Nancy Benton Has Birthday Party

BENTON, BLANKENFELD, MANN, VAN DERVEER, BAILEY, MEYERS, MUCKLER, SWANEY, PAGE, STAFFANOU, JORRIS, MARON, CHRISTISON, PARKES, PEARSON

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 5/19/2011 at 13:34:26

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register; June 3, 1940

NANCY BENTON HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY

Nancy Benton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Benton, whose birthday was Saturday May 25, was honored at a morning party, her guests being Joyce Blankenfeld, Cora Valeen Mann, Frankie Mae Van Derveer, Barbara Bailey, Patsy Meyers, Susan Jane Muckler, Jackie Swaney, Rose Mary Page, Robert Staffanou, James Jorris, Donna Maron and a number of adults including Mrs. Leland Mann, Mrs. H.M. Christison, Miss Myrtle Parkes and Miss Bertha Pearson.

Games were played and Miss Pearson gave several clever readings. The small guests, who were served a two course luncheon at noon, made their own place cards out of macaroni letters adnd were seated on cushions, Japanese style, at a low dining room table which was centered with a lovely birthday cake. Favors were balloons, cookies and paper caps.