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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1921
Page
2
A society roundup notes Wa terloo Woman's club speakers and plans for a dance at Galloway's clubhouse on Nov 13. Doings include anniversaries at churches, a joint Rainbow circle and King Masons meeting, Phi Sigma Phi sorority pledges honored, and various teas, dances, and charity efforts across local groups.
Rev and Mrs. Robert D. McCormack celebrate their fifty ninth wedding anniversary at home with friends. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Peter Woodring and others linked to their earlier life in the United Brethren church. Their daughter Mrs. Mabel Baldwin and granddaughter Vernetta Baldwin help host. McCormacks long service in the church spans Wisconsin Nebraska and Iowa. They married November 5 1862 at Monticello. Five children survive with one son deceased and six grandchildren. Mrs. Baldwin wrote a poem honoring her parents.
Jennie Haffa and Mr Martin present a Wednesday evening music recital at Central Christian Church under the Philathea class. Mrs Haffa, violinist, and Miss Martin, pianist and vocalist, are well known in the area for concert work and teaching. The program mixes classic pieces with modern numbers and includes pieces by Kreisler, Rachmaninoff, Massenet, and Mendelssohn.
Nappy Mour club members will join Mrs Love Alford for a 1 oclock luncheon Tuesday. Kum Chat Awhile elected officers: Mrs Art Smith president John Munson vice president Mrs Harry R Foster secretary treasurer. Three new members admitted. Mrs Sarah Peck hosted D M C club with guests Mrs 4 G Smith Fort Dodge and Mrs C A Dickey. Salvation Army benefit discussed with members assisting. Silent club enjoyed games then dinner at 4 pm. Club Bisehaay received gifts from Mrs J F Bross and Mrs A J Furbush. Badger club, formed a month ago by Wisconsin natives, held its second meeting. Afternoon featured reminiscences of girlhood days and refreshments. A patentpitchfork gadget was noted. Albert Scholin, bachelor of music, 1918, joins Maddigan School of Music as instructor in Chicago. He studied under noted teachers and directed choruses in Jamestown NY. He is praised as a major talent for Waterloo. Seven piano pieces performed, followed by refreshments.
A Ruth Cameron column discusses the lure of easy money through margin investing and the moral perils it creates. It contrasts a man who gains then loses $600 from $1,000 with the idea that most would fail to withstand temptation and character erosion. The piece warns inherited wealth can doom heirs, urging prudent provision and courage.
A humorous tale follows Betty and John hoping Mr. Stork brings them the right babies. They devise milk‑vase traps to trade for a sister and a brother, but a cat ruins the scheme. They conclude trading when older will work better.
Patterns offered by the Waeterloo Evening Courier Fashion Department invite readers to request up-to-date designs with 15 cents per pattern. Patterns accommodate seams, orders filled promptly, with delivery estimated ten days after sending order.
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