Society engagements and university social calendar notes
Mrs Gilbert R Smith announces the engagement of her daughter Marjorie Louise to William Frederick Robinson of Denver Colorado. The wedding is set for Sunday September 5. The University botany department hosts a tea honoring Grace Charles of Chicago and Ruth Williston from 3 to 5 in Snow Hall. Various alumni and guests attend luncheons and dinners at the Colonial tea room and Evans Hearth with lists of attendees. A K U Alumni meeting and a trip to Colorado for a national council meeting are noted, with names from Topeka Lawrence and Hays mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert R. Smith
Marjorie Louise
Wiliam Frederick Robinson
Denver, Colo
John H. Robinson
Lawrence
University
Snow Hall
Grace Charles
Chicago
Ruth Williston
Miss Charles
K. U. Alumni Association
Chester Woodward
Topeka
Alumni Association
Robert A. Hunt
Kappa Phi
Colorado
National Council of the Organization
Troutdale - In - the - Pines
Denver
Gwendolyn Hunt
Irene Moll
Elizabeth Meek
Lucille Knuth
Mary Anna Chapman
Dr. Hunt
R. C. Walker
Hays
Miss Stella Wrenn Recital at Leavenworth Home
Miss Stella Wrenn led a group of voice pupils in a recital at Mrs Arthur L Owen home with Miss Mildred Myers Lea Edmonds Betty Coppedge and others performing Accompaniments were by Mrs Owen A Kiwanis picnic at Clinton park went indoors to Wiedemanns grill due to weather More than eighty people attended and prizes were awarded. Upcoming events include the Past Matrons Eastern Star June meeting and a Daughters of the American Revolution picnic at Mrs Mary G Allens home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Wrenn
Leavenworth
Arthur L. Owen
Wrenn
Mildred Myers
Basehor
Lea Edmonds
Lansing
Betty Coppedge
Florence Hahn
Owen
Kiwanis Club
Clinton Park
Wiedemann
R. B
the Order of the Eastern Star
Huddleston
Lawrence
Lena Huddleston
Betty Washington
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary G. Allen
W. C. Summers
Transportation Committee
Burdicks and friends travel as summer plans unfold
A long list of local residents depart for visits and jobs. Dr. William L. Burdick heads to Middletown to receive an honorary Lt. D. from Wesleyan and visit New Haven. Prof. and Mrs. Sterling travel east with grandchildren, visiting Rochester and Philadelphia. Others plan trips to Pasadena, Ottertail, and Kansas City, with family ties and work shifts shaping the summer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Burdick
Middletown
Conn
Burdick
Wesleyan University
New Haven
M. W. Sterling
East
Lawrence Sterling
Rochester
N. Y
Scott Sterling
Philadelphia
Charles M. Gruber
Vance Day
Betty Day
Kansas City
George March
Robert Mason
Salina
Miss Day
Bradford College
Boston
Guy Young
Ottertail
Minn
L. C. Young
Clifford
Grace Barr
Gilbert Smith
Marjorie Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Liberty High to honor district musical stars at KU festival
Liberty Memorial high school musicians and band receive awards from the National Music Competition Festival held at the University of Kansas. A large plaque for winning division one in class-A band is presented at the South Park concert intermission. David T. Law of region nine presides. 43 students, including 16 soloists, receive medals, while 27 others earn recognition for ensemble performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Memorial Morial
University of Kansas
South Park
David T. Law
National Organization
Soil erosion tips from the Soil Conservation Service
Farmers misbelieve rocks appear or rise. the text explains sheet erosion washes soil away. It suggests actions to detect hidden erosion: check for small gullies after rain, inspect pastures for silt deposits at edges, and observe muddy runoff. Unseen erosion can be more dangerous than obvious loss.
Erosion control and tree growth updates from spring planting
Observations note soil erosion rises with spring rainfall and high land exposure. W A Copenhafer reports a large percentage of trees planted this spring are thriving after trips to Ottawa Valle Falls and Council Grove CC camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Valle Falls
Council Grove
W. A. Copenhafer
Project Forester
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A short quip notes Jane's selective hearing, claiming she appears deaf to avoid hearings she dislikes while catching whispers she deems none of her business, a sly character sketch from 1937 humor writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Jane
Ottawa soil conservation project plants over one million trees
Three camps under the Ottawa soil conservation project office planted 1,009,240 trees and shrubs in fall and spring to control erosion and utilize waste ground. The work was done under technical supervision of the SOO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Soil Conservation Project
Baby Rabbits Leave Campus on Commencement Day
In Clarion Pennsylvania six baby rabbits abandoned their on campus home on commencement day. The mother rabbit brought them near the girls dormitory weeks ago and a gardener placed a sign reading Baby rabbits do not disturb. An auto struck the brood and the orphaned sextuplets were adopted by students thriving thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
State Teacher College
Rhother
Silversmithing Debate Sparks Youth Interest Abroad
Foreign craftsmen criticize modern American youths for preferring trucks and large structures over silversmithing. A collector of opinions notes Europeans sign five year apprenticeships with nightly classes. The debate contrasts old world rigor with perceived American routine rigidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Stockton
Vendrodl Club
Delta Delt Club
J. J. Bridge Club
C. O. Sherman
Aira
A. Gifford
Colonial
Belty
Washington
D. A. BR
Colonial Tea Room
J. C. Searles
Burton J. Pierce
A. W. Brewer
Owen L. Brewer
Montgomery
Ala
C. W. Sparr
George Mills
Ethan Smith
Frank Rice
W. L. Harris, Jr
Milford Rogers
Frank Yancey
Robert Finnegan
Virginia Sheahan
Ruth Campbell
Lucene Crooks
T. A. Larremore
Lewis A. Mears
Ray Wright
A. S. Anderson
Hermosa Beach
Cal
A. B. Coker
V. M. Auchard
Colleen Moore
Ellis T. Johnston
S&s. M. Steves
Marvin Terry
J. H. Rutherford
Mississippi Street
Galen Gorrill
Elizabeth
Gorrill
Berkeley
J. €. Searles
Emma Logan
M. Patton
Marysville
Kan
Esquire
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Wast 19Th Street
New York
Bill Hunzicker
Gene Whetstone
Jack Stephenson
Glenn Bremer
Budd Runzell
Jon van Sickie
Budd Russell
Wayne Dicker
Joe van Sickie
George Learned
Garland Landrith
Reed Whetstone
Bill Junior Dunn
Bob Pine
Doris Twente
Marjorie McCarty
Jean Dooley
Mildred Clevenger
Clifford Reynolds
Margaret Hyde
Betty Bridges
Jeanne Moyer
Bob Haynes
Baton Twirling
Kenneth Lindenberger
Alta
Bute
Robert Haynes
Joe van Sickle
Buddy Moll
Edward Stout
Ted Conley
Cornet
Divison
Soil Conservation Service Notes
Gene Raymond
Jeanette MacDonald
Hollywood
Rollins
Sun Ray
Mass
St. Haynes & Keene
Yankees
Cadiz
O. Upi
John S. Campbell
the World Company
Davis Shop
Inal Thi
Comfort
Weaver
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