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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
3
The Grace Hill Ladies Aid met with ten members and one child present. They voted to give $20 to Iowa flood relief and will serve refreshments at each summer meeting. The next meeting is set for July 9 at the Community building.
Mr and Mrs Charles Harley hosted a Tuesday evening reception in West Chester for Lt and Mrs Wilton Harley and their daughters Sandra and Linda from Corpus Christi Texas. The event featured outdoor play, home made ice cream and strawberries, cake and coffee, followed by movies shown by Lt Harley.
The Headliners 4H club met yesterday afternoon with Mildred Stewart for a workshop. Each member brought an article to sew with Joyce assisting as needed.
Two women from the Country Club attended a weekly meeting at the clubhouse yesterday. Bridge was played at two tables with Mrs. Gene Tucker high scorer. In golf, Mrs. Nels B Westernmark and Mrs. Robert Day tied for low putts, Day winning the putt-off. Dinner followed with the committee in charge and a new committee named for next week.
Mrs Irvin E Coffey of West Chester hosted a luncheon bridge yesterday for visiting guests Mrs Roger Morrison Mrs Clifton Brown Mrs Carlton Steigle of Plainfield Ill and Mrs Sullivan of Bloomfield Ill at the Sullivan home in Washington. Five tables served a two course luncheon with prizes awarded to honorees Mrs Steigle and Mrs Morrison and to Mrs Breitenbach and Mrs Morrison Jr who tied for high and low scores.
Hammen was welcomed as a new member of the club and plans were made for a wiener roast at the next meeting. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother Mrs. Cloyce Stewart.
Observing wedding anniversaries today are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin V. Jones married four years and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Chance married in 1919. Birthdays include Caroline Jean Kallous Bruce Wayne Gipple Mary Jo Mann Dennis Oran Nicola Robert Arthur Edward Rees Winga Virginia Wright Walter E B Smith Allen Atkinson among others. Norman Jean Krotz marks her 15th birthday at Riverside with family greetings.
Notices for this column list Baptist Women's Missionary Society luncheon at 12 45 p m with Mrs Al Crotie and co hosts Mrs Mary Johnson Mrs Bert Yard and Mrs Gene Smith Bring table service dish to pass Busy Bee club meets at Sunset Park at 2 p m with Dorothy and Melva Schnicker hosting Teen Agers meet at 7 30 p m at the Legion hall Tr T T meeting postponed one week.
The West Chester W C T U met with Mrs. Mary Ross for the June gathering. Mrs. Ira Hougn led and the article The Changing Status of Women was read. Eleven members and two guests attended with penny a day boxes to be brought next month.
Riverside reports the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 257 met at the Legion home. They will serve lunch for a June 28 pet parade, prepare three sleeping pads for rest periods to be sent to Iowa City for GI children, and elect officers with installation set for July 16. Also planned pot luck and a $1 donation to United Service to China.
Mrs. Hubert Redlinger welcomed eight Homemakers club members and guests including Mrs. Dale Woodburn and Mrs. Joe Peiper at her home yesterday afternoon. The gathering featured informal refreshments and socializing among attendees.
Tom Stirling presided as chair, with Mrs. David Kleese in charge of the business meeting. Mrs. Redlinger led the program using records for a musical segment, and hostess duties were assisted by her mother Mrs. Peiper serving refreshments.
The June meeting of the Snowball Social Club was held yesterday afternoon with Mrs Ivan Hahn as hostess. Guests included Mrs Harold Cortum and several daughters of members. Mrs Glen Fuhr and Mrs R E Whisler led entertainment after the business session conducted by president Mrs Don Wylie. Secretary’s report was given by Mrs Wayne Knupp. The July gathering will be with Mrs vien Beenblossom for an ice cream social. Seasonal refreshments were served by the hostess.
Sunshine Community members and families gathered at the Charles H. Wolfe home for an evening of hospitality. Homemade ice cream with strawberries and cake, a girls sextet performance, a playlet, piano solos, and community singing filled the program led by Mrs. Pete Koehler, Mrs. Jesse Stout, and entertainment captains Mrs. Will Richards and Mrs. Lyle Wilcox. Guests included the Sutherlands, Wylies, Zecks, and Elmore family members.
Mrs Florence Holmes and Mrs Charles Pleeker hosted a Bethel Missionary Society gathering in Bethel church social rooms attended by 1% members. Ella Gordon joined as guest while Mrs C C Rothlisberger led the business meeting and Mrs Mac Davis led the devotional with a magazine review by Mrs Grove Letts assisted by Mrs Lloyd Foster and Mrs Donald Brown.
Former Rural Woman's club members living in town hosted present members yesterday at Mrs. Val Fuhr's home. Mrs. Cherry welcomed guests. activities included a trav elogue by Mrs. Briley and an action contest by Carlson and Parcell. About 30 attended with summer flowers decorating the refreshments table.
At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs Delbert Lewis and Mrs Dell Walker, as recorded in the society notes.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wilson announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Helen Naomi to Harold Victor Anderson of Long Beach California. The couple will wed in Long Beach in August and take a September wedding trip visiting her parents here and his father in Wheeane Illinois.
The Missouri picnic will be held Sunday at noon on June 29 at Sunset Park. attendees are asked to bring potluck dishes and lawn chairs for a community gathering at 11313.
A New York inventor, already holding over 100 patents in facsimile radio transmission, receives another patent for a continuous synchronized mechanism. The system keeps transmitter and recorder in perfect sync and can be powered from local mains or portable batteries used in aircraft and ships.
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