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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1935

Page

5

Mrs McColm Hosts Musicale Tea for 100 Guests

Mrs. E. L. McColm entertained more than 100 guests at a charming Friday afternoon musicale in her Mulberry avenue home music room. Guest artist soprano Margaret White Stoltz from Ottumwa sang with Ottumwa pianist Mrs. Needs ham, including Schubert Ave Maria.

E. L. McColm Mulberry Avenue Margaret White Stoltz Ottumwa Needsham Schubert Rogers Sarti Mozart Brahms la Forge Sylvia Gould Minetti Anon Edwards Hadley Dunhill Hemingway del Riego

Girl Reserves Open Camps at Rotary Lodge This Week

Girl Reserves will form three tribes for opening summer camp at Rotary Lodge Monday morning. Groups from Franklin Jackson McKinley schools start first camp with features including a play day, swimming meet, vesper service, tennis and croquet. Visitor days set for June 12 and 18.

Rotary Lodge Tamas Crows Blackhawks Rotary Hut Franklin Jackson McKinley Lincoln, Jefferson Washington Misa Mary Shemaitis Katharine Sample Gretchen Korneman

Travelers and Guests of Interest in Muscatine

Notes on local arrivals and departures in Muscatine social circles include Miss Martha Goad leaving for Washington DC and Hillsville Virginia for the summer, Miss Vivien Johnson returning from Sioux Falls North Carolina with a BA in music, and L E Burnett of Raymondville Texas visiting relatives with son Ralph. The Burretts will visit Illinois City and stay with Mrs. John Gorham.

Muscatine Society Martha Goad Muscatine Junior College Washington, D. C Hillsville Vivien Johnson Maple Avenue Sioux Falls N. C Sioux Falls College L. E. Burnett Raymondville Tex W. J. Burnett West Third Street Ralph Muscatine Burretts John Gorham Illinois City

Relief Corps Women Ready for Convention

Five members of the Women’s Relief corps will attend the state convention opening at Water loo Sunday after final arrangements at a Friday night city hall meeting. Attendees include Anna Beacham Irene Fairall Dora Hermley Helen Tadewald Jennie Tillie with Fairall chosen as second delegate. Laura Hoffman honored by draped charter. next meeting in two weeks plans a flag day potluck supper led by Kate Dunker.

Relief Corps Women’s Relief Corps Waterloo Anna Beacham Irene Fairall Dora Hermley Helen Tadewald Jennie Tillie Fairall

Des Moines to Davenport Social Circle Members Listed

A long list of social names from Des Moines includes P. Bair and the Hul sizer couple, John C. Swisher and son Jack, Elizabeth and Louise French, Chester Royal of Tiffin, Martha Campbell of Lake City, Ned Knowles of Pasadena, B. F. Swisher, Dean Horner of Waterloo, Raymond Gehrke of St. Louis, Ralph Martin, E. H. Hall, and Dr. A. J. Meyer of Davenport.

P. Bair Clyde Hulsizer John C. Swisher Jack Elizabeth French Louise French Des Moines Chester Royal Tiffin Martha Campbell Lake City Ned Knowles Pasadena Calif B. F. Swisher Dean ‘Horner Waterloo Raymond Gehrke St. Louis Ralph Martin E. H. Hall A. J. Meyer Davenport

Calendar Plans For Public Health Nursing Benefit

Calendar plans are set for a Monday 7:30 PM benefit at the YWCA to aid Public Health Nursing association. The program features a Chase Music studio chorus musicale and a one act farce Dont Tell a Soul by First Methodist Ladies Aid. A 6 PM potluck supper precedes a brief business session and memorial exercises. Women of the Moose meet at 8 PM in Moose hall to elect officers. lunch will be served.

