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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1956

Page

8

Soroptimist travelogue highlights Formosa Guatemala trip

Lois Smith reports the Soroptimist Club meeting at Mrs. Wallace Wells and Miss Margaret Clark hostesses. Dr. Sylva Lofgreen shared a travelogue of her trip with husband Dr. Victor Lofgreen to Formosa and Guatemala. New members A J Howell and Louise Walker joined the group amid a list of attendees including Mrs. C A Peacock and others.

Soroptimist Club Sylva Lofgreen Victor Lofgreen Formosa Guatemala Wallace Wells Margaret Clark C. A. Peacock A. J. Howell Louise Walker

Layette Shower Honors Mrs. Jim Chandler at Ott Home

Mrs. Jim Chandler was honored at a layette shower hosted by Mrs. C. M. Ott and Mrs. W. S. Bowers at the Ott residence. Assisting guests included Mrs. R. M. Clogston Mrs. R. S. Hanes Mrs. Jack Wallace and Mrs. Bill Wallace. Twenty-two guests attended with out-of-town invitees Miss Sabitini from Lawrence Mrs. Warren from Manhattan Mrs. Rombold from Wichita and Mrs. W. W. Chandler of Lyons.

Jim Chandler C. M. Ott W. S. Bowers Ott R. M. Clogston R. S. Hanes Jack Wallace Bill Wallace Frank Sabitini Lawrence Trexel Warren Manhattan Charles Rombold Wichita W. W. Chandler Lyons

N N Circle Elects Officers At Meeting

N N Circle elected officers yesterday with Mrs W M McClintic presiding. Officers are Mrs J W Barkdoll president Mrs McClintic vice president and Mrs Ray Bloomer secretary They contributed 2 to the polio fund The club hosted a birthday shower for Mrs George Standfast Visitors included Mrs Jerry McClintic and Mrs L H Hoffman Other members named were Mrs W E Hogan Mrs Glenn White and Mrs O J Witherspoon

N. N. Circle W. M. McClintic J. W. Barkdoll McClintic Ray Bloomer George Standfast Jerry McClintic L. H. Hoffman W. E. Hogan Glenn White O. J. Witherspoon

Den Mothers Round Table Plans Den Craft Training

A Den Mothers round table met at Mrs. Alta Piersol's home with Mrs. Fred Johnson presiding. Discussion covered Cub Scout issues and plans for a handicraft training school for den mothers and den chiefs, the first session set for Feb. 3 in the high school sheet metal room under Mrs. J. E. Hardrode. Howard Rounds, M. L. Sellers, Wayne Dickerson, and Fred Johnson attended along with several Mmes. R. E. Lancaster S. E. Hume J. Drake Clarence Keefer A. W. Keefer and T. A. Cartwrite.

den Mothers Alta Piersol Fred Johnson J. E. Hardrode Howard Rounds M. L. Sellers Wayne Dickerson Mmes R. E. Lancaster S. E. Hume J. §. Drake Clarence Keefer A. W. Keefer T. A. Cartwrite

Roundabout Club Meeting Delights Readers at Holmes Home

The Roundabout club met Monday at Mrs. M. W. Holmes residence with excerpts from Emerson Journals Van Loon Powys Montaigne and other works. Members present included Miss Lulu Brown Mines M. H. Forester E. G. Stucker A.B. Martin F. A. Trump B. F. Bowers F. R. Nuzman and W. A. Penny.

Lafalot Club elects officers at all day meeting

The Lafalot club held an all day meeting with potluck yesterday chaired by Mrs Verne White. Officers elected were Mrs Milford Monroe president Mrs Orlis Cox vice president and Mrs Phil McCracken secretary. Guest was Mrs Roger Waggy along with members Mrs B L Stratton Ralph Sand John Allen E J Calvin Ethel Bell E H Lancaster Ralph Weinheimer and F D Fogle.

