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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1936
Page
11
Mr and Mrs Robert Calder Davis of 320 Crescent Street SE entertain over the weekend Mr and Mrs John Lull of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Dawson Jeffris of Winnetka Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Alden Avery and Mr and Mrs Alfred Noehren of Spencer spend the week end with Mrs Avery’s parents Senator and Mrs Frank C Byers at 314 Nineteenth Street SE.
Mr and Mrs H M Ross of Ottumwa are weekend guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Albertae Jenkins at 1975 Second Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whorley of Hawkeye are weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hladky Jr. at 1905 B avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs Ira T Carrithers of 533 Forest Drive SE and Mr and Mrs Horace G Hedges of 825 Seventeenth Street SE have returned from visits to Des Moines and Lincoln. Carrithers and Hedges officiated at the Drake Creighton football game Friday night and the Nebraska Indiana game Saturday afternoon.
Dr and Mrs J E Sinning of Melbourne are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Carl D Thomas at 2267 Washington Avenue SE.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Kegler arranged a Dutch treat dinner for ten at the Country Club Saturday evening. Mrs. William Tegtmeyer of Burlington, mother of Mrs. Kegler, is visiting as a house guest of the Keglers.
Mr and Mrs George Josselyn entertained twelve guests at dinner Saturday evening following the Iowa Illinois game in honor of Dr and Mrs W M Nesbit of Madison Wisconsin who are guests in the home of Mrs Nesbits mother Mrs George O Runkle at 1221 Fourth Avenue SE.
Mrs W J Neuzil of 2343 Grande avenue SE and Mrs Maurice Cahill of 1745 Bever avenue SE have returned from a lengthy visit with Mrs J W Bennett, after spending several days away.
Informal luncheons preceded the Iowa Illinois homecoming football game in Iowa City. Host couples entertained guests from Des Moines Tama Winnetka Chicago and Keokuk with 30 to 48 attendees, followed by a chartered interurban trip to the game.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Burleson of 402 Twenty-first Street SE entertained eight friends at the Elks club Saturday night after the Iowa game in compliment to their house guests Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Ellsworth of Des Moines.
Burgess West of 1821 First Avenue E hosted a Saturday dinner at the Country Club honoring weekend guest Oscar Newton Jr. of Omaha. Outside guests included Mr and Mrs Gunder Torstenson of Dixon Illinois visiting Mrs R F Torstenson at 1947 Blake Boulevard SE. Twelve covers were set.
Dr. and Mrs. C. Ward Macy entertained at a small dinner at their home after the game Saturday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chafa of Urbana Illinois and Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Macy of Sully.
A Dutch treat dinner at the Elks club Saturday evening included Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Konecny, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Morehead, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Haney, Mr. and Mrs. W. French, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ives, and Mrs. C. Hanson of Mason City, guest in the Konecny home at 1929 Park Avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs G O Fletcher entertained Saturday at an evening party honoring house guests Maurice V Pew of Des Moines formerly of Cedar Rapids Alondo Keen of Downers Grove Ill L O Seaman of Waterloo and Walker Hanna of Burlington weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas L Crabbe in Cedar Rapids
E B Cameron of 1900 Second Avenue SE has returned from Atlantic City New Jersey where he attended the National Dairy show.
Mrs A L Woggenthaler hosts P E O Chapter HJ at 2 p m Monday at 1838 Fifth avenue SE with assistance from Mrs Arthur C Deamer and Mrs W C Bernstorf. Guest speaker Miss Margaret Fredrickson will discuss Metal Craft.
A Dutch treat party at the Country club Saturday evening included several out-of-town guests. The list features Dr. and Mrs. George Miley of Ridgeway drive SE, their guests, and multiple couples from Des Moines Champaign and Fairfield with addresses noted.
Charles S. Moyers of Tama and his daughter Sally are spending the weekend with Mrs. Moyers’s father E. B. Cameron at 1900 Second Avenue SE.
In the Leibsohn residence at 1955 Fifth avenue SE Des Moines Bob Busby of Des Moines is a weekend guest in the home of Mr and Mrs Phillip Leibsohn.
Seven youngsters describe fall as best outdoor season for games. Children Jerry Lynch Nancy Lynch Forest Ritgers Jr Ellen Kaupke Edward Kaupke Eleanor Severa and George Lehman, all from SE addresses, pose during a brisk afternoon bonfire activity with families noted.
Mr and Mrs F C Waples of 331 Forest Drive SE will return Sunday after a week spent in New York and Boston.
