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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1938
Page
5
Dumont, Mrs. W. Fitzsimmons of Sigourney, Mrs. Bernard Wylder of Waterloo and Mrs. Howard Seid of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mrs P E Bell of Cleveland is spending a week at the home of Mr and Mrs F M Huyck located at 2424 Fourth Avenue SE.
Miss Mary Gage, who married George N Harless, is honored at two midweek parties. Hostesses include Miss Betty Beardsley at a Linden Drive coffee and Miss Patricia Burkhalter at her Crescent Street home. Guests include Miss Katherine Van Meter, Mrs. Thomas C Jackson, Miss Helen Larimer, and many others in a series of celebratory calls.
Miss Harriet Moon of 1924 First avenue E has come back after a vacation lasting three and one half months. She began with a motor trip to Pittsburgh to visit Dr and Mrs G A Yoakam. The Yoakams then joined her for a car trip to California where they spent the rest of the summer with friends.
John M Ely Jr son of Mr and Mrs John M Ely 2218 First Avenue East left Wednesday morning for New York City where he will be a guest at the wedding of Buell Weare son of Mrs Ely Weare Friday From there he will go to Princeton New Jersey to resume his studies at Princeton University.
Miss Dorothy Morehead daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert L Morehead of 359 Sixteenth Street SE entered Iowa State College at Ames as a sophomore this fall and was pledged Wednesday evening to Chi Omega social sorority.
The Wa-po-shun-die Camp Fire group met at the guardian Mrs. A Nilsson home and elected officers Audrey Nilsson president Mildred Krogh vice president and entertainment committee Betty Meyers secretary Fern Bryant treasurer Elvanne Kriz scribe Elaine Anderson notification committee and Irene Paula pianist. At the next meeting officers will be installed after a picnic luncheon.
Mrs Martha Steffens of Chicago Heights left Tuesday after visiting her daughter Mirand a Steffens a nurse at St Luke s hospital and Mr and Mrs J H Steffens 2650 Country Club Parkway SE From here she went to Charter Oak to visit her son Paul Steffens and Mrs Steffens planning on returning to Chicago Heights Saturday after attending the fiftieth wedding anniversary of her parents in Bloomfield Nebraska.
The Congenial Eight met Monday evening at Mrs. D. D. Dunns home. Prizes went to Mrs. Frank Smith Mrs. J. E. Jones and Mrs. R. Munden. Next meeting is October 5 at Mrs. W. G. Hermsen 220 Highland Drive NW.
The Reporters' club met Tuesday at the Roosevelt hotel with Mrs Phillip Palmer presiding. Plans for the year were presented. The next meeting will be held Oct 21 at 2 30 at the Roosevelt. The subject to be discussed will be the Social Security Act led by Mrs Wells C Peck. The organization is non partisan and is open to the public.
Mr and Mrs George W Smith of 409 Twenty third street NE and their son David returned from visits with relatives in West Virginia and Maryland. They paused briefly in Chicago on the way home.
Mrs. Orwig of Des Moines spoke at the Junior League of Cedar Rapids meeting held Tuesday at Montrose motel. About fifteen bouquets were displayed with first and second places awarded to Mrs. James H. Yuill and Mrs. Neil Montgomery. She discussed bouquet design, emphasized originality, balance, native grasses and berries, and critiqued two table settings by Mrs. Robert B Davis and Mrs. Henry Adams with Miss Helen Larimer.
Mrs Harry G. O'Donnell entertained at a lunch at 2220 Grande avenue SE Cedar Rapids. The event honored Mrs Robert Calder Davis of Ojai California, with eight guests who were members of a Cedar Rapids bridge club during Mrs Davis residence here.
Dr and Mrs Wayne J Foster plan a brief California visit to see Mrs Foster's sisters in Pasadena and Los Angeles and will attend the Iowa UCLA football game in Los Angeles this Saturday.
