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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1938
Page
13
Clifton Fadiman's post lecture visit at Coe chapel drew talk and jokes as locals questioned kalache lore and mud in Iowa. A table of Ottumwa residents debated literature while Mrs Craemer hosted guests at her home after the town hall event.
Cultus chapter of the D A R marks its fortieth with an early American luncheon at Mrs G M Wadtke 324 Crescent St SE Friday at 1 pm The program Powdered Wigs recounts a Colonial romance between Captain William Smith aide to Washington and Abigail Adams with heirloom displays arranged by Mrs J W Carbers Assisting hostesses include Mrs Arthur Bye Diserens Brown Thomas and Schenefelt Also notes other social gatherings and visits in the area.
The Cedar Rapids Garden club will host a public lecture next Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Roosevelt hotel on Wild Flowers of New England illustrated by slides read by Mrs. R. P. Taylor. Members meet at 9:45 a.m. for a business session. luncheon will follow for club members.
The A A A W group cancels this week's general meeting after tentative planning at the last Creative Arts session. Creative Arts meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Mrs N Harold West 425 Twentieth Street NE. Creative Writing meets Tuesday 7 30 p m at Mrs P C Greene 1223 Second Ave SE led by Miss Irma Dovey. Reading group meets Wednesday 2 p m at Mrs John T Hecker 2529 First Ave E reviewing The Horse and Buggy Doctor. P E O W Chapter II meets Tuesday at Mrs J P Van Horn 1825 Bever Ave SE with Grace Brownell recounting a Guatemala trip. dessert at 1 p m. Mrs Ethel Pinney Ristedt visits son at Shattuck Military Academy Faribault Minn. Mrs T H Wright Jr and mother Mrs Thomas Sloss of Ames guests at Carlton. Miss Helen Shoemaker hosts P E O GM Monday 7 30 p m 226 Fourteenth St NE with Faith McMurray assisting and program A Walking Rehearsal.
The Ladies Literary Club meets Monday at 2 30 pm at 317 Knollwood Dr SE Cedar Rapids. Mrs W J Brown reviews The Culture of Cities by Lewis Mumford. Chapter FO of PEO hosts tea Tuesday at 2 30 pm at 224 Eighteenth St SE with Mrs Karl P Blaise and Mrs F A Beals assisting. A musical program by Iowa State College students is planned.
The Cultus club celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a luncheon at the Mayflower. Charter members Mrs. Ballheim and Mrs. Howe remain active while others rotated or moved east. Since 1900 the group has studied arts, history, literature, and current events, contributing to civic causes and funding camp scholarships for girls.
Weekend activities include a scavenger hunt hosted by Miss Winifred Hargrave daughter of Mr and Mrs F M Hargrave 2424 Bever avenue SE. Eighteen oddities were sought then a dance followed back at the Hargrave home with guests Miss Joan Jeffrey Jean Daniels Kathleen Victorine Kathleen McGladrey Dorothy Gibb Ben Wolverton Robert Puckett Jack D'Arcy Bob Ford Guy Clark and Bill Harriman also noted. Mrs Philip W Shive 2316 B avenue NE will host P E O chapter HI meeting Monday with Judge Thomas B Powell as guest speaker on The Juvenile Court. Eugene T Pinney and Junior Nemec spend weekend in Mason City with relatives Mr and Mrs Robert Baylor. Mr and Mrs John D Randall 375 Meadowbrook terrace SE hosted a bridge club picnic supper with eight places.
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