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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
6
Local notices list a busy sequence of visits from relatives and friends across towns including Dyersville Manchester Dubuque Council Bluffs and Chicago. Advertisements promote eye care permament waves bake sales and cash for gold while readers plan a Sept 22 bake sale and two week specials at area shops.
A long list of Cedar Rapids area families hosted relatives and friends over the past weekend with stops in Anamosa Estherville Armstrong Fort Dodge and Chicago. Guests included Miss Eunice Buol and her parents Mr and Mrs George L Buol. the Mack family and William Brandt of Elgin NL. Mr and Mrs Harold Murray of Cedar Rapids. Mrs John Moore of Cedar Rapids visiting her sister in law and brother. Miss Isabel Meyer and Mrs Mazie Redding and son Jimmie Joe. and many others. The notes mention visits to absences of local residents at Newton Chicago and Worthington and a fall rolic planned for Anamosa on October 3. A car repair ad and a Gibson greeting cards line appear among society items.
In Anamosa last week several Munger family members and friends toured the town and recalled past connections with the Anamosa Journal once owned by Charles H. Munger about forty years ago. The Eureka notes Mrs. Clara Evans death in Brighton Michigan after a pneumonia illness following knee surgery.
The Ladies Aid Society of St Matthew’s Lutheran Church met Wednesday afternoon in Luther Hall with Mrs Chris Eiben as hostess. A social hour followed the business meeting and refreshments were served. The League of Women Voters held its first fall meeting September 18 at Mrs Ralph Bone’s home with program led by Mrs John Matthiessen and assistance from Mrs Elwyn Patterson and Mrs William Eb Tuetken on Government and International Relations. Hi-Low bridge club met at Mrs Arthur Madsen’s home last Thursday evening with Progressive auction bridge, high score by Mrs Fred Endsley and traveling prize to Mrs R P Clark. Guests included Mrs Raymond Carlson Mrs Fred Endsley and Mrs Thomas Hamilton.
Mrs. William Tighe hosted a one o clock bridge luncheon at her Cedar Rapids home on Wednesday. Monticello attendees included Mrs George Wilkens Mrs John Fraser Mrs Charles A Coxsee Mrs Ralph Bone Mrs John Bateman Mrs Henry Carpenter Mrs Charles Northrop Mrs A M Maurice and Miss Mary E Coxsee. High score went to Mrs J S Hall of Cedar Rapids while Mrs Ralph Bone received the traveling prize.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church met last Wednesday at Mrs. Bert Hubbard’s home. Mrs. L J Swift led devotionals with the president Mrs. Louis Lang heading the program on Stewardship. Talks were given by Mrs. H S Richardson, Mrs Ed Huibregtse and Miss Mary Coxsee. Tea was served by the bee assisted by Mrs. H P Bancroft after the meeting.
Betty Lou Patterson marked her eleventh birthday with a theater party at the Monte theater attended by six friends. After the show they went to a nearby sweet shop where refreshments were served and gifts were given. Invited guests included Eloie Timmins Betty Lou Podhaski Ruth Ann Hoag Jean Echternacht Ann Marie Husman and Mary Lou Luett.
Mrs Edward Templeton hosted a one o’clock luncheon at her home for the Friday Club last Friday. Sixteen guests sat at a single table decorated with fall garden flowers. After lunch the program included reviews by Mrs Henry M Carpenter Mrs Charles Northrop Mrs Templeton and Mrs Harriet Coughlan on Testament of Youth What Youth Doesn't Know About War The Peace Movement and War and Peace A Prayer.
The VFW auxiliary held a benefit card party with over sixty five attendees in its rooms last night. Bridge five hundred dominoes and pinochle were played at fifteen tables with prizes for high scores awarded to Mrs. Agnes Gearhart Mrs Frank Ferring Mrs Nancy Adamson and Henry Kuriger. A social hour followed with refreshments served by hostess Mrs Ione Hein and helpers Mrs Will Hoffman Mrs John Jacobs Mrs Herman Hoffman Mrs Henry Jacobs and Mrs J J Hayes.
Members of the W. D. O. ? club of Mrs. Donald Sutherland’s Sunday school class enjoyed a picnic supper at Roberta Clark’s home last Friday. Afterward dominoes at three tables, with Helen Havlichek taking high score. Also listed are club members and a guest, Dorothy Sawyer. Congregational Missionary Society met at Mrs. H. M. Carpenter’s home for its annual bank offering. Mrs. Carpenter led devotionals and Mrs. Samuel Gutensohn gave an illustrated China lecture. Tea followed at the host desk with several ladies assisting.
Mrs. Ricklefs was surprised by more than thirty neighbors relatives and friends who gathered at her home to celebrate her 88th birthday last Friday afternoon.
A milestone birthday for the guest of honor featured gifts, cakes, flowers, and a greeting from children and grandchildren in Monticello. An afternoon of visiting concluded with refreshments before a family response in the evening. In a Presbyterian church luncheon, over 85 sat to a long yellow and white decorated table, followed by songs, readings, and a memory contest led by Mrs. Earl DeShaw.
The Jones county Sunday School Convention held an all day session at the Congregational church in Anamosa last Monday. State instructors O G Herbrecht and Walter Hutton led sessions. Miss Florence Thornhill sponsored a Baptist Sunday school play. choir leader Mrs William Laude directed a youth choir from area schools. A Sones was elected county president for the seventeenth term with Mrs J W Streeter as secretary and treasurer for the eleventh term and five vice presidents named for districts. Donald Ruhl was chosen as vice president under Sones.
Mr and Mrs Harry Maire and family spent last Thursday with the Knights in Marion. Rivers of Malcolm dined with Steck in town while en route from Dubuque visiting Stuller family. Helen Louise Stuller heads to Chicago then Terre Haute to attend St Mary's of the Woods. Loretta Specht from Monticello joins Cornell college freshmen at Mount Vernon. E D Vernon family visited Cedar Rapids to see Rev I F Hayenga in St Luke's hospital undergoing a blood transfusion ahead of surgery. Rey Hayenga serves as pastor at Coggon Presbyterian Church.
Mr and Mrs John Huibregtse from Matlock and Mr and Mrs Ed Hutb regtse from Sanborn with daughters Carol and Marton joined E H Hulbregtse family in Matlock. They left Monday for Chicago to attend A Century of Progress exposition. Carnal and Marion Hulbregtse visit aunt and uncle while parents are away.
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