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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1937

Page

7

Ohio University Band to Stage Lighted Concert

The Ohio University band will present a Sunday April 25 concert at Alumni Memorial Auditorium under Curtis W Janssen. Ninety players will perform symphonic numbers marches and solos with colored lighting in a first for the university aided by Vincent Jukes.

Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Band Alumni Memorial Auditorium Curtis W. Janssen New York , Philharmonic Philadelphia Symphony Vincent Jukes Department of Dramatic Art University Musical Association Tone Harmony Curtis Janssen Sousa

Metropolitan Opera Concerts At Cleveland Draw Notables

Mrs. Carl H Beasley and Mrs Frank X Rauch attended three Met opera performances in Cleveland with Miss Ann Beasley and heard Lohengrin Mignon and Carmen featuring stars Flagstad Swarthout Crooks Ponselle and Antoine. Nearby social visits included Phillip Zenner, J M Higgins and Miss Ketteringham. The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Horn to Worth Mann Kaufman was announced with plans for a May wedding at her mother's home.

Carl H. Beasley Frank X. Rauch Cleveland Metropolitan Opera Company Ann Beasley Ohio Wesleyan University Lohengrin Kristen Flagstad Gladys Swarthout Richard Crooks Carmen Rosa Ponselle Miss Beasley Concert Opera Company Josephine Antoine Frances Northwest Territory Celebration Marietta Laura Bailey Church St. Co Elizabeth Horn Worth Mann Kaufman New York Mansfield Kaufman Gertrude Kaufman C. H. Horn

Q 623 guaranteed relief for rheumatism and nerve pains

An advertisement touts Q-623 as a prescription from a famous specialist that has helped thousands where other remedies failed. It claims a few doses stop pain and notes a second product Q-Tabs as an effective diuretic stimulant for the kidneys.

Church Society Meets Talks of Opportunities

The Home Missionary Society of First Methodist Church met Friday afternoon to discuss opportunities and future work. New members were welcomed, reports given on outreach and aid to Florida and Alabama, and spiritual items including negro spirituals were performed. A later social included a Phi Kappa Tau gathering with bucolic decor and a dump truck arrival.

Home Missionary Society First Methodist Church Dorothy Williams P. B. Burns Lancaster Bishop Jones Phi Kappa Tau Billy Hobble Percy Lawrey Columbus Homer Dorman Paul Mansfield Roger

Names Added To Roster Of Concert Group

The community concert association added numerous members to its books at noon Saturday. The list includes C W Janssen Arvilla Van Dyke Mr and Mrs O D Morrison Treva Black Ena Nelson Rasp Mr and Mrs Phillip Peterson Mrs W F Copeland Mr and Mrs Rush Elliott Dr and Mrs A T Volwiler and many others. Guests over the weekend include the Gift family from Abany Road and relatives from Akron Charleston W Va Buckhannon W Va and Athens Hooper Street.

Community Concert Association C. W. Janssen Arvilla van Dyke O. D. Morrison Treva Black Ena Nelson Rasp Phillip Peterson W. F. Copeland Rush Elliott A. T. Volwiler H. S. Siigley Helen Evans Lulu Poston F. M. McKay C. M. Copeland E. A. Cottingham Mary FE. Smith Mayme Johnston R. G. Dawes Agnes Reed George C. Parks L. Z. Herron R. L. Miller Lucy Rose Helen Cox E. H. Gaylord P. G. Dowler R. H. Paynter Elsie Druggan Cora Morgan Nellie van Vorhes W. B. Lawrence Ethel McEwen K. H. Krauskopf Summers and Sons Lucille Duffee Irene Devlin Clara DeLand John R. Johnson Solomon Rosenberg Bess J. White Moot Julian Gift Abany Road Rnd C. D. Longdon Akron John Gift Charleston W. Va Kenneth Landas John Buckhannon Robert Laziman Gail Hooper St Athens

Mrs Boyles to Attend DAR National Congress in Washington

Mrs Arthur Boyles Sr chairman of Ellis Island welfare work for the DAR departs for Washington to attend the national Congress of Daughters of the American Revolution. She will join a luncheon by the National Society of New England Women at the Grace Dodge Hotel and represents Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the DAR.

