Society Notes Show Luncheon and Club Gatherings
Mrs C F Nelson hosts a luncheon honoring Mrs M F Weeks of Canton NY visiting winter with her daughter Mrs C M Baker. Mrs Sue Stanwood of the Wash visits daughter Mrs B Stouffer. Lawrence Music club spring program last night at Mr and Mrs W B Dalton with about fifty present featured piano vocal and ensemble numbers led by Mrs Arthur Owen and Mrs John Nelson. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs Irwin Vintet and Mr and Mrs Camden Btrain of Topeka. Delta Sigma Lambda pledges Edwin Nelson of Longton. The Oak Ridge Birthday club met with Irish games and jokes. Receptions invitations issued by Corbin Hall residents for Wednesday. Loyal Ladies class to meet at First Methodist church 2:30 pm with Mrs Emma Larner leading. Marriage of Miss Mary Jane Button to Ogle Edward Harden in Tulsa. Sunday school class party at Prof RQ Brewster’s home tomorrow. Community meeting at Number Six schoolhouse with KU students. Rebekahs meet at I C F hall 7:30 pm with short program and dancing. Sigma Eta Chi elected officers at supper meeting led by Evangeline Clark. Y M S club hosted by Mrs Arthur Reed. All-school play Dobrunka’s Secret at Mee Allaster tonight. Bride tournament planned by Mrs Avery Johnson and Mrs Ivan Rowe next week. Mr and Mrs M T Coolidge mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Music Club
W. B. Dalton
George Lowman
Verner Smith
E. B. Stouffer
H. W. Craig
G. W. Bradshaw
Ednah Hopkins
Arthur Owen
John Nelson
Lowman
C. E. Sawhill
Craig
William Dunn
Wilma Miller
Errett Dooley
Schumann
Karl Euersteiner
Margaret Love
Bradshaw
A. J. Anderson
Swan
Irwin Vintent
Camden Btrain
Topeka
Mary Jane Button
Coffeyville
J. D. Button
Lawrence
Ogle Edward Harden
Herbert Harden
Edna
Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Tulsa
Oklo
Forfey Hutchinson
DeLores
Lake View
Arnold Mitchell
North of
Arthur Schutz
Kenneth
Raymond
Franklin
William Chanay
Delbert
Vera Rose
Clearfield
Bert Mitchell
Johnnie
Virginia Mitchell
Eudora Methodist Ladies Aid
Gilmore Home
Frank Steele
Albert Steinbring
Fall Leaf
Raymond Roberts
John Hinks
Linwood
Gordon Davis
Alfred Torneden
Herman Wichman
Marvin Gene
Martin Abel
Otto Altenbernd
James Turner
Louis Hadland
Robert, McFarland
P.E.O
Agnes Evans
Milton Schaake
Schaake
Harry Strong
Wanda Mae
F. G. Hughes
Don Westheffer
F. E. Laughlin
St. Patrick
Armory
M. Walters
Ray Walters
Charles Cox
Harold Saunders
Gus Scha
Charles Winter
Mr. Winter
C. W. Maust
Lecompton
Charles Wells
Maust
Maxine
Ethie Banks
Albert
Wakarusa
Loyal Coleman
Colorado
Claude Patterson
George, Kinnett
William Richards
Virginia
Kansas City
Verne Hall
L. R. Drysdale
Willis Colman
Ottawa
Virril Smith
William Schreyer
Ross Cole
Farm Bureau
M. C. Elliott
Kanwaka
E. A. Sims
Kansas Livestock Convention
Wichita
Arthur
Wayne Cattlett
Kaw Valley
Lee Colman
Paul Griffin
George Kinnett
Kans
George Richards
W. D. Pontus
F. Winter Pontius
St. Helen, Ore
Pontius
Winter District
St. Paul’s Church
Eudora
Dan Neis
DeSoto
Otto Abels
Mary Virginia Pierce
Barbara Gail Johnson
Alice Marie
Weaver
Ed Vogler
Walter Wilson
Grandma Rohrer
F. M. Brown
Ed Minster
Black Jack
Arvin Weston
John Bowen
Emma Wilson
Walter
Wilson
J. H. Michael
Hesper
R. Bagby
Edwards
Glen Niffin
Prairie Center
Floyd Broers
Kathaleene
Broers
Sam Neis
Dunn
Douglas
Evening Star School
Robert Reusch
Eddie Madl
Merle Reusch
Tonganoxie
Johnnie Reusch
Mary Cook
William Edelbrock
Ae Grant Edelbrock
Kansasity
Emma Strobel
Alvena
Woodrow
Minnie Kurtz
Henry Kurtz
William Buckheim
Dan Stroebel
Arthur Bernitz
Leone Parker
A. Cole
Cole
George Kaegi
Pete Neis
Vernon Strobel
