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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1962

Page

2

YWCA Dessert Luncheon theme and committee plans noted

The YW girls held a spring themed dessert luncheon in the community room with flowered table decor and a May pole. Mrs. Richard Ballard led the meeting and Mrs. Vernon Feuerhelm gave the opening prayer. Mrs. A. Hinderman spoke on A Broad View of the YWCA. New committees and officers were announced and a May 22 tour of the County Home planned. No meeting May 29.

Y Wives Y Community Room Richard Ballard Vernon Feuerhelm Robert Huber A. W. Hinderman YWCA

Social Calendar Notices for Weekday Club Events

A schedule of meetings and gatherings for various clubs and organizations. Activities include matron and patron honors, plant and bulb exchanges, tea, potluck, desserts, and social hours at churches, temples, and halls with times listed for Wednesday through Friday.

Handcraft Club Holds Luncheon Speaker On Wills

Mrs Neiswanger entertained about 20 Handcraft members Tuesday afternoon with a luncheon before the meeting. Attorney Paul Shearer spoke on The Making of A Will. Roll call honored mothers. Miss Carol Forgey Fortnightly president attended as a guest. A description of next year's towels was given.

Lloyd Neiswanger Paul Shearer Mother Carol Forgey Davenport Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Francis McConnell George Rudiger Robert McFarlane Robert Wiley Will Sheetz Charles van Winkle Howard Hotle John Owen Carol McMillan George Kerr Francis Patton Maud Jackson Marion George

Local Medical and Social News From Washington and Nearby

Local notes report E. J. Blatter undergoing major surgery at Mercy Hospital and Otto Sheetz staying in Mercy Hospital room 449 Iowa City. Social visits include Dick Powers Sr and family in Washington, the Richards Powers Jr and Florence Hindahl in Perry, and Mattie Lou Morrow visiting Des Moines with Don Morrow and family.

E. J. Blatter Mercy Hospital Mr. Blatter Otto Sheetz Iowa City Dick Powers Sr Washington Richard Powers Jr Perry Florence Hindahl Julia Branchflower Isaac Kleese Rodney Morrow Brooklyn N. Y Roy Dusenberry Morris, I Melvin Morrow Wapello Don Morrow Des Moines Lola Black Mattie Lou Morrow Brighton Dick Morrow West Chester Larry Morrow

Mid-West Synod meeting hosts church leaders in Cedar Rapids

The Rev. Ralph Wedeking Mrs. Walter Westen and Mrs. Guy Stuckman of St. Paul United Church of Christ attend the Mid West Synod meeting in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Don Morrow from Des Moines accompanied her grandparents to Wayland for the 60th wedding anniversary open house of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Loder.

Carl Klein St. Louis United Promotion of the United Church of Christ Kermit Klopfenstein Dr. Klein St. Paul Rodney Morrow Brooklyn N. Y Isaac Kleese Brighton West Chester Wapello Des Moines Kleese Gilbert Morrow Morrow BMI CPO United States Navy Floyd Bennett Naval Air Base Naval Service Ralph Wedeking Walter Westen Guy Stuckman Don Morrow C. E. Farrier Wayland Clark Loder

Mrs Eyestone Honored by St James Group

Mrs Charles Eyestone celebrated a surprise birthday while preparing lunch for over 200 students at St James Home and School. Leaders Leona Peiffer and James Grubb organized the event with assistants Murial Te Bockhorst and Virginia Chamberlin as cooks.

Charles Eyestone Leona Peiffer St. James Home John Whittaker Peiffer Eyestone George Krogmeier James E. Grubb John Anne B. V

Poetic Mother Message From Shiloh Sisters Meeting

Timely poems about Mother were read by 12 Shiloh Sunshine Sisters at Mrs. Donald Schantz’s home. A fund raising auction will feature prepared dishes. the June meeting will follow an evening meal. Mrs. Lester Welcher hosts June 5 at 1 30 p.m. Refreshments by Mrs. Lloyd Beenblossom. Mystery Hill caves draw local attention with theories of pre Viking era origins and sacrificial platforms near Canobie Lake.

Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Donald Schantz Leroy McGraw American Cancer Sociey Lester Welcher Lloyd Beenblossom North Salem N.H UPI Mystery Hill Boston Canobie Lake

Births Today at Riverside Twin Daughters to Mr and Mrs To Land

Births today report twin daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. David To Land of Riverside. Dismissals listed include Walter Neff and Mrs. Esther Palmer and Mrs. Kenneth L. Gilmore and daughter of Washington, Mrs. George Westaway and son of Conesville, Mrs. Lee Sanders of Keota.

David Toland Riverside Walter Neff Esther Palmer Kenneth L. Gilmore Washington George Westaway Conesville Lee Sanders Keota

Come as You Are Breakfast Invites Friendship Club

Members attended a May breakfast hosted at Mrs. Dale Holmes home on Tuesday. Fourteen members, two guests Mrs. Louis Koehler and Mrs. Clive Klopfenstein, and nine children were present. Prizes went to Mrs. Dean Sandburg for the most surprised and to Mrs. Mark Campbell for the least surprised.

Friendship Club Dale Holmes Louis Koehler Clive Klopfenstein Dean Sandburg Mark Campbell Henry Soucek Koehler Theodore Meyer Harold Gilliand Soucek

County Nurses Hear Speaker on Dermatitis

Twenty members of the Washington County Registered Nurses Association met for a potluck at the Nurses Home. Dr. C. E. Radcliffe, dermatologist from Iowa City, spoke on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dermatitis. The group planned to resume meetings in September.

Washington County Registered Nurses Association Norman Jensen Charles Plank Ronald Rich C. E. Radcliffe Iowa City Eileen Jeffrey Walter Fagen Holger Christensen Wylie Anderson Robert Logan Jim Gorham Hubert Walker

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