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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1923

Page

2

Nine D A R Members Travel From Waterloo to Cedar Rapids

Nine D A R members depart Waterloo for Cedar Rapids to attend the twenty fourth Iowa D A R annual conference. Delegates include Mrs A G Sawyer and Mrs F U Chamberlain with other Waterloo and Mary Melrose chapter reps. The event features sessions, addresses, and elections at the Continental Congress in Washington.

Waterloo Cédar Rapids Daughters of the American Revolution Cordar Rapids Iowa A. G. Sawyer F. UL. Chamberlain F. P. Stehmeier J. ©. Sedgwick Snch H.W. Sigworth Mary Melrose Fred Pattit Resent Ben Hesser Leffler P. H. Paulsen Chamberlain Pettit Hanger Robert J. Johnston Humboldt Johnston Black Continental Congress Washington, D. C C. F. Brown Cedar Rapides Iis Edward Schoentgen Towa Cedar Rapids Altho

Convention Board Reports Progress at Meeting Today

Mrs J J Howrey returns from Florida to lead the I F W C convention planning. The board met at her home to review two months of work and outline plans for the next period with her daughter Mrs Harvich Chamberlain.

Convention Board J. J. Howrey Florida Daytona Beach Palm Beach Chamberlain Davenport Chicago

Beauty Chats From Edna Kent Forbes on Skin and Diet

Edna Kent Forbes answers reader letters with beauty and health guidance. Tips cover dry skin care using honey almond lotions, caution against camphor on dry skin, rose water glycerine blends, facial creams, and warming aftercare with ice or cold water. Advice includes diet, hydration, liver hints, makeup color guidance, fork etiquette, scalp tar applications, and weekly nourishing or astringent skin treatments.

Dolly Mary Ke D. L England

The Dangers of Humor in Ruth Cameron Side Talks

Ruth Cameron's Side Talks warns that humor enhances life when balanced by common sense wisdom and kindness. It cautions against caustic, excessive ridicule that wounds good traits, friendship, or revered moments like the Lohengrin Wedding March.

Abraham Lincoln London Punch

ElkJets Officers Take Over Duties at Monday Session

Elk Jets club reports installation of Mrs. Robert Hardin and officers at the clubhouse, with outgoing head Mrs. Parker retiring after two years. The event included gift exchanges, a Kiddler gavel, a farewell for Miss J. O. King, and a playground association speaker. About sixty members and husbands attended a picnic dinner.

ElkJets Robert Hardin Elk Jets BE. J. Parker Parker J. O. King Tulsa Okla Marguerite Geary Playground Recreation Assocation of America Bb. A. Boggs Waterton

Church notices schedule busy Westminster guild meets

Anna Mary chapter of Westminster guild at First Presbyterian meets this evening with Miss Mary Esther Nauman. United Presbyterian Ladies Aid to elect officers and transact annual business with Mrs Martha Wilson Wednesday afternoon. Woman's Missionary Society meets tomorrow at 2 30 pm in the church rest with new officers in charge. Mrs J W Henderson leads the lesson. Mrs Henry Ludtke's division on Walnut Street Baptist Woman's Society entertains churchwomen at Mrs H J Kleber's home Wednesday afternoon. Birthday dollars will be contributed for March treasury. Dr R McDonald pastor speaks. Trinity American Luther League social Wednesday 7 43 pm at the church with Arnold Siegla and committee. J Wartman Courier editor will address East Park Presbyterian on Waterloo of Witty Years Ago Wednesday at 8 pm in the church parlor. Woman's organization meets at First Congregational church parlors Wednesday 2 30 pm. Mrs Charles Kurth hostess. First Presbyterian Mission department entertained at Mrs C M Alen's home at 3 pm Wednesday. transportation meet at church 2 30 pm.