Lafalot Club Verne White Milford Monroe Orlis Cox Phil McCracken Roger Waggy Mmes B. L. Stratton Ralph Sand John Allen E. J. Calvin Ethel Bell E.H. Lancaster Ralph Weinheimer F. D. Fogle

Socialettes and social visits fill Ottawa area scenes

A resurfaced social diary notes Socialettes members sewing and visiting at Mrs Bill Wheeler's home with Mrs Clare Creviston assisting. Other guests include the Mines and several named locals, plus a trip to Wilmington by the Schnelles. A stork shower honored Mrs Leroy Turner with 50 plus guests and a cradle cake centerpiece. The Centropolis club reported strong attendance and a one act play by local couples and residents.

Happy Hours Club Bill Wheeler Clare Creviston Bob Williamson Earl Richardson Bruce Fleming Owen Shofner Owen Hobbs Arthur Geiss Charles Hanes Lynette Gary Hobbs David Larry Steven Geiss Christie Creviston Debbie Hildebrandt Leroy Turner Robert K. Miller Eldon Turner Gordon Hughes Centropolis Community Club Messrs. and Mines Ben Baker Frank Morgan Donald Woodsum Harold Simmons Ralph Dyer Vern Sink

Family motor trip ends with ice coated countryside

Mr and Mrs LE Daugharthy and son Bradford returned from a two week southern motor trip. They stayed with Kenneth Senter family in Marietta Georgia then Bradford’s father flew to Miami for a Dairy Queen convention. They traveled back via Kentucky and Tennessee finding ice clad countryside reported as the worst in 52 years.

Daugharthy Bradford David Kenneth Senter Marietta Miami Frs Kentucky Tennessee

Newborns Named at Ransom Memorial Hospital

A list of babies born in January at Ransom Memorial Hospital names the infants and their parents, with weights and birth dates. Victor Wayne Rose, Gary Lee Brockus, Philip Pacheco, Lester Lee Roy Rose Jr, Tommy Newton Ford, Kerry Dale Randall, Stephen Eugene Lacey, and Charles Emery Marcum are recorded with birth dates from January 2 to January 26 and weights ranging from five to nine pounds.

Rose Lee Roy Rose, Jr Quenemo Lester Lee Roy Ford Frank Ford Baldwin Tommy Newton Randall Herbert Randall Pomona Kerry Dale Lacy Martin Lacey Stephen Eugene Marcum Charles Marcum Osawatomie Beeen Charles Emery

Dinner And Initiation At Alpha Delta Kappa Meeting

Mrs Byron Figgins hosted a formal Alpha Delta Kappa Sigma Chapter dinner at Chicken Inn. Centerpiece featured snowman scene and miniature sleds. After dinner a formal initiation occurred at Miss Ruth Kinkaid home for Mrs Albert.

Byron Figgins Sigma Chapter Alpha Delta Kappa Chicken Inn Kat Long

Keefer and party attend Middles event with local group

Mrs Roy Gould Keefer and Miss Lily Ruth Wilhite attend a gathering with the Mimes and several named attendees including Ralph Armstrong Kenneth Corbett Alfred Harrison Henry Standt Merle Willhite Victor Warren and Miss Mary Lawrence. The note mentions serving English muffins toasted with butter and a cooking cue about broiling.

Keefer Roy Gould Lily Ruth Wilhite Mimes Ralph Armstrong Kenneth Corbett Alfred Harrison Henry Standt Merle Willhite Victor Warren Mary Lawrence

VFW Auxiliary Visited by Department President Helen Gillihan

Mrs Helen Gillihan of Olathe recalled the auxiliary history dating from 1899 when 13 women formed a foreign veterans group in Columbus Ohio and noted the 1913 organization of the present Auxiliary. Mrs Mabel Simmons and Mrs Roy Lambert filed committee reports as plans for February banquet were set. A desk lamp was donated in memory of a recently deceased mother by Mrs Earl Moore. Mrs Warren Lutz won the door prize. The teen age group favored apple cider heated with whole cloves and mug serving with cinnamon sticks as stirring rods. The note ends with a stray line about making French dressing and a bottle entry.

V.F.W. Auxiliary Helen Gillihan Olathe Columbus Ohio Mabel Simmons Roy Lambert Earl Moore Warren Lutz

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