Social Calendar and Society Notes Preview
Society events and club meetings fill a week of local activity with bridge breakfasts evening dinners and luncheons at venues including Country Club Episcopal parish house Colonial and Evans Hearth. Notable names include Mrs H X Dolen Mrs Penfield Jones Mrs Edna Patterpon Mrs R A Schwesser Jr and Mrs Alice Brockelsby with groups such as Alpha Delta Pi Helianthus club and Entre Nous noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. X. Dolen
Penfield Jones
E of Women Voters
Episcopal Parish House
Coattes
Colo
Mercredi Club
Colonial
Needlecraft Club
Edna Patterpon
R. A. Schwesser, Jr
Evans Hearth
George Welzel
Engagement of Agnes Mumert to Tvan Crawford Jr.
Agnes Mumert of Lawrence Kansas to wed Tvan C Crawford Jr of Rolla Missouri son of Dean and Mrs Ivan C Crawford of Ann Arbor Michigan The couple's August wedding is planned Mumert graduates in June from the University of Kansas with a journalism major Crawford graduated from University of Idaho in 1937 and masters from KU in 1938 He teaches at Missouri School of Mines and will work at Black and Veatch Engineers in Kansas City Also notes on upcoming bridge luncheons and social events in Lawrence Kansas
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Oren Hull
Vliets
Kan
Agnes Mumert
Tvan C. Crawford, Jr
Rolla
Dean
Ivan C. Crawford
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lawrence
Miss Mumert
University of Kansas
K. A
Harper’s Bazaar
Crawford
University of Idaho
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
American Society of Civil Engineers
Missouri Society of Professional Engineers
Missouri School of Mines
Black and Veatth
Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
Spring Tea and Society Notices Highlight Stous Event
A social column from Madison Wisconsin notes a May celebration for Harold Stous of Washanton with spring decor and pastel refreshments. The American Association of University Women wraps its year with a tea at Alpha Delta Pi house and a Kansas City gallery talk by Paul Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Alpha Delta Pi
Louisiana Street
Paul Gardner
William Rockhill Nelson
C. L. Miller
Leon Bauman
Woodrow Miller
D. C. Asher
H. P. Cady
A. B. Mitchell
May Gardner
Ethan Smith
H. X. Dolen
T. D. Funk
Maud Ellsworth
T. H. Marshall
Earle W. Patton
Miss Gardner
Mrs. Funk
Smith
Funk
Mitchell
Select Women Making the Greatest Strides in Work
The General Federation of Women's Clubs names 53 women in 30 occupations as pioneering contributors over the last 50 years. Notables include Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, invited to the 1924 Atlantic City jubilee convention. political figures feature Jeannette Rankin Nellie Tayloe Ross Hattie Caraway Miriam A Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Today
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
General Federation
Atlantic City
N. J
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Mothers invited to Camp Robinson for Mother's Day visit
Gen Ralph E Truman announces invitations for mothers wives and sweethearts of soldiers to visit Camp J T Robinson. Raymond Laessig of the Chamber of Commerce says the chamber office will coordinate transportation and act as a clearing house. A special Mother's Day train leaves Kansas City Saturday night with return Sunday night from the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Robinson
Ralph E. Truman
Raymond Laessig
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Laessig
Kansas City
Camp Robinson
Frazer and wife die within hours in Cambridge
In Cambridge England on May 8 Sir James George Frazer renowned anthropologist and author of The Golden Bough dies aged 87. Surviving his wife Lady Frazer Mrs Lilly Grove by only a few hours she also passes away. The couple were noted writers and scholars in folklore and ethnography.
