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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1940
Page
10
Ernie Anderson discusses the draft form and its missing status fields. The Gazette recalls a threetime and a half inch pancake incident with Captain Clift, a theatre manager prank over a missing glasses case, and a first football experience for eight year old Patrick Cahill at a recent Coe game.
Miss Lulu Averill at 1120 Second Avenue SE hosts the Cedar Rapids College club meeting next Saturday at 2 15 for book reviews by Elizabeth Dunham Webber of Des Moines. Mrs. Irving L Churchill presides, and reviews include Raleighs Eden The Family The Wave of the Future and The Hawkeyes.
William Gray and Mary F Comstock wed at a Cedar Rapids ceremony with a reception at the Paddock hotel Beatrice guests attended the service and the couple planned a short wedding trip The bride wore a black needle point wool dress and orchids at the reception both families and out of town guests from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Auburn Red Oak Breda and Illinois attended Mrs Enright and Mrs Blackstone attended a four day Council Bluffs meeting after a Cleveland trip by Dr Mulsow and the Presbyterian synodical of Iowa group members attended a Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at Mrs Chermaks home with thirty five in attendance.
Noted soprano Lucy Monroe headlines a benefit for the symphony and details her extensive career. Trained by Estelle Liebling and Queena Marie, she appeared on radio with Palm Olive theater broadcasts and performed in Broadway shows. Monroe’s operatic work includes Hippodrome NY St Louis Opera 1934 37 Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell and a 1937 Metropolitan Opera debut.
The Cedar Rapids Women's Radio Council outlines WMT week programs. Monday at 430 p.m. Candy Dreams sponsored by Junior League with cast including Mrs Eugene C Hoyt and others. Tuesday features New England Sampler book review by Eleanor Early presented by Mrs John T Hecker. Wednesday offers The Sphinx Moth children's hour by Mrs Karl A Stiles. A first children's quiz is planned for Oct 30. questions and answers invited.
Dr John B Magee president of Cornell College will address the Cedar Rapids branch of the American Association of University Women next Thursday at 8 p.m. at 2520 Country Club Parkway SE The topic is The Philosophy of Laughter A brief business meeting will precede the talk and the event was moved from Wednesday due to a Martin Dies lecture at the Memorial Coliseum Hostess chair Mrs Harold R Kolar is assisted by a list of members and guests.
Mr and Mrs M J Donnelly host an open house at 315 Nas sau street SE for their 25th wedding anniversary inviting 125 guests from Cedar Rapids and beyond. Local and out of town guests include Mr and Mrs William Andrews and Bernard Armstrong of Chicago, and Mr and Mrs C H Canfield of Fort Worth who visit with their daughter Miss Dorothy Canfield.
The history and literature department hosts Guest Day on Monday at 2 30 p.m. in the assembly hall with a review of No Hour of History and piano selections. The American home, international relations, current events, philanthropic, and dramatic art departments schedule meetings, picnics, forums, and a luncheon with program topics on home life, military training, international news, and The Man Who Came to Dinner.
The A A U W evening reading group postpones its meeting to Oct 30 at 7 30 p m hosted by Misses Helen and Lydia Hrubesh 1830 E avenue NW for more information call Mrs A C Naibert Wednesday Shakespeare with Mrs Dinwiddie to study Act IV of Richard III at her home 2520 Country Club parkway SE at 2 p m Mrs Harold R Trewin to lead and Mrs Harold J Ross hosts a Friday bridge luncheon at her home 333 Forest drive SE
Cedar Rapids Camp Fire girls complete plans for their fall council fire at Ellis Park next Friday at 4 30 p m. The event will present ranks and long term memberships with new members in service costumes as harvest themes unfold.
Mayflower D A R chapter to mark its sixth anniversary with a Friday luncheon at 1858 Second Avenue SE hosted by Mrs Victor H Hasek. Iowa D A R state regent Mrs C S Von Krog of Eldora to speak on Our American Heritage at 1 PM with Mrs Frederick L Diserens presiding. Attending hostesses named include Mrs George W Corey and others.
Mrs O W Lawrence of Vinton will entertain Chapter II PEO at a 1 p.m. dessert luncheon Monday. Mrs E W Spence will assist.
Guests visiting in local homes include Mrs. Cameron and Mr. Crabbe hosting a weekend house party and a farewell for Mrs. Crabbe's brother-in-law A. W. Keene of Downers Grove. Keene transfers to San Francisco. Mrs. Keene will join later. Others from Downers Grove and Chicago visit or share luncheons with local residents.
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