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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
5
Virginia Josephine Stowers wed Sidney JF Harris on February 3 in Liberty Missouri in a private ceremony performed by Rev E W Moore. Harris is Beta Theta Pi and KU Kappa Kappa Gamma member. couple to reside in Ottawa after July 16.
Mrs Herman Knecht hosted a luncheon bridge yesterday at 1 o clock at the Edie home with twelve guests. Centerpiece sweet peas. prizes won by Mrs John Hallett Mrs Arthur Evans and Mrs Wayne Gill. Out of town guests Mrs W P Maurer of St Louis and Mrs John Hallett of Topeka. A meeting with Miss Horton follows at 2 pm tomorrow by the Women's Society of the Baptist church.
Local notices list residents returning home from visits to Chillicothe and Kansas City area, deaths prompting calls to Waldron Missouri, and trips to Green Mountain Falls Colorado and Seattle Washington. Individuals named include Martha Hund ley, E B Stouffer, Algo Henderson, Richard Maschal, and Ruth Johnson. The items report hotel stays, vacations, familial travel, and job changes at Woolworth and Western Union.
Miss Mary Underwood and Miss Faye Underwood head west for a summer tour. Dr. E. M. Hopkins returns from Washington and Princeton after a class reunion. Mrs. Sparr departs for Cambridge to visit her daughter Mrs. Spaulding and will return in fall. Others, including Marnest Perry and Mr. Kirchhoff family, plan trips to Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. Herman Knecht visits in town.
Willis H. Kerr of the State Teachers College promotes the Friends of Reading group. Charter membership nears 100 and Kerr plans to continue registrations until July 1. Members are urged to read a book each month and meet once or twice yearly to discuss readings.
Princess Mary recently hosted a London dinner party where she introduced jazz music to guests. The informal event highlighted a growing public interest in contemporary music influences within royal social circles.
A terse adage notes that diligence and integrity attract eventual recognition even without immediate notice. The saying implies that ethical effort will be noticed by others in time, encouraging steady work.
The funeral for John M. Engle aged 59 who died Monday at Dr M S McCreight’s home in Oskaloosa was held at 10 o’clock this morning at the Lutheran church with Rev N D Goehring officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Engle lived in Lawrence for nearly twenty years and was a Spanish American War veteran. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Engle three sisters Miss Fella Engle Mrs B J Churchill and Mrs M S McCreight and a brother Charles Engle.
Horace Duff Moore son of Frank H Moore of Kansas City and grandson of Mrs H L Moore of this city earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College on June 21 He completed the first two years at the University of Kansas and was a member of the R O I C in his freshman year.
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