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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1939

Page

28

Anamosa Social Events Highlight Local Groups

Anamosa hosts dinner with the B P W committee at the hotel next Tuesday evening. The Anamosa Garden Club holds its first fall meeting with Mrs C H Myers as hostess Tuesday afternoon. Thursday Forum includes a scavenger hunt led by Miss Madeline Webster Alvin Bailey and Mrs Walter Schwank. Mrs Carlton Landis of Monticello is honored at a postnuptial shower at Quality cafe. Miss Jane Sweat and Edward Fay announce their Sept 18 marriage in Omaha at St Celia cathedral with Miss Jean Sweat and William Fay as attendants. The Wapsipinicon Country Club closes season with a card party and high scores awarded to Mrs Howard Chipman Mrs Leigh Pearson and Mrs Cecil Wilson. The Kinser Rife McMickle and Lemon households organize the hostess group for the last event of the season.

Anamosa C. J. Cash Irma Bunce Esther Brady Legislative Committee of the Business and Professional Women C. H. Myers Anamosa Garden Club Madeline Webster Alvin Bailey Walter Schwank Carlton Landis Monticello Quality Cafe Jane Sweat Omaha Edward Fay Maurice Fay St. Cecelia’s Cathedral Jean Sweat Chadron Neb William C. Fay Charles Tyler Helen Barker Lee Sanner Howard Chipman Leigh Pearson Cecil Wilson Wapsipinicon Country Club G.B. Kinser O. M. Rife L. R. McMickle Keith Lemon A. Hanson James Remley, Jr Glen McLaughlin Frank Maudsley

Marriage Notice for Hopkinton Faculty Member and Lindquist Kin

Hopkinton notes the forthcoming marriage of Prof. Arthur H. Volfe of Lenox college faculty to Miss Ruth Lindquist of Rockford IL. The wedding will occur at the Lindquist home on Oct 21. Community clubs and receptions are listed including the I Bid bridge club and Y M C A Y W C A activities.

Arthur H. Volfe Lenox College Ruth Lindquist Rockford Lindquist Charles Reggentine Methodist Church C. A. Thompson W. F. Garvin

Local Club Socials Open New Year Across Town

Clarence Mrs. Ida McLeod hosted the Embroidery club with assistants Mrs. Elmer Sawyer Mrs. Harry Crist and Miss Jenna Beadle. About forty attended the Evangelical Young Peoples League watermelon social with Norma Jean Hasselbusch Honora Sonne maker Richard Goldsmith Lawrence Hartig and Henry Klatt on the program. Olin The Bow Knot club met with Mrs. Hazel Hart and Francis Winchip gave a paper. The Sorosis club met with Mrs. Myrtle Furst with Ruth Andrews assisting. Delpha Swartzell read a book review and special guests were Mrs. Earl Phillips and her daughter.

Ida McLeod Embroidery Elmer Sawyer Harry Crist Jenna Beadle Evangelical Young Peoples League Norma Jean Hasselbusch Honora Sonnemaker Richard Goldsmith Lawrence Hartig Henry Klatt Bow Knot Club Hazel Hart Francis Winchip Myrtle Furst Ruth Andrews Delpha Swartzell Earl Phillips

Church Notices and Circles Host Luncheons and Meetings

Local church groups plan dessert luncheons and meetings across congregations including St Elizabeth St Matthew and St Rita. Events feature guest speakers piano selections and anniversary teas with hostesses named and times listed for Thursday Friday and Tuesday gatherings.

A. W. Aukerman J. P. Klassen St. Elizabeth's Circle St. Matthew's

Riverside Bride Joins Arthur Swenka at St Marys Church

Miss Leola Libenguth wed Arthur Swenka in a Tuesday morning ceremony at St Marys church officiated by Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier. Attendants included Bernice Libenguth and Theodore Swenka with acolytes William Kallaus and Kenneth Kinsey. The bride, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Libenguth, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Swenka, both reside in Riverside. The report also notes local club gatherings with hosting and leadership details surrounding the Riverside Senior Needle club and Riverside Garden club events.

St. Mary’s Church Leola Libenguth Arthur Swenka Bernard Jacobsmeier William Kallaus Kenneth Kinsey Bernice Libenguth Theodore Swenka Joseph Libenguth Riverside St. Mary’s High School John Swenka John Moss Clara Rath William Griffin Riverside Garden Club Carrie Iden Victoria Griffin Arleigh Frost Mary Stransky Barbara Ford Hilda Olds Anna Kern Birdie Dodlove Kate Ingram

P T A Meetings Run Across Van Buren and Tyler

The Van Buren P A meets Monday at 7 30 p m at 340 Wilson Avenue SW with a discussion from The Farmer Has a Son in the national P T A magazine. Roosevelt P T A reports on the national convention. Tyler P T A held its first fall meeting with 60 attendees and elected officers. The Mothers Chorus meets Monday at 1 30 p m at Elizabeth Sloan's studio. A note on early days deemed a mushroom near a den of snakes was considered poisonous.

