Society Contributions Deadline for Journal-World
Society items must be submitted to the Journal-World office by noon on the publication day. Include contributor name and event details for the society column.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1940
Page
5
Society items must be submitted to the Journal-World office by noon on the publication day. Include contributor name and event details for the society column.
Wednesday activities include AL Zimmer and Kivans Hearth bridge luncheons. several clubs host dinners and a picnic supper at Country club. a supper dance features Miss Lena Funk entertaining with Miss Alexia Marks honored at the Eldridge. university club spring dance at 9 p.m. hosts listed. mothers club and alpha omicron pi alumnae plan a picnic at Mrs. Chandler's. various branches of PEO and women's groups hold meetings, desserts, and anniversaries.
Mrs. Louise S. Maiken spoke about Cottey College Nevada Mo founded by Virginia Cottey Stockard now a junior college for women. Miss Phyllis Gossett introduced. music by Miss Huls and Miss Huls preceded and followed the remarks. Guests included chapter presidents and tea chairmen with Mrs. Kent presiding. Bouquets and PEO colors of yellow and white accented the event.
Personal notes show Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Spencer visiting Palo Alto relatives, Miss Elizabeth Hosford headed to Lawrence for a reunion, and several others returning from trips to Washington New York Reading and Denver. Dr John Schmidt visits KU before returning to Baltimore. Families plan future travel to Fort Scott Dallas and San Diego with various hospitality events.
The thirty fifth annual Lecompton Rural High School commencement was held in the high school auditorium with a large crowd. The program included processions, songs, a commencement address by WN Van Slyck, diploma presentation by George Bahnmaier, and a benediction by Rev Kellogg.
The Lecompton grade school held its annual last day dinner on Friday May 17 amid bad weather with about 100 attendees. Commencement exercises were May 12 in the Lecompton High School auditorium featuring a program with a rhythm band procession salutatorian Dorothy Checkgelds valedictorian Betty Joyce Crady diplomas presented by H J Summers and remarks by John E Jacobs. The class roll includes Dorothy Checkfield Betty Joyce Crady Thomas Garcia Billy Leslie Frances Richardson Clarence Rothwell Ruth June Steinmetz Charles Worley.
Readable bowling scores list shows players Cochran McCanles Mertz and others with multiple scores. High game by Robinson 481 and Charlton 234. Names appear scattered with fragmented OCR text across the series.
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