News: Reunions, Aug 1940

HRDLICKA, ANDERSON, VOLESKY, BENESH, STIMMEL, SEDLACEK, BERSTLER, HERDLISKA, VIKEL, CROULEK, PALMER, CHANDLER, BUTTERBAUGH, SUNIER, ECKHARDT, YODER, VAUGHN, STEAD, CAVANEST

Posted By: Stephen D. Williams (email)
Date: 11/23/2004 at 14:58:01

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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Tuesday, 20 August 1940
page 7, column 1

Iowa Citians Attend
Annual Family Reunions
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17th Hrdlicka Gathering Takes Place In City Park;
Local Folk Are Present At Chandler-
Palmer And Vaughn Assemblages
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Many Iowa Citians were present at family reunions, which took place Sunday in the city park and at parks in other cities in Iowa.
One hundred and four relatives and friends attended the 17th annual Hrdlicka reunion at city park. Officers for the coming year will include Mr. Frank Hrdlicka, Jr. president, Mr. Lee Hrdlicka, vice president; and Miss Margaret Herdlicka [sic], secretary and treasurer. The grounds committee will consist of Mrs. Everard Anderson, Mrs. Maurice Hrdlicka and Mrs. Charles Volesky; and the entertainment committee will be headed by Mrs. Edward Benesh.
Pictures were taken of the four generations of the Joe Hrdlicka family, including Mr. Joe Hrdlicka, Mrs. Paul Brown, Mrs. Earl Stimmel and Susan Kay Stimmel.
Attending the gathering were Mr. and Mrs. Everard Anderson, Mrs. John Welsh and son, Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown and children, Florence, Betty, Richard, Mildred Jane and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bunesh and daughter, Mary Ann, Mr. J. A. Hrdlicka, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Volesky and son, Carl, Mr. and Mrs. James Frimmer [Primmer?], Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sedlacek and children, David, Patrick and Lois Marie, Mrs. Earl Stimmel and daughter, Susan Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Berstler, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Steffa, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Herdliska and children, Melvon and Dale, Kenneth Gray, Mr. Paul Dodt and daughter, Florence.
Mrs. P. P.[?] Ford and daughter, Yvonne, Mrs. Mary Herdliska and children, Margaret and Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Wright and children, Richard and Robert, Mrs. Edward Benesh and son, Leon, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vikel and children, Carroll, Lawrence and Havard, Miss Loretta Floyd, Walter Herdliska, Harold Graves, Doris, Dele, Harold and Rita Herkliska, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Herdliska, Patricia, Eleanor, Eugene and Merle Herdliska, Warren Allen, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Berstler and children, Ralph and Delmer, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Croulek, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Crulek and son, Milo, Frank Herdliska, Jr., Mary Costello, Mrs. Frank Herdliska, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Herdliska and children, Russell, Robert, Gene and Norma Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Herdliska and daughter, Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Don Herdliska and son, Jimmie, Mary Ann Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herdliska, Mr. and Mrs. George Herdliska and children, George and Darlene, Leo Herdliska, Miss Hazel Schmidt, Mrs. Maurice Herdliska and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kurth and daughter, Eleanor.

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In the city park at Wellman Sunday, the 12th annual Chandler-Palmer reunion took place. The group included descendants of John and Sarah Chandler Palmer who were born in 1815 in Pennsylvania and descendants of William K. Chandler, born in 1826 [18*6] in Ohio. The Chandlers came from England in 1657 and the history and ancestors have been traced back to 1235 [123*].
Included on the program were prayer, hymns, greetings from absent members, and Mrs. Ethel Butterbaugh read a letter from the Rev. Herbert Kleinfelder and his wife, Mrs. Bianche Palmer Kleinfelder of Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Stephen Sunier, historian, announced the marriage of Bertha Chandler Maske-Eckhardt; the birth of a son, Bruce to Dr. and Mrs. Francis W. Palmer in Salina, Kan., and the death of Mrs. Allen P. Fry. The group read the historian's book and the Chandler genealogy and the annual pictures were taken by Eugene Sunier.
Mrs. Glee [Gle*] Palmer Jennings of Grand River was re-elected president. Other officers are Miss Gertrude E. Smith of Iowa City, vice president, Mr. Milo P. Smith of Marengo, secretary; Mrs. Bertha Chandler Eckhardt of Wellman, treasurer, and Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler of Iowa City, *** historian. The next meeting will be on the third Sunday in August.
Attending the reunion were the following: Mr. Ray W. Yoder, Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler Sunier, Mr. Eugene C. Sunier and Miss Mary S. C. Sunier, all of Iowa City; Mrs. Camilla Sunier Jones of Mt. Aunarm [Au*arn]; Mr. Morley Palmer of A***h; Mrs. Carne Chandler Meyers, Mr. Charles Meyers, both of Tyrons, Okla.; Mrs. Ethel Palmer Butterbaugh and Mr. Guy Butterbaugh, both of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Milo Smith and Milo, Jr., of Marengo, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rone [Ro**] and sons, Raymond, Russell, Ralph, Merle and Carroll, of North English; Mrs. Hannah Palmer, Miss Stella Palmer, Mr. Alve [Al**] Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maver and daughters Roseline and Gwendolyn, all of Washington, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Palmer and son, Wayne of West Chester, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Palmer and daughter of South English; Mr. Willard Palmer of Davenport, Dr. and Mrs. Francis W. Palmer and son, George of Salina, Kan.; Mrs. J. Ellsworth Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Livezey, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Maplethorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Willam Butterbaugh and daughter, Mrs. George Heiserman and daughter and Mr. Henry Eckhardt all of Wellman.

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Honoring Mrs. John Vaughn of Des Moines, a former Iowa Citian, many relatives and friends gathered at Union park in Des Moines Sunday. All of her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren were present.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vaughn; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pachman and daughters, Sharey and Patricia, all of Iowa City; Mrs. Hazel Crea and daughter Doris of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Koser and children, Betty and Mac, of Mason City; Mrs. and Mrs. Glenn Thomas of Birmingham[?], Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ritten**ever and son Richard, Jr., of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Stead and son, Richard; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vaughn and sons, Bily and Jerry all of Moline, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Milford Cavanest and children Judy and Donald, of Marshal [Mar****] town; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Vaughn and daughter Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. John Vaughn, Jr., and son, Billy, of Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wanous [Wanou*] and children Jane, Jimmy and Karl, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Mr. and Mrs. Reno Hohman [Ho*man] and children John and Joan, of KAnsas City, Mo.

[* indicates I am unsure of the letter. Digital image of page was poorly scanned; difficult to read -sdw]