Community club and society events listed with meetings
The P E O Co-Operative board meets with retiring president Mrs Clifford Dean for a covered dish luncheon Friday at 1. Officers for the coming year will be elected. Several bridge and contract club gatherings are planned including Mrs Dolph Simons talk on her South America trip and various homemaker and arts groups meeting Friday through Saturday. Community meetings, entertainments, and refreshments are scheduled with multiple hosts and dates across local clubs and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.O. Co-Operative Board
Clifford Dean
Dolph Simons
South America
Valley Grove
Art Quadahl
May Smith
Freeman Stultz
Grace Marie Ford
Art Ousdahl
Bud Petrie
Bearded Iris Hybrids and 19th Century Breeding Notes
An excerpt reviews history of bearded iris breeding from early 1800s to mid 20th century. It mentions hybridizers who created new varieties around 1836, Grace Sturtevant’s introductions with names like Afterglow and Yellow Moon, and notes on plant traits, seed variability, and cultivation requirements. It also cites Japanese irises and notes on flowering, drainage, and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irinda
George M. Rord
J. Marion Shull
Clunius
Grace Sturtevant
Social notes recount Mrs. Witherspoon and guests
Weibel and Mrs Paul Witherspoon hosted a social event this month featuring a layette shower for Mrs Kenneth Jones. Refreshments were served as trays were arranged to match the theme at Mrs Everett Nottingham’s home. The next meeting is planned for April 4 with Miss Shulta as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Schwegler, Jr
Kanwaka
George Fayrester
Russel Houk
Wils Colman
Harry Sutton
Sunny Valley
Towa
Walter Love
Kenneth Rich
Kath Boyd
Earl Curl
Robert Walker
Alvin Davidson
Reynolds Shultz
Oskaloosa
Manning
Lloyd
Weibel
Mra
Paul Witherspoon
Altter
Kenneth Jones
Everett Nottingham
Mia Shulta
Co Y Hontses
Mr and Mrs Rocklund Host Axtells Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rocklund entertained Mr. and Mrs. Fred Axtell of Moline as weekend guests, sharing meals and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rocklund
Mrs
Fred Axtell
Moline
Local Caddie Woodlawn Play Surprises Unfold in Lawrence
Ninth grade students stage Caddie Woodlawn this Friday and Saturday with director Mrs Deal Six and Principal Ralph Graber arranging a Kansas City history exhibit loaned for authentic costumes. Mrs Inez W Roy, granddaughter of Warren Woodlawn and a real family member in the book, will visit and attend the show. Alta Stanton, retired English instructor, recalls teaching David Brink son of author Carol Brink in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Carol Brink
Minneapolis
Minn
Brink
Lawrence
Woodlawn
Here
Deal Six
Ralph Graber
Bell Music Store
Inez W. Roy
Warren Woodlawn
Charles Lee
Sammy Stayton
Roy
T.A
Alta Stanton
Learnard Avenue
David Brink
Inherited Talent Shines in Atlantic Monthly Piece
A fragment describes Dani following her mother’s talents, writing a story that found polish in the Atlantic Monthly. It mentions David, aged 16, and Milas Blanton, noting the familial link and early achievement in literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dani
Atlantic Monthly
David Wan
Milas Blanton Anid
Flower Club Passes Iris Book to Lawrence Library
The Lawrence Flower Club donates The Iris An Ideal Hare Perennial to Lawrence Public Library in memory of Mrs. B. B. Day. The book, the most comprehensive on the Rainbow Flower, features 16 American Iris Society authorities and details the iris family, its global spread, and native fields in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Flower Club
Lawrence
B. B. Day
American Iris Society
Geddes Douglas
Caroline Dorman
Europe
Asia
Audobon
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Wadni Brokfellows
Mra Alpha Tyicron
Mike Ghenddie Jone
Prey Hane
Weeneeday Y Law
Misi
University Chit Roona
Iguniry
Neer Bridge
Seite Dela Allinice
Brn
Cif
Vin
Charles Arnold
Merry Matrons
Kappa Alumnae
FR. G. Slesenis
Ean
Aid Bocety
Sra
Wilfred
William Zweifel
Nicolettes
West Hills
Sigma Kappa
R. G. Zigseniz
Rhode Island Street
Niotas Club
Alfred Hunter
Elm Street
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lawrence Writers’ Workshop
City Library
Weters
Rea
Business and Professional Women's Club
Eldridge
Mary Steen
Iva Palmer
Bernice Davis
Hazel Andrews
Grace Erickson
Winnie Knight
Esther Norman
Margaret King
Hazel Anderson
Corrine Colburn
Elma Michael
Maysel Weide
Rose Gieseman
Jeleen Engleson
Irene Peabody
Margaret Turner
Steen
Arthur Colburn
Roger and Hammerstein
Frank Burnett
Margaret Bushong
Wayne Allchin
Hoover Commission
Bata Sigma Phi
Mary Lu Hill
Maurice Knott of
Hagkell
Virginia Sue
Lawrence Art Club
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Emmi Cain
Gerdes Vouelas
Gomd
Firet
Mortison
Neler
Douglas
E. F . Randolph
Sugcerbone
Jen
Kansas
Wille
A. Willama
Caddie Woodlawn
Flower Club
Public Library
Parents Sud Cerro Net S
Ernest Borel
Ollie Peters
VPUL
Penney's
Rayon Suede
Gaymode
Terrill
Pawlel
Arinello Beauty
Selon
Gi Rogers
Roberts
Batiste
Weaver
Aglia A Lavendes
Weavers Cosmetics
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