Lawrence society notes glimpse at weddings and events
Mrs. Frazee hosts visitors from Los Angeles while Mr. Griffith plans Spain research after USC teaching stint. Engagements, club meetings, and a Topeka rose program frame a busy social scene with weddings, receptions, and bridge events across Lawrence Kansas City and Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Frazee
John Griffith
Los Angeles
Cal
Griffith
University of Kansas
University of Southern California
Wetmore
W. Sparr
Bertha L. ‘Wilson
Peidee Club
Elks Club
Social Calendar Highlights Busy Week of Clubs and Weddings
The social calendar lists bridge teas and luncheons hosted by Mra F P O Brien, Mrs J E DeWeese, and others, plus a reception for seniors of the School of Fine Arts at Hotel Phillips. Also noted are a mock wedding at a bridal shower for Mrs Emmett Smith Jr, charity meetings, and club gatherings across local societies including the M G R club, Home Aid, W M S, and missionary groups with upcoming elections and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bullenz
F. P. O Brien
Victoria Ht
J. E. DeWeese
R. L. H. Club
F. B. Stroi
Re. M. Fitzpatrick
Imperial Auction Club
Walter Thiele
Amigas Club
Clarence Stewart
Happy Biddera Club
R. K. Nicholson
D. M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
F, P, O Brien
WW. Sparr
Mattie Kampschroder
Clinton
Emmett Smith, Jr
Personalities and Visits Taint Kansas City Ties
A batch of society notes from Chicago to Kansas City lists Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W Fertis and child Charlene of Chicago visiting Mrs. Ferris and family at 1527 West Sixth Street before driving to Kansas City. Other locals attend events in Junction City Fort Riley Elks convention and lectures as Prof Arvin S Olins family arrives for commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer W. Fertis
Charlene
Chicago
Arvin S. Olin
Palo Alto
Cal
H. E. Tanner
Louisiana Street
J. A. West
Gene Glahn
Genevieve West
Kansas City
Quayle Parmenter
Charles Kendall
Myron Kendall
Ten Nights in a Bar Room Energizes Kansas Stage Recollection
An Kansan review recalls the old stage melodrama Ten Nights in a Bar Room as a vivid insight into the saloon and the era, noting the younger Kansas generation’s unfamiliarity with the tale and its moral framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Prohibition era film and stage show at local theatres
At the Patee a new talkie shows the darker side of prohibition era institutions while the Dickinson hosts Born to Love with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in a wartime romance. The Lawyer's Secret comes to the Dickinson for Thursday and Friday with Rogers Brook Wray and Arlen in a noir style drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patee
William Farnum
Tom Santschi
Constance Bennett
Lawrence
Dickinson
Joel McCrea
Miss Bennett
Charles Rogers
Clive Brook
Fay Wray
Richard Arlen
Big Springs Farm Bureau Club Meeting Notes
The Big Springs Farm Bureau club met at Mrs. Sophia Kellogg’s home with a roll call of garden tips. Cora French gave a health talk, Kellogg discussed garden cultivation, insects, and late planting, while Grace Kellogg read aloud. Visitors included Mary Dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs Farm Bureau
Sophia Kellogg
Cora French
Mrs. Kellogg
Grace Kellogg
Mary Dark
Clarence Glenn
Verne Wymer
Wilma _ Glenn
Stelen Wymer
Jamita Webber
Dwight Henry
Clarence Matney
Raymond Glenn
Colorado
Glenn
Prof. Young
Wichita
United Brethren Church
Young
Europe
Christian Edeavor Society
Evelyn Ice
W. F. Ice
Stull
J. H. Drayer
Cloyd
Local Social Notes From Big Springs and Nearby
