hall in the afternoon and a 9 p.m. dance for members and guests.
Mrs. Robert Skinner formerly DeVee Cherry was honored at a Pleasant Grove Community club miscellaneous shower on Thursday at Mrs. A R Jones home. Guests numbered 35 and enjoyed games gifts and refreshments with favors of small Japanese parasols in candy marshmallows. Hostess aides included Mrs. Louis White Mrs. J J Albaugh Mrs. Donald Jones Mrs. L A Dunn and Miss Josephine Jones.
Miss Maude M. Aldrich field secretary of the Federal Motion Picture Council in America will speak on the Motion Picture Problem at a union meeting of Christian, Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches tonight at 7 30. Aldrich is a Linn county native and Cornell college graduate.
A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. November 16 at the public library to discuss the wage schedule to be established for work on the post office building to be erected in Marion.
For rent two modern apartments advertised with contact phone 475 J.
The Child Study club will meet on Wednesday at 2 30 at the home of Mrs Otto Kieckhaefer. Mrs Hugh Hutton will oversee the program.
Mrs. W. K. Lothian visits Janet in Chicago for the weekend. An eight room house with garage and paving is for rent. Phone 306. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Hanson and their family are guests at Frank Fehl’s in La Porte City. The Christian church monthly board meeting is Monday at 8 p.m. Town Co-Workers club meets Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. C. E. Reiter’s home.
A son, Timothy Lee, was born Nov. 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Guzzle of Ottumwa. He weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. Mrs. Guzzle was formerly Marcella Turner of Marion.
The membership committee of the Parent Tabs association will convene in the public library auditorium on Monday at 2 30 for reports on the membership drive.
The Parent Teachers Association executive committee will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the auditorium of the public library to discuss association plans and activities.
Members and friends of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church are invited to a Kenwood Methodist church unit meeting. The gathering opens at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hibner of Chicago arrive in Marion for a weekend visit staying with Mrs G M Hibner in her home.
The aspirational meeting of the Presbyterian church scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, has been postponed.
Patmos Commandery No. 27 will hold a special Thursday meeting at 4 p.m. Dinner is planned for 6 p.m. and inspection follows at 7 p.m. Members should wear full uniform. attendance credits will be issued for numbers.
Mrs. M. W. Courtney will host the Sorosis club Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Mrs. A. E. Granger will lead the program. This will not be a guest evening as previously planned.
Miss Hazel Wade a Burt teacher is a weekend guest in the home of her parents the Rev Mr and Mrs Irving E Wade.
The Kenyanozang Camp Fire group will convene Monday after school for a steak fry at the guardian Mrs. Fred Lang's home. The event invites members to gather for a casual evening at Lang residence.
The Marion schools announce a WHO barn dance in Lincoln school auditorium on November 18 with a 1:30 matinee for grade school children, a 3:00 show for high school students, and a 7:45 performance for adults. If attendance warrants, a second show will follow the first. no seats are reserved.
Advertisement notes donations due for the Dunkard cemetery well. Stamp Insurance in Marion and Earl Boyd in Cedar Rapids are mentioned with Grimes' Store at Midway as contact points for payment.
The thirty sixth annual Linn County Council of Christian Education convenes Thursday at Marion Christian Church. About 200 delegates from county Sunday schools join in morning and afternoon sessions with O G Herbrecht and Walter Hutton of Des Moines leading discussions on themes like Working Together With God and Growing a New Personality. A noon picnic and banner award for the largest delegation travel mileages are planned.
Osceola lodge No. 18 I O O F will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 in the I O O F hall with members urged to attend.
The Martin's Creek Community club will meet on November 19 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Huth.
Marion Linn chapter No 900 Order of DeMolay will meet Monday at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple.
Grove City Rebekah lodge No. 35 will meet Monday at 7 30 in I O O F hall. Initiation planned and officers are asked to dress in white. Visiting Rebekahs will be welcome.
The Musical Literary club will meet Monday at 7 30 pm at Mrs Glenn Kinser s home. A paper by Mrs C M Robison title Musical Instruments and Dances of Ireland will be the meeting topic.
Mrs. E C Ainley will host the Ivanhoe club on Monday at 2 pm The program will be led by Mrs A W Savage of Coggon with the topic Wild Flowers of Scotland.
The Linn county Christmas Seals group near Cedar Rapids will meet Tuesday at Hallwood cafe to plan the annual seal sale opening Thanksgiving day. Luncheon will be served at noon.
