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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1948

Page

8

Five Sororities At Coe Pledge 50 21 Iowans

Twenty one Iowans were included in the 50 women pledged by five Pan-Hellenic sororities at Coe College. Pledging followed open houses and last-night events, with Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, and Delta Delta Delta listing names and hometowns among the pledges. Under a new quota, each sorority could pledge 11 to 15 members, totaling 26 actives and pledges per sorority systemwide.

Rochelle Alpha XI Delta Dolores Barber Cedar Rapids Carolyn Abbott Council Bluffs Jacqueline Drahn Monona Mary Gill Manchester Josephine Mackay Farragut Lois Strother Martelle Jane Fell Peggy Grove Park Ridge Ill Anita Hopkins Dixon Barbara Kiser Chicago Claudette Stickels Rockford CHI Omega Georgia Berney Doris Bridge Emily Staten Congress Park Violet Marx Upper Montclair N.J Ann Sloan Rock Island Kappa Delta Nancy Goon Nancy Lamb Marilyn Howard Mildred Peters Holland Diane Downie Evanston Elizabeth Herzog Flossmoor Mary Kay Hurst Downers Grove Irma Woelfer Brookfield Pan-Hellenic Council Coe Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Delta Delta

Social Fifty club to picnic at Blessing home

The Social Fifty club will meet Wednesday for a picnic luncheon at the home of Mrs. L. E. Blessing, 215 Fifteenth street NE.

Social Fifty Club L. E. Blessing Fifteenth Street

Cedar Auxiliary 193 Meeting Set at Snouffer Home

The Cedar Auxiliary 193 Letter Carriers will hold its meeting on Wednesday at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Snouffer located at 1431 B avenue NE.

Cedar Auxiliary A. J. Snouffer B Avenue NE

Miss Marguerite Hart Engaged to California Man

Announcement of the engagement of Miss Marguerite Hart of Altadena California to William Richard Bergstrom of San Marino California. Hart attended Pasadena City College and the New England Conservatory of Music. Bergstrom is a South Pasadena San Marino high school graduate. A December wedding is planned.

Marguerite Hart Lucille Jackson Hart Altadena Calif Cedar Rapids William Richard Bergstrom William J. Bergstrom San Marino Pasadena City College Hart New England Conservatory of Music Boston Bergstrom South Pasadena-San Marino

Six Initiated into T. Z. Cook Corps

Six women join the T Z Cook Woman's Relief Corps 11 including Lor raine Hill Bertha Greene and others. They plan a sewing day on Sept 23 to make carpet rags with lunch and coffee provided. A tag sale is set for Oct 2 at the Montrose hotel lobby with chairwoman Mrs. Irving Narber. Another sewing day for Knoxville hospital and bazaar is Sept 29 at the Community House with sack lunches. The group visited Knoxville hospital Friday evening for a party for 100 patients with prizes supplied by the corps.

T. Z. Cook Irving Narber Knoxville P. E. Lowe Poseley Knoxville Hospital Corps

Coburn Family Visitors In Lakewood

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coburn III of Lakewood Ohio spend the week visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Coburn at 1928 Linden drive SE. Their other son Henry has left for his freshman year at Notre Dame University.

A. J. Coburn III Lakewood Ohio Mr. Coburn A. J. Coburn Linden Drive Coburns Henry Notre Dame University

Miss Catherine J Duster Heads to Barat College

Miss Catherine J. Duster of 355 Garden Drive SE will leave this week for Lake Forest Illinois to attend Barat College.

Catherine J. Duster Barat College Garden Drive Lake Forest Ill

Doris Craven and J W L Engberg Married in Sunday Ceremony

Doris Lewin Craven and John W L Engberg united in marriage Sunday at 4 p m in the First Lutheran church with Rev H G Schwegler officiating. The couple will reside in Ames where Engberg pursues mechanical engineering studies at the college.

Doris Lewin Craven John W. L. Engberg H. G. Schwegler Charles H. Craven Avenue NE Mr. Engberg F. W. Engberg Seventh Street Marlene Minor Charlotte Stelcik Johanna Hill Mary Susan Weimer John Cimburek Gordon Mallman Jerry Cimburek John Mesknes Ames Engberg Mechanical Engineering Craven Coe College Chi Omega Social

Kodachi Camp Fire elects new officers at St. Matthew's

The Kodachi Camp Fire group of St. Matthew's School announces its new officers Kay Halloran as president Sherri Quinn as vice president Ann Marie Ironsides as secretary Mary Elizabeth Kurt as treasurer and Carold Ann Gorman as scribe.

Kodachi Camp Fire Group St. Matthew’s School Kay Halloran Sherri Quinn Ann Marie Ironsides Mary Elizabeth Kurt Carold Ann Gorman

Kinney Family Shower Hosts for Donna Lessard Nuptials

Mrs. F. E. Kinney and Miss Helen Kinney hosted a weekend shower at 1573 Second Avenue SE for Miss Donna Lessard who will wed Frank Kinney on October 16 at St. Matthew's Church. Ten guests attended the event.

F. E. Kinney Helen Kinney Second Avenue SE Donna Lessard Frank Kinney St. Matthew’s Church

St Elizabeth's Guild to Luncheon at Loftus Home

St Elizabeth's guild of St John's Episcopal church will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for luncheon at 408 Dunreath drive NE. Co host ess will be Mrs Frederick Runge.