A string of social visits and gatherings is recorded with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Glenn hosting at their home in Big Springs. The W. C. T. A. met at Rev. Wilson's home, and the Big Springs orchestra held a schoolhouse rehearsal with beginners invited to next Tuesday’s session. Guests included Rose Slaughter visiting Harold Slaughter, Merle Scheer with Mrs. Noe, J. L. Masters of Lawrence calling on J. H. Dreyer’s family, Helen Henry staying with Aunt Robert Oldham in Topeka, and visits by Mrs. Martin Ice to Tecumseh. Ruby Mae Webber spent a week with Aunt W. A. McCollum in Topeka, while Rose Slaughter and son Everett dropped by Wright Bertschinger’s. Mrs. Joe Graut visited Mrs. H. C. Swadley, and Gus Noe and family spent Wednesday with Wright Bertschinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Glenn
Big Springs
W. C
T. A
Wilson
Rose Slaughter
Harold Slaughter
Merle Scheer
W. A. McCollum
Topeka
Everett
Wright Bertschinger
Joe Graut
Linwood Graduation Service and Diplomas Awarded
The Linwood ceremony featured a processional led by Helen Lois Martin, an invocation by Omar Browning, songs by a boys quartet, and a class address by Dr. Allen. Diplomas were conferred by Lloyd Rhodes with the principal M. R. Howard presenting the class roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Lois Martin
Omar Browning
Melvin Brock
Harry Engle
Lester Lewis
Leonard Turpin
Charles Miller
Tonganoxie
Dr. Allen
M. R. Howard
Lloyd Rhodes
Myrtle Chance
Edna, Bourne
Catherine Elmer
Merlin Brock
Orville Rhodes
Ed.Curtiss
Jack Curtiss
James Smith
Colorado Springs
Denver
Colorado
Claude Cook
Magrath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
Harry Nevin
C. C. Stewart
Harry Allphin
Women of the Elks Club
Masonic Temple
la Corte Club
Ater
Mary Loretta Smith
Baltimore
Marvin Ulrich Jones
C. A. Jones
Ridgeland
Lawrence Memorial High School
Jones
Navy
United States Naval Hospital
Parris Island
the Recreation Club
Frank Martin
Jessie Martin
Lawrence Flower Club
Reinisch Rose
Irene Murray
Harry J. Murray
Herrington
James Donald Strode
J. B. Strode
George W. Allison
State Street School
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Strode
Westminster College
Fulton
Phi Delta Theta
Southwestern Telehone Company
Monterey Apartments
Wornall Road
Ansas City
W. H. Charlton
F. B. Strong
Riviera
Lafalot Club
Russell Wager
Charles Whedon
Mrs. Wager
Paul Lange
World Wide Guild
Northern Baptist Convenon
Lange
Joie Stapleton
Hazel Stapleton
Guild
Jessie Ruth Krehbiel
D. E. Krehbiel
Pretty Prairie
Herbert Curtis Reed
H. A. Reed
St. George’s Church
Hotel
Phillips
Krehbiel
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Reed
Delta Chi
J. R. Caffyn
Kennard W. C. T. A
The
Christian Church
Peter Laptad
John Herman
Martin
T Leverton
O. Jacqmain
Bertha Strahl
Home Aid Society
Will Johns
M. G. R. Club
Eudora
George Lothholz
C. H. Daugherty
Daugherty
F. H. Roberts
T. H. Kennedy
J.A. Benson
R. Berens
Lothhols
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Trinity Lutheran Church
I. F. Eberhart
Tennessee Street
Frances Olson
M. C.” Ball
George Callender
Rachel Fuller
Fred Butcher
EB. A. White
Pla
Arthur ‘Huddleston
E. EB. Trueblood
Addie Buckminster
Ladies’ of the
Adah
QO. E
Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
R. R. McCleary
Ohio Street
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Ella
Meh
Syndience
Dain
Johansen
Shoe
Weyenberg
Hose
Rollins
Rollins Famous
Trudium
Mblie
Funk’s
H. C. Swadley
Gus Noe
Wright’ Bertschinger
Low Tanec
Linwood
Ward
B. P. C. Elks
Ladies’ Bridge Party
C. Shimmons
Vera Smart
Grnevel Bre
Prprom
Cvewine
Ageneral Electric
Kennedy Plb. Co
Vanity Beauty Shop
W. Lith
NBC
Ellen
Jim
Pruestory
Bonn
Colorabis
Syetem
Corr
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