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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
3
Country club families will picnic at the club on July 4 with a seven o clock dinner. Each family should bring fried chicken a dish to pass bread and butter sandwiches and own dishes and silver. Lemonade will be provided. Afternoon amusements include golf tennis croquet and bridge plus swinging sliding equipment and sandboxes for kids.
The Fortnightly club lists 298 members and plans for the year centered on Washington bi centennial themed programs across departments. Highlights include Music in the Home debates on radio and phonograph influence, Thanksgiving recipes, Christmas topics, guest day at the Y M C A, and monthly meetings the second Tuesday at 2 30 p m with refreshments.
The American Home Department section two schedules a luncheon at Mrs. F L Wilson home to discuss What is New with a focus on dried fruits. A second meeting will study uses of nuts with Mrs. John Jackson leading. A third meeting covers Christmas carols and recipes with Mrs. Claire Dewey and others, plus Glimpses of Christmas in Other Lands.
The Art department outlines a year long program built around the Washington Bicentennial. Bookplates and Words of Wisdom from Washington head September, with Colonial Costumes in October and Coat of Arms in November. December features The Wayworn Traveler and Homes of George Washington. Further topics include Washington Pictures and Early American Prints in spring, with a May guest night marionette program.
The Bible study department meets at 2 30 p m on the second and fourth Mondays at Mrs F Wilson s home. Topics for the year reference Judges Ruth and first and second Samuel led by Mrs J C Boice with Mrs N M Speidel as assistant and Mrs Bertha Meek as secretary treasurer. The group typically meets twice monthly.
Elsie Bratten directs a Saturday afternoon recital by her pupils from three to four. The program features solo and duet numbers by Ruth Sartor Vanda Herren Margery Means Frances Hays and others with Ruth Stewart home from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College for the summer. The event closes with ice cream served by Elizabeth Brown Ruth Stewart and Miss Bratten.
The Washington tennis team lost to Pella with a 2 4 record. Kenneth Cline won a singles match and teamed with Little to win the doubles, while Cline defeated Kuyper 6 1 6 4. Little and Cline also won doubles after dropping the first set, and Lytle, Little, and Kolosiek all.
The Child Study department announces a year of meetings led by Mrs. Howard Crozier with topics from The Baby His Coming and Welcome to Vocations and Life in College. Meetings are on the first Wednesday afternoon each month with committees named.
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