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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1927

Page

10

Mrs. E. W. Uten Hosts Luncheon For Mrs. Spencer

Mrs. E. W. Uten presided yesterday at Black's tearoom luncheon honoring Mrs. Earl Spencer who is moving to Independence Iowa. A basket of pink roses and shopdragons centered the table with pink tapers. Covers were set for the hostess, the guest, and several named ladies including Karl Krause Merle Brown William Walsh W. H. Acker J. P. von Lackum Robert Sneckenberger H. R. O'Dell H. M. Hansen and Harold Strayer. Bridge followed the meal.

E. W. Uten Black's Tearoom Early Spencer Independence, Ia Mmes Karl Krause Merle Brown William Walsh W. H. Acker Boatman J. P. von Lackum Robert Sneckenberger H. R. O'Dell H M. Hansen Harold Strayer Bridge

Ceal Schmitz and Ray Nemmers to Marry in July

Mrs H A Schmitz hosted a gathering to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of her niece Ceal Schmitz to Ray Nemmers. The wedding is planned for July with several relatives attending and plans for further parties as the event approaches.

Ceal Schmitz Ray Nemmers H. A.schmitz S. C. Lasche Caude Fernane Mildred Richardson Anna Winder Lois Whiteside Dorothy Nemmers Gertrude Hill Corrine Burger Marie Klein Clara Demuth Progressive Banco

Tonight events and meetings announced in Co. IL notices

A series of social and fraternal gatherings are listed for Thursday at various venues. Details include the Mystic Workers at Water loo I C O F hall, L B O E with Mrs Fay Harvey, M M K club at Black's tearoom, and Sacred Heart Court W C O F St Mary's hall.

Co. IL A. Mumat Black's Tearoom Heart Court St. Mary’s Hall Mystic Workers Waterloo Fay Harvey M. M K. Club Black’s Tearoom

Piano Recital At Ross Conservatory In Waterloo

Mary Summers Myers reader and Melba L Read pianist present a piano selections and readings recital under Ross Conservatory of Music at 8 p m Friday at the Waterloo Woman's Club. Mrs Myers wears a costume for several numbers. The program features Chopin Debussy and MacDowell works with readings, concluding with Miss Read and Mrs Myers. The conservatory will stage further recitals on June 25 27 and 29 at 2 p m.

Mary Summers Myers Melba L. Read Ross, Conservatory of Music Waterloo Woman's Club Provesse Solson Myers MacDowell Read Seteeesees Kiser Ferbee A MacDowell Wee Seadame Gness Brooks Conservatory

Three-Act Play to Be Presented at Union Congregational

Union Congregational church hosts the three act play An Old Fashioned Mother at 8 p m Friday to raise funds for Sunday school classrooms. cast includes Deborah Underhill Widow Bill Pindle Miss Lowizy Loving Custard Isabel Simpscott Gloriana Perkins Sukey Pindle John Underhill Charley Underhill Brother Jonah Quackenbush Jeremiah Gosling Enoch Rowe Quintus Todd Sheriff and others. Waterloo residents cited.

Union Congregational Church Deborah Underhill Israel G. B. Richards Widder Bill Pindle Frank Barron Lowizy Muriel Moore Isabel Simpscott W. Twaites Gloriana Perkins Archie McKinney Sukey Pindle Widder's Maxine Richards John Underhill Glenn Richards Charley Underhill Jonah Quackenbush Ralph Zwanziger Jeremiah Gosling Jerry Merry Heart Cleon Richards Enoch Rowe Ed Cole Quintus Todd

Sacred concert by El dore Sunday school orchestra

The Methodist Episcopal Grace church in Eldora Iowa hosts a sacred concert Sunday evening by its Sun day school orchestra, one of the oldest and largest in the state, directed by William G. Leslie. The orchestra originated 10 years ago under Dr. Earl A. Roadman, former Grace pastor. The Woman's auxiliary of St. Mark's will have an annual picnic at Mrs Alfred Rawlins Cedar Heights tomorrow. Each member brings china sandwiches and a favorite dish. Dish towels for St Monica's home will be hemmed. The Home department of First Methodist Episcopal will meet with Mrs Henry Mitchell at 2:30 pm tomorrow for lesson study.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Morris Swinehart Sir Peter Teasel Kathleen Delegardelle Douglas Mowbray Marjorie Harker Joseph Thornton Kathryn Wildes Violet Bowen W. W. Beck Max Wilson Co. H. Rathbun Roy Malcom Sloan Wallace W. P. McCormick Will Methodist Episcopal Church Eldore Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Earl A. Roadman Grace Church Eldora William G. Leslie Woman's Auxiliary St. Mark's Church Alfred Rawlins Cedar Heights St. Monica's Des Moines The First Methodist Episcopal Church Henry Mitchell

Hints in Beauty Care Eve Exercises

Eye exercise methods from beauty books include rolling eyes with lids open or closed and following imagined objects, plus wide eye openings, gazing up and down, and corner-to-corner movements with the head fixed. Topics cover puffiness relief and alternating hot cold compresses, with cautions about oily remedies.

