Hold Food Shower At Home For Aged Women Thursday
An upcoming event invites a food shower at a home for elderly women on Thursday. The notice mentions preparing meals and providing care, with emphasis on community support and local involvement.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1937
Page
15
An upcoming event invites a food shower at a home for elderly women on Thursday. The notice mentions preparing meals and providing care, with emphasis on community support and local involvement.
OCR text shows a crowd of named individuals including Mrs Cure Booth Mrs Cr feet Walter Krebs and Elmer Johnson among a roster of townspeople. The fragment references a board meeting or event at a school or hall with several surnames and titles such as Miss Laura Turner and Mrs Steele H W.
Robert Porter was elected president of the Progressive class at Bethany Congregational Church. Alice Crawford became vice president, Martha Bliss treasurer, Charlotte McHugh secretary, and Sarah Baird assistant secretary at Friday’s meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Roy Mittan and Art Bliss. Mrs. May Blaine hosted during the social hour.
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club units resume activities for 1937-38 season with department meetings. Art department hosts luncheon at the club house with talks on art and artists. Music department kicks off with a musical tea featuring Prof Xinx Daehler and singer Gladys Barger. Health education department holds a welcome breakfast and 1 pm program with Sergeant Day speaking on highways and health. Nature and Garden department announces picnic luncheon with speaker David Snyder on tree seeds and bulbs care. Reservations for the breakfast available via Mrs C. C Cunningham. All members invited.
Mr and Mrs R F Thompson announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Hazel Thompson to Trev E White of Delmar son of Mr and Mrs Carl White of Marion. The wedding is planned for October 20.
Lorraine Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs A LeRoy Fisher of Muscatine and Edward P Lynn of Manning were married today at First Presbyterian Church Muscatine They both are Coe graduates Miss Fisher Chi Omega member and Mr Lynn Tau Kappa Epsilon affiliated The couple will live in Manning where Lynn is junior high principal Also Mr and Mrs W E Maupin returned home after three weeks on the west coast ending with attendance at a Business Men's Assurance association convention in Del Monte California.
Immersed in foreign customs Kiki Motwane a Borbay visitor tours the United States after seven months abroad in China Japan and the Orient She recalls Hollywood brushes poses with Shirley Temple and a film contract offer while noting press interest and stares at her Indian sari and diary kept in English.
The Cedar Rapids area hosts a Woman’s Club reception with Mrs. Aulden J Griffin and Mrs. Earl Morris leading arrangements. Speakers include Mrs. G J Swartzen Gruber and Miss Jane Curry. Also on the program, Coe College guests discuss England travels with Mrs. Ris tedt and Miss Hall. College Club marks silver anniversary with Robert Bickel program of travel films.
A Cedar chapter O. E. S. plans a special meeting on Tuesday at 8 pm in the Masonic hall. A floral ceremony will honor past presidents of the Avenue circle. Mrs Lulu Losty is honorary candidate. A skit by Mable Paxton Mildred Stucker Edna Riley and a reading by Marjorie Emerson follow with refreshments, cards and dancing to end the evening.
Members of the Odekonya Camp Fire group at Immaculate Conception church held a council fire and wiener roast Saturday evening in Bever Park. Fourteen members attended with nine girls completing work for the Trail Seeker rank. Miss Ann Gatens and Mrs. A J Danner attended as guests.
Miss Lorraine Lenore Mueller daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Mueller announces her engagement to Glenn Elwood Wilson son of Mrs Faye Cramer. The couple plan a future wedding and the announcement was made at a knitting club party at the Mueller home with guests present.
The Woman's Labor Bureau No. 17 schedules its annual card party and apron dance for October 6 from 2 to 3 pm at the CSP hall 1101 Third Street SE. The event features music prizes at each table refreshments and tickets at the door or from bureau members. Committee details list many local names and roles. Aldred Pazdernik of 70 Twenty second avenue SW visits Moline Illinois for the weekend.
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