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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1931

Page

6

Community clubs host picnics and meetings

A Sunday Gingerich Reed picnic at C B Reed home drew about twenty one guests from Kalona and Iowa City. The Jolly Farm Bureau club met September 3 with ten members and seven guests, planning a September 18 weiner yeast event at Joerte Riley home.

Gingerich-Reed C. B. Reed W. F. Gingerich Wallace Bennetta Kalona Ernest Gingerich Bobby Regina Iowa City Jolly Farm Bureau Club Esther Orris Arthur Orris Homer Paulsgrove Delbert Maxwell Ruth Beauchamp Ruth Olson Joerte Riley Ida Wooley Mirs Emma Hesseltine Goldie Conrad

Dunns Farm Recipes From Mrs Katheryn Dunn Michigan

A reminiscence of Dunns Farm recipes from Mrs Katheryn Dunn and her daughter Mrs Johnson. It lists dairy cake cookies doughnuts and pepper stuffing with amounts for several items, noting methods and ingredients used at Dunns Farm in Michigan. The piece highlights 7 minute icing oatmeal cookies sugar cookies and doughnut dough while detailing pepper stuffing and beef gravy suggestions.

Katheryn Dunn Mrs. Johnson Dunn Michigan

Wallace P.T.T. A Making Plans for the Year

The Wallace P T A executive committee met at Mrs Loyd Morrison's home to outline plans for the year. Officers include Program Mrs Harold Mangold Hospitality Mrs L Goodlander Publicity Mrs Fred Downing Finance Mrs B Hammer. The first meeting will be the third Thursday in September. Plans include a membership drive and playground equipment. Morrison aims to place signage on the highway by the school grounds.

Wallace P. T. A Loyd Morrison Harold Mangold L. Goodlander Glenn Mace Fred Downing B Hammer Morrison

Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society Plans Homecoming Event

The Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society schedules a homecoming at Pilotsborg Church on Sunday September 20 with a basket dinner at noon followed by a program and preaching. Former residents of Pilotsburg are especially invited to attend.

Pilotsburg

Walnut Woman's Club Meeting Postponed to Sept 17

Regular meeting of the Walnut Women’s club has been postponed until September 17. The notice lists no attendees or new agenda details.

Walnut Women’s Club

Half Century Ball Team Sets Inaugural Practice

The Half Century ball team will hold its first practice at H. athletic field on Wednesday after noon at 3 o'clock.

H. $ Athletic Field

Duets Club Meeting and Farewell Reception Planned

The Duets Club will meet with Mrs Sam Hout on Wednesday afternoon. A farewell reception for Miss Velma Booth at Prairie Flower is set for Friday night with a request to bring sandwiches and cupcakes for family. The refreshments committee is listed as 17603.

Duets Sam Hout Velma Booth Prairie Flower

Pleur de Lis Club to Meet With Mrs Art Rathmell

The Pleur de Lis club will meet with Mrs. Art Rathmell Thursday afternoon. The gathering is planned for 17513.

Pleur de Lis Club Art Rathmell

Social Calendars for Tuesday September Meetings

Social clubs hold several gatherings in Sunset park and with various hosts on Tuesday September 8. The Snowball Social picnic begins at evening with supper at 6 at the pavilion. other groups include Rooster club with Mrs Springer at 8 and entertainment committee led by Mrs Whitaker and Mrs Anderson. American Home Fortnightly No 2 lunch at 1 with Mrs F L Wilson. Fortnightly section 1 meets with Mrs Geo Maxwell at 2 30. Alma Hearne W Holland Missionary society meets with Mrs Edith Faris at 615. a polluck supper and officer elections plus a special Dow Memorial offering are on the agenda.

Sunset Park American Home Department Geo. Maxwell Alma Hearne W Holland

Women Invited to Hear Mrs McCloy on Chinese Art

Mrs H C McCloy of Iowa City will speak at the United Presbyterian church Thursday at 3:00 in a talk on Chinese Art. She spent fourteen years in China and will illustrate with a collection of Chinese articles. No offering will be taken and all women are welcome.

Young Women’s Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church Children’s Hospital Cairo Egypt Shirley Clark Delong Boulder Colo Young Women’s Misonary Society Mistelle Davidson Rosemary Club Plonto AP Wild Cat den H. C. McCloy Iowa City Ladies Aid Society

Community clubs schedule and meetings on September ninth

The B and P Club hosts a regular meeting in the Community room with dinner at 6 15 PM. Members may bring guests or request excusal by notifying Jessie Klein before 7 PM Monday. Various local groups plan events including the West Chester M E church ladies aid election of officers, Kolah club gathering, Country club women golf breakfast, and Havre Social watermelon social with self supplied dinnerware.

