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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1929

Page

3

Memorial Day Social Calendar Highlights Local Events

Memorial Day week brings patriotic observances and civic gatherings. Groups plan all day meetings at Memorial hall, gravesite decorations, and noon dinners, with Sons of Union Veterans, Daughters of Civil War Veterans, and various clubs hosting picnics and social evenings at private homes and local venues. End-of-season meetings and June wedding preps add to the忙 social calendar.

Memorial Hall Sons of Union Veterans Roy Chadwick A. J. Rodenhaver Waterloo

East High Junior Senior Banquet Program Highlights

The East High banquet at Hotel Russell Lamson drew 270 students and staff. The program featured stunts and speeches including a senior debate and various skits like a class night burlesque, with a Metropolitan quartet and impersonations.

East High School Hotel Russell-Lamson John Latta Ruth Miller Evelyn Cousins Dan Kelley Anna Morse Virginia Berry Tom Hadsel Cecil Miller Robert Klingberg Robert Bruner Leland Fowler Clifford Yagla Margaret Morris Viola Knoche

Dinner Shower Honors Miss Kathryn Gleason Bride Elect

Twenty guests attended a Black's tearoom dinner and bridge shower for Miss Kathryn Gleason, a June bride elect. Prizes went to Mrs W E Steely and Mrs R C Moore as others present included Miss Gleason’s friends and family. Mrs Otte Lutgen Flynn and others will entertain tonight.

Margaret Gleason Claire Wade Elizabeth Liles Virginia Clary Marjorie Bradley Faye Kober Paul Otte John Flynn Joseph Lutgen Ernest Henderson, Jr M. Gleason W. T. McComb H. H. Miller

Dieting details and beauty tips from a mid century columnist

Advice on dieting safety and calories for women, with rules to avoid weakness and yo yo dieting. Includes hair and skin care tips such as henna shading, cocoa butter, brushing, shampoo routines, and caution on peroxide use for hair bleaching. Mentions gradual changes and a 1200 calorie daily target for average activity.

Jess Mrs. M Walter Betty B

Social Events on Week Calendar in Waterloo Area

Week’s events list social gatherings across clubs and churches in Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding areas. Highlights include Alpha Delta Alpha dance at Sunny Side Country Club and many afternoon and evening meetings at hotels tearooms and halls with OES WCT A and YWCA activities.

Breakfast Bridge Announces Upcoming Marriage

The breakfast event at Green Lantern tearoom announced the wedding of Miss Viola Nelson of this city and Willard W. Holman of Bielbourne Ta. The date is set for June 4. Fifteen guests attended with pastel decorations and bridge tables after the meal.

Viola Nelson Willard W. Holman Bielbourne Green Lantern J. A. Brooks Miss Nelson Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls University of Minnesota Belle Plaine Tinton Helman W. W. Helman Logan Avenue Teachers College Melbourne Lumber Company H. W. Holman Clarksville June McComas Ackley Alice van Halen Mistes Katherine Pfeister Jane Corsaut Josephine Willard Cyisitta Dolan Cedar Fults

Vocal Program to Be Given by Men at Town State

Students Louis Heinmann Rex Mead and Hal Kauffman will present an advanced voice recital at Town State Teachers College Monday evening under Prof. W. E. Hays. Accompanists Misses Dawson and Anderson. Selections include Mozart Schubert and regional songs. Regular meeting of Sons of Union Veterans planned for Memorial Hall Tuesday afternoon followed by social hour and church services.

Ms 1 Pythian Sisters K. P. Hall Louis Heinmann Waterloo Rex Mead Sioux City Hal Kauffman Cedar Falls Town State Teachers College W. E. Hays Daro ML. Dawson Imogene Anderson Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary Memorial Hall Department Fort Dodge R. T. Snodgrass First Presbyterian Church Lillian Dresser Town State Teachers _ allege’ auditorium Rose L. Ruegnus Virginia Fish Luther Richman

Federated Club to Convene National Conference in Massachusetts

Delegates from Iowa and other states prepare for the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial council meeting in Swampscott Massachusetts May 28 to 31. Notable speakers include E Truesdell Lowell Ames Norris R M Hudson John Nolan Don Orestes Perrarra Edith Nourse Rogers and B L Scott with Mrs John F Sippel presiding.

General Federation of Women’s Clubs Swamp Scott Mass Payground and Tmecreation Association of America Don Orestes Perrara Cuba B. L. Scott Bureau of Restoration Pennsylvania Department of Welfare Edith Nourse Rogers Massachusetts W. F. Draper United States Department of Public Health Ialere John F. Sippel Federation Grace Morrison Poole Eugene B. Lawson

Surprise Party Honors Retiring Club President

A dinner party honored Mrs. A. EK. Johnson, retiring president of the Business and Professional Women's club. Nineteen board members hosted at Modernistic Inn near Independence with lilac and tulip decor. Johnson spoke briefly as gifts, including an emblem ring, were presented. Music and dancing followed.

