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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1941
Page
2
Iota Epsilon chapter held a rushing party Friday at the Light company bungalow. Miss Ruby Byers and Miss Leola Zavodsky gave talks. Miss Zavodsky presided at refreshments. Guests included Ann Eleanor Sweitzer Mabel Rawson Margaret Hughes Marion Sayers Mariana Bertha Fahan Ethel Kern and Fern Howell.
Cedar Rapids residents keep weekend entertaining with parties at homes and hotels. Mr and Mrs James H Yuill host bridge club Monday evening with dinner at 7 p.m. Delta Gamma alumnae gather for lunch at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Mrs Woodward K Greene entertained at the Roosevelt hotel Florentine room with sixteen guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Max T Bromwell arrive from the south at Twenty first street SE in a brief household welcome.
Mrs. J. C. Ejikelbarner of 1533 Second Avenue SE and Mrs. Howard G. Britton of 314 Thirty-third Street NE left Saturday for Chicago to attend the national hobby and antique convention at the Stevens Hotel. Ejikelbarner has entered an antique coin quilt for exhibit.
A vintage ad urges readers to sprinkle FPASTEETH on plates to secure dentures. The product promises a firm hold without gummy taste, noting J's alkaline formula and availability at drug stores.
English educators formed an exchange of teachers in 1918 aiming to finance scholarships. Committees handle tasks across English speaking countries to foster friendships. Miss Thelma Boegel led business, Mrs. Miner sang, and Imogen Emery proposed Ashley chapter joining DAR approved schools Christmas gift plan.
Mr and Mrs L E Morgan of Topeka Kansas and their daughter Barbara left the Cross home on Blake boulevard SE Monday for Florida Arriving to stay Thursday and Friday in the Cross home will be Miss Eva Walker of Des Moines formerly of Cedar Rapids.
Corp. Malcolm Metcalf of Camp Claiborne La arrived Sunday morning to spend his 15 day furlough with his mother Mrs Cyrus Metcalf at 617 First avenue East.
Miss Freda Hofferber and Mrs. Gertrude Rose host a Monday evening shower at 7 30 in the Roosevelt hotel. Twelve guests invited.
Mrs Nettie Welsh of 1312 First Street NW is traveling with her son in law and Mr and Mrs Milson and Weber of Cedar Rapids on an extended motor trip through the South. They expect to return in the spring.
Lieut Don L Hunt of 223 Twenty third Street Drive SE departed Saturday morning for Fort Monmouth New Jersey to begin a year of military service as directed by the armed forces.
Mrs. L. E. Hennigar of Williston North Dakota left Sunday after a weekend visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Lund at 1039 Sixteenth Street NE. Mrs. Lund is her niece.
Delta Kappa Gamma education sorority forms new chapters in Cedar Rapids Ames and Waterloo during Iowa annual banquet at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Miss Berneta Minkwitz of Fort Worth Texas served as main speaker and national treasurer. Seven Cedar teachers were initiated as chapter members.
An antiques exhibit with contributor remarks supported a benefit luncheon for Ella Hungerford circle of the King’s Daughters and their guests at Mrs. Homer Grove’s home. Arrangements were led by Mesdames Forrest Clemens, L. P. Johnson and W. E. Peddycourt. Members will bring sewing materials for Red Cross work at the next meeting hosted by Mrs. J. J. Calkins.
Members of the tourist club meet for a luncheon at 1 p.m. on Wednesday with Mrs Royal H Holbrook at 1420 Second Avenue SE. Mesdames A A Taylor Richard J Brown W F Brooksmit and R P Taylor oversee the event. W R Boyd will present the program.
Mrs. LeRoy D. Weld of 1838 Blake boulevard SE invites guests for 5 pm, followed by dinner at 6 pm, with Seaman Knapp of Ames as province vice-president attending. Call Mrs. Weld if any alumnae in the city have not been contacted.
Miss Maxine Stoll hosted a birthday rug in honor of Glen Irvin at her home on Washington Avenue SE. Attendees included Hamond, Burton, Robert Cray, and Delbert Blumenshine on Sunday afternoon.
Members of the Chi Omega Mothers club will be entertained at a tea Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. E. Hampton, 300 Twenty-fifth street drive SE. Mrs. M. R. Warren will review.
ANNE ADAMS pattern 4876 offered in children sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Size 6 jumper requires 14% yards of 54 inch fabric and long sleeve blouse uses 1 yard 39 inch contrast. Cedar Rapids Gazette notes pattern book with smart modes for every age plus a free hat and bag set.
Lincoln Y P T A will meet Wednesday at 2 pm to hear Gordon Hughes police traffic captain. A program by fifth grade pupils is planned.
Cedar Rapids residents report weekend and longer journeys ended. Frank C. Byers and wife returned from New York and Washington DC visiting John Crooke Seevers. The Waples S. family arrived after three weeks on the coast. The Hedges and Gage families also returned from Champaign Illinois and Sabula Iowa after various trips.
