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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1938
Page
11
A light gossip piece satirizes Kitty chasing romance at a gay beach club, only to find few eligible men and a wasted summer. It includes mis minutes from Miss Manners on relationships and a string of reader questions about money, trust, and parental influence.
Springville superintendent and wife hosted a school faculty bridge party Friday evening. Other attendees included Mrs Mae Van Fossen, Mrs Anna Hodgin, Mrs Bess Newland, Mrs Nira Smith, and Miss Alma Miller along with Leta McShane, Mabel McShane and Ada Hindman from Cedar Rapids. Mrs Fred Bailey hosted the Elizabeth Stewart circle past matrons of the Order of the Eastern Star at her Whittier home on Tuesday. Mrs Susan Shellhammer was honor guest at a Marion Thomas Park picnic Thursday evening with additional guests listed.
The freshmen were entertained at a school auditorium initiation party hosted by sophomores on Thursday evening. Each class performed a stunt. Honored guests included Ruth Ann Serbousek, Glen Andrews, Mary Eleanor Driebelnels, Paul Alyea, George Wessels, Merle Lindsey, and Fay Riekels.
The Lincoln P T A meeting slated for Tuesday has been postponed and will now be held on September 20.
Mr and Mrs John Flaherty of Fairfax were honored by daughters and sons at a dinner party for their fortieth anniversary. Sixty five guests attended with a cake baked by Mrs M J Boland. Cards with prizes went to several guests. Irene Douglas circle of the Kings Daughters opens its year with a luncheon at Mrs W H Tenneys home.
Iowa City clubs opened fall programs with meetings last week. Listings include Chapter HI P E O at Mrs B E Manville home with L Bodine Higley in charge, St Thomas Aquinas club at Mrs T H Kelley home, Coralville Heights club hosted by Mrs Clem J Shay, and two King's Daughters circles meeting in local homes. Several members planning travels and engagements with dates and destinations, including trips to Denver and a wedding set for Oct 2 in Muscatine.
Open house honors Mr. and Mrs. George F. Rabus at 1011 First Avenue W from 2 to 5 this afternoon for their Golden Anniversary. The couple, married Sept. 13, 1888 in Lowden, have three daughters and one son, with many Cedar Rapids and Lowden relatives attending. A Tuesday dinner party at their home features a wedding cake centerpiece and musical offerings by family members.
Sunshine Auxiliary and allied groups announce meetings to nominate officers and convene at various halls. Betsy Ross Theta Rho holds a girls club gathering with a Kiddies party at Sokol hall. Winter temple and Cedar Rebekah schedule luncheons, picnics, and guest speakers with reservation calls and picnic items requested.
A busy posting lists social and fraternal events from 6.30 p.m. at Mrs. Ann Mrstik’s home to gatherings of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Foresters of America, Cedar No. 3, Modern Woodmen, Winter Temple, and I.O.O.F. units. Activities include dinners, picnics at Daniels Park, bridge and pinochle, bingo, and monthly meetings with hostesses named such as Mrs. McNeil and Mrs. Karban.
More than 175 attended a pre nuptial shower for Miss Helen Lasack in the high school gym. Prizes were awarded in bridge and pitch. A mock wedding followed with Mrs George Volk as bride and Miss Annabelle Zak as bridegroom. Miss Lasack will wed Jack Crowley on September 17 at Sacred Heart Church.
The Lucile Colony auxiliary of the Methodist church hosted a shower at Mrs. Melva Colony’s home for Dorothy Zeller, as she prepares to wed Roy Nichols of Clemens tonight at the North Liberty Methodist church. Mrs. Effie Myers presided and Mrs. Mary Colony led devotions with gifts organized by Mesdames Leonard Sentman and Lowell Kuehn.
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