Circles of Methodist WSCS Hold Friday Meetings
Circle 1 met at Mrs. E. E. Stutsman as hostess was unavailable with election of officers. Birdie Hotle re elected leader and Mrs. Sherm Sorrell treasurer new officers include Mrs. Stutsman assistant leader and Mrs. Ed Sorrell secretary. Thirteen members and two guests attended with devotional readings and mission lesson on Brazil and New Guinea. Fifty four calls and a $3.20 collection reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Hotle
Circle
Sherm Sorrell
Stutsman
Ed Sorrell
Miss Hotle
Edward Kelly
Loren Robertson
M. B. DeLashmutt
Mission
Nina Bowers
Ray Sojka
Raymond Hasty
Charles Johnson
Hasty
Irene Yard
Lovila
Fourteen Present At Meeting Of Circle 2
Fourteen members attended the Circle 2 meeting at Mrs. Fred Bey s home. Mrs Walter Smith led devotions and conducted the session. Plans were discussed for the June luncheon and the WSCS junior senior banquet service. Committees were appointed with Mrs Joe Lang Mrs Gilbert Mills and Mrs Oscar Nordyke on the program. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 2
Fred Bey
Walter Smith
WSCS
Joe Lang
Gilbert Mills
Oscar Nordyke
Mrs. L. F. Harding Hosts Circle 3 Meeting
Circle 3 gathered with 21 members as Mrs. L. F. Harding hosted. W. S. Kyle presided with Ida Calendar directing devotions from Proverbs chapter 3. Pearl Whistler led the program on Women of the Scripture. Ben Bruns reported as spiritual life secretary. The group took in $2.10 for the collection and $6.07 for the penny-a-day fund. Refreshments were served by the hostess with Mrs. Jess Campbell assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Harding
Circle 3
W. S. Kyle
Ida Calendar
Pearl Whistler
Ben Bruns
Spiritual Life
Cy Bush
Charlies Dawson
Sam Simmering
Randa Hotle
Stanley Wallace
Ben Coppock
Floyd Bower
Mary Starr
Crone
Bertha Hartman
George Genkinger
Coppock
Circle 4 Meeting Led by Mrs H McBride with Hostesses
Circle 4 met with Mrs. Howard McBride and co-hostesses Mrs. Jacob Fisher and Mrs. Preston Etter. Lyman Bunce led devotions and I D Quinn reviewed the fifth chapter of Women of the Scripture. Fifteen members attended. 57 calls were reported. Circle 4 donated 159.79 to the general society and sent a shoes gift to Jessie Lee home in Seward Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 4
Howard McBride
Jacob Fisher
Preston Etter
Lyman Bunce
I. D. Quinn
General Society
Jessie Lee
Seward
Alaska
Clara Wilson Guest At Circle 5 Meeting
Cara Wilson of Oskaloosa a niece of Mrs. H M Shaver was a guest at Circle 5 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Wilson
Circle 5
Cara Wison
Oskaloosa
H. M. Shaver
Mrs Schell Leads Circle 6 Program With Music Reading
Mrs M M Schell presented the Circle 6 program at Mrs Lida Hunting home playing The White Peacock and The Fountain of Acqua Paola by Griffes and Evening Prayer by Humperdinck. Guest Mrs Carruthers of Atlanta attended. sixteen members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Schell
Circle 6
Lida Hunting
Circle 7 Meeting Led by Mrs Speed and Leaders
Mrs Speed presided as Circle 7 opened with Song of Solomon. Devotions followed by John 14 16 36. A nurse in China wrote letters for the mission lesson. Twenty one members attended. A June 9 Sunset Park picnic was planned. Collections totaled 2.65. Mrs Miller received a gift from the circle and thanks were given to Mrs Bauer for two years of leadership. Refreshments were served by four members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Circle 7
Robert Speed
Frank Godfrey
R. H. Hampsher
China
Sunset Park
Fred Miller
Ralph Bauer
George Baker
Blaine Hales
Fred Bartow
Speed
Three Guests Become New Circle 8 Members
Circle 8 gathered at the home of Mrs. Harold Klopfenstein as three guests Mrs. Earl Burroughs Mrs. Em ory Ryan and Mrs. Clark Was ner joined as new members. Eleven attended co hostess was Mrs. Paul Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 8
Earl Burroughs
Emory Ryan
Clark Wasner
Harold Klopfenstein
Circle 9-1 Hosts Guests at Knoteks Meeting
Circle 9-1 members met at Knoteks with WSCS president Mrs Gates and Circle 10 member Mrs Patterson among ten attendees. Mrs Birney led, Devotions by Mrs Luers, mission lesson by Mrs Stout on Methodists in Hamburg and a tribute to Mother. Hostess duties shared by Mrs De Money and Mrs Harry Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gates
WSCS
Joe Shalla
Claude DeMoney
Fran. Patterson
Circle 10
Joe Knote
James Birney
Dean Luers
St. John
Edgar Stout
Hamburg
Germany
Letter From Missionary Read At Circle Meeting
Gertrude Byler missionary in Japan had a letter read at Circle 92 by Mrs. Charles Kennedy. Circle leader Mrs. Willard Palmer presided with ten members present and reports from executive board and spiritual life secretary meetings. The devotion theme centered on Our Faith in the Bible with Isaiah passages. A new member, Mrs. Hilton Durst, was welcomed amid twenty seven sick calls and refreshments helped by Mrs. Jesse Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Byler
