Local News Of Monticello Readers and Visitors
Monticello area residents mix visits across Iowa. Numerous guests from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Dubuque Marion and Chicago appear at local homes and Memorial Day events.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
6
Monticello area residents mix visits across Iowa. Numerous guests from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Dubuque Marion and Chicago appear at local homes and Memorial Day events.
Local residents and visitors flitted through Monticello and nearby towns over Decoration Day and Memorial Day weekends. Families from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Dubuque and Des Moines spent time with relatives while social visits and church events marked the holiday period.
A parade of visitors from Cedar Falls to San Francisco gathered in Monticello and surrounding towns for Memorial Day and weekend visits. Locals noted extended stays with relatives, birthday celebrations, and trips to Chicago’s Century of Progress, Notre Dame commencement, and Mount Mercy graduation events as part of a busy regional social calendar.
Schreiner chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold its final summer meeting on Wednesday June 7 with all Eastern Stars invited and a hostesses to out of town guests. At Mrs J G Thomas home a birthday tribute honored Lt and Mrs Ball of Norfolk Va. and a group celebrated Miss Mildred Wilcox's birthday with five hundred, music and old fashioned songs.
Miss Catherine Redmond spent several days in Iowa City while Mrs Ida Kempf of Dubuque visited Monticello on Tuesday. Miss Carrie Cowan of Cedar Rapids visited Monticello and Clark Hubbard of Des Moines stayed with his parents Elmer and wife. Mrs E J Dima of Des Moines and daughter Marion are guests of Carl and Mrs Jolly this week. Don Merrill of Chicago visited his mother Mrs Edward Templeton from last Saturday to midweek.
The May meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Reformed church met at Mrs. Marvin Bartlett's home last Wednesday afternoon. Rev Armin Tendick led devotionals and Mrs John Steiner led the lesson from Lady Fourth Daughter of China. A reading by Mrs Bartlett titled An Ideal Society followed by a Tendick solo with Mrs Tendick at the piano ended the program. The event concluded with a missionary flower garden readings and scripture, a social hour, and refreshments by the hostess with assistance from Mrs Harry Treland and Miss Olga Meier.
The 94 club held its annual luncheon last Friday at one o'clock at Mrs. B. C. Roberts home. Guests sat at porch tables decorated with vases and small bouquets. Miss Mary Coxsee presented the second half of the book review Only Yesterday. Mrs. A. B. Grimes sang solos with Mrs. George Guyan at the piano. Officers elected were President Mrs. Samuel Gutensohn, vice president Mrs. A. B. Grimes, secretary Mrs. Charlies A. Coxsee, and treasurer Mrs. Albert Stuhler, with Mrs. Walter Meigen of Chicago Heights visiting.
Mrs. Margaret Eberhart was guest of honor at a family birthday dinner for her eighty eight th birthday held at her home last Sunday. Sixteen guests attended including daughters Mrs D P Young and Mrs William Magee and their spouses, grandchildren from Anamosa Storm Lake Chicago Ames, and Mrs Everhart’s son Charles and family.
Mr and Mrs L D Morey celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary at home on May 27 with card games. Prize winners included Mrs Henry Morey and Herman Bajasch for pinochle. Guests from Cascade, Wyomin g, Hopkinton, AnaMosa, San Francisco, Cedar Rapids, Castle Grove, Monticello and others attended.
Mr and Mrs William Hintz Mrs George Rettig daughter Minnie and granddaughter Janet Schem mel drove to Independence Tuesday where they visited relatives.
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