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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
7
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Tuesday sees B and P W club signs meeting at Colonia and multiple luncheons hosted by Double Seven Thimble Mrs Ed Anderson R U H club Engineering Wives Evans Hearth and Mrs John Schrader. Wednesday features picnics dinners bridge at Country club Mu Phi Epsilon alumnae and others at Evans Hearth with several bridges and luncheons. Thursday lists Progressive contract acre Mercreds Minervian and League of Women Voters events at Evans Hearth Episcopal parish house. Friday University club hosts dinner bridge.
Mrs Edith Martin and Mrs H S Russell host a 1 pm bridge luncheon at Evans Hearth. Gov Payne H Ratner to speak at a League of Women Voters dinner Friday at Memorial Union. Public invited. Reservations via Mrs Guy Smith by Wednesday noon. Other events include a Fi Beta Phi Alumnae luncheon Saturday at Mary Gilmore Allen’s home and multiple bridge and sewing gatherings around town. A baby named Keith was born to Mr and Mrs Edwin Rice of Chanute.
The Mortarboard alumnae held a dessert meeting at the home of Mrs. EB Bayles planning the annual commencement banquet set for Saturday evening June 8. Officers include Mrs. Montgomery president and Miss Irene Peabody vice president with other officers named. Also noted are a surprise birthday party for Mrs. W. S. Price at 439 Illinois street with Mrs. Harry Dauberman host and a full guest list. Other society items: League of Women Voters May luncheon with state convention delegates. Minervian club 40th anniversary luncheon. K A Dames bridge at Mrs. Duggan’s. Congregational church calendar May month farewell quilting day. Ladies of the G A R tea at Elizabeth Jacamain’s home with thrift contributions.
About forty members attended a 5 30 p m buffet supper at Mrs A T Walker s home honoring eighteen seniors of the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter Supper was served on the lawn and the group sang sorority songs Mrs Walker Mrs Richard Wag staff Mrs Olen Roark and Miss Alice Russell supervised the meal Prof Robert Calderwood reviewed Thornton Wilder s Our Town at the Lawrence Woman s club meeting The Junior A A U W choral group directed by Miss Dorothy Raines presented readings about spring the Beatitudes and the Clock on the Stairs Sixteen members formed the choir Mrs Deal s Six drama chair arranged the afternoon program Mrs Fleming Moore showed many pictures of Kansas birds flowers and of buildings across the state by Miss Mar-
The display included works by Garet Whittemore and Miss Avis Chitwood from Topeka, plus Persian slave-made scarves. The event, part of the Home Interests conference at the University, concluded with tea hosted by Mrs. Ran kin and Mrs. McElhinny.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Penchard travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan, due to the sudden death of Mrs. Penchard's uncle C. L. Haberstroh. Mrs. W. E. Bransom returns from a five‑month eastern trip visiting relatives and historic sites.
Kansas bankers gather in Wichita for the annual Kansas Bankers Association convention running Wednesday through Friday. A junior bankers conference opens the event and the first day features a golf tournament. Key speakers include Olney D. Newman and Deane W. Malott among others from Washington Wichita Augusta and New York.
The American Bankers Association Foundation selected the K U School of Business to award another loan scholarship of 250 dollars. F T Stockton dean announced applications are to be secured at the school office and filed with the committee on awards before May 25. Recipients must be “deserving students” with means partly from their labor and majoring in banking economics or related fields in senior grades or above.
Short notice help needed at home or office. Classified fields generate prompt results. Call 22 for details.
Julia Henry and Mary Noel were named to direct the male dancing chorus for Murder in the Old Red Barn at the K club play. Chorus includes Monte Merkel and Herb Hartman, football tackles.
In Kansas City the circuit court opened a trial of George Harrington a Jackson county collector and Democratic county committee treasurer charged with false certification of campaign collections for the November 1938 state and county elections.
Classified ad lists Clark Shampoo Service with cloth sizes and moth proofing options and Davenport closed units priced at 2.50 dollars. Chair cleaning and moth proofing offered. Floor waxing and sealing per square foot with call to 806.
The state indicted Harrington last December alleging all campaign fund contributions were unreported.
New York May 7 GP Paul Garrett aged 48 born Lincoln Kansas has been elected a vice president of General Motors. Garrett formerly financial editor of the New York Evening Post and has served as director of public relations for GM since 1931.
The Elks bowling scores include 00 T20 515 01 810 with Lanier posting 504 and Getto at 587. Weld totals 279 240 283 249 252 266 300 across frames.
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