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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
3
Routine business was discussed at the Rainbow Girls regular meeting in the Masonic Temple. Plans were set for a joint installation with DeMolays next Sunday at 2 30 p m and a practice meeting Saturday at 9 30 a m in the Temple to prepare for the installation.
Neighbors celebrated Mrs Anita Ayers eighty fifth birthday at the Wirtz home with a cooperative dinner and gifts. Curtains were hung and a canister set placed on her work table during the visit.
Community groups schedule meetings and activities from Tuesday through Friday. D.A.R. Elizabeth Dawson event change of venue, Pythian Sisters installation, nurses meeting at Nurses home, Navajo club Wednesday, Harmony club, Sunshine Dinner, Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid, Eastern Stars installation, Just Us and I clubs, Legion auxiliary potluck, PTA council, Child Study dept time change, Merry Makers New Year dinner, Associate Presbyterian Missionary Society, Jolly Troopers quilting, PEO Chapter 1, Rebekah Odd Fellows joint installation, and more at various local addresses.
The Eastern Star initiation meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed to the regular meeting night next Thursday January 11 at 8 p.m. The event will be held in the Masonic Temple. Mr and Mrs Don Wood were dinner guests on New Year’s Day at Mrs Wood’s parents home in Ainsworth.
A guide to winter doughnut popularity and recipes for raised doughnuts. Includes maple bars crullers and Bismarcks with steps for cutting frying rising and icing. Provides frying temps 375 degrees and finishing touches with sugar or cinnamon sugar.
In Wayland on Sunday December 31 a ceremony united Helen Roth and William Beachy of Iowa City with Rev. Simon Gingerich officiating. The bride wore white velvet and was attended by Pearl Stutzman. Walter Beachy acted as best man. Twenty guests joined a luncheon after the ceremony at the J. J. Roth home.
The seventeenth annual Wayland high school alumni banquet was held last Tuesday at the school building with 1238 attendees. Orlin Frey gave the welcome address. Betty Henss delivered the response. Ivan Kortkamp performed a saxophone solo and a mixed quartet sang. C. L. Graber spoke and J. S. Wyse recalled memories of the past. Officers elected: President Ivan Wyse, Vice President Roger Wyse, Recording Secretary.
Hazel Sojka hosted a Sunday birthday gathering at her home for her fourteenth birthday. Friends attended and games were played with prizes awarded to Darlene Sojka and Frances Durst.
Members of the Bieber church choir gave a Christmas service at eight o clock on December 24. A pageant titled The Sign of Peace was presented in story and song with Mrs. C. K. Wyse as corresponding secretary and Mrs. H. B. Davis as treasurer, and Russell Davison involved.
A luncheon was served and Haze received several gifts. Attendees included Marie Letty Dale Ethel Darlene Frances Darlene Norman Sojka Norma Dale Kenneth Kos Mary Lee Frances Vernon Weeks Jeanne Shalla Frances Durst Don Ward Washington and Margaret Novy Chicago.
The Aztecs and other Aztec Indians of Mexico recognized the poisonous black widow spider and used an oil derived from it in traditional medicines.
RETURNS! Madison J. Orr a Three Quarter Century club member is 7% years old today. Mrs Mae McGovern Mrs Laurence DeWitt and Mrs Joe Widmer celebrate birthdays today. Lewis Warren treated his Journal colleagues to two fine angel food birthday cakes today. Sunday was really his birthday but New Year’s day and everything made today a better choice.
The Linger Longer club invited ex members and families to a New Year dinner at the K C ball. About 30 or 66 attended the festive meal served at three long tables with candles and holiday colors, followed by games and contests to pass a frigid evening.
Mrs. George Clapper hosted nine Bible department members at a regular study meeting. Mrs. Mary Genkinger led devotionals from Psalm 107 and read a poem Wit's End Corner. Mrs. N. M. Speidel, department leader, led the Galatians study, and Mrs. Lyman Bunce presented a paper on Angels.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday morning at 9:30 in the home of Mrs. Robert Risk at 403 East Madison Street, zip 27312. The gathering invites members to join in prayer and reflection in a private residence.
At a family dinner, attendees included Mr Wood’s parents Mr and Mrs Clark Wood of Ainsworth and other relatives.
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