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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1940
Page
5
Society notes must reach the Journal-World office by noon on publication day. Contributing items should be for the society column and limited to events on the specified date.
Saturday events include tea with Miss Helen Skilton and Mrs. Howard Taylor and dinner and bridge at the Asher home. Activities span Faculty Women, Amigos, Lotus, MPM, and various host homes with dinners, luncheons, and bridge tournaments.
Mrs. Arthur L. Marks announces the engagement of her daughter Alexia to Donald Eugene McMorran of Portland Oregon son of Mr and Mrs John H McMorran of Macksville Kansas The wedding is planned for late summer in Portland Both families are named with details of education and fraternity memberships for the couple The piece also lists multiple social events including bridge luncheons teas and club meetings in the area with dates and hosts.
Mrs Bert Nash won a prize while Duncan of Madison hosted guests. Ingleside club plans a dessert luncheon Tuesday and reviews What New World Order by H G Ells. Rebekah lodge meets at 1 0 C F hall with officers named to celebrate its birthday anniversary. Golf and putting matches are scheduled at Lawrence Country club with numerous pairings listed. The Progressive Reading club holds a spring luncheon at Evans Hearth and the Royal Neighbors practice before the county convention. Spanish American War Auxiliary Past Presidents plan an all day drive to Baldwin with luncheon at Mrs Sim Taylors.
Crossword style clue set referencing early aviation pioneers and related terms. Includes hints for famous French aviator answer, channel crossing aviation first, and various aviation terminology interwoven with general vocabulary clues.
Community women gather for meetings at Mrs. Ida Miller's group and at the Colonial club luncheon. A First Baptist lunch, a closing bridge for the year, and a "gay nineties" theme for the Ladies Literary League mark a busy social calendar with attendees from Lawrence and nearby towns.
Jr. and Mrs. A. B. Weaver entertain a card club tonight at the Veatch lodge in Lone Star.
Personal notices report J. T. Farley family visiting Corpus Christi with relatives. Mary Odell Roy returns from Cannon City. Rosemary Ketcham attends Western Art Association meetings in Cincinnati then visits University of Kentucky and Berea. Mrs. R. C. Farrell and daughter visit Kansas City. Women attend American Association of University Women meeting in Topeka. Maud Ellsworth returns from Cincinnati after addressing Western Art Association.
Sheriff Charles E. Banning plans a championship tug of war team for the seventh annual Sportsmen's Horse Show and Exhibition in Kansas City. May 6 to 12 include intrastate contests May 7 9 and 10 with $100 cash and a trophy for each state winner. Teams from eight Kansas towns and about as many Missouri teams compete for final laurels May 12.
Miss Arlein Anderson daughter of Mrs James A Anderson Linwood Kan married Philip Day son of Mr and Mrs Nik Day Kansas City Wan at St Luke s Evangelical Lutheran church Kansas City Kan The service was read by R H A Nothn ge The bride wore navy blue crene with rose petal pink accessories and a sweet pea corsage Attendant was her sister Miss Eulah Anderson Best man was Edward Puy About four hundred attended the ceremony Afterward the Heniks and other relatives visited in Lawrence and at the Finhbard home in North Lawrence.
Mr and Mrs James Toyne and family from Vila Eden hosted Sunday dinner with Mrs Mattie Toyne and Carl. Several Kansas City and Lawrence residents called on or visited relatives in the area including H L Bryan Eulah Anderson E N Roberts L D Pierce and James Pritchard. Pleasant Valley school closed with a basket dinner. Edna Ella Casteel and Lola Mae Henik joined weekend visits with local families.
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