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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1940
Page
13
Mrs C S Woodward houses about 20000 buttons at 306 Nineteenth Street SE with 3655 antiques and 3175 pearls. She has found antique buttons in 132 friends’ boxes and plans to sort them in fall, dedicating groups like pearls, silver, red, and panty waist buttons for future sewing projects.
Gertrude Brown and Roy Folkerts prepare for an upcoming fall wedding after a shower hosted by H P Hanna and Glen Russell and a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs H F Folkerts. Card games are set for Wednesday at the Vapsipinicon Country Club with organizers Frazer Hanson Plath Ies sen Frank and Croley. A speech class recital at the Methodist church featured Helen Wortman Anne Sherman Peggy Dow ning Betty Mae Corwin Barbara Smith and Nancy Delahonke.
Brandon Boy Scouts surprised the Rev Otis Moore at his home to honor his fifty ninth birthday. Moore, acting scoutmaster, will leave at year end to move to New York. A farewell for him and Mrs Moore and their two daughters Alison and Mary Fl Jen followed at the Weekoff home by the Tri M u Sunday school class.
Forty eight attended the Legion and auxiliary monthly picnic at the club rooms on Tuesday. Bonny Jean Holscher marked her fifteenth birthday with a party joined by Virginia Konzen Marie Konzen Geraldine Primus Marilyn Gibbs Donna Diech Phyllis Thompson Violet Kodine Mildred Hunt and Betty Nebel.
Community events highlight Labor Day activities at Mount Vernon and area churches. A final club season dinner and golf tournament finals are noted, with other social gatherings including a Methodist district picnic, a Wilton wedding, farewell parties for Eleanor Humes, and a Palisades Rumble reunion dinner at the club house. The article records multiple social engagements, hostesses, attendees, and personal milestones around Mount Vernon and nearby towns.
Decorah reports three weddings at St Bridget s in Bluffton and Decorah Lutheran church. Adeline Wilhelm and Arnold Sobolik wed with Cedar Rapids ties. Arlyne Haugen and Charles Seaton married at Canoe Ridge. Marion Seegmiller and Arlin Matter to unite at Decorah Lutheran church.
Mr and Mrs T J Lane mark their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their La Porte City residence. Married in Waterloo on Sept 3 1885 they have resided in La Porte City Cedar Rapids and Brandon. They have three sons Will George and Edward.
Central City residents joined Mrs Beverly Butters for a Tuesday party honoring Bebe on her fourth birthday. A picnic at Thomas Park Marion today will honor former Central City resident Mrs Roy Long of Omaha with Kill Kare club alumni expected. The street dance, postponed by rain, occurred Saturday with proceeds funding new band uniforms. Nellie Enabait and Bernard Pratt announce engagement and Oct. 12 wedding at Jordan's Grove church, to take place on a farm south of Central City.
Whittier residents hosted multiple gatherings this week. Donald Lassen and family welcomed three families for Sunday supper. Ernest McGrew and relatives celebrated Merle’s birthday Wednesday. Don ald Lassen's home hosted Joan Lassen's third birthday party Monday.
Ossian Mrs A F Dessel and daughters hosted a shower Thursday for Gladys Juen who will wed Monday. Twenty two attended. Mrs Ingrid Saboe and daughter Cora hosted twelve guests at luncheon Tuesday. Mrs C H Gilbert gave a dinner Thursday for her niece Betty Joyce Gilbert who is moving to Waukon.
Coggan civic and church groups hosted showers for Irene Montgomery and Francis Hoag noted. A Sunday school class honored Montgomery with a party. Business men held a chicken fry at Haars grove. Legion auxiliary and Christian Aid met. plans for a church homecoming were made. Several social groups met at various local venues including Central City park and Marion park.
The Hearthstone club observed its fifty first anniversary at Irene Schubert's home with Polly Daniel and Esther Schultz assisting. A reception is planned for Sept. 10 at Pearl Bowman's home with Zea Schultz Elfrieda Burrichter and Velma Ruggenberg in charge. Community band and families held their annual dance at Legion hall. a Christmas holiday dance is planned. Mrs. Clyde Edwards' sister, the recent bride, was hosted by Mesdames Roger Brown and Kenneth Walker. Mesdames Dwight Ales and Henry Rohling hosted a shower for Mrs Wayne Rohling. Mrs W C Mohl hosted the Norwegian Whist club.