Miss Mary Louise Solomon of 615 Fifth avenue SE Jeff Tuesday by motor for Parkersburg West Virginia where she will visit her father Tom Solomon. In observance of her nineteenth birthday she will be honored at a reception given by Mr Solomon. From there she will go to Charleston West Virginia and Chillicothe Ohio to visit friends planning to return to Cedar Rapids in three weeks.
Mr and Mrs John E Powers of 620 Center Point road NE have returned after three and a half months abroad visiting Eire and the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow They cruised to the North Cape and spent five weeks visiting friends and relatives in Sweden They arrived in Montreal aboard the Duchess of Richmond on September 8.
Mrs W E Mickel of 1425 Third Avenue SE will depart Wednesday on the City of Denver to Denver for a two week visit with her son Merlin H Mickel.
A Sunday evening surprise party honored Marvin Melsha on his fifteenth birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Alvin Melsha 712 Fifteenth Street SE. Attending were Bob Hall Charles Wilford Russell Boyer Lucille Keyes Walter McCune Rudy Grishaber and Carol Melsha with assistance from Bessie Navratil Jennie Majewski and Mrs Stella Blazek.
The First Lutheran church Blue Birds group met Monday to discuss a magazine sale candy sale and a tea for mothers. Attending were Mrs. Chester Johnson Miss Martha Lillick Mrs. G. H. Lowe and Mrs. R. E. LeMont the Blue Bird leader.
Mrs J H Steffens of Coun try Club parkway SE and her daughter Mrs W R Cherry have returned after spending a week in Chicago visiting relatives.
Mr and Mrs Charles A Stoltz announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their only daughter Jane to Don D Ralston son of Mr and Mrs Thomas A Ralston of Marion. The wedding will take place Oct 19. Jane Stoltz is a Sacred Heart School Waterloo graduate. Don Ralston is a Center Point High School graduate and employed by Rude Auto Company.
Miss Helen M. Bennett of Chicago urged Business and Professional Women's club members to pursue frontiers beyond traditional roles. She warned against women filling men’s jobs for equal pay, stressed equal pay for equal labor, and urged higher standards for women pursuing business careers. The Cedar Rapids eight-state regional conference, Oct 14–16, was announced with national officers expected.
The Betsy Ross Theta Rho Girls club members under Mrs. Frank Dvorak assisted at the Theta Rho Girls club institution in Des Moines on Saturday. The ceremony, held at Odd Fellows hall, featured instituting officer Mrs. Henrietta Seabrooke and assistant Mrs. Marie Novak, with a banquet at Younker's for about 100 guests. Cedar Rapids delegates included Doris Seabrooke and Irma Zahradin among many attendees.
Miss Margaret Barngrover daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter J Barngrover 2435 Bever avenue SE will host a dinner party at her home Wednesday evening in celebration of her birthday. Guests include Misses Virginia Hendrickson Jane Hall Jeanne Cash Barbara Rogers Lois Grissel Katheryn Greene Kathryn Wandel Marilyn Siebke Alicia Franey Janice Lindeman Virginia Hillock Joan Yessler and Nora Cocker.
Lawyers and wives hosted a picnic supper at the Claassen home on Woodland Drive SE honoring W L Crissman. The event followed years of luncheons at Bishop's cafe with a committee including Mrs Claassen Mrs Yessler and Mrs O Rieley. B L Wick spoke on Germany and the European situation.
Dr and Mrs B Harrington entertained at a surprise dinner party Tuesday at Mrs Wurster's tea room honoring their son Dr A F Harrington who will depart for Cambridge Mass to study at Harvard Medical School. After dinner guests enjoyed bridge at the Harrington home with Dr and Mrs C B Meffert and others.
Mrs H L Godfrey of Cedar Rapids was honored with a surprise birthday luncheon at her 1503 Third Avenue SE home Monday. Effie Miller of Marion led the event with guests including Minnie Whitcomb Della Garretson and multiple Marion residents.
