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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1941
Page
5
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Saturday hosts included Chancellor and Mrs Mal ee or house after football and Mrs A B Weaver with open house. Buffet suppers shared for Wallace N Robinson Scott City and Gwinn Henry. Sunday tea at Mrs Speelman home with Mrs Andrew Pearson and Gretchen Speelman Snyder. Monday club gatherings at Colonial and Country club with luncheons dessert bridges and teas hosted by multiple residents and groups including League of Women Voters and Lotus club.
Coach and Mrs. Gwinn Henry host a buffet for football visitors including officials and their wives. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. James L. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. George Day, and Coach Curtis Jenkins. Topeka luncheon honors Governor Ratner and Mrs. Donnell before the Kansas-Missouri game. Tea plans, weddings, PTA events, and En Campment reception feature many named locals and affiliations.
A long list of gatherings fills Independence social pages as groups host dinners, luncheons, and card games. Family visits from Scott City and Kansas City coincide with university events, club meetings, and planned charity suppers.
Evans will have charge of the program. The Monday contract club meets at 1 at the Colonial Tea room with Mrs. C. E. Friend hostess. League of Women Voters tea for new members at 3:30 at Mrs. Carroll Clark’s home 643 Indiana street. Mrs. F. T. Stockton hosts Monday noon contract club. Friday contract club hosted by Mrs. C. J. Bassett with luncheon and bridge. prizes to Mrs. Rice Phelps and Mrs. F. C. Whipple. Adaht chapter No. 7 C.E.S. initiation featured memory hour for six sisters and two brothers. Mary Stephenson led hymns and verses. next meeting officers for 1942 elected. Friday evening dinner bridge club guests at the Country club. out-of-town attendees listed. Open house for game night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Payne for Kansas City and Columbia visitors. Evening book review by A.A.U.W. at Mrs. Edward Brush’s 800 Indiana street. Florence Dill reviews Keys of the Kingdom. Ernest Bayles hosts buffet for out-of-town football guests. Chapter CV of P.E.O. hosted at Miss Mary Hackman’s home. Perry couple announce twin sons born at Memorial hospital. Eisele announce a son at Memorial hospital. Mrs. Ed Klein hosted Thanksgiving family dinner. out-of-town guests listed.
Miss Lara Marin, Dr. and Mrs. Klein, Miss Eleanor Klein, and Charles Felkenberg of Kansas City, Kansas arrive in town for the football game and will be guests of Mrs. Klein at dinner this evening.
Mrs J W Greenleaf of Greensburg visits sisters Miss Margaret Kane and Miss Vesta ine. Mrs W E Higgins hosts weekend guests S A Anderson and Mrs Anderson of Morganville and Dr and Mrs S A Anderson of Clay Center for football day. Mr and Mrs James L Baker of Galveston Tex guest of sister Mrs Gwinn Henry and Mr Henry for football. Helene Farrell and daughter Mary Helene of Kansas City Mo spend Thanksgiving with mother Louisa Thomas. Eben B Farley transferred to Keesler air field Biloxi Miss after leaving Jefferson Barracks. Mrs La Verne Grienere of Sunrise Beach Mo visits H B Ober. Nellie Russell of Joplin Mo visiting W R Green.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Greer visited Sunday with Mrs Greers parents Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and George. A list of callers includes couples from Hartville Missouri Lawrence Baldwin Excelsior and Colorado Springs with dinners and overnights noted.
Lawrence residents Vaughn and Lederer families hosted and visited kin weekend. Ida Adriance and other Baldwin residents joined Sunday meals with local families. Rex Purvis, Ray Reynolds, and several S.E. Kansas and Missouri neighbors traveled among Baldwin Shenandoah Shenandoah and Ottawa for social calls and dinners.
Kansas State football game in Lawrence scheduled for Saturday with Baldwin high school players joining the crowd. Oscar Williams attended the Baker Ottawa game in Ottawa Friday. Mrs. Leo Dyer visited her aunt Mrs. Gennie Baldwin in Ottawa Wednesday. Mrs. Carrie Williams spent Saturday with Charley Brown in Baldwin. Mr. Brown died Sunday afternoon. Lisle Eby and family from Lawrence visited Ann Merchant, ill with influenza for two weeks, Tuesday. Mrs. R. C. Taul returned to Liberty Missouri after visiting her son B. L. Taul and family last week. Miss Hattie Schwartz stayed with sister Mrs. Henry Seele and family last week. Leo Dyer and sons shipped a carload of mules to Memphis Thursday. Leo Dyer went to Memphis Saturday.
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