Society News, April 14, 1938

CROUSE, HOFFMAN, HORN, PARRISH, STILL, MILLER, CULVER, RUSSELL, JORDAN, WILLIAMS, REICK, GILL, KENDALL, HART, KEENEY, ELIASON, CAMPBELL, SCOTT, VANDERFLUGHT, MCMORRIS, WORDEN, MAINARD, LEEPER, SNYDER, GARDNER, COLE, PARKS, IVY, DOWNEY, EARHARDT, MINOR, GRAHAM, REYNOLDS, PHYFER, CULP, PRICE, BOIES, BARRY, SLINGERLAND, HUTCHER, PAYTON, MENOLD, SNYDER, PULLEN, JOHNSON, BULKELEY, HALSCOWE, HOWREY, LETTLER, MCMORRIS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/1/2015 at 16:20:39

The Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, July 14, 1938, Page 3

SOCIETY NEWS By Idavee Crouse

VACATIONING IN MINNESOTA
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hoffman and children, Mamie Nell, G. F., jr., and Kit Sue; Mr. Hoffman's sisters, Miss Martha and Miss Himena, Mrs. M. L. Horn, and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Horn and daughters, Kathryn, Ida Mae, and Barbara, of Mount Ayr, departed Saturday evening for Mr. Hoffman's cottage at Long Lake, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman will not return until August 1. Mr. and Mrs. Horn and daughters will vacation at the lake shore cottage a week.

GUESTS AT HOFFMAN HOME
Miss Marjorie Hoffman of Hammond, Ind., and her aunt, Miss Mary Parrish, of Des Moines, arrived Thursday to visit during July with Miss Hoffman's mother, Mrs. C. W. Hoffman.

MRS. DELLA STILL A SUMMER VISITOR
VACATIONING IN MINNESOTA
Mrs. Della Still is a summer visitor at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Miller.

VACATIONING AT SAN ANTONIO
Mrs. H. L. Culver, Mrs. G. M. Russell, Mrs. O. C. Jordan, Mrs. Bess Williams, of Garden Grove, and Mrs. Grace Reick of Des Moines departed via automobile for San Antonio, Texas, Monday morning. The party will visit at the home of Mrs. Esther Gill.

VACATIONING IN WISCONSIN
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Kendall and little son, Frank, of Des Moines, visited Tuesday with Mr. Kendall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall. Early Wednesday they departed for Sumaico, Wis., where they will vacation with Mr. Kendall's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Kendall, former Leon residents.

MISS ILA HART ENJOYS VACATION
Miss Ila Hart, office receptionist and bookkeeper at the Decatur county hospital, resumed her duties yesterday after a week's vacation. Miss Hart and her brother, Garth Hart, enjoyed a visit in Des Moines with their sister, Mrs. W. F. Keeney, and family.

GIRL SCOUTS HELD FIFTH MEETING
The recently organized Girl Scouts of Leon held a meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Leota Faye Eliason. Six scouts were present: Lieut. Josephine Campbell was in charge. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. The scouts will meet next Tuesday at the home of Miss Irma Scott.

SOJOURING IN CHICAGO
Mrs. Lila Vanderflught of Kellerton, Mrs. Ivah McMorris, and Miss Maxine Worden of Leon departed via train Sunday evening for Chicago. They will visit at the home of Mrs. McMorris' sister, Mrs. Ival Mainard, and husband.

MRS. WILLARD LEEPER COMPLIMENTED
Mrs. Willard Leeper, nee Miss Ada Belle Snyder, was compliments with a birthday party Wednesday evening on the anniversary of her twenty-first birthday. Mrs. Leeper's mother was the hostess. Sharing the anniversary event were Miss Maxine Gardner, Miss Gladys Cole, Miss Ruth Parks, Mr. and Mrs. Lase Ivy, Arthur Downey, Al Earhardt, Charles Minor, and Mr. Leeper.

MISS IMOGENE GRAHAM WEDS DON REYNOLDS IN CHURCH BRIDAL SUNDAY
Miss Imogene Graham, daughter of C. O. Graham of Leon, and H. Don Reynolds of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reynolds of Council Bluffs, will exchange nuptial vows in a church bridal, Sunday, July 17, at Chicago.

The wedding will take place at St. James Methodist Episcopal church at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Milo J. Vondracek of Peotone, Ill, will read the double ring ceremony assisted by the Rev. Wilbur M. Childress of the Broadway Episcopal church of Chicago.

The young couple will reside at Sherwin-on-the-Lake, 1205 Sherwin avenue, in Chicago.

Miss Graham, accompanied by her father and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pyfer, and Mrs. J. D. Culp, depart this evening for Chicago.

Miss Graham was complimented with an afternoon bridge party Tuesday at the home of Mrs. G. B. Price. The hostesses were Mrs. J. D. Culp, Mrs. Frank J. Boies, and Mrs. Price. The affair was a pre-nuptial shower.

