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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1944

Page

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Coe Vespers Honor Gage With Window Dedication

Homecoming vespers at Coe College mark the dedication of a stained glass window to Dr. H M Gage, former Coe president 1920 1942, presented by the class of 1939. Dr C Harve Geiger delivers the address as Dr Gage speaks briefly, with litany and benediction. An alumni coffee hour in Stewart Library completes the observance.

Coe College Sinclair Memorial Chapel H. M. Gage Coe C. Harve Geiger George W. Bryant David I. Berger Darlene Payne Jeanette Miller Phyllis Crosby Mildred Kopecky Paul S. Ray Gretchaninoff Eleanor Taylor Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Wilson Leatta Jorensen Kiefer Arold Reeves Ruth Ebling Massey Scott Stewart Memorial Library Gage Lindenwood College For Women St. Charles, Mo

May Engagement Announced For December Wedding

Mr and Mrs H R May announce the engagement of their daughter DeLite to First Lt R S Sharp son of Dr and Mrs F S Sh of Ute Iowa The wedding is planned for early December in Sudeserite Florida DeLite May graduated from the University of Dubuque and teaches at Anamosa High School Lt Sharp attended the University of Iowa and is stationed at Jacksonville Iowa State College home economics professor Dr Hester Chadderdon will speak at Linn County Home Economics Association meeting at 6 30 pm Wednesday at the Y M C A Reservations due today with Miss Sara Ann Brown at Cedar Rapids Board of Education building attendees should bring a Christmas idea for the exhibit and a home economics song Group singing and a social hour will be included.

H. R. May Thirteenth Street DeLite R. S. Sharp F. S. Sh Ute Iowa Sudeesarite Fla Miss May University of Dubuque Anamosa High School Sharp University of Iowa Jacksonville Linn County Home Economics Association Y.M.C.A. E Hester Chadderdon Iowa State College Ames Sara Ann Brown Board of Education Cedar Rapids

Postwar Speakers Scheduled by Four Clubs This Week

Four clubs host postwar talks under the American Association of University Women. Mrs. C Harve Geiger speaks on Argentina to Guild No. 4 at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday. Mrs. Ethel P Ristedt discusses Mother America at Cedar Rapids Woman's club Monday and Guild 3 Tuesday. Mrs. P W Jacobson addresses PEO Chapter HJ Monday at 320 Forest Drive SE.

American Association of University Women C. Harve Geiger Guild No. 4 First Presbyterian Church H. E. Kepler Blake Boulevard Argentina Ethel P. Ristedt Romulo Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Ristedt First Presbyteria Y.W.C.A P. W. Jacobson P.E.O G. H. Tellier Forest Drive

A A U W Groups Plan Evening Meetings This Week

The A A U W crafts group meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with Miss Jean Hansen at 1525 First Avenue SE. The creative writers group meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m with Miss May Elizabeth Keirns at 1260 Eighth Street Merion. Mrs Jean Stout Brown leads. members bring manuscripts. The Twenty second street international relations group meets Tuesday at 2 p m at Mrs Sheldon Fillenworth 307 Twenty second Street NE. Mrs F W Franey discusses China. The afternoon reading meets Wednesday at Jan Pe with Mrs C S Foster 1900 Blake Boulevard SE. Trs J A Stolar assists. Mrs David M Elderkin reviews Land I Have Chosen by Ellen Berlin.

Crafts Group Aa.u.w Jean Hansen First Avenue SE Creative Writers Group of A.A.U.W May Elizabeth Keirns Eighth Street Merion Jean Stout Brown Twenty-second Street Sheldon Fillenworth F. W. Franey China Jan Pe C. S. Foster Blake Boulevard Trs J. A. Stolar David M. Elderkin Ellen Berlin

Miss Eva Earnest and Sgt Ferguson Wed in Double Ring Ceremony

Miss Eva Earnest daughter of Mr and Mrs C Earnest Wayland and Sgt Jon C Ferguson son of Puntan Fle were married November 8 at John Huss Methodist parsonage The Rev F O Hillmar conducted the ceremony The couple left for a short trip to Burlington with Mr and Mrs J D Johnson and Miss Florence Earnest in attendance

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Cecelia Kohl and Herschel Bricker wed in Portland church

Miss M Cecelia Kohl daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Kohl 3130 First Avenue NE and Prof Herschel L Bricker son of Mrs Ella Bricker Earlham Indiana were married at Congress Square Universalist church in Portland Maine Friday afternoon. Rev David Rose officiated. The bride wore a white jersey dress with gold trim and carried a white Bible topped by white roses. A reception followed at the Robert Parker home. The couple will reside at Wamco apartments Orono Maine. Mrs Bricker a Coe college graduate and former piano teacher is employed at Collins Radio. Prof Bricker has taught in the University of Maine speech department since 1928 and holds Coe College degrees with North western graduate work.

Congress Square Universalist Church Portland Cecelia Kohl C. W. Kohl First Avenue Herschel L. Bricker Ella Bricker Earlham David Rose Ruth Higgins Orono Robert Parker Kohl Wamco Bricker Coe College Chi Omega Sorority Mu Phi Epsilon Collins Radio Company University of Maine Coe Northwestern University Pi Kappa Delta Alpha Delta Alpha National Theater Conference American Educational Theater Association

Bess to Sing at Cedar Rapids Benefit Concert

Anne Brown, famed for Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, appears as guest soloist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra at the annual benefit concert on Tuesday night, November 21, in the Memorial Coliseum. Brown studied at Juilliard, rose to stardom in one year, and has performed with major orchestras nationwide.

