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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
5
Invitations issued by the Faculty Women's club for a reception honoring Miss Elizabeth Meguiars mark her retirement as dean of women. The event occurs Friday evening June 7 at 1300 Louisiana street club house, with about 250 invitations.
Reservations for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce annual meeting may be made at the chamber office. The event June 6 at Hotel Eldridge includes dinner at 6:30. Deane W. Malott of KU will address, topic “The University Looks Ahead.” Mike Getto to succeed Chris Kraft as chamber president.
Several families plan trips and visits after Memorial Day as Mr and Mrs H S Preston with Shirley Rich ard and Robert prepare to travel to Walnut to see Mrs Preston s parents Mr and Mrs William Wrestler and relatives. Mrs Cide Stewart and Miss Beulah Helen Stewart attend a shower for Mrs Homer Schoepflin at Mrs C Scott Mcvean s Baldwin home. Dr and Mrs C E Allison and Miss Laveta Nachtign attend the National College for Christian Workers commencement in Kansas City where Dr Allison delivers the address. Ralph Pine and family plan a Kansas City baseball outing. Letha Gean Curtis visits Anns McCracken as an alumna of Kansas University pursues philosophy at Wisconsin. Patty Stanwix improves after emergency appendicitis surgery at Lawrence Memorial hospital. J R Beasley and Bonnie Stuart visit Memorial Day in town. Hattie Fletcher progresses after major operation at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Margaret Kreider arrives from New York to join Karl Kreider s family. she is an Al lied Chemical chemist at Edgewater New Jersey. Elwood R Mone of Evanston arrives to spend vacation with Mrs Mons and Jill at the Allen home. Miss Kay Norris returns to Chicago after weekend with parents. Jeanette Singleton will move from teaching math in junior high to Topeka for fall work. her Kansas roots trace to 1940 AB degree from the University of Kansas.
At Baker University’s eighty eighth annual commencement on June 3, three alumni will receive honorary degrees. William C. Markham of Baldwin and Washington, D C. Dr Irma Gene Nevins of Washington D C. and Dr James S Chubb, former Baldwin pastor now head of evangelism for the Methodist church, will be honored. Dr Nelson P Horn will give the sermon and Dr Schuyler Garth will deliver the commencement oration. Fifty seniors will graduate and seven aging alumni will receive gold medals for 50 years since graduation.
The University High senior class held a Fraser theatre ceremony at 11 30 am on Wednesday with two songs by the senior boys chorus led by Bill Keefer Charles Krane Peter Hanson Ed Dombek Lowell Ashby Bill White Richard Barlow and Whit Anderson a tap dance class history reading John Riling class prophecy Ed Dombek class will Lee Hamilton a vocal salon Alice Bean a duet Alice Bean and Marian Cooper and a piano duet Peter Hagon and Margaret Iankins The program also honored basketball letter recipients Lowell Ashby Richard Barlow Ed Dombek Bill Keefer Charles Krone plus non seniors Dick Cochran Richard O Neill Bal Powers Gene Riling Bob Nash manager Charles Krone received the Honorary Science award medal George Hiatt Ward Kiester presented a Danforth Foundation award to Margaret Ashby and Richard Larlow Margaret and Elizabeth LeSuer were named co valedictorians
Kansas Business and Professional Women's clubs plan the Victory convention in McPherson June 7 to 9 with state board meeting at McCourt hotel Friday morning. Mrs Ethel Spence of McPherson is convention chairman. Miss Sally Butler of Indianapolis will speak Friday at 1 30 p.m. in Convention Hall on Vision Is a State of Mind. Nettie Sims, former national chairman, will also speak.
Mrs Howard M Richardson, active in international affairs, will discuss women at the San Francisco Conference. The note mentions her travels across South America Europe the Mediterranean Hawaii Mexico Central America and many islands. A stormy scene recalls rain soaking a federal building and a leaky roof near Greening's office.
An old advertisement touts PAS powder to secure denture plates, claiming it prevents slipping or wobbling during eating and talking. It advises using a non-acid tea solution and mentions availability at drug stores. The copy uses playful misprints typical of vintage ads.
Baker University's eighty eighth commencement runs May 30 to June 3 with alumni from most states and several countries. Honoring convocation speaker Dr. Harold W. Guest, baccalaureate preacher Rev. Nelson P. Horn, and commencement orator Bishop Schuyler E. Garth, the event features degrees for fifty seniors and honorary degrees.
Two large crystal chandeliers missing since the Japanese occupation were returned today at Malacanang Palace. A Filipino workman said he disabled their display by borrowing a bucket and burying them during the conflict as weather concerns prompted him to hide the items until order was restored.
Three distinguished alumni are to receive gold medals engraved Fifty years an alumnus. The honorees include William Colfax Markham of Washington D C Dr Irma Gene Nevins of Washington D C and Dr James Chubb of Nashville Tenn In addition medals will be awarded to Mr Ralph Ray Price of Manhattan Kan Mrs William G Anderson of Winfield Kan L M Markham of Denver and Mrs Robert Charlies of San Fernando with William Frank Martin of Utica N Y noted as recipients
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