Frances Strobel
Harold Slaughter
Dorothy Mae
Big Springs
Newt Hamlin
R. E. Schroyer
William Schroyer
Harold Fisher
Dorothy Buerman
Julius Buerman
Iris van Neste
Ella Hamlin
Elizabeth Skinner
Nellie Colman
Charles Baxter
Joe Harrison
G. T. Richards
Elbert Kinnett
Baldwin
Mitchell
J. D. Mitchell
A. K. Winter
Winter Community Club
W. L. Richards
Ida Mae Richards
Hall
George Miller
Buerman
Juanita Chiles
W. R. Colman
H. J. Banks
Frank Pryor
Frank Miller
Colman
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Activities
Thursday through Saturday social events fill Lawrence circles with bridge dinners bowling parties and public lectures. Details include the Thursday whist and contract clubs at various homes, a Friday Entre Nous gathering, a Saturday Variety Club dinner bridge prize event at Eldridge Hotel, and a 2:30 pm Circle No.75 G A R meeting with moving pictures by Maj. Jones. Additional notes mention a Dread Training school all school party, a marriage announcement for Viola Lee Noble and Glenn Thurber, and a Manor dinner by Friends in Council with husbands present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whist
C. d
B. Mitchell
L. J. Houston
Mu Phi Epsilon
P. W
Newcomers
Russell L. Wiley
C. C. Stewart
Madge Bullene
Imperial Club
Douglas County Nurses Association
Ed Anderson
Frida Entre Nous
Ata B. Carter
Helianthus Club
A. M. Hughes
L. H
Veterans’ Hall
Frank B. Jones
Patriotic Orders
Mrs Obed Thompson Taken To Memorial Hospital Today
Mrs. Obed Thompson confined at home for three weeks due to illness was moved to Memorial hospital for treatment. Mrs. Erna Corey traveled to Kansas City to attend the funeral of Mrs. Louise McLean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obed Thompson
Memorial Hospital
Erna Corey
Kansas City
Louise McLean
Mother Uses Rifle in Edwardsville Farm Tragedy
In Wyandotte county near Edwardsville Kansas Sheriff George Baker said Pearl Defries 25 shot and poisoned her three children Joyce 5 and boys Robert 5 and Arthur 1 before a single rifle shot left all three dead and the mother critically wounded She reportedly planned the act for weeks and told the sheriff I had been planning to do it for a long time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Joyce Defries
George
Baker
Pearl Defries
Wyandotte County
Robert
Hays College Queen Named Miss Portia Freed 1935
Gordon Defries a CWA laborer found tragedy at the Fort Hays State College home upon return from work. The hired front door was locked as he discovered Miss Portia Freed of Russell Kansas named 1935 beauty queen at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Defries
CWA
Portia Freed
Russell
Kan
Fort Hays State College
Tragedy as Mrs Defries Fires Upon Family
A window scene reveals Robert shot on the floor and Joyce in a chair bleeding from three bullets. Defries reports Joyce says Mother shot me and Bobbie. He finds wife and younger son on a bed, Mrs Defries holding the rifle and claiming she meant to shoot herself. Joyce later found to have poison in her stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Joyce
Defries
Honey 2
Bobbie
Kaw Valley Farm Bureau Meeting and Local Socials Nurture Ties
Mrs R K Nicholson hosted Kaw Valley Farm Bureau on Wednesday with ten members and five guests. C C Perkins led a door mat weaving lesson as St Patrick themed contests awarded prizes to Mrs Frank Jones Myrtle Walters Mrs William Chanay and child. A stream of visits and gatherings followed including attendances at funerals, church events, and family celebrations across Lawrence Franklin Clearfield and Seneca, with many neighbors sharing meals and guest appearances.
