Community Players Map Plans For Season
Cedar Rapids Community Players announce tryouts for the first 1940 1941 season at the YMCA playhouse. Trials for Front Page will be all male with a broad ticket sale push and a social after the event.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1940
Page
11
Cedar Rapids Community Players announce tryouts for the first 1940 1941 season at the YMCA playhouse. Trials for Front Page will be all male with a broad ticket sale push and a social after the event.
The Business and Professional Women's Club starts fall activities with a 6 30 p m dinner meeting at the Roosevelt hotel Roosevelt room. Miss Mildred Huessner district director attends as program highlight along with Emma Hagenstein Ida Caryl and Emily Sanborn coordinating lectures music and new member introductions. Reservations to Dorothy Meeker 27963.
A tea party is planned this afternoon from 4 to 6 o clock at 1140 C Street SW hosted by Miss Alma Turechek in honor of Rochester New York visitor Miss Virginia Chase who arrived last week. Fifty guests invited. Garden colors white and salmon decorate the receiving rooms. Miss Alice Spevaceck assists with receiving guests and Betty Burianek and Mrs. O H Lundquist oversee the tea service.
The Linn County Republican Women’s club will hold a Dutch treat luncheon in the Java room of the Montrose hotel Thursday at 1 p.m. A meeting to elect officers follows at 2:30 on the mezzanine. L. J. Storey city clerk and commissioner of registration will speak on Registration Qualifications and Absent Voter’s Law.
Carl Ducser announces the Cedar Rapids Art Association annual campaign to fund a free public gallery for the city population. The drive runs through Sept. 20 with kickoff coffee at the Commonwealth tea room and headquarters in the Commonwealth apartments lobby. Key officers include Mrs. J. T. Grayston as president and Mrs. Linville as campaign chair.
Greek groups rush with themed teas and parties across multiple homes. Alpha Gamma Delta hosts King Cotton tea at 357 Forest Dr SE with Miss Mary Kay Fiebig chairing. Alpha Xi Delta holds Blue Mist Tea at 504 Vernon Dr SE. Chi Omega plans candle light tea at 1956 First Ave E and Vogue Party at Montrose Crystal ballroom. Chiltern outfits, fortunes, and carnival booths add to a busy schedule with more events at Miss Fiebig and Miss Pratt homes.
Announcement of the engagement and upcoming wedding of Miss Marian Forey to Willis Campbell. Forey’s parents are Mr and Mrs Edward Forey of 1225 Sixth Avenue SE, with September 24 set for the ceremony at 7 am at Immaculate Conception Church. Forey works at Killian Company. Campbell is assistant manager at McLellan Stores. They will reside in Clinton.
A dense forecast lists auto races at Hawkeye Downs with 1 pm start times, field trials at Bernard Cook and fox hound grounds, Red Cross aid course under Dr. John Montgomery in Cedar Rapids, and a Coe College sixtieth year kickoff. Also notes University of Iowa rush week, Cedar Rapids art activity, and local lectures, fairs, and theatre tryouts across several towns.
In charge includes Miss Margaret Massey and Miss Natherine Lu berger with a Wednesday 3:30 to 5:30 pm Autumn Carnival hosted at Mrs. Crawford’s Vernon Drive address. Concession booths offer pink lemonade and balloons. Committee in charge includes Miss Colton Nelson and Hamilton. A Pine Party by the Greek letter group at Mrs. Green’s Bever avenue SE. Alumnae supervise informal afternoon with sports clothes and a sandwich bar. Last night party at Mrs. Graves’ Linden drive SE with leadership by Miss Threlkeld, Miss Flanagan, and Miss Weymouth as rushing chairs for Kappa Delta. The theme is From the Old to the New. Colonial Tea at Perrine home Tuesday 4–8 pm with Threlkeld and Flanagan in George and Martha Washington dress. An old-fashioned box social Kappa Delta Social Wednesday 8–10 pm at Chadima home. A third party at Cedar Rapids Country club with fall attire and a fashion show by actives. Phila thea class fall meeting at Yessler home with luncheon, devotions led by Mrs. Knapp, and entertainment by Miss Yessler and Miss Hamblin. President Mrs. Jefferis outlines plans for the year.
Forty-one Methodist Women meet at Kenwood Church to organize a new unit with Rev Merton B. Green leading the service. Officers elected include Edna Doetzel as president and Mildred D Myers as secretary. The charter remains open for names through Tuesday.
Alpha Gamma Delta girls from Coc col lege held a multi day house party at Lower Palisades from Thursday to Saturday. Attendees included Masses Jonjon Perkins Mary Ellen Ford Jeanne Conybeare Frances Beal Gladys Hellman and others with a luncheon for Alpha Xi Delta Mothers' club at 1 pm Tuesday hosted by Mrs RS Toogeadh.
OELWEIN marriage announcement for Miss Marjorie Jo Anderson of Iowa City and Russell Synhorst of Iowa City to be held today at Iowa City. Anderson is a senior in liberal arts at the University of Iowa and Synhorst is a senior in the University of Iowa College of Law.
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