Christmas Society and Club Parties Highlight Waterloo Schedule
Society notes detail a Christmas party at Mrs. Howrey’s home with gifts for a children’s hospital and a Rostand reading. Whittier P T A and multiple clubs host meetings, engagements, and social events with plans for bazaars, dinners, and performances in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Department
Woman's
J. Howrey
Howrey
John Knox
Edmund Rostand
J. §. Forrester
Holly
Mmes. Myrta Naren
HW. Grout
BE. & Bogis
W. D. Ives
Just Enough Money And The Social Gap In College Life
Ruth Cameron argues money far above or below others breeds aloofness and resentment. Personal experience shows wealth can impair values, while modest means foster empathy and contentment. The piece urges living within one’s means and suggests reading Thoreau’s Walden to gain perspective.
Beauty Chats Br Edna Brent Forbes Fad
Paris reports a growing interest in the short hair fashion among women. The interviewer notes vast short hair in London Paris and New York and suggests the trend may have begun in New York and then spread east. The piece mentions the new dances and fashionable settings in Paris and the Ritz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Brent Forbes
Paris
London
New York
California
Ritz
The Wooden Man at the Edge of the Lawn
Harley Oakes, known as the Wooden Man for his stern taciturnity, lives a lonely life at a large mansion on sloping lawns surrounded by trees. He runs a lumber business and is popular with workers, including a shy stenographer, Marion Clews, who cautions about his smoking and rules in the office as gossip about his oddness swirls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Clews
Finney
Miss Clew
Marston
Marion Clews
Harley
Oakes
Harley Oakes
Oskes
Iokad
Mr. Finney
Mr. Oakes
The
Star
Miss Clows
Seven Teams Start Health Bond Sale
At 10 a m today teams from the Woman's club and Kiwanis club began selling health bonds for the Iowa Tuberculosis association. The marshaled sales force includes pairs led by Mrs F McElhinney A A Lohner. Mrs R A Felk Paul Ewing. Mrs W E Johnson Fred Wray. Mrs George B Worthen H M Conrow. Mrs B L Johnson F W Weiland. Mrs Fred McLain Will A Lane. Se A EB Johnson W W All ee. The effort is part of a national Christmas seals campaign to fund health programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Kiwanis Club
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iowa
F. ¥. McElhinney
A. A. Lohner
R. A. Felk
Paul Ewing
W. E. Johnson
Fred Wray
George B. Worthen
H. M. Conrow
B. L. Johnson
F. W. Weiland
Fred McLain
Will A. Lane
A. EB. Johnson
W. W. Allee
United States
Patterns offered by Waterloo Evening Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier advertises patterns with accompanying design options. Customers are instructed to fill a coupon and mail it to the Fashion Department with 15 cents per pattern, noting seams are allowed. Orders are filled promptly and should arrive within ten days after sending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Uncle Harry Discusses Mexico Under New President
Uncle Harry shares optimism about Mexico under Gen. Obregon and Villa’s peaceful drift toward farming. He cites reforms, calm relations with foreigners, and strong leadership as keys to stability. The dialogue notes Mexico’s changes after Diaz and hints at upcoming educational reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jimmy
Texas
Uncle Harry
Gen. Obregon
Joe
Pres. Obregon
Villa
Helen
Pres
Diaz
Obregon
First Lutheran
United
Peace prospects cited after March 4 in two factions
The passage notes optimism for long friendship and mutual aid between the two countries following March 4 as both factions emphasize practical steps. It suggests that practically new congresses could aid bilateral cooperation and reduce tensions between states.
Pilgrim Tercentenary Stamps Ready for Distribution
Postmaster M. H. Kelly announces printing of Pilgrim tercentenary commemorative stamps authorized by Congress. One cent green with Mayflower, two cent showing the landing, five cent depicting the signing of the compact. Hawthorn blossoms border right, trailing arbutus left, tracing Pilgrim lore. Stamps valid for all postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Kelly
Postoffice Department
Mr. Kelly
Congress
Court rules hens decide owners in Bradley Beach clash
In Bradley Beach New Jersey Recorder Samuel E Lee presided over a case where two competing hens chose their owners. Each claimant backed his claim to both birds, and the hens walked toward the respective homes, granting Foster and Williams a dramatic verdict without conflict. The scene drew onlookers and officials as the hens settled the dispute by heading to the coop of their preferred owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel E Lee
Bradley Beach
N. J
Joseph Foster
William Williams
Lee
Solomon
Foster
Williams
Severus
Britain
Oriental rug man Mooradian in Waterloo with Christmas values
Harry M Mooradian the oriental rug man visits Waterloo for the 18th consecutive year and stays until Wednesday. He notes rug prices have been reduced like other goods and offers remarkable Christmas values. His stock is on display at Davidson's Furniture store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M Mooradian
Waterloo
Moorahan
Davidson's
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Society News
Whittier P. T. A
J. Dioops
Grinnell
Parent-Teacher Association
Whittier
Whittier Association
Friendship Club
Ida al German
Clud
Ercent
A. J. Ritze
Fr. Ritze
Stella Shirley W
Elva Peepo
R. E. Wairbank
Joe Planz
Anna Sohner
Charlotte Johnson
L. C.|yler
Indianola
Lillian
Alice Johnson
Savior
Indianose High School
Johnson
Central P. T. A
Central Building
Swanson
Marian Davis
Naneen Davis
Hunter
H. D. Lee
Cal Kingsley
4. Levingston
Helen Davis
Alice Bickley
Jennie Haifa
Laverne Beal Covell
Madrigal Club
Fred Northey
Ben Swisher
Williamson-Smith
Bertha Smith
C. E. Smith
Hugh Williamson
George Williamson
Independence
Justice Beaty
Williamson
Juanita Heights
St. Mary’s
Margaret Beckyer
Anna Fritz
Mgr. ‘de Baldwin
Henry Payne
St. Ansgar
E. W. Baldwin
W. Allen
E. V. Baldwin
Ash Lacheon
Outlook
Grace M. E. Church
L. M. Small
St. Paul's
Beatrice Harvey
Marian
Townsend
Broell-Huck
Doris Huck
Guthrie Broeil
M. E
Percy
Broell
Austin
James E. Black
Martha Elizabeth
Harry Reed
Paceline
Elizabeth Billings
P, LC. C
Ed Frenkfurt
Robert Clark
Clark
N. S. Huntington
el Deen Club
M.S. Cornish
A. G. Hubbard
Troutner
Miles Sauerwine
Joseph Hubbard
Lighthart
C. H. Brown
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Bickley
Co. ES. L. Club
W. A. Dodson
A. J. Parks
E. H. Knittle
Forbes
Ruth Cameron
L “Ss
Lytle
Thoreau
Walden
the Wooden Man
Clarissa Mackie
Ween City
State
Benner Tea Co
Sternberg’s
Cloak and Suit
East Fourth Street
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