Miss McClurkin Receives Dessert Party Before Wededding
Miss Melba McClurkin honored with a dessert party Wednesday night at Commonwealth tea room by Wilson company office girls. She will wed Howard H. Henderson Saturday at Morning Sun. Attendees included Margaret Hanzelka Ruth Cornwall LeDonia Asmussen Marie Soukup Regena French Alice Kelley Marguerite Smith Grace Denny Pearl Holmes Isabel DeMers Lenore Humble Wilma Chehak Maxine Bendorf Irene Schneider Jessie Stusak Katheryn Holmes Helen Busch Leone Fatka Winnie Rodrick Frances Niles and Mrs Sulia Odell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba McClurkin
Commonwealth Tea Room
Wilson Company
Katheryn Holmes
Helen Busch
Leone Fatka
Winnie Rodick
Frances Niles
Sulia Odell
Cedar Rapids Folk at Home After Vacations
Cedar Rapids residents return from extended trips to Estes Park Aspen and East Coast cities. Families note been away since spring. many travelers include Miss Francesca Villa, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Vivien Buser, Miss Betty Beardsley, and others. Reunions follow summer travels in Colorado, Michigan, New York, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hamilton H
Forest Drive
Mrs. Hamilton
Newport
Nantucket
R. C
Francesca Villa
Hugh Rutherford
Hamilton
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Estes Park
Vivien Buser
Avenue
Colorado Resort
Betty Beardsley
Miss Buser
Margaret Jo Pranty
Omaha
Aspen
Maroon Bells
Cheley Camp
Robert Little
Blake Boulevard
Dorothy
Mayflower Group Tea Invitation This Wednesday
Balliet chapter of D. A. R. of Mount Vernon invites Mayflower chapter D. A. R. members to a tea on Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Roadhouse on the Cornell college campus. The event honors Mrs. R. P. Ink of Iowa. Attendees to notify Mrs. J. W. Carberry and Mrs. Robert Biba. Karen Biba visiting from Madison.
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Balliet
D. A. R of
Mount Vernon
Mayflower
Cornell College
R. P. Ink
Iowa
J. W. Carberry
Malta chapter No 415 OES meeting announcement
Malta chapter No 415 OES will meet Saturday at 7 45 p m in the Masonic hall for a regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Masonic Hall
Miss Eugenia Kelly Bride-To-Be Of Dr Edward Lambert
Miss Eugenia Kelly, soon to wed Dr Edward Lambert of Santa Barbara, was the guest of honor at a shower Thursday hosted by Northwestern Bell Telephone commercial office workers at Miss Mabel May run 1628 Bever Avenue SE. Attendees included Lillian Struesky Rose Rosina Helen Miller Maxine Romine Marjorie Davis Edna Cochran Mrs Allan Brink Mrs Homer W Brighton and Mrs Walter Wachal. Mrs Brighton left Cedar Rapids after a four months stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Kelly
Edward Lambert
Santa Barbara
Calif
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mabel May
Bever Avenue
Lillian Struesky
Rose Rosina
Helen Miller
Maxine Romine
Marjorie Davis
Edna Cochran
Allan Brink
Homer W. Brighton
Cleveland, O
Hostes
Walter Wachal
Brighton
Cedar Rapids
Shaffers Entertaining Guests From East and West
Miss Elsa Goldberger a Shipley School instructor Bryn Mawr Pa has completed a week as house guest of Mr and Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer 2001 Linden drive SE Another guest Mrs Frederick Blanchard formerly Miss Mary Van Vechten from Carmel Calif arrived this week and will stay until Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Goldberger
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
van Vechten Shaffer
Linden Drive
Shaffer
Frederick Blanchard
Carmel
Calif
Mary van Vechten
Local guests depart after visit to Geiger home
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Sprigg of Silver Lake and their son Tom Henry, along with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gresso of North Manchester, have concluded their visit at the C. Harve Geiger home at 502 Forest Drive SE. They left Tuesday. The Spriggs are Mrs. Geiger's parents and Mrs. Gresso her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Sprigg
Silver Lake
Ind
Tom Henry
Gordon Gresso
North Manchester
C. Harve Geiger
Forest Drive
Spriggs
Mrs. Geiger
Mrs. Gresso
Dieterichs Return Home From Akron Visit
Mrs E O Dieterich of Akron Ohio and her son Ernest left Friday morning for home after a brief stay with Dr Florence D Johnston at 1047 Fifth Avenue SE. Ernest will attend Harvard this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Dieterich
Akron, O
Ernest
Florence D Johnston
Fifth Avenue SE
Harvard
Queen Esther circle hosts breakfast at Mrs Schweitzer home
