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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1934

Page

6

Ohio University Band Broadcast at Memorial Auditorium

The Ohio University Band presented a concert broadcast from WHIO with an interior stage setup and tuxedoed players. Highlights included Beethoven Egmont Overture, Lady Fingers, Through the Air, The Children's March, Desolation Romance, and a finale featuring Semper Fidelis and Alma Mater, with drum corps and Legionnaires providing a colorful backdrop.

Might Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Band Gounod Messrs. Wagner, Woodmansee Sutter Sigrist Brooks Franks Franks Goldman Dana Moffat Christiansen Ketelby Hildreath Glenwood Dugan American Legion Legionnaires Brockenshire Ward Hamm Curtis W. Janssen

Mrs. Wade Bean Hosts Pythian Sisters Meeting

Mrs. Wade Bean hosted the Past Chiefs' Club of Pythian Sisters Friday night at her West State Street home. Presiding was president Mrs. Lorene Burdette. Fourteen members played Lotto with Mrs. Frank Cross taking first and Mrs. Beasie Cooley second. Mrs. Margaret Williams and Mrs. H. T. Wise won the next contest. The mystery box went to Mrs. Wise. Refreshments were served.

Wade Bean Chiefs’ Club of Pythian Sisters West State Street Lorene Burdette Lotto Frank Cross Beasie Cooley Margaret Williams H. T. Wise

Benefit Bridge Hosted by Central PTA

The Central Parent-Teacher Association will hold a benefit bridge event in the Central School Building on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Prizes include first and door prizes. Mrs. Paul Keever chairs the committee. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Central Parent-Teacher Association Paul Keever

Past 40 Dont Mourn Lost Youth Find New Interests

Mary Margaret McBride counsels midlife readers to seek absorbing pursuits beyond self. She argues happiness continues past forty, citing examples like Gertrude Jekyll, Marie Dressler, Irene Rich, and Irene Rich again, urging health checks and external interests over vanity.

Marie Hollywood Irene Rich

Tragic Love Story of Professor's Wife in Evanston

Anna Porter widow of Northwestern University physicist remains a recluse behind a red brick Lake Shore avenue house in Evanston. Surrounded by more than 20 dogs, she preserves her late husband’s memory with a silent life, rarely seen by neighbors, and keeps his workshop intact. A 1909 touring car sits unused behind high iron gates as a symbol of a romance that ended with his death in 1900.

Evanston Anna Porter Northwestern University Lake Shore’ Boulevard Porter University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University Europe Professor Porter

Local Junior Musicians Give Recital in Music Hall

Athens youths active in the Junior Music Club presented a Sunday recital in Music Hall Auditorium featuring piano solos by Eugenia Kresge Arminta Morrison Alice Carpenter Dorothy Gentry and Jesse Rowler a clarinet solo by Mr Welsh vocal performances by Hele Radford Anna Dunfee Margaret Guthrie and Alice Bardin and a Chopin Mazurka and Prelude. The Athenian Temple Pythian Sisters District Convention was scheduled for Friday April 13 with Christian Church serving meals by reservations with Mrs Frank Cross due by Wednesday evening.

Athens Junior Music Club Woman's Music Club State Junior Music Clubs Organisation Music Hall Auditorium Music Club Eugenia Kresge N. Louise Wright Arminta Morrison James H. Rogers Alice Carpenter Newton Swift Dorothy Gentry Idilia Lark Mr. Bileeea Hogera Alies Hele Radford Anna Dunfee Clokey Mr. Welsh Brockenshire Jesse Rowler Harleck Borsby Margaret Alice Guthrie Alice Bardin Chopin Athenian Temple Christian Church Frank Cross

Fraternity Dance at Omega Tau Delta House

Forty couples danced to Patsy Winters and his band at the Omega Tau Delta house Saturday night. Blue and gold decor lit the interior with a canopy of gold and blue crepe paper. refreshments included New York ice cream and punch. chaperons were Prof. and Mrs. Delancey Miss Lash Mr. and Mrs. Breithart Mr. Alpert. Prominent couples named include Mabel Young Pete Smith Peggy Young Nathan Ackerman Dotty Gundenhauf Tommy Thompson Juanita Rexford Gil Tomaselli Beverly Greenberg Raymond Alpert.

Patsy Winters Omega Tau Delta New York Punch BM. Delancey Greta Lash

Debating League Finals Judge and Championship Items

Prof. W H Cooper chaired the state high school debate final at Ohio Semnte University with judges from Denison and Muskingum. Cleveland Heights beat Troy High for the title. Also, Athens holds Clean Up Week April 2 chaired by Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick. Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary benefit bridge at the chapter house tonight. 20 Woman's Benefit Association meets Tuesday at 7 30 in K of P Hall with officers in white attire.

W. H. Cooper Devent Ohio University Ohio Semmte University Cleveland Heights High School Troy High School Lionel Crocker Denison University Leighton Muskingum College Athens City Federation L. B. McCune McCune Georgia Kilpatrick Federation Phi Delta Theta Richard McKinstry Woman's Benefit Association K. of P. Halil

Nut Club Dance At Sigma Pi Features Garbo House Mother

A primitive themed Sigma Pi Nut Club Dance drew 40 couples with Russ Dean orchestra providing music. Girls wore shorts, boys wore roommates' clothes, and a Greta Garbo poster labeled Our House Mother hung over the mantel. Notables from Athens joined in as Bill Thompson led the grand march.

Garbo Sigma Pi Russ Dean Greta Garbo

Miss Jane Gill to Appear in Joint Recital

Miss Jane Gill a piano major at Ohio University will give a joint recital in Music Hall Auditorium tomorrow night assisted by vocal student Miss Martha Lois Splittorf. The program mixes piano works by Bach Beethoven Chopin Rachmaninoff Schumann and Brahms with vocal numbers from Bossi Ponchielli Dunhill Shaw MacDowell and German.

Jane Gill C. M. Gill Ohio University Martha Lois Splittorf Music Hall Miss Gill Miss Splittorf Bach Beethoven Chopin Rachmaninoff Schumann Brahms Miss Schaefer Pi Beta Phi Sorority

Maecenas Meeting at Mrs Cooley Home Tuesday

Maecenas Literary Club will meet at the home of Mrs E D Cooley on West State Street Tuesday at 2 p m. Additional society item referenced on page 9.

Maecenas Literary Club E. D. Cooley West State Street

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