U S TAKES OVER OHIO RELIEF IN COMMUNITY NOTES
Local column lists residents from Lake View Lawrence and Franklin with extended gatherings and farewells. Mentions 23 attendees at an event, a PEO dinner in Lawrence, sewing and quilting plans, family visits, and movements among Shawnee and Kanwaka areas. Includes notices of deaths, school absences, livestock remarks, and farm gatherings.
Winter Social Notes And Nearby Visits At Big Springs
Winter community updates include visits between Big Springs families and Lawrence relatives. Examinations scheduled for Thursday and Friday. A Winter Community club meeting on March 15 featured a program and a miscellaneous shower for Ida Mae Richards before her marriage.
Community Gatherings Across Eudora and Weaver
Topeka and Weaver families shared a weekend of visits and meals across Eudora Kaw Valley and Weaver. Guests included the McPherson Kindred and Edelbrock families with relatives from Wichita Jacksonville and Wellsville, while Mrs Hoover returned to Illinois after three months visiting local kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin McPherson
Topeka
Leslie Kindred
Weaver
Nell Cattlin
Grandma Smith
Eudora
Jake Strobel
Kaw Valley
John Ott
Walter Wilson
Glen Wilson
Baby
Pearl Smoots
Paul Hadl
Pete Edelbrock
Charine
Lizzie Hoover
Mary Cook
Wichita
Lila Jean Edelbrock
Kate Edelbrock
Jacksonville
Ill
Bethel Ladies Aid Plans Year At Church Meeting
The Bethel Ladies Aid Society held its monthly gathering led by Mrs. Mabel Root. Leaders were named for four groups including Hartley Lyon Northwest and Raymond Oehrle Northeast. A move to change monthly meetings to the first Wednesday was approved. Mrs. Wayne McMasters joined the list. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Ladies Aid Society
Mabel Root
Hartley Lyon
Raymond Oehrle
Otto Garber
Olin Powell
Community notes from Hays and area church events
Clarence Allbright hosts a quilt block gathering with refreshments for many local women. Rev. Gordon S. Pritchett is reassigned to Bethel and Overbrook churches by the Methodist conference in Parsons. Illness concerns arise for Harry Prim as he is moved to Leavenworth hospital. John Hoffman family attends Mrs. Nicodemus funeral in Ottawa. Anna Hoffman helps with housework. Bethel Young People hold a St Patrick party at the Vance home with games and original jingles. Dinner guests include the McMasters, Jones, Garber, Albright, Cehrle, Owens, Garrett, and Hoffman families. Basement work begins on the new home of Raymond Oehrle, aiming for mid June completion. Mrs Otto Garber hosts her Junior Sunday school class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Allbright
Cleveland Clark
Will Smith
Johnnie Brecheisen
Will Wright
Charlie Simmons
John Hoffman
Mae Vance
Jim Jones
Ben Hoffman
Charlie Crawford
Marvin Forth
C. M. Albright
Claude Williams
Lou Featherstone
Julia Beive
Gordon S. Pritchett
Bethel and
Overbrook
Parsons
Nicodemus
McVey Funeral
Anna Hoffman
Wendell Simon
Bethel Young Peoples
St. Patrick
Vance Home
St.atrick
Wayne McMasters
Charles, Jones
Otto Garber
Clarence Albright
Raymond Cehrle
S. W. Owens
Bertha Garrett
Elizabeth Hoffman
Durene__ Brecheisen
Thresa Hoffman
Nellie Finch
Myrtle Hoffman
Marjorie Garrett
Elgitha Hoffman
Ernest_ Albright
Albert Turner
Floyd Finch
Durene
Naomi Purvis
Baldwin City
Charles Hoffman
Worden
Raymond Oehrle
Topeka Trip With C Te Brecheien Details
A fragment notes a day spent in Topeka with C Te Brecheien on a Monday, with text fragmentary and unclear about specific activities or outcomes. The readable portion confirms the travel to Topeka and companionship but lacks further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
