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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1939

Page

15

Helen Jepson meets Cedar Falls student in backstage moment

The Cedar Falls contralto and a Prof W. E. Hays pupil sparked a backstage exchange after a Helen Jepson concert. Jepson marveled at the likeness and joked about a future pairing as Helen Jepson, contralto or soprano.

Carl A. Noe Helen Jepson Prof Hays Iowa State Teachers College Miss Jepson Cedar Falls Helen New York Met W. E. Hays

Iowa Game Weekend Hosts Entertain Guests Across Cedar Rapids

A large social roundup centered on the Town Notre Dame game with numerous dinner parties, breakfasts, and Dutch treat gatherings. Hosts included the Glasier, Nelson, and Wilder families. Guests hailed from Omaha, Chicago, Milwaukee, Des Moines, and beyond, with events at Cedar Rapids Country Club and Roosevelt Hotel and meals at several private homes.

Wilder Bridge Glenn W. Hopkins Grande Avenue SE James Carey Milton Dempsey Chicago Wallace Darling Cottage Grove M. G. Erickson A. R. Glasier B Avenue NE Nita O'Connor Helen Devereaux Joe Devereaux Omaha Carl W. Nelson Sixteenth Street SE Lafayette Club B. T. Perrine Crescent Street SE Nelsons R. C. Brown Davenport Kirk B. Yerkes Marshalltown Alex Nelson Des Moines Cliff Agnew New York City R. J. Stevenson Iowa City Justin W. Albright Perrine Stevenson George C. Gorman Windermere Gorman George Irving Watson Gormans Cedar Rapids Country Club Roosevelt Hotel E. J. Stark Wilson Carpenter C. H. Stark Charles Rayman D. S. Challed Joe Enzler Roosevelt Lincoln and Jefferson N. J. Gorman Marion Ray Duling Roy Krage Virgil DeWitt Sioux City Wayne Cumming Decorah Keel Coddington Dubuque Robert W. Combs Cedar Rapids H. V. Duffy Elgin J. C. Tormey Paul J. Stein Harold A. Lockhart Elory Turner Ray Bramsen Larry Becker Norway Katherine Murphy Ray Tobin Chet Bailey

White Shrine Kensington Meeting Notice

The White Shrine Kensington will meet with Mrs. O F Paulson at 2249 Grande Avenue SE on Wednesday at 2 30 pm for a Kensington. Mrs JoAnn Bode is co chairwoman assisted by past high priestesses. Mrs L T Mitchell will present a one act play. All members invited.

Kensington O. F. Paulson Grande Avenue SE JoAnn Bode L. T. Mitchell

Dental Auxiliary Meeting With Mrs Anderson Dinner Hostess

Mrs. Ernest W. Anderson of 2222 Fifth Avenue will host a dinner for Dental Auxiliary members at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Commonwealth Tea Room with Mrs. C L Fenner and Mrs. C V Lehman assisting. Afterward, attendees will be entertained at Mrs. Andersons home by Dr. Robert M. Chap.

Ernest W. Anderson Fifth Avenue Dental Auxiliary Commonwealth Tea Room C. L. Fenner C. V. Lehmans

Local residents plan motion picture program and business session

Mr and Mrs L A Eckert of 1816 Fourth Avenue SE spend the weekend visiting their daughter Lorraine in Des Moines and son Herbert in Ames as they attend a program and hold a business session after the show.

L. A. Eckert Fourth Avenue SE Lorraine Des Moines Herbert Ames Frank B. Baldwin Wildwood Drive William C. Bachman Ramona Bachman Robert Cambrick Chicago

After-Game Parties At Club Highlight Social Weekend

Visitors and local families gathered at the club after the game with hosting couples from Des Moines and Sioux City. The Burlesons hosted out of town guests and joined friends at the Elks club for dinner. Community House activities included a pillowcase making session for the upcoming bazaar and a Dutch treat table with several couples. Cedar chapter OES meets at 7:30 pm with reports from the grand chapter followed by dancing and refreshments.