Mr and Mrs Florian Bird of Milwaukee Wisconsin are weekend guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Nicholas P Craemer at 349 Woodland Drive SE.
Bill Green a student at Iowa State college in Ames is spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Green at their home. The address 2003 appears in the fragment.
Miss Margaret Casey of Evans ton Illinois spends the weekend with Miss Margaret Wilcox at 1719 Washington Avenue SE.
Provisional members of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids will be honored at a Tuesday event at 4 p.m. hosted by Robert Armstrong in Pleasant Hill. Attendees include Misses Betty Beardsley Audrey Lea Ivins Patricia Burkhalter Helen Larimer and Mary Luberger along with Mesdames Clark W Chandler Elizabeth Tomec and John B Turner IT. A regular Junior League meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. and a board meeting at 1:30 p.m.
Eugene Garnett of Evanston NL is spending the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Toms located at 2300 Grande avenue SE.
Week end visitors at 1801 Second Avenue SE include Mrs Agnes Royce and Miss Rosemary Royce of Eau Claire Wisconsin mother and sister of Mrs Shuttleworth and Mr and Mrs W D Shuttleworth of Sibley parents of Mr Shuttleworth visiting the household.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry West of 1929 Blake boulevard SE entertained guests Saturday evening at the Country club. Attending were Dr. J. I. Jones of Manchester visitor to the West home, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Pfeiffer, Homer Clark of Des Moines, and guests Mr. and Mrs. George Schoonover and John Husting from Common wealth apartments.
Mrs Sutherland C Dows of Twenty seventh street drive SE returned Friday after a month in the east. She accompanied her son Peter to Tabor academy in Marion Massachusetts and visited her sisters Mrs Bartlett Guild of Hingham and Mrs Charles E Farnsworth of Winchester. Before returning she spent several days in Boston New York and Washington DC.
Mr and Mrs Charles Daniel of Davenport spend the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs O H Daniel at 2128 Grande Ave SE and Mr and Mrs E W LaPlant at 2118 Blake Blvd SE. Mr Daniel will return Sunday while Mrs Daniel stays with her in laws for a week.
Mrs Sue Witwer Luberger of Commonwealth apartments and Misses Mary and Margaret Hiltbrunner of 1627 Park Avenue SE departed Saturday for California. Mrs Luberger will visit her sister Mrs Robert Walker in Los Angeles until December 1. The Hiltbrunners will stay in California indefinitely.
Cedar Rapids society and visiting guests filled restaurants and clubs in Iowa City after the Iowa homecoming football game. Parties ranged from casual Dutch treat dinners to formal suppers with 200 to 300 guests at venues like Montrose and Roosevelt hotels. An Elks Club dinner drew over 200 members and another 100 joined for dancing later.
Dr. A. R. Zuercher, A. W. Doubrasky, and Dr. John Stansbury depart today for Rainy River region in Canada. They will spend the next week on a hunting expedition.
Saturday evening at the Country club featured Mr. and Mrs. Harry W Dunker Mr. and Mrs. Leo Klinger Mr. and Mrs. O J Elsenbast Dr. and Mrs. Robert M Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Von Sien of Davenport. The Von Sien couple are weekend guests of the Klingers at 529 Longwood drive NE.
Mr and Mrs Paul R Josselyn of Hongkong China are expected to arrive early in the week as house guests of Mrs H S Josselyn at 841 Fourth Avenue SE. Mr Josselyn is consul general at Hongkong.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Augustine, Mr. and Mrs. Scott McIntyre, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bates were guests at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson in Iowa City on Saturday evening.
Miss Barbara Bloomhall hosts weekend guests Miss Elizabeth Montgomery of St. Louis Missouri John Yost of Kansas City Missouri and Stewart Pfannstehl of Baraboo Wisconsin all University of Wisconsin students staying with Mr and Mrs C W Bloomhall at 2329 Bever Avenue SE during the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Cherry of Tama spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Alfred Durin and were guests of honor at a buffet dinner hosted by Jack and George Durin at their Linden Drive SE home Saturday evening.
Betsy Quarton a freshman at Northwestern University Evanston is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Sumner D Quarton of 514 Sinclair Avenue SE for the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Douglas Kirk of 402 Twenty-fifth Street SE host over the weekend Mrs Kirk s cousin Fred Agnew of Davenport and Miss Day Waterman of Davenport for visits and social time.
John Sawyer of Chicago spends the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James H. Yuill at 725 Nineteenth street SE, visiting the Yuill household.
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