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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
7
Society notices must be received at the journal World office by noon on publication day. Entries should be for the society column and include relevant names and events.
Thursday to Saturday feature numerous bridge clubs luncheons and dinners at Country club Evans Hearth Colonial and University club. Engagements announced for Jane Burn to Orman Wanamaker and Martha Browning to William Hines with university ties noted. Community events include Oak Ridge Farms Bureau meeting and a Methodist class party with farewells.
C O F hall hosts officer elections with refreshments. The U A O club will meet tomorrow at Mrs. Jim my Penny's home.
Personal Florence Adams and her son Warren Ren of Denver arrived to visit Mr and Mrs C W Anderson and relatives. Warren recently joined the navy and will depart June 15 for San Diego. Mrs F N Raymond is improved after illness. Mrs Claude Shook visits Kansas City relatives. May Williams Ward of Wellington visits her sister in Lawrence then goes to Leavenworth for a Woman's club event. Kansas Authors' club president May Williams Ward attends events. Mr and Mrs Mose Neil of Emporia and Joe Davis of Kansas City will visit for the Kansas Trap shooting tournament May 24 26. Several women attend a Topeka garden party for Mrs George Godfrey Moore. Mrs Phil Blough and daughter Phyllis and Mrs Bill Gufler join men in San Diego to make their home. Earl Hobbs attends funeral in Hutchinson for brother Carl Hobbs. Constance Carol and Gretchen Kendall of Great Bend stay with grandparents Dr H T Jones and Mrs Jones. mother Mrs Don Kendall travels to Topeka for the state P E O convention and will visit Lawrence Saturday.
Pleasant Hour members meet at Mrs C W Morse home with Mrs Martha Goodham of Urich Mo and Mrs O E Ashlock as special guests. Basket dinners at district schools draw pupils and patrons. Eighth grade commencement in Lexington township features speaker Clifford Dean. Blanchard Mickel and Ethel Mae Clark win top honors. Several local families travel to Colony for class of 1940 exercises.
Local residents share visits and social calls including Chester and Sophia Gibson families and the Vaughns. A baccalaureate and several gatherings mark a busy week with farm work, canning demonstrations, and a state track meet in Emporia. Major graduates from Baldwin and Ottawa high schools are listed among neighborhood news.
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