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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
5
Society items must reach the Journal-World office by noon for publication. Contributions should be submitted to the society column before the daily deadline.
Social notes list a saturday marriage and multiple events at local venues including First Presbyterian church Coronial luncheon Four o'Clocks Country club and Memorial Union. Names mentioned include Kelvin Hoover George Docking E H Lindley Pontius and Polson sisters with associated social tea lunch and dance plans.
Mrs Wood Holmes announces the engagement of her daughter Catherine Louise to Rev Donald R Evans of Portland Michigan. The couple plans a fall wedding. Mrs E H Lindley hosted a luncheon for twelve. Several Kansas City guests attended dinners and bridged at the Colonial tea room. Lots of out of town visitors from Kansas City Mo and Kansas City Kan. Engagement of Hazel Marion George R Fraizer's daughter to Delbert Gerstenberger noted for September wedding. Lawrence War Mothers chapter meeting and birthday party for Obed Thompson II. Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Wilmer Trivett of Eskridge born yesterday. Mrs George J Kirchhoff Jr hosted a Friday bridge luncheon club.
Numerous clubs held social meetings across Douglas County and Topeka yesterday. Prizes were awarded at several gatherings, memorial ceremonies were observed for deceased members, and Royal Neighbors hosted an all day session with royal officers installed. Next year’s Royal Neighbors meeting will be in Lawrence.
A large gathering of Lawrence Rebekahs honored seventy three past noble grands with fifty five present, escorted by costumed youths. Mrs Eva Abraham led tributes as Miss Ednah Hopkins and Mrs C W Straffon performed music. Petunias decorated the dining room as about 120 members enjoyed a dessert bridge later hosted by Mrs Cecil Taylor.
A parade of visitors and travelers visits Lawrence and nearby towns. Fred G Loxman and Mrs Loxman of Chicago arrive to stay with the Kahnes. Mrs Gaunt leaves for Osborne County for Memorial Day. Glenn Cunningham from Peabody visits Noland then heads to Salt Lake City and Washington DC. Ensign Messenheimer moves from Long Beach to Philadelphia for Navy training and future Harvard study. Rev Dissinger and Mrs Dissinger move to Lawrence for a year’s leave, 930 Oak Street noted. Mrs Anderson returns from Winter Park to visit before commencement, later to Buzzard’s Bay. Bishop Anderson and Rev William Anderson attend Mother’s Day events in Lawrence. Visitors from Kansas City, Topeka, and others arrive for Memorial Day. Dodds family to attend Stephens College commencement in Columbia Missouri. Susan Rice ill with measles. Erwin Rice’s wife to join in Lawrence.
Albany report shows working girls living alone pay 100 dollars yearly for the privilege while a 1988 cost of living survey in 16 cities sets an annual needed income at 1160.75 dollars for independent workers compared with 1059.80 dollars for those living at home. It notes about 15 thousand parts in the average American automobile.
A group of Alpha Chi’s and other campus fox-followers attended a horse show west of the campus yesterday afternoon. The spectacle featured a balloon buster event with riders and wooden swords, and Cowboy Cheatham from Phi Delta Theta dominated by breaking all balloons. The intramural season nears a decision with Kappa leaders facing Pi Phi in tennis finals, while the law-student dining rush hints at finals week. Charles Gray of Kansas City is in satisfactory condition after a major operation at Watkins Memorial Hospital.
Memorial Day sermon at First Methodist Church will be on The Legacy of the Dead. Dr. Robert A. Hunt will deliver the 10 50 o clock service with Rogers prelude and the Wesleyan Chorus anthem. Soloist Mary Louise Beatie and Ida Clarkson Hunt perform leading numbers.
Edmonda Mercer mezzo soprano student of Prof Joseph F Wilking of KU school of fine arts will perform in a recital tomorrow afternoon at 4 in the Frank Strong auditorium Miss Mercer a Milton Kansas senior will be accompanied by Robert Glotzbach The program follows
Frances Lourdes May 27 Pi Fred B Snite Jr lifted from iron lung after 5,000 mile journey to Lourdes. He immersed almost half an hour in the grotto bath beside the shrine. Father P F McArdle of Rochester celebrated mass. Snite, once paralyzed by infantile paralysis in Peiping, now breathes for about an hour without respirator.
About 50 Lawrence residents who are KU graduates were invited to a 5 o'clock Sunday meeting in the Union building to start the Lawrence alumni membership drive. Plans were set at yesterday's luncheon. Richard Barber chairs the campaign committee with members Ross Robertson Armin Woestemeyer Charles Rankin Albert Fearing Fred Montgomery Dick Wagstaff and Fred Ellsworth as secretary.
Shinnston West Virginia May 27 Former Mayor Troy M Gillum earned a high school diploma in his son's class after four years of correspondence study He attended daily classes only for final examinations and is considering college enrollment There is no other detail about his career or future plans.
Nellie Donahue Perkins wife of W E Perkins of Eudora is critically ill in Morningside hospital Tulsa Okla Her husband and two daughters Mrs C R Wingate of Wichita and Mrs A C Copeland of Tulsa are with her Mrs Perkins taught thirty years in Douglas county schools and last year at Franklin
Homer Hamlet aged 11 at 331 Maple Street was struck while crossing near the Patee theater. Police report the driver H G C Moore was traveling slowly. the boy was not injured and continued across the street.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Edwin Cummings and Genevieve Russell of Lawrence, Brandon Denison of Chicago, Helen Harman of Lawrence, Wilfred D. Rogers of Independence Missouri, and Esther Van De Walker of Denver.
Lightning struck a pasture fence west of Bennington killing eight steers owned by the Hogue brothers in Minneapolis Kansas.
Dr Robert A Hunt of the first Methodist church in Lawrence will deliver the ordination sermon at Chicago Theological Seminary next Friday evening for Robert Edgar formerly of Lawrence who will be ordained into the Congregational ministry. Edgar has asked Hunt to address him in Evanston. After ordination Edgar will become pastor of the Congregational church in Red Oak Iowa.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley will give the convocation address Monday at 10 o'clock in Hoch auditorium. The subject is not announced. He has served 19 years as chancellor and has spoken often, though rarely as principal speaker. Introductory remarks will be by C. H. Mullen with Velma Wilson and Blaine Grimes also on stage alongside Gevene Landrith.
Former Gov. Walter A. Huxman will be sworn as judge of the tenth circuit court of appeals in Topeka once his commission arrives from Washington. He will take the oath in Hutchinson and will be assisted by his private stenographer, Miss Rena Stinson of Wellington.
Delegates to the women s national aeronautical association convention elected Albuquerque aviatrix Mrs. Mark P. Beam as president and Mrs. Warren Blazier of Wichita as a director during the meeting in Salt Lake City.
Laurel Everett Anderson students originally scheduled the composition program on KFKU. The piano duo of Miss Alice Russell and Miss Joyce Vetter performed last night before the postponement to Wednesday night May 31 at 9 45.
Ferry K Heath, 63, assistant secretary of the treasury under President Hoover, died in a Detroit hospital after a long illness.
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