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PAGE SIX THE DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1945 SOCIETY AND ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN'S CLUBS Bride of Today Troth to James Spaeth Announced College Roommates Enjoy Reunion Miss Dubinsky and Capt. Shapiro Will Be Married Tuesday Alice Arp Is Wed To Walter E. Mayer At Church Nuptials Af ISS Alice M. Arp of 629 Brown street. Davenport, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ernst C.

Arp, 55m v.if i i i wi i win ii.ii iii i i iu mn V'ss- 3 v. 4 iff Miss Dorothy Becker To Become the Bride Of Eugene- Jobst, Jr. AJISS Dorothy Becker, daughter 4,1 of the Rev. C. H.

Becker, president of Wartburg college in Wav-erly, and Mrs Becker, will be married to Eugene Jobst, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene W. Jobst of 1331 West Twelfth street, Davenport, at 8 p. m. today in St. Paul's Lutheran church in Waver-ly.

The nuptial ceremony will be performed by the father of the bride and by her uncle, the Rev. S. M. Becker, of Grafton, la. Miss Darlene Brandt of Denver, will sing and Prof.

E. B. Heist of Wartburg college will be at the organ. Miss Helen Boefke of Milwaukee will be maid of honor and acting as bridesmaids will be Miss Betty Jobst. sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Adelma Williams of San Antonio, Richard Jobst will serve his brother as best man and Arne Kristo of Milwaukee and Edwin Neumann of Wav-erly will be ushers.

Marilyn Jobst, sister of the bridegroom will light the candles. The bride will be gowned in white mousseline de soie with sweetheart neckline, long sleeves and a full skirt extending into a train. Her fingertip length veil will be held with a wreath of orange blossoms. She will carry a shower bouquet of pink larkspur and white daisies and will wear a strand of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom. Miss Boetke will be dressed in yellow, Miss Jobst in pink, Miss Williams in green and Marilyn in white.

They will carry bouquets, similar to the bride's. A wedding dinner for the immediate families will be given at the Becker residence preceding the I. Times Photo became the bride of Walter E. Mayer, son of Edward Mayer of 2810 Brady street, at St. Mark's Lutheran church Friday at 7 p.

m. in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends. The Rev. Dr. E.

A. Beyer of the faculty of Augustana college officiated at the single ring ceremony Deiore an altar bedecked with white gladioli and ferns. Ralph DeReus sang and he was accompanied at the organ by Larry Smith. Mrs B. J.

Nordblom, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor and Herbert Mayer served his brother as best man. Ushers were B. J. Nordblom and Alfred Clark. The bride wore a light blue suit with white accessories and her flowers were white orchids.

Mrs Nordblom wore a rose dress with white accessories and her flow-ers were gardenias. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner, with members of the immediate families as guests, was served in the Pompeiian room of Hotel Blackhawk after which the couple left on a short wedding trip. For traveling the bride chose a light blue flowered print dress with white accessories. Mrs Mayer was graduated from Davenport high school and from the American Institute of Commerce and she has been employed in the district office of the Northwestern Bell Telephone while the bridegroom, a graduate of Davenport high school, is employed at the Iowa Pattern Works. Upon their return the couple will reside at 219 East Twelfth street.

Camp Fire Guardians Association to Give Program for Blind At a meeting Friday of the Camp Fire Guardians association held in the camp fire office, 303 Putnam building, plans were made for the camp fire girls to entertain the people at the blind center at the Odd Fellows hall on Saturdays. Mrs Harry Carmichael was appointed -chairman in charge of arrangements. Following the business session, Miss Marjorie Dittmer, R. gave a talk on first aid on hikes and in camp. Miss Mildred Peel was a guest.

Mrs. Helen Pries and Mrs Robert Gordon served refreshments at the close of the session. The next 'meeting will be held at Camp Abe Lincoln Aug. 26 when the association will join the council members for a session and picnic. Carnival Grove and Service Club Meet With Mrs Baughmann Carnival Grove, No.

