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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
7
The Schreiner chapter of the Eastern Star will hold its first fall meeting Monday evening September 3. A good attendance is requested. Also noted are several social events including luncheons, bridge games, and picnics hosted by local families with out-of-town guests attending.
A birthday luncheon at 12:80 o'clock featured Susan's mother with assistance from Jackie and Billy Stuhler. Guests included Sylvia and Helen Gut tensohn, David Hamilton, Marjorie Thomas, Delphia Balster, Louise York, Jane Stuhler, Stuart Sutherland, George Stuhler, Dicky Sutherland, and out of town guest Georgia Kint of Atlanta Georgia.
Mrs. Byron Abel honors her son Dicky on his tenth birthday with a Saturday theater matinee at the Monte theater and a home reception. Guests include Glen Orcutt Jimmie Matthiessen George Coxies Bobby Husman Jackie Stuhler Bly Thomas Buddy McNeill Bob Balster Donald Orcutt and Dicky's Monticello cousins with Nancy Freshwaters of Washington Iowa as an out of town guest.
The sixth summer party at the country club featured contract and auction bridge and dominoes with high scores by Miss Hannah Monsen, Mrs. Agnes Gearhart, and Mrs. C. W. Lutz. Out of town guests included Mrs. Mona Trafton, Miss Hannah Monsen, and Miss Iola George. Refreshments were served by hostesses led by Mrs. John Fraser with assistants.
Vernita Vernon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar D Vernon, was guest of honor at a birthday party at her home last Thursday afternoon. Eleven guests attended and received gifts after games. A birthday lunch was served on the porch with a large cake and floral decorations.
Mrs Riess Stuhler hosted a one o clock luncheon for eight at her home in Monticello, entertaining Miss Mary O Malley Miss Etta Moraghan of Cleveland and other Stuhler relatives from Des Moines Moline Washington D C. A six o clock picnic supper followed at the country club for house guests and relatives. A six o clock dinner closed the visit with an informal evening.
William Blanchard, a clerk at Stone hardware in Delhi, wed Miss Ava Porter on August 21 in Charles City. The local couple are well known, while Hopkinton residents mourn Lynn Cattenach’s death in a Wisconsin auto crash and Mrs. Dunlap travels to the funeral. Teachers begin the new term including Eleanor Marolf, Rachel Stanger, Kathryn DeShaw, Cecelia Ejington, and Ernestine Talmadge takes the Davis pharmacy clerk post. Erwin J. Davis and his children plan a Michigan trip as Eleanor MacDonald prepares to depart.
A roundup of local incidents includes teaching moves by Erma Bradke, many visits and travels among residents, church notices for Methodist Episcopal, Reformed, Lutheran and Presbyterian services, and a 50th wedding anniversary for A G and Elizabeth Alden with open house and family attendance.
Wes Holub of Protovia died early Thursday leaving Grace Holub to assist him. Various local families and visitors are listed from Central City Davenport and Chicago with trips to Minnesota Amana colonies and Volga City including reunions and dinners. Children and relatives from multiple towns gathered for visits and neighborly events across the region.
Daily and weekly worship times from several churches listed for Prairieburg Wopkinton Center Junction. St Matthew Lutheran and St John Lutheran provide morning services with Sunday School. St Joseph Catholic offers 7 and 9 oclock masses with confessions on Saturday. Congregational Church holds morning worship and 10 oclock Sunday school. M E Church in Center Junction lists 9:30 worship and 10:30 Sunday school with youth groups and choir practice.
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church under Pastor J Willis schedules English service at 10 30 Sunday with Sunday school at 9 30. Saturday confirmation instruction runs from 9 am to 3 pm continuing into September.
Verse emphasizes the church and God’s people as unique. The sermon notes highlight the translated man after God’s heart and urge participation in Christian Endeavor, youth and senior meetings, evening services at 7 30, and a 4 30 Sunday youth choir rehearsal.
Mrs. S. G. Hutton of Onslow elected Wyoming Historical Society president at annual meeting in Memorial Hall. Other officers named include Mrs. Brown first vice president and Miss Emma Alden treasurer. The group discussed storms and their consequences with local speakers and plans to meet annually on the third Friday in August. The district interdenominational church gathering at Wyoming's M. I. church elected officers for youth and adult programs. Raymond J. Griswold and Lillian M. Hamdorf wed in Davenport. Community clubs held meetings and social events as schools prepare to reopen with listed faculty.
End of a lakes district vacation sees Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starry traveling home with their son. Concurrently Mr. and Mrs. Paul Levien stay a week in Des Moines with Ms. Tasker Henderson, joined by Mrs. F. Cohoon who spent the summer at the Levien residence.
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