Christmas Party at First Baptist Bible School
The First Baptist church Bible School hosts a Christmas party in the church dining room Wednesday at 7:30. Officers teachers pupils and parents join in a fellowship with recitations carols and games planned by Miss Carol Forgey. Santa Claus may visit. Next Sunday night a junior choir and young people present a Christmas cantata during the evening service.
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Bible School
First Baptist Church
Carol Forgey
Santa Claue
W. E. Bond
Louise McFadden Hosts Birthday Party For Marjorie Pratt
Miss Louise McFadden entertained seven couples at her home last evening for Miss Marjorie Pratt's birthday. Rummy games were played at three tables with high prize won by Miss Pratt and low by Charles W. Long Jr. Refreshments followed.
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Louise McFadden
Marjorie Pratt
Miss Pratt
Charles W. Long, Jr
Helen Little Receives Surprise Birthday Dinner Saturday
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Little hosted a surprise dinner for their daughter Helen on Saturday evening to celebrate her upcoming December 22 birthday. Guests included Louise Thomson Marjorie Miller and Verna Mangold. After dinner cards were played and the State theater showed a current movie.
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Lloyd Little
Helen
Louise Thomson
Oakville
Helen’s College Chum
Marjorie Miller
Wellman
Verna Mangold
State Theater
Fortnightly club general meeting and social calendar
Fortnightly club general meeting at 7 30 p m in the community room at Y includes a drama department note of attendance change. Rainbow Girls meet 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple Tuesday with handcraft guest tea at 2 30 p m. Mrs Maynard Brown listed at 742 East Main Street for note of place change. Pythian Sisters meet 7 30 p m at K P hall with auxiliary Christmas exchange at 8 p m. Homemakers clubs hold Christmas exchanges Thursday and Friday with gatherings and potluck details.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Maynard Brown
Main Street
Pythian Sisters
Ee K. P. Hall
School announced evening program and lunch dates
Round Grove school hosts a programmed evening event on December 22 at 8 o clock with hot lunch served by teacher Davida Fisher. Egypt school holds a program on December 21 in the afternoon with lunch served and Edith Davison as teacher. Presbyterian cottage prayer meeting set for Wednesday morning at Miss Nelle Wilsons home 102 East Second Street.
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Round Grove
Davida Fisher
Egypt
Tues
Edith Davison
Presbyterian Cottage Penyer
Nelle Wilson
East Second Street
Mrs Bert Dill Hosts Poinsettia Club Luncheon
Mrs Bert Dill hosted the Poinsettia club at a 1 o'clock luncheon Saturday at her home. The Christmas decorated house featured a poinsettia centerpiece, red lighted tapers, and red candles in poinsettia holders. Dessert included red poinsettia ice cream and angel food cake for Mrs George Teas birthday, with a silver tree exchange of Christmas gifts. bad weather kept many members from attending.
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Bert Dill
George Teas
Kalona Homemakers of Tomorrow Hold Christmas Meeting
Kalona December 20 the Homemakers of Tomorrow freshmen and sophomores met in the high school auditorium. They donated two food baskets for Christmas community distributions. The program featured Miss Russell, a sextet singing Silent Night, and Dorothea Shalla Haven reading Educatin Grandma. They exchanged gifts and sang carols at shut ins after refreshments.
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Kalona
4-H Girls Entertain Family Christmas Party at Fairview Farm
Evelyn and Viola Marek hosted the Fairview Farm erettes 4-H club at their home Friday evening. A 7 o'clock potluck supper preceded an extemporaneous program led by each mother. Santa distributed candy during a Christmas exchange for the children. Attendees included the Kos, Sojka, Marek, Knotek, Soukup, Beranek, and Yaro Sojka families. Next meeting time and place undecided.
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Evelyn
Viola Marek
Fairview Farmerettes
Santa Claus
Carl Kos
Wes Sojka
Will Marek
Joe Knotek
Arlene
Mary Catherine Knotek
Bernadine Soukup
Staney Beranek
Charles Sojka
Yaro Sojka
Ray Sojka
Birthday Roundup With Local Celebrants In Brighton And Nearby
Ellis Walton turns 70 in Brighton as a Three Quarter Century club member. Mrs. Tia Rathmel and Carl Hedges share a birthday, today. Mrs. John Wehr, Everett Wallace, Alfred Brown, Gleede F. Dold, Mrs. W. B. Dupuis, Priscilla Dickinson and Dale Hoyle are noted birthday celebrants. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bishop of Crawfordsville mark a wedding anniversary. Mrs. Joe Saforek of Richmond also celebrates. Keith Wehr turned eleven yesterday.
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Ellis Walton
Brighton
John Wehr
Everett Wallace
Alfred Brown
Gleede F. Dold of
Coppock
W. B. Dupuis
Priscilla Dickinson
Dale Hoyle
Harry Bishop
Crawfordsville
Class Has Party Exchange of Gifts in Votruba Home
Mrs. Melo Vacha's Sunday school class of the Baptist church met with Margaret and Dorothy Votruba Friday evening for a Christmas party and gift exchange. There was group singing with piano violin and guitar. Games featured the Christmas season. Refreshments followed. Mrs. Vacha teaches the class and Margaret Votruba serves as president.
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Melo Vacha
the Baptist Church
Margaret
Dorothy Votruba
Vacha
Margaret Votruba
Doreas Society Plans Christmas Box and Donations
The Doreas society of St. Paul’s Evangelical church held a Friday meeting with eight members and two guests. Officers reported, tank offering boxes yielded 4.66 for the National Woman's Union, plus seven dollars and donated toys games books and a quilt by Mrs C H Witthoft. A Christmas exchange was held and the next gathering will be hosted by Mrs Katharine Ropers.
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Doreas Society
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Martha Thrasher
Louise Witthoft
William Little
National Woman's Union
St. Louis
C. H. Witthoft
Katherine Ropers
Oldest Parodies in Literature Highlight Classical Echoes
The Battle of the Frogs and Mice and Aristophanes show early parody tradition. English parodies target Shakespeare and modern poets, with Thackeray Burlesques and Rejected Addresses by H. and J. Smith among notable later works. Calverley’s pieces also exemplify the art.
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Aristophanes
Shakespeare
Thackeray
H. and
J. Smith
C. S. Calverly
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Bible School of Baptist Church
Helen Little
Choppers
N Arrow
Cheney & Superba
Long
Pioneer
Streamlex
Klein
Klein Klothing Kompany
Lester Stone
Glendale
Eagle
Ben Schantz
M. E. Church
Just Us
Poinsettia Club
Tia Rathmel
Carl Hedges
Joe Saforek
Richmond
Keith Wehr
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Phoenix
Rothschild's
Robel
Nelly Don Cotton
Lyradley
China
Shirley Temple
Bradley
Thschi
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