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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
5
A fragment laden notice lists local figures and events, recalling a marriage, anniversaries, gatherings, and community notices in Lawrence. It mentions Mrs W. Phenicie, W. G. Phenicie, and Ralph Gibson among others, with references to a birthday, charity events, and social gatherings at various homes and venues.
Local residents including Fileen McDonald and Lucille attend a performance of The Student Prince at the Shubert. A parade of visitors such as Mrs Olin and Afri visit Kansas City for business and social gatherings. Attendees travel from Lawrence to Chicago and back, with multiple mentions of the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference and religious workers meetings at State University.
The Lawrence Camp Fire groups recognize top sellers and honors. Helen Cleveland and Georginia Edson lead multiple shifts earning $269.80 total across shifts. Groups including Chelawensa and Timaukata organized fundraisers and planned Christmas activities and layette donations for needy families.
Local Camp Fire groups in Lawrence held meetings at the Chamber of Commerce and at members homes. They organized Christmas card deliveries, toy baskets for a needy family, and carol practices for Christmas Eve. In Mavenpo and Tayamaha groups, girls rehearsed plays and costumes, with tag day and carol singing noted. A Craft class was postponed to January, and a broadened list of Camp Fire participants was requested by editors.
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