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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
6
Local snippets list residents visiting relatives and attending events from Monticello and nearby towns. Social visits span Davenport Dubuque Clinton Cascade and Cedar Rapids with multiple trips to Chicago and Mechanicville.
Monticello residents and guests feature in family visits across Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Readlyn, and Anamosa. School events, church fundraisers, and a birthday party for eight year old Robert Balster mark a bustling week with many relatives, teachers, and neighbors listed among attendees.
The Ladies' Aid of St Matthew's Lutheran held a regular meeting in Luther Hall with Mrs Lizzie Behrends hosting. Reading and Sewing club met with Mrs Donald Sutherland, sharing needlework and chapters from Through the Years. Bridge, dinners, and teas were hosted by various members, with high scores noted by several hostesses.
At a local event Mrs Hogan led with the evening’s high score while Thomas Redmond stood second. Fire Thomas Redmond also placed high among five tables, highlighting a lively competitive session.
At a special meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club held last Monday evening officers were elected for the coming year. Minnie F uckles is president Recene Ashton is vice president Gladys Shelley treasurer Mildred Meyer recording secretary Dorothy Stemm corresponding secretary Mary Donxsee historian. Earlier the group had dinner at Hallwood cafe in Marion and then traveled to Cedar Rapids to see The Desert Song at the Iowa theater.
Wayne School No. 3 closed last Friday with a school picnic attended by seventy. Rain and wind forced lunch in the schoolhouse. The program featured poems songs stories geography folk dances and multiplication drill. Miss Helen Lieneman teaches the school.
Albert McNeill Jr on his eighth birthday was hosted by his parents at their home Monday afternoon. Guests included Jackie Stuhler George C Caxsee Dicky Abel Billy Thomas Duane Sutherland Billy Stuhler and Bobby Balster. A peanut treasure hunt followed games and a decorated birthday cake accompanied refreshments and gifts.
Town guests included Mrs Henry Kingsley and Mrs Peter J Fagan of San Francisco. Mrs E J Farley Mrs Frank Stimson and Mrs Hans Kettlitz hosted a 5 30 pm bridge tea at Mrs Farley home with twenty covers and tulip decorations. Guests then moved to Mrs Stimsons home for further bridge where Mrs Harry Bannister of Detroit held high score. A second tea at Mrs Farleys drew twenty five covers with bridge at the Stimson home and high score by Mrs Ben Cotton.
Miss Nelle Wilson a Manchester public school teacher and John Wilson of Cedar Rapids were summoned home last Thursday due to their father's serious illness at John McDonald hospital. Mrs BE R Haesemeyer and her two Rockford Tl sons arrived Friday on the same mission.
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