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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1922
Page
3
Nelsonville residents are urged to attend a Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday evening on canal and city improvements. Engineer Elwell of the Columbus Chamber will speak, with a 6:15 banquet and 6:45 business session open to non members. Travel salesmen and visitors are invited as guests.
The Y M C A board met Tuesday evening to review progress. Eighteen directors serve now with Miller Wilson Charles Preston and Cecil Shafer newly added. Mortgage debt canceled and goals include a new gym a permanent boys camp and extensive building repairs.
The Ladies Missionary society of the Christian church will meet at Mrs B L Lamborn’s home Thursday at 7 o clock. Rehearsals have started Miss Rhodes of the John B Rogers company has arrived in Nelsonville and the high school play All Aboard has begun. About 150 local students will take part in costumes.
The King's Heralds gathered Saturday April 1 at Nellie Kuhn's Grover street home. High teen members attended and six new members joined the society. Two visitors attended and refreshments were served by the hostess and Mary Donley.
Mrs. W. W. Gibson urged hedge fencing at the Women’s Community Club last evening. She recommended the three pronged hedge variety for its beauty and mass, noting many city families are replacing unsightly fences and inviting community support.
Nelsonville Lodge of Elks will hold one of their enjoyable dances Thursday evening April 6. The event promises a lively night with music and socializing for members and guests.
Tuesday evening featured an engaging service led by Rev E Ek McCormack of Corning delivering a scholarly sermon. A trained voice and solo impressed the large congregation as special Lenten meetings continue with Rev L O Landsitter scheduled to preach tonight.
An unusual meeting of the Woman's Community club at the YMCA elected delegates J M Hyde L A Whitmore and Bertha Nixon to attend the Chilli cothe meeting on April 27 and 28. The group approved funding for planting flowers on the square plot again this year. After the business session Mrs C H Roudebush led a productive program with piano duet by Rebecca Sharp and Louise Rice and talks on spring beautifying and planting timing by Mrs W W Gibson and Mrs L A Whitmore.
Typewriters for the commercial extension course have arrived and are ready for distribution. Interested parties should contact Superintendent Ferree or J. L. Sandusky immediately to secure one at student rates, with a ream of typing paper if ordered before week’s end. The business course starts Tuesday evening at the high school.
In Poston Sugar Creek the community began a social work program with Miss Iua Stanfield of the Red Cross in Athens county presiding. Residents formed a general committee to clean up the village and plan investigations into local problems. Sewing clubs will be started for women and a community center is proposed for events. Women meet next Tuesday to organize clubs and activities.
Speaker Rupert Beetham told Ohio university students that modern women's dress reflects progress and comfort. He urged hard work and civic virtue, praising rising college and high school enrollment as signs of national advancement.
Matold Seiler, 37, was taken from a southbound K M railroad train at Athens Tuesday evening by Sheriff Parker at the request of his father from Glouster. The father said the boy ran away to go to West Virginia and asked for his apprehension and detention until he arrived.
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