Japan
Charles Kennedy
Elmer Wenger
Willard Palmer
Lyle Wilcox
Cloyd Knapp
Kennedy
Circle 3
James Brooks
Isaiah
Guiding Light
W. C. Richards
Hilton Durst
Jesse Stout
Mrs. Bert Dill Hosts Circle Ten Members
Mrs. Bert Dill was hostess to Circle 10 members with Mrs. George Dare presiding and Mrs. Clayde Knapp offering prayer. Marguerite Hering led devotion and read from Matthew. Ezra Smith gave the lesson from Women of the Scripture. Guests Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Miller of Kalona attended. Fourteen members present. Fifty eight sick calls cost $2.30. hostess aided by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Ralph Herr serving refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Dill
George Dare
Clayde Knapp
Marguerite Hering
Ezra Smith
Jones
Miller
Kalona
Smith
Ralph Herr
Kalona Group to Send Girl to Girls' State
The Kalona American Legion Auxiliary met with 21 members and planned to send a local girl to Girls' State, decorate graves on Memorial Day May 28, donate $10 to the cancer fund, and hold a bake sale on Saturday May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Friese
H. J. Chody
Maurice Westrick
Red Brick School Barn Dance Performances Planned
The Red Brick school presents a barn dance program Tuesday at 7 30 p m under teacher Mrs C M Benson with 29 pupils. The event features music and square dance numbers with colorful costumes and straw seting plus blue jeans and red hats. Proceeds support the YWCA Mixer club summer conference fund and tickets are available at the door or from participating students’ parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brick School
YMCA
C. M. Benson
Ywca Mixer Club
Mixer Club
Mother Daughter Banquet Draws 125 At OOF Hall
The Rebekah lodge hosted about 125 attendees for a Mother-Daughter cooperative dinner at the 1OOF hall. Mrs. George Foster and Mrs Preston Harvey were honored as oldest and youngest mothers with plants. The program featured songs, piano and guitar accompaniments, readings, duets, and a closing talk on motherhood. A social hour followed with games and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
George Foster
Preston Harvey
Red Wagner
Janet McMullen Hosts Marion Maids 4-H Event
Janet McMullen of Coppock hosted a Marion Maids 4-H club gathering for members and mothers on Wednesday evening. Mothers received corsages and were honored with poems and songs. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet McMullen
Coppock
Marion Maids
Social calendar highlights various club meetings and events
Monday schedule lists Knights of Pythias KP hall 8 00 p m Drama department 6 30 p m potluck Mrs Aleese Friendly Bible class 6 30 p m cooperative supper Rainbow Girls 7 00 p m business meeting Masonic Temple 8 00 p m public installation Red Brick school program 7 30 p m YMCA gym YW Mixers Circles 4 Presbyterian guild 6 30 p m cooperative supper Pythian Sisters 8 00 p m staff practice Handcraft II 2 30 p m Mother's day tea St James study club 8 00 p m transport arranged Farmerettes 4 H 7 30 p m Booster club 2 00 p m Hard time Just Vs 2 00 p m Garden J 7 30 p m garden party Beta Sigma Phi 12 30 p m luncheon St James school picnic noon Sunset Park two dish pass Grace Hill Ladies aid afternoon Mother s day tea Kolah club afternoon Presbyterian Prayer service 9 54 a m at church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Presbyterian Guild
Pythian Sisters
Sam ‘Turking
Beta Sigma Phi
Richard Hotle
Ainsworth
St. James School
Sunset Park
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Kolah Club
Clarence Goft
Rainbow Girls Public Installation Monday at Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls prepare to install officers Monday at the Masonic Temple. The public is invited to attend the event after the regular Rainbow meeting at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Mrs. Smith Presents Pupils in Piano Recital
Mrs. Walter Smith hosted a piano recital at home this afternoon for her students and their mothers. Performers included Joyce Steele Barbara Watkins Janet Foriash Janice Stout Beverly Wilson Marie Green Mary Ann Green Beverly Millis Janice McGill Sandra Black Janet Black Ruth Augustine Shirley Zeck and Roberta Sheetz. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Steele
Barbara Watkins
Janet Foriash
Janice Stout
Beverly Wilson
Marie Green
Mary Ann Green
Beverly Millis
Janice McGill
Sandra Black
Janet Black
Ruth Augustine
Shirley Zeck
Roberta Sheetz
No. 4 School Students Appear on Program AtUP Ladies Meeting
No. 4 school in Washington township provided a musical segment at United Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Max Cook and 12 pupils joined Linda and Patty Stewart for group songs and piano solos. The 65-member meeting, led by Mrs. PD Livingston, included poems and readings, a plant and bulb sale via silent auction, and plans for a June 9 breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atup Ladies Meeting
