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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1959
Page
11
Tau Alpha Chapter of Chi Omega hosted its Spring Eleusinian Dessert Hour in Athens with Athens Alumnae Chapter members mothers and patronesses as guests. Attendees included Mrs. Brandes Bush Dorman Kohn Householder Fryer Kuenzli Kyle Wichterman Armbruster Nessley Picard Sears Wickham Wolfe Wren Shoemaker Vermillion Wright Alden Sprague and Patrick. Housemother Terrill and Miss Harabaglia assisted at the dessert table.
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Tony Barkie of New Marshfield included Raymond Russell and family from Huntington West Virginia and Zeke Gall and family from Newark along with Paul Rogaski of Athens. Mrs Margaret Hall returned from Florida visiting relatives in Fort Pierce Stuart and Fort Myers. The Santa Cruz California Robisons stayed a month with the Rileys and traveled by train to New York. Chapter activities at the Ohio University group featured awards pledges and honorary recognitions with Miss Sally Lynn presiding and Miss Esther Fleming noted for campus leadership. Officiating officers and advisers from local chapters are listed with attendees.
Mr and Mrs Harold Neelon of Sudbury Massachusetts announce the birth of a son Thomas Edward born April 4. The mother Helen Haskins is daughter of Dr and Mrs J D Haskins of 159 Grosvenor Street. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas Neelon of Waltham with two siblings Kelly and Peter.
Lois M. Washburn offers efficient travel reservations from 12 U S Court St with expert service and a contact phone number 29342.
Printed Pattern 4748 offers Misses half sizes 14 through 24 with yardage for 1642 and 3512. Directions included on pattern parts. Send fifty cents plus ten cents for mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept The Athens Messenger New York.
A needlecraft notice advertises a large oval doily pattern 660 with matching sizes 1242x20 and 7x15 inches in No 30 cotton. It offers 35 cents mailed, add 5 cents per pattern, to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept P O Box 169 Old Chelsea Station. Also promotes 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 25 cents.
The Theta Sigma Phi journalism honorary marks its 50th founding anniversary with a tea at Ohio University Center Ballroom Sunday at 2 pm. OU Alpha Phi chapter joins. Charles French of the Dayton Daily News will speak. tours of journalism facilities planned for Athens High School seniors and area students.
Athens Federation of Women’s Clubs met at the Cottage Tea Room with ten clubs represented. Plans include hosting duties, juvenile delinquency discussions, Christmas aid for 500 underprivileged county children, hospital and rest home contributions, and supervised summer recreation at the local school playground.
Mrs. Annette Felty, wife of a mechanical engineer and mother of two, won the Ohio Fuel Gas Co sponsored Mrs America district cook-off at Ohio University. She earns a gas range and a chance to compete in the Mrs Ohio finals in Columbus May 6 and 7.
Pomona Grange in Lodi hosts a gathering at 8 p m with visiting grange members asked to bring sandwiches. Meigs County Grange presents Fifth Degree. Business and Professional Women's Club meets at 7 30 p m with silent auction and initiation. Several clubs hold tea room events, officer elections, and programs. Apple dietary notes and recipes conclude the page with fruit dressings and a health claim about raw apples reducing mouth bacteria.
Den 3 of Cub Pack 56 toured the Dairy Farm at Athens State Hospital as part of the Down on the Farm theme for April meetings. Members on the tour included Michael Toomey David Well Bill Huntsman Joel Bitters Roger Batdorff Jim Elder David Kelton Gary Satchett and Dennis Batdorff. Assisting, Mrs Frank Batdorff the Den Mother were Mrs Ralph Well and Tom Batdorff the Den Chief.
Dr. and Mrs. Ernst von Dohnanyi visiting Athens were guests of honor at a Music Hall coffee hour and reception. The musical faculty members and Dean Earl Seigfred attended in Dr. Karl Ahrendt's office from 2 30 to 4 30 pm to meet the couple.
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