Queen Esther circle of the King's Daughters enjoyed a breakfast Thursday at 1714 D avenue NE hosted by Mrs John Schweitzer with assisting hostess Mrs L A Lower. Local guests included H E Barton L W Barnett T J Lightner F L Shramek H E Duxbury O A Trinka Arthur E Chase Harry Green Ivan Miller Walter Ehrhardt. Out of town visitors were Mrs W L Finch from Iowa City Miss Edith Chase of Miami Fla and Mrs G W Miller of Dallas Tex, guests in Mrs Chase and Mrs Miller homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
John Schweitzer
D Avenue
L. A. Lower
H. E. Barton
L. W. Barnett
T. J. Lightner
F. L. Shramek
H. E. Duxbury
O. A Trinka
Arthur E. Chase
Harry Green
Ivan Miller
Walter Ehrhardt
Ben Hur Court No 12 Plans Sunday Picnic at Daniels Park
Junior and senior members plus families of Ben Hur court No 12 will picnic Sunday at Daniels park. Dinner is at noon and attendees should bring a covered dish and their own dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hur Court No. 12
Daniels Park
Mrs Butterfield New W C T U President
The West Side W C T U installed new officers led by President Mrs Walter Butterfield at a Wednesday meeting. Devotions were by Mrs W O Eckler and others. Butterfield to attend the state convention at Storm Lake Oct 7 to 10. County convention is Sept 12 at Marion Methodist with a noon picnic. West Side W C T U will meet Oct 1 for afternoon tea at the Home for Aged Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
H. C. Montgomery
Seventh Street
Walter Butterfield
Byron Heneks
C. W Davis
J. S. Harper
W O. Eckler
Montgomery
Rodney C. Gould
Butterfield
Storm Lake
Methodist
Marion
Home For
Alta Marie Kessler and Delbert Usher Wed at HomeWedding
Miss Alta Marie Kessler daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Kessler 523 Seventeenth Street NE wed Delbert Usher son of Mr and Mrs Otto Usher 2229 Zika Avenue NW in a ceremony Saturday evening by Rev J P Van Horn at the pastor s home 1825 Bever Avenue SE Attendants were Mrs Merl Rabik and Mr Rabik After a northward trip the couple will reside at 3127 Westwood Drive NW Mr Usher works at Brindler s dairy Mothers hosted a shower for 40 guests from Cedar Rapids Waterloo Nashua Center Point Shellsburg Palo Riverside and Marion in the Glow Room of the Gas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Marie Kessler
Earl Kessler
Seventeenth Street
Delbert Usher
Otto Usher
Zika Avenue
J. P. van Horn
Bever Avenue
Merl Rabik
Rabik
Westwood Drive
Usher
Brindler's Dairy
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Nashua
Center Point
Shellsburg
Palo
Riverside
Marion
Roselles End Ten Day Cedar Rapids Visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Roselle Jr depart Cedar Rapids with his mother after a ten day visit with their Cedar Rapids hosts Mr and Mrs Henry Roselle and Mr and Mrs W L Quaas They plan a return trip stopping in Denver Colorado Springs and Albuquerque New Mexico before reaching Riverside California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roselle, Jr
Riverside
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Henry Roselle
Mount Vernon Avenue
W. L. Quaas
D Avenue
Roselle
Denver
Colorado Springs
Albuquerque
N. M
Meyers Host Jacksonville Guests For Two Weeks
Mr and Mrs H C Meyer of Bever avenue SE host Mrs John Ivey and her daughter Betty Lee of Jacksonville Florida The Iveys will stay two weeks at the Meyers home showing a brief family visit from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Meyer
Bever Avenue SE
John Ivey
Jacksonville
Fla
Betty Lee
Ivey
Mrs Welton Hosts Luncheon For Mrs Drevikovsky Visit
Mrs Carl Weltch of 2908 Madison Street NE entertained at a luncheon Thursday honoring Mrs Belle Drevikovsky of Robinson Illinois visiting the city. Guests included Mesdames Mary Melichar Lou Holets Frank Sramek and Josie Schultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Weltch
Madison Street
Belle Drevikovsky
Robinson, Ill
Mary Melichar
Lou Holets
Frank Sramek
Josie Schultz
Social whirl ends college women party season in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids youths brace for back to college with a weekend of gatherings. Betsy Blaise hosts a large open house from 7:30 to 10. Barbara Barry closes her bridge club for the year. Attendees include Rebecca Hallman from Grinnell and others headed to Oberlin Coe DePauw and Iowa schools. A high school supper club reunion also marked the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Betsy Blaise
Country Club Parkway SE
Iowa State College
Ames
Barbara Barry
Ridgeway Drive
Rebecca Hallman
Grinnell College
Denison
R. P. Conner
Joan Yessler
Oberlin College
School of Music
Patricia Marshall
Doris Cone
Coe College
Joanne Crawford
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Alicia Franey
Crescent Drive
Jane Hall
Cornell College
Katheryn Greene
Coe
Margaret Barngrover
University of Iowa
Virginia Hendrickson
Jean Brownlee
University of Kansas
Hall
Meadowbrook Drive
Lois Grissel
Iowa City
