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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1940
Page
9
Society notices must be received at the Journal-World office by noon on publication day. The column runs on the daily schedule, inviting readers to submit items for the society column.
A list of local club activities and gatherings including Alpha Delta Pi events Elks club bridge and bowling sessions Mu Phi Epsilon alumnae Colonial gatherings and various luncheon and bridge club meetings at Colonial and Country clubs These entries note members like Mrs George Hedrick Mrs Maurice Clarkson Mrs Louise Wiedemann and others with times and venues such as high school Episcopal parish base and Spooner Thayer museum healthful social calendar notes.
In Long Beach California a Kansans and former residents reunion drew about 7500 attendees celebrating Kansas admission anniversary. speakers included Capt. James W. Hanbery KU graduate and former Kansas State Teachers College history teacher. Kansans Society of California organized the event with Kan sas natives listed as attendees from Lawrence and nearby towns.
About sixty guests attended a study and dinner hosted by the Ingleside club with Mrs Schwegler presiding and Henry Asher giving remarks. Other groups including Women’s Relief Corps No. 9, Modern Priscillas, 1900 and Now card club, and American Legion Auxiliary held luncheons, needlework sessions, prize games, and forthcoming sewing sessions at homes and veterans halls.
Dr Richard F Boyd assistant director of the Kansas State Board of Health will address the League of Women Voters at the Episcopal parish house Thursday at noon on The Seven Ages of Man. He will discuss urgent public health needs in Kansas particularly infant and maternal mortality and public health nursing programs.
The Lawrence interdenominational group observes a prayer day with hourly services and election of new officers after the service. Sunny Valley Farm Bureau met at Mrs. C. A. Jones’s home with fourteen members and guests, sharing recipes, valentine verses, and a hot dish pad demonstration. Rebekahs plan a covered dish supper at ICA hall and invite families, sending valentines to Manhattan, with a detailed supper committee. The Woman's League of the First Methodist Church meets Friday at 3 PM at Mrs. T. D. Funk's home.
Capt. and Mrs. Otto Ellis stop in Lawrence after Camp Robinson service. Mr. and Mrs. Albert McNish of Ardmore visit, former McNish Bottling works owner. Theodore Charlton and Mrs. Charlton head to Kansas City for Florence Nightingale nursing ceremony with Miss Barrie Charlton among the trainees. Trainloads of livestock and used farming gear sold via Journal-World classifieds.
Governor Payne Ratner returned to Kansas from a four day trip to Washington where he opposed the Cole bill for federal oil regulation and urged state needs before Congress and President Roosevelt. He reported no funds were available for his water conservation and irrigation plans but pressed for emergency and long range lake and pond projects for stock water.
Dr. B Edwin Duncan a chiropractor from Kansas City Kansas will open a Lawrence office tomorrow in the Fischer building at 81312 Massachusetts He practiced as a chiropractor and drugless physician for about two years in Kansas City Lucile Traynor led the North Lawrence Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday with talks by Helen May Bond on the society's relation to the Endeavor movement
Helen Mason and Marilee Frame headline the program with talks by Wilma Bond Merle Jackson and Alvin Richardson marking the Christian Endeavor Fifty Nine Years. Choir practice is 8:30 Wednesday at the church. A county rally is set for February 8 at West Side Presbyterian with new officers to be installed. Officers from the Northeast Central district gathered at the Gibson home.
Harriet Amelia Zabuskie Van Druff born March 20 1860 in Milan Illinois died February 1 1940 at home in McLouth Kansas aged 74 years 10 months and 11 days. Daughter of Zeno and Gertrude Zabruskie she moved with family to Kansas in 1868 and helped establish land on McLouth west half. She married John Wesley Van Druff on March 20 1888. two sons born Corneliis survives, John Wesley died in infancy.
A paralytic stroke left Mrs. Van Druff bed fast for about five months and she never fully recovered yet remained active within her limits. She was a charter member of Alcione chapter No 266 Eastern Star organized May 12 1904 as the Martha of the chapter. She was faithful to her affiliations and greatly missed by friends and relatives.
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