Halcyon Notes from Halcyon House Service and Party
On Sunday Sept 7 Beth el Mennonite Church of Wayland youth led a warm service with seniors. A lively tumb ling and dancing act by Trudy Griffeth Debbie Myers Jody Brown and Beth Berns delighted attendees. A birthday for Mrs Hallie Hall Sept 9 drew Mrs Henry Berdo Miss Helen Wilson and Halcyon House Guild members Mrs Leo Hoover and Mrs Maynard Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Mennonite Church of
Wayland
Trudy Griffeth
Debbie Myers
Jody Brown
Beth Berns
Hallie Hall
Henry Berdo
Helen Wilson
Leo Hoover
Maynard Brown
Halcyon House Guild
Wellman Rural Club hosts Labor Day supper in Wellman
Edna Blumenstein reports a community Labor Day salad ice cream supper at the Wellman Municipal Building with many locals attending. The piece lists numerous attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Enfield and Mrs. Edith Long, notes visits from relatives in Davenport and Nauvoo, and mentions trips to a grape festival and a 65th wedding anniversary. Also records travel and school plans for several residents and a wedding in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Blumenstein
Lela Steiner
Edith Long
Tresa Yoder
Lida Rowe
Mae Marek
Mabelle Wagamon
Willis Fussel
Plant City
Fla
Opal Bickford
Fussel
Harold Romine
Davenport
David Letts
Burlington
Elmer Karnes
Pearl Stricker
William Sitler
Washington
Nauvoo
Ardell Miller
Jan
Richard Redlinger
Kimberly
Charles Newcomb
Christa
Curtis
West Liberty
Arnold Rabe
Manchester
Earl Buck
Omaha
Neb
Harry Lewis
Adrian Rabe
Cathy
Lyle Dickinson
Susie
Julie
Erin
Iowa City
Ida Bull
Bertrude Griffith
Col. Groff
Rebekah
Merlyn Beckler
Tipton
Wellman
Robert Schroder
Osceola
Gerald Graf
Vince Pyle
Detroit
Mich
Sturday
Sgt
Vance Davisson
Sherry Lyons
Selfridge Air Force Base
Donald Davisson
Riverside
Mary Marner
Lola
John Capper
Harold
Donna
Anna Mae Marner
Goshen
Ind
Anne Mae
Elkhart
Harlan Yoder
Judith Ann
Coralville
Greeley
Colo
Harlan
Lyle Wade
Ralph Walder
April
Carthage
David Moreland
Madison
Wis
J. R. Miler
Lewis Belcher
Becky
Marlo Ruegsegger
Sheppard Air Force Base
Floyd Groff
Pleasant Hill CWF and Chapter Y Host Meetings
Rural Women's Club members shared summer activities after a brief business session hosted by Mrs. Dick Ross. Pleas ant Hill CWF met at the church with guest Kathy Earnest, memorial tribute to Mrs. Glenn Pratt, and world puzzle activity led by Mrs. Ed Chalupa. Chapter Y of TTT welcomed 28 members and guest Mrs. Seve Gronert, heard camp reports from Julie Morrison and Louise Al bright, and planned a rummage sale for Oct 10 and a bridge luncheon for Nov 8. Additional notes include a trip to Mt. Pleasant, plans for a Nelson Pioneer farm tour, and an extension lesson on the status of women today by Mrs. Walter Bauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Cwf
Pleasant Hill
CWF
Kathy Earnest
Jake Earnest
Glenn Pratt
Ed Chalupa
World Call
Claire Keating
Jay Nugent
Robert Lytle
Seve Gronert
Julie Morrison
Louise Albright
Eden Valley
William Westphal
David Horsey
City Hall
Robert Wiley
Bruce Campbell
Kelly Schlapkohl
Detroit
Ed Augustine
Lloyd Bauer
Antioch
Eldin Bauer
Nelson Pioneer Farm
Oskaloosa
Walter Bauer
Edward A. Peiffer
Holcomb Family Plans Travel Abroad and Visits
Chester Holcomb will leave Monday to visit his brother Sid ney H. Holcomb in Canada. Mrs. Holcomb plans to depart Sunday to visit their daughter and family the Archie McKissicks in Minneola Kan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Holcomb
Sidney H. Holcomb
Canada
Mrs. Holcomb
Archie McKissicks
Minneola
Kan
Afternoon Circle at St Paul United Church meets
