Freedom on the March staged for Northwest Territory history
A 9000 strong crowd at Ohio University stadium witnessed the Federal Northwest Territory Celebration Commission’s pageant Freedom on the March. The show traced eight milestones from the Albany Convention to the Ohio Company formation with vivid costumes and period dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Territory
Betty Anderson
Federal Northwest Territory Celebration Commission
Ohio University Stadium
Merrill R. Atkinson
Logan
W. Va
H. L. Atkinson
Trundle Bed Inn
Athens
Kentucky Home of O. U. Terrill Inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Paint Lick Kentucky house once owned by O. U. Terrill, now tied to the Bank of Athens, inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin when she visited the estate. The display at Drake's Jewelry Store features Terrill family artifacts, including a 200-year-old silver syrup pitcher and 155-year-old sterling spoons, plus items loaned by Miss Josephine Quest and Mrs. J. H. Dorsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake’s
N. Court St
O. U. Terrill
Bank of Athens
Paint Lick
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Kentucky
Mr. Terrill
Drake’s Window
Josephine Quest
Marquis de Lafayette
Miss Quest
Washington and Friends
J. H. Dorsey
Joseph Rodehaver
Everett Barnhart
F. C. Segale
First American Colony Milestone in Marietta Opens Civil Govt
July 15 1788 marked the final milestone of the Ohio Company journey in Marietta Ohio Gov St Clair greeted by Rufus Putnam as military rule ended and civil government began A mixed crowd of Indians soldiers and pioneers heard St Clair speak The Ohio University Band performed a concert as a train whistle blended with the pageant voices and the group sang Brave America
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
the Temple
Army Camp _ Grounds
New York
Northwest Territory
Congress
Fort McIntosh
Ohio
America
Ohio Company
Bunch of Grapes Tavern
Boston
Rufus Putnam
Manasseh Cutler
Marietta
Arthur St. Clair
Fort Harmar
Muskingum
St. Clair
Athens
Ohio University Band
Goldman
Rossini
Alexander
Richards
Panella
Church Breakfast Honors Junior and Senior Members
The Official Board of the First Methodist Episcopal Church hosted a Sunday morning breakfast at 8 for about 130 junior and senior high students newly received into full membership Palm Sunday and their families. Toastmaster Dr Manman. talks by Rev Bayliff and others. group singing and piano music preceded a communion service. The event will be annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Seaman
John Wesley
Carl Nessley
Arthur Sherman
Russell E. Bayliff
M. M. Kerr
E. C. Class
Calendar of local women groups meet this week
Calendar items list numerous club meetings across Athens including Child Conservation League at 7 30 p m at 34 W Washington St led by Sadie Landis, PEO at 7 30 Tuesday, Music Understanding Group at 7 30 Tuesday, and many others with dates and host addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Conservation League
Beatrix Rosser
Washington St
Sadie Landis
Music Understanding Group of
Faculty Women’s Club
Northwest Territory celebration guests gather in Athens
Mrs Hal Murphy and sister Miss Emma Westenhaver visit for the Northwest Territory celebration. Miss Virginia Beasley travels from Columbus with her sister Miss Marjorie Beasley for the event. Many locals and visitors attend the parade pageant and accompanying ceremonies in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Murphy
E. State St
Emma Westenhaver
Logan
Westenhaver
Northwest Territory
Virginia Beasley
Fred Beasley
Morris Ave
Athens
Beasley
Columbus
Marjorie Beasley
Mary Baldwin School
Staunton
Virginia
Howard Miles
Racine
Bonnie Miles
E. Mulberry St
Gladys Whitlatch
Frank Poston
Nelsonville
Ford Hack
Claud Chrisman
Harry Roush
Pomeroy
Guysville
E. C. Christy
Detroit
Stanton Graham
Wade Richardson
Parkersburg
W. Va
N. J. Rickey
Wheeling
Easter Cantata The Seven Last Words of Christ
The First Christian Church choir presents The Seven Last Words of Christ by DuBois on Thursday at 7 30 p m with an organ prelude solo selections and choral numbers led by Mr Le Masters Mr Prather and others followed by The Lord's Supper The personnel includes sopranos altos tenors and basses with guest soloists Walter Prather Glen Hanes and Ralph Parks and organist Mrs William Ruston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Christ
DuBois
First Christian Church
Miss Jones
Mr. le Masters
Mr. Pahner
Paradise
Mr. Prather
Mr. Hanes
Miss Cakenougher
Albert Hay Mallotte
Robert Whitaker
Gladys Jones
Esther Cokenougher
Ethel Beekman
Marilyn Davis
Ethel Woolf
Dorothy Fleming
Mae Herron
Lucile Duffee
Mary Helen Lee
Ruth Dye
Dolores Henderson
Ramah McCune
Mary Louise Chambers
Florine Marlatt
Walter Pahner
Gerald McDaniel
Alva Roberts
Clyde Warren
Robert Quigley
Mr. Cookson
William Porter
Basses
D. I. Gandee
William le Masters
Addison Dixon
Richard Deem
Robert Stewart