Hanford Juniors to Elect Officers on Monday
Junior members of Hanford unit No. 5 American Legion auxiliary meet at Mrs. R. A. Duthbert home 946 J avenue NE Monday at 4 30 p m for a picnic supper and officer election. Members may invite eligible girls. transportation meeting point listed for West side residents. Advisory board members named Mrs Dubbert Mrs Glenn A McCollister Mrs Edward H Wren and Gus Solbrig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
American Legion Auxiliary
R. A. Duthbert
J Avenue
West Side
Second Avenue
Memorial Building
Dubbert
Glenn A. McCollister
Edward H. Wren
Gus Solbrig
Rainbow Girls to Meet for Officer Elections
The Order of Rainbow for Girls will hold a business meeting this Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Masonic hall to elect officers and conduct official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Glamour girl trend fades as women shift to work roles
The writer argues high society glamour girls lose relevance as national defense and practical skills rise. College women fly planes and repair engines, housewives stretch budgets, and women take men’s jobs. The era of glamor in headlines is ending as competence becomes the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Bridge Club Dinner at Lilyards Hosts Nine Guests
Mesdames Amy Lilyard and Lena Borschel entertained Thursday evening at 1701 Fifth avenue SE. The nine guests for dinner were members of their bridge club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Lilyard
Lena Borschel
Mrs. Lilyard
Fifth Avenue SE
Bridge Club
Mrs Essie Barrett and Daughter Return to Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Essie Barrett and her daughter Darlene have returned to Cedar Rapids after weeks visiting relatives and friends in Washington D C Pittsburgh and Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Barrett
Darlene
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
S D C Club Plans Sept Party At Winter Sports Club House
Miss Jean Raher of Old Marion road NE hosted eight S D C club members on Wednesday evening. A potluck supper was served and plans were outlined for a party on September 20 at the Winter Sports club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S D. C. Club
Jean Raher
Old Marion Road
Crochet Doilies by Laas Wheel Pattern 2964
Crochet doilies from Laura Wheeler charts offered as luncheon and buffet sets. Includes charts directions for scarfs mats illustrations and stitches materials required. Send 10 cents for pattern to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY pattern number and name required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Laughing as Medicine for Health and Confidence
Dr Mary MacFadyen extols the health and mood benefits of laughter for women. A good laugh improves digestion, breathing, circulation, and nerve control while reducing stress and nerves. Cultivate humor, rest, and nutritious meals to boost wellbeing and appearance.
Advice From Mary Manners on Love and Career Choices
A reader asks Mary Manners how to break news of a new love after years with another girl and whether to quit college for work. The adviser suggests ending the old relationship promptly if the new one is lasting and weighs starting work after a year in college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Kept In Dear Miss Manners Style Advice
A 15 year old asks about dating despite parental rules. The answer says she is not yet mature and should wait about a year, suggesting group activities with peers now and eventual permission for real dates as she grows up. The tone offers patient guidance rather than confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
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Miss McClurkin
East
Harold J Rowe
Country Club Parkway
Jeanne
Lester C. Chadima
Washington Avenue
Boston
New York City
Perry C Rude
Vernonalive
David
Maine
J. C Wooleyhan
Alfred M
Bob
Baltimore
Grace Schermerhorn
Clinton
George W. Bryant
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Drummond Island
Lake Huron
Mich
Mankato
Minn
Doris
Bryants
California
T. T. Lynch
Fourth Avenue SE
Genevieve
Pasadena
Sierra Madre
Robert Biba
Madison, Wis
Karen
Everett Chandler
Memorial Drive
Shaffers
C. Harve Geigers
Dieterichs
Akron
Queen Esther
Ben Hur
America’s New
Fancet
Meyers
Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. Welton
Rainbow Girls
Ruth Millett
Gazelle
Hat Land Cows Building
Second Street
Barretts
HAL S. D. C. Club
Laas Wheel
Por Etockinnt
Rene Blake
the Killian Company
Mary MacFadyen
Mary Manners
Paula
Neumode
Neumode Hosiery Shop
Second Street SE
Dorothy Gray
Killian Company
PTI
McKattrick
Second Fleet
The
Killian
Mt. Vernon Ave
Killian’s
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