Society News: Kent Wilbur Wedding and Local Events
Miss Anne Curtis Kent married Ira S. Wilbur in a Friends service at her Lawrence home with Rev. Joseph King officiating. Out of town guests included Julia Wilbur and Betty Peach among others. The couple will reside in Pontiac after June 1. Also announced was the engagement of Miss Vivian Lough to Walter Fitz of Topeka. Lawrence social items note luncheons, bridge, Farm Bureau meetings, Garden Club activities, and a University of Kansas art club recap crediting Cezanne with cubism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Curtis Kent
Carleton V. Kent
Ira
S. Wilbur
Pontiac
Mich
Julia A. Wilbur
Lawrence
Joseph King
Plymouth Congregational Church
Janet Coulson
Tom Mackie
Elspeth Hill
Mendelssohn
Julia Wilbur
Betty Peach
Empori Ivron Curtis
Pawtucket
Betty Herlocker
Winfield
Lambert Ladd
Eureka
H. C. Hubbard
Rockford, Ill
Virginia Kroh
Kansas City
Clifford Wilbur and
Ronald and
Doe
Polo, Mo
Wilbur
South
West
Long Lake Road
Thomas Leasure
Helen Lauck
Eldridge
Vivian Lough
Topeka
Walter Fitz
Miss Lough
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Pittsburg
Fitz
University of Kansas
Brackett Farm Bureau
A. R. Olmstead
Mina P. Dias
Mother Mahree
May Seetin
Jack Kelsey
Red Cross
Jacob Hammig
May
Ruth Olmstead
James Brooks
Kelsey
Social Calendar Highlights with Meetings and Dances
Weekend schedule lists marriages at 2 and 3:20 p.m. Miss Anne Kent Ira Wilbur and Miss Mary Spencer George Alfred wed at Beta Theta Pi dance at Eldridge. Several clubs commit to bridge, golf, and Mother’s Day dinners. discussions cover Futurism art, Cezanne room, and art studio plans. A musical play Lost a Comet debuts at Pinckney school. Patricia Ann Bright welcomed. Girl Scout and Mothers clubs plan outings and picnics. numerous alumnae and college events noted.
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Anne Kent
Ira
Wilbur
Mary Spencer
George
Alfred
Eldridge
Ky. Landes
Bridge Club
Pinckney School
Mabel Richardson
Helen Shaw
Thelma Hemphill
Maude Hough
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A brief verse describing Aunt Het’s harsh methods as she administers medicine to her children, forcing them to open their mouths like young birds each time she approaches, reflecting a harsh comic portrait from 1928.
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Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Hello Hollywood Miss Robbins Heads To Film Role
Miss Barbara Robbins, a stage actress, is en route to a film job where she will have her first on screen role opposite John Barrymore. Associated Press photo.
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Hallywood
Barbara Robbins
John Barrymore
Associated Press
Iris blooming display invites wardens visitors Sunday
Families invite friends and flower lovers to view irises at 1140 East Thirteenth Street with morning hours before 10 o clock favored, tours available all Sunday or any morning or evening next week plus social events nearby including dinners and club gatherings during the week.
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East Thirteenth Street
Personal notes from Leavenworth to Topeka social circle
A weekend of visits unfolds as Miss Bertha Roberts stays with Miss Frances Rickard in Leavenworth while Miss Agnes Carney travels from the university to her home in Tonganoxie. Several socialite names travel to Kansas City and Topeka for weekend gatherings and Mother’s Day visits.
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Bertha Roberts
Leavenworth
Frances Rickard
Agnes Carney
Tonganoxie
Marian Mott
Verna MecQuey
Topeka
L. D. Charlton
Kansas City
Arthur Endacott
Kansas State College
Lawrence
Alpha Chi Omega
R. B. Brodhead
Glockner
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rand
C. B. Russell
Springfield
Russell
C. M. Baker
James Weed
el Reno
Okla
Emil Gauck
J. W. Myers
Josephine Myers
Mary D. Willert
Lucille Willert
C. A. Preyer
Fleming G. Moore
Gon. Stanley
Marriage Licenses Issued To Topeka And Lawrence Couples
Marriage licenses have been issued to William T. Holyoke and Louise Smith both of Topeka who expect to marry by a Topeka minister and George S. Allred and Mary S. Spencer both of Lawrence who expect to be married by Rev Joseph King. Lightning has been known to injure tomato plants for some distance around where it struck in a tomato patch.
