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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
3
Miss Teresa Ragan was guest of honor at a birthday dinner given in the home of Miss Jeneva Turner Saturday night. After dinner the guests attended a movie at the State Theater, and a slumber party followed at Miss Ragan's home.
Mr and Mrs Julius Kuniks hosted relatives and friends at Sunset Park on Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of their daughters Betty An e Harriet and Marilyn Judith. The gathering featured a Wiener Roast and three decorated birthday cakes for the honored children with about forty attendees from Akron City.
The Home Missionary society of the iM. Kk. church hosted the Home Guard Society for a picnic in church parlors closing its year. Officers were re-elected at the afternoon meeting. The Glad Hand Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church held an all day work meeting with a potluck lunch. Lincoln Street Club led by Mrs Carrie Rabenold gathered Friday for social time and refreshments. The Happy Hour club met at Mrs Ella Crawford’s home with three tables of roacking and a tray luncheon led by Grace Walker.
A circle of about twelve friends gathered last evening at the Clifton Thompson home for a fried chicken supper and a social hour honoring Mrs Ruby Gingerich of Somerville New Jersey visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Reed
Unhappy woman visits Hansen's store and browses summer dresses and accessories. She finds a size 44 which fits at times 42, admires lace fabrics and prints, selects a Salmon Wellesly Made dress for Sue priced 5.95, considers hats and a Tulip Time gown, and ends choosing a size 42 Rose Time PJ at 1.19.
The article shares multiple strawberry based recipes. It highlights Mrs. O F Boller strawberry preserves, a strawberry pie, easy jam, and a lemon flavored mousse. Also includes pineapple strawberry preserves, strawberry shortcake, and a strawberry cake with a center gelatine center and whipped cream garnish.
A family reunion at the Jacob Hotle home on West Third Street gathered Sunday for a surprise Father’s Day event honoring Mr. Hotle. Eight children, twenty eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren attended, with a noon potluck and music. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Leacox and three children of Cedar Rapids, Leacox’s mother being a daughter of the honoree. Children present included George, Bill, Jim, Walter, and Birdie of Washington, Ed of Keota, Clarence of West Chester, and Mrs. Leacox.
The article labels turtles as the most depraved animals in China and notes that only an insult suggesting someone is their descendant is more offensive. It discusses cultural perceptions and the sting of such reproach in Chinese society.
A cryptic aphorism contends that imagining oneself as clever as others leads to being fooled. The saying frames self deception as the root of guileful outcomes.
In Columbus Junction on June 22 the 1938 convention of Rebekah lodges for Louisa and Muscatine counties was planned at Grandview. Nichols hosts staff officers and 140 members from Muscatine West Liberty Letts Columbus Junction Nichols Wapello Grandview attended with state officers present including Mrs. Darby Iowa City president and others from Muscatine Cedar Rapids Keokuk and Wapello.
A Wednesday morning prayer meeting will be held at 30 in the home of Mrs. J A McCall at 205 South Marion Avenue. No midweek services at M E church Wednesday afternoon due to a funeral.
In early practice settlers carried strips of bark and lit one end to illuminate forest paths at night. The simple method aided navigation and safety as travelers moved through dense woodlands after dark.
Baptist Women schedule a missionary program and social this Friday afternoon at the church. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock, and members are to bring a dish to pass, sandwiches, table service, and a roll call will be answered with Remarkable Remark.
Members of the Junior Missionary society of the Methodist church will have a picnic in Sunset Park on Wednesday afternoon, starting at 4 o'clock. If it rains, the group will meet at the church instead of the park.
The Riverside Garden club gathered at the country home of Mrs. ses Sleichter with six members and one guest Mrs. Ralph Sleichter. Mrs. Joseph W. Mellecker led the session on Flocks of Phlox and My Own Conception of a Real Home.
Notices list weekly events and gatherings for B. O. W. club U P Women's Missionary society Damascus Shrine Masonic events Homemakers Navajo club picnic Sunset Park and other clubs. Activities include picnics, dinners, craft meetings, and garden club gathering with details and locations.
The Country Club dinner committee for Thursday is led by Mrs. U L Brookhart with Mrs. W L Alcorn assisting by phone. Other members announced include Mr and Mrs Howard Mccleery, Mr and Mrs Robert Patterson, Dr and Mrs M L McCreedy of Brighton, Mr and Mrs Ralph Thompson, Mr and Mrs Leslie Richer, and Dr Alcorn.
A family picnic is planned for this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Elder. About sixteen relatives will attend including guests from out of town the Glen Zaring family of Kankakee Illinois and the H. H Baxter family from Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs. Clarence Jacobs will lead the Women's Home Missionary Society program of the Methodist church at a Friday meeting. Hostess Mrs. Byron Snider of 920 South Iowa Avenue will welcome the group, with the session set to begin at 2 30 p m.
The junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 46 in Legion rooms. Each member is asked to bring an eligible guest to the meeting.
Girl Scouts attended a picnic at Sunset Park yesterday afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. under chaperone Mrs Baldrige Baldrige chairman and Miss Marjorie Pratt leader. They visited the D AR low cabin and served lunch at 5 o clock. The group shows enthusiasm as they prepare to pass tests.
W L Smith, born in Philadelphia, turns 97 today and resides at 426 East Washington Street since 1882. Also celebrates are Bill Brown and several local residents including Mrs G N Barclay, Stewart Bell, Mrs O O Hardin, Homer Lowry, and Jackie Griffith of West Chester.
Piccadilly street earned its name from a cockney tailor in Elizabethan times. Pickadills referred to the high ruffed collars worn by fashionable men, shaping the street’s historic nickname.
Deutsch of Riverside and the Pogge and McClelland families traveled to Burlington Saturday for the annual courage of the employees of the Iowa Illinois telephone company at Crapo Park. Mrs Schneider and daughter Ruby returned to Des Moines after two weeks with Cornelius Schneider. Miss Dorothy Soukup of Iowa City visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Soukup.
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