St. Elizabeth’s Guild of St. John’s Episcopal

Loweres Attend Abbotts Get-Together in Colon Michigan

Mr and Mrs L A Lower of 1738 Third Avenue SE returned from the Abbotts Get-together at Colon Michigan an annual meeting of magicians from across the country The surprise of the week was Edgar Bergan and his dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd He was in the Colon area Saturday and drove to Abbotts to perform and visit old magician friends.

L. A. Lower Third Avenue SE Abbotts Colon Mich Edgar Bergan Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd

Rodney Brown Leaves Boston Summer Visit

Rodney Brown of Boston returns home after spending the summer at the residence of Mr and Mrs C C Kaldenberg at 2300 Ridgeway Drive SE.

Rodney Brown Boston Mrs. C. C. Kaldenberg Ridgeway Drive

Ruth Kubik Honored at Bridal Shower

Miss Ruth Kubik bride elect was honored Friday evening at a shower hosted by Sadie Racer and Alice Cejka at the Cejka home 1821 Fourth Avenue SE. Assisting were Anna Cejka Lillian Baylor and Wesley Kubik. Prizes for yuppy were won by Mrs. Isora Mussman and Irma and Ruth Kubik. Miss Kubik to wed Dr. R. F. Frost of Oak Park in September.

Ruth Kubik Sadie Racer Alice Cejka Cejka Fourth Avenue SE Mmes Anna Cejka Lillian Baylor Wesley Kubik Isora Mussman Irma Kubik R. F. Frost Oak Park

Cornell Freshman Class Reception At 8 P.M.

MT VERNON Iowa Cornell college opens 1948 49 schedule with a reception for 300 incoming freshmen hosted by President and Mrs. Cole at the campus president's home Tuesday at 8 p m. The receiving line includes Deans MacGregor King and Nelson among others, with numerous faculty and staff assisting in dining and living rooms.

MT. Vernon Cornell College Russell D. Cole Jay B. MacGregor Albion R. King King Evlyn Fisher James M. Macaulay Macaulay Walter B. Gray Gray Roy A. Nelson Nelson Arlo Sanderson Orville Rennie Rennie Gail Rosenow Herbert Hendriks Clifford Hand Harold W. Ward

Miss Curray and Brother Return from Sioux City

Miss Margaret Curray and her brother Joe Curray of 2200 Linden Drive SE have returned from a weekend visit with friends in Sioux City. They plan to depart Thursday for California with Miss Curray set to attend Occidental College in Los Angeles and Mr Curray enrolled at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

Margaret Curray Joe Curray Linden Drive Sioux City California Curray Occidental College Los Angeles Mr. Curray California Institute of Technology Pasacena

Lima couple visiting Everett Chandler in Seattle area

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and their daughters Lucile and Linda from Lima Peru are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Everett Chandler at 512 Memorial Drive SE. Mr. Johnson serves as vice consul in Lima.

Robert Johnson Lucile Linda Lima Peru

Kappa Delta Alumnae Buffet Meeting Planned

Kappa Delta sorority alumnae will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m for a buffet supper at the home of Mrs Marvin Bailey 154 Twenty third Street Drive SE Hostesses will be Mines M H Morrison Ralph Martin Wade Patterson and James Smith

Kappa Delta Sorority Marvin Bailey Twentythird Street Drive Mines M. H. Morrison Ralph Martin Wade Patterson James Smith

Cedar Rapids Couple Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Martin Manak of 1281 Thirty second street NE Cedar Rapids celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner at ar ZCBJ hall Fifty guests attended The Manaks have lived in Cedar Rapids all their married life and were married there Mr Manak works for Sanitary Farm Dairies.

Martin Manak Thirty-second Street Ar Z.C.B.J. Hall Cedar Rapids Manak Sanitary Farm Dairies

Gold Star Mothers Plan Daylong Sewing Session

Gold Star Mothers will sew all day Wednesday at the Community House. Participants are asked to take a sack lunch and coffee will be furnished.

Visits in Cedar Rapids by Miss Anne Haar

Miss Anne Haar of Waterloo formerly of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend visiting friends in Cedar Rapids. She is noted for her local ties and time spent in the city.

Anne Haar Waterloo Cedar Rapids

Sorority Lectures on Commercial Art by Robert Nunn

Members of the Xi Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in sorority rooms last weekend to hear Robert Nunn discuss commercial art and its practices.

Xi Delta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Robert Nunn

Huff couple returns from four week tour across western states

Mr and Mrs H W Huff of 1726 Eleventh Street NW came back Sunday evening after a four weeks tour visiting fourteen western and northern states.

H. W. Huff Eleventh Street

Bread to aid growth tested on German orphans

Five plump German girls were shown as exhibit at a Cambridge medical congress to illustrate a theory that ample bread can offset a subnormal diet. Miss E M Widdowson has been studying diets of about 150 orphans in Duisburg Germany.

Cambridge England British Medical Association E. M. Widdowson Duisberg Germany

Orphans' Diet Yields Growth Gains in Postwar Rations

Miss Widdowson noted that 9 to 15 year olds received standard German rations with ample bread since June 1947. Orphans were split into five groups with bread types from whole wheat to unenriched white flour, gaining on average twice the standard weight and one and a half times the expected height for their ages.

Miss Widdowson

Ti bet women honor Kanduur with 108 pigtails twist

Women in Ti bet region style hair by weaving 108 pigtails to mark the 108 volumes of the Kanduur Tibetan classic, a regional custom observed in recent ceremonies.

Tibet

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