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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1940

Page

9

Beatrice Becomes Beatrice Bride of William O Gray

Mary Comstock and William O Gray wed at Centenary Methodist church Beatrice Neb with Imogene Scamman organist and a Beatrice attendant Mrs Wil lia H Ricke in green velvet. The ceremony followed by autumn leaf decor and pale yellow chrysanthemums.

Imogene Scamman Venice Willia H. Ricke Beatrice Florence Comstock Chicago William E. Comstock Auburn William O. Gray C. O. Gray Vernon Drive Cedar Rapids Centenary Methodist Church Neb Louis H. Kaub Basel Mary

Miss Dunshee Hosts Dance and Slumber Party Weekend

Miss Georganne Dunshee hosted a dancing party Friday evening at her home with a buffet supper a slumber party and breakfast. Attendees included Diane Marshall Betsy Blaise Martha Lou Smith Joanne VanCleve Kathryn Barngrover Katharine Safely Jean Ann Coler Winnifred Hargrave and Blair Lines. A family dinner today at Cedar Rapids Country Club will be hosted by Mrs Haven Y Simmons and Mrs John Montague Ely with guests Mrs Ely Weare of Chicago Mr and Mrs Buel Weare of Des Moines and their daughter Molly.

Georganne Dunshee Walter E. Dunshee First Avenue E Diane Marshall Betsy Blaise Martha Lou Smith Joanne VanCleve Kathryn Barngrover Katharine Safely Jean Ann Coler Winnifred Hargrave Blair Lines Cedar Rapids Country Club Haven Y. Simmons Twenty-second Street John Montague Ely First Avenue Ely Weare Chicago Buel Weare Des Moines Molly

Lucy Monroe to Sing At Cedar Rapids Symphony Benefit

Lucy Monroe will travel from New York to Cedar Rapids to sing as the guest soloist at the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra fourth annual benefit concert at Memorial Coliseum. The lyric soprano will fly in the day of the concert on November 7 and return to New York the next day. The event funds the orchestra’s free concerts and has featured noted artists in prior years. Professor Joseph H. Kitchin conducts, and Dr Morris B. Katzoff heads the orchestra.

Lucy Monroe Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Herbert Gould Des Moines John Carter Metropolitan Opera Joseph H. Kitchin Morris B. Katzoff

Ladies' Literary club hosts and society notices

Mrs. J. M. Dinwiddie hosts a Ladies' Literary club gathering at 2166 Blake boulevard SE with Mrs. Frederick G. Murray leading a program on Great American Humorists. Social events include a Meadowbrook farm buffet for visiting Hillier relatives and a bridge dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ristine. Upcoming asides cover travel, concerts, and a Lindenwood College wedding in St. Charles Missouri.

Robert Little Blake Boulevard Ladies’ Literary Club Frederick G. Murray H. C. Houghton, Jr Red Oak Horace Deemer Houghton Frances LaVerne Shepard St. Louis Lillie P. Roemer Lindenwood College St. Charles

Needlework Guild Receives Garments For Distribution

City residents donate warm clothing through the Needlework Guild as it prepares for winter. Branch president Mrs. E P Ristedt notes final contributions are due October 30 and asks helpers to include donor names with packages.

Needlework Guild E. P. Ristedt

Sandoe Jordan To Wed Betsy Quarton

Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Betsy Quarton to William Sandoe Jordan is issued by her parents Mr and Mrs Sumner D Quarton of 514 Indian Road SE. The couple plans a November wedding at the bride’s home in Cedar Rapids. Betsy is a Stanford graduate and junior league provisional, William Jordan a Northwestern and Iowa Law graduate with law practice.

Betsy Quarton William Sandoe Jordan Miss Quarton Sumner D Quarton Indian Road Jordan Carl F Jordan Linden Drive Miss Madeira Washington University of Iowa Cedar Rapids

Walking The Dog Daily Hikes With Pet and Owner Pairs

Daily hikes with dogs and their enthusiastic mistresses. Duffy the Irish terrier of Mrs. Rockey T. Newton and daughter Joan. Punch the collie-shepherd of Mrs. J. M. Dinwiddie. Tuffy the English bulldog of Miss Constance Sheridan. The pets show lively, friendly behavior during afternoon walks.

Duffy Rockey T. Newton Joan J. M. Dinwiddie Punch Tuffy Connie

Out of Town Guests Stay in Cedar Rapids Homes

Cedar Rapids hosts visitors from Newfoundland Arizona California and Wisconsin as locals host tea dinners and club gatherings at homes and at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Marvin Cone attends a Midwest arts conference in Madison Wisconsin.

C.R. Homes Marvin D Cone Madison Wis Mr Cone Cre College

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Mary Comstock Wm. O. Gray Patricia Comstock Ricke George N. Harless Mr. Gray B. D. Silliman Ernest Rasmussen Miss Dunshee Mesdames Ely Summons Gazette Joan and Dutty Constance Sheridan Wes Finek Photo Mrs. Little Guy Hilliers Don Hilliers Guy E. Hillier Meadowbrook Drive Meadowbrook Donald E. Hillier Lancaster, Pa Ristines Henry Ristine Crescent Street Bridge Club John F. Byrne Forest Drive Blake Hart Toledo Ohio New York City East New York Byrne Charles Myers San Francisco Town Hall Mr. Myers Rochester, Minn Rochester Minn James E. Blake Sutherland C. Dows Twenty Seventh Street Drive Henrietta Dows Deemer Houghton Miss Shepard Montrose Hotel B. L. Jackson Ambroz Roy E. Curray Edward H. Files Kitchin Clark A Beems R. D. Taylor Jackson Mr. Curray James Killian S. E. Coquillette P. F. Keehn Frank K. Hahn William J. Rinderknecht Eugene M. Pinney Paul Norager Helen Keith Carl N. Ettinger J. J. Hervert S. W. Wilder Eleanor Taylor Files Beems B. A. Barlow A. L. Taylor Hahn Wilder Miss Taylor Miss Monroe New Yorker Dwight Wiman Wes Panek Sandoe Jordan Sumner PD. Quarton Indian Road SE Harold Quarton St. John’s Newfoundland Quarton Charles, Jr Sally Haven Y von Lackums California H. B. Boies van Nuys Calif J. K. von Lackum Twenty-third Street K. D. Spears R. D Spears Twenty-fifth Street Drive Spears H. E. Boyd Harry E. Bo Marvin Cone Madison Art Meeting
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