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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1938

Page

10

Mrs Dinwiddie Honored At Tea By Out Of Town Guests

Mrs Delbert R Ashby hosted a tea in compliment to her mother Mrs John M Dinwiddie recently returned from Sheridan Wyoming. About fifty guests attended as garden flowers decorated the home and preparations were made for a small bridge party for Miss Marian Lieberman of Texarkana, Ark.

Delbert R Ashby Country Club Parkway SE John M. Dinwiddie Sheridan Wyo R. S. Fuhrmeister Milton G Bryan Sixth Street John B. Hazens Spokane E. R. Cogswell Winnethall Arthur A. Taylor H. B. Huntng O. C. Olney George F. Gibson C . Booth Hazen New York City Cogswell Bryan

Eleven Hoboes Club Plans Dutch Treat Party

Members of the Eleven Hoboes club will host a Dutch treat hayrack party Friday evening meeting at Miss Jean Anle Elder’s home 3126 C avenue NE. After a hayride they will be guests at a Wiener roast in the Elder yard. Guests include Stanley Mohrbacher George Ross Fred Fluegel Paul Loepp Otto Kohl Jr Tom Shive Billy MacCollister N J Markey and Guy Baldwin.

Eleven Hoboes Club Jean Anle Elder William D Elder C Avenue NE Miss Elder Dorothy Batchelder Caroline Engel Jean Thompson Betty Ann Ericksen Jean Fahrney Ruth Hardiman Marcia Kensinger Ruth Knight Bonnie McGregor Catharine Miller Stanley Mohrbacher George Ross Fred Fluegel Paul Loepp Otto Kohl, Jr Tom Shive Billy MacCollister N. J. Markey Guy Baldwin

Sweets Join Cedar Rapids Worker After Akron Move

Mrs. Robert F. Sweet and her sons Robert and Don arrived from Akron Ohio to join Mr Sweet who has been employed in Cedar Rapids since July 1 They reside at the family home 846 Sixth Avenue SE

Robert F. Sweet Robert Don Akron Ohio Sweet Cedar Rapids Sixth Avenue SE

Dessert Bridge And Shower For Eileen Kelly

A dessert bridge and shower hosted by Mrs Eduard J McPartland honored Miss Eileen Kelly, bride elect to William J Kennedy. Guests presented linen gifts. prizes went to Mrs Marvin D Marr and Miss Doris Garner. Pink white decor featured garden sprinkler place cards and pompons.

Eileen Kelly William J Kennedy New Hampton Eduard J McPartland Twenty-third Street Drive Marvin D Marr Doris Garner Frances McLaughlin Mary Kathryn Supple Mary Nick Olson Helen Jayne Lucile Funkey Mary Catherine Jennings J H . Kelly William J Supple Marvin D. Marr Anton Naso, Jr Richard Long

Spears Host Dinner For Six College Bound Men

Mr and Mrs D Spears will host a dinner Friday at 231 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE honoring six young men headed to colleges and universities for advanced courses. Guests include their son Robert Liam, Avery Gage, Elliot Waples, John Downing, Robert Little and James McMillan.

D. Spears Twenty-fifth Street Drive Colleges Universites Spears Robert Liamson Avery Gage Elliot Waples John Downing Robert Little James McMillan

Miss Jeanne Anthony Returns From Monticello College Trip

Miss Jeanne Anthony and Miss Peggy Stewart return home with Mr and Mrs Mark Anthony and Mr and Mrs A C Stewart from Monticello college near Godfrey Illinois. The duo traveled with Peggy Stewart who attends the college and is accompanied by her father Mr Stewart.

Jeanne Anthony Mark Anthony Seventeenth Street Godfrey, IL Peggy Stewart A. C. Stewart Park Terrace Monticello College

Mrs Graefe Leaves After Short Visit

Mrs Harry B Graefe returns to Des Moines after a three day stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Amor HH at 2237 Washington avenue SE Sargent.

Mrs. Graefe Harry B. Graefe Des Moines Amor HH Sargent Washington Avenue

Byrnes Return From Monmouth Investiture Trip

P. F Byrnes and his mother Mrs Nelle Byrnes returned from Monmouth Illinois where they attended the investiture of Msgr W J Drummy on Wednesday.