Frederick Kittle
Aubrey Oxley
Wilbur Young
Charles Minister
Walter Prather
Logan
Glen M. Hanes
Glouster
Ralph Parks
Nelsonville
William Ruston
Pre-View Tea Showcases Edna Way and John Rood
Edna Way head of Ohio University art department and wood sculptor John Rood were guests of honor at a tea hosted by Prof. and Mrs. Rush Elliott. The event previewed sculptures and watercolors before their April 13 showing in Edwin Watts Chubb Library running through the weeks ahead. Assistants included Misses Isabel Work Margaret Abel and Esther Dunham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Way
Ohio University Art Department
John Rood
Rush Elliott
Marietta Ave
Edwin Watts Chubb
Isabel Work
Margaret Abel
Esther Dunham
Missionary Society Leads Central Ave M E Church Service
The Central Ave M E Church Sunday night program features the Missionary Society presenting group demonstrations and readings. Mrs. H. T. Farrar leads, with notes on Mothers' Jewels Home York Nebraska and Work Among the Indians. Residents of Carville Leopards, Harpst Home Cedar Point and Erie Home Oliver Hill are referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave. M. E
Missionary Ear
Guy Pierce
H. T. Farrar
Anna Edwards
Home Guards
Pennsylvania
Edna Easler
D. L. Jones
Harpst
Cedar Point
Erie
Oliver Hill
Easter Customs Lecture At First Christian Church
Miss Nora Marie Rearick art teacher at Lincoln High School Cleveland will present an illustrated lecture on Easter Arts and Customs Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the First Christian Church. She curated the Easter egg collection for the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Metropolitan. A demonstration of current art methods will be shown and the public is invited with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Marie Rearick
Lincoln High School
Cleveland
First Christian Church
Rearick
Cleveland Museum of Art
Metropolitan
Child Study Club Dinners and Prize Games
Members of the Child Study Club hosted husbands at a 6 o clock pot luck dinner at the Eagles Hall on Thursday. Carl Beatty and Harold Fisher won prizes among the men while Mrs Clyde Mansfield Mrs Earnest Baughman and Mrs William Mansfield earned women’s prizes. Next meeting will celebrate the birthdays of Mrs Ward Swartz and Mrs Henry Swank. Union Veterans officers and daughters to meet at the I O O F Hall Wednesday at 7 00 p m for practice. Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge No 553 will meet in the IOOF Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Study Club
Eagles Hall
Carl Beatty
Harold Fisher
Clyde Mansfield
Earnest Baughman
William Mansfield
Ward Swartz
Henry Swank
I. O. O. F. Hall
Nannie Allom
Serenade and Shower for Mr and Mrs Arthur West
A serenade and miscellaneous shower will be held Saturday night April 16 at the home of the groom’s parents near Albany. The event honors Mr and Mrs Arthur West (Cassie Ervin) and invites all friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur West
Cassie Ervin
Pearley West
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pageant
Ring of Light
Benjamin Franklin
Fort Sackville
George
Rogers Clark
Clark
William Farrell
Old Northwest
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
Santa Cruz
Calif
East
Middle West
Gloria
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Ohio Country
Chichesters Pills
PEO
Genevieve Apgar
Elmwood
Progressive Literary Club
the Eastwood
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Fred E. Lachs
Presbyterian Manse
Delphian
Maude Rutherford
N. Congress St
Webb Walker
Marie Dressler
Harrington
Gertrude Pritchard
James Lane Allen
Woman's’ Benefit Association
IL. O. O. F. Hall
Minerva Mann
Nelsonville Review
H. A. Fisher
West State St
Westside Sewing Group
Harold McGrath
Curran Drive
Women's Home Missionary Society of the
A. H. Beckett
Anna Swartz
Athens Needle Club
Eastwood
Dorotha Patterson
Home St
Clarence Allen
Pengree
Social Society
Clyde Hines
May Ave
Hillcrest Needle Club
Frank Kayser
Lan Caster St
Ednesday
Betty Westfall
Jimmie Westfall
Elizabeth Swaim
San Berdino
Frank L. Harvey
Stimson Ave
Swaim
Harvey
Jane Marquis
D. E. Marquis
S. Shafer Sr
W. F. Jefferson
Bloominburg
Hugh Jefferson
Jefferson
Court St
A. L. Bechtel
Clarksburg
Bechtel
Harley Gooding
O. A
Mary Lou Hudson
Dorothy Lowrey
Helen Dunham
Kalamazoo
Mich
Constance McGregor
West Lafayette
Jane Butyn
Huntington
Jane A'Herne
University of Cincinnati
Phyllis Logan
Denison University
Granville
Chi Omega Sorority
Mary Elizabeth Ecklar
Williamstown
Flora Juett
University Terrace
Virginia Martin
Lakewood
Florette Martin
Cayl
Clark Chapel
Ladies Aid
E. F. Sell
Cora Phillips
Frank Wood
Regina Mae
Faculty Wives Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
J. E. Thackeray
Canary
Frank S. Willigan
Nashville
Tenn
Japan
Doe
San Jose
Dixie
The
Capital City Products Co
Mallory
Cravenette
Zenners
Junior
Pursan
Nature
Todey
Cline's Pharmacy
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