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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1938

Page

6

Pageant of the Cross and Glee Club Concert at Memorial Auditorium

The Y W C A and Women's Glee Club present the annual Palm Service and concert. Children from Rufus Putnam Training School filled the cross with flowers as organist Eleanor Stiles played. The program included pieces by Saint Saens Wagner and Foster, with Esther Cokonougher singing a spring solo and the Sigma Alpha Iota Sextette performing unaccompanied. The next Sun Night Concert features the University Men's Glee Club on April 17 at 8 15 p m.

Eelith A. Wray Irma E. Voigt Rufus Putnam Training School Eleanor Stiles Ithamar Conkey Women's Glee Club Women’s Glee Club Margaret A. Benedict Saint-Saens Nobel Cain Delives Robinson Georgia Jeanne Pace Wagner Warren Miss Coke*nougher Athens Benedict Wither Helen Louise Schmidt Foster Sigma Alpha Iota Bonnie Bingham Doris Siegfried Mary Ann McKay Fred M. McKay Elmwood Virginia Chrisman Glee Club University Men's Glee Club

Maecenas Literary Club Meets at Mrs Rardin Home

Mrs Charles Rardin hosted the Maecenas Literary Club at 57 Central Ave Tuesday afternoon with Mrs E Bingman presiding The meeting opened with America the Beautiful and a flag service Calendars for next year were distributed Readings included Prayer of Youths Attract National Notice and Photographer Brings Out Word Picture of His Imprisonment in Austria Guest Mrs Charles Farrow performed accordion solos and Mrs Ida M Reed shared Columbus activities The club womens creed was recited Refreshments followed A Bates Missionary Society meeting was postponed to Friday April 22.

Charles Rardin Maecenas Central Ave E. Bingman Bingman Austria Bardin Northwest Territory Marietta Charles Farrow Ida M. Reed Columbus

Calendar Highlights of Wednesday Club Meetings

Local groups announce gatherings for Wednesday and Thursday including Pre-School Mothers Club at Mrs Dorotha Patterson 16 Home St IOOF Hall members practice at 7 pm Gilbert and Sullivan opera Trial by Jury at Rufus Putnam Hall at 8 pm with reception to follow Gasco Sewing Club at Mrs Roy Lees 1 Stimson Ave birthday celebration AAUW dinner Athens Country Club 6 30 pm Wesleyan Needle Club 2 pm with Mrs Everett Shirley UCD Club 2 pm with Mrs P G Hibard Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae 7 30 pm election of officers Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 7 30 pm Eagles Hall Rebekah Lodge 7 30 pm IOOF Hall Athens County Pomona Grange special session Trimble Grange degrees Faithful Few Club at Carl's Lunch 7 pm contact by 12 noon

Dorotha Patterson Clarence Allen oOo Daughters of Union Veterans IOOF Rufus Putnam Gasco Sewing Club Roy Lee Stimson Ave Wesleyan Needle Club Everett Shirley W. Union St. Oo UCD Club P. G. Hibbard Lancaster St Zeta Tau Alpha Edwin T. Helebrandt Morris Ave Athens County Pomona Grange Trimble Grange Carl Dwight Bowles

Viola Fell Talks On Program Of Child C League

Viola Fell spoke on dental hygiene at a Tuesday meeting of the Child Conservation League held at Mrs. Beatrix Rosser home. Mrs. P. S. Wamsley led the session with committee reports and upcoming year plans. Frederick and Nancy Rosser entertained with music and dance.

Child Conservation League Beatrix Rosser Washington St Viola Fell P. S. Wamsley W. H. Smith Sadie Landis Miss Fell Frederick Rosser Nancy Rosser Business and Professional Women's Club Eva Welch

Westside Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Harold McGrath Home

The Westside Sewing Club gathered Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Harold McGrath Curran Drive with eight members present Knitting teacher Mrs Elery Michael assisted their projects The next meeting is set for April 25 at 9 00 at Mrs Denver Goodings Mary Street Plus Juliet Lowe Girl Scout hay ride is postponed due to Good Friday

Westside Sewing Club Harold McGrath Curran Drive Elery Michael Denver Gooding Mary St Juliet Lowe

Crayons and Pastels in Men’s Summer Furnishings

Spring fashion notes highlight pastel and crayon shades across men’s wear. Chalk striped suits and patterned shirts pair with light summer fabrics designed for cool comfort. Pastels dominate ties and foulards while silk and cotton blends trend in pajamas and robes with bold, wide patterns.

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Dorcas Personal and Social News Briefs

Dorcas notes Sunday visits and local social events. Families like Bostick Beegle Wolfe and Arnott are mentioned with sick lists and church revival activity led by Carmichael and Rhine. Additional items cover meetings of the Women’s Missionary Society and upcoming Morning Star gathering.

Dorcas James Bostick Nellie Johnson June Beegle Edna Edith Wolfe Rutland High School Harry Wolfe Frank Arnott Racine George Beegle Guy Beegle Howard Johnson Laura Johnson Arthur Beegle Janice Buckley Wanda Ross Richard Beegle Barberton Bethany U. B. Church Carmichael Syracuse Rhine Newark Wallace Hill Harold Beegle Women's Missionary Society Carmel Morning Star

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel To Married Comrades

Adele Garrison continues the new chapter with hints of a hidden trump card in a tense parlor plot. A woman warns a brash man to keep silent or lose leverage as a dangerous marriage intrigue unfolds, with threats, bluffing, and wit driving the drama.

