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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1925

Page

11

Girl Reserve Honors At Park Ceremony For City Units

Doris Windolf and Helen Schenk received the highest Girl Reserve rings at Byrnes Park during the annual Hondr Day ceremony. Dozens of council and school clubs earned emblems and distinctions for health, service, knowledge and spirit as awards followed a flag ceremony and picnic supper.

Doris Windolf Helen Schenk Central School T. A. Mc Manus Byrnes Park McKinley School Club Reva Milroy Migs Merie Watters Lachie Padgat Alcott School J. E. Sedgwick W. CG. A H. M. Hansen Washington, Alcotra Washington Irving Schocals Elsie Kaltenhath Lo Grant School Club Asquith Girl Reserve Committee United States Eidna George

Semiannual House Party of W C T U Opens Tuesday

Frances Willard hall hosts a three day W C T U house party starting Tuesday morning. Notables include Mrs L B Carhart and Mrs Min ch ie Crippen with events led by Mrs George Lueht and Mrs FF Yopp. Sessions run 11 am and 7 pm daily with Mother’s Day Thursday events and meals served throughout. lodging available for those staying over.

Frances Willard Hall Woman’s Christian Temperance Union L. B. Carhart Marion Mary J. Philpot Cedar Falls Black Hawk Aww. A. Davis Nora

Annual Sorority Dinner and Dance Held at Ho tel Russell Lamson

O. V. Sigma Phi sorority girls at Iowa State Teachers college Cedar Falls hosted the annual formal dinner dance in Hotel Russell Lamson last evening. Gold and white decor with iris centerpieces set a refined mood. White ivory programs bore gold crest. favors included white gold cigarette cases. Miss Lillian Lambert and Sara Riges attended as patronesses. chaperons were Mr and Mrs Walker and Prof and Mrs Lass. A nine piece orchestra provided music.

O. V. Sigma Phi Sorority Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Hotel Russell-Lamson Lillian Lambert Sara Riges W. C Walker W. B. Llass

High School Seniors Honored at Dinner for 8 8

Mrs. F B Brocksus hosted a Black's dinner for Central Christian church Sunday school girls graduating this spring. Names include Reva Clark Helen McCarty Nevada Brody Lucile Walden Adeline Jaggers Bertha McKee and others: Margaret Richardson Edith Thompson Jadys Miller Blanche Watts Ruth Graper Kathryn Watts Leila Trosper Helen Bird Emma Rohr. Singers Shell Rock Henry 8 will perform in Shell Rock and Hampton churches next Sundays with Jamnie Thomas Iblings on piano. a New Hampton audience heard the pair last week.

F. B. Brocksus Central Christian Church Black Reva Clark Helen McCarty Nevada Brody Lucile Walden Adeline Jaggers Bertha McKee Margaret Richardson Edith Thompson Jadys Miller Blanche Watts Ruth Graper Kathryn Watts Leila Trosper Helen Bird Emma Rohr

Dinner Courtesy for Graduating Nurses at Presbyterian Hospital

Five courtesy events honor graduating nurses of Presbyterian Hospital. Alumnae Association members host a spring banquet at W. C. A. Tuesday evening with Miss Margaret Snively presiding. Toasts from classes starting 1815, B Natural Music club numbers, lavender and white decor, Miss Minnie Maibater in charge. Guests include Misses Marian Daley Edith Stiles Margarey Vagsett Sara Hutchinson Augusta Shaefer. Star-Rebekah Club luncheon at Black's Tuesday noon. Past Matrons hosted by Mrs. Howard Gurr Monday afternoon.

Presbyterian Hospital Alumnae Association M Marian Daley Edith Stiles Marg Parel Vagsett Sara Hutchinson Augusta Shaefer

Instinctive Show Off Awkwardness in Neighborhood Child

A columnist recalls a newcomer child in the neighborhood who is polite and capable yet offputting to peers who resent his constant showmanship. The essay argues children and even adults show off, but parents should curb the habit early to avoid lasting embarrassment and social missteps.