203, Supreme Forest, Woodmens circle, and the Service club met Thursday with 18 members in attendance at the country home of Mrs Lester Baughmann on the Brady street road. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock after which the Service club held an election of officers. Those chosen were: President, Mrs B. L. Brooks; vice president, Mrs Mary Eggers of Bettendorf; secretary, Mrs Etta Harrison and treasurer, Mrs Maude Rust.

Games were played on the lawn in conclusion of the afternoon and the attendance prize was won by Mrs Brooks. North nest Turner Auxiliary Convenes About 65 members of the Ladies' auxiliary to the Northwest Davenport Turner society attended the meeting Friday evening at the hall. Two new members, Mrs Mae Daseler and Mrs Edna Peterson, were welcomed by the group. Plans were completed for a picnic to be held Friday noon at the hall and it was decided that each member is to take a covered dish. Attendance awards went to Mrs Alice Moore and Miss Ruth Left to right, Miss Joan Wilson CNJOYING a summer vacation after an active year at Goucher college, Baltimore, where as freshmen they were roommates, are Miss Joan Wilson, daughter of Judge Herbert E.

Wilson and Mrs Wilson of Indianapolis, and her hostess. Miss Margery Ann Johnson, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Blair Johnson, 1142 East Central Park avenue. Miss Johnson was hostess at a small swimming party Wednesday at the Country club and Thursday Miss Jackie Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kirby of Crestine Terrace entertained. On Friday, Miss Wilson was honored at a tea given by Mrs William Moellers to Observe Their 45th Wedding Anniversary 1R and Mrs William Moeller of iT1 801 East Central Park avenue, Davenport, will observe their 45th wedding anniversary Wednesday, July 25, and in celebration of the event a family dinner will be held in the evening at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Robert Larkin, of 2953 Grand avenue, Davenport. Covers will be laid for ten.

The marriage of the former Miss Meta Von Doehren and Mr Moeller took place July 25, 1900, in Davenport, and the couple have' lived here since that time. The Moellers have two children, Mrs Robert Larkin and. Miss Esther Moeller of Davenport. There are two grandchildren, Kenneth and Joann Larkin. Mr Moeller is in the grocery business.

Shirley Rae Schmidt Has First Birthday Friday marked the first birthday anniversary of Shirley Rae Schmidt, daughter of Raymond Schmidt, fireman second class in the navy, and Mrs Schmidt of Route No. 2, Davenport. In celebration of the occasion, a party was held in the evening with about 15 relatives and friends as guests. Cards were played and later refreshments were served. Shirley Rae received many gifts.

Mr Schmidt has been stationed in the South Pacific for about a year. Members of the Dr. Esther Missionary circle and their families enjoyed a picnic supper Friday evening on the lawn of Grace Methodist church. There were approximately 40 persons present. After the supper the evening hours were spent informally.

AF interest is the announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Arline M. Dubinsky, daughter of Mrs Maurice M. Dubinsky of the Hotel Mississippi and the late Maurice M. Dubinsky, to Capt. Seymour I.

Shapiro oi the army medical corps, the son of Mr and Mrs A. F. Shapiro of the Mississippi hotel. The wedding will take place at 6:30 p. m.

Tuesday in the Gold room of the Hotel Blackhawk with Rabbi Abram Vossen Goodman of Temple Emanuel officiating at the double ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate families and close relatives. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner will be held in the Empire room of the Hotel Black-hawk. Miss Dubinsky was graduated from the Davenport high school and for two years attended the State University of Iowa at Iowa City, where she was affiliated with Sigma Delta Tau sorority. She was formerly secretary to Philip Sitrick of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. Capt.