C Te Brecheien
Ae Eisen
Tonganosiie Rinda Chapter 82 observes 45th anniversary event
At the regular meeting on Friday March 15 Rinda Chapter No 82 C E S celebrated its 45th anniversary after the business session. Progr am included tap dances vocal solos and a history of the chapter. Oldest charter member Mrs Ortha J Harris of Concord NH sent carnations distributed to seniors. Guests from nearby chapters attended and social refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinda
C.E.S
Mary”ney
Thryn Keats Dorney
David Parker
Evans Hoskins
Mary Jae Dorney
Eda Freienmuth
Ortha J. Harris
Concord
N. H
Byingston
Leavenworth
Graham
Lansing
Eleanor Ratliff
Topeka
J. Ratliff
Emily
Hazelton
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. F. Nelson
M. F. Weeks
Canton
N. Y
C. M. Baker
Sue Stanwood
Wash
B. Stouffer
Delta Sigma Lambda
Edwin Nelson
Longton
Oak Ridge Birthday Club
Jee Hemphill
Tom Cawley
Raymond Gardner
Caldwell
Raber
Breese
Mary K. Frederick
Corbin Hall
First Methodist Church
Emma Larner
First Baptist Church
Andrew Jackson
R. Q. Brewster
University of Kansas
Rebekahs
I. C. C. F. Hall
Sigma Eta-Chi
Congregational Church
Sarah Cleland
Evangeline Clark
Ruth Learned
Catherine Penner
Hazel Rice
Tris McDonald
Alice Coolbaugh
Margaret Wheeler
Jean Frink
Arthur Reed
Y. M. S. Club
Harry Ingalls
R. Rutherford
Dobrunka’s
Mee Allaster School
Avery Johnson
Ivan Rowe
Johnson
Mrs. M. TL Coolidge
Eldridge Hotel
H. C. Rumsey
Ethan Smith
Stanley Schwahn
the Elks Club
Simon Hurwitz
George Weyermuller
Arthur Wettig
Margaret Omer
Dread Training School
Robinson Gymnasium
Haskell Institute
A. B. Ewing
M. and P. Club
Leo Hill
Alice Brockersby
Viola Lee Noble
C.C. Noble
Avalon
Glenn C. Thurber
George Thurber
Mr. Stein
Chillicothe
Thurber
Chillicothe High School
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
Lawrence High School
Erie Street
North
Friends In Council
Chancellor
E. H. Lindley
K. A
F. C. Jackman
N. B. C. Club
Vernon Smith
H. W. Bradley
Howard Reedy
Cordley School
the Colonial
Roberta
Flaces
C. B. Russell
F. C. Whipple
The
Colonial
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Emmie
Publishers Syndicate
Farm Wife
Hays College
QUEEN
Portia
R. K. Nicholson
Kaw Valley Farm Bureau
C.C. Perkins
Frank Jones
Belmont
J. C. Herriott
Ed Arndt
Taylor Gardner
Charles Cline
Myrtle Walters
Jim H. Saunders
Claude Aldrich
Aldrich
Bertha Knop
John Strong
Strong
Michael Shutz
Ted Flory
Beulah Joy
Bessie Daum
Myrtle Saylor
J. D Martin
J. C. Saunders
600 Club
al Green
Missouri Street
Virginia Mitchel
William. Chanay
Chester Mitchell
Pearl
Needle
L. N. Kuhn
John Turner
Ivan Turner
Seneca, Mod
Mary G. Allen
Betty Washington
D.A.R
Eloise Holyfield
Walter Lemon
Beulah
Diana of the
L. G. McGee
Gilmore
Harry Richardson
Model
G. W. Catlett
Catlett
William Schimmel
Lawrence Kennedy
Howard Taggart
Antonette
Jim H.saunders
Frank Howe
H. M. Licht
Mildred Saunders
Carl Mitchell
Fairview
Oliver Schutz
U. S
Ohio
Ethan Sims
Pleasanton
Sims
John Baugh
Fred Nace
Rebecca Banks
Ladies Aid Society
U. B
Ohio Relief Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Charles C.stillman
Martin L. Davey
Ohio Relief
Davey
Hopkins
Associated Presa
Evening Star
Arleta Wilson
Louise Rapier
Nevieve Wilson
Paul Hoffman
Lone Star
Firs Nnssance
Evabell Kindred
Ruby Neis
Arleta
Marjorie Westerhouse
Ben Neis
Clifford Olander
Felix Muller
Chester Moody
Geo. Broer
Carl Neis
al Neis
Wellsville
Grant Edel
Bethel
Hays
Helen Rice
Helen Bice
Mes
Breadald Gas
Atlanta
Tonganosie
Medicing
Kansas
Shimmons
Virginia Slay
Eldridge
Granada
Tnti
Glen Ca
Etto
Ter Econo
Axminster
Mass
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