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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
3
Society note questions serving habits at gatherings as a playful inquiry into fruit and sugar offerings. The line hints at social customs and culinary quirks without naming people or events.
Mrs. Murry Figg and Mrs. Hershel Will chair the social party committee for the Lady Elks at the Elks club Thursday afternoon. Other members include Mrs. C. J. Jamison, Mrs. William Harbaugh, Mrs. A. W. Spratt, Mrs. Lula Zoller, Mrs. William Slight and Mrs. James Boston. Card games follow a dessert luncheon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ollis Tilley announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Jacqueline to Second Lt. Andrew Myron Schultz son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Schultz. The ceremony will be September 3 at 8 p.m. at the Baptist church in Devine Texas. Jacqueline studied at Texas College of Arts and Industries Kingston and Baylor University Waco. Andrew Schultz is a Naval Academy graduate and Air Force officer stationed in Greenville Mississippi awaiting wings August 31.
Mrs Gilbert Behrens formerly Miss Phyllis Garvin was honored at a Monday evening kitchen shower in the Iowa room of Hotel Muscatine. Hostesses included Mesdames Glen Garvin Raymond Garvin Ivan Garvin William Shea Donald Campbell and Miss Betty Luedtke. About 30 guests attended with prizes awarded to Mrs Vernon Luedtke Miss Sharon Kay Schmidt Miss Janet Shield and Mrs James Garvin. Refreshments featured yellow and mint green.
The Women of the Moose met at the lodge hall and discussed upcoming events. The Academy of Friendship will meet on Tuesday evening and Mooseheart Alumni will meet on Thursday at Kathleen Root’s home.
A Monday evening birthday gathering at Mrs. Essie Wainscott’s rural route 2 home drew a large group of friends. Guests included Mrs. Genevive Getz Mrs. Olga Getz Mrs. Betty Martz Mrs. Maude Martz and many others with cards and refreshments served.
Eunice Ann and Janice Mabel Lobdell, ninth birthday twins, were feted Saturday at Blue Grass home by mother Mrs. Floyd Lobdell. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments. gifts were presented. Mrs. Lobdell was assisted by Miss Eunice Altmann and Mrs. Frank Simmons.
United World Federalists met for a potluck supper at Miss Catherine Miller’s home to plan the year. In October they will participate in a Community Birthday celebration marking the United Nations tenth anniversary. A tape of Norman Cousins’s report on the Bandung conference in Indonesia was featured, noting 29 eastern nations and calls to bridge East and West and compete for world opinion with a big idea.
Rex Carlson florist presented an exhibit of flower arrangements for the Muscatine Garden Club at the First Presbyterian church. He donated corsages to Mrs. Charles Opel and Mrs. Alvin Davison. After the meeting the arrangements were taken to hospitals and the Garden Center. Thirty three members attended with two guests. The next meeting is Sept 12.
Mrs. Ruby Brayton of West Liberty was elected junior of the grand temple Pythian Sisters at the Grand Lodge session in Des Moines. Mrs. Icle Johnston of Prairie City was named chief of the grand temple and Arthur Foster of Tabor became chancellor of the grand lodge Knights of Pythias. Delegates J. Drew Van Camp and Charles M. Mason of Wyoming lodge 76 attend Muscatine chapter convention proceedings.
Seventy two persons attended the annual reunion of descendants of John and Elizabeth Toyne at Weed Park on Sunday. The group invited the 1956 reunion to be held in Okabena, Minnesota. Officers elected were John Van Dam president Arthur Toyne vice president Mrs Glenn Toyne secretary and Clark Crouse treasurer.
Kenneth Fowler elected president at the Ziegenhorn reunion annual gathering. Attendees included many Ziegenhorn family members and relatives from Macomb Fairberry Tucson Bishop Amagon Carroll Leeland and others. The large turnout listed dozens of cousins and in laws from across several states.
The Woman's Benefit Assn. WOCE of the First Judicial church plans a 5 30 p m picnic Wednesday near Weed park canons. Attendees include Mrs Archie White and Jim Fulton among others from Muscatine Davenport Wilton New Boston and Iota Florida family gathering honored Heslop and birthday celebrants in August were noted.
A dinner at the home honored the Greenhagen family. Attendees included Mrs. Ross Mickey, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Mickey, Lucille Dake, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Marland and three children Connie Terry and Vickie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hank.
A list of relatives appears including John Hank, Mrs. Mary Mickey, Harry Brown, Mrs. Roma Munson, Viola, R and Leo Munson, Marvin ick, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Keiser and daughter Brenda, Mrs. Lucille Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Munson and two sons.
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