Shapiro recently returned to this country after serving for a year and one-half as a flight surgeon with the Eighth air force in England. A graduate of the Davenport high school, he received his M. D. degree from the University of Iowa medical school in 1941 and was called to active duty July 1, 1942, following completion of his interneship at the university hospital. At the termination of his leave he will report at Sioux Falls.

S. for further assignment. Mr and Mrs Shapiro entertained at a dinner Wednesday evening in the Early American room of the Hotel Mississippi to honor their son and Miss Dubinsky. Nature Study Club To Convene Friday The Davenport Nature Study club will have its annual birthday party at 10 a. m.

Friday, July 27, at Fejervary park. Election of officers will be held and the picnic luncheon will be served at noon. 3 To Wed Sunday MISS YVONNE HEGGERNESS A NNOUNCEMENT is made of the approaching marriage of Miss Yvonne Heggerness, of Davenport, daughter of Mr and Mrs S. C. Heggerness of Minneapolis, to Paul Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson of 719 Sturde-vant street, Davenport.

The wedding will take place at 8 p. m. Sunday, July 22, in St. John's Methodist church, with the Rev. John Atkins, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, officiating at the double-ring ceremony.

Miss Lorain Johnson, sister of the bridegroom, will act as maid of honor and George Sontag will serve as best man. The bride will wear a gabardine dress of pale maize with black accessories and a corsage of orchids. Miss Johnson will be attired in a rose colored dress with white accessories and her corsage will Le of gardenias. Miss Heggerness attended the Minneapolis schools and is employed at Montgomery Ward Co. Mr Johnson a graduate of the Davenport high school, is a vocalist with radio station WOC.

The couple will make their home at 622 Carey avenue, Davenport. Bizet's Symphony a new and intrig-Ing perfume which possesses the same grandeur as the Musical Symphony, is now beine featured at Schmidt's. Original in character, Bizet perfumes and sachets are encased in sparkling lucite designed as guitars, banjos, drums, and lyres, which may be used separately as bud vases, cigarette cases, or any receptacle for per. sonal gadgets. SCHMIDT'S Ml SIC and GIFT SHOP US W.

Third Davenport, Iowa th MRS ROBERT L. COX AIISS Mary Elaine Stee, daugh-ter of Mr and Mrs Byron R. Stee of 2411 North Howell street, Davenport, was married to Staff Sgt. Robert L. Cox, son of Mr and Mrs L.

R. Cox of North Terre Haute, at 3 p. m. today at a double ring ceremony in the rectory of Holy Family Catholic church. Miss Mary Noppe of Moline was maid of honor and Raymond Anderson, seaman in the navy, of East Moline, served as best man.

The bride wore an afternoon dress of light weight wool in egg shell shade with black accessories and her attendant was attired in a crepe dress of pale pink with black accessories. They wore corsages of roses. After the ceremony a dinner was held for the wedding party and the immediate families at the bride's parental home. A three-tier wedding cake centered the table, which was decorated with fbouquets of sweetpeas. The couple will leave on a two weeks wedding trip to New York where they will visit Dr.

H. R. Cox of Suffern and Paul R. Cox of Glen Falls. The bride is a graduate of St.

Mary's high school in Moline and i was formerly employed at the I Ordnance Steel Co. in Betten dorf. Sgt. Cox was graduated from the Garfield high school in Terre Haute and was employed as advertising manager at the Hulman Co. there before entering the service about three years ago.

He recently returned from 24 months' overseas service with the air transport command in the China-Burraa-India theater. At the end of a 45-day furlough Sgt. Cox will report Aug. 30 at Ft. Totten, N.

for reassignment. He wears a Presidential Citation, a Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater of Operations Ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with two battle stars. His bride will return to five with her parents. Mrs L. R.

Cox, mother of the bridegroom, was here for the ceremony. Announce Winners Of Houell Match A Howell match played Friday evening at Hotel Mississippi by the Friday Night Bridge club resulted in the following scoring 50 per cent or more: Mr and Mrs L. C. Dexter, Mrs W. C.