van Buren P. T. A F. E. Luse Wilson Avenue Orlo LeVan Roosevelt P. T. A Neely Hill Fred J. Kluss Roosevelt P. T. A. Mothers’ Chorus Elizabeth Sloan

Newcomer Dan Stirs Laura’s Affections in Town

Laura wavers between Jim and the charming Dan who has arrived in town while Jim, though steady and manly, faces a rival with novelty. Laura’s dilemma is tempered by plans to wait and hope Jim proves his staying power. In Miss Manners style the letters discuss fidelity, family, and Monday’s challenge.

Laura Dan Jim

Social clubs plan card parties and meetings around town

Numerous groups including the Social Aiders Valley Camp Royal Neighbors Maccabees and Ladies of the G A R host card parties and meetings this week in venues such as Glow gas room I C C F hall Sokol hall and Memorial building Activities feature prizes refreshments and initiated discussions Residents are asked to note time changes and call for reservations where listed

Valley Camp Royal Neighbors of America I.C.C.F First Avenue E Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 788 Memorial Coliseum Sheridan Vohaska

Local clubs host meetings at members’ homes

Mrs. Lara Stingley and Mrs. Faithe Williams assisted at a gathering. The Friendship club met with Mrs. Clara Volker. Mrs. Sarah Hankin hosted the Altruist club. Mrs. Dorothy Freeman and Mrs. Hazel Carstensen hosted the Happy Hour club.

Lara Stingley Faithe Williams Friendship Club Clara Volker Sarah Hankin Dorothy Freeman Hazel Carstensen

Springville Social round up features guests and events

Springville gatherings include Bertha Wild of Pasadena leaving after summer with Iowa relatives, Fancy Work club hosted by Verd Greenwalt with Celia Daniels and James Thompson as guests, Methodist Ladies Aid entertained with officers elected F G Hunte president W J Brown VP Maud Keithley secretary Sarah Pearson treasurer, Bernice Palmer hosted Sunday school picnic with multiple attendees, Evergreen Rebekah lodge observed eighty eighth anniversary with a wedding playlet and delegates Libbie Fieseler Stella Marek Marie Novak present from Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Perry lodges.

J. C. Patten Bertha Wild Pasadena Calif Iowa Verd Greenwalt Dennis Taylor Celia Daniels Cedar Rapids James Thompson Susan Shellhammer James Kelly Ladies Aid The Methodist Church F. G. Hunte W. J. Brown Maud Keithley Sarah Pearson Bernice Palmer P. M. Neilson Paralta Patricia Graham Lily Mae Kelly Robert Carpenter Harold Hollingsworth Ernest Carpenter Harold Neilson Ronald Neilson Norman Paul Neilson J. K. Gibson N. G. Graham Evergreen Rebekah Lodge Rebkah Odd Fellowship Marie Novak Rebekah Assembly of Iowa Libbie Fieseler Stella Marek Mount Vernon Perry

Wedding Plans Announced for Fall in McGregor and Toledo

In McGregor near Garnaville at the Rock church, Adelaide Gray and Dale Carpenter plan to wed on Sept 30. Gray, daughter of Bertha Gray, teaches at Monticello after Iowa State Teachers College graduation, while Carpenter, son of Grace Carpenter, is a Drake University law graduate practicing in Coon Rapids. In Toledo, Erna Wiebold and Stanley Anderson announced their upcoming October 8 wedding at Homestead Lutheran church, with Wiebold employed at Toledo National Bank and Anderson at the Chronicle office.

McGregor Pioneer Rock Ceres Garnaville John Mathias Hagensick Clayton County Adelaide Gray Dale Carpenter Bertha Gray Gray Iowa State Teachers College Monticello Carpenter Grace Carpenter Coon Rapids Drake University Miss Gray Atherton Wickersheim Wickersheim Toledo Erna Wiebold August Wiebold Homestead Stanley Anderson Andrew Anderson George McKinney Traer

Engagement of Catherine Hanley to Edward Ward

Mr and Mrs Charles Hanley of Parnell announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine of Cedar Rapids to Edward Ward son of Mr and Mrs M C Ward of Cedar Rapids. The bride elect is a Mount Mercy academy graduate and Mr Ward is a University of Iowa graduate.

Charles Hanley Parnell Catherine Cedar Rapids Edward Ward M. C. Ward Mount Mercy Academy Mr. Ward University of Iowa

Dear Miss Manners Advice on Welcoming a Newcomer

A reader asks how to handle a newcomer to the city who seemed bored at dinner. The answer suggests one more hospitality attempt, noting shyness or discomfort may mimic boredom, then let the guest take the next step if still uninterested.