B. and P Jessie Klein Ladies Aid of West Chester M. E. Church Lee Craig Oscar Sheetz A. C. Ferguson Lelia Woodard

Fortnightly Club Opens Fall Sessions with Diverse Talks

The Fortnightly club resumed meetings with the Child Study department opening on Sept. 2. The Literature and Music departments held sessions yesterday, while American Home departments met today. A guest program featured Evelyn Turner on piano, talks by Carolyn McCleery, and readings and reviews. The Music department studied Iowa composers and heard a Cedar Rapids convention report, with many local and Iowa figures cited and twenty-two members present.

American Home Department Garden Department R. F. Brown Evelyn Turner Carolyn McCleery McCleery Stratford Shakespeare Cottage Margaret Corbin Spross Piper Curran Priscilla Morrison University of Iowa Berkeley Square John Balderston Wild Cat den Wisconsin Iowa B. J Harmeier H. B. Knight J. E Ream Bowa The Music Federation Cedar Rapids Elsie Bratten Fred Neiswanger Des Moines Paul Stoye Drake University Mary Turner Salter Burlington Sumner Salter Lewis Warren Pine Tree Mary Hunter Floy Little Bartlett Chicago Edward Scheve Grinnell College Horace Alden Miller Mt. Vernon John Mokress

Regular meetings and social events listed for Sept 10

Notices announce W C T U and Eastern Star Masonic gatherings, Garden Department talk, Fortnightly club session with talks on Fall Planting and Hardy Chrysanthemum, and IK EO luncheon at Mrs Lemmon with 1 pm start. Attendance urged and dues payable.

R. E. Dougherty Iowa Ave Anderson D. N. Anwyl N. M. Speidel A. H. Twinam

Local Unit Meetings Set For Friday Afternoon

Unit No 2 of the M E Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs John Genkinger Friday afternoon. Unit 7 of the Methodist Aid society will meet with Mrs W Hill South Marion avenue Friday afternoon at 2 30. The Friendship club will meet with Mrs Myrtle Pearson Thursday afternoon. Entertain by Mrs Carl Phillips Thursday afternoon. Please notice change in date. Unit No 1 of the M E Ladies

The M. E. Ladies Aid John Genkinger Carl Phillips Independent Club Friendship Club Myrtle Pearson Methodist Aid Society M. E. Aid Society Palmer E. Babcock M. E. Ladies Aid Society Clarence Rathmell Unit No P. L. Etter M. EB. Aid Harrison Dodder M. EE Ladies Aid Steve Crawford

Sixth annual Farrier reunion held at Sunset Park

The sixth annual Farrier reunion took place Sunday September 6 in Sunset Park Washington with 96 relatives and 22 friends attending. A noon cafeteria style dinner followed by an afternoon of entertainment and races led by visiting guests and a song by Miss Bertha Stephens. The reunion is planned for the first Sunday in September next year at Sunset Park.

Sunset Park Washington Bertha Stephens

R J Davidson Hosts Dinner With DeLongs At Home

Last evening at their country home Mr and Mrs R J Davidson entertained Mr and Mrs M C DeLong and daughter Irene at a chicken dinner. The evening was spent socially. Miss Irene De Long will attend the University of Colorado at Boulder this year.

R. J. Davidson M. Cc. DeLong Iréne Irene DeLong University of Colorado At Boulder

Smallest wire mesh reported as 400 mesh by standards

The Bureau of Standards cites 400 mesh as the smallest wire mesh known, made from phosphorus bronze wire.

Bureau of Standards Bureau

Aid Society and Club Meetings Scheduled This Friday

Multiple M E Aid units and the P H club announce Friday gatherings with details on locations and start times. Mrs Palmer E Babcock hosts Unit 3 at 2 30, Mrs Clarence Rathmell hosts Unit 9, and Mrs P L Etter hosts Unit 4 at 2 30.

Skin Like Velvet with New MELLO GLO Powder

New MELLO GLO Face Powder promises no shine and long wear with a French process that helps minimize pores. It purportedly provides a smooth, youthful complexion without drying the skin and is approved by the United States government. Sherman Bros. Druggists.

United

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