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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1939
Page
20
A column surveys Ernest Vincent Wright and his 50 000 word novel without the letter E. Readers debate e free writing while editors mock faulty linotype proofs and editorial quirks surface in a collage of community notes.
Readers chronicle extended weekend travels by local families and couples to Madison for the Iowa Wisconsin game and to Evanston for Northwestern homecoming. The report lists dozens of residents visiting friends, relatives, and alumni, plus trips to Ames for Iowa State events and a Michigan Yale clash.
Members of the Beethoven club staged a burlesque of Faust at a Cedar Rapids Country club party. Performers included Alma Turechek Siebel Gladys Hanisch Barger Mephistopheles Ruth Ebling Massey Faust Cora Capes Fisher Marguerita and Esther Glass Hill Martha. A highlight featured Mrs Fisher lifting a portable window blind to project a dramatic sigh across the ballroom.
Camp Fire guardians prepare for a three day training camp with separate sessions for new and experienced guardians. Sessions cover program planning child psychology history seven crafts ranks and ceremonies at First Presbyterian and St. Pauls churches in Cedar Rapids. Handcraft classes run six weeks starting Nov 6 and a needed display of Needlework Guild garments is planned.
Social notices list several residents hosting events including Mr and Mrs Delzell, Mr and Mrs H E Olerich, and Mr and Mrs Hal J Ferguson at their homes for dinners, a Halloween style masquerade picnic, and a Cedar Rapids Country club gathering. Ruth Plass named to Stephens college honor list for scholastic achievement.
Cedar Rapids Woman's club art department designates Wednesday as art department day for Mrs W A Montgomery open house exhibit featuring 32 canvases completed this year. She studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and with notable artists and has had works shown in Iowa salons and federation exhibits. Open house at her home 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm daily except Sunday evening. Nov 2 is art association day and Nov 3 is D A R day. Officers of the department are listed.
Kathryn Meskel of Cedar Rapids wed J Burdette Wilson of Waterloo at the Holy Name parsonage West Union officiated by Rev Father Roche. The couple plans to reside at 433 East Pine Waterloo after a brief honeymoon. Mrs Wilson attended Clarke college. Mr Wilson attended Coe college and belongs to Phi Alpha Pi. Out of town guests included J E Wilson Stanwood Ill Beth Wilson Streator Ill and Robert Beebe Scranton.
The Fillmore P T A will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the school to study the June July issue of the national parent teacher magazine. Miss Afton Smith of the University of Iowa Child Welfare Research department will address chairmen and leaders Tuesday at 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Y W C A.
Mrs Vernon E Lichtenstein will host Martha Marquis circle luncheon Thursday at 1 p m at her home 2235 B avenue NE The O F E S auxiliary to the Children s Home will meet Wednesday at 1 p m for a picnic luncheon at the Home 519 Fifteenth Street NE Hostesses include Mrs W F Sarset assisted by Mesdames W C Drager Fred Bishop and Bessie Pierson Special Girl Scout honor Margaret Ann Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Cook 8020 Avenue NW earned the Golden Eaglet award for outstanding achievement Miss Cook was among 11 Sioux City girls so honored Members of the nursery auxiliary to the Children s Home will have a 1 p m picnic Thursday at Mrs Milo Simanck 1756 Mallory Street SW Mr and Mrs Murray Booker of Fort Smith Ark and daughter Beulah visit Mr and Mrs George Wessale 159 Wilson Avenue SW this weekend.
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