Mrs Elizabeth Hale Miss Franc is McMillen and Mrs Maude Green hosted a luncheon Saturday at Dows building for Miss Vivian Danberg as she becomes the bride of Mr AL Hammond of Newark. Sixteen guests attended and gifts were exchanged.
Mrs. Carl Dorlan hosted a Friday evening shower for her daughter Miss Bette Dorlan bride elect Carroll E. Johnson. Bunco prizes went to Miss Erma Lentz and Miss Maxine Rick with many guests in attendance.
Fred-1$15 Bever avenue SE and Clarence Schulte of 2413 C avenue NE spend a week in New Yorks Finger Lakes region. They will visit Mr Kubias son Fredric in Schenectady, N Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stoner of 182 Tear Meg Avenue SW arrived home after a weekend in Chicago where they stayed as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Friend.
The art department members of the Cedar Rapids Woman's club have postponed the dessert bridge planned for Tuesday. The new date will be announced later.
The Freyhelo Camp Fire group of First Evangelical Church met Saturday to elect officers. Loudeam Andrews was chosen president Sperag Heald vice president and secretary Lucille oe treasurer Luella Ssscribe was elected. Members include Rita Darland Rebecca Haddad Mary Louise Jackson Shirley Shermerhorn Lois Hinton and guardian Charles Mathews. The next meeting is set for Saturday at the Evangelical church.
The Rev. Maurice Tracy will lead the third meeting of the Catholic Book Club on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Forest Zody at 1908 Grande Avenue SE.
A compact verse by Edgar A. Guest extols resilience and belief in divine care. The speaker urges the reader to abandon doubt and fear, noting that beauty and joy persist in nature and the heavens, and that faith sustains through pain and sorrow.
Mrs Joseph Dunkelbarger of red Montrose completes a two week tour through the Ozarks Texas and Mexico. She ends the journey with a weekend stay in Marshall town with her daughter Mrs Chester L Wolfe.
Mr and Mrs Fred E of 1919 Park Avenue SE return to the real estate convention scene in a city noted for housing activity and property deals.
The Young People's Hard of Hearing society will meet in the H O H rooms on Friday at 7 30 p m. Members gather for plans and activities in a community meeting setting.
Mrs Dwight Krumholtz will review the play Life With Father for the 7 Young Matrons club of the W C A on Wednesday at 1 03 in the association building A mess meeting precedes the review Hostesses will be Mesdames Philip Vikesland and Fred Wodrich
Private First Class Dick H. Donegan of Camp Claiborne Louisiana arrives home Saturday for a 15 day furlough to visit his mother Mrs. Francis J. McHugh at 1107 Eighth Street NW.
A special executive meeting of the Service club will be held at the Jane Boyd Community house Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Plans will be completed for the annual bazaar on Friday December 5.
A column mix of social guidance about shifting power in marriage with a reader asking about dating while a navy boyfriend is away. The responses urge normalcy and companionship, suggesting both partners date others if not engaged while keeping respect and kindness in mind.
A wife seeks guidance after her husband’s affair with a younger woman. The respondent advises open conversation, believing the husband likely meant no harm and would regret causing pain. Trust and accepting an explanation are recommended to resolve the situation.
Eugene Noller aged 16, of Sigourney, is in the local hospital with a fractured leg after his horse reared into a car on highway 92 three miles west of Sigourney. Roy E. Sorden of Webster drove the car. his wife was a passenger and uninjured. The sheriff, E. E. Tremmel, investigated the accident.
The speaker recalls praising a person or act then failing to sustain support when things went wrong. The remark hints at a harsh reaction after a brief rise, describing a fall or setback following early praise.
At the state convention of the National Alliance of Catholic Czechs held Sunday afternoon in St Wenceslaus hall, Rev F R Hruby is spiritual president, Joseph F Mateju is state secretary, and John J a is state treasurer. All are from Cedar Rapids except Svoboda from Clutter. Complete state representation noted.
At St Patrick's Cathedral 3000 Catholic War Veterans hear Rev Edmund A Walsh S J of Georgetown denounce anti Catholic agitation as a whispering campaign. He says Nazism invaded sanctuary of faith and morals as openly as its communist precursor.
Dwight Krumboltz member of the Americanism committee of Hanford American Legion warned Rotarians the greatest danger today comes from internal hostile and antagonistic groups. He urged citizens to resist lethargy and for older citizens to teach youth to value democratic principles.
First Lieutenant Edwin C. Novak is awarded Army Observer wings for his service in the air corps. The ceremony recognizes his responsibilities as an air observer and marks a milestone in his military aviation career.
Three hundred twenty five Clover Farm retail grocers attended their annual fall meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Eight manufacturers with chips on the mezzanine took part in the afternoon program. Banquet talks entertainment and dancing followed. The meeting was described as one of the most successful in years.
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