Society Contributions for Journal Society Column
Society contributions for the society column should be received at the World office by noon of the day they are to be published.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1940
Page
5
Society contributions for the society column should be received at the World office by noon of the day they are to be published.
Monday open houses for Rev and Mrs Howard E Koelb from 2 to 5 and 7 to 11. Leap Year party planned by Anabel Keeler Jane Woestemeyer and Nancy Lee Nevin. Lawrence Woman's club 2 30 at the club house Tuesday. Double Seven Thimble club and Victoria club hosted by Mrs L B Read and Mrs R K Trivett. Wednesday En Regie club luncheon with Mrs Glenn Allen at the Colonial. Thursday University club dinner bridge.
The No Name club meets tomorrow with Mrs. W H Rice at 1230 Tennessee street at 2:30 PM. Mrs W C Summers will discuss Our Allergies. Miss Blanche Sams of Lawrence marries Robert Harmon Seevers of Richmond Kentucky at First Methodist Church Richmond on December 20 with Seevers’ father Rev Seevers officiating.
Guests visited over the weekend from Kansas City and St Paul joining Mrs. Raymond Nichols as assisting host ess at 1714 Indiana street. Dr Warren Allen of Palo Alto and Dean Max Swarthout of USC attended a tea hosted by Raymond Wheeler for 75 friends with Lois Wheeler and Mabel Baker assisting.
Mrs Herbert Weatherby and daughter Judith plan a Kansas City return this afternoon after holidays with Dr and Mrs C O Stoland. Miss Beryl Buckley of Kansas City visited cousin Mrs W C Simons. Elizabeth Meguiar returns from Shelbyville Kentucky to family in town. Mrs L Grienere of Sunrise Beach is guest of Mrs D Funk. Mrs R C Farrell and daughter Mary Helene arrived to visit Mrs Farrells mother. Louise Thomas visits Los Angeles relative Dean Donald M Swarthout. Louise Wiedemann spent Saturday in Kansas City.
The report notes attendance at a meeting of the Music Teachers National Association by a participant. The event highlighted professional sessions, teaching methods, and networking among music educators.
Lawrence notes show many homes display external Christmas decorations and residents propose a block committeeman to encourage brighter displays next season. The article also mentions A. D. Cookson of Green Bay as designer of a Republican elephant statuette and links to local figures Byron Stonebraker, Holmes Investment, Alf Landon, and a diesel engine fact.
A new airship with gas capacity under one sixth of the Akron and the Macon is being built for naval training purposes.
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