Waterloo Society Highlights Upcoming Theatre and Club Events
Waterloo readers learn of the sixth program by the Waterloo Players on May 20 featuring three one act plays including Trifles by Susan Glaspell and Vrene R. Jay's allegory Chained. The piece discusses cast details, local reception, and related club meetings, outings, and a hospital auxiliary election.
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Waterloo
Verne R. Jay
J. H. McCombe
First M. &. Church
Susan Glaspel
Ibsen
Thomas F. Myers
Kittie de Loarme Nash
West High Juniors to Honor Seniors May 20 Banquet
West High juniors announce a May 20 party at the Galloway clubhouse to honor the graduates with faculty as guests. Flowers and taxis are taboo. Sephomores will serve. Victor Kaplan leads the program with welcomes and toasts, seniors reply, and school officials close the event.
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Galloway
West High
Victor Kaplan
Merald Hoag
Evening Department Elects Executives at G W A Club
The Evening department of the Woman's club named Mrs. E. O. McConnell chairman for a final session in the women's lounge of G. W. A. clubrooms. Mrs. C. M. Young will serve on the executive board for two years. Mr. Corinne Keagy is the new secretary. The group voted to meet in private homes or clubrooms as they prefer, with hospitality open to all members.
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Norway
Miss Stiapsen
America
Grace Memeyer
Robert
Riggade
E. 0. McConnell
C. M. Young
le Department
Corinne Keagy
Inga Stiansén
Coun
Europe
Bergen
Keiser
Germany
Stian- Een
Scandinavia
Mies
Local Club Activities Include Picnics And Civic Work
Friendship No. 23 hosted by Mrs. F J Damge gathered 21 members and 11 guests for an afternoon of music readings and a business session with two new members received. A planned picnic at the summer cottage of Mrs Elizabeth Billings. decorations lilies of the valley and violets. EK J Burk Sr elected president of Kun i Ride a Wee club. Karl Rath named secretary. Other groups held meetings with socials and birthday celebrations.
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F. J. Damge
Friendship Club No
S$. C. Kennison
Cedar Falls
Adella Damge
M3 de Joyce
Margaret Maddigan
Damge
H. Hue
Karl Rath
Roy Duke
Louis Burk
Walter Schultz
William Egan
Schultz
R. F. Heinze
Nige
el Deen Club
Viola Dennette
Jaeves Tarde Club
Miles Sauerwein
Sauerwein
C. FL Nagle
Beauty Chats By EPNA BENT FORBES
Elbows pose a trouble for slim arms with dry skin as wrinkles sharpen and gray tones appear. The piece notes that chubby arms hide the elbows better, turning them into an ornament for the arm rather than a flaw.
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Epna Bent Forbes
The Modern Miracle of City Traffic
Side Talks ay Ruth Cameron reflects on a suburban city scene with hundreds of cars moving in harmony under traffic control. The author marvels at the skill of drivers and the calm in a dense, fast moving network, comparing it to trains that run on tracks.
Imperturbable awe at future scenes as time passes
A reflective quote notes that twenty years ago such a notion was impossible and now appears routine. It asks what future visions we may witness two decades hence, implying a calm acceptance of rapid change and the unknown ahead. The tone is contemplative and forward looking.
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Josephine
The Witch's Task and Ivan's Kindness
In a forest tale Ivan and his comrade Hans meet a witch who tests their nature. Hans flees, Ivan stays to help and discovers the witch is a fairy. The fairy rewards Ivan with gold for his kindness and urges Hans to improve his own character to see goodness in others.
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Hans
Ivan
Moon
Jeter
Tvan
Iven
Arch M Farlane to Address Traveling Men in Dubuque
Arch W McFarlane of Waterloo will speak at the Commercial grip carriers convention in Dubuque on May 26 27 and 28. McFarlane presides over the Iowa house of representatives and is a traveling coal trade representative. Walter Murphy supreme secretary of United Commercial Travelers will also speak. Dubuque plans to entertain about 2000 traveling men with excursions along the Mississippi River.
