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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1927

Page

2

Christmas program by United Spanish War Veterans group

United Spanish American War Veterans and auxiliary plan a Christmas program at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Memorial hall with musical numbers including a cello duet, violia and euphonium solos, a Hawaiian guitar duet, a song duet, and community singing led by Mrs. George Welker. Readings by Irene Day and Fern Pennington, plus performers Santa Claus and Junior.

United Spanish American War Veterans and Auxiliary Memorial Hall Charlotte Burton Virginia Smith Virginia Burton Albert Jalls Mary Pitts Harold Hazel Day June Jane Pennington George Welker Irene Day Fern Pennington Santa Claus Junior Marthe Alice White Altice May White

Family Festival at Local Church Opens Christmas Season

First Congregational church hosts a single all inclusive festival for the congregation tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. The event begins with a picnic luncheon, then the annual Sunday school Christmas program features primary department numbers a playlet This Christmas Story by the Juniper Pilgrim league and tableaux with musical accompaniment including Silent Night The Shepherds Watched The Angel The Three Kings Mary and Joseph at the Manger and A Joy to the World An ensemble The program ends with a Christmas tree and treats for children

First Congregational Church Juniper Pilgrim League Mary Joseph Manger

Quota Club Increases Educational Fund at Holiday Dinner

At Hazel Russell-Lamson the Quota club held a Christmas party dinner to celebrate, voting an $80 boost to its educational loan fund which began with a $20 seed. The evening featured carols, a prize for best Christmas artwork, and a gift drive for the county home as members planned administration for lunches.

Quota Club Hazel Russell-Lamson Earl Kimball

Children Present Program for FE of PEO Meeting

Members of FE of PEO met at Mrs. C M Young home for an evening program. Ruth Gordon read, Robert and Richard Marrs sang Gradle Song and Silent Night, Eugene Enderlein read The First Snowfall, Billy Lane gave Soap, James Henderson read, and musical numbers by Allen Wallace Louis Walker Barbara Neubecker Betty Young plus Aura McEwen solo. Betty Bickley performed a Chinese dance and Margaret Miller played violin. Catherine Karr Brooklyn Jr. attended as guest. Fifty were present.

C. M. Young Ruth Gordon Robert Richard Marrs Gradle Eugene Enderlein Little Billy Lane James Henderson Allen Wallace Louis Walker Barbara Neubecker Betty Young Aura McEwen Betty Bickley Margaret Miller Catherine Karr Brooklyn, Jr

Bertha Ferris Hosts Piano Pupils Christmas Party Recital

Bertha Ferris entertained 11 piano students in her home for a Christmas party and recital. Each child played a piece, chose a gift from a near piano box, and opened it before the next number. Games and refreshments followed. Participants included Grace Carson, Russell Mowbray, Edith Akin, Lucette Cook, Williston Bremenschenk el, Maxine Bottine, John Hamilton, Janet Mumma, Lucile Brown, Erma Dean, and Dorothy Brown.

Club Notes and Christmas Gatherings Reported

The W G M club will not meet again until January 15. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Taron will entertain. Mr and Mrs George Williams hosted a Christmas party Saturday evening at their home. H G W Friendship circle meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs H H Miller's home for a Christmas party with gifts to exchange.

W. G. M. Club Kenneth Taron George Williams H. G. W. Friendship Circle H. H. Miller Gills Mmyr Fred J. Miller East High Schoolaculty C. W. Kilne

Melody Way Demonstrated at P T A Meeting

Miss Virginia Gable presented Melody Way music instruction at a Mc Kinley Parent-Teacher Association meeting. Pupils Regina Lavine James Ramage Kenned Eickelberg James Jenkins Margaret Ramage and John Liffring performed in rhythm transposition original composition and class work.

Virginia Gable Last Evenning McKinley Parent-Teacher Association Edgar Guest Edmund Vance Cook Margaret Moore Alice Mary Ellebenstein Mary Pitts Anna Koehm Teachers’ Club Caroline Hedger Men of the Association H. R. Dilber D. S. Ramage

Kiwanis Club Christmas Party Tonight at Hotel Russell Lamson

Kiwanis members and wives attend the annual Christmas party tonight at Hotel Russell Lamson. Dinner at 6 45, then Christmas carols and gifts for the ladies. Entertainment includes chamber music by the Kiwanis quartet and a ladies quartet with Martha McCormick, Alice Miller, G F Smith, A M Donnan, plus xylophone solos by Karl Dubbert with his mother. Dancing to follow.