Mary Dicky

Personal Notices From Athens Highlights

Dr. C J Shafer entertained by Dr Lorenzo Butts and others at Hotel Berry. Mr and Mrs J Fred Kempton hosted by their son in Cleveland then return to Athens. Delegates attend state home economics convention in Columbus with teachers and students from Athens High School. Cadet Leigh Moorehead visits from Norfolk. Mr and Mrs Thomas Ewing Jr guests at Hotel Berry. Carmichael family returns from Columbus after week away.

C. J. Shafer Sandusky Hotel Berry Lorenzo Butts Robert Butts Nelsonville M. D. Worley H. R. Nye Athens Shafer J. Fred Kempton State St Charles T. Wilson Cleveland Columbus Doris Finsterwald Doris Mace Anna Grace Ator Miss Giesen Athens High School Bulgaria Leigh. S. Moorehead U. S. Navy Norfolk, Va William Moorehead S. Congress St Thomas Ewing, Jr Delbert P. Carmichael Joyce

Meaning of Dreams Explored by Noted Psychologist

Readers are urged to send 10 cents for a 32 page booklet from The Athens Messenger to learn how dreams reveal subconscious thoughts. The article cites interpretations of purses, kittens, ink spots, alarms, wild animals, and celestial symbols as messages prompting personality corrections.

Athens Messenger Home Service Sixth Ave New York N. Y

Man Claims No Facial Hair in 51 Years in Auburn

Pottsville resident Clarence Benning age 51 from Auburn says he has never shaved. The Pottsville Chamber of Commerce verifies this unusual claim about his facial hair absence.

Pottsville Clarence Benning Auburn

County Home Children See Snow White at Local Theatre

Children of the Athens County Children's Home will view Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Tuesday through Schine's Athena courtesy. Frank Nolan, manager, extended the invitation. Kiwanis Rotary Elks American Legion and other groups asked to invite needy or crippled children as guests. The film plays here four days.

Athens County Seven Dwarfs Schine Athena Frank Nolan Kiwanis Rotary Elks, American Legion

Kappa Delta Pi Hosts Initiation and Banquet at Athens Club

Kappa Delta Pi national teachers honor society held its initiation and banquet at the Athens Country Club Tuesday evening. Initiation services began at 6 30 p m with 64 members and guests attending the post dinner program led by Maxwell Fergeson. Dr Conley H Dillon Marshall College gave the main address on Europe as Viewed From Geneva, a topic tied to his attendance at the Geneva conference. New initiates include Edward F Angle James Bartholomew Maria Boerlage Margarethe C Faulstick Helen First Esther Jane Hand Gertrude Iona King Virginia Lee Betty Hoyt McCoy Robert McMaster Margaret Nunemaker Ida Mae Roderpbeck Thelma Marie Rostopher Ruth Irene Smallwood Claire E White and Laura W Ziegler.

Kappa Delta Pi Athens Country Club Maxwell Fergeson Fergeson Esther Jane Hand Irma Voigt Dean Voigt Dean McCracken Conley H. Dillon Marshall College Europe Geneva Dr. Dillon Edwin F. Angle James Bartholomew Maria Boerlage Margarethe C. Faulstick Helen First Gertrude Iona King Virginia Lee Betty Hoyt McCoy Robert McMaster Margaret Nunemaker Ida Mae Roderpbeck Thelma Marie Rostofer Ruth Irene Smallwood Claire E. White Laura W. Ziegler

Athena Delphian Club Hostess Receives New Member

Mrs. C. E. Atkinson hosted the Athena Delphian Club at 71 N High St Tuesday night. One new member Mrs. George Lantz joined, guest Mrs. Davidson attended, and a committee including Mrs. H. G. Householder and others was named to plan the picnic. Bates Christian Endeavor to meet Saturday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Forrest Meighen near Fisher Station.

C. E. Atkinson N. High St Athena Delphian Club George Lantz Davidson H. G. Householder Elizabeth Evans Mills H. G. Vance Bates Christian Endeavor Christian Endeavor Bates Church Forrest Meighen Fisher Station

Progressive Literary Club anniversary dinner at Eastwood

The Progressive Literary Club marked its 14th anniversary with a six o'clock dinner at The Eastwood. Officers organized the evening with singing, readings, a solo, and a slide lecture by Walter Porter on local flora and fauna. New member Mrs Homer C Smith attended. next meeting host will be Mrs James Earich on April 26.

Progressive Literary Club Eastwood Stephen Foster John Lockard Socrates C. D. Duncan Jeanie Walter Porter Athens High Schoo Athens Homer C. Smith James Earich

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Ywca and Memorial Steppe’s Beauty Parlor Athens Street Maecenas Literary Club Mrs BATES Bates Missionary Society Clover Farm Clover Farm Grocer America McKee Drug Co. Security Bank Bldg AAUW Anna Mumma Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles Eagles Hall Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Viola THE Athens, Ohio Adele Garrison Strange Woman Country Club Mrs. Atkinson Tues Lydia Pinkham Logan Tore “Lite Patel
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