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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1937
Page
13
Local fashion notes survey eight studenten despite varying climates and schools. Profiles include Ann Winslow Northwestern Joan Miller Northwestern Marian Hunting Northwestern Esther Yotherstugd Northwestern Anne Miller Colorado and Jeanne Anthony Washington area packing numerous dresses coats suits and accessories to project campus life.
Mount Vernon clubs resume after summer with Sorosis hosting dinner at Mrs. Frank Cole’s home. Entre Nous to meet at a picnic supper hosted by Mrs. Richard Barker. New Century club led by president Mrs. Harold Current to host Tuesday. D A R Balliet chapter to open with Constitution day discussion. Several meetings and hostesses named for Woman’s Home Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, Presbyterian Women, Lydia class, Westminster Guild, college league, and local faculty dinner. A house party includes Somerville and other guests, and Mildred Mallie bride elect receives showers.
Kenwood Presbyterian Missionary Society members hosted Mrs Forbes Mackenzie at Mrs George S Holmes home on Twenty Ninth Street Drive SE for a Friday luncheon. Gifts included a boxed handkerchiefs set. devotions led by Mrs C K Newhouse and stewardship talk by Mrs E M Stone. program headed by Mrs C Greenlee covering Synod Presbytery and Christian Youth, with a praise service upcoming on Sept 26 led by Rev Mr Newhouse.
Miss Anne Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Herschel Ray Turner of 320 Thirteenth Street SW wed Clarence Boyle son of Thomas Boyle of 607 Third Street SW in a double wedding at St Patricks Church. The bride wore a white satin gown with lace jacket and formal train, carried white asters and gladiolus. Bridesmaid Irene Fredericks wore shell pin chiffon. train bearers Barbara Thayer Beverly Hover wore white with old rose caps. Flower girls Barbara Ann Peters Lyndall Davis in pink dresses carried white petals. Ring bearer Betty Lou Belfer in black velvet shorts and pink blouse. Music by Mrs Florene Lacy and soprano Elfreda Borden. Breakfast at 958 Maplewood Drive NE. couple to live at 111 Tenth Street NE.
Mrs W. Brainerd and Miss Lavinia Forsythe, bound for Chicago, were honored guests at a luncheon Saturday noon at Clara Robinson's Colonial Food Shop. The event, hosted by Miss E Johanna Hagey and Mrs E M Hagey, drew Athene club members. A benefit card party is set for Sept 30 in Dary Dale hall with Mr and Mrs Bert L Klekar in charge.
Miss Corrine Fahrney and Miss Milnore Hoel hosted an outdoor breakfast at Bever Park Friday morning. Guests included a long list of local young women and Mrs C F Miller, Mrs C R Fahrney, with H H Doolittle returning from an east trip and noting the next Doolittle family reunion to be held in 1939 at Coldwater Michigan with 200 attendees from fourteen states and Canada.
Mr and Mrs C J Mikesh and their son returned from a summer at Lake Okoboji. Mr and Mrs Leo Peiffer and their son also returned after visiting the Mikesh home. Mrs Peiffer and her son stayed with the Mikeshes and were joined recently by Mr Peiffer. Evan L Riley and Greenwood Farm will depart for Louisville to attend the Kentucky state fair horse show.
Mrs. Gertrude Craft of Cedar Rapids announces the engagement of her daughter Janet Kelsey of 1336 Bayenne NE to Don L. Russell son of Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Russell of 1635 Avenue NE. The wedding will be solemnised by Rev. Melvin L. Welke at the People's Church on October 1.
Martha E Champlin of 3155 Grove Court SE and William H Miller of Knoxville married Wednesday by Justice Howard Churchill in Cedar Rapids. A small reception followed at the bride's niece's home, with plans for a wedding trip and their new home at 3155 Grovecourt SE.
Mr and Mrs David Wallace of Chicago spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs J H Lynott at 1545 Fourth Avenue SE en route home from a three week western trip stopping at Yellowstone Glacier Banff Lake Louise and the Black Hills Mrs Wallace is the former Virginia Lynott of Cedar Rapids Elwin D Newell son of Mr and Mrs Dale M Newell 1104 Nineteenth Avenue SW who graduated from Wilson High School last June returns to spend several weeks with his parents before departing Friday by motor to study radio in Port Arthur Texas Paul A Kopecky son of Mr and Mrs A J Kopecky 1509 Eighth Avenue SE leaves Monday for Dubuque to enter Columbia College as a freshman He was graduated from St Wenceslaus High School.
Mrs. John Thede of Dixon hosted a tea and crystal shower for Miss Alice Lampe, bride-elect, at her parents’ home. The article also notes weddings and social events including Lois Dimity’s marriage to Robert H. Bright at First Presbyterian Church, with Prof. Charles A. Hawley officiating, and other society notices from Iowa City.
Members of the Woman's Labor bureau No. 17 will honor Mrs Arthur C Schlichting and Mrs Joseph Vavra leaving the city at a pot luck dinner at 1 p m at the duck pond in Ellis park Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and table service Hulbert Rice son of Dr and Mrs B H Rice 827 Third avenue SE will leave Sunday for Castle Heights Military Academy Lebanon Tenn
The week end visit of Mr and Mrs Edward Sheehy of St Joseph Mo and their children Ned Phyllis Dick and Sonny former Cedar Rapids residents revives social activity since schools opened They are guests of Mr and Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer and Mr and Mrs Sutherland Eve Ned and Phyllis visit Cedar Rapids while Dick and Sonny stay with the Shaffers A picnic Saturday evening honors the Sheehys and a younger social set open house follows. Mrs Dows hosts a luncheon in honor of Phyllis Sheehy with ten guests. Mr and Mrs Herman Rundquist hostguest Mrs Cat G Stoddard of Beverly Hills Calif for a week.
Mrs Hattie Clayton observes her ninety second birthday with a St Pauls Berean Sunday school class gathering at 1718 C avenue NE The event included two large birthday cakes and a luncheon A guest from Sac City shared insights on her work there New officers were elected: President G C Babcock Vice President M A Mittan Treasurer A L Sleight Secretary Miss Ella McLaughlin
Louise Leibert circle of the King s Daughters will hold its first meeting of the season Tuesday at Mrs A R Glasier s home 118 Twenty seventh Street NE Lunch will be served at 1 p m Members are urged to collect funds for their Mes At a Jewish Young People s League meeting officers were elected Norman Berg president Ruth Kushe ner vice president Herbert Levin secretary and Joe Cohn treasurer The group plans a Yom Kippur dance Wednesday at the Roosevelt hotel.
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