Knickel and Mrs Rex Ballard, Mrs Rudy Hansen and Mrs J. J. Burke, Mrs H. H. Harris and Rex Ballard, tying with Miss Olga Siebold and Mrs Gertrude Richter, and Mrs M.

B. Heaps and Mrs W. W. Greer. Linoleum QUAKER GOLD SEAL Ft.

9 Ft 12 Ft Widths Also a comnlete line Clnn. 1 SOleum Rues. Armstrnnn 1 vjtoio oeai. KURTZ CARPET COMPANY J17 3rd Dial 3-3730 TMN HKPMOf mwiHOiiis w.imrt STORAGE CO. 1903 Davenport, Iowa 7161 and Miss Margery Johnson.

Blair Johnson and her daughters, Margery Ann and Judith, for about 70 friends at the Outing club. Bouquets of garden flowers were used in decoration of the attractively appointed tea table. Taking turns at pouring were Mrs John C. Peart and Miss Edythe Peart, Mrs L. A.

McClen-ahan and Miss Nancy McClena-han, Mrs Lee W. Turnbull and Miss Nancy Lee Turn'jull and Mrs Alfred J. Meyer and Miss Shirley Meyer. Miss Johnson visited Miss Wil son at her home earlier in the summer and she will stop there er route to Goucher college in the fall where the two girls will again be roommates. Both are affiliated with Delta Gamma sororitv.

Troth Announced MISS CATHERINE GOETSCH IR and Mrs Arthur J. Goetsch 1,1 of 2128 West Second street, Davenport, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Catherine Goetsch, to Staff Sgt. Reinhart J. Thoensen, son of Mr and Mrs Reinhart J. Thoensen of 225 Washington street.

No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Goetsch is a graduate of Davenport high school and she is employed by the Industrial Engineering Equipment Co. of this city. Staff Sgt. Thoensen attended the Davenport schools and he has been in the army for the last three years, just recently returning from 18 months' service overseas.

He was with the 15th Air force in Italy and received the presidential unit citation with an Oak Leaf cluster for meritorious service. Upon completion of a 30-day recuperation furlough, he reported to the Sioux Falls army air base at Sioux Falls, S. D. JOSEPH MERTL Mrs Bertha Hladik of LeClaire, Mrs Agnes Gazurek of Newport News, Mrs Mildred Vobr of Cresco, Mrs Anna Hilak of Milwaukee, and Mrs Emma Slama of Donahue, la. Five of the Mertls' 19 grandchildren are in the service.

They are Raymond Hladik, Edward Vobr, Edwin and Robert Hilak and Carl Gazurek, all in the army. There are five great grandchildren. Mr Mertl was employed by the Bettendorf Co. for over 25 years before his retirement a year ago. it i n't, I i 1 Jr MACTAGGART St.

Katharine's school, attended Monticello college in Godfrey, 111., and Augustana college. After his graduation from St. Ambrose academy, Mr Spaeth attended Holy Cross college in Worcester, and St. Ambrose college, receiving his degree at the latter school. He is employed at the Rock Island arsenal.

The news of the engagement was revealed at an informal tea Saturday afternoon at the MacTaggart residence. Weds in Oklahoma MRS LEONARD SCHARFF ANNOUNCEMENT is made of the marriage of Miss Eileen Shipley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Shipley of LeClaire, to Pvt. Leonard Scharff, son of Mr and Mrs George Scharff of New Liberty. The wedding took place Saturday, July 14, in the First Lutheran church of Muskogee, with the Rev. Martin P.

Studtmann officiating at the single ring ceremony. Miss Louise Howard was maid of honor and Sgt. Arthur Blair served as best man. The bride wore an afternoon dress of blue crepe with white accessories and her attendant was attired in a black linen frock with matching accessories. Each wore a corsage of red roses.