WEEK-END GUESTS AT BARRY HOME
Mrs. Emma Barry and son, Lyman, had as their week-end guests Mrs. Barry's nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Slingerland of Chicago, and his sister and brother of Butte, Mont.

A RECENT BRIDE
Mrs. Lee Hutcher (pictured below), who before her marriage June 26, was Miss Maxine Payton of Pleasanton.

MISS CHARLOTTE MENOLD VISITING HERE
Miss Charlotte Menold of Strawberry Point is a house guest of Lyman Barry at the home of his mother, Mrs. Emma Z. Barry this week. Miss Menold is a former Leon resident.

PLEASANT VIEW QUILTING CLUB
WILL HOLD ICE CREAM SUPPER FRIDAY
Mrs. Anna Snyder received the Pleasant View Quilting club at an all day meeting July 12. The day was spent quilting. Eleven members and two quests were present. The guests were Mrs. Orsel Pullen and Mattie Johnson. The club will hold an ice cream social at the Franklin church Friday evening for the members and their families.

MRS. ED BULKELEY COMPLIMENTED
Mrs. Ed Bulkeley celebrated her birthday anniversary Sunday, July 10, at her home in Van Wert. She was the recipient of a hundred birthday greeting cards, several handkerchiefs and many lovely bouquets of flowers. All her children and grandchildren were home to celebrate the occasion. A picnic dinner was enjoyed in the park near her home. Those sharing the event were: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Halscowe and son, Billy, of Des Moines; Supt. and Mrs. Owen Bulkeley and son, Orland, of Norwalk; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Howrey of Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bulkeley and sons, Eugene and Larry, of Weldon; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lettler and son, Gerald, of Decatur; and Mr. and Mrs. Cledwyn Bulkeley of Van Wert.

DECATUR STANDARD BEARERS MEET
The Decatur Standard Bearer girls held a meeting at the home of Lois McMorris, Monday evening. Miss Helen Surber and Miss Arlene Lear presented an interesting program. The girls worked a Bible crossword puzzle. After the business session, iced refreshments were served. Miss Evelyn Bennett is the next hostess.

McKEE REUNION HELD SUNDAY
A reunion of the McKee relatives was held July 10 at the park in Grand River. Those attending were:

W. C. McKee, of Doniphan, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. H. Hembry, Grand River; Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Hall, Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. James U. McKee, Mrs. Lucy Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beers, Miss Helen Beers, of Grand River; Mr. and Mrs. Arch Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. Will Whistler, Kellerton; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKee, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Adrian McKee, Santa Anna, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Max McKee, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKee and little son, Billie, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McKee and little daughter, Frank Miller, Frederick Edwards, Mrs. Mike Ball, Mrs. A. P. Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. Dick McCarl, Grand River; Mrs. Lincoln Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodard and little son, Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. James Woodard, Grand River; Mrs. Nora Brown, Des Moines; Miss Sylvia Fullerton, Mrs. Eva Collins, Grand River; Mrs. Ben Hall, Van Wert; Miss Dorothy Hall, Newton; Miss Rose Byers, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Laar and sons, John, Raymond and Donald, Grand River; George Bryant, Grand River; Harve Hukill, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Ida Edwards, Mount Ayr; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McCarl, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stubbs, Al Jennings, Frank Millard, Grand River.

MISS FAYE MERRILL COMPLIMENTED
Miss Faye Merrill of Des Moines was complimented Sunday with a birthday dinner at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Merrill. Sharing the event were Mr. and Mrs. Art Taylor of Des Moines, Miss Lola Virden of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Virden and Gene Gammon of Leon, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hendrix of Murray.

Miss Merrill accompanied by Miss Harriet Harlen of Indianola and A. H. Mabes of Des Moines depart tomorrow for Walker, Minnesota, where they will vacation through August at Leech Lake.

BUCKINGHAM - NEGLEY REUNION
Relatives of the Buckingham and Negley families enjoyed a picnic dinner July 4, at the McElroy park. Sharing the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. George Buckingham and sons Oliver and Fred; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buckingham and children Margaret, Joseph, Raymond, James, John, Elaine, Charles and Joan; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Buckingham and sons Duane and Ben; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Akes and sons Dean, Harold and Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cox and children Kenneth, Charley, [illegible], Kathleen and Billy of Walt Hall, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Young and children Darrell, Darlene and Doris; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Scott and family, Bondelia and Aubrey of Redfield; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell and children Raymond, Teddy and Mary; Mrs. Ruth Wells and daughter Mildred of Mt. Ayr; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith and family Glendoris, Miles and Margaret; Oliver Negley of Council Bluffs; Mrs. George Diamond and children, Edsel and the twins Donald and Donna, of Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ford of Council Bluffs; Mrs. Gladys Tauver and children Glendoris, Junior and Dorothy Jean of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Negley and children Raymond and Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Ora Eaton, and Deloris Hartzell.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2015

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