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W. A. Hanthen
H.W. Harrirs
W. G. Hutson
Ruth Hoover
Creishtmee i
RB. Perry
William Eseh
H. H. Sherer
Elmer Pierson
J. M. Sanderson
FL Hudso ™ TD
Hay
Ell
Peshoa
G. Hesse
Prier
G. W. Amidon
Mre
S. Me
Sue Dor
C & Tassell
William J. I. Kistler
Helmer
Karl Klooz
W.E. Koer- G. Mitchell
E. H. Harry Nevin
H. R. Line
JC. Fandstrom
Maurice Crane
B. G. Gustafson
Lorena
Elspeth Willis
Robert Hargis
Glenn Chariton
Mt L. RB. Perry
Www
R. Esshe
R. M. Fitzpatrick
Griesa
H. L. Nanna
J. Frankates
Albert Green
Carl Grae
W. R. Smith
T. J. Sweener
J. W. Twente
H. A. Veatch
Walter Varnum
E._L. HOH
Asher
M. S. Winrs
Max Wilhelmi
R. J. Row
Tom Burtch
George
William T. Holyoke
Louise Smith
Topeka
George S. Allred
Mary S. Spencer
Lawrence
Joseph King
Mother's Day Observance In United States
New York May 10 AP Millions pay tribute to mothers in messages reunions church services gifts and flowers A special issue of postage stamps features Whistler's Portrait of My Mother Carnations are the traditional flowers and pomp follows presidential proclamations Roosevelt's mother plans a Hyde Park visit and a large dinner at the Hotel Astor world peaceways She will attend ceremonies at an art museum before the portrait is sent to the Louvre
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Balla
W. H. Schoene
Century of Progress
Cezanne
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Douglas County
Rosemary Metcham
Maud Ellsworth
New York
Whistler
Palestine
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roosevelt Estate
Hotel Astor
World Peaceways
Louvre
Woman and Texan feud erupts in Congress over District affairs
In Washington a rare clash unfolds between Mrs. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Tom Blanton of Texas. Norton, first woman elected Democratic congresswoman to chair a major committee, demands equal treatment and rejects being called "the lady." Blanton, wielding purse strings as a subcommittee member, clashes over District welfare and status in debates.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Tom Blanton
Texas
Blanton
Norton
Congress
Mayor 18 Resentful Letter Sparks Pitiless Reply
Pittsburg Kan May 12 The mayor A L Cowden offered a sharp retort to Attorney General Roland Boyntons criticism of the Pittsburg police department for failing to protect relief workers today Cowdens only comment on a letter from the AG requesting every effort be taken to prevent further disorders was Rol-
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Pittsburg
Kan
Roland Boynton
A. L. Cowden
Cowden
Local Notice Cites Police Protection After Beasley Injury
A hostile letter to the mayor claims police failure to protect citizens after county commissioner W A Beasley was injured. The office is closed until May 21 and requests appointments by calling 1178. Dr H X Dolen advertises.
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Rand Boynton
W A. Beasley
Beasley
H. X. Dolen
Texans Faultfinder in Congress Recaptures House Post 1930
Trats recaptured the house in 1930. He led the fight for a reduction in federal funding for District upkeep and takes keen interest in all District matters. Though not on Mrs Norton’s committee, he unsettles her and District residents more than any other congressman.
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Trats
Congress
Norton
Delta Sigma Theta Holds Central Regional Meeting
The central regional Delta Sigma Theta conference is in session with Psi chapter led by Miss Marcia Payne. Miss Cleota M. Snatts of St. Louis presides. An artist program Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ninth Street Baptist Church features Mrs H B Lyons Kansas City Miss Marie Lillard Lawrence Nicholas Garren and Miss Ethel Love. Esther Davis, formerly with the Eva Jessica choir of New York, also appears. Public invited.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Psi
Marcia Payne
University
Cleota M. Snatts
St. Louis
Central Region
Lawrence
Ninth Street Baptist Church
University of Kansas Engineers Attend 50th A I E E Banquet
Nineteen KU engineering students and faculty attended the fiftieth annual banquet of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers held at the Hotel Bellerive in Kansas City Missouri last night. Prof R W Warner retires as Kansas City section chairman. New officers were elected. Attendees included Dean George Shaad and numerous KU professors and engineers.
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University of Kansas Engineering School
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Hotel Bellerive
Kansas City
R. W. Warner
KK. U
Kansas City Engineers
George Shaad
D. C. Jackson, Jr
Trying Hard Would-Be a Golfer I’d Move Heaven
A lighthearted Chelsea Record quip compares a hopeful golfer’s effort with a caddie’s reply about facing only heaven to tackle golf properly, highlighting playful sports folklore from the era.
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Gotheaven
Chelsea
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