Hotel Russell- Lamson Chambers Kiwanis Quartet Martha McCormick Alice Miller Mmes G. F. Smith A. M. Donnan Karl Dubbert Cedar Falls B. Dubbert Kiwanis Victor A. Zellhoefer B. M. Gotshal W. P. McCormick B. L. Holton

Yuletide Story Read By Chapter Z PEO Party

Chapter Z PEO met last evening at Miss Nan Black's home for a Christmas party. The room sparkled with greens and candles, gifts for the county home were placed on a tree. Mrs. E T Alford read The Candle in the Forest by Temple Bailey, and Miss Catherine Sedgewick sang Christmas carols. Absent members will receive greeting cards. refreshments were served.

P. E. Ou Nan Black E. T. Alford Temple Bailey Catherine Sedgewick

District PT A Conference Set for Waterloo Event

W. W. Stark, president of the Parent-Teacher council, reports Waterloo will host the Northeast district conference of the Iawa Congress of Parents and Teachers on March 29. About 200 women from eight counties are expected. Mrs. Walton Keller of Cedar Rapids is district chairman. Plans will be finalized at the council meeting Saturday, Jan. Ti.

W._W. Stark Parent-Teacher Council Waterloo Iawa Congress of Parents and Teachers Walton Keller Cedar Rapids P.T. A Educational Association

Hints on Beauty Care for Chapped Skin and Lips

A midseason guide advises on preventing and treating chapped lips and hands during cold weather. Use heavy emollients with oils, avoid water, wash only fingertips, and wear gloves overnight. Apply honey and almond facials, moisturizers, and camphor lip rubs. creams and powder protect skin. Also suggests simple exercises to aid digestion and scalp oil balance.

War Prevention Talk By Miss Mary Ida Winder

Miss Mary Ida Winder will speak at 2 30 p m Friday at the YWCA building on How War May Be Prevented in a public address sponsored by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She represents the World Wide Organization for Peace, led by George M LaMonte and Jane Addams as first vice chairwoman. Mildred Gleason will sing a solo.

YW. GC A Mary Ida Winder Washington, DE. Co Winder Woman's Christon Temperance Union World Wide Organization For Peace Creorge M. LaMonte Jane Addams Mildred Gleason

Audrey Reed Engaged to Edgar Marshall of Evanston

Mr and Mrs William Reed announce the engagement of their daughter Audrey to Edgar B Marshall of Evanston Illinois The couple plans a wedding on January 2 in the year slated by the families.

Audrey Reed Edgar Marshall William Reed Audrey Edgar B. Marshall Evanston, I

Silver Anniversary Marked at Bristow

Bristow Iowa residents gathered December 17 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore on their fiftieth wedding anniversary with food, games, and a silver offering from N A Diggins and Alda Diggins. Community groups announced upcoming events including a 6:30 p.m. supper at K P Hall, nurse party at Presbyterian hospital, and school programs.

Courier Spriial Bristow Charles Moore N. A. Diggins Cedar Falls Moore Ms. Diggins Alda

Christmas program and church activities at Grace M. E. church

Grace M. E. church schedules its annual Christmas program at T80 Pocam with a pageant The Secret of Christmas under Mrs Maude Werner Santa Claus will distribute gifts A Christmas offering will be raised The church overseas workers are highlighted Also Mrs Laws Havermale from Peking China hosts a Sunday school class gathering A Wallalet Street Baptist Church class hosts a dinner and Ladies Aid of Calvary Evangelical plans a monthly meeting Membership contest at First M E includes a dinner at Black's Tearoom Then inter class activities move to Fast High School for a basketball game with St Mark's Episcopal Church

Memorial Hall B. and Wartburg League First Lutheran Church First Brethren Church Martha Miller P.T. A Roosevelt School Moose Hall First Methodist Episcopal Church Breton O. EB. S.—Mason Hw Helisy Gould Auxillacy Memorial Trinkly Lutheran Church Sacred Heart Court St. Mary's Hall Aid Society Calvary Church Grace M. E. Church Pocam Maude Werner Santa Chess Grace Laws A. Havermale Peking China S. Pamnell Wallatet Street Baptist Ehutch Todelock Ladies' Aid Society of Calvary Evancelleal Church

Carolers All Abroad in Waterloo Tomorrow Night

Waterloo will host a community carol singing event as groups of Girl Reserves visit downtown stores tomorrow evening at 6 30 p m. They plan hospital visits Thursday at 3 a m to St Francis and at 1 a m Saturday to Allen Memorial. Presbyterian hospital timing is TBA. Coordinated by Mrs Carlton H Isley of the Waterloo Playground Association and Miss Beth Tracy Girl Reserve secretary.