Ladies Aid Society
United Presbyterian Church
Max Cook
No. 4
Washington Township
Linda
Patty Stewart
Harriet Kleese
Rose
Patty
Mrs. Morgan Honored at Pink and Blue Shower
In Kalona the pink and blue shower honored Mrs. Edwin Morgan at the Christian church parlors with hostesses Mrs. Lyle Fry and Mrs. Gordon Engstrom Jr. Competitive games awarded prizes to Mrs. Lowell Peck and Mrs. Eugene Way. Refreshments followed and many friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Morgan
Lowell Peck
Eugene Way
Three Baptist Circles Name Missionaries at Friday Meetings
Three Baptist mission circles met Friday afternoon and selected names for missionary work. Ferne Rold Circle hosted by Mrs. Al Crone with seven members, Nina Bowers Circle led by Mrs. Ray Sojka, and Jennie Adams Circle led by Mrs. John Dodd discussed officers, programs, devotions, and upcoming church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Circles
Baptist Mission
Ferne Rold Circle
Ferne Rold
al Crone
Brighton PTA Elects Mrs Don Statler President
Mrs Don Statler was elected president of the Brighton PTA at a Thursday evening high school meeting. Also named to offices were Mrs Henry Mineart vice president Mrs Cloyee Robertson secretary and Mrs Dale Jones treasurer. Music by a Parsons College group directed by Rex Farrier accompanied a style show and exhibits by the home economics and manual training departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Don Statler
PTA
Henry Mineart
Cloyee Robertson
Dale Jones
Parsons College
Rex Farrier
Rex
Charles Farrier
L. E. McAfee
Manual Training
Thomas English
Ira Saunders
Albert Saunders
Clifford Leeper
Farl Neal
Jack Scheeler
Friendship Club Meets With Mrs Delbert Lewis
Mrs Delbert Lewis entertained 16 Friendship club members at her home Friday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Wes Meyer Mrs Dale Robertson and Mrs Graf. New officers led the meeting and program booklets were distributed. Mae Gideon and Mrs Nellie Juzeler organized the entertainment with the hostess and several others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Delbert Lewis
The
Wes Meyer
Dale Robertson
Graf
Mae Gideon
Nellie Juzeler
Women's Council Groups Hold Thursday Friday Meetings
The four groups of the Women's Council of the Christian Church met this week. Group 1 hosted 15 members and two guests with devotion, roll call on housecleaning hints, and plan for a men’s dinner. funds will aid the United Missionary Center in New York. Group 2, 20 members plus two guests, discussed favorites and business. towels and wash cloths for the Ramsey home were collected and postage funds for New York were sent. Group 3, 16 members, included a Mother's Day poem. devotion centered on Thy Kingdom Come. Ramsay home items and sheets were collected. June meeting with Mrs Clive Gray. Group 4 met with 13 members. devotion by Mrs Dallmeyer. discussion of mission projects led by Mrs Neuhart. Virgil Earll served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle 5
Earl Loveless
Wylie Anderson
Granville
Lester Orr
Women's Council of the Christian Church
Wilmer Lauderman
Mary Coakley
Leslie Beenblossom
Men's Brotherhood
United Missionary Center
New York
Baker
Sheetz
Ettiene Spenser
Dora Bolar
Elwyn Gardner
Roy Randall
New York Center
Earl Jackson
Andrew Larson
William Putman
Ramsay Home
T. C. Polk
Carl Dallmeyer
Harlan Neuhart
Virgil Earll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Methodist
Circle 1
E. E. Stutsman
G. W. Manassier
J. O. Sexton
Walter Lance
God
Lance
James Nichols
Loveless
Chapter of “Women of the Scripture
Clyde Dawson
Win Durst
Jess Campbell
Dixie Dugan
By McEvoy
Striebel
Mrs. Schell
Lloyd Neiswanger
Huntington
L. M. Eicher
Riverside
Des Moines
Hunting
Fred Wagner
Paul Harvey
Leonard Brinning
Marion Augustine
Meeting House
Walter Neff
Neff
Knoteks
Maggie
C. G. Pickens
Carrie Norman
Howard Wagner
William Hesseltine
Norman
Paul Deimerly
F. W. Miner
Albert Wehr
Harold Brock
C. M. Brinning
Fred Neuhart
Ted Givans
Clarence Brown
Marion
Mildred Clark
Jerry Clark
Richland
Mildred Louise
Leonard C. Bekel
Lloyd Bekel
Christian Church
Fairfield
Blondie
Chic Young
PD. P. Livingston
Robert Wiley
Wiley
Richard Bordwell
Sara Pollock
Marion George
Morgan
Warren Schaefer
Paul Phillips
Chestney McKenzie
Donald Thompson
Jay Hanson
Harold Peterseim
Earl Fry
Marvin C. Yoder
Don Miller
George W. Yoder
Ford Skola
Marie Jackson
Jennie Adams
Howard Messer
Jennie Adams Mission Circle
John Dodd
Howard Roland
Joe Cochran
Floyd Murdock
Tom Dewis
A. J. Votruba
White Cross
Dodd
Votruba
Brighton Pta
Maurice Meyer
al Shaw
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
Ramsey
Zeme Kempf
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
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