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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1941
Page
17
A health feature outlines forming a Health Defense club with 20 or more members to share posture improving routines and reducing schedules for overweight girls. It prescribes correct standing, walking, and a Monkey Walk exercise, plus a free leaflet from Dr Mary MacFadyen via The Cedar Rapids Gazette for interested readers.
The Lyra chapter O E S of La Porte City held a candlelight ceremony titled Follow the Gleam in the Masonic hall honoring past worthy matrons and patrons. Mrs Wel don Betts led the event with L F Bailey and committee serving refreshments. The G A A organization held a party for new members with committee chairs listed.
The Williamsburg Presbyterian church women hosted the second annual Teacher-Director school banquet on Wednesday evening. Virginia Shine served as toastmaster while Annabelle Holden Eleanor Hartz Audrey Schulz Richard Kruse Dorothy Tompkins and J. J. McGillicuddy appeared on the program.
A shower dance honored Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan at City Hall on Thursday evening. The dinner club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Kruse on Tuesday evening. Flora Davis and Edward Wirkler won bridge prizes.
Clermont members Mrs. William Larrabee past president of the Iowa Federated clubs Mrs. Martin Nelson district chairman of motion pictures and radio Mrs. Frances Cline and Mrs. R V Brandt attended the district conference of Federated clubs in Manchester on Wednesday. The Woodland Progressive Study club met Tuesday at Mrs. H J Larson’s home and elected Mrs. George Larson leader of home demonstrations Mrs. Alma Anderson as second leader and Mrs. Lloyd Aanes as cooperator.
Delta Thirteen women of Sunday School Class No 9 met Tuesday at Mrs Ella Tresslar home for an old time carpet rag sewing. The class has turned into the church treasury more than 100 dollars this year in earnings. Mrs Mary Hicklin, in the middle eighties, was the oldest woman present.
Miss Ramona Schultz daughter of Mr and Mrs Cr Schultz of Monona and Harlan Krambeer son of Mr and Mrs John Krambeer Jr of Luana were married at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Monona in a double ring ceremony. The couple hosted 150 relatives at a church luncheon. The bride attended Luther College and Cedar Rapids Business College and works as secretary to her father. the groom is a Monona High School graduate employed with Schultz Furniture Co.
Center Point Evangical church members and families held a bridal shower in the church parlors for Mr. and Mrs. Mullinex, formerly Lora Rogers. About 60 attended a mock wedding, with a program and luncheon. A pre-nuptial shower was hosted last week at W. A. Rogers home.
Troy Mills resident Floyd Baty celebrated his seventeenth birthday with ten friends after a Sept 3 auto accident left him hurt. In Monona Agnes Behrens wed William Sullivan at St Patrick’s with Rev Luke Donlon presiding and a Grand cafe reception to follow. Sullivan plans to run the Grand cafe in Monona after a Wisconsin Dells trip.
A list of fraternal and auxiliary group gatherings outlines ritual cancellations and schedule changes. Meetings include Women of the Moose, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Ladies auxiliary to V F W, Tirzah Society, Hesperian Club, Home Rebekah, Valley Camp R N A, Grand Army Ladies, and other orders with times and places in the city.
Anne Adams Pattern 4754 offers two feminine afternoon looks with a tailored shirtwaist bodice and dirnd skirt or a draped bodice with Jow waist and double tiered skirt. Pattern 4831 covers sizes 12 to 20, size 16 needing 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Mail 15 cents per pattern to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York.
Polk study group opens Mrs. Harry Strother's home Wednesday at 2 p.m. Garfield and Roosevelt P T A meet at 2 30 p.m. Lincoln group topics include Defense Begins at Home with a 1 30 p.m. executive meeting. Miss Mildred Damon wed Saturday. shower hosted by Mrs. Ralph Damon. five hundred prizes awarded to three women.
Hazleton faculty and former staff gathered at a Littleton cabin to honor Dorothy Rundle on her birthday, mark the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Grier, and note Walter Knapp's release from Carga Polk Louisiana.
Grace Trego Williams publicity secretary announces a county institute of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the Presbyterian church of Jesup Tuesday at 10 a.m. Nellie Ludwig reports on the state convention and Paul R. Brown of the Jesup Methodist church will give the afternoon address. A favorite dish luncheon will be served.
Mrs Henry Aherns of Iowa township announces the engagement and coming marriage of her daughter Dorothea of Iowa City to Erwin Ochaterberg of Aconto Nebraska. The wedding is set for October 26 at the St Lutheran church in Iowa township. The Women's Relief Corps district No 2 held its annual convention in Oxford with 108 in attendance led by Department President Nora Reinhardt of Waverly and department patriotic instructor Carolyn Hanscom of Marion.
Volga City Mr and Mrs William J Glen announce the engagement of Doris Marie to John Wiley son of Mr and Mrs J J Wiley of Littleport. The wedding is planned for Sacred Heart church late this month.
Mid October note extolls cushion chrysanthemums as a major fall garden improvement with a tall 16 to 20 inch height and 20 to 25 inch spread. Colors range from white to mahogany bronze with a velvety red semi double variety. The piece urges August planting, storage, and spring replanting tips for hardy display and year round jardin care.
West Union Mrs Ida Mattocks and Mrs T H Sturch were honored at a Birthday club gathering at Mrs Mattocks home. Picnic supper served to 25. A luncheon and shower for Miss Daryl Breckner included guests from Clermont Detroit Arlington Hawkeye West Union and more. Miss Hazel Patterson was feted by Mrs Dale Young. she will marry Gerald Johnson of West Union.
Mount Auburn PTA will meet Monday evening at the schoolhouse with Ray Eggert of Waterloo as speaker and Henry Lassen with a five piece Hawaiian orchestra. A basket lunch will be served. The Cedar Township Farm Bureau meets Tuesday at the George Bradstream home with Miss Ann Nygaard in charge. Wednesday afternoon the annual tea by the Farm Bureau women will be at the Bradstream home.
Announcement reports the marriage of Miss Marjorie Gilroy to Capt. T. R. Howe in Los Angeles on September 22 with a La Jolla home planned. It notes the bride’s local roots, nursing training, and Air Lines work. Other items cover birthday party, local wedding, dances, showers, farewells, and bridge events in Lost Nation.
Ossian resident Mrs. John Staska was surprised at her home Wednesday for her fourteenth birthday as fourteen guests attended. Card honors went to Dena Lee, Mrs. Melvin Holten and Mrs. Funke. Separately, Mrs. Tom Collins hosted twenty guests at her birthday gathering on Wednesday.
Miss Ella Rolvaag of Luther College faculty will present Experiences as a Student in Norway to the Luther college women's club at the First Lutheran church Tuesday. Elaine Mickelson and Esther Ulvilden will perform musical selections as hosts and hostesses coordinate the event.
Webster Miss May Van Tyle celebrated her birthday with her Sunday school class Tuesday evening. The Webster Woman's club met Wednesday with Nellie Starry and Ina Bliss of Sigourney assisting. Program featured Ruth Snakenberg, Nellie Bowman, May Van Tyle and Ada Johnson. Mrs Edward L Horat received a miscellaneous shower Wednesday at Roy Burdine home with Ella and May Roby, Lena Kitzman, Mrs Harold Stroble and Mrs Glenn Brock of Cedar Rapids as hostesses. Forty attended.
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