The young folk of Prairie Chapel are invited to a picnic supper at the parsonage on Thursday evening for community fellowship and light refreshments.
The Marion chapter No 10 Royal Arch Masons will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple.
Marion lodge No. 6 A F and A M schedules a special meeting for Fellowcraft degree work on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Members urged to attend and participate in the degree ceremony.
The Diana Fret club meeting moves to Friday at 7 30 PM at Mrs. C R Oxley's home with Mrs. A C Maxwell leading the session.
Mrs. Elmer Hollingsworth hosts Chapter CS of P. E. O. Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Miss Nevah Prior will recount her trip to Europe.
Mrs. L. R. Blinks will lead a Canada map study at Mrs. C. E. Blinks home on Friday. Roll call will feature names of Canadian explorers.
Frank Naso visiting his mother Mrs. Pauline Naso will leave on Thursday for Los Angeles.
Mrs Claudine Dippel hosted a Friday evening linen shower for her sister Mrs Elvie Peterson formerly Harralee Rockey. Bingo games were played during the event.
The Milwaukee Railroad Women's club invites the public to a bene fit card party Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hallwood. Proceeds defray the children’s Christmas party expenses. Players pivot for high scores at each table with prizes, plus a traveling prize and refreshments. Reserve with Mrs. J Reardon or Mrs J F Coakey.
Mrs W B Sebern will host the Ameigo Club gathering on November 17 at the home of Mrs George Reichard.
Betty Beryl Beranek has been visiting her Uncle Harry Horak and Aunt Mrs Horak in Washington since Tuesday and will return home today.
Marion chapter No. 183 O E S announces a benefit card party to be held in the Masonic temple on November 19 at 8 p.m. Proceeds support lodge activities and community projects.
The Ladies Aid society of Prairie Chapel church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Forrest Hann instead of the usual Thursday session.
Mrs Addie Shumack will entertain the Cary club on November 16. The event promises an engaging program with local members in attendance at the community venue.
Mrs. Harry B. Hammond will be hostess to the U. S. circle Wednesday, welcoming members to the gathering and guiding the program.
The Tennyson club will host a potluck dinner Tuesday at noon at Mrs. Delbert Pugh's home. Mrs. Edna Saunders leads the program titled The Talking Oak.
The Marion Nature and Garden Club will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. L. A. Levasseur. Mrs. S. A. Fontaine will lead the topic Where the Wild Life Winters and Mrs. Levasseur will discuss Winter Bouquets.
The Four C s club will be entertained Tuesday at the home of Mrs Glenn Steffy. Officers will be elected.
Mrs C E Mitchell of 1680 Eighth Avenue will host the En tre Nous club Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The event invites club members to gather for a varying program in the evening.
The Pleasant Grove Community club meeting planned for Tuesday has been postponed until November 16.
Members of Robert Mitchell Woman's Relief Corps No. 126 are asked to meet in Memorial hall Monday at 2 p.m. to prepare for inspection and rehearse duties.
Cedar Rapids students from the Hono Lulu studio will present a music program after the Marion Community Chorus meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the public library auditorium.
A brief record notes a program planned during a Federation of Women's Clubs meeting. Details indicate organizational activities and community engagement for the women's club network.
Tuesday at 2 30 in the auditorium of the public library the pro gram will be given under the auspices of the program committee of the Legion auxiliary Mrs Arthur Newman and Mrs William Bleakly Mrs Glenn Kinser will lead in the singing of peace songs public is invited.
Marion Linn chapter DAR meets Thursday at 2 30 PM at Mrs W E Fisher's home. Mrs J W Bowman and Miss Pearl Bulkley assist. Mrs A G Beckman outlines Ellis Island work. Members should bring box items yarn crochet cotton leather three yard shirt lengths denim khaki cloth thread warp rugs silk and rayon underwear and donations for Thanksgiving baskets for needy families.
The Parent Teachers association holds a week long drive ending November 12 with Mrs J A Beeson as membership chair assisted by a long list of committee members. Interested residents are urged to contact a committee member. The Ladies Union of the Christian church plans an all day session and picnic luncheon at Mrs Horace Reiter's home 982 Fourteenth street with members asked to bring picnic needs.
Education week will be observed in Marion this week with open house events in the schools. Parents are urged to attend as chairs are placed in rooms for visitor convenience and regular school work will proceed.
The Marion volunteer fire department sponsors its annual benefit ball at Shadowland Arm on Armistice Day to raise funds for equipment and station needs.