P. F Byrnes Nelle Byrnes Monmouth Ill Msgr W. J. Drummy

Theta Rho Club Heads to Des Moines Lodge Event

Theta Rho Club No 2 of Cedar Rapids plans a Des Moines lodge event Saturday. The organizing staff will initiate candidates with Mrs Henrietta Seabrooke as installing officer. Mrs Martha Dvorak will accompany the girls listed including Charleen Loerenc Kathryn Owen and Anna Jensen to the Des Moines gathering.

Betsy Ross Theta Rho Ceda Rapids Des Moines Henrietta Seabrooke Board of Control Martha Dvorak Charleen Loerenc Kathryn Owen Anna Jensen Jean Owen Ruth Klepach June Starman Lorraine Blazek Doris Dose

Worth Averill Family Return From Michigan Trip

Mr and Mrs Worth Averill and their children Nancy and Dudley returned Thursday after spending the summer at their northern home on Corey Jake near Three Rivers Michigan.

Worth Averill Second Avenue SE Nancy Dudley Corey Jake Three Rivers Mich

Members of Queen Esther Circle Meet for Luncheon

Mrs Frank Lightner and Mrs James Barnett hosted the Queen Esther circle of the Kings Daughters at the Lightner home 1237 First avenue. The circle arranged committees and officers for the year and planned to present an honor pearl to Mrs Barnett at the state convention in Oskaloosa.

Frank Lightner James Barnett Queen Esther King's Daughters Lightner First Avenue Oskaloosa R. H. Thompson Forrest P. Hines O. F. Paulsen Barnett John Sweitzer Hines Ways and Lewis Emerson If B Adkins

Bride and Reverend Wed in Cedar Rapids Church Ceremony

Alice Bittner and Rev. Paul Clements married in St. Paul’s Methodist chapel Cedar Rapids at 10 am with double ring rite. Attendants include Gladys Kilberger. families from Solon Swisher Colesburg and Mount Vernon attended. They will reside in Evanston Indiana while he attends Garrett Biblical Institute.

Alice Bittner F. J. Bittner Solon Paul Clements E. E. Clements Colesburg St. Paul's Methodist Church Cedar Rapids W. G. Rowley Mount Vernon Don Thomson Lohengrin Gladys Kilberger Swisher Johanna Hill Maurice Bittner Robert Bittner Vernon Bittner Clements Evanston Garrett Biblical Institute University of Iowa Alpha Xi Delta Social Sorority Cornell College Prairie Chapel Marion

Miss Mercedes Young Weds Charles Gatrelle in Canton

Miss Mercedes Young daughter of Mrs Roy Burton Young of Canton Missouri and Charles Richard Gatrelle son of the Rev O C Gatrelle united in marriage Thursday at the groom's parents home. The Rev Gatrelle officiated. The bride wore black silk crepe with gardenia corsage. Attendant Miss Chloris Gatrelle wore brown silk crepe with ten rose corsages. Best man Jack Nelson of Pasadena California. The groom is a tenor with The Three Tune Tossers now with the Schaffner Players. The couple left for Queen City Missouri to join the troupe.

Mercedes Young Roy Burton Young Canton Charles Richard Gatrelle O .C. Gatrelle Ninth Street Gatrelle Chloris Gatree Jack Nelson Pasadena Calif Mr Gatrelle Schaffner Players Mrs. Gatrelle Queen's City

Pink and blue shower honors Mrs James Morgan

Mrs Eugene Phillips hosted a Wednesday pink and blue shower at 604 Cob bancourt SE honoring Mrs James Morgan. Five hundred dollars in prizes were awarded to Mrs Bert Phillips Mrs Harry Preston Mrs Roy Stahl Mrs Myrtle Shelton and Miss Mildred Phillips, with many guests listed.

Eugene Phillips Cobbancourt SE James Morgan Bert Phillips Harry Preston Roy Stahl Myrtle Shelton Mildred Phillips Edith Stone Carl Mittelsted Nick Schleder Sievert Larson John Wiederkehr Betty Shelton Clarence Lee Olive Omar Bruce Donisthorpe Carl Poole Essie Poole Everett Bauman George Bell Frank O'Neill Jack Hoffman Ernest Morgan Alta Cooper Walt Noeller Paul Spencer Fern Schuler Atkins Beulah Rapp Fred Welsh Maude Dicus Anna Bauman

Will Honor Miss Dows At Treasure Hunt

Miss Henrietta Dows, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sutherland C Dows, will be honored Friday evening at Miss Dorothy Little s treasure hunt. Dows will soon go to Ruxton Md to attend Greenwood School. Twenty six guests will share the occasion at the Little home and proceed to the treasure hunt then return for refreshments.