Members of the Service club of the Community House will hold a work meeting Friday at 1 15 p m to sew for St Luke s hospital A handkerchief shower will honor Mrs Cora Briles on her birthday The club will meet again Tuesday night to elect officers The time of meeting will be announced later
Mrs Floyd Fisher and Mrs William Kubik hosted seven guests at dinner Monday at 819 Nineteenth Street SE in honor of Miss Helen Fisher and Oran Turner whose wedding is planned for Sunday. The honored guests were presented a gift.
Mr and Mrs J H Fordice of 303 Thirty third Street NE have returned after spending a week at the Cedar Rapids resort at Ten Strike Minnesota.
Mrs Grace Jones returns to her Bloomington Illinois home following a three week visit with her daughter Miss Frances Long at 418 Eighteenth Street SE.
Near Coe College rushees view sororities as preference deadline nears. Sororities Delta Delta Delta Alpha Xi Delta Chi Omega host events at Roosevelt hotel with meals, music, and entertainment. Active members plus alumnae participate in themed dinners and parties.
Mothers chorus to meet Thursday at 1 30 p m in the YWCA auditorium. Jackson P T A reports 75 attendees. program included songs by mothers and 5B and 6B classes, with speeches on enrollment and school health. Polk P T A notes officers named, plans for the year, and delegates to Cedar Rapids teachers convention. First P T A meeting of the year set for Oct 11 at 3 p m.
Cedar Rapids area Boy Scout council executive board members hosted the third annual Scouters and Cubbers Good Will dinner at Roosevelt high school cafeteria. Seventy six attended. The event featured remarks by Chester Johnson and N Harold West, with entertainment by Maddigan School of Music pupils and motion pictures by Dr Milton Cowan of the University of Iowa showing canyon trips and a river boat trip.
Birth announcements list a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wingett at St Luke s hospital on September 20, a son to Dr. and Mrs. John J Keith in Marion at St Luke s hospital on September 21, a son to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Rattora at Mercy hospital on September 20, a son to Mr. and Mrs Frank Novotny at Mercy hospital on September 20, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs Laurence Wagamon at Mercy hospital on September 20.
Want ads guide readers to classification 7 for dressmaking or alterations. The notice frames the tip as an advertisement directive. The brief implies a placement path for readers seeking sewing services.
Rabbi Irving Klibansky, who recently succeeded Rabbi Benjamin G Eisenberg at Congregation Beth Jacob, will formally assume his duties next Sunday by officiating during high holiday services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. A St Louis native and son of a rabbi, he trained at the University of Chicago and Hebrew Theological Seminary. The general public is invited to hear the services at 218 A avenue NW.
Des Moines AP reports 57 Iowa counties have joined the cooperative tuberculosis control campaign since it began a year ago. Allamakee, Buchanan, Hancock and Winnebago are the latest. The aim is 80 counties. The program, jointly sponsored by the Iowa health department and the Iowa Tuberculosis Association, targets case finding and early detection in small counties and relies on county medical society approval and nurse visits to physicians and contacts leading to X ray clinics. Funds from Christmas seal sales support the effort.
In Oelwein a 4 year old, Robert Platte, vanished Tuesday prompting a citywide search by 150 high school boys and a sheriff's posse after a police alert. Three hours later the boy emerged from a clothes closet in his parents home where he had slept under a pile of clothing.
More than 15 million people visited the American national parks during 1937, marking a significant surge in public interest. The surge reflects growing recreation trends and expanded park access, with visitors drawn to famed sites across the system.
Linn County supervisors plan a busy bid day October 6 at 10 a.m. for 48.98 miles of PWA surfaced roads on sixteen projects and at 2 p.m. for 5.30 miles of PWA graded roads on two projects. Additional surface work on three-year program roads and a donation surfacing project are also scheduled, with various townships and routes named and bids to be opened after the morning sessions.</s>
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