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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1937
Page
5
Saturday events include the Betty Washington chapter D A R Mrs Charles Arnold and various bridge and contract clubs with luncheons and dinners. Monday features tea and contract club activities, plus gatherings by the Lotus and Amigas clubs and the Wives of Engineers.
C F Hale Mrs Agnes Olsen and Ge Hannah Champion host guests at a luncheon honoring Miss Lucy Caples on her birthday. PEO chapters plan a founders day dinner January 22 at the Colonial tea room with Kansas City guest Mrs Paul N Kent. Mu Phi Epison alumnae party set at Mrs Gelich home. Miss Mary Lydick marries Albert Usborne in Kansas City. L D club met with Mrs A C Reuter. Monte Carlo formal tonight at the Sigma Epsilon house with wheel of chance prizes. Washington Relief Corps met at American Legion hall. refreshments served by January committee. Music Club program featured Beethoven works performed by members. Numerous clubs meet upcoming weeks including Progressive Reading, Lotus, Lawrence Woman's Club. Sigma Kappa sorority luncheon honors Morrill sisters. other guests noted. Numerous bridge and contract clubs scheduled. Oakridge Birthday club and First Name club hold meetings. Pinochle and other card games played with prizes awarded. Acacia fraternity to host a dance at 1541 Tennessee street.
A scrambled cross word collage with clues ranging from rivers and emblems to archaic terms and geographic hints. It lists numerous cryptic items such as Biberian river 1% recipient of government grant and Indian of tierra del Fusgo M, with scattered references to nautical terms, musical notes, furniture, and biblical country names.
Clare Putcher and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Horkmans will chaperon a dance with Trellises covered in silvered amilax and a central open trellis for Red Blackburn's orchestra. Other arrangements include frosted palms, blue streamers, fireside trellises, and smilax in the chapter room. Mrs M F Hudson hosted a Friday luncheon club with guests and prize winners named.
J W Murray travels to Dilson Kansas after sister Charlotte Murray dies. A B Weaver and family depart for New York to buy spring merchandise. Weaver party reports good roads from Decatur Illinois. Mrs Dc J Simmons heads home to San Diego after a month in Lawrence. Irene Nordstrom weekends at Topeka. Robert Bauman newlyweds visit Harold Bauman at 1002 Missouri. John W E Riggs hosts Warren Smith family from Santiago Chile. Mrs T G Fitch returns from Muskogee with W R Banker family.
The Lawrence Flower club surprised Mrs. F E Jones at the winter party with an appliqued sunflower quilt. Each of its fifty six blocks bears patterns and embroidered member names. Mrs D S Woodward presented the gift as Mrs Jones passes the presidency to Mrs C V Hease after twelve years leading the club.
A meditation on living in the now across life stages from baby to old age. The text argues that happiness comes from savoring each day rather than chasing a future status or fortune. It likens life to pie crust that must be pressed into place and extended beyond edges to fit.
The article touts apple pie as a leading American dessert, offering a two crust crust recipe and filling. It stresses flaky crust achieved by careful measuring chilling minimal handling and hot then moderate baking. It provides a crust formula and a filling with apples sugar flour spices lemon juice and butter.
A collection of kitchen guidance covers stove cleaning with a stiff metal brush, using lemon juice with tomato juice, tips for broiling steak, using vegetable cooking water for gravy, and goose fat management. Also includes cranberry apple sauce, carrot pudding, and basic baking and spice notes.
A brief fragment describes serving with hard sauce and steaming times. Mentions butter and confectioners sugar with flavoring extract, cream butter until light, then add sugar and heat until smooth. The text repeats phrases and shows a recipe fragment without clear context.
Hutchinson Kansas reports a note enclosing a dollar confessed to stealing a few apples from the state reformatory orchard. Superintendent Noah B. Wiggins said the writer signed A Christian and appeared to be female handwriting.
Inspector Oscar Piper and Miss Hildagarde Withers star in The Plot Thickens at the Granada opening yesterday. James Gleason and Zasu Pitts chase two murders, the Sultan emerald theft, and a museum theft with goofy twists. Davis and Latimer lead a strong supporting cast amid arcane film features and cartoons.
Spring fashion picks emphasize the two pleat suit and short straight skirts, with hip length jackets in classic styles. Colors lean gray brown and light blues, while prints, sheer woolens, and vintage accents influence wardrobe plans for both current and fall wear.
Readers note a vogue toward elaborate headwear and jewelry as winter styles shift with changes in neckline. Turbans berets and small brimmed hats appear with veils ribbons and beaded accessories. Fabrics include taffeta faille straw cloth and grosgrain with lacquered straw. Elastic quilted crepe hats suit travel and varied hairdressers.
The Westminster A Cappella choir, directed by D. M. Swarthout with Mrs. C. W. Straf fon at the organ, will sing Sunday at 7:30 p m in First Presbyterian Church. About 60 members will perform in white satin tunic blouses and black skirts for the women and tuxedos for the men, featuring Brahms A German Requiem selections and multiple anthems, with solos by Alice Marie Meyn Phyllis Armstrong Clyde Hocker Ted Val Stoan and other choir members.
Enid Oklahoma January 16 Mrs J R Critts sister of Martin Johnson noted explorer killed in a California airliner crash said he will be buried in Chanute though arrangements not yet settled Mrs Critts said she spoke with Mrs W S Leighty mother of Mrs Johnson who hurried to California from Chanute after the crash and learned Mrs Johnson wished to have her husband buried near his parents in Independence definite plans to be made once Mrs Johnson can travel
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