Cedar Rapids Symphony Opens 25th Season With Fine Concert
The Cedar Rapids symphony, celebrating its 25th season, drew a large crowd to a benefit concert at the Coliseum. Guest contralto Lucielle Browning delivered three encores after a refined program conducted by Prof. Joseph Kitchin, featuring Nicolai, Hanson, Liszt, and Grofe. The audience praised the balanced orchestral texture and anticipates future performances. I N circle of the King's Daughters held a dessert luncheon at Mrs. D D Morgan’s home with devotions and announced a November 21 anniversary luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Cone
Cedar Rapids
Lucielle Browning
Metropolitan
Rachmaninoff
Miss Browning
Joseph Kitchin
Nicolai
Liszt
Ferde Grofe
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
I . N. Circle of the King’s Daughters
DD Morgan
Thirty-fifth Street
J. H. Anderson
King’s Daughters
Floyd Reynolds
B Avenue NW
Marshall Clark
J. A. Parcell
C. H. Klersey
W. A. Hulsebus
H. R. Reynolds
B Avenue NE
Mount Mercy features and teen event notes in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids the Mount Mercy area hosts a Sadie Hawkins Day party at the YWCA with games, dancing, and inviting comic strip invitations. The Roosevelt Ninth grade Teens plan a Keen Teen Klub open house with live band and decorations led by student and parent committees. Harvest Moon Dance is set at Franklin High with class reps and a rotating board system announced for future student governance. Sunday parochial activities at Mount Mercy include high mass lectures and a dance program.
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Y.w.ca
Keen Teen Klub
Jimmy Adams
Keen Teen Board
Diane Biddick
Mary McCarthy
Chuck Welsh
Pat Colvin
Darlene Heefner
Beth Greene
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy
John Bruebach
Our Lady's Novitiate
Marion
Chicago and North Western Women’s Club Luncheon
The Chicago and North Western Women’s club met Wednesday in Marshalltown for a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Charles Sedina. They planned the annual Christmas party with a gift exchange set for the December meeting.
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Chicago and North Western Women’s Club
Charles Sedina
Marshalltown
John J Locher Jr to Entertain Bridge Club
Mr and Mrs John J Locher Jr invite their bridge club to their home at 2089 Park Avenue SE Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Peter Dows host at 216 Cottage Grove Avenue SE where a dinner honors Miss Jeanne Marshall and Frank C Byers Jr who will marry November 16.
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John J. Locher, Jr
Park Avenue SE
Peter Dows
Cottage Grove Avenue
Jeanne Marshall
Frank C. Byers, Jr
Designing Woman Boosts Reach With New Step Aid
Elizabeth Hillyer explains a forthcoming step device that stores while it boosts to high shelves in pantries closets and storage rooms. It helps access shoe shine kits tools and gadgets without a bulky step stool and saves space.
Camp Fire Girls Offer Child Care Course
A child care course will start at the Camp Fire office Monday at 4 p.m. It targets Camp Fire girls aiming to pass torch bearer in social leadership for the birthday council fire. Sessions run Mondays for six weeks with two hours of observation. Miss Irene Christie leads the instruction.
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Birthday Council
Irene Christie
Cole family arrives for winter visit in Mil ler home
Mr and Mrs Martin J Cole and daughter Kathleen arrived Friday from Burbank California and will spend the winter with Mrs John L Miller at 1905 B avenue NE.
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Martin J. Cole
Kathleen
Burbank
Calif
Stonebraker Guests Leave After Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs Robert L Stonebraker of 1258 Second Avenue SE hosted Mrs Stonebraker s parents Dr and Mrs J C Davis of Oelwein and Mrs Stonebraker s brother T J Davis of Marion for a family dinner Wednesday evening before the visitors returned home.
