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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
8
Bridge tournaments return to Cedar Rapids with the opening event Friday at 8 p.m. Mrs. George Beattie will supervise this season’s meets. After the Iowa Homecoming game on October 22 there will be a country club dance with collegiate atmosphere and college songs.
Mrs L J Storey hosted a Friday luncheon at the Country Club for two visitors from Iowa City Mrs Robert Wales of Pasadena California and Miss Mae Coldren of Woodstock New York The guest list included Mrs Harold Stewart Mrs Curtis Dey Mrs John Whetstone Mrs Robert Whetstone Mrs Mary Howell Smith all of Town City and Mrs Wayne J Foster of Cedar Rapids.
Trinity Methodist church Chums class held its monthly business meeting in the basement Tuesday and then hosted a birthday party for Marie Ellsworth Velma Holmes and Naomi Miller. Attendees included Maxine Hunter Frances Herr Elizabeth Meeks Hazel Scriven Helen Perris Doris Woolwine Naomi Miller Betty Cocayne Helen Kunz Margaret West Ruth Breuer Roberta Nemec Bernadine Gibson Harriett Meeker Bernice Cristy Esther Oncken Bertha Pownall.
Mrs John Kretschmar of 1711 Zika Avenue NW entertained the Bluff View Aid society on Wednesday with a list of twenty residents including Mesdames Lamp King Chesley Kretschmar Dunahugh Leonard Hess Johnson Popelka Mann Donald Mann Louis Mann Jr Ford Hansen Henderson Williams and Ruth Miller Those present were invited to a Halloween luncheon the society will hold on October 26 at Mrs George Williams home.
Mrs. Carl Goodwin of Cedar Rapids was re elected secretary of the Iowa organization of the International Order of King's Daughters and Sons at the twenty fifth annual Burlington convention. Mrs. F J Mansfield of Burlington was re elected president, with officers Mrs. Edwin Davis Iowa City vice president, Mrs. J W Clark Burlington treasurer, and Mrs. W H Dodge Fort Madison superintendent of juniors.
Miss Mabel Doud, financial secretary of St. Katharine's Davenport, and vice-president of the Supreme P. E. O. chapter, spoke to 49 Marion and Cedar Rapids members at a reciprocity luncheon held Thursday at the Butterfly tea shop. Chapters DK and FO hosted the event, and her talk on P. E. O.’s activities was warmly received.
Mr and Mrs Clarence E White of 2201 Ridgeway Drive SE entertain a club with dinner and bridge Friday evening at the Roosevelt Hotel The group will return to the White home for further bridge in the evening
Esther Hronik was elected regent of Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle Daughters of Isabella at a Wednesday meeting in the Hotel Montrose French room. Helen Hoagland was elected vice regent with a full slate of officers named and slated for installation on November 19. The season opens with a Halloween party at the Hotel Montrose on October 26.
The nature and garden departments of the Woman's club met Thursday afternoon to discuss trees. Topics included foreign species such as Devils' walking stick, ginko, cranberry, hop horn bean, prickly ash, and ilanthus. Miss Effie Burton highlighted the largest white oak in the community, while Mrs. C L Douglass spoke on peanut cultivation. Fifty members attended.
Marguerite Konecny of 315 Crescent Drive Cedar Rapids was elected secretary at the first meeting of the year held Wednesday night. The club includes foreign and American students and currently lists three foreign students and four foreign faculty members among its members.
Okedipia Camp Fire held Thursday night at the First Christian church to elect officers. Results listed: President Phyllis Wilber, vice president Mary Kiebig, secretary Ruth Simmons, treasurer Velma King, scribe Mary Hardiman.
Phi Sigma Iota national honor society for romance languages held initiation at the Cee library Friday afternoon for four members Miss Wilma Coon Miss Jaroslava Holubova Wilbur Robbie of Cedar Rapids and Miss Helen Hanson of Edgewood Initiation followed by pledging Miss Lois McBroom Miss Elna Erickson of Cedar Rapids Miss LaVon Larson of Dows and Miss Evelyn Caslavka of Clutier
The first P T A meeting was held Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the school. Mrs Ar on Lawrence opened the session and welcomed attendees. Belle Campbell, principal, announced committees for hospitality membership program publicity and more with names of multiple volunteer organizers.
The Clubs Lodges Junior Maccabees Court No 29 hosts a Halloween costume party this afternoon at 2. The event is held at Moose.
Malta chapter No 415 Order of Eastern Star will host a 6 p m dinner Saturday to honor past matrons past patrons and charter members marking the Malta chapter twenty five year milestone. Grand officers Cedar chapter and visiting chapter leaders are invited along with Malta members. A 7 30 ritual exemplification will be followed by dancing.
Hundreds of Cedar Rapids Camp Fire girls will gather in Ellis Park rose garden at 6 15 this evening for a ceremonial and grand council. The indoors plans were changed to an outdoor event Friday evening at the park where new members will be received ranks conferred and honors awarded under Miss Aliana Burr Camp Fire executive in charge.
Mrs Andrew Schader of 1722 Grande avenue SE and her granddaughter Miss Margaret Newton left this morning for Los Angeles. They will spend several weeks traveling along the western coast.
The Community Players stage the musical comedy Broadway on October 19 and 20 at McKinley Junior High School auditorium. Tickets range from twenty five cents to one dollar with fifty cent main floor seats, and reservations can be made at the Hobby House or by phone. The show features chorus girls, dancers, bootlegger and racketeers plots, and a lighthearted, entertaining night of theater.
At a John L. Mummy post meeting Lone Tree officers for the coming year were elected led by Commander G. B. Kirchner and Adjutant E. C. Green with other posts named. The Legion Executive Committee includes Kilbourne Petry and Ashton among others. The Legion Auxiliary installed new officers headlined by President Mrs. R L Brown and Secretary Mrs. Cantrell with Mrs. Adams as historian.
San Francisco AP report notes Senator Hiram W. Johnson, a California progressive Republican, states he cannot and will not support Hoover. He criticizes Hoover's administration and contrasts Hoover with Roosevelt, defending progressive principles and loyalty to the American people amid national hardship. Johnson emphasizes he is a progressive Republican and that the Republican party is not at stake.
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana accused Republicans of turning the federal government into a racket in St Paul Minnesota as Democrats counter Mills drive to sway Minnesota voters. Wheeler spoke after Mills addressed a Minnesota audience, marking a heated exchange in the campaign.
Fergus Falls AP report quotes Senator Dickinson praising Republican money policies as the best path to prosperity. He says business is improving after a united front against the depression and criticizes Democratic critics as hindering recovery.
Judge George C. Gibbs denied a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal for Solomon Higginbotham, one of two former prison guards charged with murder in the sweat box death of Arthur Fert, a young convict from New Jersey, in Jacksonville Florida.
DETROIT, Mich. A new six cylinder Plymouth to be offered at a lower price than the current four cylinder line was announced by Walter P. Chrysler. He said the foreign appearing car will carry the lowest Chrysler price yet.
Randall Willard died at 5 am Thursday after an illness of encephalitis starting Oct 1. Survived by widow and two children, mother Mrs Mary Snyder of Mount Vernon, brother Lloyd of Mount Vernon, and five sisters including Mrs Fred Towne Mrs Donald Frink of Mount Vernon and Helen of Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Lutheran church in Maynard likely Saturday afternoon.
Marengo receiver L A Andrew gains court permission to pay the last dividend of about nine percent to depositors. Court order also dismisses examiner in charge H C Weeks and Andrew after business is completed. Checks forthcoming for depositors within a few days.
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