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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1940

Page

11

Three New Active Members For Beethoven Club

Beethoven club adds three new active members Mrs Alfred Heinrich Mrs Everett Beatty and Mrs Paul Miner after auditions last Tuesday in the YWCA clubrooms Heinrich a pianist and vocalist studied in Cedar Rapids Fairfield and Milwaukee along with a long recital and choir history Beatty a Cornell College graduate and music teacher from Shellsburg has taught in Iowa and Illinois Miner a violin major from Theodore Lindsberg College of Music has studied voice and with Chicago and Corpus Christi mentors.

Alfred Heinrich Everett Beatty Paul Miner Beethoven Club Heinrich Miner Beatty E Avenue NE Marie Matchet Cedar Rapids Jennie Gatlin Parsons College Fairfield Zion Evangelical Church of Methodist Church Choir Guide Rock Ernest Lee Ralph Leo Wallace Bixby Opalee Barnard Lulu Engelman Welty John D. Anello Milwaukee Grace Huddle Lockhoff Coe College Europe England France Italy Holland Belgium Switzerland Mrs. Beatty Shellsburg Cornell College University of Iowa Northwestern University Iowa Illinois Third Avenue SE Theodore Lindsberg College of Music Northwest Missouri State Teachers College Bernhardt Bronson Herman N. Schuster Claude Newcomb Jessica Borthwick Chicago Madame Ensworth Corpus Christi Tex Ruth Engstrom Marion Everett Wood Nineteenth Street NE Homer White Twenty Third Street Drive J. E. Young Crescent Street SE

FA Honors Phyllis Ann Sheneberger At Shower Party

Mrs Donald F Winters hosted a misc shower at her mother Mrs Jennie B Sheneberger s home honoring Phyllis Ann Sheneberger bride elect of William H Rice Many friends and relatives attended including Nadine Ruth Subotnik Margaret Batten Josephine Thill Ruby Sheneberger Anne Winters and numerous others The notice also lists a 12th birthday celebration for Suzanne Combs and an engagement announcement for Tucille Strohman to Keith Larson with a Nashua wedding planned at the Little Brown Church.

Donald F. Winters Jennie B. Sheneberger Ninth Avenue Phyllis Ann Sheneberger William H. Rice Nadine Ruth Subotnik Margaret Batten Josephine Thill Ruby Sheneberger Anne Winters Ed F. Weingard Ernest Tabor Flora Sheneberger Henry Malek William Legg Thirty-third Street Drive Tucille Strohman Keith Larson Ollie Larson Seventh Avenue Little Brown Church Nashua

Newcomers To Be Feted Thursday At Bridge Tea

All newcomers to the city are invited to a bridge tea next Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 30 in the Roosevelt hotel ballroom. The Newcomers' club committee members are Mesdames Donald L. Cross Carl W Suttner Fred A Bogart Harriet Brinkman Quincy Kemper and C Altermatt.

Roosevelt Hotel Donald L. Cross Carl W . Suttner Fred A Bogart Harriet Brinkman Quincy Kemper C. Altermatt

Women In Sports Symposium At Roosevelt Hotel

The Business and Professional Women club held a symposium themed Women at Play at the Roosevelt hotel last Tuesday with Imogene Emery in charge. Alice Peters spoke on women in sports up to the gay nineties, Merle Herris discussed post nineties athletic development, followed by a fashion show of sport costumes and a questionnaire on favorite sports.

Business and Professional Womens Club Roosevelt Hotel Imogene Emery Alice Peters St. Lukes Hospital Merle Herris Alice Cejka Viola Drapela Leona Jancsovsky Elizabeth Hodson Elsie Steffa Lucille Marjorie Harris

North eastern Iowa Woodmen Circle District Convention Held in Waterloo

About 100 members from ten towns attended the sixth annual North eastern Iowa district convention of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle at the Hotel President in Waterloo. Cedar Rapids delegates included Emma Taylor Carrie Kouba Mrs A Smith and Edna Reynolds. District officers elected include President Mrs Jessie Curtis of Mason City and adviser Mrs C B Kouba of Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle Waterloo Cedar Rapids Emma C. Taylor Carrie Kouba A. Smith Edna Reynolds Jessie Curtis Mason City C. B Kouba Amelia Holley Howett Cresco Cedar Bessie Bachman Charlotte Scholz Des Moines

