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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1934

Page

6

Local People Share Weekend Visits and Travel

Local residents report trips and visits across Iowa towns. R C Hong left Friday for a Chicago business trip. Mrs Antonin Hanssen and Mrs Agnes Gearhart visited relatives and friends in Davenport Hopkinton and Monticello.

R. C. Hong Chicago Antonin Hanssen Davenport Agnes Gearhart Hopkinton

Monticello News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events

Monticello residents and visitors populate the week with car trips to Waterloo and Chicago, church suppers, cattle congresses, and football games. Local families gather for dinners and celebrations, while students and teachers share weekends with relatives across Iowa and Illinois.

Society and Club News Highlights at Monticello Gatherings

Social items from Monticello detail Mary Lovell's upcoming marriage to George E. LeVan of El Reno Oklahoma with a luncheon in her honor. Local clubs including Needlework, League of Women Voters, and several bridge groups held meetings with guests and celebrations.

Mary Lovell George E. LeVan Monticello Lafayette W. Lovell Mary Ed S. LeVan el Reno Oklahoma

Bridge Club Hosts First Fall Meeting at Mrs Stickford House

Mrs W W Stickford welcomed the Thursday bridge club to her home last Friday for the first fall meeting. Progressive contract bridge was played with Mrs Leonard Iverson claiming high score. Guests included Mrs Asa Lambert and Mrs Ralph Bone. Refreshments followed the games.

Henry M. Carpenter Friday Hasty Stuhler Milton Thoent Ralph Bone Oscar York Albert Stuhler W. W. Stickford Thursday Leonard Iverson Asa Lambert

Social Roundup of Monticello Families Hosts and Gatherings

Last Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Mr and Mrs George Sutherland hosted out of town relatives and friends at their home for a noon din ner. Guests included Miss Helen Rohr and Miss Irma Rohr of Newton and others from Chicago Earlville Des Moines Denver and Newton. The meal for sixteen was at one table. Long week included varied visits games and meals with several social events noted.

George Sutherland W. W. Wilmore Denver Colo Monticello Will Shelley Wilmore Howard Skelley

Autumn Social and Card Games at Local Club

The afternoon event drew over 45 members with guests Clara Mitchell of Marion and J R Eaton newly arrived in Monticello. Pro gressive auction bridge filled nine tables and dominoes one. Hostesses served refreshments while Epworth League members welcomed former and new participants at a church social with solos readings and a closing song.

Clara Mitchell Marion J. R. Eaton Monticello Thomas Redmond W.H. Shaffer Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church Elizabeth Wallis Gladys Shelley Ruth Mastin Gladys Howland Becky Grimes Miss Wallis

Social gatherings mark Monticello week with dinners and events

Last week in Monticello featured a Hicks home dinner honoring Ben Wilson of Los Angeles and Caroline Hicks of Auburn with twelve guests and fall flower decor. A Sunday shower for Miss Pauline Ommen included five hundred games and a plate luncheon. A Halloween bridge party at Emil C Ricklefs’s hosted ten players with palm readings by Marcia Newton and high score by Mrs. Albert J. Stuhler.

B. G. Hicks Ben Wilson Los Angeles California Caroline Hicks Auburn New York Joel Starks Jennie Shipman Addie McConnell Carrie Page Kate Maurice Mrs. Wilson Monticello Henry Hayen Louise Willms Hayen Pauline Ommen Mary Harms Henry Hagen George Tobiason Henry Harris Lena Folkers Scotch Grove John Ommen John Oltman Fred Hanken Gerke Hanken Helen Lieneman Esther Hanken Emma Hanken Lanzworthy Esther Eden Laura Johnson Clara Melchert Monday Bridge Club Emil C. Ricklefs C. A. Coxsee Colin G. Thomas Rex Ricklefs B. C. Roberts Mary Coxese Marcia Newton Albert J. Stuhler

Presbyterian Ladies Aid Luncheon Honors Guests at Church

Guests of honor included Mrs. Albert Stuhler Mrs. L W Lovell Mrs Hal stead Carpenter Mrs Stewart Staa ler Mrs Harry Stuhler and Mrs W W Stickford More than one hundred Presbyterian members and guests attended a one oclock luncheon in the church dining room hosted by two divisions of the Ladies Aid society Chairs were Mrs Tom Shover and Mrs George Rickels Tables showcased nasturtiums and dahlias Gene Byers performed piano solos during lunch and Mrs Frank Walker sang with Mrs Earl DeShaw at the piano after.

Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Aid Society Tom Shover George Rickels Gene Byers Frank Walker Earl DeShaw

Women's Missionary society meets at Mrs Northrop's home

The Congregational church Women's Missionary society gathered at Mrs. Charles Northrop's home for an afternoon program on Women and Children in Industry. Guests included Mrs. Clara Mitchell of Marion and Miss Caroline Hicks of Auburn New York, with various readings and a tea served by hostesses. Local residents and visitors were listed as attending or visiting from nearby towns and cities.

Women's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Charles Northrop Clayton Palmer John Bateman Fred McLaughlin Frederick Stuhler Stuhler Janet Hazard

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