Henrietta Dows Sutherland C. Dows Dorothy Little Robert Little Blake Boulevard Miss Dows Ruxton, Md Greenwood School Little Home Miss Little Donna Jeanne Johnson Kathryn Claassen Mary Zuercher Jean Files Annabelle Hershey Dorothy Spencer Mary McMillan Jean Walters Betty Peck Alice Harmer Shirley Kelley Martin Hansen Eugene Pinney Gordon McKay David Keehn Bob Taylor Jack Downer Bob Nicholson Bill Holmes David McGuire Myron Bonsib Harold Decker Bob Albright Ralph Gearhart

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Hostesses Coffee Event

Officers of the Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae group will host a Sunday morning coffee from 10 to 12 at Mrs. A H Boileau’s home 519 Forest Drive SE. Patronesses, undergraduates and alumnae will attend with Mrs R H Pickford and others presiding. Also notes a birthday surprise party for Bobby Sherman at 1216 First Street NW.

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority A. H Boileau Forest Drive R H. Pickford David G. Bleakley E. E. Schenefelt Herbert Henderson Boileau Louis B. Stevenson Lucile Funkey Ruth Nehls Clay E. Phillips Bobby Sherman First Street NW Dick Brague Arthur Winne Jack Little Leo Fiala Joe Hubbard Willis Shaner Dick Churchill Glen Ebert Donald Blood Peggy Millburn Arlene Churchill

Jeanne BallantyneWeds Harold E Alexander in Waterloo

Jeanne Ballantyne former Cedar Rapids girl married Harold E Alexander of Council Bluffs in a Cedar Rapids home ceremony read by Dr Edward A Steiner Grinnell College. Reception at Tally Ho tea room followed. Couple to live at 321 Lafayette Ave Council Bluffs after October 1. Ballantyne grad Grinnell and taught in Arlington. Alexander Grinnell grad and secretary treasurer of H G McGee Real Estate.

Frank Ballantyne Waterloo Cedar Rapids Jeanne Harold E. Alexander Council Bluffs J. Alexander Grinnell Edward A. Steiner Grinnell College Marian Brucne Gladbrook Tally Ho Alexander Ozarks Lafayette Avenue Washington High School Coe College Delta Delta Delta Sorority Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Arlington Dun and Bradstreet Iowa Illneis Indiana H. G McGee Real Estate Company

Dorothy Morehead Enrolls as Sophomore at Iowa State

Mrs. Herbert L. Morehead accompanied her daughter Dorothy Morehead to Ames where she enrolled as a sophomore at Iowa State College. They reside at 359 Sixteenth Street SE.

Dorothy Morehead Ames Iowa State College Herbert L. Morehead Sixteenth Street

Mrs Beaven Returns From Chicago Visit With Daughter

Mrs. E. H. Beaven of 1640 Park Avenue SE has returned from a trip to Chicago. She was accompanied by her daughter Mrs. Harold J. Sopousek of Chicago who will stay for a week.

E. H. Beaven Park Avenue SE Chicago Harold J. Sopousek

Mrs Elizabeth Ross Plans West Coast Visit

Mrs Elizabeth Ross of 911 Ninth Avenue SE will travel with her sons James and Robert for an extended visit to the west coast They will attend the American Legion convention in Los Angeles during the trip.

Elizabeth Ross Ninth Avenue SE James Robert West Coast American Legion Los Angeles

Everett town farewell honors Doris McLaughlin before University of Town

John Easkers hosts a farewell party for Doris McLaughlin who departs Sunday to enter the University of Town. Guests at the Bunco night at 111 First Street SW included Mary Frances Batten, Georgette Elias, Helen Berdsny, Gladys Rejsa, Adolph Biederman, Don Hollister, Dewayne Krumm, Dick Maubacek and Dale Showalter. Refreshments featured black and gold University of Town colors with pennant favors and a presented gift.

Doris McLaughlin University of Town John Easker First Street Bunco University Mary Frances Batten Georgette Elias Helen Berdecny Gladys Rejsa

Bees on Malay Peninsula Live on Nectar Year Round

On the Malay Peninsula bees produce honey yet do not consume it, feeding instead on nectar all year. Unused honey accumulates in thick masses within the hive as storage.

