Social Calendar and Bridal Shower Report
Social calendar notes a Saturday event for the S. S. and H. club to assist furnish the new rest rooms in the WREN building chamber suite. Pleasant Hour club met with Mrs. Daniel Kirby, guests listed, a bridal shower planned for Mrs. Corinthia Manwaring. Eleanor Brewster wed James Snyder at Edwin F. Price’s home with KU and Illinois ties noted. couple to reside in Kansas City while Snyder joins Phillips Petroleum legal dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
WREN
Lawrence
Pleasant Hour Club
Daniel Kirby
Robert Ridley
Mary Clearman
Kansas City
Melvin McClelland
Sonia Rudicer
Lee Colman
Janice Patchen
J. F. Kirby
Guy Folks
I. F. Kirby
Alfred Jehle
Guy Bigsby
Charles Weiman
Corinthia Manwaring
Jack Kelsey
Sam Kelsall
Roger Brewster
Kan
Eleanor
James Snyder
F. A. Schneider
Edwin F. Price
First Methodist
Price
Proom
Snyder
University of Kansas
School of Education
Law School
University of Illinois
K. U. Law School
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Chicago
Phillips Petroleum Company
Miss Edith Ray to visit over Labor Day in Kansas
Lively personals column lists Miss Edith Ray of Atlanta arriving to visit Mrs. A. L. Carl over Labor Day. Several locals and visitors are noted leaving for or returning from trips to Estes Park Kansas City Denver Colorado Springs Cedar Vale and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ray
Atlanta, Ga
A. L. Carl
Mike Getto
W. G. Hutson Jr
Estes Park
Colo
Winfield . Scott
Kansas City
Russell Petefish
St. Louis
L. H. Petefish
Kanwake
Daisy Cagle
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Colorado Springs
Denver
Manitou
Marjorie Ericsson
Cedar Vale
Kan
Ericsson
Lawrence High School
University of Kansas
K. U
Virginia ‘Faringer
Fred Rumsey
Ed McCain
Hazel Henick
Eudora
Frances Bucheim
Thelms
Lambert
B. L. Cowden
Labor Day
Ednah Hopkins
Florence Sutter Emery
Bonner Springs
J. Quinn
Abed
Justice
Robert
Frederic
Elizabeth Anne Carman
Herrington
Exposition
M i
Dick Williams
Crescent Road
Harry Frazee
Williams
Kentucky Street
Don Bolman
Concordia
Van
Leo W. Shannon
Greeley
H. G.van Neste
J. R. Coffyn
Copan
Okla
Penner
Alma
Etiquette Book From 1882 Shows Strict Manners Fashion
An 1882 etiquette manual described in “Our Department” emphasizes modest dress and strict conduct. It railes against beards, gloves, and long hair, while praising propriety, sports like croquet, boating, and archery, and warning against gambling and excessive humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Browns
Grandma
Grandpa
Altho
Hollywood
Paderewski
Percy Grainger
Namby Pamby
Antique furniture and the charm of old chests
A long reminiscence about antique furniture contrasts modern tastes with history. It highlights the chest of drawers as a versatile, enduring piece, explains why antiques attract collectors, and notes the camaraderie among antiquers who seek unique finds rather than mass market pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
England
Italy
Joseph Hergesheimer
Pennsylvania
Chest of Drawers
Antique Fad Ends Yet Collecting Antiques Persists Across Midwest
The article argues the antiques fad has peaked but collecting remains a wholesome hobby. It highlights diverse passions from bird erg to dolls, theater programs, and first editions, noting sturdy midwestern furniture and the risks of overbidding. It cites a Midwest woman who continues buying antiques and references Lawrence Business College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
Mid-West
Midwest
Lawrence Business College
South
Noor
Ady
Drouth Resist ing Flowers For Kansas Gardeners
A Kansas garden club explores drought resistant flowers to sustain bloom in hot dry summers. The guide lists hardy annuals and perennials, from Portulaca and Mimosa to Sunflowers and Yucca Filamentosa, plus care tips and regional notes for optimal drought tolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaillardia
Muany
Kansas
Oasis Aids Acid Stomach With Gowdy Prescription
Like An Oasis In a Sun Scorched Desert is the welcoming pitch for Dr Gowdy s Prescription for Acid Stomach promising cooling soothing relief. Round Corner and other leading druggists stock this remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gowdy
Round Corner
Selecting drought resistant plants for hot dry summers
The text lists gray foliaged and drought tolerant plants such as Artemisia varieties, Desmodium Penduliflorum, and Nepeta Mussini, noting hardiness in heat. It emphasizes choosing species suited to dry conditions, proper soil prep, and irrigation regardless of water restrictions, to avoid failed plantings.
