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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1936

Page

9

Social Club Feasts and Bridge Games Across Monticello

Mrs. Frank Podhaski hosted a dessert luncheon for the auction bridge group with a progressive game. Miss Janet Hazard hosted a Maples Inn luncheon and contract bridge session. Numerous clubs met for luncheons, sewing, and bridge at Luther Hall, Sacred Heart Chapel, and private homes, with prizes awarded for high scores and traveling honors. Families and out of town guests joined gatherings at multiple homes, including a six thirty dinner for the Monticello Electric employees and a style show to end the week.

Frank Podhaski Auction Bridge Club Irma Fagan Janet Hazard Friday Maples Inn Miss Hazard Carl Winkler Luther Hall St. Matthew's Lutheran Church U-Namit Lena Marugg Nella Hoffman Will Shaffer Marie Widmer Hazel Eby Clarence Matthiessen Delta Delt Asa Lambert W. E. Corbin Y Charles Suett Walter Zubler Monticello Iowa Electric Company Alvina Otting Fred Kurt Cascade Larry Robertson Anamosa Charles A. Doxsee B. C. Roberts Clara Palmer Monticello High School Emil Rickless Maxine Palmer Ames Miss Palmer

Worthy Matrons circle luncheon and birthday visit

The Past Worthy Matrons circle held a one o clock luncheon at Mrs. Fred Kay home with emblem colors and a potted plant display. New member Mrs. Ross Baty welcomed. The event included talks on Eastern Star work and an afternoon business meeting. Eight relatives gathered for Mr. Burrichter sixty fourth birthday, sharing a noon dinner.

Order of Eastern Star Fred Kay Leonard Iverson Eastern Star Ross Baty John Bateman Iverson Will Burrichter Mr. Burrichter Henry Burrichter Esther Gilbert Albert Dickman Melvin John Lubben Lost Nation

Sleepy Hollow Play Takes Center Friday Assembly

Eighth grade students present The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in play form for a Friday assembly. Cast includes Charles Wright Ichabod Shirley Hobert Katrinka Russ Jameson Bram Bones Marshall Zweifel Van Tassel Edna Howell Dame Van Tassel.

Sleepy Hollow Charles Wright Ichabod Shirley Hobert Katrinka Russ Jameson Bram Bones Marshall Zweifel—Van Tassel Edna Howell Dame van Tassel

Grade Notes Roundup of Student Activities and Achievements

Dorothy Sawyer reports second graders wrote Japanese stories while third graders staged plays. St Patrick's Day refreshments given by Gail Huibregtse. Class progress in long division. Medians and perfect scores noted for Lois Rhoda Bar rack and Donald Siebels. Fourth graders feature a safety poster. Twenty four fourth graders scored 100 in spelling. Helen Sawyer sells white rats for five cents. James Matthiessen absent with a cold. Fifth graders map South America. Reading club dramatization by Rebecca Grimes and Elizabeth Byerly. Miss Berryhill reads Anne of Green Gables to pupils.

Dorothy Sawyer Miss Miller St. Patrick's Day Gail Huibregtse Lois Rhoda Barrack Donald Siebels Helen Sawyer James Matthiessen

Style Show Notes Highlight Local Talent And Fashion

The city style show featured Bruce Billy Knowles and Jocelyn Lou McDonald delivering strong tap performances while Stanley Maire sat out. Dancers Monti cello and Monticello vocalists impressed the audience with bright routines and high notes.

Stanley Maire Bruce Billy Knowles Jocelyn Lou McDonald Bill Robinson Eleanor Powell DeMarcos Katherine Ferring Hugh Lambert Monticello Hollywood Nancy Grimes Patsy Riedel Lavonne Fluckiger Marjorie Duett Little Charlies Kreob

Mrs Lovell and daughter plan ten day vacation trip

Mrs. L. W. Lovell and her daughter Miriam will depart tomorrow for a ten day vacation visiting Washington D C and New York City. Mrs. Meta Kasper of Anamosa spent last Friday visiting in the home of her daughter Mrs. Carroll Podhaski.

Meta Kasper Anamosa Carroll Podhaski

Bon Sessions Report Notes 4.23 Cohort

Attendees logged the annual bon sessions held on April 23 documenting proceedings, speaker lineup, and participant turnout. Organizing group and venue details remain to be confirmed in subsequent bulletins.

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Catholic Ladies’ Study Club Sacred Heart Parish Thomas Redmond J. J. Hayes Veronica Lambert Louis Hoag U-Namit Bridge Club Delta Dek Bridge Club C. Matthiessen Mrs Rudy Winkler Car Winkler Carline Irvis Rhatigan Jimmy Joe Marcus Maire Rose Louise Colleen C. C. Accola Edith van Vooruse William Accola Des Moines Benjamin Nevin Paul Rather Jamies McLaughlin Will D. McLaughlin Mrac Mg. Noble Iowa City Kather University of Iowa Paul Kather Burlington Doris Cotton Berg Shannon Holtz Matthew Arnold Jan Shaw Cooking School Fernbrook van Camp Long’s Dept. Store Stuhlers Stuhler’s Grocery The Express Cooking School Monarch Fine Foods Monarch ONAR Monarch Coffee Big D SDC Brussels Shomont Dairy the Express Cooking School Home Economist OF Shomont Milk Palmer’s Drug Store the Perrine Cafe Griffith’s Cafe Thomas Shover
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