Local visits and social notes from Washington area
Edith Christiansen of Chicago visited the Fredmund family at the Baptist parsonage and sang at church. Mothers day guests included Raymond Ferguson Grinnell and Don McClure Washington.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1938
Page
2
Edith Christiansen of Chicago visited the Fredmund family at the Baptist parsonage and sang at church. Mothers day guests included Raymond Ferguson Grinnell and Don McClure Washington.
Under May program chair Dr C A Boice four speakers gave brief vocational talks to the Rotary club. Dr Keith Droz discussed progress in medicine and the drive to improve health and comfort. Frank Kos spoke on banking duties and community obligations with loan risk tied to credit history. Henry Bailey described a proposed integrated bar in Iowa aimed at higher professional ethics. Dr Arthur Atack spoke on the place of the church in daily life and collaboration across creeds.
Mrs. George Ferguson of Grinnell and the Bai ley couple of Cedar Rapids visited the Howard Wright family. Washington Rotary club representatives Frank Miller FE A Ralston and R J Patterson attended the Waterloo district conference. Mrs. Edgar Porter travels to Stroud Oklahoma after a funeral for her brother Edward Bandy. D F Macon Auctioneer notes. State Medical association meets in Des Moines with Dr W S Kyle planning to attend. Frank Mayhew and family return from Missouri and Kansas noting wheat prospects and crops. Bernice Lang to Clear Lake to operate an ice cream store summer. J E Letamon leads a three day Ozark trip returning Thursday.
Violinist Dave Rubinoff remains hospitalized in a Battle Creek sanitarium recovering from an emergency appendectomy. An attache said he is "improving steadily" while a report of his death was called "ridiculous."
Historic Plymouth Rock in dull gray was found anew bright red after vandals coated the Pilgrims' landing spot during the night. A paint brush and jar were left behind and extra guards were posted. caretakers cleaned the rock after the discovery.
Mrs Romilda Delaney Bier man of Peru joins fifteen Ottawa women in a Radium Dial company compensation appeal. She says radium poisoning from 1921 to 1924 while employed at the firm, now moved from Ottawa to New York.
Washington officials urged Congress to approve a $4,500,000 emergency appropriation to the Social Security Board to cover unemployment compensation in 27 states until the recovery program starts. They asked for a rapid draft and passage before July 1 when regular and recovery funds become available.
H E Davis of Wayland and Mrs M M Steele of Riverside joined shoppers in Washington today. T H Peters traveled to Fairfield on business this afternoon. Mr and Mrs Frank Wehr of Richland with Mrs Fred Lindenmeyer and Ruth Haffen of West Chester shopped in Washington yesterday.
Sorosis club members held a spring party at Mrs. Eva Clegg’s home with spring blooms, a noon pot luck lunch, and clever favors. Each member shared an item with historical ties to Iowa’s 100th statehood anniversary, reflecting on it as part of the program.
Marian Pauly daughter of Mr and Mrs B J Pauly and Delmer Miller son of Mr and Mrs John Miller both of Washington were united in marriage Saturday at 2 30 pm Rev H J Corcoran of St James church officiated The bride wore a blue crepe dress trimmed with white buttons and rust color accessories Mr and Mrs Gerald Moot hart were attendants
Ruth Picken daughter of C G Picken of Brighton and Cleo Trier son of Walter Wolfe west of Washington exchanged vows at the Christian church parsonage in Brighton. Rev R W Filmore officiated the single ring ceremony. Merrill Johnson and Jeanette Picken attended. A wedding supper followed at the bride’s grandmother Mrs Parks’ Brighton home. The couple reside with Mr and Mrs Walter Wolfe. The bride, a Brighton high school graduate class of 1926, taught Center school last year and will teach again. Trier, a Washington high school graduate 1936, has worked on the Wolfe farm.
The pair plans to live in Washington with the husband serving as a truck driver alongside his father.
Mrs Ed Miick was elected the new president of Chapter Y TTT at a meeting last evening in Mrs Harry Donaldson's home. New officers include Mrs Raymond Dayton as vice president Hilma Dodds recording secretary Mrs Harold Putnam corresponding secretary Lucy Dempsey treasurer and Mrs Melvin Hillery historian. Plans were discussed for the national convention to be held in Washington in October.
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