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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1939
Page
17
A Saturday night scene at a hospital follows expectant fathers and nurses as a surgeon notes an upset Northwestern game. The column then shifts to light vignettes about termites jokes, a scaffolding fall, stamp collectors, a jail incident with developer, and humorous mixups in art class and theater notices.
At the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club general meeting on Monday at 2 30 p m dean C Vin White of the University of Dubuque seminary will speak on A Youngster and a Tree. The event includes honors for three youths and dues collection deadlines.
Alumni from Coe College and affiliated groups gathered in Cedar Rapids for a weekend of festivities. Kappa Delta and other sororities hosted dinners and buffets with football themes to honor alumnae, featuring toastmasters and pledges, while Alpha Gamma Delta and Chi Omega held homecoming spreads at local venues with tables decorated for autumn and Halloween motifs.
Mrs Helen FP Gent of Our Lady of Proul has received an invitation and will attend the state convention of the D of I. A mass will be celebrated at Pauls church. A luncheon is set for 12 20 at the Burlington hotel followed by an afternoon business session and dinner at 6 30. Reservations to Louise Gilbycart 407 Smith Tenth Street Burlington by Oct 26.
The Daughters of Isabella final Merry-Go-Round bridge event is set for Friday at 7 45 p m in the Glow recom of the Gas company.unit No 6 led by co chairs Kathryn Pogge and Gladyce Getz will provide entertainment. Twenty five tables for bridge. reservations via committee members. Favors prizes and refreshments.
The Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae group will gather Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 2618 Bever avenue SE, hostesses named. New officers are Mrs. G. Swaney president Miss Alice Snyder vice president Leone Burgert secretary Mrs Otto Schluter treasurer and social chair man Mrs. David G Bleakley executive council chairman with council members listed.
Miss Merri Frances Bucknell hosted a birthday dinner for Miss Jene White at the Bucknell home on 13000 avenue NE. Attending were Miss Kathleen McGladrey and Miss Dorothy Daniels among others.
The wedding of Miss McMillan and Mr. Sivertsen took place with a gardenia corsage for the bride and reception for fifty at the Roosevelt hotel Florentine room. After Nov 1 the couple will reside in Minneapolis where both attended the University of Minnesota and belong to Kappa Kappa Gamma and Psi Upsilon. Out of town guests included relatives from St Paul and Minneapolis. Chapter DK of P E O meets Monday at 8 pm at Mrs Belle Butterfield's home with plans by Miss Helen Hibnes and Mrs R W Black.
Mr. and Mrs. Moray L. Eby of 1956 First avenue E entertain as weekend guests Mr. Frank Eby and Mrs. Eby of Marengo.
The First Congregational church will host its harvest home dinner Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the church dining room with the Mary Owens Tufts circle in charge of the dining area and the Clara Bistine circle handling kitchen duties The Rev Williams Jacobs will be toastmaster and the Rev Marion H Williams will deliver an address Mrs Clyde Sanborn with accompanist Mrs Ed Lee will sing several selections Reservations are due by Monday morning with Mrs Oxley 2 1615 At Palisades state park last evening Mr and Mrs Henry E Holscher hosted a picnic dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Donald W Kleitsch who plan to move to St Louis Others sharing the courtesy were Mr and Mrs E W Sommer Mr and Mrs Richard Jones Mr and Mrs Harold R Mowrey and Mr and Mrs Walter L Musker Mrs L B Berg of Council Bluffs visits with Mr and Mrs W R Boyd for the weekend Supt Berg of the Council Bluffs school for the deaf leaves for a national convention in Washington DC He will attend the convention after visiting the Boyds Ed ward LaPlante and his parents Mr and Mrs Charles M Daniel Davenport spend the weekend with their relatives Mr and Mrs E W LaPlante and Mr and Mrs O H Daniel
Tryouts for the Junior League of Cedar Rapids production Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates will be held Monday at 1 30 p.m. at the home of theater chairman Mrs Edward M Soboda Jr 555 Knollwood Drive SE. Also notes of residents spending weekends away and guests visiting are listed.
Mrs. S. W. Wilder hosts the Cedar Rapids College Club meeting at 2 p.m. next Saturday with Edith Dunham Webber of Des Moines reviewing four books including Children of God and The Star Spangled Virgin. Readers M. S. Hallman and C. N. Fisher assist with group sessions and guests attend local events.
The Tuesday Study club plans a meeting at 2006 Meadowbrook Drive SE with Mrs. J M Henry. Mrs J J Hall will present current events and Mrs R M De Castello will review Nora Waln’s Reaching for the Stars. Mrs Arthur Poe hosts Junior Art club Monday at 2 45 p.m.
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