Society Contributions Due for Journal World Column
Society contributions for the society column must be received at the Journal World office by noon for publication.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
5
Society contributions for the society column must be received at the Journal World office by noon for publication.
Saturday events include Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Larrick dinner bridge in Colonia and Mrs. Robert Waggart luncheon with Mrs. Richard Stevens. Monday features a bridge luncheon club and a Beauceant luncheon at Mrs. O. J. Dane's home. Tuesday lists B and P W club dinner meeting at Colonial.
Evelyn Gladys Swarthout, daughter of Dean and Mrs Swarthout, to James Patrick Hayes of New York City. Wedding set for June 30 at the Swarthout home. Hayes works with NBC Civic Concert Service. Guests included Miss Ruth Swarthout. a luncheon honored the engagement.
Pink rosebuds centered tables while prizes were won by Mrs. Guy Keeler and Mrs. Paul Haney. The Karawaka Literary club met at Mrs. Winston McNees home with 22 members, featuring readings and a singing of Coming Through the Rye. Future meetings and picnics were planned along with other social activities in Lawrence.
Niagara Falls pages and the Grand Canyon references set a social scene. Mrs Ida Vette hosts a riverside contest with Mrs Schubert aiding in refreshments as a Pauls Scarlet rose blooms in her garden. Mrs W B Dalton offers two piano recitals for tomorrow with many pupils listed for 3 and 4 o clock times.
Mrs. Gatch the oldest past grand matron of Kansas grand chapter attended the Adah chapter event last night with many past matrons and patrons present. She plans to consult a health specialist in Indianapolis after visiting West Hills hostress Mrs. Ralph Graber. The program featured a garden setting with flowers and plant gifts for guests including Mrs. Julia Martin and others from Mendias, Alceon, Rinda Tonga noxie, and Helianthus chapters.
Guests are escorted to seats in a garden program featuring Miss Whiteford Miss Mercer and Mrs Norman as song birds. Max Falkenstein earns a superior rating at a national contest in Colorado Springs this spring. Other notices include a Plymouth church junior choir picnic in West Seventh Street and a Rotary Club picnic at the Country Club with contests and reservations. A wedding between Laura Ruth Gerard and Walter J. Killeen is announced for this month.
Mrs. M. D. Turley of Jackson Heights arrives to spend weeks with her parents as updates list other visitors. Evelyn and Ruth Swarthout come from New York to see their parents, with more relatives traveling from Wichita and Lawrence for family reunions and summer stays. Professors Lane and family plan Norman talks while Thayer family members head home after visits and a golf tournament. The report also notes Germany’s Davis Cup progress over England with Henkel defeating Shayes.
Readers are invited to call a number to place classified ads. The ad taker will handle selling buying and trading transactions by phone. Instructions emphasize using the Ad-Taker to connect with buyers and sellers efficiently.
Eudora residents and guests gathered for visits and social events. Families from Oklahoma City Topeka and Lawrence attended dinners wiener roasts and birthdays while others planned moves to attend Kansas University this summer.
Mr and Mrs C A Lane plan to relocate to Iola to work with their son Frank Lane. Mrs F M Hartley returns from Kansas City where she aided her daughter in law illness. The Monday Night club gathers at Mrs W H Webster's home next week. Eleanor Mae Long of Overbrook had tonsil surgery and will teach fourth grade in Baldwin. Juanita Morris of Kansas City visits Baker's commencement then California trip to the fair. Celia Bond of Ottawa visits Mrs Harriet Milner.
Topeka pastor Rev C E Sisney visited Baldwin while guests shopped in Lawrence. Dr Dolph D McHenry and Mrs McHenry stopped en route to Minnesota. Mrs Margaret Burrows returned from Ottawa. Catherine Van Keuren sails June 8 for Honolulu via San Francisco. Barnhouse families from Grover Colorado and Kansas City visit Baker and see the 81st commencement. Houston bound baby Dorothy Anne Barnthouse visits with grandparents in Baldwin. Helen Garrett and Frances Johnson arrive for Baker commencement. Richard Garrett visits Baldwin before returning to Kansas City.
An advertisement notes typing classes for grade school pupils enrolling in summer session at Lawrence Business College. The brief item emphasizes skill building and accessible programs for young students during the break.
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