Mira

Treasured Thoughts by Bernice Raylin Poem Volume

The piece reports the publication of Treasured Thoughts a collection of 40 poems by Bernice Raylin a Central school teacher under the pen name Margaret Wyatt. It lists five sections Memories of Home Thoughts of Friendships Amusings of a Contemplant Thoughts Gleaned from Nature's Notebook and Miscellaneous Musings. Dedications honor her mother and others including Mother Burdick and friends babies. The author began writing about four years ago and some verses appeared in Waterloo Way. Critics Professor S A Lynch Cedar Falls and Edgar A Guest offered encouragement. The collection mixes sorrow and happiness with simple direct verse and gentle melancholy themes.

Margaret Wyatt Bernice” Raylin Central School Mother Burdick Independence Elbeth Kenney Miss Rawlin Waterloo Way Business and Professional Women's Club Miss Ravlin S. A. Lynch Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls

West High Faculty Guests Dine and Miss Maxson Showered

Mrs Maude Palmer hosted a dinner at Blacks for West High faculty not returning next year. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Carol Maxson a June bride at Mrs Raymond Pratts home. Miss Maxson will wed Rolland Turner in Wauwatosa Wisconsin June 18 as he finishes medical studies in Iowa City.

West High School

Sunnyside Bridge Party Opens Season With Afternoon Event

Twenty four abies were gathered at Sunnyside Country club yesterday for the season’s inaugural bridge parties. Prizes awarded to pairs led by Mrs. H W Flint and Mrs W Ellyson, Mrs Roy Smock and Mrs Arthur Fowler, and Mrs D Cass with Mrs Robert Gibson. Evening play starts next Wednesday, with weekly sessions both afternoon and evening. A dinner dance is planned for Friday May 24 at 7 p m. W C A Girls’ Fox and Hound Hike led by Miss Minnie McKercher departs from the W C A with sign guided route, mystery destination, and supper for participants who reserve by Monday evening.

Sunnyside Country Club H. W. Flint Minnie McKercher

Style Tips For Arms Sleeves And Decolette Tricks

Dress arms with long sleeves to balance proportions and use trims or deep cuffs. Wide sleeves shorten the line. tight modern sleeves need contrasting buttons braid or fabric to balance. Large hands look smaller with long tailored cuffs while gauntlets suit small hands. For thin figures, chiffon streamers across shoulders hide boniness yet preserve decollete. Two-tone chiffon layers enhance the look. Francis A. W advises medical care for boils and cleansing routines for skin. A Daily Reader note suggests increasing weight by milk or olive oil and chest exercises with cold baths and towel friction.

ABC Francis A. W Daily Reader

P E QO Chapters to Receive Convention Reports Monday

P E QO chapters plan year end meetings for Monday with Chapter FE hosting a farewell for Mrs H G Van Pelt at 230 pm and Mrs A J Lovejoy reviewing Des Moines convention events. The program includes a business gathering, then a 539 picnic at Mrs J F Simpson's home with husband attendance and hostess duties by Mrs E F Stevenson.

Des Moines Chapter FE M. B. Barber H. G. van Pelt Chicago A. 3. Lovejoy Nettie Bakker H. B. Boies F. H. Rueling Ray Paul E. F. Stevenson J. F. Simpson Simmpson Halph Hoxie H. B. Cropper George B. Rowell Edna Robertson Laura Goblson

Wedding Anniversary Observed at Conniff Residence

Neighbors and friends held a surprise party at the Conniff home to honor the twenty ninth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C G Conniff. Bridges was played at four tables as guests assisted in serving from a cake featuring a miniature bridal couple prepared by their daughter Mrs L C Grover with help from Mrs Harry Cale and Mrs Leona Wilson. The Conniffs were married in Iowa City and have lived in Waterloo for 19 years. They have two daughters, Mrs Grover and Mrs L B Hewitt of New Hampton.