Mrs Scharff is a graduate of the LeClaire high school and has been employed in the office of the Independent Baking Co. Pvt. Scharff was employed at the Rock Island arsenal before entering the service in 1942 A veteran of 20 months' duty in the Aleutians, he is now stationed at Camp Gruber, Okla. His wife will reside with her parents. Mr and Mrs Stubbe Observe Their 25th Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mrs Charles H.

Stubbe of 1601 College avenue, Davenport, observed their silver wedding anniversary Friday evening at a family dinner, with their two sons, Sgt. Robert F. Stubbe, who was here from Winter General hospital, Topeka, Kan.t for the occasion, and Eugene C. Stubbe, who is employed at the Swan Engineering Co. A gift of a money tree from their sons centered the table.

The former Miss Marie Cepican and Mr Stubbe were married July 20, 1920, in the rectory of Sacred Heart cathedral, with the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Flannagan officiating. Mis Stubbe was born in Davenport and Mr Stubbe in Pleasant Valley.

They have lived here since their marriage. Mr Stubbe is manager of the Standard Oil service station at 1330 Harrison street. V- lit, If ceremony and later in the evening a reception will be held at the same place with many relatives and friends attending. Out-of-town guests will include Mr and Mrs Eugene W. Jobst, the bridegroom's parents, Mr and Mrs E.

Gradert, grandparents of the bridegroom, and Mr and Mrs H. Delfs, all of Davenport; the Rev. and Mrs S. M. Becker of Grafton, Miss Ella Schmidt of Osage, the Rev.

and Mrs Paul Ken-zon of Brighton, Miss Amalia Hast of Chicago, and Mrs H. Ru-precht and daughter of Lowden, la. The bride is a graduate of the Waverly high school and attended Wartburg college. She is now a student at Washington university in St. Louis, majoring in social sciences, and she will receive her degree early in September.

Mr-Jobst was graduated from the Davenport high school and St. John's Junior college in Winfield, Kan. He attended Washington university for a year before enrolling at the Concordia seminary in St. Louis, where he was gradui ated July 13. He will be prdained to the ministry Sept.

9 at Trinity Lutheran church, Davenport, and will enter the navy chaplain service in October. After the ceremony the couple will go to St. Louis, where the bride will continue her studies. The wedding trip has been postponed until after her graduation this fall. Series of Parties Is Given in Honor Of Mrs John i'agel Mrs John Nagel, the former Miss Corrine Otten.

whose mar riage to Cpl. Nagel took place June was honored at a postnuptial party Friday evening given by Mrs Harold Stowe of 2703 Western avenue, Davenport, with Mes-dames Weber Reese, John W. Pohlmann. Jack Glaudel and Rav Pohlmann acting as assisting nostesses. The 15 guests enjoyed games of court whist, after which re freshments were served.

Table decorations were in the wedding colors of aqua, pink and white. The honored guest was presented with a party gift. Thursday evenine Mrs was entertained at a dinner-theater party given by the O-De-Vie ciud, ot which she is a member. She was presented with a party gift from the twelve guests. Mrs Harold Jansen of 910 Jones street, Bettendorf, assisted by Mrs Helen Jansen, will give a party Thursday, July 26, to honor the recent bride.

The event will be in the form of a personal shower. Mrs Nagel will leave the middle of August to join her husband, a member of the marine corps, now stationed at Pensacola, Fla. Harry Schmidts Are Guests in Davenport Mr and Mrs Harry Schmidt and their children, Malcolm and Mar-got Schmidt, left today for their home in Ames, after visiting here for the last few days as the houseguests of Mr and Mrs Otto Nobis of near Davenport. Mr Schmidt is brother of Mrs Nobis. Arizona and Colorado Guests at Ilein Home Mr and Mrs George Knoche of Phoenix, and Mr and Mrs Calvin Hadley of Denver, have left for their respective homes after enjoying a week's visit with Mr and Mrs Lee Hein of 1518 Pershing avenue, Davenport, and Mr and Mrs Albert Esbaum of Lowden, la.