A. EK. Johnson Modernistic Inn Independence Jobnson Mildred Gleason Gertrude Shephard Hazel Zwanziger Lila Mareham

Church Groups Host Teas and Recitals Across City

Sixty women enjoyed an afternoon program and tea at First Evangelical with Graves Memorial and Calgary Evangelical guests. The event featured Bird Calls by John Liffring and performances by Liffring and Liffring's mother, solos by Mrs. Clinton F. Smith, duets by Miss Inez Buri and Miss Mildred Fry, readings by Irma Eickelberg and Wilma Schrag, with Luncheon led by Mrs. Victor Zellhoefer. Nearby, Mrs. Raymond Brown hosted Divisions 4 5 and 6 of St Pauls M E Gables Aid, plus prize games won by Mrs. Lillie Munzey. The First M L church choir was entertained at the McKirryher and Page homes with birthday greetings for C Albert Scholin. The Utopian Sunday school class hosted the Plus Altea class with a W G A address by F S Miller, a mixed quartet, readings by Mrs. G H Gnagy and Mrs. Floyd Kough, and games and refreshments led by Mrs. Charles Sike.

First Evangelical Church Graves Memorial LD. B Calgary Evangelical Women's Groups John Liffting F. C. Liffring Clinton F. Smith Inez Buri Mildred Fry Irma Eickelberg Wilma Schrag Mrs Victor Zellhoefer Raymond Brown St. Paul's M. E. Gables' Aid Society Forest Avenue Lillie Munzey J. W. Chapman OG. A. McKirryher Western Avenue L. E. Page Lovejoy Avenue M. L C. Albert “Ehern Scholin Utopfan Church of the Brethren Altea Marshall Lindeman Charles Sike T. Miller Forrest Goodrich

Club Notes and Meetings Across Local Bridge Clubs

Club Notes list events for A. M. bridge club meeting moved to Tuesday at Mrs. Beaurice Kinny’s home. Past Presidents' club and Helen Gould auxiliary met at Mrs. Henry Herbsieb’s, with sewing and upcoming hosting by Mrs. W. A. Smith. June 28 Happy Hour club hosted by Mrs. S. M. Bentley at Black's tearoom. R. Y. F. club hosted by Mrs. George Wright with luncheon and current events. Next breakfast meeting at Mrs. R. I. Snodgrass’s home on June 28 to observe Mrs. Elya Wannkmak er’s birthday.

Vy. A. M. Bridge Club Helen Gould Henry Herbsieb Broadway W. A. Smith Happy Hour Club George Wright Walnut Street R. Y. F. Club R. I. Snodgrass Chicago Street Elya Wannkmaker

Weddings Span Northeastern Towns in May Notes

A long list of May weddings across Iowa includes Miss Leone Lange and George Martens at Odebolt. Lillian Leach and Herbert Mendenhall in Boone. Verna Burlingame and Albert Lee in Cedar Rapids. Anna Thedens and Floyd Gates near Rowley. Marian Lane and Fay Lindsay in Vinton. and many others with destinations in Cedar Rapids Osage Traer and Chicago.

Lillian Léach Des Moines Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Herbert. Mendenhall Richland Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Boone Mendenhall Teachers Vollege Marian Lane Clyde Miller Vinton Fay Lindsay Frank Lindsay Cedar Rapids

New Writers Seen Rising Among Best Seller Favorites

The list shows Sinclair Lewis Dodsworth leading last month’s fiction, followed by Anne Sedgwick Dark Hester and Mary Rinehart This Strange Adventure. New debut Dark Star by Lorna Moon and Duskin Grace Livingston Hill appear among notable titles. non fiction includes Cradio of the Beep and The Art of Thinking.

Dodsworth Sinclair Lewis Anne Douglas Sedgwick Mary Roberts Rinehart Lorna Moon Grace Livingston Hill Alice Hogan Rice Whs James Margaret Widdemer Art of Henry the Eighth Francis Hackett Ludwig Lewisohn John Brown

Expatriate Vision and a Narrative Poem Reviewed

The article surveys Ludwig Lewisohn in auto biography style and Edwin Arlington Robinsons Cavyendar s House a narrative poem. It notes Lewisohn’s distant view of America and world travels while presenting Robinsons poem as a study of marital distrust and fatal breach of souls.

Ludwig Lewisohn New York America Cavyendar Edwin Arlington Robinson

Mrs Warsaw to Talk at Ames Women Banquet

Mrs W W Warsaw of this city will address the Business and Professional Women's club at a banquet in Hotel Sheldon Mann Ames. Her talk, titled Luggage and the Lady, will explore mental luggage people carry. County Institute program led by Mrs Mary J Glenn Philpot will be held at the local YWCA Tuesday with a noon cafeteria luncheon. Miss Mary Petrak of Alburnett and Floyd O Allender of Waterloo married in Cedar Rapids Thursday by Rev I R Binkely. they will reside here with Allender employed at John Deere.

