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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
6
Society notices must be received at the Journal-World office by noon on publication day. The column will feature contributions from readers and local figures, with entries due for the next issue.
Thursday gatherings honor Miss Evelyn Swarth with breakfast or shower hosted by Miss Jeannette Bowersock. Mrs Julius Marks attends Imperial Contract Club. Round Club and Modern Mothers Club events include Mrs Florence Kundle and Mrs J E Stephens. Friday features Mrs E W Parsons Contract Club at Colonial and Mrs Roland DeWatteville Bridge Luncheon at Country Club. Miss Bowersock hosts breakfast bridge. Mrs William Docking and Mrs George Docking host luncheon at Colonial. Saturday lists Variety Club events led by Mrs Adrian Lindsey at Evans Hearth.
Carolee Drake daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Drake of Lawrence and Melvin Martin of Los Angeles were married Monday evening June 5 at 7 80 oclock at St Pat s Church Los Angeles The couple attended by relatives Mrs R R Babcock at reception at the Babock home Miss Jeannette Bowersock hosted a shower for Eve lyn Swarthout Out of town guests included Mrs John Tom Reynolds Mattoon IL and Mrs Allan Shilts Ruth Swarthout New York City Post wedding greetings and informally hosted guests were planned in Pocahontas Hall and at Evans Hearth dinner parties for friends.
Various hostess events reported include Mrs Adrian Lindsey entertaining the Variety club at Evans Hearth, the Bridgettes hosting a picnic at Veatch lodge, Chapter CW PEO at Mrs G S Landrith's home with Miss Kenney and Miss Caldwell presenting state convention reports, Jane Kirchhoff's ninth birthday swimming party at Jayhawk Plunge, and the Ulrich and Hoover Reunion association meeting at Lone Star church with a basket dinner.
Maurice A. English has finished his course at the University of Kansas and spends the day in Kansas City. Miss Jean Altman returns from Oxford where she attended Western College for Women. Mrs. Carl T. Sloan and daughter Carolyn of Jeannette Penn arrive tonight to visit Miss Norma Sloan at the Pi Beta Phi house and Norma will accompany them home Tuesday. Mrs. S. F. Brown attends a Dorcas society meeting in Our Savior's Lutheran church in Kansas City. Mrs. G F Dinglestedt and Mrs. F B McCulloch spend the day in Kansas City. Prof. J H Taggart left yesterday for Los Angeles to teach at the University of Southern California this summer. Mr. and Mrs. W G Lessert and Miss Melda DuCharm of Cheyenne River S D visit Mr. and
Local social notes list Mrs G Warren Spaulding of Has kell and sister Mrs Lessert, with Cheyenne River agency employees Miss DuCharm and Mr and Mrs Lessert. University of Kansas students Lois and Waldr on Lessert plan return to Cheyenne River with parents. Mrs F R Ledbetter of Lawrence visits Albemarle NC. Miss Mabel Campbell visits Topeka. Rev Hester leads Oakland Methodist. Mrs J B Evans moves to Stanberry Mo. Mrs W E Tenney heads to Los Angeles. Sidney Emmett family and J M Crowder host summer stay. Mr and Mrs W C Simons travel to Brainerd for summer at Gull Lake cabin.
The June 8 Washington luncheon and state dinner menus honor King George and Queen Elizabeth. Luncheon items include minted melon balls, green turtle soup, broiled sweetbreads, asparagus, Saratoga chips, lettuce, pineapple sponge shortcake, and more. Dinner features clam cocktail, calf s head soup, terrapin, strike boned capon, cranberry sauce, peas, beets, and various desserts and dairy readings.
Berlin reports more than 10 000 Polish Jews rounded up by the Gestapo in a new drive toward deportation or concentration camps. Jews are moved to the Polish frontier with 24 hour notices. arrests reported in Munich Berlin Breslau and Dresden. Poland vows retaliation against Germans if the transfers continue.
Haskell Institute receives 3500 dollars for sewage disposal upgrades. New aerators will speed treatment and an Imhoff tank will be purchased along with an automatic gas burning device to reduce odors. State Sanitary Engineer Earnest Boyce will supervise work, building on the original system from ten years ago.
Iola merchants protested the state tax commission plan to switch from the token to the bracket system for sales tax collection. They cited a survey showing 95 percent of consumers opposed the change and noted officials intend to implement the change after July 1 under a law from last winter. Join a new shorthand class for Lawrence Business College summer school.
Alumni golfers, led by 86 invitation letters from Dr. F C Allen, will begin the annual alumni golf tournament at 9 a m Saturday as commencement activities kick off. Prizes include pendants ties clasps gold awards and golf balls. Notables include Dr Fred Wrightman Sabetha Wayne McCoy Parsons Alston McCarty Denver H T Jones Irving Hill Manhattan and Sid Linscott Erie with many others expected.
The scene at Lawrence shows students pouring out by car, bus, and train to reach their families. Some rush home while others linger on campus for a brief vacation, and rumors place some reuniting at Martin's bar in the city after finals.
Miss Merna Brown daughter of Walter Brown wed Martin Hartman of Overbrook on June 4 at 4 oclock The Rev Faulkner of Horton officiated before a fern and rose fireplace Mrs Dale Stark played The Bridal Chorus Miss Vivian Strange and Miss Margaret Brown sang Meta Brown maid of honor Dr George B Maichel best man A reception followed at the home The couple will reside in Overbrook after a southern trip
Mildred Smith reports the May 22 wedding in Olathe of George Smith's daughter to Charles Alvin Bliss. A Monday charivari followed with about 150 guests, refreshments, and gifts. The couple will reside on the Vausbinder farm near Buck Creek after a brief wedding trip to Missouri.
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