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Dubuque
Arch W McFarlane
Waterloo
McFarlane
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Walter Murphy
United Commercial Travelers
Dubuqte
Mississippi Tiver
Tribute Poem Honors Little Brown Church in the Vale
The Nashus Reporter prints a short poem by Rev. 8. F. Rederus of Dubuque praising the Little Brown Church in the Vale. The verse, pinned after a church visit, speaks of the church as a beacon and a place for pilgrims to rest, pray, and reunite in the hereafter.
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Little Brown
the Vale
Nashus Reporter
The
Vale
F. Rederus
Dubuque
Mississippi Valley
RedeTus
City Officials Inspect Paving Types in Chicago
N. W Frisbie mayor Ralph B. Slippy engineer and O. F. Teeter street commissioner returned early this morning after separate missions. Frisbie attended a funeral Slippy was a delegate to the Supreme White Shrine of Jerusalem and Teeter handled private business. They spent yesterday together inspecting Chicago paving and learning street care and repair methods.
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N. W Frisbie
Ralph B. Slippy
O. F. Teeter
Chicago
Frisbie
Slippy
Supreme White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Teeter
Physical and Mental Tests of Children Reveal Defects
Iowa City May 13 Enlarged glands malnutrition abnormal vision and defective teeth were common in a group of 62 Iowa five to six year olds examined by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station. The study aims to plan early school life as teachers and parents learn each child's abilities.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Child Welfare Research Staion
University of Iowa
Clare H. Town
Waterloo Delegates Head to Burlington Labor Meet
About 24 delegates from Waterloo representing various unions will travel Sunday and Monday to attend the Iowa State Federation of Labor convention in Burlington, opening Tuesday morning May 17. The biennial officer election looms with expected challenges to incumbents. Delegates from the central area attend the gathering with state unions buzzing over leadership races.
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Waterloo
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Burlington
Central
Labor Body Delegates Named From Local Areas
The labor body lists C. C. Mackay Ki ert Bender and Frank Finn as delegates with alternates J. J. Miter Fran Stone and Joe Gane. One delegate and an alternate were chosen from each local. The text mentions Drumtire and Toll mtots Segertatien of the aS in 1865 with a reference to 1865.
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C. C. Mackay
Kiert Bender
Frank Finn
J. J. Miter
Fran Stone
Joe Gane
Hudson couple greets new baby in May
Mr and Mrs G Harrison Allen of Hudson welcome a son on May 14. Mr and Mrs Stewart J Fairbanks announce a son born May 3, named William. Mr and Mrs John J Fontch of East Waterloo report a daughter born May 13.
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G. Harrison Allen
Hudson
Murray Meredith
Stewart
J. Fairbanks
William Stewart
John J. Fontch
East Waterloo
Portias Enter the War Era as Woman Lawyers Rise
Miss Rose Rothenberg, 27, admitted to the bar in 1916, is the only woman member of the New York district attorney's sin. She specializes in criminal law and has prosecuted many cases as she joins the growing number of women lawyers entering the field.
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Portias
Rose Rothenberg
New York
Cornmeal and Raisins and Peaches Get Man in Mess
New Hampton Iowa May 13 Sheriff Tietjen and Deputy Sherwood found 39 gallons of mash on James H Kilby's farm near the county line west of town. Kilby bound over to district court for trial next week. Officials say others are making mash with a kick in it and face the same risk of arrest as Kilby. Sheriff Tietjen has issued a strong warning.
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New Hampton
Tietjen
Sherwood
James H Kilby
Kilby
J. B. Noble
District Court
Mr. Kilby
Two Flower Gardens Raided by Vandals in Highland
Thieves struck at two Highland gardens, C. M. Allen at 1125 Independence Avenue and C. A. Morris at 256 Alta Vista, stealing tulips and destroying blooms. Morris spent 150 dollars on recent plantings, leaving his garden practically ruined. Police Chief Young is personally pursuing the culprits to stop this early-season depredation.
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C. M. Allen
Independence Avenue
C. A. Morris
Alta Vista
Highland
Morris
Young
Miss Smith Recovering After La Porte City Shooting
Miss June Smith of La Porte City is recovering at Presbyterian hospital after being shot by August Kruse on Sunday. An X ray shows a shattered arm bone and neck injuries from the bullet. Garland Flour. Made to Make Good.
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Presbyterian Hospital
June Smith
la Porte City
August Kruse
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