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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1935
Page
2
A fragmented society page lists women’s club activities and social events. Names of members and hosts appear across several households and local organizations, reflecting community gatherings and duties in Cedar Rapids.
The Kappa Delta sorority hosts a motion picture night to celebrate a wedding anniversary for Mrs. Clement. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. George Smdreme of Bemidji, and several bridesmaids and relatives. White chrysanthemum centerpieces and silver candlesticks adorn the reception.
The ceremony united Eleanor McGillicuddy and Lawrence O'Hare with a mass at Immaculate Conception church. Detailing their attire, guests, and a brief wedding trip, the couple plans to reside at 22 337 Fifteenth Street SE.
Miss Josephine Batchelder hosts a piano recital at 1828 South Avenue SE featuring a group of students. The program includes works by Soldiers Witters Gross Eschom Merlra and others, with pieces performed by multiple students. The event marks the first in a series of monthly programs starting Saturday at 2 30 pm.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a parish deanery unit and a meeting. It references Keone and poorer parts, with unclear context and missing details about date or place. The legible elements provide no definite event or outcome to summarize.
The drama department presents a Frontier Days program featuring Peeener Daves and The Great Trade with performances by students and staff. Decorations and hostesses include Mrs S Hellees and Mrs W Rossiter as chairs, with tasks assigned to members of the Home Economics department.
Alpha Gamma Delta hosts a dressy dance in the recreation room Saturday evening honoring pledges. Miss La Von Buchanan and Miss Lenore Sterk sing a medley of sorority songs. Guests include Cedar Rapids and Elkhart attendees with faculty members present.
The Beacon Junior circle of King's Daughters met Friday after school at 1627 Second Avenue SE home of Mary Ferris. Members opened with prayer and responded by memory gems. They voted a year’s subscription to The National Humane Review for Home of the Friendless and Community House as Thanksgiving gifts.
At a Friday evening meeting in Trinity Methodist Church Hazel Abernathy was chosen president Marie Cop elected vice president Braxine Surry named secretary Virginia Harover treasurer and Marjorie Robbins scribe. Other members present included Mardell Anderson Henrietta Cop Maxine Nowadsky and Ardyce Woodside guardian.
The P T A at the school house will meet Monday at 2 15 p m for study on School and Its Relation to the Home. At a Friday Roosev elt meeting Prof T R McConnell urged youth to study the present and to learn what's happening now. He stressed judgment amid propaganda and the need for sincere study with choices.
Edgewood No 1 and No 2 and 3 Stony Point pupils joined an open house program at Edgewood with G B Hee presiding at the welcome. Lower Fuhrmeister led a community singalong with George Moran as accompanist and a group of students and local club members participated.
The Linn County King’s Daughters join other Circles in furnishing a state boarding home at Fort Madison, providing rooms and linens and supporting welfare work across Cedar Rapids and Marion. The project began with Fort Madison circles and the state body added funds to complete the building, now housing thirty residents with visiting nurse headquarters. The order, founded 1886, operates across the United States and 21 other countries with thousands of members and local circles led by named officers.
The Iowa Federation of Music Clubs announces contest rules for composers in Iowa. Entries cost 3 dollars for up to three works, with 1 dollar for each additional entry, and must be mailed by February 15, 1936 to James Wedel in Galesburg Illinois. Submissions require anonymous judging by three non Iowa judges and may include organ solo vocal solo and instrumental ensemble with possible later publication and cash awards funded by entry fees.
Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls invites participation in a contest supervised by Chairman Rose Lena Ruegnitz. Miss Eleanor Houts offers further information by dialing 2-5206. deadline noted as February 15.
Miss Velma Baumhoefener hosted a linen shower at 218 Johnson Avenue NW Friday night for Mrs. Paul Neff formerly Miss Lucille Norris. Attendees included Mrs. Neff, Mrs. Ed Filip, Mrs. F Hahn, Nellieve Borah, Dorothy Hrdlicka and Josephine Patton.
Miss Ruby E Carlson of Cedar Rapids, soon to wed W Howard Yorke of Chicago in December, was feted at a Saturday dinner at Jack's Tea Room. Hosted by Mrs A E Hannewurt and Daisy Zalesky, guests included Hazelle Sarper, Marie Christensen, Marion Hutton, Martha Carlson, Irene Andre, Marion Bushnell, Ann Kannewulf, Mabel Murray, Leona Zaleski, and Doris Parrish, with a orchid and yellow color theme and bridge played.
Mrs Karl J Schmidt and Mrs Olive Tower hosted the Pro theon class at the parish house. Mrs R J Kendall of Marion spoke on Reactions of Visits to Schaufflereelag School of Cleveland Ohio. Mrs N C Dreier and Mrs J F Ball led the tea service.
Service circle of the King's Daughters will meet in the rooms of the Public Health Nursing association Friday at 2 pm. Members are asked to go prepared to sew.
The Mayflower chapter of D. A. R. presented the two act play Mayflower Maids in Pilgrim attire at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hasek. forty members attended. Prof. Myron Koenig spoke on the Italian Ethiopian situation. Cast included Mrs. N. Harold West and others. Tea service featured crystal candelabra and silver. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. W. M. Lee and Mrs. B. L.
Sheldon guests included Mrs J C Gick Mrs Virginia Hillock Miss Louise Safely and Mrs Carl Thomas Also present were Mrs Fred L Travis of Balliel chapter Mount Vernon Mrs G W Sturgis and Mrs A Royce as attendees.
Epsilon Sigma Alpha an educational sorority with national offices at Kansas City will install a Cedar Rapids chapter Friday at 8 pm in the Hotel Montrose State room A local educational director will preside over a three year program covering literature art drama philosophy plus current events folklore and Book of the Month A total of 16 members will be installed seven of whom belonged to a prior ESA class Five ESA officers and national representative Mrs M E Jackson of Clinton Missouri will assist the installation with other current officers named Sources list Etta Opperud Elsie Magnusson Henrietta Reichwein and Mesdames Helen Lockner and Lillian Paul as assisting officers.
Mr and Mrs H L Webster host guests at their home 2733 Second avenue SE Jesup includes Keith Barrett Kenneth Barrett Velma Barrett Roberta Roberts Emmet Duggan and Eleanor Eck.
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