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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1939

Page

14

Westminster Hosts Sixty Fourth Annual Women's Synodical Society

Westminster Church prepares for the sixty fourth annual Women’s Synodical Society for Missions meeting at Bever Ave and Fourteenth St SE with about 200 attendees. Six guest speakers include Miss Rachel Benfer and Dr. R. E. Hoffman among others. Sessions run Tuesday through Thursday with worship, leadership training, and multiple addresses. Conference hostesses and Synodical officers are listed. public invited to attend sessions and leadership events. A separate League of Women Voters policy meeting is noted for Tuesday morning at the Montrose hotel.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Bever Avenue Fourteenth Street SE Women’s Synodical Society For Missions W. P. Enright John M. Henry F. R. Young Tait Cummins Wayne G. Basler Foster Thompson Sioux City LeRoy D. Weld Cedar Rapids News Bulletin Gilbert Voorhies Marion Cora Smiley John C. Peterson Synodical Society Government and Foreign Policy Department The League of Women Voters Montrose Hotel

Frances Haas Weds Ray J Meyer at Westminster Church

Frances Eve lyn Haas of Cedar Rapids married Ray J Meyer of the same city at Westminster church with Rev. James H Blackstone Jr officiating. The ceremony featured Johanna Hill roses, terra cotta ribbon gowns, and a 40 guest reception at the Commonwealth tea room.

Frances Evelyn Haas Cedar Rapids G. F. Haas Oxford Ray J. Meyer A. J. Meyer Westgate Westminster Church James H. Blackstone, Jr Marjorie Hungerford Johanna Hill Gertrude Steege Milwaukee Juliet Keith B. Tow Allen E. Poole Roy V. Porter Haas Lincoln M. W. Smith Hubbell, Neb Ralph Emerson Jesup C. J. Meyer H. T. Meyer H. W. Meyer Maynard H. G. Nauholz G. F. Notbahn Sumner

Monday Shakespeare Club Meets With Mrs Doran

The Monday Shakespeare club will meet at 2 15 p m Monday with Mrs A J Doran at 139 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE The lesson covers from Act II scene 3 to Act III scene 3 of Antony and Cleopatra.

Shakespeare Club A. J. Doran Twenty-fifth Street Drive

A U W Group Schedule Of Meetings And Shown Events

A A U W groups meet this week for art craft organization sessions and literary discussions. Mrs. John W. Barry hosts an art craft planning session, Miss Jean Currens leads a creative writing gathering, and Mrs. Carl N. Ettinger hosts an international relations study group.

John W. Barry Twentythird Street Drive

Dety Jack Frost For Final Fling At Golf

Women braved 46 degree wind for a Cedar Rapids Country Club golf luncheon and bridge day last Thursday. After nine holes they joined luncheon hosted by Mrs. Arthur C. Gertsen and stayed for afternoon bridge with guests including Mrs. Glenn O. Fletcher and Mrs. Gertrude Myers.

Hey Cedar Rapids Country Club Arthur C. Gertsen Glenn O. Fletcher Gertrude Myers R. J. Horton A. C. Hoblitzell Gertsen Haverly V. Jones

Congenial Hundred Plans Monday Dance and Box Social

The Congenial Hundred club will host a sweater dance followed by a box social lunch at midnight in the Crystal ballroom of the Montrose hotel. Women bring a lunch box with their names and will be supper partners to the man drawing the box. a ten piece orchestra will play 9 to 12.

Hundred Club Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Archie Aukerman Harold Millhiser Hugh DeWees Ed Co

Mrs Harmer and Mrs Youngblood Honored At Dinner

Mrs George Harmer and Mrs Robert A Youngblood celebrated birthdays with a Dutch treat group dinner in the Lincoln room of the Roosevelt hotel for sixteen. Guests included Mr and Mrs Thomas Eustice of Cleveland visiting Windermere residents J F Colburn. The Jolly Ten met with Mrs Caroline Colby. Prizes for 500 went to Nellie Oslund and Hazel McNabb with other attendees listed.

George Harmer Robert A. Youngblood Lincoln Room Roosevelt Hotel Thomas Eustice Cleveland J. F. Colburn Windermere Apartments Jolly Ten Caroline Colby Nellie Oslund Hazel McNabb Katherine Kuhn Florence Kisinger Martha Humes Lucille Giliian Clarabel Lester Edna Cooper Babe Williams

Business Women To Hear Address By Hickenlooper

Lieutenant Governor B. B. Hickenlooper will address the Business and Professional Women's club Tuesday at 8 15 p.m. in the Roosevelt hotel on the national legislative program of the club Business Women in a Democracy The program includes a short business meeting and a social hour after the speech Prospective members may attend as guests The legislative committee led by Mrs Bessie Graves organizes the event The Minerva Delphian meets Monday at the YWCA to read The Second Mrs Tanqueray.

