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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1952
Page
2
Elmcrest Golf and Country club schedules the first autumn dinner dance for Saturday evening with dinner served until 8 p.m. and dancing to 1 a.m. Reservations due by Wednesday. The formal affair is limited to 200 members and out-of-town guests with autumn decorations. Committee chairs are George Legros and Julian Smith.
New England shore dinner to close the year at Cedar Rapids Country Club on Wednesday. Dinner at 6 30 p m followed by cards and entertainment from a wandering barber shop quartet. Reservations urged and a blind bogey with consolation prizes for nonwinners. Mrs Grace Fahey visiting Fahey home.
Mr and Mrs Le Hoy G Rowray of Santa Ana California arrived Sunday to visit Mr Rowray and Mrs George Rowray at 1291 Woodland Court NW Cedar Rapids. They will stay until October first.
Mrs. C F Rawson and Miss Alicia Grishaber hosted a Sunday party at the Rawson home 718 Second Street SW Cedar Rapids to celebrate Eugene Grishaber’s seventy ninth birthday. Guests included E Grishaber and Dick Myers Central City Wesley Elin Marion R J Grishaber Henry Hup ten Harvey Grishaber R H Hupten John Gessaman James Rawson and C F Rawson from Cedar Rapids.
Alpha Sigma chapter of Fi Omicron sorority hosted a Monday evening dessert bridge at the Roosevelt hotel honoring rushees. The gathering celebrated new members with a social card game event and route to Greek life involvement.
A style show and card party by Eu-Cha-Rest temple Daughters of the Nile takes place Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Roosevelt hotel Arm strong's will present fall and winter fashions in the event.
Ruth Upah becomes president while Betty Irwin serves as vice president Norma Elliott is treasurer Toni Morgan is scribe and Sharon Kemp with Judy Wood form the telephone committee for the group.
The Lionelles meet Thursday at 1 p.m. for a dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs. Paul Jones at 3030 Carrell Drive SE. The gathering will include the installation of new officers.
The Rev and Mrs T M Nielsen celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a picnic at their Cedar Rapids home. Married September 22, 1902 in Melbourne, they served as pastors in several Iowa churches before retiring to Cedar Rapids in 1939. Their two children are James Nielsen of Chicago and Sead Nielsen of Long Beach.
Thel Rev. Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian Church was speaker. Violet Sutton was initiated into the order and publicity chair Mrs Harold Bliss led the program.
Members of the Q Ta Ku Ye Camp Fire Girls have elected officers with Deanna Janko as president Wilma Meaney as vice president Carole Poula as secretary and Jean Ann Newman as treasurer Miss Gloria Poula serves as the leader of the group.
Reserve Officers Ladies meet Thursday at 1 15 p m for luncheon at the Officers club Mr and Mrs Henry Gundling will speak and show films on the Pan American Olympics Hostesses are Mrs Lyman Hevile and Mrs Lawrence Curry
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ralston celebrate their golden wedding with an open house on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. Married September 24, 1902, in Maquoketa the couple has seven children thirty two grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. He is 79 and she 76.
Miss Dolores Lou Don Jones wed Lt. George Robert Matteson at Wheeling Avenue Christian church in Tulsa. The ceremony featured satin and lace gown, nursemaids in peacock blue, and a reception at the bride’s home before a Rockaway Beach honeymoon. The couple will reside in Champaign Illinois where the groom is stationed at Chanute Field.
Grant Wood PTA announces square dance classes starting Thursday from 7 30 to 10 p.m. in the school auditorium. Edward Mick will teach and call. Grant Wood school district residents are invited to attend. Independence Chamber honors 58 teachers at quarterly dinner at the Country Club.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept offers Pattern 516 for a bright school dress with embroidery transfers and pattern parts. Send 24 cents for the pattern, state the size, and print name and address on the envelope to Box 5740 Chicago 80, Ill.
Advice on voice modulation for women stressing varied tones from soft to loud. Exercises include breathing, window exposure, reading news in a big voice, and practicing conversational dynamics to sound convincing and charming. The guide promises improvements over a month.
A home ad promotes the Thor Automatic Dryer with heat control automatic shutoff and convenient features. It invites customers to join the dryer club to end washday worries and pay as they use the dryer. The pitch highlights weather independence and urges purchase at Home Specialty Store 2244 First Ave NE with dial 20930.
Instructions on overcoming dull speaking and loneliness with charm tips sent to Secrets of Charm. Mentions enclosing coin and stamped return envelope. Notes curtain styles including small geometric prints and 18th century inspired felt with pinked edges.
The article details fabric choices for cafe curtains with style tips. It notes fishnet as a new idea and lightweight rayon taffeta in varied colors that hang in crisp folds. Favorite fabrics include cottons plain or printed, organdy sometimes embroidered, and plain cottons from percale to sailcloth, with provincial prints praised for color and versatility.
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