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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1938
Page
8
Around the Town recounts Mrs. Roland’s discovery of a neighbor letting her son David pilfer pears, then selling them door to door. The column swirls through local exploits from squirrel hunting to hat secrets, wind tales, and stage whispers at a county exhibit.
Mary Gage and George Harless planned a June wedding with violinist Joseph H. Kitchin and organist Eleanor Taylor providing nuptial music. The chapel décor featured candles and Easter lilies as out of town guests joined a reception at Dr. and Mrs. Gage’s home. The couple will reside after October 15 at 105 Thirty-fourth Street Drive SE. Mrs Harless, a Coe College graduate, has held a religious education post at Stephens College. Mr Harless, also a Coe alum, works with Quaker Oats. Out-of-town guests included several families from Fort Dodge Clinton Clarinda Moline and Mediapolis.
Pledges from Beta Phi Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Delta Delta with chapters in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Oak Park plus many others from Illinois Iowa and Minnesota were initiated after pledging at Coe. A freshman mixer at the men's gym 8 to 11 followed pledging and room pledges.
Miss Barbara Rogers and Miss Jeanne Cash hosted an early autumn hayrack party with hay ride and wiener roast. Attendees included Misses Mary Zuercher, Margaret Barngrover, Nora Cocker, Virginia Hendrickson, Marion Reiff, and others.
The visit of former Cedar Rapids residents Mr and Mrs Robert Calder Davis of Ojai California inspires social courtesies. The Davises were hosted at a dinner party by Mr and Mrs Weaver Witwer with twelve guests. later Mr and Mrs Sutherland Dows entertained at their home.
Judith Jardine Perkins daughter of Prof and Mrs C W Perkins 2256 Bever Ave SE leaves for Davenport to attend St Katharine’s School as a fifth grader. Also notes on Shakespeare club meeting and Scribblers group event plus family visits and Virginia Collins heading to Katherine Gibbs School in Boston.
The social page notes a tea hosted by Mrs F L Jennings and Miss Mary Kay Jennings at 2017 Grande Ave SE for Eileen Kelly amid a week of parties. It mentions the upcoming wedding to William J Kennedy of New Hampton and lists guests, attire, and a garden floral theme.
Miss Betty Carrithers of 533 Forest Drive SE will arrive Monday after spending three weeks in Arizona and California. She traveled with Miss Martha Trewin of 1950 Fourth Avenue SE, a University of Arizona student, who then went by train to Los Angeles for the last week of travel.
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