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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1935
Page
5
Mt Vernon hosts suggest lively social season with multiple bridge gatherings. Mrs W H Hoover and Mrs Lewis Chapman entertained thirty two women for dinners and bridge on Thursday and Saturday at the Hoover home. Four tables held at each event.
Keystone Kané Jolly Junior 4-H club met at Norma Feuerbach’s home with Jerry Griesy assisting. Leader Alvena Selken and four teens attended. talks by Griesy and Mabel Hanseh. demonstration by Feuerbach. Next meeting set for October 12 with Lois Wiese.
Shellsburg residents hosted guests including Ida Bixby Kirk and Harold Inman family. An Eastern Star meeting at the Masonic hall drew guests from Cedar Rapids Vinton and Center Point. Dinner guests visited Harberts in Cedar Rapids. a Happy Twenty club elected officers Ed Kibbie and others. Band Mothers elected Royce Bergen and staff at city hall. Local ladies attended an R N A school in Garrison.
Straw berry Point clubs held meetings at homes with a birthday surprise for Erwin Meyer. Garden club elected co presidents and officers including a secretary and treasurer. Embroiderers hosted a chicken dinner and bridge with several guests.
Delmar Miss Doris Watters hosted a Delta-Delt bridge party at her home with Miss Geraldine Shannon. Laura Steen entertained the DIO club on Wednesday, with Mrs Frank Lakoff of Maquoketa achieving high score. Camp R.N.A members met near Welton with Mrs Henry Cooper. Freshman at the Consolidated School and sponsor Miss Elizabeth DeCock enjoyed a winner roast at Kendall farm.
Tama music department met Thursday at the Little Theater with Mrs. Earl Spooner conducting a musical quiz. Miss Mildred Rice sang, Mrs. Josephine Wonser read a paper on Songs of the Twilight Hour, and a vocal trio of Mrs. Frank Fowler Mrs. Ben Jones and Mrs. E. E. Lund performed. Mrs. Earl Roberts spoke on Music and the Motion Picture, and Mrs. A. J. Bird played a piano solo. The meeting closed with choral practice and Hostess Mrs. Dorothy Mills Smith hosted the Monday club last week. Bridge prizes went to Miss Bernice Mason Mrs. W. W. Mansfield and Miss Lulu McCall.
Maynard notes reveal Methodist Ladies' Aid entertained by Mrs Cecil Paul with assistors Mrs Jesse Parke and Mrs Rolland Walter. Presbyterian Helping Hand hosted by Mrs Louie Ponsar with co hosts Mrs Paul Stewart Mrs A J Gantenbein and Mrs Golda Fulmer. Annual dinner planned for Dec 4. president Mrs C O Barnes appoints menu committee including Mrs A J Gantenbein Will Ponsar and J F Ingels.
Solon Mr and Mrs William Krall were feted by friends Monday for their tenth anniversary. Attendees included many couples and families such as Hotka Dvorsky Meyers Sedlacek Sida Sedlacek Krall Drahos Rushé and Mara family members. The Solon Community Club hosted a Tuesday gathering at the auditorium as sixty five new members were welcomed.
Belle Plaine hosts multiple club gatherings with bridge and card groups at homes and clubs. Guests include families from Cedar Rapids Yonkers and Winner, with events at the Country club Lincoln cafe and Legion rooms. A bridal shower for Marguerite Wehrman precedes her wedding to Milan Luedtke.
A group of women who grew up together in the Garrison area held their annual gathering in Vinton at Mrs. M W Jones home. The all day event included breakfast at the Jones house dinner at Mrs M B Beller and supper at the Jones residence. Eleven attendees read letters from members unable to attend. Participants included Mrs George N Grice Mrs Florence White Mrs M W Jones Mrs Charles Alcorn Mrs Mark Nissen and others from Vinton and Garrison.
Various social events across Iowa City and Cedar Rapids include New Century and Mentor clubs hosting a tea at Mrs. George Scott's home with guests Charlotte Moody and Mrs. A G Evans. Wimodausis class picnic at Mrs. A E St Clair's home. eight-woman bridge luncheon at Mrs. Russell Shreeves'. October meeting of the Class in Literature hosted by W P Whipple. Mentor club lesson led by Mrs Theodore SchHiepsick. multiple bridge club members at Ward tea room. Mr. and Mrs. George Scott entertaining for Floyd Thompson's Brookings move. October New Century club meeting at Miss Grace Fisher's with program by Mrs. Hugh Mossman.
Hopkinton Embroidery Club met at Mrs James Hucker home on Thursday. The Ladies Aid Presbyterian church hosts its semi annual picnic supper next Wednesday in the church dining room. Methodist Ladies Aid to meet Wednesday at Mrs A T Wheeless home with Mrs Gladys Lenz and Mrs F M Wheeless assisting. Home Missionary Lottery of the Methodist Episcopal church to meet at Mrs J B Huckett home Wednesday. Mrs Arma Barnes led the session with the theme Look and Act.
Miss Elizabeth Heiner hosted twelve guests for a bridge evening in London with honors awarded to Mrs. E. J. Rutenbeck and Mrs. F. E. Rugger. Charles Schmidt's birthday drew forty five relatives and friends from Davenport Wheatland and Clarencé. Arnold Startling entertained thirty four at dinner for Bethel Starling's eighth birthday with 500 and children's dancing. Miss Elia Petersen wed Albert Licht at Trinity Lutheran Church Davenport. The couple plans to live on a farm northwest of London. Mrs. F. E. Ruagger hosted the Afternoon club Thursday.
Miss Mildred Mortill daughter of Mr and Mrs W W A Moffit of Mechanicsville married Dr Fréd T Hargrove on Sept 13 in Seminole Oklahoma The Rev R BE Réed officiated Attendants were Miss Ruth Alston and W C Alston The bride is a Mechanicsville High School and St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids graduate The groom son of Mrs Laura Hargrove Antlers Oklahoma and Oklahoma University Medical College graduate 1934 They will reside in Duncan Oklahoma Also notes a farewell for Rev Mr and Mrs A J Sree who leave for Earl Ville After four years service at the local Methodist church The Priscilla class banquet at Mrs Co C Brown home includes a toast program and prophecy Daisy Butler birthday surprise Floyd and Daisy Brown celebrate silver anniversary with relatives and friends at a picnic.
Elwood Miss Camilla Peterson entertained a group of girls at a Michigan party held at her home Monday. Michigan was played at three tables with high prize going to Miss Arlene Nodruft and low prize to Miss Velma Bartles. Present were Evelyn Haak Geneva Gartman Charlotte Gartman Velma Bartles Arlene Nodruft Elsie Gronwoldt Carol Schultz Esther Peet and Camilla Petersen.
Twenty youths enjoyed a wiener roast and dance at the Qld Stone House Tuesday with out of town guests named including Ernestine Noizer Donna Winger Harold Connor Violet Schultz and others. Various birthday and wedding events followed with guests and honorees at Tur ner hall Clermont West Union and Los Angeles, plus bridge luncheon at the Leal home honoring Mrs Anna Spurling and Mrs Kate Welzel.
Alburnett Tuesday club gathered at Mrs. T. E. Hense home for a Halloween party set for Friday evening in the school gym. Mrs. Frank Schantz Tom McClelland and Mrs. Beverly Butters lead the entertainment. The Christian church Missionary society met Wednesday at Mrs. Elmer Moore’s home with Mrs. Clyde Wilson as leader.
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