Fashion Preview: Summer Dinner Gowns for Heat
In the July Good Mouse Keeping, formal summer dining looks are featured. The left shows a flowered cotton percale gown while the right presents a pink and black plaid gingham option for hot evenings.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
5
In the July Good Mouse Keeping, formal summer dining looks are featured. The left shows a flowered cotton percale gown while the right presents a pink and black plaid gingham option for hot evenings.
Mrs. Charles Rathbun hosted a formal party at 220 East Street last evening to reveal the engagement of her daughter Helen L. Rathbun to Olin B. Simmons son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Simmons of First Avenue Bridge. Guests included Mrs. Ralph Perkins Miss Marjorie McElroy and many local women. a two course meal and awards accompanied blue pink and white decorations with doily revealings bearing Helen and Olin August 1 8th.
Mrs. Alice Bowman and son Wal Ince head to Titusville for a day with Mrs. Georgia Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Mortis Bonsteeel of Ridgway visit. Miss Josephine Klelur of Columbus travels to Meadville to see sister Miss JBstelle Kielar. Mrs. Arta Smith Welsh hosts luncheon with Mrs. W. J. McCray. Various locals and out of town guests attend events and meetings. Junior Auxiliary of VEW holds meeting with seventeen members and fifteen guests. Bake sale planned for July 27 at All-Way Electric. Five new members initiated and officers installed for the coming year.
Upwards of 150 Presbyterian Sunday School members and a similar Methodist group enjoyed a picnic yesterday at Marcresan Beach on Canadshia Lake. A. V. Cochran and William Johnson Jr led the Presbyterian arrangements, assisted by officers and teachers. The event featured swimming boating and picnic suppers served by both groups in the late afternoon.
The Northwestern Counties Council of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VEW schedules the next meeting for Thursday July 18 in City. Local members plan to attend and those needing reservations should call Mrs. Jean Fields before July 15. A packing tip on sauces and vegetables is included, plus a note on historic tobacco spread from America to other regions and back via several lands.
A Junior D of A meeting held last evening at Miss Mary Mevoy's home planned a camping trip for the week of August 4 at Crescent Beach Ganadohta Take. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
Ad touts Antiseptic San Cura Ointment for piles with rapid relief from burning itching and pain. Detroit reader T J Williams endorses it claiming disappearance of piles after use and includes a money order for a large jar. Also promotes Golden-Lax Tablets for constipation alongside San Cura.
Mrs Leon Pringle nee Fay Shusé was honored at a party hosted by Arse Mary Wagner Wat at her West Frederick street home. Guests enjoyed five hundred and bridge, with awards given to Mrs Lee Shoe maker Mrs Clinton McKean Mrs Mable Larson Miss Neylon Schreck engost Mrs James Harden and Miss Mary Sullivan. Dessert refreshments featured a Mexican motif.
A committee of Miss Agnes Eynes Miss Lillian Murray and Mrs Mildred Denton plans a picnic supper for the Business and Professional Women's club Monday evening at Roberts Findley Lake NY. Supper is served at 6 o clock with members to meet at 5 30 for transport. Each brings own table service.
Delegates from Sherrtown, Conneautville, Neason Hill Mead, East End Meadville, Spartatetary, Bloomfield and Cambridge Springs attended the Crawford County PTA monthly meeting in Meadville Tuesday. The principal topic was the Study Course and the Playne or Tescher Procedure. Plans were discussed for the in state convention to be held in October at Evie.
Fifty ladies from the Missionary and Ladies Aid Societies of St Paul Lutheran church enjoyed a picnic yesterday at the Hillstrong summer Nome on Chautauqua Lake. A brief meeting followed the meal in a cheerful, relaxed mood.
About sixty friends and relatives attended a Concord Community House reception last evening honoring Mr. and Mrs. Asthle Bishop who were recently married. Mrs. Bishop formerly Mabel Day Music enjoyed visiting, a mudalmen was served, and the couple received a purse of money and useful gifts.
A son arrived this morning at Corry hospital to Mr and Mrs Harold Roberts of West Pleasant Street. Mrs Roberts formerly Ele McKoy. A son born yesterday evening to Mr and Mrs Rollan Peterson of Corry Ht D4 at Corry hospital. A son born this evening in Buffalo to Mr and Mrs Walter F Burkhardt. Mrs Burkhardt formerly Kathryn Shaver.
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