Miss Manners B. B Blue

Leisure hour concert opens at Iowa State Teachers College

In Cedar Falls the first leisure hour concert features four music faculty artists at 4 30 p m in the college Commons. In Iowa City freshmen and transfer women attend an orientation mass meeting at 3 p m in Macbride auditorium Monday. Cedar Rapids hosts the Cedar Rapids Woman's club opening meeting at 2 p m with a reception, house inspection and a musical trio. Des Moines holds a fall council meeting of the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs through Friday. Others include Dairy Cattle congress opens in Waterloo and district conventions and meetings for D A R, Women's Relief, League of Women Voters, and PTA groups in Ames, Belle Plaine, Ottumwa, and Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College Commons Iowa City Macbride Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Waterloo Des Moines Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Belle Plaine Women’s Relief Corps

I-Blanket Hop at Iowa U to Be Oct 6

Iowa City reports the annual I-Blanket Hop at the Iowa Union hosted by A. F. L. with Griff Williams' orchestra providing music. Also noted are community meetings and engagements including Rosella Richter and Otto Toppenberg's announced marriage plans.

Iowa U Iowa City—University Iowa Union Griff Williams E. Nybakken Woman’s Club Child Conservation Club George Whittaker Athens Historical Circle C. Woody Thompson Jean Boysen Iowa City Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple Frank A. Richter Kearney Neb Rosella Otto Toppenberg

Also Mentioned on This Page

Anamosa B.P.W Clarence Immaculate Conception St. Rita’s Circle J. A. Ballard B Avenue NE van Vechten Guild Roy E. Curray Linden Drive Frank Brejcha George C. Claassen Melvin L. Welke Nora Waln Lulu Engelman Welty Guild St. James Gleaner Circle United Brethren Lawrence E. Kohl Fourteenth Street SE Calvary Baptist Women's Missionary Society Nellie Lucas Burma Saron Lutheran Elton D. Wells Trinity Methodist Agnes Miner Effie Houx Kensington M. F. Harmon C Avenue NW Paul B. Gard E. O. Ballou Sylvia Hollenbeck Eighth Street NW St. Paul's Mothers Club H. J. Foreman C. J. Bready W. D. Moore Reginald Haig Paul Bedell H. D. Hunter General Aid Harvest Home G. W. Higbee Second Avenue SE G. E Hillier Ina Wilson W. A. Cash G. W. Smith Harry Hoyt Delbert Auten Duane Schuyler District No. 10 J. C. Lindsley St. Agnes Circle Grace Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary Guild Joseph Risk Ellis Boulevard NW St. Margaret's Circle Commonwealth Tea Room Joseph Stephan H. G. Allen Thomas Brady St. John’s Park Court Cafe George Davis J. P. Montillon Henry Stearns P.T.A. Meetings van Buren Hare Arthur Wasendorf Harry Hinerwadel Louis Proksa Stanley Lee Harover Horacek Sharon C. H. Lisenbee Marilyn Feiereisen Joyce Heral Mothers’ Chorus Mary Manners Clubs Maccabees Linn Ioway Hive Sokol Hall D. of H K. P. Hall F. W. Auxiliary General Dodge Circle Grenville Dodge Queen of the West Queen of the West Lodge Ladies’ Society of B. of L. F B. of L. F Modern Woodmen Linden Camp No Modern Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall Carrie Morcombe Carrie Morcombe Lodge No. 2 Rose Garden Ellis Park F. Hartman M. F., Cox W. W. White Parlor City Parlor City Camp C.S.P.S. Hall Woman's Relief Corps T. Z. Cook Memorial Building Norvella Ellis Star of Maine Maine Lodge Hall Scott Hammond C. L. Russell Standard Life Standard Life Association No. 172 Gas Company Rebekah Lodge Rebekah Lodge No Maine Lodge Betsy Ross Theta Rho Security Benefit Association C. W. Griffith Ellis Boulevard Progressive Circle Bever Park Laura Christensen Ethel Darling Pla-Mor 500 Club Elvice Milburn Bill Stillions Carl Blake Merrill Wilson Paul Blake B Avenue NW George Steck Hiltbrunner Music Co St. SE Springville Catherine Hanley Brabbit-Taylor Music CO King Band First Ave Cedar Rapids, Lowz Barbara Stanwyck Golden Boy” Coiffure Iowa Theater America NEW Man Upjohn Natola Lederle Lederle Abbott's Parke-Davis Squibb, Upjohn Or Lederle’s Paramount Pharmacy VALAM Ottumwa Southeast District Daughters of American Revolution Imogen B. Emery Ames Iowa League of Women Voters Lasswell Studio Paramount Theater Sta-Press Kitterman Kitterman’s Third Ave
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