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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1941
Page
8
Cedar Rapids welcomes a steady stream of guests as fall visits surge. Notable arrivals include Dr. and Mrs. W. D. McNary from Milwaukee visiting Mrs. Edward C. Clark. Elizabeth Riordan returning from Jacksonville, Fla. and a list of other visitors staying with local hosts through the week.
Mr and Mrs Hugh W White and their son Hugh Jr arrive home from a fortnight in Estes Park. They visited Mrs White s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs James A Bridges during the trip.
Miss Frances Verbeck leaves for Pasadena for six weeks. Mrs Leslie S Hackney III celebrated with nine office colleagues at Mrs Theodore Wernimon t s home. Mrs L A Sanders hosted a surprise birthday for Mrs Eva Miller with 15 guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Schwinke and Sam Young. Visitors include Mrs George R Fiala of Davenport and her son David. Mrs Frank Baldwin held a birthday party for forty guests with hostesses Milo and Ivan Baldwin. invited out of town guests include Mrs Welch Chute Letts and Carr of Waterloo.
B L Wick told the League of Women Voters luncheon in Commonwealth apartments that Mexico has been ruled by force, not ballots. He cited a low 10 percent turnout in the last election and noted ten thousand deaths since 1911 amid revolutions and multiple presidents.
Conger Metcalf will depart late this week to join the Boston Museum of Fine Arts school as a teacher. He is the son of Mrs. Cyrus Metcalf residing at 617 First avenue East.
Mrs. B L Sheldon of 1941 Fourth Avenue SE and Mrs. Frank H Keyser of 2031 Washington Avenue SE joined a motor trip to Ottumwa then to Los Angeles to attend a Social Order of Beauceant supreme assembly at the Biltmore Hotel. They will be away two or three weeks. Sheldon has been elected Cedar Rapids chapter president and Keyser named preceptress.
Mrs. George Ward was surprised with a birthday party at her home on Monday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leon Klemish Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lane and daughter Rowena Mr. and Mrs Frank Redmond and several other local residents.
Miss Jane Slavata of 2423 Bever avenue SE will host Thursday evening for Beta Delphian members. Miss Martha Heald and Miss Norah Gott will present a Readers Digest program.
Home Rebekah lodge No 79 marked its ninetieth anniversary with candlelight ceremony at Z. C. B. J. hall. Lillian Neff read a history, Bertha Demers directed escorts, and corsages were given by Viola Kucera. guests came from Grove City Marion and Praha No 5. A benefit apron dance and card party was set for Oct 23 at 2 pm, and plans were announced for the sixty fifth anniversary on Oct 20. The next meeting is Oct 6 at 8 pm.
Miss Rosemary Ritchie hosted Cedar Rapids Cyclettes at 1250 Third Street NW on Tuesday evening. Members included Mesdames George Clifford, Charles Gable, William Harmon, Orval Schmitt, Roscoe Pilgrim, Emil Zrudsky, and the Misses Frances Svoboda and Virginia Smith.
Lincoln P T A hosts a tea for mothers Thursday at 2 30 p m in the school parlors inviting all district mothers. Polk P T A executive board met with 19 present as Mrs C F Peremsky led reports and planned the year program.
Plans for Evelyn Mae Ament and William E Naughton announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The couple will wed on October 15 at 9 a.m. in St Ludmila's church. Evelyn is a Wilson High School graduate employed by Wilson and Company. William is a St Mathias High School graduate employed by Concrete Materials Construction.
Gordon McKay son of Mr and Mrs Bruce McKay of 300 Thirty sixth Street SE will depart Thursday to enroll as a freshman at the Cleveland School of Art.
A Monday evening china shower honored Miss Doris Glime on her upcoming marriage to Edward Grubhoffer. Hosted at the Glow room of the Gas company, 51 guests attended. Helpers included Mrs Lewis Barr, Mrs Gerald Olmstead of Chicago, Mrs Elmer Ingels, Misses Marylin DeTare and Virginia Harmon.
The Y W C A L T A club schedules its first gathering for Thursday at 5 30 p m at the association building. The group will walk to Shaver Park for a picnic supper with all girls in industry invited. Helen Bell Dawn Herwig and Louise Sundberg lead the event and call for more information.
Miss Ada Vedder bride elect for September 29 will be feted by Lambda chapter Beta Sigma Phi at Mrs. Victor D. Merveaux home 2117 F avenue NE Wednesday evening. Assisting hostesses include Miss Florence Paulus Mrs. Gertrude McNeil and Miss Mary Rowan. The group will present a gift.
Members met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. P. A Olson to plan a rummage sale for Friday morning and to sew with the Red Cross in the afternoon. Mrs. Ralph C. Karlan will host the next gathering.
Two October brides-elect Miss Margaret French and Miss Jean Engelman were honored with evening parties and a luncheon. Mrs J P Frederikson and daughter will host Miss French at their Mount Vernon Avenue SE home with a pink parasol centerpiece and gifts. Co-hostesses include Mrs E L Frederikson and Miss Betty Jane Frederikson. A separate luncheon and linen shower for Miss Engelman, bride-elect of Robert S Safley of Oelwein, was hosted by Mrs Max Mildenstein and Mrs Edgar Tapper in Commonwealth apartments with table decorations and 20 guests present.
Mrs Irene Ilten dancing instructor at the Y W C A returned Monday after a three weeks stay in Duluth.
Mrs H A Herold of 1313 Birch Avenue NW will host the West Highlands circle of the King’s Daughters. The dessert luncheon is set for Thursday at 1 30 p m.
Alicia Hart discusses how stage stars with high voices can achieve warmth and fullness through humor and voice training. She explains that pleasant speech does not require a low pitch and stresses breathing exercises to improve tone and breathing habits.
Mrs Jones blames her maid for leaving for higher pay while defending her daughter who also moved on for a better job. The piece contrasts perceived ingratitude with a worker's pursuit of fair wages, arguing Mrs Jones never held a job herself and fails to understand a changing world.
The passage offers breathing techniques to widen the chest and deepen inhalation, plus daily reading aloud to improve diction. It advises checking for slurred words and harsh pronunciations, then practicing to gain easier, clearer speech. A city tip notes quieter speech helps amid subway noise.
Gazette special advises students to improve appearance and manners before college. It asks if weight, skin, posture, carriage, and speech affect first impressions and encourages timely, practical steps to boost confidence and presentation.
The article urges weight control through balanced meals and greens while avoiding starvation. It advises skin care without creams, mentions oily complexions and pimples, and recommends bathing with soap, light powder, and not touching pimples. It stresses healthy habits, regular meals, outdoor exercise, and consulting a physician for severe acne.
The prompt fragment hints at variations in a kitchen pantry or breakfast routine. It suggests adjusting morning cereal choices when children resist the standard option. No clear event or person is named.
The passage urges expanding cereal variety on the breakfast table and varying serving methods. It recommends rotating sweeteners like brown sugar New Orleans molasses or honey and adding complementary fruits to boost nutrition and flavor.
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