Anna Mary Westminster Guild First Presbyterian Church Mary Esther Nauman United Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid ‘Society Martha Wilson Woman's Missionary 8 Society J. W.henderson Henry Ludtke Walnut Street Baptist Woman's Society H. 3 Kleber R. McDonald the Courier East’ Park Presbyterian Brotherhood Waterloo Woman's Organization First Congregational Church Charles Kurth First Presbyterian Woman's Working Association C M. Alen

Savings System of U S Outlined in Neat Booklet

A December era description explains the U S government savings program. It traces postwar shifts from war savings to treasury savings certificates, notes educational efforts to promote saving and guard against fraud, and mentions a booklet detailing safe investment options accessible to all. The piece also cites ancient Rome's volume scroll origin for the word volume.

Savings System of U.S U. S National Savings Treasury Savings

Elastic in Women’s Apparel A Practical Buying Guide

A shopping feature explains elastic types in women’s clothing, comparing woven and braided forms. It covers construction, yarn quality, and wear differences, noting woven elastic stretches only to warp length while braided elastic offers greater stretch. Tips include choosing wider woven for durability and preserving elasticity by avoiding heat light and grease.

City in Brief West End 4th Street area notes

John T. Swift leaves for Chicago on business while Robert D. Freeland accepts a post. St. Paul and Clarkaville mentions, measles recovery, and various local notices include property sale, water damage, wills, veterans’ training, and upcoming events. Residents’ movements span multiple streets and towns with routine civic chatter.

John T. Swift Swift Manufacturing Co Chicago Robert D. Freeland Fourth Street East Vinton Eagle Vinton, Ta

Motorcyclist Sues Autoist for 140 Dollars

Claude Orvis sues D A Bowers in municipal court for 140 dollars in damages from injuries to his person and repairs to a motorcycle after a collision on November 2, 1922. Orvis alleges he rode on Mullan avenue while Bowers drove on Washington street and struck the motorcycle at an intersection. He cites the defendant's negligence as the cause of the accident.

Claude Orvis D. A. Bowers Mullan Avenue Washington Street About & P. m

Miss Geary visits Waterloo to push playground movement

Miss Marjorie Geary of the Playground and Recreation Association of the United States arrived in Waterloo for a week. She urges more playgrounds here, noting Fort Dodge has nine to Waterloo's two, and outlines the national program begun in 1907 with 502 cities engaged by 1921. The tour includes Davenport, Mason City, Muscatine, and Fort Dodge.

Marjorie Geary New York City Playground and Recreation Association of United States Waterloo Neyeround National Association Iowa Lngis Missouri Wisconsi Davenport Mason ‘City Muscatine Fort Dodga Roosevelt National Movement Joseph Lee Boston Europe Miss Gearg Czechoslovakia Y. W Miss Geary Fort Dodge

Local women groups schedule speeches across several clubs

The speaker plans a busy schedule addressing the Woman's club afternoon, Business and Professional Woman's club, and Daughters of Isabella tonight. Thursday noon she will speak to Lions Club and the Becker-Chapman American Legion auxiliary. Friday she will address a Woman's club committee and three PTA meetings in Edison, Lowell, and Whittier. She spoke before Elklets and the West school board last night. The playground committee is led by Judge George W. Wood with Mrs. Rudolph, Mrs. Jackson, McCoy and Mrs. E. A. Boggs. Magnifying glasses were first made in England by Roger Brown in 1260.

Woman’s Club Business & Profession al Woman'’s Club Daughters of Isabella Lions Club Becker-Chapman Post American Legion Parentis Woman's Club Parent-Teacher Association Edison Lowell and Whittier Elklets Eist George W. Wood C. J. Rudolph

State Building Permits Jump in February 1923

A Chicago news agency compilation shows a large increase in building permits for February 1923 across Iowa cities. Only Council Bluffs and Davenport lagged behind, with Waterloo totaling 255 927 and Des Moines 442 755, Cedar Rapids 222 095, Sioux City 1 975, Davenport 137 215.

Chicago Iowa Council Bluffs Davenport Wes Fes Waterloo Cedar Rapids Des Moines Sioux City

Kellogg's Bran Promises Relief from Constipation

An old style health ad urges readers to use Kellogg's Bran as a permanent remedy for constipation and related ailments. It extols Bran as both food and medicine, notes its minerals and cleansing action, and suggests serving ideas and recipes on the package.

Kellogg’s Cate Kelloge

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