Society News Formal Submission Deadline Noted
Society items must reach the Journal-World before 11 30 oclock on the publication day callers should write or phone items to Savane with a time to be used and dated for the issue.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1940
Page
5
Society items must reach the Journal-World before 11 30 oclock on the publication day callers should write or phone items to Savane with a time to be used and dated for the issue.
Saturday events include a Pi Beta Phi Alumnae luncheon at Mrs. F. H. Smithmeyer’s home and a tea at Henley House hosted by W. C. A. advisory board. Frances Mee dance at Colonial precedes Sunday Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae supper at Mrs. George Docking’s home. Ongoing University club activities feature informal gatherings, suppers, and bridge groups across multiple homes and campus venues, with numerous Christmas parties and luncheons listed for various clubs and hosts through Monday and Tuesday including Deal Six Alpha Delta Pi and National Letter Carriers Auxiliary events.
The YWCA advisory board and student cabinet hold an afternoon tea at Henley house from 8 to 5 with Miss Roberta Tucker introduced as the new YWCA secretary. About 150 guests attend. a receiving line includes Mrs. R. H. Beamer and Miss Tucker. Military ball at Memorial Union draws over 1,000, with ROTC officers and cadets in uniform. The Double L Farm Bureau meets with plans shared for the county meeting in Lawrence on December 18 and a hose for the family lesson. Kappa Alpha Theta to host a Christmas format at Memorial Union ballroom tonight with a decorative book themed background.
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Christmas trees flank the platform with candy cane accents while out of town guests arrive. Hesper Farm Bureau hosts a meeting with papers poems and a tour of a new home. Various clubs held gatherings with prizes, luncheon, and upcoming holiday events including a Westminster Hall dinner dance and a large church high school recital.
C W Straffon and Mrs Paul Smart present piano pupils in a Christmas recital at Bowerton with young singers and readings. Miss Ednah Hopkins violinist Ednah Hopkins to guest perform at Trinity Lutheran church. Phi Beta Pi hosts a bowery party this evening with informal costume decor. Numerous clubs plan Christmas gatherings and officer elections in coming days.
Social notices list Dean and Mrs Swarthout attending a piano concert in Kansas City with tea to follow at Dr and Mrs Sam Roberts home. Frances Andrews returns from Oak Park Ill, Olive Brown visits from Denver, and Mrs F W Gaunt and Mrs J B Mack attend a KC luncheon. Memorial hospital treats Emma Savage for a fractured hip. Isabel Martin, 72 missionary leader and former Neosho Presbyterial president, dies in Parsons after three years ill. Read the Journal World classified page for bargains.
Seventeen by Booth Tarkington adapted for the stage by H. S. Strange and Stannard Mears, directed by Miss Florence Eaton, features Dick Thompson as Willie Baxter and Irene Hoover as May Parcher. A four act comedy centered on a seventeen year old hero in a comically tangled romance with Lola Pratt.
Louisa Carr entertained with a linen shower honoring Edith Lee before her marriage to Cecil Alvin Austin. Attendees included Mrs. Clark Comstock, Marilee Frame, Frances Frame, Mrs. Thomas Lee, and others. Edith Marie Lee and Cecil Alvin Austin wed recently. reception at 728 Rhode Island Street.
November activities include a home talent program led by La Vesta Rule and others, with Mrs. T. L. Smith in charge of a game. About 75 attendees. pie and coffee served. Thanksgiving visits by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Pine and Velma Rose. Church events: Christian Endeavor speeches, choir numbers, and a Kansas City Gospel Singers performance. Several dinners, teas, and birthdays noted along with illnesses and visits.
In St Louis Mrs Mattie Covington's bid to collect 3600 on her late husband Arthur's life policy collapsed when he walked into the circuit court during the hearing. She testified she had not seen him since 1921. Lawrence Sunday Forum: Fern Gillum of Kansas City will lead tomorrow's program at 5 pm at Ninth Street Baptist Church.
Welfare Community club will meet at Lincoln School Monday night at 8 oclock. John E Taylor secretary announced. Advertisement promises surprise Christmas mare with Heisey glass from Roberts Jewelry and Gifts.
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