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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1946
Page
4
Mrs. Hubert Malichky hosted the H J club Christmas gathering with 12 members, a dozen guests and one honorary member. President Verne Escher led a brief business meeting while Mrs. Joe Enotek and Mrs. Will Prebyl presented the family living program on gracious family meals.
The Iowa Continental and Northwestern Bell Telephone companies entertained 45 employees at a ham dinner last evening in the basement of the telephone building. Husbands and wives were guests. M. E. Houck and Mrs. Houck received guests. Mrs. Mildred Cessna and Paul Herrold from Grinnell attended as out of town guests. The event featured Christmas decorations and a gift exchange from the tree. A skeleton staff remained on switchboard during the party. Committees arranged the Christmas party details.
Washington township homemakers met with Mrs. Clovee Stewart for a home living program on Gracious Family Meals. Ruth Foster spoke on table decorations and serving, with English style dining and assigned roles for guests. Plans for future events, a World Peace discussion, and a Blue Cross enrollment update were shared. The next meeting is set for January 17 at the Y with a joint Jackson Washington township gathering.
Dorothy Johnson Frances Harvey Ellen Gray K K Klopfenstein Eleanor Peiffer Leona Arthur Doris Booth John Widner named in decorating program with role notes and event context implied.
The Susannah Girls of the Methodist church held a Christmas meeting and dinner at the Frank Longwell home with 21 members and two visitors. Patricia Weldin led devotions, Martha Davis presided over business, and officers for 1950 were elected including Miss Longwell as president and Barbara Dare as vice president. Gifts were exchanged and a cooperative Yuletide supper served.
Mrs Jay Brewer hosted the Fortnightly Handcraft section 2 Christmas gathering with 21 members present. Leader L R Carbee reported ten dolls and $9.75 for the YWCA. program included readings Christmas and Watermelon, quizzes with prizes, and a review of Iowa from the WPA. Refreshments followed with Mrs Carbee and Mrs Davis pouring.
Mr and Mrs R E Williams announce the marriage of their daughter Coline to Lynn Wellington son of Mr and Mrs Willis Wellington. The ceremony was at 7 15 Sunday evening at the Methodist church in Lone Tree with Rev Edward L Bellows officiating. Attendants wore aqua and rose crepe dresses with matching accessories and corsages of red roses and white carnations. The couple has gone to housekeeping on North Marion Avenue.
Notices list multiple Christmas parties gift exchanges and pot luck suppers across groups such as Friendly Bible class Walnut Women’s Club West Chester Federated church Independent club OES and Rebekah lodge with times venues and dress details. Special meetings include 9 F S initiation at Masonic temple and Bethlehem Commandery family pot luck at Masonic temple.
Patrons are invited to a 7 30 program at Snowball schoolhouse with a 10 cent gift exchange and doughnuts and coffee for families led by teacher Mary Ardith Jarrard. Similar events follow at Egypt school and Oregon No 3 school with 25 cent gift exchanges and hot lunches. Mary Schantz and Jean Miller are listed as teachers.
The Y's Men's club and wives hosted last evening's Christmas dinner and children's program in the club community room. About 160 attended the two course turkey dinner served by high school boys. Dan Pence chaired the social committee. Milo Sorden led a short meeting and Ted Brown MCed the after dinner program featuring multiple student performances, a Santa visit, and gift distribution.
The regular meeting of Pythian sisters with initiation was held in K. P. hall with Mrs. Francis Crone presiding. Plans were made for a joint installation with the Knights of Pythias next month and officers and committee reports were presented.
On this day Mr and Mrs Doyle Brown and Mr and Mrs Duane Daering observe their sixth wedding anniversaries. Lynda Mae Stewart marks her eighth birthday with Lincoln school friends. her father is Richard A Stewart and grandfather Finney was born yesterday. Richard Allen Stalder turns seven. others named include W W Wilson Harold Pat Reynolds Mrs Fred Cromwell Burlington C B Schnider Ronald Skubal Ainsworth.
Sale notices list events at Whittaker sale barn weekly Fridays, Midway Sales Columbus Junction on Wednesdays, and December 20 milking Short Horn cows at Cooper Pavilion Hedrick. Two January closing out sales announced with start times around 11 a.m. and locations near Crawfordsville Wyman Washington and Dewey Weeks.
Des Moines December 18. Cornpicking in Iowa is nearly finished with only a few scattered fields remaining. Weather and high moisture slowed the harvest, but a warm late November period enabled farmers to complete the corn and bean harvest with little difficulty. Some corn was cribbed with moisture too high for safe storage.
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