Part 2 Kansas Visitors at Stewart Home Mrs. Millie Stewart had as her guests last week her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Stewart and little son, Michael, of Sunflower, Kansas Missouri Valley Visitors Here Over Week End Mrs. Aubrey Virden and son, Ronnie and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Lay and children Barbara Kay and Deanna Lee of Missouri Valley enjoyed a visit in Leon over the week end with Mrs. Lau's mother, Mrs. Bertha Virden and with her father, Jake Virden. Arkansas Visitors At Brown Home Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and little daughter, Patricia Ann had as their guests Wednesday and Thursday, Mrs. I. ZM. Everett and two little daughter of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mrs. Mildred Booth and son Jack of St. Louis, Missourii and Mrs. C. E. Oden of Cainsville, Missouri. Week End Guest at Watkins Home Miss Mayble Epp, of Des Moines, secretary of the Iowa Woman's Christian Missionary Society of the Disciples of Christ was a weekend guest at the Rev. Wilbur R. Watkins home. Miss Epp and Mrs. Watkins were former acquaintances when the Watkins family in Des Moines. The Stewarts Were dinner Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart were hosts at dinner Friday evening to a group of friends in the Painter tea room. Bridge was played afterward at the Stewart home. Mrs. J. W. Rowell and Miss Betty Rowell Feted Friends at Dessert Bridge Mrs. J. W. Rowell and miss Betty Rowell entertained at a dessert bridge Friday afternoon. Six tables were at play. Two Californians enjoying the party were Mrs. Bessie Bamber and Mrs. Gorda Whitmore. Mrs. W. H. Carpenter was high scorer; Mrs. Frank S. Stewart, second high; Miss Grace Wallace, traveling prize and Mrs. Nina Calhoun was awarded consolation prize. Mrs. W. H. Carperter Entertained Her Bridge Club Mrs. W. H. Carpenter entertained the ladies of her bridge club at a party Wednesday of last week. Mrs. W. C. Scholty was high scorer. Attended Council VFW Meetings In Des Moines Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hill of Davis City attended the council meetings of the veterans of Foreign Wars and the Auxiliary held at Des Moines, nation president of the VFW Auxiliary was honored at a dinner. She installed the district presidents and appointive officers Sunday. Due to the O.D.T. regulations the Iowa Annual Encampment had to be cancelled. The council voted to sustain the elective officers for another year unless they wished to resign. The men selected Norman Lee as department commander to replace Arthur Buckner. The women accepted the guard's resignation but the other elective officers will remain in office. Hedwig Olson of Denison is the department president. Other national officers present were Comrade M. Cawkins service officer and Margaret Jones, flag bearer. Mrs. F.A. Bowman Entertained at Bridge Two Afternoons Mrs. F. A. Bowman entertained a company of twelve ladies at a 1:30 p.m. dessert bridge on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons of last week. Mrs. Frank Slade was high scorer on Wednesday afternoon and Mrs. G. B. Price was high scorer the following afternoon. Feted Friends At Bridge Mrs. W. H. Carpenter and Mrs. Robert Carpenter were co-hostesses at a one o'clock luncheon Monday in the home of Mrs. W. H. Carpenter. High scorers at bridge were Mrs. M. C. Archibald and W. F. Lindsey. Departs for Osceola Miss Twyla Coffelt accompanied her sister, Mrs. Clarence Culbertson to Osceola Tuesday where they will make their future home. Both young ladies have employment in that city. Miss Coffelt will be employed at Rollins Hosiery Mills. Returns from Kansas Visit Mrs. Noel Baker returned Sunday from Wichita, Kansas , where she had been viditing friends for a week. M

This entry touchs my family as Millie Stewart was my grandmother. She lived at that time (July 1945) on South Main Street in Leon half way down what we called depot hill. Millie (Simpson) Stewart b. 27 Dec 1878; d. 7 Aug 1946 My uncle Lyman Stewart b. 12 Mar 1915; d. 11 Oct 1981 Part 2 Kansas Visitors at Stewart Home Mrs. Millie Stewart had as her guests last week her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Stewart and little son, Michael, of Sunflower, Kansas