Public Health Nursing Association Chase Music Studio First Methodist Ladies’ Aid Women’s Benefit Association Women of the Moose Moose Hall

Family Reunion Held at E. E. Bitzer Home

A family reunion was held today at the home of Mrs. E. E. Bitzer 513 East Fourth street in honor of Hazel Vanatta of Newman California her daughter and her grandson and bride C H Luckhardt of Kelogg Idaho Other guests included Mabel Yaggy Toledo Iowa J C Wickham Mt Vernon F A Moody and three children Rock Island Pearl Bitzer and George Luckhardt Muscatine

E. E. Bitzer East Fourth Street Hazel Vanatta Newman Calif C. H. Luckhardt Kelogg Idaho Mabel Yaggy Toledo J. C. Wickham Mt. Vernon F. A. Moody Rock Island Pearl Bitzer George Luckhardt Muscatine

Social Calendar Announcements Offered Free to Groups

Community notices for church lodge and sales can be placed at no cost. Call George M. Wittich Funeral Home to have your event listed in the Saturday calendar, with copy due by noon the preceding day.

George M. Wittich Funeral Home

Community club and church events fill week schedule

Muscatine Garden club meets at 117 Lord Ave at 2 30 pm with an exhibit of arrangements. Public Health Nursing association sponsors a 7 30 pm program at the YWCA with an Indian Gypsy chorus and a one act farce Dont Tell a Soul. VFW to hold Tuesday night meeting at city hall with delegate reports. Mrs McCullough host Kensington club Wednesday afternoon. Epsilon Delta club hosts Thursday night at Miss Virginia Huff 615 West Fifth Street. Friday circle meets at Mrs Lear 1624 Mulberry Ave and a Passion Play showing at First Baptist Church at 8 pm.

City Hall Alex McCullough F. G. McCullough Lone Run Kensington Club Bloomington Township Epsilon Delta Club Virginia Huff West Fifth Street First Congregational Church W. L. Lear Mulberry Avenue First Baptist Church County Sunday School Council of Christian Education

Mrs Allbee to Arrive Home for Family Reunion

Mrs G Allbee of 1609 Mulberry Avenue returns from California to join a Baker family dinner at Pleasant Prairie hosted by Mrs J R Baker and Mrs Lettie Baker. Attending guests include Attorney and Mrs G Allbee with sons Donald and Kenneth, Attorney and Mrs Harvey G Allbee and infant, Mr and Mrs Claude Nunn, and Mr and Mrs Perry R Baker and family.

G. Allbee Mulberry Avenue California Baker J. R. Baker Lettie Baker Pleasant Prairie Donald and Kenneth Harvey G. Allbee Muscatine Claude Nunn Davenport Perry R. Baker Iowa Falls

Picnic Arranged by Past Pocahontas Club

Plans for a potluck supper on June 28 at Weed Park were made when the Past Pocahontas club met at Mrs. Marie Armstrongs home on East Second Street. Three tables were set for five hundred. prizes were awarded to Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Eva Fletcher.

Pocahontas Club Weed Park Marie Armstrong East Second Street Armstrong Eva Fletcher

Friendly Eight Club Holds Potluck Supper

The Friendly Eight club gathered Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Glen Brossart Park Place for a potluck supper and final meeting until September. Five hundred games provided entertainment during the evening.

Friendly Eight Club Glen Brossart Park Place Five Hundred

Miss Benham Weds Alfred Crossley Jr in Trinity Ceremony

Ann Elizabeth Benham and Alfred Crossley Jr. were married at Trinity Episcopal church with Rev. Stanley P. Jones officiating. The bride, a Grinnell College graduate, wore a white crepe suit and carried a bouquet of white sweet peas and Taliman roses. The groom, a chemistry graduate from George Washington University, is employed by Abbott Laboratories. they will reside in St. Cloud after July 15.