Merrie England Waterloo W. GC. A St. Francis’ Hospital Allen Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Hospital Carlton H. Isley Waterloo Playground Association Beth ‘Tracy FO & N State Teachers College Marshalltown Des Moines Cedar Rapids C. O. Ballett Harold Plumb Broadway St. Louis Walter Mayne Mayne Ballett Plumb H. L. Callies Bonner Springs Kan Kansas City, Caw Valley Francis Simpson Jack Nashville Tenn T. R. McElhinney Third Avenue West Iowwa Waverly

Christmas greetings fill city in brief notes

City in brief catalogs holiday travel and visits as families and friends plan Christmas gatherings. Names and addresses across Waterloo and nearby towns appear with travel by bus and interurban train, plus notes on local residents returning home for the holidays and officials attending meetings.

Parents of Judge Dempster Celebrate 65th Wedding Date

Mr and Mrs Joh Dempster of Tyndall North Dakota celebrate their sixty fifth wedding anniversary at home. He keeps fifty purebred Barred Rock chickens and cares for sheep and pigs. She handles housework. They married December 18 1862 in Fayette County. Eleven children were born, eight living, including Judge J E Dempster and other offspring in Washington state Missouri South Dakota and Illinois.

Joh Dempster J. E. Dempster Prosheet Hills United States Tyndall

Local residents moved from Waterloo area last week

An equal number of Waterloo residents were removed from the city last week. Advertisements promote beauty services and products, mentioning items like shampoos and appearances in dinner settings, with references to operators and beauty patines at Lauerman's.

L. Mount Walnut J. KK. Barneht Elmwood Prank J. Rock Court H. G. Wickham Bates Waterloo

Piast Leads pSE EC Piast Leads pSE EC

Mrs. O H Simpson wife of Louisiana governor says the modern woman fits business and home life alike. She has worked 18 years as secretary of a home stead association in New Orleans and may not move to Baton Rouge if her husband wins re election. She cites women’s growing work value and adaptability.

O. H. Simpson New Orleans GO. H. Simpson Louisiana Baton Rouge Simpson

Ranger Will Address East High Students

Forest ranger Philip Martindale of the U S department of forestry will speak to East High students at the midweek auditorium period on Wednesday afternoon. He will illustrate his talk with lantern slides showing scenes from national parks.

Philip Martindale U. S. Department of Forestry East High

Riviera Theatre Crowned Finest In State By Des Moines Artist

Rol Gelatt, Des Moines theatre artist, toured the Riviera in Waterloo calling it the state’s finest and among the country’s most artistic. He praised Waterloo’s Riviera compared with open sky Shrine temples and Shrine venues, noting progress as workers install orchestra chairs and decorators finish lobbies ahead of a late December opening. Herbert Grove, Riviera manager for A H Blank, said the huge Riviera sign would be erected soon as preparations continue for the grand opening.

Rol Gelatt A. H. Blank-Publix Des Moines Waterloo Riviera Waterloo House Gelatt Altho Editorium Seata Herbert D. Grove A. H. Blank

Newcomer William D. Yrunnell Returns to Waterloo Home

Former Waterloo boy William D. Yrunnell, after four years in the navy, returns to Waterloo to settle. Enlisted December 11, 1923, he was mustered out at San Pedro as a radio electrician. He served on several warships in Atlantic and Pacific fleets visiting China, Japan, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Haiti, and Cuba. Yrunnell married in Seattle January 7, 1927, his wife joining him here last Saturday. He will live with his parents at 214 Tenth Street East and work as a baggage man for the Great Western railroad.

Willam D. Yrunnell Waterloo Sam San Pedro Cal Pacific China Japan Alaska Australia New Zealand Hawaiian Islands Haiti Cuba Trunnel

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