Diverse Iowa Event Schedule Preview Across Cities

A compact rundown of public talks concerts sports and conventions across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Davenport Marengo Marion Independence Riverside Iowa City Fairfield and other locations. Notable items include H M Gage speech at Coe College 4 pm Waterloo archery and city tournament 9 am, Luther King concert at East High, Iowa Hairdressers convention in Davenport, Henry A Wallace arrival in Marquette Monona talk, and ISU homecoming Iowa vs Oklahoma.

Cedar Rapids H. M Gage Coe College Waterloo Black Hawk County Gates Park Universalist Church Luther King East High School Davenport Iowa Marengo Beth L. Wellman Iowa Welfare Research Station SUI Waterloo Symphony Orchestra West High Marquette Henry A. Wallace Monona Decorah Iowa City—University Pierre van Paa Macbride Harold E Statsen Kathleen Norris Stassen Memorial Coliseum Norris Marion David I Berger Taiin County First Methodist Church Independence Riverside Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College Charles City American Legion Iowa City Baceman John McGenchen Chamber of Old Capitol

Miss Sullivan Honored at Pre Nuptial Party in Tea Room

The Commonwealth tea room hosted a Thursday evening pre nuptial party honoring Miss Marie Sullivan who became the bride of C J Englert of Iowa City yesterday. Miss Bertha Demasco led the event with a gift to the honoree and bridge was played with guests including Mrs H J Me.

Harley McDowell Thirty-third Street John David McDowell U. S. Army Fort Des Moines Wilmer McDowell Ralph Mertens H. G. Southerland W. McDowell Mary Knowles Velma Southerland Laura Williams Bonnie Lee Southerland Eldon Thompson Eugene Stewart Joe Knowles Bob Stephenson Bob Cain Melvin Couser David Northcutt Harry Southerland Herb North Howard M. Thompson Laurence Rech Clara Weber Iowa City T. Z. Cook Commonwealth Tea Room Bertha Demasco Marie Sullivan C J Englert H J. Me

Nally of Chicago Leads Notable Names List

Mrs Forrest C Zody and the Misses Adeline Effiott Talhan Frante Agnes Powers Mars Gibson Claire Vielkenna and Dorothy Alt appear among a group of Chicago notables. The fragment notes several women connected to social circles and local events.

Miss Dunlap and Rice to Be Honored at Supper

Mr and Mrs W E Jenkinson host a buffet supper at 1804 Highey Avenue SE to honor Miss Jane Dunlap and John C Rice, whose marriage is planned for next Saturday. Guests will be greeted amid autumn flowers and yellow light, with a group gift presented to the couple.

W . E Jenkinson Highey Avenue SE Jane Dunlap John C. Rice Forrest Smith Ford Smith Megs Arthur Swarzentruber Beth Mahannah Fourth Avenue SE Dunlap Mies Florence Martin Avenue NF

Local Girls Attend Y W C A Business Conference

Twenty five Cedar Rapids YWCA girls traveled to Burlington for a week long conference on business and industrial topics. Leaders Miss Marguerite Stein and several Business Girls and Industrial League members attended, with trips planned to Elgin and Chicago after the event.

Business Conference of Y. W Dar Rapids WCA Burlington Buenese and Industrial Marguerite Stein General Secie Asv Y. Wca Atroady Doro- WN John Jone Donna Kelly Waxine Max Mare Way House Wetha Smith Maxine Kinley Frances Mr Fall Billie Kutchera Ruth Jass Pauline Ford Doris Smith Jane McLemore League Mable Martina Osgeler Betty Jones Emeline Ratcliffe Helen Gable Sven Engleden Mariana Saoetroo Lette Priborsky Margaret Wilams Irene Walker Fimense Willams Ruth Mee Quaker Oats Club

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