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Cambridge
England
James George Frazer
Frazer
James
Lilly Grove
Fane
Deaths From Old Age Claim Lady Frazer And Companion
Deaths attributed to the infirmities of old age include Lady Frazer who was in her eighties and another elderly companion. The notices note natural causes without foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Frazer
Recruit Trains a Horse at Fort Riley Using Sugar Cubes
Kansas City selectee William H. Berner Jr. 22 tamed the fractious horse Silver at Fort Riley after giving the animal two daily sugar cubes. Silver resisted his rider at first, but the sugar treatment produced a calm, usable mount for drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
William H. Berner, Jr
Kansas City
Silver
Berner
Bundles for Britain Sale at Ober's May 10
Mrs Adrian Lindsey and Mrs J F Brown will run Bundles for Britain Inc sales at Ober's clothing store on Saturday May 10. The sale will feature decorative articles and a practical knitting bag labeled Bundles for Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obers
Adrian Lindsey
J. F. Brown
Britain Inc
Ober
Britain
Chemistry Thru the Microscope by Dr Harold Booth
Western Reserve University chemist Dr Harold S Booth spoke on Chemistry Thru the Microscope at Kansas University Room 305 Bailey Laboratories last evening. The talk, sponsored by the Kansas City section of the American Chemical Society, highlighted qualitative analysis through chemical microscopy and its industry value, noting cases like analyzing rare coin streaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Booth
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Bailey Laboratories
University of Kansas
Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Memorial Union Building
Haynes and Keene Agent In St Louis Purchasing Merchants
E. L. Haynes of Haynes and Keene is in St Louis purchasing summer and fall merchandise. Mrs. W. E. Bowersock rests at home after an operation at St Luke's hospital Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Haynes
Haynes and Keene
St. Louis
W. E. Bowersock
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Distinguishing a Pig Tale Amid Hair Evidence
A Cleveland police chemical microscopy study examines hair samples to identify a suspect. The officer notes the need to search for a Berheda fips tall iron gray individual who frequents a particular grooming routine, suggesting a distinct personal habit as a lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Feebleminded Prove to Be a Traffic Problem
Richmond May 7. A report by Dr Lowell S Selling to the American Psychiatric Association finds feeblemindedness linked to traffic light violations. The Detroit Recorder's Court study of 305 drivers forms the basis, noting lapses may indicate borderline mental status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lowell S. Selling
American Psychiatric Association
Recorder’s Court
Detroit
Borderline drivers linked to feeble minded edge in traffic cases
The article notes sons with mental borderlines who run red lights and ignore stop signs. Some offer excuses like rolling stops. Intelligence tests ranged 43 to 75, but experts say no test can assess driving fitness for license applicants, predicting they will persist on highways until congestion rises.
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Selling
Drivers keep motor cars as family support in border lines
A report notes several drivers sustaining families by operating motor cars despite long careers and occasional borderline mirids. The piece observes continued work and stable livelihoods among these men over many years.
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Society News
Cra
J. Bridge Club
George Holmes _Dirs
Kenneth Landes
Helianthus Club
Alice Brockels
Charles B. Lowe
Niotas Club
Tea
Charles Radcliffe
H. B. Ober
Gleria Charlton
Richard Jackman
Lawrence Country Club
Carl W. Achning
W.W. Deschner
Don Machin
Gray Strong
Corlett Cotton
Karl Euersteiner
D. Don Haines
Donald Durell
Marshall Mayberry
Evans
Elks Club
Margaret Omar
C. H. Ziesenis
Eric Owen
Wilbur Wright
Harry Shepard
Ben Babb
Charles McCreight
Harold G. Barr
China
City Library Book Review
Soong Sisters
Emily Hahn
Dawn Oliver Chungking
Lin Yutang
Max Laptad
R. Standing
Tiers
Evelyn Standing
Jayhawk
Vermont
Mibrtlere
Harold Stous
Washanton, Eh
Miss Standing
Mary Alice
R. B. Standing
Pringle
J. A. Messer
Maxine
Gerald Messer Pringle
James ShepardMiss
Lena Alten
L. O. Hanson
Bernd Madison
Wis
Virginia
Carl Hegeman Walters
Elmer Alten
Frances Bernd Walters
R. A. Hen
Treva Canary Derson
Jeannette
John Cole . Perkins
Alice Smith
Geneva Alice
Maurine
Lorraine Auchard Martin
Ariene
Maxine Davis Auchard
Lorraine Clark
Marjory White
Mattie Penny
Dorothy Cox
Elizabeth
Virginia Henderson _ Doctor
J. R. Standing
Mrs. C. B. Holmes
Ray Wright
Robinson
K. U
Allison-Armstrong
Learnard Ave
Fischer
Jolene
Nisley
Archer
Shimmons Shop
American Institute of Laundering
Adonna
Cynthia
Vetty Sally Lea
Duquet
Creale
Aeel
Sanforizedy Topflight
Hopoka
Cool Sport
U. S. Pat
America
Hamilton
Elgin
Waltham
W. Parsons Jeweler
Mass
Duchess
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