C. G. Conniff L. C. Grover Grover Harry Cale Leona Wilson Cennif Iowa City Waterloo L. B. Hewitt New Hampton

Esther Snavely to Wed Ira Wickert

Esther Snavely announced her engagement to Ira Wickert of Madison Wisconsin during a dinner at Black's with coworkers from Washington Irving school. The couple plans a summer wedding and a recital by Waverly Martins Heyde at Wartburg College will follow.

Esther Snavely Ira Wickert Esther

Women's Federation Postpones Monday Session to June 8

The Waterloo Federation of Women's clubs postpones its meeting to June 8 to allow attendees to hear Capt. Irving O Hay at East High school auditorium. Delegates Lottie Duke Caroline Markle and Pearl Ellis will represent at the state encampment in Mason City next month. Memorial day preparations include Viola E. Hartsell Adie McCormick and 20 corps members guiding cemetery arrangements with services at First M. E. church. Memorial services will be attended by G A R Lincoln circle members at 10 50 a m Sunday.

Irving O’hay East High School Weterloo Federation of Women’s Club W. W. Beal Lect Women’s Relief Corps Lincoln Circle First Methodist Church

Mt Hope Aid Society Renamed Arbor Vitae Aid

The Mt Hope Aid society will be known hereafter as the Arbor Vitae Aid after a Thursday afternoon decision made while members met at Mrs. Reuben Lynch’s home.

Mt. Hope Aid Society The Arbor Vitae Aid Reuben Lynch

Waterloo News in Brief and Local Notices

City notices include West End Bridge project mention and ads for complete optical service. Local residents report visiting relatives and guests in Waterloo and surrounding towns. Numerous brief items cover illnesses, travel, a fatal hospital condition, a tax ferret worker’s return, a deputy sheriff’s visit with prisoners, a car collision, and two traffic violators in police court.

Lee Reeves Perry Waterloo Elaine McAloon New Hampton Margaret Waigron South Street F. C. Gut]knecht Fifth Street S. R. van Horn Elgin Ill Pearl McLarnan Savannah Sarah Golinvaux St. Francis Hospital M. W. Moir Eldora W. J. Moir Hardin County G. H. Jenkins Martin Charles D. McCarthy Racine Wis Sibley

Bourbon Bank Robbers Loot First State Bank in Warsaw

Warsaw Indiana May 25 Robbers blew the safe of the First State bank of Bourbon near there early today and escaped with 12000 dollars. One citizen was wounded in an exchange of shots with the bandits.

Bourbon Bank Warsaw Ind First State Bank of Bourbon

Dr. S. D. Smith Hurt When Rafter Struck Head

County coroner Dr. S. D. Smith sustained a two inch scalp wound after a porch swing collapsed when an overhead rafter broke. The incident occurred last evening while he and Mrs. Smith were seated. He is receiving treatment for the head injury.

S. D. Smith

Cummins Dinner Set for June 16 in Third District

Preliminary plans outline a June 16 dinner in the Third district honoring Senator A B Cummins of Des Moines. The event at Hotel Russell Lamson will discuss the future of railroads in an industrial, nonpartisan frame with invitations to Gov John Hammill and Rep T J Robinson. The host committee emphasizes bipartisan participation and rail policy as a shared concern for all.

A. B. Cummins Des Moines Horel Russell-Lamson Scorttor Cummins John Hammill T J. B. Robinson Senator Cummins Waterloo Cummins

Grass fires threaten plant. firemen quell two blazes

A grass blaze fanned by hot wind yesterday afternoon set a telephone pole ablaze and menaced the Construction Machinery company plant at Vinton and Glenwood streets until the fire department contained the danger. Another grass fire was subdued at 5 30 p m in the 1300 block of Falls avenue with no injuries reported.

Construction Machinery Company Vinton Glenwood Streets Falls Avenue

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