Mrs. Max Mayer
A
woman who stands very high in her own city in social, civic, and club
life, and one who leaves behind her wherever she goes friends and
admirers, is Mrs. Max Mayer of Iowa City. She has spoken in many cities
of the state, before clubs and conventions of both men and women, on
"The New Civic Spirit," "Public Playgrounds," "The Sanitary Disposal of
Garbage," and other subjects of a civic nature. She has a logical mind,
is quick witted, and always very pleasing to an audience. Julia B.
Mayer was born in Iowa City, Sept. 28, 1872, the daughter of Moses
Bloom and Sarah Wise. Her father came to America from Prance at the age
of seventeen, and for fifty years was a resident of Iowa City where he
was a successful business man and held many positions of honor and
trust. Her mother was of German ancestry and was always a great
inspiration to her daughter and her close companion until her death in
1914. Mrs. Mayer was educated in Sacred Heart Convent, Omaha, St.
Mary's, in South Bend, Ind., and at St. Katherine's Hall, Davenport.
She was married to Mr. Max Mayer in Iowa City, March 20, 1894. One son
has been born to them— Edward Bloom Mayer, who with two chil- dren of
Mr. Mayer's, Florence and Lawrence Mayer, form the family. Mrs. Mayer
is President of the Iowa City Improvement League, Treasurer of the Home
for Aged Women, Chairman Public Playground committe, Chairman Visiting
Nurse Association, member of the Art Circle, Charities Council, King's
Daugh- ters, Child Welfare Committee, Fine Arts Association, State
Historical Association. For many years she has been very prominent in
the I. F. W. C. as an officer and committee worker.
Source: The Blue Book of Iowa Women, A History of Contemporary Women (1914); Edited & compiled by Winona Evans Reeves
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