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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
12
Local items recount church social plans at Otley Reformed Church with a roller rink event for youth, visits among families from Monroe, Pella, Knoxville, and Perry, plus recent home improvements. Social clubs, church meetings, and a May 9 guest gathering are announced with regional travel and hospitality notes.
Leighton residents share visits among families including Sedrel Brummel Van Zee Hasselman De Prenger and De Cook clans. Vacation Bible School set for May 28 to June 8 at Ebenezer Reformed Church with Willing Workers program and devotions. Donna Kennedy ill with measles. Congregation members visit Henry Sedrel's home after Sunday church services.
Marvin Verros hosted the County Line 4-H Club on April 17 at his parents home. Kenneth Rus led the pledge with 15 members present. Roll call featured A Joke Played on Me. Meeting time changed from 7 30 to 8 00 p m. Expenses for the club booth at the 4-H carnival were paid from the treasury. The club party was postponed. Linda Tukker spoke on Your Physique and Leah Van Essen spoke on Baby Beef Marketing Problems. Refreshments were served by Mrs Verros and Myra Jean. Betty Blom will host the May meeting. Mr and Mrs Walter Van Doornick returned Monday evening from a visit to Kenneth Vanden Berg in Houston. Mr and Mrs Bob Pennington of Monroe attended a visit in progress.
A year 1956 Summit Homemakers agenda covers farm chores during absences, a perennial flower and bulb exchange at Mrs Edward De Vries home on May 15, and Coralee Vriezelaar’s vocal performance with Songs of Air under Iowa State Teachers College director Mr Mitchell.
Mrs. H W Vriezelaar honors the 30th year of the club and reunions tea. Mrs. Herman Maddy of Knoxville and county chairman present, with a summary of the year’s work and future events. Earlier history recalls organizing Summit Township Farm Bureau women in 1926, led by A L Dykstra and C L Stroud, with five study groups and yearly leaders training from Iowa State College. A long parade of charter and former county chairmen attended, with displays of antique linens, quilts, china and glassware, tea served, and a 97th birthday noted for Mrs. Helen Paxson of Algona.
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