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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
4
The Damours' son W. H. Damour will join the weekend activities. A luncheon and bridge party honored Mrs. W. H. Damour, hosted by Mrs. A. N. Palmer at her Ausadie apartment home.
Mrs George Crabb entertained the Wednesday Social club at her home 1501 Fourth avenue SE for a dessert luncheon. Mrs Harry Palmer stood in for the president conducting the business session as roll call covered current events and papers on Church History in Iowa and Quakers of Iowa were read.
The Wadsworth and Tousey families host a bridal dinner at 2278 Country Club Parkway SE for Audrey Ivins and Sam Nigh. Seventeen guests are listed including Dr. and Mrs. Ivins, Mrs. Nigh, Mrs. Queal, William H. Nigh Jr., T Danforth Boardman, Major and Mrs. Potts, Kathleen Potts, and James D. Bever.
Mrs. Dan G Swannell and her daughter Miss Helen Swannell arrived in Champaign Illinois to spend the weekend with Mrs Swannell’s mother and sister Mrs Gilbert Temple and Mrs Charles S Knox and Mr Knox at 350 Pleasant Drive SE.
The Mayflower chapter junior group enjoyed a buffet supper at Mrs. Jack E. Durin’s Carlton apartments home. After the business session, twelve members attended and played bridge.
Miss Jean Sigmund of Cleveland stayed Wednesday in the home of Mr and Mrs G H Tellier at 320 Forest Drive SE. Her visit highlights a social gathering within the community.
The Past Chiefs of Winter Temple No 78 Pythian Sisters met Monday at Mrs Irene Mineharts home 1935 C avenue NE with hostesses Mrs Edith Fullerton Mrs Laura Christiansen and Mrs Anna Michel assisting.
Kappa Alpha Theta sisters gathered Friday morning at 825 Seventeenth Street SE for a breakfast and kitchen gadget shower honoring Miss Genevieve McMillan, who will wed John W. Sivertsen of Minneapolis on Oct. 21. Miss Vivien Buser presided, with Miss Helen Larimer assisting. blue decors and a delphinium centerpiece marked founders day of the sorority.
Entertaining members of a younger set this evening, three girls will host a scavenger hunt at the home of Shirley Kelley 2057 Washington avenue SE. Misses Marilyn Siebke Joan Kelly and Shirley Kelley attend as hostesses and will lead guests on the hunt then return for refreshments.
Friday evening a picnic supper will be hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Massey 2036 Park avenue SE. Attending will be Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McKay Mr. and Mrs. John W. Miller and Mrs. Otto Ambroz. After dinner the group will attend the Cedar Rapids Symphony concert with John Carter.
Mr and Mrs Frank C Welch of 2300 First Avenue West have returned after attending the American Bankers convention in Seattle and visiting friends in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Mrs Ida M Munn of Cedar Rapids, longtime Cedar county resident born Ida M Baker in Rochester, celebrated her 80th birthday with a dinner at her daughter Mrs V F Mason’s home. Guests came from Tipton and Illinois. she remains active in gardening and once ran a grocery near Sixth Avenue SE. She has two daughters Mrs Mason and Mrs John Getz and a brother S C Baker.
Mr and Mrs L P Johnson of Salina Kansas and Mrs B A Hoyt of Bedford Iowa visit Mr and Mrs Judson Calkins at 143 Thirtieth Street Drive SE They attend the Kings Daughters convention The Johnsons plan to return to Kansas this weekend
A festive weekend featured a wedding and visits from out of town guests as social clubs continued gatherings. Mrs Harold J Rowe hosted a Cedar Rapids Country Club dinner with bridge, followed by at her home. Mr and Mrs R D Spears hosted dinner at the Country Club then bridge at their home. Mrs James W Bell hosted a Friday luncheon bridge club at Country Club Park. Mrs W Craven Shuttleworth hosted a sewing club dessert luncheon at her Second Avenue SE home.
The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club music department held a meeting at the club house Wednesday naming committees for social, program, membership, ways and means, hospitality and flowers. Msrs Topinka and Klersey outlined the year’s musical study including American music and early colonial songs. Performances featured Rose Ann Kubovec on piano and vocal selections by several members with accompanist Mrs. Klerser. Tea hostesses were Mrs. T. H. DeWees, Charles Earhart and Wayne G. Basler.
Mrs. C. H. Brittin of Cedar Rapids has arrived home after attending the funeral of her mother, Mrs. H. F. Hill, held Tuesday in Chicago. Mrs. Hill had visited Cedar Rapids several times.
The fourth annual Lutheran women's conference gathered over 150 women at First Lutheran church in Cedar Rapids with attendees from multiple Iowa cities and churches. The event featured devotions, talks by Rev. Henry Scherer and Dr. Mary Markley, and new officers elected: A. T. Peterson chairwoman, Fred Grunewald vice-chairman, R. M. Krueger secretary.
Mrs Norman Grimm entertained at the YWCA for Miss Caryl Kurtz bride elect of Robert Pro cok. Guests included Marian Miller Rowena Clark Myrtle Fatka Dorothy Fay man Dorothy McLaughlin Margaret Rhea Vivian Harvol Minnie Fitzgerald and others. Favors were nut cups and mini parasols. The evening featured prizes and dancing with numerous attendees and honorees.
Twenty four members of the nature and garden department met at the Woman’s club Thursday. After a business meeting led by chairman Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Mrs. W. A. Montgomery discussed Nature Inspir es Art and displayed several of her paintings.
Twelve members of the Silver Chain senior circle of the King's Daughters gathered Tuesday at 1933 Grande Avenue SE to sew for the Sunshine Mission. Hostess Mrs. W. W. Boardman was assisted by Mrs. John Linsley.
A city weekend of social courtesies and events welcomes visitors from Cedar Rapids and Omaha. The Junior Art club reunion, a John Carter Metropolitan Opera concert, and dinners hosted by local residents mark the program. Out of town guests include Dr and Mrs Erskine Mr and Mrs Carson and Dr and Mrs Little with Mrs Theodore Thomas of Denison.
The Okeanyaki Camp Fire group from Arthur school met at the school then hiked to Indian Creek for breakfast. Guardian Mrs. W. Peck and assistants Betty Jane Peck and Annabel Hershey accompanied the group, which included Janice Spohn Jean Quinn Rosemary Zacher Beverly Larson Jacqueline Glasier Marilyn Rudin Norma Jean Bedell Geraldine Harrington Carolyn Beall Betty Morse Barbara Butterfield Ruth Ann Stucker and Jeanne Hollands.
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