Socials and Weddings Highlight Local Life in 1920s
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Anderson hosted guests including Mrs. Bessie Hunt and daughter Carrie of Pullman Washington. Myrtle O Connor surprised her mother with a birthday dinner. Arthur Duensing’s sister arranged a large surprise party with fried chicken and ice cream. About twenty friends and relatives attended Mrs. Jay Evans visit from New York City for a Sunset Park picnic. The Young Women’s Home Missionary Society held a Sunset Park picnic. Roy Zook and Darlene Ditto wed secretly in Galesburg Illinois on July 16 and plan to reside in Burlington. Mrs. William Putnam organized a mock wedding for her brother Robert Nickerson with about thirty young guests. Bertha Lohberger and Paul Joseph Morris of Omaha tied in November 1924. Morris to finish law in Creighton program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. O’connor
Myrtle
Earl O'Connor
Mary Louise
Orle O'Connor
Arthur Duensing
H. F. Duensing
John Duensing
Fred Duensing
Henry Spiens
Jay Evans
New York City
Sunset Park
Roy Zook
L. C. Zook
North of
Washington
Darlene Ditto
Oakdale
Iowa
Galesburg
Illinois
Burlington
Zook
William Putnam
Robert Nickerson
Putnam
Alfred Faulkner
Bertha Lohberger
Paul Joseph Morris
Omaha
When Friends Drop in Recipes Page Preview
Mr and Mrs Fred Palmer and daughter Vera travel from home to Garner Iowa to visit Mrs Mitchel Sprole. The item mentions meals for occasions when friends drop in and notes the page titled When Friends Drop in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Palmer
Vera
Garner
Iowa
Mitchel
Sprole
Calendar of Ladies Club Meetings and Etiquette Q&A
A weekly social page lists club meetings for Tuesday through Saturday including Ladies of the Christian claret Daughters of Veterans and Woman's Missionary Society. It features a readers etiquette column answering hotel registration questions and etiquette tips.
Griffin Family Reunion and Picnic in Council Bluffs
The Griffin family reunion gathered at Charles Griffin’s East Second Street home with about twenty five attendees. A noon dinner followed by homemade ice cream and cake at four o’clock marked the afternoon. A Baptist Young Women’s Missionary Society picnic was held yesterday evening in Sunset Park with many members enjoying a delightful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Griffin
Charles Griffin
East Second Street
Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society
Grinnell Woman Heads Eight Day State Fair Women’s Dept
Mrs W H Spaulding of Grinnell leads the eight day program of lectures demonstrations and contests in the women’s department at the Iowa State Fair opening August twenty sixth in Des Moines. The fair covers home farm civic public welfare topics and modern projects for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Spaulding
Grinnell
Des Moines
Garden Fever Aims to Make Washington the Beauty of Iowa
A Washington column extols gardening as a democratic, beauty-making act linking childhood memories to civic pride. It argues garden culture improves public spirit, cites Winnipeg’s city rose, and invites readers to share tips on delphinium sprays, iris division, and bird attraction to make Washington the most beautiful city in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arls
Mr. Barrie
Gardner
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Flower-Léversa
Washington
Iowa
Beauty Parlor Head Returns from Marinello Summer School
Miss Kearns in charge of our Beauty Parlors returns from Chicago where she attended the Marinello Summer School. This week she has an assistant who specializes in facials.
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. D. Anderson
Bessie Hunt
Carrie
Pullman
Walter Crawford
Ross Crawford
Mary
Logan Crawford
Evelyn and
Paryl
A. N. Whestine
Columbus Junction
Rectres
Eluarec
Daughters of Veterans
BB. Mo McConaughey
William Fulton
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Miss Bith Reed
Wola Club
Helton Jackson
Dust
Stanset Park
Circe
T.T. Keeley
W. OM. Keeley
Oridge
Loneheor
Rebekah
Hall
Independent Club
Watter Brown
Thacon
Mirs
Wood Keeley
John Jones
University
Council Bluffs
Kolah Club
Helen Jackson
D. of V
19Th Century Club
W. M. Keeley
Rebekah Club
Noticoe
WH. L. Jones
A.M. E
Sotz
Natlee Moose Lodge
Walter Rt. Brown
T. T Keeley
Wrow
Krat
Evers
Kensington
Kein
Miss Kearns
Rothschild’s
Crail’s
J.B. Grail
Washington, Iowa
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