Mrs Hein and Mrs Esbaum are daughters of the George Knoches, and Mrs Hadley is a sister of Mrs Knoche. MISS ANN fF interest to many friends is the announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Ann MacTaggart, daughter of Mr and Mrs L. G. MacTaggart of 2431 Fulton avenue, Davenport, to James F. Spaeth, son of Mr and Mrs B.

A. Spaeth, of 720 East Locust street, Davenport. No definite date has "been set for the wedding but it will take place sometime in September. The bride-elect, a graduate of Postnuptial Shower Is Held in Honor of Mrs Arvid lljurstrom Mrs Arnold Bjurstrom of Thirty-eighth street and Thirty-fourth avenue, Moline, entertained at a postnuptial party Friday evening at her horn? to honor Mrs Arvid Bjurstrom, the former Bernice Thiessen of Davenport. The 12 guests enjoyed games of cards, for which prizes were awarded.

Refreshments were served and table decorations were in pink and blue. Each guest received a corsage. The party was given in the form of a miscellaneous shower and the honored guest received many gifts. The marriage took place Friday, June 29, in the Evangelical Baptist church of St. Louis, with the Rev.

Oberle officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Albert Online of St. Louis, former residents of Moline. The couple are residing at 4525 1,4 Eighth avenue, Rock Island. Mr Bjurstrom is employed at Deere Moline.

Rev. L. J. Enright To Quietly Observe His 82nd Birthday The Rev. L.

J. Enright, pastor emeritus of Holy Family Catholic church, Davenport, will observe his 82nd birthday anniversary quietly Sunday with his sisters, the Misses Anne and Elizabeth Enright, at their home, 215 East Fourteenth street. He has been receiving congratulatory cards and messages for several days. Father Enright, who served for nearly 46 years as pastor of Holy Family church, which he founded in 1897, was born in Donahue, la. He studied at St.

Ambrose college, Mount St. Mary's in Cincinnati and the Catholic university in Washington, D. and was ordained to the priesthood Dec. 27, 1892, in Sacred Heart cathedral. Alpha Pixy Sub-Deb Club Plans Wiener Roast for July 28 The Alpha Pixy Sub-Deb club discussed plans for a wiener roast to be held Saturday, July 28.

at a business meeting at the home of Miss Mary Leu Bovard of 1414 Pershing avenue, Davenport. Acting as hostesses at the picnic, to which members will ask dates, will be the Misses Dorothy and Verna Wells. In charge of the meeting were the officers, who were installed July 4 at the home of Miss Shirley Haddock, 320 East Twelfth street, Davenport. They are Miss Betty Springer, president, Miss Sarah Fuller, vice president, Miss Shirley Boden, secretary, and Miss Shirley Haddock, treasurer. Miss Haddock named the following committee members: Publicity.

Miss Nancy Leese and Miss Phyllis Boden; refreshment. Miss Lois Johnson and Miss Roberta Lawrence; entertainment, the Misses Dorothy and. Verna Wells and Miss Barbara RuLon, and librarian, Miss Mary Lou Bovard. To No te 5 Oth Wedding Ann iversary ALLIED -MW-uai li.n .,1 i This is one of 900 modern vans to move you across the street or across the country. Estimate Cheerfully Furniihed A'o Obligation 3 11 MRS JOSEPH MERTL MONDAY, July 23, marks the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joseph Mertl of 2309 Bellevue avenue, Bettendorf, who will observe the day quietly with their family.

The couple were married fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, where they were both born, and they came to this country in 1912, moving to Davenport in 1916. They are the parents of seven children: Sgt. Joseph Mertl, recently returned from New Guinea and now stationed at Camp Atterbury, Sgt. Albert Mertl, assigned to the Philippines; TRANSFER SINCE 428-430 Western Avenue DIAL 2.