Mrs Emma Shimerda hosted dinner for visitors Mrs James Alexander of New Orleans and Mrs Ernest Morgan of New Roads as Mrs George Shimerda entertained Tuesday. A stag party at Bronson cabin honored Frank Zamistil who weds Wilma Sieveka of Wyoming. Thomas Eichorn, 76, celebrated at home. born in Germany, married Catherine Broderson in 1895. Families of Cubbage and Rehmke noted. various clubs held gatherings and picnics through the week.
West Branch Cedar county bankers were guests at a steak fry hosted by Mr. and Mrs. F L Pearson. Mrs A K Zalesky entertained the Standard Bearer group to plan the annual rushing party set at Jean Carran's home.
Center Junction Beta Noah hosted a dinner at the Arnold Upland home for young women bound for college teaching positions. Place cards listed colleges and towns. Miss Noah, with Imogene Chase and Ruth McNeilly, also entertained the Presbyterian Sunday school primary at the same home.
Miss Minnie Whiting 71 of Cedar Rapids knit 16 sweaters since June 24 for European war refugees. She averages two six year old size sweaters weekly, knitting four inches per hour and finishing a sweater in two and a half days. Red Cross has shipped 200 sweaters from Cedar Rapids to Washington since June.
The Priscilla club gathered Thursday with Mrs. Iowa Lentz as host. Mesdames Maude Chidester and Angeline Gordon directed the entertainment for the event in North Liberty Iowa.
In Blairstown a double wedding at the Presbyterian manse tied Marjorie Neiland to Earl Radeke and Rozella Thompson to Charles Radcke. The Rev J B C Peck officiated. both couples plan to reside on local farms with families nearby. Helen Hughes of Sioux City visits the Brighers over Labor Day weekend.
Kathryn Gassen daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gassen became the bride of Stanley Kula in a Wednesday ceremony at St Patrick s church Anamosa Rev P J Behan officiated Mrs Emlin McNamara sang with Jack Farmer as pianist Dorothy Gassen sister of the bride served as maid of honor Albert Lee Kula attended his brother The bride had worked for Bell Telephone since graduation and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Albert C Kula of Prairieburg He graduated Central City high school and works for Klinger Paint and Paper in Clinton
Adeline Wilhelm of West Union wed Arnold Sobnick of Calmar in a Bluffton ceremony officiated by Rev. Bohr at St. Bridget’s Catholic church. Attendants included bride’s sister Mrs. Leo Baum of Cedar Rapids with best man Mr. Baum. A 32-relatives luncheon followed at the Wilhelm home in Burr Oak. The Soboliks plan to reside in Cedar Rapids after September 15.
The week featured courtesy dinners hosted by the Shermans for guests from Mitchell and Iowa City, and by the Roberts for Mrs Stef ferud’s family from Arlington Virginia. Women from Farm Bureau gathered for a fish fry at the lower Palisades, and Presbyterian missionary society members, led by Mrs Waln and Mrs Wiley, met for a discussion. The Booster Club announced a Tuesday meeting in the high school auditorium.
Mrs Freda Darling chairs the hostess committee for the Oneots Golf and Country Club monthly dinner in Decorah. Members include Mesdames Myrtie Baker Ruby Graham Ruth Evanson Bernice Kitchell Adel Biermann Dagne Ingvoldstad Nelle Paine Ila Parman Kate Symonds Lizzie Waterbury George Frazier Merle Knight Pauline Weis Myrtle Stringer Monnie and Anna Whalen.
Ernest Montague of Iowa City observed a birthday with a dinner at his parents home Mr and Mrs Archie Montague in Norway. The Norway Cemetery association held its annual picnic at the town park on Thursday.
The Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters met in St Patrick’s auditorium Monday with Ella Harrington Blanche Womachil and Mary Lefebvre as hostesses. Plans were made for the annual picnic Sept 8 at Bever park pavilion in Cedar Rapids. Winifred Kettlesen of Sigourney visiting at A D Schoff home was honored when 30 friends were invited to spend Saturday there. Friends hosted Mary Ellen McDonald prior to her move to Cedar Rapids. The C T T club was entertained Friday by Mrs J T Wherry and Winifred Wherry.
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