Anne Brown Gershwin Bess Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Miss Brown Baltimore Institute of Musical Art Juilliard School of Music Juilliard School George Ershwin DuBose Heyward Porgy Porgy and New York Philharmonic Symphony Philadelphia Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic Chicago Symphony

Jean Rush to Wed S/Sgt James L Smith in San Antonio

Mrs Helen Day Rush announces the approaching marriage of her daughter Jean Rush to S/Sgt James L Smith son of Mrs William B Smith The wedding is set for December 14 in San Antonio Texas Jean is a Franklin High School graduate who attended Coe College and was with Kappa Delta She works as a receptionist at Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co Smith is a Coe College graduate Phi Kappa Phi member entered the service two years ago and is stationed at Kelly Field San Antonio with the Army Air Service Command He previously worked for Penick and Ford Inc

Helen Day Rush Eighteenth Street Jean James L. Smith William B. Smith San Antonio Exas Miss Rush Franklin High School Coe College Kappa Delta Sorority Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company Sgt. Smith Coe Phi Kappa Phi Kelly Field Army Air Service Command Penick and Ford, Inc

Free public concert features outstanding soloist

The event runs all year with a notable soloist each season to fund other free concerts. The orchestra, led by Prof. Joseph Kitchin, performs the benefit concert at 8 15 p m. Tickets are on sale at campaign headquarters room 203 par building dial 30683.

Joseph Kitchin Campaign Dial

P.E.O. Meetings Outline Week Schedule

Chapter II meets Monday at 1 p.m. for dessert at 2300 Grande Ave SE with Mrs. Toms hosting and Mrs. Booth in charge. Chapter IF gathers at 8 p.m. with Miss Ella McLaughlin giving a travelogue. Chapter HJ hosts a 1 1 0 p.m. dessert at 320 Forest Dr SE with Mrs. Tellier assisting. Dr. Waldemar Argow of Baltimore will speak.

R. C. Toms Grande Avenue SE Charles Roberts Allen G. Thurman R. C. Booth Lester J. Baldwin Seventeenth Street SE Ella McLaughlin G. H. Tellier Forest Drive Pierre Tracy E. G. Nichols P.E.O J. W. Prouty Blake Boulevard John H. Rieniers Waldemar Argow Baltimore, Md

Alpha Gamma Delta Hosts Homecoming Dinner at Roosevelt

Members of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority gathered for their annual homecoming dinner Saturday at the Roosevelt hotel. The event drew actives pledges and alumnae members, highlighting the fraternity's festive gathering.

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Roosevelt Hotel

Areme Circle to Sponsor Card Party

Areme circle of Cedar chapter OES will sponsor a card party in the Glow room of the Gas company Thursday at 7 30 p m. Attendees should bring their own cards and refreshments will be served.

Areme Circle of Cedar Chapter O.E.S

Iowa Mayflower Descendants to hold semi annual meeting

The Society of Mayflower Descendants in Iowa will meet at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines for the sixteenth semi annual session. Activities include executive, board, and luncheon programs to mark the 324th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the Plymouth compact.

Society of Mayflower Descendants Charles W Cedar Rapids Carl B. Richardson George L. Owings Marshalltown Andrew L. Keut Nashua Hugh S. Buffum Cedar Falls Forrest C. Ensign Iowa City

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Group to Be Entertained

Gamma chapter members will be entertained at a dinner Tuesday at 6 p.m. by educational director Mrs. N. E. Bunting at 1649 Forty-second Street SE. Following the business meeting, Geneva Gilmore Helen Paige Margie Lyon and Faye MacTaggart will be initiated. Mrs. Bunting will review Cinderella and They Also Ran. The study topic this year is Career Women.

Gamma Chapter Epsilon Si Alpha Sorority N. E. Bunting Forty-second Street SE. Follo Geneva Gilmore Helen Paige Margie Lyon Faye MacTaggert

Alyce Crawley and Roger N. Cline Wed in North Carolina

The marriage of Miss Alyce Crawley daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Crawley of Littleton NC and Marine Sgt Roger N Cline son of J N Cline of 153 Thirty-eighth Street NE was announced. The ceremony occurred November 3 at the Methodist Church in Rowley NC. Crawley attended Meredith College and worked for the FBI in Washington DC. Cline, a radar technician, is stationed at Cherry Point NC. The couple plans to reside in Morehead City. King’s Daughters will meet Tuesday at 1 PM for luncheon hosted by Mrs W T Hambright 2029 Blake Boulevard SE.

Alyce Crawley W. A. Crawley Littleton, N. C Roger N. Cline J. N. Cline Thirty-eighth Street Rowley N. C McKinley School Cherry Point Ait Orehead City Ida Mansfield King’s Daughters W. T. Hambright Blake Boulevard

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East M. Cecelia Kohl First Avenue NE Miss Kohl Prof Coe Vespers Org G. Andresen Guaranty Cedar Rapids, In Beardsley Book Store 12Th Street Beauty 1St Ave. SE Lydia Wehmeier Perkins Hiltbrunner Music First Street Creative Writers Twenty-second Street Group Iva Earnest Sgt. Ferguson Jean Rush T. Wong P.E.O. Meetings W. M. Stoakes Park Avenue SE Carl Thomas Dad Killien Alpha Gamma Delta AREME C.E Descendants of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Roger Cline Klinger Second Avenue SE Killian Company Lillian Russell Fur Department
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