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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
5
Society items must be received at the Journal-World office by noon on the day of publication. This rule applies to all notices and notes intended for the society column.
A notes list various social events including a Saturday country club guest night dance at the University club, an informal dance with Mrs Ethan Smith and the Variety club at Evans Hearth, and Monday meetings for ai Ivan Rowe, the Lawrence Flower club, and the Congregational parish house. Tuesday events include Kappa Kappa Gamma picnic at Mrs Irvin Hill and a Coterie club spring party at Colonial.
Mrs. Ralph Harman announces the marriage of her daughter Helen to Brandon Jenison of Chicago with a ceremony at First Presbyterian church on Saturday May 27 at 4 pm followed by a reception at the Bayles home. An informal dinner honors Miss Berenice Bollman and Dr Henry Asher ahead of their Missouri wedding.
The Kanwaka Literary club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Willis Colman’s home with twenty-two members present. Guests included Mrs. Walter Keeler and Miss Juanita Colman.
Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday shows feature Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone and Fay Holden in The Hardys Ride High. The Friday Saturday run presents Grand Illusion.
Sunday to Wednesday George Raft Ellen Drew Hugh Herbert and Zasu Pitts star in The Lady's from Kentucky. Thursday and Friday feature Corinne Luchaire in Prison Without Bars. Saturday offers Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck in Union Pacific.
Sunday to Tuesday features George Raft Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour in Spawn of the North return showing and Donald OCon nor Billy Cook in Tom Sawyer Detective first run. Wednesday to Thursday offers the Ritz Brothers in Kentucky Moonshine return showing and Nan Grey with Donald OConnor in The Black Doll first run. Friday and Saturday present John Carroll in A Man Criminal first run and Charles Starrett in Spoilers of the Range first run.
Sunday and Monday feature George Murphy Dorothea Kent in Risky Business first run and Ruth Hussey Paul Kelly Tom Neal in Within the Law first run. Tuesday and Wednesday present Lily Pons Jack Oakie in Hitting a New High return and George Brent Humphrey Bogart Gloria Dickson in Racket Busters return. Thursday Friday Saturday show Rob Baker in Phantom Stage first run and Bob Burns Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels return.
Birds formed the roll call topic as the club sang Listen to the Mocking Bird. Mrs. E. G. Holverstock read Heritage and Mrs. Keith Baugh delivered poems. Mrs. Keeler spoke on Kansas Birds. The next meeting is in two weeks with Mrs. George Dews and Mrs. W. A. Mymer.
Peg Wagner 20 of Park Ridge Illinois a junior in the school of speech was elected May queen at Northwest ern university. Local organizations including the American Legion Auxiliary and Elks club planned meetings and events with Topeka Sunflower State plans for a girl to attend next month.
Mrs. Henry Reifschneider led a luncheon where a white lace tablecloth framed a low silver bowl of pink tulips and spirea, with lighted green tapers in silver candalabra. Guests and helpers included Mrs. Kathryn Gabel, Mrs. John Dunn, Mrs. E. F. Lamont, Mrs. G. M. Wolfe, Mrs. Otto Abel, and others.
Chapter EA at Evans Hearth hosted a luncheon yesterday for Miss Helen Bean who received a gift. Guests included Mrs. McClure Butcher and Mrs. George Gilmore Kirchhoff. Pinckney sixth graders enjoyed a 3 to 6 pm assembly room party with meals, decorations, and student performances led by Genevieve West. Former Lawrence residents in Pasadena held a picnic at Brookside Park with Joy family attendees and plans for a Hermosa Beach gathering June 4. An Adah chapter Eastern Star supper preceded a Masonic temple meeting featuring student vocal numbers and a high school play Make Up and Live directed by Walter Russell.
Detroit couple Mr and Mrs A W Schlesinger arrived to visit Julius and Mrs Marks. Chicago couple Mr and Mrs Leo Sample and daughter Barbara Jane will visit Mrs Sample's brother Mrs Paul Lap tad and other relatives. Mrs Lawrence Nelson of Salina came to attend a Mother's Day luncheon at the Sigma Chi house with Mrs A B Mitchell.
Dr. Mrs. Walter McClanahan underwent a major operation at Memorial hospital yesterday and is in satisfactory condition. Miss Jessamine Jackson of Kansas City plans to visit her parents this Sunday. Lorain Lawrence of the city health department takes a two week vacation, attending the Business and Professional Women's club convention in Manhattan and visiting Salina and Topeka. Nancy Longenecker, who had surgery at Brooklyn hospital Monday, is reported improving.
Floyd Helander, 16, of Lindsborg, drowned today in Lake Goodwyn at Ottawa County state park. He was among a group of youths on a Hi Y outing.
Dean F J Moreau and Dr JB Smith of the Kansas University School of Law will attend American Law Institute meetings in Washington DC May 10 11 12 and 13. They will join outstanding legal figures to discuss restatement of property security and tort law with speeches by George Wharton Pepper and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Frank P. Walsh renowned labor lawyer of New York and Kansas City was buried today at St Mary's Cemetery Kansas City after a Catholic funeral in a small frame church on the Walsh estate. Condolences came from President Roosevelt and Ireland's Prime Minister Eamon De Valera.
Mrs. Robert MaeMathis hosted the Home Garden Club on Wednesday afternoon. Roll call featured tree quotations and a paper on Flower of the Month read by Mrs. Stella McDuff, followed by a discussion on Flowers for Window Boxes in Shade. The meeting closed with a Kipling quotation about gardening.
Mrs Henry Morrill and daughter Irene visit with Morrisons in Arkansas. Miss Meta Speerschneider had an appendectomy at St Marys Manhattan. Miss Ima Ward of Lawrence visited Mrs John Snider. Mr and Mrs J E Blevins Faucett Mo spent Sunday with Sniders. Snider grandson Sidney stayed. William Batchelor Jr and Ralph Batchelor of Kansas City visited Ed Bourn. Justina Dorothy and Lavern Ross spent weekend in Topeka. Garrette Hicks Lawrence and W H Dent De Soto visited Brannock home. Clinton Siscoe and Fay Parry Kansas City guests at Parry home.
Lawrence Laundry and Dry Cleaners advertises winter clothing cleaning with free mat bags and a contact phone number 388 for customer service and pickup.
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