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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1940
Page
5
The Journal-World office will publish society notices and asks readers to send society contributions to the newspaper by noon on the day of publication.
Saturday features the marriages of Miss Helen Moore to Howard Kenneth Gilpin at First Presbyterian Church with a Colonial tea room reception, and Miss Margaret Lewis to David Shirk at First Methodist Church. Sunday includes the engagement of Miss Charlie Hay to James Thurman Kepner at First Methodist, plus tea and breakfast events by Mrs. W. C. Boardman and Mrs. H. P. Ramage. Monday lists Lawrence Woman's club tea. Tuesday notes Daughters of 1812 luncheon and a contract club gathering.
Lawrence residents report the engagement of Margaret Ramage of Kansas City Missouri to Larry J. Barden of Kansas City Kansas. The couple plans a October wedding and will be guests of honor at a breakfast at the Colonial Tea room.
Charles Stough won high prizes and Miss Hobbs received a guest prize. The First Methodist church Art Brotherhood held its first dinner since vera non Monday at 6:30. Henry Brinkman to show Alaskan trip pictures along with other vacation notes. Mothers' Chorus executive met to plan the year. Miss Mabel Barnhart directs the chorus and Miss Violet McKone hosted a breakfast and kitchen shower for Miss Margaret Lewis. Various tea events, contract clubs, and club hostesses are listed, plus births at Memorial Hospital for Elmer Schiller and Carl Moore.
Mrs. K W Pringle and son Kenneth Jr return to Wichita after a visit with sister Mrs Ralph Standing. Pringle daughters Mary Alice and Maxine enroll at the University of Kansas and pledge Alpha Delta Pi. Mary Lou McClanahan heads to Nashville to attend Ward Belmont School.
Corrections and additions to the KU sorority pledge list are announced. Alice Ann Stone of Kansas City Missouri is added to Sigma Kappa. Betty Jo Nelson of St Jane Missouri was erroneously listed. Alpha Omicron Pi pledges Dorothy Anadell of Lawrence, whose name was not in yesterday's list. Marilyn Casebier, listed with Kappa Alpha Theta, should be counted among the 12 Lawrence girls joining sororities.
Pittsburg midday plans include Wen dell L Willkie visit with James Postma accompaniment. Mrs. Will Caldwell of Colony visited her cousin Miss Kate Caldwell. Mrs. Fritz Meyn heads to the Meyn ranch Golden Bell Divide Colorado for several weeks. Mary. Mr. Mason and family plan to move to Louisville October 1 as he joins Du Pont Construction. Harry M. Stucker returns from New York City. Dr. Esterly and Edith Alt back from Estes Park Colorado. Agnes L Evans departs for New York leaving Laurence Woodruff to occupy her home.
The University of Kansas plans a $3.25 activity fee rise with $2.90 to the athletic association and $0.35 to the band and reserve fund. The $12 ticket remains required for all enrolled students, paid in two installments, with seating moved to the west side north of the 50 yard line and a basketball season ticket cut from $1.50.
Forty Baker University students selected by Prof. William C. Rice to sing in the Baldwin Methodist church choir loft for the school year. The group will provide music for the 11 o clock services with members from Kansas City, Topeka, Baldwin, and nearby towns.
St James AME M church led by Rev G R Woods holds Sunday school at 945 and service at 1100 with 300 PM quarterly meeting featuring Rev G W Reed and choir. Centenary Methodist Church at Fourth and Elmerets Lawrence lists C J Knox minister with 900 Sunday school and 1050 worship plus 700 Junior League and Epworth League and 800 evening service. First Women's Society of Christian Service meeting slated for Thursday September 19 at the church, followed by a Brotherhood gathering with a covered dish at 630 PM inviting members and families.
The Clearfield Missionary Society met at Miss Anna Miller’s home with 14 members and one guest, Mrs. Epherson. Plans were set for the W M S rally at Lawrence on September 18 and members sent a letter to Mrs. Carrie Selzer, ill and absent, promising a fruit box.
The column describes a Forest Park To ka convention in July with Mise Miller planning future employment, a kerchief shower, and local Grange activities. It notes visitors at W. J. Selzer’s home, a county convention election slate for October at Lawrence, and multiple family visits, birthday dinners, veterinary calls, and Wellsville fair participation with prize winners and plans to attend nearby fairs.
Mr and Mrs Dick Fisher and Homer Schoepflin visited Kansas City for a ball game hosted by Mr and Mrs Max Leopold Ed Cunningham moved from Bill Hay farm Prairie City to Hartley cottage east of Santa Fe depot Mrs Seward Bruner and children Mildred and Earl of Lawrence stayed with Mr and Mrs Charlie Jahne Tuesday to Friday Eleanor Hadl Mabel Eldridge and Vivian Madi from Lawrence had supper with Mrs Herman Butell Jr Thursday evening Mr and Mrs O M Hird of No 10 neighborhood were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Roy Clary Friday Cecil Kollenborn and daughter Marjorie May from Auburn New York visited and stayed with Mr and Mrs Marlin Cook family before heading to Blue Mound to see friends and then Inn Harpe New Mexico and California to visit Kollenborn relatives Philip Miller entertained with a hard party Saturday night guests included Ernest Butell Wincel Dean and Earnest CC E Story Roy Stecher family L L Hadley Leo Hadley of Atwood Kan August Wartzack Bertha Hemming Dorothy Hemming Mrs Murlin Cook and daughters Carol Joanne and Anita visited J F Cunningham home Saturday and Sunday Murlin Cook and son Gayle were Sunday dinner guests Theo Haas Weslaco Tex called on Mrs L C Baker Saturday afternoon Miss Della Marshall returned home Sunday from a Denver visit George Summer and family were Sunday dinner guests
Afternoon visits include Howard Butler and Frank Johnson households in High Prairie district with several local families. Otto residents hosted guests for dinner and Sunday calls from Paola Baldwin Ottawa and Lawrence, with church auxiliary meeting at Ives Chapel and related social gatherings.
From Eu dora district conference in Ottawa to Belleview school opening with ten pupils taught by Alma Votan of Hesper the item covers local visits and gatherings. Readers note a furnace upgrade planned for the schoolhouse and a handkerchief shower for Barbara Skinner. Erwin Schoeflin departed Saturday morning.
The Duallyn farm plans to attend the Topeka state fair cattle show with four milking Shorthorn cattle. Social visits include Mr and Mrs Paul Frasier with Helen Lucille and Mrs Sam Beadleston. Various local residents visited friends and relatives around the weekend and midweek.
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