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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1937
Page
6
Mrs. Herman Tusher of Delta Del Ab attends a dinner followed by Mrs. A Gifford at the Colonial. Both entries mark social calendar events with host and location listed for the Friday gathering.
Mrs A Gifford hosts dinner at the Colonial tearoom with guests including Mr and Mrs Otto Barteldes Mr and Mrs John Tom Reynolds Batem Tr Mrs Chandler Jervis Winfield and others A Phi Delta Theta stag party at Quivera Lakes honors rushees with about 115 attendees From Lawrence O W Maloney Jack Miller and Don Phelps listed among attendees Farm Bureau club meeting postponed to September 21 at Mrs Billy Schroyer home Mrs Keith Baugh assisting hostess Kanwaka Literary club entertained at Mrs A R Reed's home with talks on education and Ozark schools Miss Mary Katherine Fredericks sang two numbers Lawrence Flower club meets at Chamber of Commerce rooms Iris sale planned Japanese Gardens talk and iris sale notes Home Aid Society entertained at Mrs Frank Lescher's home with gift to outgoing president Mrs BE W Martin and childhood memory program led by Mrs J H Corel
Chancellor E H Lindley attended a 10 30 am program in Kansas City Kansas dedicating the new Wyandotte high school. F G Hughes and daughter Garnett plan a California tour by auto, Miss Hughes arriving from Chicago where she works as a hospital dietitian.
A 1927 syndicated quote sparks debate over gender norms as a speaker asserts women dislike flattery except married ones, provoking criticism of patronizing attitudes and social expectations. The remark reflects era attitudes in print from the period.
Local notes detail visits and return journeys as residents and relatives stop in Lawrence and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spray with E L Spencer and John Hawkins cousins, Mrs. Myrtle Cozebier, Jerry and Jimmy Warner, Prof. J N Carman, Dr. Carl D Enna and Melchior Enna, and many others visiting from Des Moines to Topeka.
The Enterprise and Centennial schools opened Monday September 6. at Enterprise Miss Myrle Reilly teaches a class of 15 pupils including Darlene Schirmer Clyde Flory Harold Young Lois Murphy Bobby Prim Agnes Baldwin Eula Israel Harry Prim Wanda Flory Edith Raible Faye Dodder Leah Israel Olive Schirmer Junior Murphy and Robert Mowder. At Centennial Mrs Jennings Price led the first day. Also a Friendship club picnic at Forest Park Ottawa included A A Hase A M Rundle Lloyd Coffman Mexine Mary Frances Charles Forth Louise Reilly Myrle Eleanor and Marion Fishburn. Several neighbors attended the funeral of Mrs Allbaugh in Overbrook Monday afternoon.
Hopewell Country Club gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mitchell featured moving pictures of Dutch East Indies life and oil industry, with nearly 100 attendees. Various local families and residents attended reunions, visits, and anniversaries. school openings and enrollments continued in Independence and Hopewell.
Earl Morgan from Junction City visited the Lewis Tucker home Sunday to Tuesday. Frances Bailey joined the Baldwin school board and faculty picnic in East Park last Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Edgar Jardon of Kansas City visited M J Jardon on Labor Day. Mr and Mrs Jim Nealy of Lorraine Kan and family were guests at the Purvis Harmon home last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Earl Lederer and family attended a party at the Phil Beck home last Wednesday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Rodney Beck of Modesto, Cal.
The Baldwin school board and faculty held a Labor Day picnic in East Park with many attendees led by honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Beeks. Local Rotary members shared vacation stories at a Tuesday meeting. Several residents and visitors from nearby towns were noted attending events, trips, and reunions in Baldwin.
Helianthus chapter of the Eastern Star resumed activities with 13 past matrons and past patrons as guests. District aide Mrs Hope T Clark grand representative of Delaware Mrs Black and Mrs Steele joined the welcome by worthy matron Mrs Delta Durr. Gifts were presented and the gathering followed the chapter meeting.
Past week featured a series of gatherings across Kaw Valley with guests from Kansas City and Lawrence. Notable events included a surprise party for Eben and Mrs. Scott, a Fidelis class wiener roast, Odd Fellows and Rebekah basket dinner planning, and St Pauls Women Union meet sharing devotions and a Negro American talk by Tracy Harvey Mitchell.
Wichita guests Mrs. Fred Howard Grove and Mrs. C L Holmes spent time with their uncle and aunt. Howard returned home with her mother after visiting. Arno Ziesenis and family from Kansas City visited Gus Ziesenis’s home and later joined Homer Gerstenberger’s family for a birthday dinner in Harmony. Harold Von Gunten and baby of Lawrence attended. Mrs Willard Fitzgerald visited in Kansas City with sister and husband.
Mrs Doran Hensley and Cal Walker with Mr and Mrs Walter Vitt from Kew Valley visited Mr and Mrs C B Holmes on Sunday afternoon. The note mentions Skin cure at Barber's Drug Store and is signed Ady.
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