B. B. Hickenlooper Business and Professional Women’s Club Roosevelt Hotel

Woman's Club schedules diverse meetings and events

The history and literature department meets Monday at 2 30 p m with violin solo by Miss Janice Clark and songs by Miss Margaret Hindee A review of Assigned to Adventure by J C Kuhn follows Tea is served American home department meets Tuesday at 1 p m for a pot luck luncheon and program Miss G H Artis discusses The American Home of Tomorrow and Rose Ann Kubovec plays piano Hostesses are Miss Matilda Snouffer Ruth Rydberg and Mrs Frank Gates The international relations study group meets Wednesday at 10 a m to hear Miss Ruby Byers discuss present international affairs Current Events department hosts a picnic lunch on Wednesday at club home followed by a program featuring debates and speakers including Mrs Frank Gates and Miss Leota Swein A program on Neutrality and American policy follows in the afternoon Chorus rehearsal Wednesday at 10 a m Philanthropic department sponsors a dessert luncheon and book reviews Thursday Health Education meets Thursday at 9 30 a m at the YWCA The past presidents association opens fall meeting Thursday at 2 30 at Lillick tea room Other notes include a Senior Scout party at First Congregational church with games and a treasure hunt and a Daughters of Isabella event Friday at 7 45 p m at the Glow room of the Gas company with numerous hostesses and guests. Cedar Rapids area visitors Captain and Mrs. Frank A Horak of Los Angeles visit relatives before returning home.

Janice Clark Margaret Hindee J. C. Kuhn John T. Hecker American Home Department G. H. Artis Rose Ann Kubovec Matilda Snouffer Ruth Rydberg Frank Gates Ruby Byers International Relations Group America Borah la Follette Charles E. Roberts Roosevelt Knox Leota Swein Senator Thomas Hoover Emil Rasmussen First Congregational Church Clifford Freeman Kathleen McGladrey Katherine Loomis Evelyn Heins Guy Clark Arlo Bates George Henry Dorothy Batchelder Perry Woodward Irene Paula Muriel Lowe Doris Campbell Wayne Swan Dick Talbot George M. Newland Newland Jack Rice Jane Dunlap

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Rachel Benfer Board of National Missions Anette Dennis Mainpuri India Elleroy M. Smith Ningpo China R. E. Hoffman American Christian Hospital Meshed Iran W. O. Harless Synod of Iowa Coe College Commonwealth Tea Room Harless David I. Berger Our United Task EL Kahir Shriners’ Hospital Voters League Group Frances Haas Leonard Whites Mrs Forrest White Leonard White Fifth Avenue Mr. White Ely Avenue C. B. White Spragueville Clarence Bowser Norway Ned Josephine White Miss Owens Rebecca Alexander Alma Owens C Avenue NE Ira Moore Gene McMasters Stella Zimmerman Iowa City Dora Jeffrey McMasters Au.w Jean Currens Second Avenue SE J. M. Wiley Carl N. Ettinger Leone Bergert Fifth Avenue SE Lydia Hrubesh West Indies Florence Leiter O. W. Lawrence Vinton Road Mrs. Fay Franklin Mattison Clarence E. Fay Third Street NW Franklin .E. Mattison Zanita Fay Clifford Fox Everett Brooks Perry Reece Ed Fay H. L. Hinton Ralph Andrews Vance McKinnon Rudolph Stepanek Jerry Soukup G. D. Hall Will Washburn Fred Bohr Mary Geist J. C. Doty Elmer Kruse Elmer G. Smith Ray Murdock Ella Naugle Bertha Weiss Thompson George Thompson Twenty-first Avenue George Vern Patricia Ann George Wessale Billy Holmes Robert Barta Harry Suchomel Billy Pitlik Dickie Pospishil Franklin Simonowski Richard HoeoJden Kenneth Ea Mrs. Beaven Chicago E. H. Beaven Park Avenue SE Harold J. Sopousek Mr. Sopousek WHITE Kensington Pauline Dusdieker F Avenue NW Adah Baldwin Della Chadima E. A. Kriz Bess Russell Pearl Russell Anna H. Dvorak G. F. Kerns Mildred Greenawalt J. E. Stevenson Lillian Mundt S. V. Shonka Merchants National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp TSED Brabbit-Taylor Musik CO King Band First Ave Dety Jack Frost Ultang Mrs. Harmer Youngblood Good Housekeeping Hickenlooper Minerva Delphian Y.W.C.A Woman's Club Departments Philanthropic Philanthropic Department and Ways and Means Unit No. 5 Cecile Matschat Arait Elgin Groseclose Anna Marie de Castello Dramatic Art Department Robert Whitehand Department of Drama University of Oklahoma Harold Pickerill J. W. Bohren Richard Roberts E. B. McConkie Health Education Department Past Presidents Association Lillick D Avenue NE Challenger Patrol Daugheters Isabella Bridge Glow Room Gas Company Unit No. 5 Malvina Pitlik Maudie O’donnell Catherine Quass Mary Sebetka Julia Novak Marie Reith Elizabeth Novak Julia O’connell Antoinette Olson Mary Palumbo Blanche Panek Marion Pionke Katherine Frank Horaks Frank A. Horak Los Angeles Philip Weber Edgewater Beach Wesley A. Valenta Fifth Street Capt. Horak Laird, Schober Shoes Third Avenue Second Street SE
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