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Robert L. Stonebraker
Second Avenue SE
Mrs. B C McPartland Hosts Bridge Club
Mrs. Barney C. McPartland hosted her bridge club at the Commonwealth on Wednesday. Guests included Mrs. Leo Strathman Mrs. Fred Grultz and Mrs. Bob Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney C. McPartland
First Avenue NE
The
Commonwealth
Leo Strathman
Fred Grultz
Bob. Monroe
Local social: Harrold Ward and Jim Brady host Toledo event
Harold Ward and Jim Brady co hosted a Roosevelt room party before YMB dance at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Forty eight attendees were present. Mrs. Thomas Gilka hosted a stork shower in honor of Mrs Anthony T Schirgi with Secret Sister club members as guests. Luncheon served to Mines George Taylor William Hemsky Romey Jones Earl Stark James Berry Curtis Bennett Roy Fisk Kent Kimm Paul Hamel Emil Allick James Hosmer Archie Kimm and A H McCune.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Harold Ward
Jim Brady
Roosevelt Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Thomas Gilka
Fifteenth Avenue
Anthony T'schirgi
the Mines
George Taylor
William Hemsky
Romey Jones
Earl Stark
James Berry
Curtis Bennett
Roy Fisk
Kent Kimm
Paul Hamel
Emil Allick
James Hosmer
Archie Kimm
Keith Kimm
A. H., McCune
Business and Professional Women's club hosts first fun night
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club will hold their initial fun night on Friday at 7 30 p m at the Y W C A The event aims to help new and old members get acquainted Mrs Dorothy Barber leads the fun committee with assistants Mrs Edna Wilson Mrs Ela Horn Miss Muriel Gahan and Miss Frances McFall John Nichols oversees recreation.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Y.W.C.A
Dorothy Barber
Edna Wilson
Ela Horn
Muriel Gahan
Frances McFall
John Nichols
Miss Smylie Weds Sgt Henschel at St Pauls Church
Miss Margaret D Smylie became the bride of First Sgt Allan J Henschel at noon Thursday in St Pauls Methodist Church chapel. The ceremony was read by Rev Merton B Green. The couple's families and local community are noted along with wedding attire and music.
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Margaret D. Smylie
Allan J. Henschel
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Merton B. Green
Sam Smylie
Second Street
Mr. Henschel
Otto Henschel
Princeton
Minn
Ruth
Joan Kubik
Bette Landa
Marvin Smylie
Henschel
Cedar Rapids Business College
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Set
Camp Carson
Olo
Fruit Cake Recipe From Over the Back Fence Cartoons
A recipe for Christmas or wedding fruit cake with dates, currants, raisins, cherries, nuts and spices. It offers a large batter for several cakes, or a smaller version, with steps to prepare fruit ahead, cream butter and sugar, beat eggs, combine with flour and spices, bake at 275 degrees for 3 to 4 hours, and adjust time by cake size.
Buckwheat Cake and Fruit Cake Instructions
Instructions describe making a three tier cake with 4 5 6 hour bake times for layers and soaking fruit cake with whisky or brandy every four days. Also notes on grease to keep knife and fingers from sticking, and a buckwheat pancake recipe using 24 yeast cake 4 cups water and ingredients like molasses soda and butter.
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Symphony
Howard Hanson
Longng
I. H. N. Circle
Searles
Dial
Siegel
Siegels Lee
Louise Johnston
Mount Mercy Academy
Johanna Sivertson
Sodality Organization
Columbian Youth Center
Sadies Hawkins Day
Danc
Franklin Senior High
Gibby ‘Gibson
Janine Ek
Roger Spohn
Bob Swaney
Jean Hunt
Betty Laurer
Royal Hunt
Bob Brownbridge
Judy Lattner
Margaret Foster
Jack Fletch
Glenis Hopkins
Barbara Wagner
Franklin
John J. Lochers
Ientertain Bridge Club
Miss Marshall
Frank Byers
Designing Woman
Elizabeth Hillyer
Krebs
Krebs Giax Dairy
First Ave. SE
Cleveland
John R. Battin
Noel Newell
George Hearn
Martin Coles
B. C. McPartland
Jem Brady
Miss Smylie
Sgt. Henschel
Allan Henschel
Naomi Doebel
Harmony
Vanity
Abs
First Street
Baldridge’s
Baldridge Commercial Studio
Third Street SE
Boyson Jewelry
Boyson’s
American Gem Sorciety
Third Avenue
Third Street
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