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Waterloo Reunion of Three Pioneering Iowa Families

Descendants of Sut ter Ul rich and Plankkin families plan the 1928 reunion in Cedar River park Waterloo on June 21 with 1927 gathering at Backbone State Park drawing 128 attendees including 11 visitors. Officers elected include J W Bennett president James Ulrich VP and Edna Sutter Bennett secretary treasurer.

Iowa Sutter, Ulrich John B. Sutter Ailamakee R. L. Sutter W. M. Ferrin L. K. Brown Mmes Anna Foote Virgie Plank Nettie L. Sutter

Local Club Meetings and Society Notes

Faithful Workers will meet tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Herman Becker's home. Las' Comedies club is entertained tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. P. D. Keagy. Three Link circle will meet tomorrow afternoon in Waterloo I O F hall. Joyle club meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. G. H. Farnsworth. Happy Hour Needlework club members enjoyed a picnic yesterday at Island Park, Cedar Falls. Guests included Mrs. Thomas Evans of Hollywood, Cal, former member, Mrs. Mary Putnam of Houston, Tex, Miss Amelia Rath of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs. Julia Thrower of Waterloo.

Waterloo Business and Professional Women’s Club Oelwein Club Oelwein Waterloo Club Bertha Mealy Myra Packard Mabel Flinn Naomi Rosenthal Marcella Schlumbohm Marian Schlumbohm Gertrude Armitage Marguerite Schanefel Katherine Kappes Mary Sorenson Leota Davis Electric Park Waterloo Boat Club and River Improvement Association Herman Becker Happy Hour Needlework Club Island Park Cedar Falls Thomas Evans Hollywood Cal Mary Putnam Houston Tex Amelia Rath Los Angeles Julia Thrower Waterloo

City in brief ad eyes waterloo visitors and local notes

Local brief covers ads and society items. Ned Miller of Bentonville Ark visits Waterloo relatives. Mrs Fifield travels to St Louis Bloomington and Lincoln for a month. Mr and Mrs Stewart return from Spirit Lake outing with good wall eyed pike fishing. Mrs Ahn recuperates after surgery at St Francis Hospital. Jean Padden returns to Clinton after Iowa State study and Waterloo visit. Mrs Bulen McCormack arrives from Rio Vista with three children to stay with Jenks family. Tire theft reported on Park Avenue opposite courthouse. O B Klinefelter will leaves estate to widow Birdie Klinefelter, executrix. Chautauqua board to meet at YWCA tomorrow noon. Hearing set July 5 for forfeiture case involving Chrysler sedan seized with alcohol. Nell Sweazy granted divorce from Claude with retroactive alimony and child support. Dance lessons advertised.

Clarence Fifield Allen Street St. Louis Bloomington Lincoln W. M. Stewart Spirit Lake T. Bulen McCormack Rio Vista Cal F. Willis Jenks Hammond Avenue Mary Dorothy John Donald Miriam Floyd. P. Hackley Eleventh Street Park Avenue G. W. Wood W. Babcock Sioux Falls S. D Harry Mason Nell Sweaty Claude Sweazy Jack Edward

Y. W. C. A. Debt Campaign Nears Finish With $129,465

Final report dinner reveals subscriptions totaling 129745?465.82, short of the $135,000 goal by 5,534.18. Leaders hail the near victory, pledge no strings on gifts, and note additional pledges in prospect. A $25 pledge arrived by phone during the meeting, and a Ford telegram yielded praise rather than funds.

Young Women's Christian Association C. F. Altstadt C.H. Abbs Ralph J. Hoxie Fred D. Adams John W. Rath James M. Graham Rath Henry Ford

Early Day Grocer of Lawn City Dead

Cedar Falls reports the death of Alexander Sutherland on June 11 in Chicago. He helped start Forester Milling and later ran a local grocery here. Burial was in Dixon, Illinois. Surviving children include Will of Cedar Rapids, Mrs John Crosby of Duluth, Mrs Will Knapp of Kansas City, and Mrs William Murray of Chicago.

Courier Cedar Falls Chicago Alexander Sutherland Forester Milling Company Nathan Dixon, Til Will Cedar Rapids John Crosby Duluth

Cedar Falls Woman Seeks 7500 Alimony in Divorce

Mae Billman filed for divorce from George Billman of Cedar Falls alleging cruelty and threats. She asks permanent alimony of 7500 dollars, temporary alimony of 250, and 15 dollars weekly pending hearing. Judge G W Wood issued injunction restraining the husband from molesting his wife and set a 5000 dollar property writ to secure the claim, both without bonds. The couple married August 30 1922 in Cedar Falls.

