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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
2
Announcements detail Miss Celeste Miller and William Burns wedding plans with hostesses at Sunnyside Country Club and related teas and luncheons. The piece lists multiple society meetings including Women’s Home Missionary Society activities, officers, and overseas mission notes, plus Schaefer and McGlade wedding at Eagle Center with reception details.
The Lincoln area Woman's Club opens children's matinees at the Strand this Saturday at 2 30 pm with Little Women as the feature and Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch to follow Sept 17 A violin solo by Holgar Christiansen adds to the program Home and Education department oversees child theatre arrangements and materials selection.
Friday study club plans a noon picnic dinner at Mrs. W H Howrey’s Sherwood Park home with an initial afternoon meeting. D C D club guests played cards with prizes to Mrs. Fred Kohl and Mrs. Karl Sterling. Triple Four club elected officers led by Mrs C R V Bassarear with Mrs Elsie Forney as president and others as treasurer and secretary. Guests included Mrs L Raymond, Mrs Dan O Neill, Miss Irma Hartgrave. pink themed luncheon featured by Mrs Bassarear.
A mother explains two kinds of child questions: genuine curiosity and idle chatter. She describes a method to make children answer their own questions to save energy for real inquiries, and she notes the approach reduces pointless talk while preserving attention for meaningful.
Edna Kent Forbes frames a discussion with Uncle Harry and others on US finances after World War I. They examine national wealth, foreign debts approaching 19 billion dollars, and 4.5 billion annual government expenses. The piece notes tax increases, budget cuts, tariff hopes, disarmament talks, and the goal to revive business and employment.
Twenty members of the Women’s Mission Society met with Mrs. Oscar Cook for an afternoon program led by Mrs. Lewis Miller. Papers were read by Mrs. Paul Strayer and Mrs. Will Shirey with hostesses Mrs. Irvin Brown, Roland Smith and Miss Etta Lichty assisting. The Helen Gould Auxiliary initiated two candidates at a regular meeting at Memorial Hall yesterday. Fred Willier Camp members will attend a picnic supper at the ball later this month. Becker Chapter C. E. G. discussed the new temple and its expected role at a full Eastern Star meeting at the Masonic hall. Initiation is set for Sept. 21. Lutheran Brotherhood’s meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening was postponed to Friday Sept. 16.
Four youths faced Judge G W Wood in juvenile court over breaking and entering, with three more cases continued to next Monday. One 16 year old, serving as a high school sophomore, pleaded guilty to the Aug 29 1927 burglary at 1 ½ Burton Avenue, and received sixty days in county jail. The boys’ mothers attended, showing sorrow and appeals for leniency.
Miss Josephine Clarke daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Clarke of Independence will wed Charles F Gray II of Chicago at the bride’s home this evening. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev S L Hammond of the Presbyterian Church with about 50 invitations issued including guests from Chicago.
White Mule Inc a Carbondale Alabama corporation filed in Waterloo municipal court against Raymond P. O’Connor Sr for sale of goods and merchandise on two counts seeking $25.20 and $120.96 plus interest. The petition lacks an itemized bill of merchandise.
Leroy Ackley five year old son of Mrs. M. M. Ackley of Marble Rock died from peritonitis yesterday at Presbyterian hospital. He will be buried beside his father in Marble Rock cemetery tomorrow. The mother brought him here Tuesday for treatment and returned home today. Leroy was born October 9 1916 in Marble Rock. One brother survives beside the mother.
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