Society Notes Details of Local Weddings and Events
Mrs Samuel A Moore announces the marriage of Frances Eleanor to Harold R Hilkey in Topeka on December 21. Frances is KU alumna and Alpha Gamma Delta. Harold is a GE engineer and Theta Tau member. They will live in Chicago where Harold works in GE sales. Mrs Mary S Thomas invites a League of Women Voters tea with Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur speaking on Education by Radio. Tota Nu meets with Mrs H E B Jordan as Mrs R W Holmes reviews Shoddy. AAUW luncheon set for Jan 11 at the Presbyterian Church. Jane Blair and Ruth Swarthout host a Has ke ll high school party for Mary Jane Mitchell of Arkansas City with chaperones Mrs C M Blair and Mrs D M Swarthout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel ‘A. Moore
Frances Eleanor
Harold R. Hilkey
Schenectady N.Y
E. J. Hilkey
Topeka
Theta Tau
Chicago
Trom
Hilkey
General Electric Company
Mary S. Thomas
Tennessee Street
League of Women Voters
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior
Washington, D.C
Wilbee
Rajio
Jane Blair
Ruth Swarthout
Blair
Haskell
Jane
Mary Jane Mitchell
Arkansas City
C. M. Blair
D. M. Swarthout
Nancy
Helen Harman
Ruth
Rue Stoland
Country Club
Caroline Newman
Harman
Dri
O. O. Stoland
Ralph Harman
J. B. Mack
J. E. Alexander
Social Calendar Highlights From Lawrence News
Community clubs and societies list meetings, dinners, and bridge events across Lawrence. Activities include Miss Elizabeth Lawrence’s birthday tea, Presbyter ian Sunday school class, University women’s club dinner, and a January lecture on airplane photography with Prof. A. M. Ockerbiad.
Aunt Het by Robert O’Clurew
A fragmentary line critiques a man’s piety while noting his use of cosmetic grooming such as dyeing a mustache and combing hair over a bald spot. The text appears as a distorted or partial newspaper item with unclear publication context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publishere Syudtea
Miss Harper and Miss Allen Prize Winners Named
PERSONAL notices list Miss Harper and Miss Allen receiving prizes for high and low scores and Miss Stanton receiving a sagest prize. The column records visits and returns of several local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Mandeville, Dr. and Mrs. Burdick, Prof. and Mrs. Heilman, the Sandersons, the Ardreys, the Hillis, Mrs. Warwick Benedict, the Parrishes, and Prof. Horr and wife during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Harper
Miss Allen
Miss Stanton
New Year Reception Highlights Social Precedence Tensions
A New Year’s Day White House reception showed cordial exchanges between Mrs. Edward Everett Gann and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth despite earlier precedence tensions. They spoke amicably in the Blue Room beside the President and Mrs. Hoover as officials and spouses looked on, with later meetings at a diplomatic breakfast also uneventful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Bhatte
Edward Everett Gann
Nicholas Longworth
Cotton Dresses Return in Spring Catalogue Highlighted
A New York department store catalogue signals a cotton revival for spring and summer fashion. It features linen, pique, dotted swiss, crepe and shantung dresses in three piece suits and one piece styles plus trimmed blouses and embroidery details. Pros and cons of cotton and linen include care, longevity, laundering, and cost versus silk, with longer hemlines and belted, higher waisted silhouettes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Batiste
Dishes for Sunday Night Supper May Be Prepared in Advance
The article outlines casual Sunday night gatherings, noting they suit drop-in guests or small groups. It advises light, not heavy fare since Sunday midday meals are the norm, and suggests dishes can be made ahead, served in one course, with attractive presentation. For small groups of four or five, a fireplace setting is cozy, while larger gatherings may use the dining table.
Crowder Couple to Celebrate Seventy Fifth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Crowder of 929 Kilgour Street approach their seventy fifth wedding anniversary on July 25 1932. They wed July 28 1857 in Des Moines Iowa after living in Madison Indiana Burlington Iowa and a Kansas farm. He served in the Civil War rising to captain of Company G Forty Fifth Iowa. Both aged and frail Mrs Crowder remains active but not as robust as her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Crowder
Missouri Street
Middle
Crowder
Mr. Crowder
Madison
Ind
Burlington
Crowder J
Des Mouines
Kansas
Lake View
Lawren
Kilgour Street
Mrs Gann and Speaker's Wife Chat At Washington Reception
Society in Washington enjoyed a close-up view during Christmas week with Mrs Gann and the Speaker's wife mingling sociably at a reception. Official entertainments and private affairs offered alluring glimpses, softening formal atmosphere in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition Debate Emphasizes Moral and Economic Aspects
Speaker argues over liquor law, noting 80,000 wine shops in Paris and tragic social effects in major cities. He contends the United States faces a grave moral problem and questions what could replace the Eighteenth Amendment amid global concerns about prohibition’s economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brussels
Naples
Genoa
Berlin
London
Glasgow
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Bananas Short Cake With English Cream Filling
Banana based dessert recipe notes a butter cake layer baked in a square pan. Bananas are halved and placed on the cake, topped with a milk flour sugar custard and a meringue made from egg whites. The filling is prepared with milk flour salt sugar yolks and vanilla, then thickened over hot water and cooled before assembly.