Mae Billman George Billman First Street West Cedar Falls G. W. Wood Billman Billmans

Edward Thayer Richards Wins Brown Degree Magna Cum Laude

Edward Thayer Richards formerly of Waterloo and son of Mr and Mrs Warren P Thummel Mt Vernon N Y earned a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude from Brown University Providence R I June 15. He sails for Europe to enroll in Harvard Law School this fall after two years on Brown varsity football and tennis teams and serving as editor in chief of Brown Daily Herald. He led as president of the National College Press Congress and belonged to Sphinx club Owl and Ring and student governing body.

Edward Thayer Richards Waterloo Warren P. Thummel Mt. Vernon Brown University Providence R. I Europe Law School Harvard University Edward Brown Daily Herald National College Press Congress Sphinx Club Owl and Ring

Lindbergh stamps soon on sale here

Waterloo post office to receive shipment of new Lindbergh postage stamps within days. Post master Ray Eggert notes stamps of a special order go to airports first and then to other stations, with Des Moines already receiving a shipment yesterday likely to reach Waterloo soon.

Waterloo Ray ©. Eggert Eggert Des Moines

Marian Clarahan Visits Uncle in St Louis Route

Marian Clarahan of 409 Logan avenue left to visit her uncle Dr. B. T. Stuegel in St. Louis traveling via Chicago. She was accompanied to Chicago by her mother Mrs. J. P. Clarahan and her sister Marguerite.

Marian Clarahan Logan Avenue B. T. Stuegel St. Louis Chicago J. P. Clarahan Marguerite

Cornstalk Cloth Dresses Predicted by Ames Chemist

Des Moines reports Dr. O R Sweeney of Iowa State College forecast a future where clothing from cornstalk silk fiber becomes common. He said the U S would consume about a billion pounds annually and corn stalks could fetch $6 a ton, with 160 acres yielding about $150 profit if cultivation and manufacture are controlled. John McHugh, former Mason City banker and new NY bankers leader, praised science and universities.

Des Moines Iowa Bankers Association O. R. Sweeney Chic Iowa State College Sweeney John McHugh Mason City New York State Bankers Association McHugh

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Mrs. Ilten Spencer Swinehart M. J. Butterfield Mark Butterfield, Jr Mary Butterfield Omaha Neb Butterfield Marguerite Frances Grace W. R. Grace St. Cecelia's Cathedral Grace St Mary’s Seminary University of California Blue Triangle League Chopin Melba Union Cong’s John Shafer Henry Shafer Helen Waite Clara Smith Plymouth Congregational Church William Hardcastle Oscar Dybsford R. J. Baldridge Arnold Nemecek Church News Edna Kent Forres Betty Newton, In May Walker F. G. McNamee E. A. Shirley A. J. Rodenhaver J. C. Knapp Memorial Hall Winnie Eggleston Leo Billings Hanna’s Grove Oo. E. S Becker Vn Sewing Circle St. Mary's Sewing Circle Mmes. R. M. Hennagh Albert Hoffer Wilford la Pierre Elizabeth Marlow Legion Auxiliary—Welfare Sunshine Rebekah Noble Grand Circle John Geertsen Las’ Comedies Club P. D. Keagy Three Link Circle I. 0 O. F. Hall Joyle Club G. H. Farnsworth Wichenan Ned Miller Bentonville, Ark Fred Ahn Franklin Street St. Francis Hospital Jean Padden Iowa State College Clinton O. B. Klinefelter Lemon Grove Bird Elinefelter C. W. Kirkpatrick Chautauqua Board Don MacFarlane Maddigan School PLC Y. W PN SC Carl Bickley Pioneer Bank Fashion Department Evening Courier Af Vic EAST Ames Cleo Rte Lenore Verea Bridge ST HE Maytag Lafayette Maentivais Maytag Company Newton, Lowa Northwestern Washington Cave Minneapolis, Minn Ackiov Ceenes Charles City Grundy Center Independence Slonia Janesville Manchester Marble Rock Carstens Brothers H. L. Bailey Vee Cohrt & Guthrie van Leytze Furn Cowee Simon Hoffman A. J. Thompson Darling Maytag Coarles City Maytag Co Nash Oclwein Osage Rnicevil's Tracer Tripell Sear New Hampton Triplt. “Co E. Nafus & Son Ceeeee Hintz Bros Osage Hardware Cox Verceavese Mort Hardware Medhal Maytag Company Luthmer Maytag Co
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