Paul O. W. Latimer Twentieth Street John M. Welch Bever Avenue Richard S. White Eighth Avenue Welches Steve Kerrigan Chicago Lee Taylor Des Moines White Ed A. Hazelton Nineteenth Street Ryan H. C. Burleson Twenty-first Street K. G. Ellsworth Burlesons Elks Club Walter F. Nesper Twenty-third Street E. W. DeNio T. J. Markland, Jr L. J. Klinger Robert M. Chapman Harry W. Dunker Cedar Masonic Hall Order Gethsemane Shrine No. 1 White Shrine of Jerusalem Elizabeth Byrd Rose Reid Washington Fred Snyder St. Paul Shepherds Vess Snyder Mae Blinks Jess Kitterman Gretchen Roy Howard Henderson Gertrude Hansen Shepherdess Guard E. D. Manilaw

Mrs. Robert Cook Hosts Tea For Pledge Group At Coe College

Mrs. Robert S. Cook patroness of Delta Delta Delta at Coe College entertained pledge members with tea at her Crescent Street home. Special guests included Miss Gladys Schindel and Miss Eleanor Cook. Ruth Goodwine presented Hawaiian dances as pledges listed for event. Mercy hospital auxiliary plans a benefit card party at Pla-Mor to fund a hospital room for working girls with a long volunteer roster of committee chairs and a Newman's style revues.

Robert S. Cook Delta Delta Delta Sorority Coe College Crescent Street Betsy Jean Flodin Dorothy Forsyth Ruth Goodwine Betty Hamilton LaVerne Jessien Patricia Kelley Katherine Luberger Betty Szicar Margaret Massey Mercy Hospital Pla-Mor C. H. Stark T. E. Marshall M. B. Dillon Edward Cuyler John Collins C. C. Meakins Rose Cranny Harry Teahen T. J. Brady W. Johnstone Thomas Stroppel Lumir Struesky S. E. Dale W. J. Stuart Ellen Werner Newman's Mount Mercy College Jean Wedner Margaret Nash Grace Schulte Regis Day Robert Daggett Patricia Heffron Elizabeth Murray 000 College Club Book Group

D A R Chapter Members Hear Armistice Day Talk

Ashley D A R members met in the Bungalow of the Light company for a program featuring Town poetry selections by Mrs E P Latner and a talk on Armistice Day by Mrs Imogen B Emery national chair of the DAR committee on defense through patriotic education She also recited A Challenge on Armistice Day by Kirke L Simpson and recalled her Washington trip for the national board meeting Hostesses included Mrs A W Loftus C H Wilkins and others El Kabir unit Shriners hospital auxiliary meets Friday at 1 pm for a picnic lunch and notes a meeting day change Fred E Collard and wife attended a state real estate convention Des Moines Tau Kappa Epsilon mothers club to meet next Wednesday for a 1 pm luncheon

Ashley Daughters of the American Revolution Bungalow of the Light Company E. P. Lattner Imogen B. Emery D. A. R. Committee On National Defense Emery Kirke L. Simpson Washington National Board A. W. Loftus C. H. Wilkins O. I. Johnson E. G. Paxton J. D. Stickley Maxine Boegel

Toy Library Reopens At Community House In Mayflower Chapter

Mayflower chapter of the D A R will reopen the toy library at the Community House next Saturday at 9 am to lend toys sports equipment and games for district children during winter. The group hopes for ice skates and plans to flood the adjacent field for skating. Donations of new or used toys are welcome and can be arranged through Miss Katherine Franken at 3 1424.

Mayflower Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Katherine Franken Dial Middle West

Legislative Group Of B and P W Club To Hear Kinneman

John Kinneman junior deputy for the unemployment compensation commission of Iowa will address the legislative study group of the Business and Professional Women's club Monday at 8 pm in room 215 Dows building. His topic is History of Social Security in Europe and the United States. First in a three meeting series on social security.

John Kinneman Unemployment Compensation Commission of Iowa Business and Professional Women’s Club Dows Europe United States Bessie Graves

Alpha Xi Dazzles With School Days Dance at Coe College

Alpha Xi Delta members hosted a "School Daze" dance in Coe College's recreation room with a school theme. Pledges Avalonne Cross and Kathryn Stewart led the event, Edna Mae Hardy performed a tap dance, and Edith Jones with Henning Thompson gave a skating exhibit as Dean Mary Bell and other faculty supervised.

Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Coe College Mary Bell Alice Page Minna Wikoff Vernon E. Lichtenstein Myron L. Koenig Willis Lamb Edna Mae Hardy Edith Jones Henning Thompson Avalonne Cross Ann Louise Engberg Kathryn Stewart Jane Hahn Mary Madalyn Streit Betty Shafer Jean Richardson Patricia Hashaw Pauline Huston Jean Knight Anna May Messa Alice Kenworthy Dorothy Stookey

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