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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1941
Page
14
Mary Manners advises that simple hospitality suffices for entertaining and that the gesture matters more than elaborate events. In responses to readers, she suggests sharing attention among peers to boost popularity and recommends giving another chance to a rejected date, noting the impact of unexpressed feelings.
Miss Mina Hoppe of Toledo was guest of honor at a Monday evening surprise party at the Ox Yoke. She had visited at the Robert Hergert home for several days. Hostesses Mrs. Wilbur Robbie and Mrs. George Selzer arranged a farewell at the Selzer home for Misses Wilma and Helen Moershel, who depart Nov 3 for Des Moines to attend Capital City Commercial college. bridge was played and refreshments served.
Miss Virginia Wright and Burrill Peterson were wed Saturday in Randolph Heights Presbyterian Church St. Paul by Rev J C Krebs. Attendants were Mrs Dewey Tatro Decorah and Stanley Peterson St Paul. A wedding dinner followed at the St Paul hotel. The bridegroom is an Iowa bar admit 1940 with service in the Highway Patrol and Central States Power and Light. the couple will reside in St Paul.
West Branch social calendar features Peggy Yoder’s birthday after school party with nine guests. Local families host dinners for visitors from Philadelphia Denver Iowa City and military circles. Teachers entertain East and West grade mothers. anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Peterson. several luncheon guests and out of town visitors noted. Evelyn Sieger and William Hupp announce Kansas City wedding in Fort Riley connection. Hupp previously worked at Hupp Electric Motors before Army service.
Anamosa ladies Mrs. George Fegan Mrs. Leigh Pearson and Mrs. Cecil Wilson hosted a Tuesday bridge luncheon at the American Legion hall with ten tables. High score went to Mrs. W E Foley followed by Mrs. Ed Wressell of Chicago and Mrs. Howard Chipman. Sheriff and Mrs. Henry Eichhorn hosted a dinner bridge Tuesday evening for Wyoming friends with prizes won by Mrs. Ernest Rohwedder and Albert Rohwedder. Members of the B P W club were mentioned.
Community room at the courthouse hosted a Halloween party organized by Misses Foley and McCrea along with Mrs Nellie Rummell and Mrs Bess E Sherman. A Halloween dance followed at the Monticello club house with a hosting committee of Mr and Mrs James Maurice, Mr and Mrs William Shaffer, Mr and Mrs Ben Cotton and Mr and Mrs Glenn Hargrave. New Monticello Business and Professional Women’s Club members were named, including Mrs Maisie Redding and Ruth Roberts among others, with additional new members listed. Mrs E G Hicks and Mrs Frank Hayden hosted in honor of Miss Edna Schoonover of Los Angeles, with out-of-town guests Miss Jessie Fawcett and Miss Katharine Perley Present.
Coggon Past Matrons circle met Tuesday at Mrs James Freeman home where officers were installed by Mrs Nina Ellis and Mrs Dorothy French: President Garnet Main Vice President Dora Haines and Secretary Treasurer Ruth Hill. Mrs Roy Chismore hosted Thursday evening honoring the birth anniversaries of Mr Chismore and W J Montgomery. Five hundred was played.
Center Junction Mr and Mrs F L Himebaugh entertained at a birthday dinner Thursday honoring their daughter Helen a senior at Cornell College. Sharing the courtesy were Clare Slagle Molly Granger Ella Warton Nancy Hobson and Helen Isace all Cornell students.
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