The twentieth annual Red Cross roll call starts Armistice day and ends Thanksgiving day with Linn county workers aiming for 5,000 members. Marion chairmen Mrs. A. R. McElwain and Mrs. Elmer Michel lead the canvass. A Cedar Rapids Methodist group plans a peace rally at St. Paul’s Church tonight with Rev. L. A. Gustafson of Mount Vernon as speaker, meeting at 4:45 p.m. for transportation.
Elgin high school juniors will present their class play in the school auditorium Friday. Cast includes Robert Kohler Clarence Haas Dale Patterson Virtus Yack Thomas Powell Helen Dennler Marie Lyons Arlene Scholen Betty Wenger and Georgia Lou Grimes.
Frederic B. Knight of the University of Iowa urged Colorado teachers to teach pupils that the world is cold and cruel. He condemned idealism in education and said young people should face harsh realities to improve social conditions.
William J. Kennedy, 25, elected Chickasaw county attorney over incumbent W S White by 733 votes, is believed to be Iowa’s youngest such official. A Democrat, Kennedy is Notre Dame law school 1935 graduate, attended Drake University for a year, and is son of Mr and Mrs W J Kennedy of New Hampton.
Five prominent Iowa purebred livestock breeders submitted closing entries for the 1936 International Livestock Exposition to be held from November 28 to December 5 in Chicago. Iowa entrants include F. W. Hubbell of Des Moines Hillandale Farm Muscatine Iowa State College Dean C Curtiss Ames and E M Mitchell and Sons Reinbeck.
On Wednesday morning McGregor Legionaires and other former service men will take part in an Armistice program at the school auditorium. There will be music by the town band school singing and a talk by the Rev. J. F. Parsons. At 6 30 p.m. the Auxiliary will serve a dinner in Community hall.
Delta Fire destroyed the frame house on the E. L. Root farm east of here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stout living on the place saved most of their household goods. Mr. Root carried insurance on the house.
Ted Shawn and his all-man dance troupe will perform in the Cornell college chapel Monday at 8 p.m. as the opening number of the Cornell artist lecture course. The program features Primitive Rhythms and Kinetic Molpai with diverse dances from several cultures and modern rhythms. Members are athletes who train in a Berkshire barn studio and drive their own trucks.
Mr and Mrs Henry Reese observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a picnic at home. He born in Washington Pennsylvania now 82. she born in St Joseph Illinois now 78. They married in Urbana Illinois and moved to Iowa twenty two years ago. They have ten children seven living including Walter Ezra Cora Hattie Burnzie Carl Matilda. Mrs Reese opposes woman suffrage and has voted only once at a school election. The couple remains in fair health and live independently.
A column argues the human angle of soil conservation, detailing pressures on farmers to maintain living standards, the cycle of overexploitation, and the need for fair market returns to curb soil depletion while urging shared responsibility beyond individual farms.
Armistice day activities in Coggon mark the dedication of the new school building. High school students present an Armistice program before Supt. S. B. Little welcomes attendees. H. K. Bennett, northeast state inspector of schools, will deliver the dedication address. W. J. Brown architects of Cedar Rapids are introduced by Rufus Sisler. The high school choir, directed by Roy Sawyer, will provide music.
Mount Vernon high school hosts its annual homecoming on Wednesday with a football game against Marion, an Armistice day program, a noon parade of floats, and an alumni-student dance in the gym led by director Charles Berdny. The committee handles daylong plans.
Davenport AP Dr J F Goggin head of St Ambrose College chemistry reports 2000 experiments on luminous preparations leading to a low cost Cold light paint at one eighth the price of commercial products. Uses include switches advertising dark passages and safety devices. The paint activates in four seconds and glows for about a day with diminishing intensity.
Former members of Company A 109th Engineers will hold their biennial reunion next Sunday in Iowa City. The event includes a 2 PM business meeting at the Casino club, an all afternoon and evening program, a 6:30 banquet, then a dance and floor show, with wives invited. Reservations to Vincent Lalla at 9% South Dubuque Street.
Decorah high school holds ARMISTICE DAY exercises at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Rev. Ralph B. Noyce as speaker. Helen Talle and Margaret Germann recite poems, Dorothy Holmberg sings, and the band performs. An additional Veterans groups event at the Grand theater features VFW Commander E R Crane of Des Moines.
The Clayton county annual Sunday school convention will meet Thursday at the Methodist church in Giard. Walter Hutton, general secretary of the Iowa council of religious education, will be the principal speaker.
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