Advocate of the eighteenth amendment after travels abroad
A recalled interview with a correspondent who returns from abroad convinced of the Eighteenth Amendment. He cites misery from liquor in Europe, urges outlawing bootlegging over regulation, and notes strict enforcement differences, including London’s pubs and German campaigns against liquor.
The Playboy of the Western World in Irish Theatre
Lawrence Itienda and Miss Ann Mitchell from the local family appear in the rotogravure feature of the New York Times showing Miss Mitchell in the cast of The Playboy of the Western World at the Irish theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Itienda
Ann Mitchell
New York Times
Miss Mitchell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tota Nu
H. EB. Jordan
Kentucky Street
R. W. Holmes
den Brummit
American Association of University Women
Presbyterian Church
Mon
Teany Ameay Club
Mrs. A Walker
Ye. P. M
Ray Lawrence
Delta
Zeta
Wilhelmi
National Association of Letter Carriers
Mikes Carpenter
Presbyterian Sunday School
Ee Stanton Olinger
Westminste An. Aawrenee Camera
Biddersbridge
Willony Neusuber
Colonial Tea Room
League of Women
Mary Thonas
Master Plumber Association
Axel Olson
W. ©. Jordan
Arthur Fritzel
Oldridge
Hom
Demoiselles Bridge Club
Schieffer
Frank Bankes
Ae RD
Oe University
Ps Hall
John
Mym
American Association of University
Happa
Eldrid
Business and Professional Women's Club
H. G. Ingham
University Extension Department
Cecil Beguelin
Rebekah’s
Toon
Gertie
K. Johnston
Gasigting
E. E. Grege
Tidrow
Bessie Lescher
L.&. McPheeters
State
Lawrence
Hoyd Rankin
Ventura
Galen Gorrill
Noble Prand
Rebekahs
Myrtle Jacobs
MP. M. Bridge Club
Yo Tavern
Stanton Olinger
Westminster Hall
O. C. Langston
H. M. Mason
The
Master Clumbers Association
Tison
Axelilson
Margaret Curd
Betty June Dean
Blossom Ewing
Mabel Green
Delphia_ Louk
Lena B. Funk
Vivian Deichert
Katherine Aston
Edith Kennedy
Marie Sabol
Ruth Emerson
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
F. A. Jones
Home Aid Society
C. G. Husted
Shultz
Burt Sanders
Hattie Riegs
J. R. Good
Ed Hope
A. P. Almstead
Lawrence Camera Club
R. D. Krum
Rhode Island Street
Security Benefit Association
Bidders’ Bridge Club
William Neustifler
Ida Luckan
Africa
WM. Ege
University
Alvers Hall
Ingleside Club
Minnie Walker
Katherine “Kibler
Helen Waitgn
Donald Lyons
Kansas City
First Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Stanton
Madeline McKone
Stanton
Anna
May James
City, Mo
Louise, Allen
Anna Louise Sloo
Thekla Laming
Tonmanox
Helen Harper
Maurine Downing
Dorothea Simeons
Audrey Bunker
Helen, Stallman
Barbara Kester
Het
Robert O
George Mandeville
Charline
Springfield
Colo
Mandeville
J. M. Sanderson
Peggy
Robert Rowlands
Eldon Ardrey
Yankton
S. C
R. C
Ardrey
Myr
W. CG. Hillis
Warwick Benedict
J. D. Parrish
Hutchinson
W. A. Willis
Billy
W. H. Horr
St Joseph
Mrs. Crowder
Binans
O. Jacqinain
Yin
Kivso
Tek
Reichstag
Ed Leaners Sterchanie of
Om Aepedang
Pajama Sale
America
J. H. Mitchell
Playbiy
Myers and Son
Financial Statement of the
Lawrence Building & Loan Association
Douglas
Rod Als
Liberty
GHO
O. Foster
I. C. Stevenson
Merchants National Bank
Manga
U.S
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
L. S
Whipple
Merchants Loan and Savings Bank
Cash and Light Exchange
F.C. Whipple
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