Athena Delphian Chapter Jesson M. B. Gullen Waterloo Federation of Women's’ Clibs Black's P. E Cedar Heights Nan’ Black Co. A. Morris H. W. Wente Leon Peterson Dan Peterson Grundy Center Margaret O'Connor Chicago Ruth Hepburn T. B. Hepburn Eldora Harold Hough O.E. Hough Yaya! State Teachers’ College Hampton Hough Fred B. Rose Vinton Margaret Fulton Brooklyn W. J. Long A. Raymond Grant Emma Jane Swale Arthur Swale West Union George Tope Harvey Tope Cedar Rapids J. C. MacFerran Bite Valley Creamery Euegenta Balsiey E. Balsiy Waverly Emil Geuther Fred Geuther St. Paul's Lutheran Parsonage E. H. Rausch Matilda Witzany Lyle E. Butler Madison Wis P. W. Johnson Rev. S. Batchelor Warsaw Ames Cal Mary Petrak Alburnett yTa Floyd O. Allender Waterloo I R. Binkely Evangelifcal District Allender John Deere Company

Luncheon Bridge Party Honoring Miss Tift

A luncheon and bridge party was hosted at Black's tearoom in honor of Miss Margaret Eff Cedar Falls, planning to wed later this summer. Guests included Mrs G Helming Cedar Rapids and Mrs Glen Say. Miss Hutchins arranged the event while Miss Tift reportedly receives gifts out of town.

Margaret Cedar Falls

Miss Mariwan Crowned May Queen In Campus Pageant

Several hundred attendees watched the Muay pageant at St. Marys school last night. Mary Frances Mariwan was crowned by Regina Quackenbush after a procession of costumed attendants led by La Verne Cummer and others. The event featured a Maypole dance and songs by pupils, with children depicting nations including America, Germany, Hungary, France and Russia. Mrs S B Howell directed.

St. Mary's School Mary Frances Mari- Wan Regina Quackenbush Costuime la Verne Cummer Marie Delagardelle Marlys Doyle Mary le Pierre Margaret Mulvehill

West High Band to Perform Tonight in Washington Park

A 40 member West High band will give an hour and a half concert at 7 30 p m in Washington Park following a parade through the business district to aid the poppy sale conducted by Becker Chapman post American Legion auxiliary. The program features marches and solos including National Emblem March Washington Post March Slidin Easy and Stars and Stripes Forever. Ralph H Pronk directs with another concert planned next Saturday in Lincoln Park.

West High Band Washington Park Ia Becker-Chapman, Post, American Legion Washington Post Overland Lincoln Park Ralph H Pronk

Miss Skeel Buys Millinery Store at Parkersburg

Miss Dale Skeel purchases the millinery shop of Mrs. Thomas Ferguson in Parkersburg Indiana after 12 years of Ferguson operation. Mrs. Ethel Jaynes maintains her quilting business at home. Parkersburg PTA elects Dale Van Eman president with Mulder as vice president and Johnston as secretary treasurer.

Gourier Parkersburg Dale Skeel Thomas Fergurson Ferguson Ethel Jaynes Dale van Eman Parent- Teacher Association R. 9H. Mulder B. G. Johnston

Seven Nurses to Be Graduated by Allen Hospital

Seven student nurses will receive diplomas at Allen Memorial hospital training school during the second annual commencement next Wednesday May 29 at First Presbyterian Church at 8 p m Rev Clinton F Smith will deliver the commencement oration and Dr J H Bauernfeind of Chicago will address the class The graduates include Evelyn Galegood Margaret Segard Wilma Mantle Elizabeth Busker Blanche Miller Garalina Fabel and Lyla Peterson Baccalaureate services Sunday at 7 30 p m feature Rev Mr Smith with Rev Thomas R Niven as chair followed by a full program including hymns readings solo selections offertory and prayers The commencement program lists processions invocations orations and diplomas with Bishop S P Spreng of Naperville among speakers April 29 1924 Albuquerque news item mentions wedding plans for Ethel Detrick and a bride elect breakfast honors at Cedar Falls.

Allen Memorial Hospital First Presbyterian Church Clinton F. Smith S. P. Spreng Naperville Ill J.H. Bauérnfeind Chicago Evelyn Galegood Margaret Segard Wilma Mantle Elizabeth Busker Blanche Miller Garalina Fabel Lyla. Peterson Mr. Smith Svite

Classic Baked Ham with Pine Milk Glaze and Desserts

A recipe for a thick baked ham slice with brown sugar and milk, a stuffed tomato salad with celery olives and mayonnaise served on crisp lettuce, and cream puffs made with lard butter boiled water eggs milk butter flour sugar and vanilla.

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