Malay Peninsula

Katherine Zisko Accepts Post at Hastings College

Miss Katherine Zisko of 30612 F Avenue NW left last week for Hastings Nebraska to take a job as a physical education instructor at Hastings College.

Katherine Zisko Hastings, Neb F Avenue NW Hastings Neb Hastings College

Mrs. Gertrude Bain Leaves For California

Mrs. Gertrude Bain of 388 Seventeenth Street SE departs for a winter in California staying with her son Lieutenant W J Bain in Long Beach. She plans stops in Los Angeles and San Diego before returning in February.

Gertrude Bain Seventeenth Street Long Beach Lieut W. J. Bain Bain Los Angeles San Diego

Mrs Ross Morrison Hosts Davenport Guest

Mrs Ross Morrison entertained at 625 Second Avenue SW on Thursday honoring Mrs George Graham of Davenport. Prizes went to Mrs Delores Fatka Mrs Tommy Thompson and Mrs William Schmidt. Refreshments followed. Attendees included Mesdames John Sutliff Thompson Harold Vesper Edward Fatka Gladys Krohn William Schmidt Margaret Morrison Fred Stodola Herbert Schmidt Alma Novy C E Gillin Charles Polansky and Misses Maxine Morrison and Ione Larson.

Ross Morrison Second Avenue SW George Graham Davenport Delores Fatka Tommy Thompson William Schmidt John Sutliff Thompson Harold Vesper Edward Fatka Gladys Krohn Margaret Morrison Fred Stodola Herbert Schmidt Alma Novy C. E. Gillin Charles Polansky Maxine Morrison Ione Larson

Malta Chapter 415 O E S Initiation Meeting

Malta chapter No. 415 O E S will meet in the Masonic hall on Saturday at 7 30 p m for initiation. Refreshments and dancing will follow the ceremony.

Malta Masonic Hall

Alpha Xi Delta Sets Weekend Series of Meetings

Alpha Gamma chapter of Alpha Xi Delta sorority will hold a series of meetings Saturday and Sunday. Sessions begin 1 30 p m Saturday at Miss Jane Huston home 112 Twelfth street NW. A 7 30 p m Saturday gathering at 1261 First Ave E features alumna Miss Frances Halpin as speaker. Sunday 10 30 a m at Miss Dorothy Doo little home 302 Thirty-fifth street NE with closing session at 2 p m at Mrs Russell Knapp 819 Twenty-first street SE. Attendees include Jean Dunlap Jane Sigmund Dorothy Doolittle Elsie Stone Frances Rubins Evelyn Northcott Jane Huston Jean Peterson Macedonia Dorothy Barnes Red Oak Betty Ann Finch West Union Lois Tankersly Marshalltown Irene Carstan West Branch Margaret Zimmerman Yale Louise Benbow Fort Madison and other alumnae of Cedar Rapids.

Alpha Gamma Chapter Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Jane Huston Twelfth Street NW First Avenue E Frances Halpin Dorothy Doolittle Thirty-fifth Street Russell Knapp Twenty-first Street Jean Dunlap Jane Sigmund Elsie Stone Frances Rubins Evelyn Northcott Cedar Rapids Jean Peterson Macedonia Dorothy Barnes Red Oak Betty Ann Finch West Union Lois Tankersly Marshalltown Irene Carstan West Branch Margaret Zimmerman Yale Louise Benbow Fort Madison Alpha Xi Delta

Hansen couple heads to national Legion convention

Mr and Mrs E A Hansen of 1220 Maplewood Drive NE left Thursday evening for Los Angeles to attend the national American Legion convention and will return via San Francisco.

E. A. Hansen Maplewood Drive Los Angeles National American Legion San Francisco

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. M. Dinwiddie Mrs. Sweet MR. Sweet Miss Anthony Wole Second Street Theta Rho Club Worth Averills Charles Gatrelle Mrs. Morgan Alpha Gamma Delta Bobby Shorman Jeanne Ballantyne Iowa State Mrs. Beaven Baldwin America Little America Warner Bros Cedar Rapids Piano Co Robert Lutzelman Third Street John Easkers St. SE Dows Bldg Dial E. A. Kriz and Son Barhke California Mrs. Morrison Alpha Xi Delta Chapter Legion Convention Kewpie Armstrong Official Oxfords
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