Way To A Man's Heart and Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe Note
A recipe column covering broiled hamburger for four and a chocolate ice cream method. Includes step by step meat mixing and broiling, plus a detailed ice cream making process with sugar, cocoa, milk, cream, vanilla, and freezing instructions. Notes a state softball tournament for Oklahoma teams planned as an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Vaughn
Baldwin Kans
Oklahoma
Sunday Supper Recipe for Weekend Guests
Weekend guests can enjoy a combined breakfast lunch and an easy Sunday supper. Serve one hot dish such as chopped meat with green peppers, hot rolls, radishes olives artichokes whole tomatoes with celery and salad dressing. Add cold sliced meats potato salad cole slaw cream cheese beets and a homemade layer cake with coffee for dessert.
Ghosts From the Past Narratives on parental influence
Brooke Peters discusses how fathers sometimes vent their lifelong frustrations on their children, discouraging music or other pursuits. The piece contrasts cases of ambition thwarted and the enduring resentment that may pass to the next generation, urging self examination by parents. Georgia adopts one-dish dinners as a practical, popular meal solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Peters
Bei Jing
Georgia
Athens
Susan Matthews
Extension Autri Honist
University of Georgia
Miss Matthews
White Net on White Lace at Doak Dinner
Mrs William N Doak wife of the former secretary of labor entertained at dinner wearing a gown of white net over lace The event highlighted attire in high society circles and reflected fashion trends of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fletcher
Eugene Carel
Robert
S. M. Fletcher
J. Carel
Robert White
Htee
Janice Marie Orender
Barbara Jeanageel
Marvin White
Edward Fett
Pauline “Emerson
Iris
Ann. Woodcock
Max Gordon
Washington
Willliam N. Doak
Secretary of Labor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sogeiy
F. B. Niles
Olivet
Gladys
Tom Griffiths
H. T. Griffiths
Lebo
Niles
A. B.eubanks
Hall Summit
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Griffiths
Lebo High School
Missouri Street
Ethel Crissman
Foster Lily
Fred Bigmall
Evangelical Passonge
A. J. Miller
Arkansas City
Rhode Island Street
Welborn
Ter
J. M. Rich
S. Stover
Frank Walters
Blanche Marshall
R. R. McFarland
WR. Stiner
E.G. Robertson
J. Horgan
C. A. Hill
Eispentauh
First Presbyterian Church
Baldwin Mitchell
Adams
Mrs. Prescott
Memorial Hospital
Jane
Unity Trith
Eldridge Hotel
Belle W. Pugh
Topeka
Kennard W. C. T. U
Fred Heck
Howard
Harold, Lee
Bobby
Billy
Harold Boener
Bobby Gene Collins
Tommy Pyle
Danny Brune
Carl Schaake
Teddy Alford
Howard Heck
R. LH. Club
Pall Mesto
H. G. van Neste
Highway 40
Noble Grand Club
I. C. O. F. Hall
Blanche Dodge
Alma Hughes
Annie Lascher
Katie Benson
Leila Penner
Charles Whedor
Fairview
Rebekah
Larence Women’s City Club
Elks Club
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Jennie Mo
Toby Wing
Verna Hillie
Miss Wing
Miss Hillie
DE Luxe Cafe
Royal Collegezshops
Lawrence Steam Laundry
New Hampshire
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