West Liberty Gabrielle Royal L. A. Royal Pine Crest Treadwell Ayers Robertson Treadwell Robertson Monterrey Mexico First Methodist Episcopal Church Lloyd Tennant Bloomfield W. A. Smith Adalire Light Grinnell College Evening Star Tannhauser Sampson Delilah Elgar Robin Mood Friml H. F. Lewis Sy Bond Frank Whinery Iowa City Stephen A. Swisher, Jr Des Moines Cadman Miss Light Roger L. O'Toole John B. Thielen Grundy Center Raymond Bywater Ingalls Bradley Mary Remley Anamosa Janet McNeil Monticello Sisther Kraushaar Aberdeen S. D Marian Whinery Margaret Jones Wellman Ray Heath West Jaierty Floyd O. Rolfs Applington H Prairie Gwendolyn Phillips C. J. Phillips High Prairie William Thomas Melvin Thomas Illinois City W. H. Slack High Prairie Methodist Church Odetta Thomas William Schutte Arlene Eichelberger Wilmar Boshart Mendelssohn Johanna Hill C. F. McCabe Bert C. Benham Iowa Avenue Ann Elizabeth Alfred Crossley, Jr Alfred Crossley Mankato Minn Trinity Episcopal Church Stanley P. Jones St. Mary’s Episcopal School For Knoxville McKendree College George Washington University St. Louis Abbott Laboratories St. Cloud

Star and Sunshine Party at F Bamford Home

Forty women attended the Star and Sunshine party hosted by Mrs. Frank Bamford at 2001 Mulberry Avenue for the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The event featured sun and star themed decor, devotions by Emma Parkin, musical solos by Mrs. J M McCullough and Mrs. E J Asthalter, children portraying sunshine, a world tour presentation with golden stars naming missionaries, and a closing reading and prayer. The afternoon ended with a ten hour social and a display of flowers and candles.

Frank Bamford Mulberry Avenue Women’s Foreign Missionary Society First Methodist Episcopal Church Emma Parkin J. M. McCullough E. J. Asthalter Sunshine Frances Parsons Phyllis Morehead Patricia Arey Lillian Roach Sunshine Betty McCullough Asthalter W. W. Potter A. L. Branson J. F. Berry Warner

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Robert Fletcher G. R. Cole Fletcher Yellowstone National Park Robert Vance Fletcher Anna Henke Harold Butcher Donald Fletcher Henry Henke D. A. Grimm Arline Grimm Will Hyink Jackie Keith Fruitland Charles Fletcher Vance Donald Elizabeth Fletcher Donald Mavink Doreen and Clair D. A. Cole Donna Jeanne Richard Eastern Star Electa Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Faye Case Lucille Graham Genevieve McKinley Tillie Molis Eleanor Appel Eloise Stein Delphine Reichert Island Aid Aid Home Island Ladies’ Aid Society Inez Cross Miss Gabrielle Royal Ethel Drucker Joseph Light Center Maid of Honor Ingall Swisher S. C. Snider Robert Brooke, Jr Graham Bradley H. A. Knott L. E. Lewis W. W. Anderson George Hise Robertson Iowa Methodist Hospital West Liberty Community Players University of Iowa Phi Beta Phi Phi Kappa Psi Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity G. A. Royal Joan C. D. Royal Stephen A. Swisher Stephen Patricia William Carrie V. V. Kirby William Klad EZEE Liberal Commission Mywnarer Journal & News Tribune Mica Monarch Asphalt Atest Lumber & Fr Miss Phillips Alice Harbaugh Erma Rann Hilda Miller Geraldine Meeker Fern Hitchcock Thomas Muscatine High School Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Odetta Dale Kimball Floyd Fuhr Jane Thomas E. Vanatta Junior Potter Robert Holcomb Harry Hines Norvel Stagg Letts John Elliott Arthur Clark Elwood John Hornung Earl Bowlby Laura May Virgil Genevieve Allen Butts Gladys Phillips Bertha Phillips A. J. Altekruse Ed Springborn Leslie Eyes Dale Willits Bonnie Ann Clarence Hines South Bend Ind C. T. McCabe Walter Martz Lawrence Boshart Arlene Leichelberger Carl, Stuart Evelyn Norman Phillips Helen Welshimer NEA Service, Inc Cedar St Muscatine Garden Club H. Fay Hawkins Lord Avenue Chase Music Studio Chorus First Methodist Aid Society Mrs. Allbee Miss Benham Mr. Crossley F. Bamford Magnus H. P PNET E. 4Th St Iowa
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