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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
3
Members of the present school board and their wives hosted a picnic at the city park for faculty members and a list of guests including George Lord and Mrs. Lord. The evening featured a picnic supper with ice cream and cookies and social visiting among attendees.
The home of Mrs. Ella Crawford hosted a party for four Ainsworth school teachers not returning next year. Hostesses Mrs. Butterworth and Mrs. Leland White offered a pink and white luncheon while guests Elizabeth Pollock Mary Kenney Gertrude Carper and Gertrude Porter received luncheon sets. The event featured needlework and a Saturday Night Club gathering.
At the Ainsworth high school the sophomore class hosted a party in the school house after a potluck at the Buenneke home. Rain forced the planned wiener roast indoors. Mrs. Eather Trotter won the high women’s bridge prize and Ed Lambert the men’s.
A St James P T A card party at the K C hall featured bridge with Rev. H J Corcoran taking high score and Tom Swift as consolation winner.visitor Katherine Flynn from Des Moines won the door prize. Proceeds fund playground equipment for St James school.
Mrs D W McClure hosted a Just Us club gathering yesterday afternoon. Seventeen members and three guests attended with refreshments served by the hostess and three guests including Mrs Blaine Holmes, Mrs Floyd Maxwell, and Mrs Don McClure.
The Linger Longer Club held its May meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Howard Hoyle with Mrs. J. H. Thompson as co host. Thirteen members attended including a new member Mrs. Joe Schantz and guests Mrs. Ella Boileau and Fannie Gilbert. After a brief business session, the gathering turned social with a lunch served by the hostesses.
Florence Graber of Noble married Walter Westen yesterday at 2 30 p m in a ring ceremony conducted by Rev Carl W Klein of St Pauls Evangelical church in the parsonage. The couple will reside on a farm near Havre.
The Mother-Daughter banquet at the Christian church lists piano solos by Dorothy Putman Martha Birka Charlotte Barll and Eleanor Tucker vocal numbers by Mrs Helen Watkins Mrs Max Marble and others. Alice Clark missionary to India returns home on furlough and will wear native Indian garb for her address. Banquet served at 6 30 p m by men of the church.
The Handcraft section 4 program on oil cloth showcased home articles with illustrations shared by Mary Genkinger. Leader D D Davis was absent. M G DeLong presided. Hostess J G Maxwell welcomed guests on West Washington. D H McLaughlin and W C Mayhew attended. An omission corrected in Handcraft section 2 noted Rachel Field reading Greasy Luck.
Rain cut attendance at Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid yesterday afternoon in Mrs Howard Benn home. Six members were present and the gathering was social with refreshments served and May baskets used as place favors.
Robert Barclay of Grinnell College and Edna Klein organist at the Methodist church have birthdays today. Grant Edward of Crawfordsville also celebrates in honor of Lloyd Loeffler of the Hard.
Mrs. Robert Dawson hosted a Hard Time dinner for nine members and one guest at her home after a club meeting. The menu included creamed dried beef corn bread sauerkraut lima beans cottage cheese beet pickles and coffee. The group noted the departure of Mrs. Charles Sloat to Missouri and planned next meetings for June 1 and May 28.
Friday events include Rug demonstration by Mrs. Lottie Hotchkiss at 2:15 to 4:15 pm at Presbyterian church and Rebekahs initiation in the evening. Go Fr. Ball and M E church W M S meet at 3:30 pm at 333 East Main Street. library 7:30 pm PTA meeting noted as important. Saturday calls W R C meeting 2:30 pm in G A R room. Tuesday American Home section 2 meets May 24 due to date change. birthdays for Mrs Walton and Mrs J R Palmer highlighted along with memberships in W R C W F W auxiliary and Three Quarter Century club.
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