Rolfe clubs hold Christmas meetings and charity events
Rolfe Woman's Club gathered for a pot luck luncheon at Iowa Electric Light & Power social rooms with fifteen members and two guests. Gifts were sent to the Iowa Children's Home and CARE packages for Korea were voted. The VFW Auxiliary hosted a Santa visit and a seven o'clock potluck. The American Home Study Club hosted a Christmas party at Elmer Simonson's home with a gift exchange and program. Past Presidents Parley of the Legion Auxiliary met December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Muriel Wilson
Wm. Papenfuhs
Libbie MacVey
Iowa Children
Des Moines
MacVey
Korea
F. H. Molyneux
National Defense Mobilization
United States
Woman's Clubs of America
Molyneux
Mary Gretcen
James Trimble
V.P.W
Santa
V.F.W
Gertie Schonberger
E. Simonson
American Home Study Club
Elmer Simonson
Lena Vaughn
Ragna Bremsen
Christmas party at Riches cafe West Bend
Riches cafe in West Bend hosted its annual Christmas party with Mrs Riches as hostess. A 7 oclock chicken dinner was served along with miniature choir boys reindeer candles and place card favors. A brief meeting followed with a report of hospital gifts and a planned cash donation to the Forgotten Man at Cherokee.
Christmas Socials At Des Moines Township and Lodge Party
The Des Moines Township Rural Homemakers met December 18 at Lester Thorson home with good attendance. Members showcased Christmas cards and gift wrap ideas, discussed books, sang carols, and planned to donate used cards to handicapped children. An Odd Fellows and Rebekahs family Christmas party followed with a covered dish supper and musical numbers. sixty people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Thorson
D.M.T
Des Moines Township
George Lehnus
Ed Lavery
Thos. Diggs
Lyle Lund
Harold Ericson
Silene Nihgt
Ed Savery
Herman Wilkins
Roy Schonberger
Boyd
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Beatrice Haynes
Janie Ranger
Jonel Lansing
Larry
Gary MacVey
Harry Kinsley
Dale Buck
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Highlights Holiday Giving
The Legion Auxiliary held a December 10 meeting in the Town Light and Power Co recreation room. Members displayed gifts for Ruth Webb to distribute at a Christmas home in Council Bluffs where she teaches. Donations included five dollars to Cherokee mental patients and a care package to Knoxville hospital. Seventy plus items such as tee shirts and socks were prepared for distribution and 363 Butternut coffee strips were received. Twenty five members attended with Mrs. Diedrich and Mrs. Mary Weible as guests. Hostesses were Mrs. Dale Buck Mrs. Howard Sandy Mrs. Sadie Quigley Mrs. Fae Schon and Mrs. Robert Kelchner. Tuesday Club met December 11 at the Sime home with Mrs. H. F. Ol
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Town Light & Power Co
Ruth Webb
Council Bluffs
Cherokee
Knoxville
Diedrich
Mary Weible
Dale Buck
Howard Sandy
Sadie Quigley
Fae Schon
Robert Kelchner
Christmas gathering hosted by Erich assists hostess group
Twenty six members attended with two absent as Mrs. J R McIntire led the program aided by Mrs. Gussie Bruce. Fort Dodge florist Hugh Carroll Hannon gave a Christmas greens workshop. Lunch followed with a gift exchange. Next meeting January 8 at Mrs. Gerald Graeber’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon McClure
Ames
J. R. McIntire
Gussie Bruce
Hugh Carroll Hannon
Fort Dodge Flor
Ist
Gerald Graeber
Stockings Hung for Six Weeks Need Fresh Air
Readable lines describe stockings hanging by a window to air out after six weeks of wear, implying a domestic scene and a routine of airing garments. The brief vignette focuses on the airing of hosiery and home life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verdie Nelson
Chris Sorensen
Theresa Dixon
Santa Claus
Parley
the Legion Auxiliary
Elite Theatre
Laurens
Iowa
Errol
Montana
Errol Flynn
Alexis Smith
Sports Reel & Cartoon
Billy DeWolf
Doris Day News & Cartoons
Gregory Peck
Barbara Payton
Gillette Super-Speed
Clinton
Forgotten Man, Mental Health Institute
C. B. Chapman
W. L. McIntire
Harold Carlson
Louis Paulson
Lyman George
Stanley Whitmore
Dora Simonson
Busy Bees
Jane Behrendson
Mrs. Behrendson
C. J. Club
Vaughn
C. Jd. Club
Elizabeth MacVey
Louis Lansing
Merritt Bailey
Harrison Roberts
Ritz Theatre
Rolfe
Rex Allen
Mary Ellen Kay
Sun
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Dorothy Shay
Kirby Grant
Shaye Cogan
Joe Sawyer
Bud
Lou
The
Hillbillies
Kirk Douglas
Virginia Mayo
John Agar
Walter Brennan
You
Merry Christmas
RIAL
Pocahontas
Frid
Flicka Roddy McDowall
Prest
Foster
Reno
Mark Stevens
Peggy Dow
Gigi Perreau
June Haver
William Lundigan
Frank Fay
Marilyn Monroe
West Theatre
Bend
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Mon
Betty Grable
MacDonald Corey
Betty
Great Caruso
Mario Lanza
Ann Blyth
Arnold Hansen
Sime
Telmer Sime
H. F. Ol
Erich
Bev
Beauty
Rolfe, Iowa
George A. Ivey
J. £. Rickard & Sons
HeeHaw News
Greece
Kalla Christougenna
Sweden
Norway
Serbia
Holland
U.S. A
Morris Webb
St. Nick
Yule Log
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State Bank
Ronson, Evans, Zippo
Regent
PEN
Scheaffer and
Parker
Statesman
Webb’s Drug Store
J.T. Grant & Son
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