Mrs Alma Chamberlin entertained the Afternoon Circle of the St Paul United Church of Christ with nine members and one guest. She led devotions and the gathering spent the afternoon sewing for missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul United
Alma Chamberlin
St. Paul
Prairie Flower Society Honors Judy Parriott Shower
Mrs. James Frier and Mrs. Rolland Benson hosted a Thursday afternoon event at the Frier home for the Prairie Flower Missionary Society. A miscellaneous shower celebrated Miss Judy Parriott, bride-elect of Luvere Streff, with nineteen members and guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Frier
Rolland Benson
James Rossen
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Frier
Judy Parriott
Luvere Streff
Miss Parriott
Gary Dorsch
Henrietta Booth
Robert Scott
Robert Vanderlinden
Booth
Grandview Baptist Church
Des Moines
Parriott
Dean Luers
Robert Jones
Sculptured drape dress pattern by Flustine La Vilar
The diagonal drape dress features a scoop neckline and above elbow sleeves. Pattern No. 1 R 313 in sizes 12 to 20 requires 2% yards of 39 inch fabric for size 14. bust 34, waist 26, hips 36. Send one dollar plus postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austine Lamar
Washington Evening Journal
G.P.O
New York
N. Y
Richland welcomes new pastor Father Dolan to Mother Cabrini
Father John P. Dolan arrives at Richland Mother Cabrini Church on August 28 to lead the parish, succeeding Fr. Thomas Stratman who moved to St. Mary's in Albia. The new church center was completed earlier this month and Fr. Stratman held a farewell dinner August 24. In town, the Richland Woman's Club begins its new year with a September 3 luncheon, chaired by Mrs. Ernie Bennett, with 18 members meeting at the Lions Community Building to discuss Citizenship. The Priscilla Club also resumes September 10 with Miss Marie Snider hosting, following an August picnic at Lake Dar. Harmony Circle plans a September 8 luncheon hosted by Mrs. Edith Sable, with Mrs. Howard Snyder Jr. overseeing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
John P. Dolan
Dogeville
Kingston
Mother Cabrini Church
Thomas Stratman
Albia
St. Mary’s Church
Richland Woman's Club
Lions Community
Ernie Bennett
Tom Hoskins
Vernon Harras
A. J. Steinbeck
Richard Downey
Priscilla Club
Marie Snider
Elizabeth Curtis
Homer Dressler
C. L
Reighard
Priscilla
Lake Dar
Harold Neece
Andy Hoekstra
Edith Sable
Harmony Circle
Howard Snyder Jr
Order of Eastern Star Holds Monthly Meeting in Washington
The Order of Eastern Star met Thursday night at the Masonic Temple led by Mrs. Roger Chapman Worthy Matron and George Dare Worthy Patron. Past matron and past patron honors were given with gifts. Mrs. Gilbert Wood District director guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CES
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Roger Chapman
George Dare
Gilbert Wood
Lee Baird
Pauline Crone
Ralph Greenlee
Donald Sheetz
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New Faith Baptist Church
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Wellman Rural Club
By Edna Blumenstein
Dora, Steck
Kate Buckley
M. Keating
Chicago
Linda
Hallie Hull
Olga Jungbluth
Earl Chambers
Gail Kennedy
Hedrick, Iowa
Dick Ross
Rural Women’s Club
Friendship Club
Joe Kauffman
Mark Campbell
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Sandburg
Lisa Windus
Cheryl
Jeff Kauffman
Antioch Social Club
Good Will Club
Albert Wehr
William Berger
J. W. Helscher
CLA
P.O. Box
Iowa
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
Society
DIAL
Flustine la Vilar
North Marion
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Stag
Buffet
Washington Country ‘Club
Father Stratman
Mrs
Otto Pfiefer
Evening Journal
BERR
Progress
Sitler’s
House OF Light
West Third St
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