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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1927
Page
2
A social week event features an Iris show and garden tea at the home of Mrs. L Rohif, with each club member inviting guests. Allied Arts conservatory students provide a program, and Mrs. B W Schunemen offers voice sales and iris rhizome sales to benefit club funds.
Informal tea honoring Virginia Pedicord was hosted by Mrs. Edward Northey, with Miss Lucille Huntington providing piano music. Attendees included Mrs. Evan Lichty, W. H. Cooper, Harold Goettsch, Charles Mermi, and Misses Harriette Ross, Mary Allen, and Kathryn Kiester. Pedicord also shared honors at a bridge party with Miss Letha Stull in Chicago.
Members of the Saturday Night Five Hundred club were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Briden. Favors were given to Mrs. George Cohn, Raymond Spiker and Ralph Stenniger. The hostess served luncheon.
Misa Blossom Yockey daughter of Bert and Mrs Yorkey and Harvey Turner son of Mrs Nellie Bell were married at Grace Methodist Episcopal church with Dr Earl A Roscman officiating at 3 pm Saturday. Attendants included Elsia Nesbit and Roy Yocker as best man. The couple, both employed locally, will reside at 224 Bar Clay Street. A bridge and 500 party followed for charity, with Mrs J Fo Want assisting. Mothers Club picnic planned for Riverside Park with attendees meeting at Hawthorne School at 4 pm.
Rehearsals for Fixcase No a musical comedy set for Thursday and Friday in East High auditorium under Wa terion lodge 328 Loyal Order of Moose to aid Mooseheart Illinois. Ninety six Waterloo area residents appear with Carl Unger as King Keko Kola in a plot about stolen gold and a clever recovery plan by a young American botanist. W Chester Lutz, director.
The Cedar river and Black Hawk and Virden creeks appear to have reached their flood crests unless heavy rains return. Black Hawk stage near two to two and a half feet above normal, Cedar and Virden receded several inches, Cedar about three feet above normal.
A Sunday Elk's Club musicale featured the Elks Little Symphony Orchestra performing about a dozen selections from 3 o clock open hours. The event drew a modest crowd, with dances to follow on Tuesday and Thursday evenings announced by Tale Harrison. Max Neal and Noah were noted as vocal participants for future programs.
Edna Kent Forb advises on dressing with stockings to suit body, color and fabric. Light colors flatter feet and enable color harmony, while dark tones slim. avoid pink-tinged silk except for evening wear. For overweight figures, lighter shades and heavier weight silk reduce contours. hot crude oil may substitute for scalp oil.
West High honored the 1927 graduating class with Dr. W. P. McCormick delivering the baccalaureate in a union district service. He urged youth to follow the master engineer, Abraham’s example, and to build a better future through faith, courage, and thoughtful leadership.
A compact guide to carp and goldfish origins, sizes, housing needs, and care tips. It covers history from Ashi to Barone, notes on goldfish varieties including three part tails, bowl versus tank sizes, avoiding cat predation, water changes, water temperature, and feeding guidance with cautions against overfeeding.
TARS FIREFLIES IN CHORUSES OF JA HIGH CANTATA Tars, Fireflies in choruses of East Junior High glee clubs will present a cantata titled A Midsummer Night in East High auditorium Wednesday at 7 PM under Miss Norma Gatser. The boys' glee club adds a miscellaneous program with songs including Song of the Open Road and The Call of the Chief.
Rev C W Baxter, rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church, resigns effective in two weeks to take missionary posts in Appleton Minnesota and Montevideo Minnesota. He has served 2 ½ years in Waterloo and previously worked in Minnesota and South Dakota. will leave diocesan roles and likely reside in Appleton.
Joliet High School band captured first place in the national high school band contest on Saturday night, marking its second consecutive championship. Council Bluffs placed second in the event held in May.
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