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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1937

Page

19

Life In French House At Columbia University A Vacation Learning Fun

Miss Evelyn Street, a Cedar Rapids nurse, spent six weeks at Columbia University’s French house to learn and practice French with residents and Barnard College faculty. The program included recordings and daily pronunciation drills, with Street enjoying the experience as a personal vacation rather than formal study.

Columbia Campus Miss Street Madame Jeanne Vidon Varney Barnard College of Columbia Acationwr

Miss Evelyn Street Teaches French to Quiet Group

A student recalls Miss Evelyn Street guiding young men in basic French, noting the challenge of pronouncing consonants like th. After six weeks of lessons, English sounds feel blunt to her, while some French speakers suggest she is lucky to be born in a French speaking country.

Miss Street Jonn Wiss Street

Church notices outline meetings at St Pauls and other churches

Church groups list meetings including Tre Wesle om Service, women’s guilds at Calvary, Westminster Ladies, Kenwood Presbyterian, and St Johns Episcopal. Activities include sewing sessions, prayer groups, elections of officers, and a fund luncheon at various church locations and dates.

PT A Meetings and Ke nwood PTA Open Forum

Community PT A notices show Roosevelt Woodrosdas Ken wax and Van Buren groups planning 230 pm and 730 pm meetings. Mothers urged to attend at Van Buren school. Woodrow Wilson PTA opening planned with committee chairmen announced and plans for a year including safety talks and a Camp Fire program.

Roncevelt PT A Woodrosdas Schon Schow van Buren Vere Henry Jensen K Street Mothers of Children A Thompson S E Temple

Monticello Women Hold Bridge Meet and Community Notices

Monticello weekly notes report the closing of the summer bridge series at the country club, with committee members listed. The Gazette records fall meetings of the League of Women Voters with speakers from Des Moines and Bloomington, plus tea tables. Various club gatherings, missions society elections, and social events across Monticello are noted, including travels and visits by local residents and extended community groups.

Monticello Riess Stuhler Ben Cotton John Locher J E. Heiserman BC. Roberts Halstead Carpenter Lyle McMullen Harry Stuhler Milton Thoent League of Women Voters Gladys Nelson Des Moines Florence Bohrer Bloomington John Fraser John Matthiessen Harnet Cunningham Anamosa Don Wherry Wyoming C. R Smith Duncan Wasson Walter Koon Onslow B and P. W Club Gladys Shelley Jennie Strasburg Huldah Pert Rena Otten Isabel Maire Josephine Atwater Ruth Walter Emma Stadtmueller Marie Kurtz Alice Goudy Vera Steffe Emma Heiken Nella Hofman Methodist Women's Foreign Missionary Society H E Deischer Myrs L J Swift Ed Hurbreetse Lou H Larne Carne Mimate Hurbreetse India H S. Richardson Frank Stimson

Autumn Jewelry Trends For Fall and Winter Costumes

Jewel trends for the season call for variety from rhinestones and pearls to gold designs. Charm bracelets with national figures and animal motifs lead the way, while Victorian style clusters and colored beads brighten practical dresses.

Flora Dora

Lost Nation Bethlehem Luther League Meeting Report

The Luther League met Tuesday led by Rev. W G Weber. Refreshments were provided by the Edward Christensen young people Wanda Christensen Dale Muhl Muriel Schmidt Glatha Pithan and Robert Sivers who were asked to select entertainers for next year. October devotional committee includes Darrel Christensen Ruth Mohl and Irvin Pithan. Hearthstone club hosted a reception for the school faculty and new members Tuesday with committee members presenting a program and serving refreshments.

Bethlehem Luther League W. G. Weber Edward Christensen Wanda Christensen Dale Muhl Muriel Schmidt Glatha Pithan Robert Sivers Darrel Christensen Ruth Mohl Irvin Pithan Hearthstone Club Daniel J B Gilroy Edward Rechlerman D. L. Cressey

West Union Clubpreps for Fourth District convention

West Union hosts and club leaders prepare for the Fourth district women’s clubs convention on Oct 12 13. Officers named for local arrangements include Clyde Blunt and C D Mercer with banquet and programs planned in church and school venues.

West Union John Smith Spokane Wash John Rowland Elizabeth Anderson Will Heiserman Fayette Country Club House Committee H. P. Moen K R Palmer H. W. Hurd Howard Whitney John E. Rush Pryyes E. H Estey West Union Club Fourth District Clyde Blunt C. D. Mercer C. C. Brink Junior Federation Tourist Harry Wenger West Union Art Club H S Wright

Birthday Club Meets in Calmar for Bridge Prizes

The Birthday club met in Calmar on Wednesday with Virginia Haatvedt presiding. Bridge prizes were awarded to Mrs. W W Hazelton, Mrs. Bertha Orke, and Mrs. Melvin Hurlbet.

Virgina Haatvedt W WW Hazelton Bertha Orke Melvin Hurlbet

Social events at Hopkinton and Lenox College in late spring

Hopkinton Co P UV of the Reformed Presbyterian church held a Manday social at Rev F E Allen home with guests Douglas Munger and the Gibbs and Joseph families. Lenox College Christian Association hosted its annual freshman reception with Paul Ferguson and Dorothy Knapp among the speakers and Dorothy Burns directing recreation.

Carl Clark Kenneth Mildred Ronald Lee Delhi Donald Clark Frank Snider Monticello Newell Gillian Paul Hopkinton Christian Asseciation Lenox College Paul Ferguson Dorothy Knapp

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