Arthur Boyles, Sr Ellis Island DAR Washington, D. C National Congress of Daughters of the American Revolution National Society of New England Women Grace Dodge Hotel Boyles Nabby Lee Ames The

Local Students Elected in Delta Phi Delta Fraternity

Delta Phi Delta members at Ohio University elected officers on Tuesday. Richard Whipple Ath ens was named president with Violet Patton Bellevue as vice president and Virginia Hoffman Miamisburg as secretary. Other officers include Ruben Rothermel Athens treasurer Betty Baker Athens historian Kathryn Hopfinger Gypsum poster publicity and Arthur Navarre Toledo newspaper advertising. Initiation is set for May 11.

Delta Phi Delta Richard Whipple Athens Violet Patton Bellevue Virginia Hoffman Miamisburg Ruben Rothermel Betty Baker Kathryn Hopfinger Arthur Navarre Toledo Frank John Roos, Jr Ohio University Western Arts Association Wilmington College Wilmington Don Thatcher Clinton County

Cleveland Broadcast By University Men Glee Club

Ohio University Glee Club directed by Phillip Peterson travels to Cleveland on Saturday April 24 to perform from WTAM 1 30 to 2 p m The 46 member group will sing John Peel So a Voice to Heaven Is Sounding Hoodah Day Chillun Come On Home and Keep in the Middle of the Road The Varsity Quartet performs Tom Thumbs Drum A Night of Love Sour Wood Mountain during the broadcast Alpha Xi Delta held a Hollywood Premier Dance at the Men s Union with prizes for best makeup Miss Betty Wurster and Mr Nick Lalich won as Sonja Heinie and Groucho Marx respectively

Ohio University Phillip Peterson Cleveland WTAM Glee Club John Peel Mark Andrews Schaffer Bortniansky Bartholomew Noble Cain Varsity Tom Thumb Sarong Spier Malin Alpha Xi Delta Hollywood Betty Wurster Sonja Heinie Nick Lalich Groucho Marx Rex Koons Jeanne DeRolph Robert Bird Alma Acomb Eileen Saunders Marjorie Buell Araminta Morrisson Patty Mackinnon

Birthday Dinner for Mrs. Fred P White

Mrs. Fred P White was honor guest at a surprise birthday dinner hosted by her son and daughter in law at 541 Richland Ave. Attending were Gordon and Margaret Lemon Ironton. Richard and Charles Greene Charleston W Va. Carlos and Leslie White Athens. and Fred W White and children. Also listed are Ron and Barbara. A Pythian Sisters meeting and rag sewing day will be held at Mrs. Bess Bean’s home 18 Shafer St with a noon potluck.

W. H. Worthman Elery Michael S. S. Carpenter Louise Young Clyde Walker Charles Walker Barbara Walker Mary Katherine Barrett Olive Barrett Mary Elizabeth Bell Ida May Kinney Moses Jesus Grandma Orr C. L. Orr Kathleen Orr P. B. Burns Blanche Finsterwald Fred P. White Fred W. White Richland Ave Gordon Lemon Margaret Ironton Richard Greene Charles Charleston W. Va Carlos White Athens Leslie White David White Byron and Barbara Bess Bean Shafer St

Married Comrades A Sequel to Given in Marriage

Adele Garrison advances the melodrama as Princess Olina and Queen Olga appear aboard a revolution plot in Transvania. The narrator pieces together motives of producer Philip Veritzen, Jack Leslie and the royal escape with Noel and Mary. suspense mounts as alliances unfold and Olina reunites with Noel.

Princess Olina Olga Philip Veritzen Transvania Olina Prince Georges Mary Noel Acheme Syndicate Transyania Europe Jack Leslie Maman

Sorority Rotary Sing Set for April 21 at Memorial Auditorium

Ohio University sororities will perform in the annual Sorority Rotary Sing on Wednesday April 21 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. The winners cup, donated by the Athens Rotary Club, is currently held by Pi Beta Phi, with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi each holding two legs on the cup.

Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Athens Rotary Club Pi Beta Phi Alpha Xi Delta

Founders Honored At Episcopal Good Shepherd Dinner

Three founders of the Athens Episcopal Church organization were guests of honor at a parish dinner at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens. Miss Callie King Walls, F. E. Bolton, and Mrs. L. V. Brown sat at the speakers table with clergy and local notables. Walls recalled the parish's 1907 eight member beginnings and bake sale fundraisers to feed hungry students.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Organization Athens Callie King Walls Cincinnati F. E. Bolton Albany L. V. Brown Lloyd W. Clarke John R. Johnston W. B. Bentley Belle Hyson Logan Hyson Edward F. Black Good Shepherd Miss Walls Louise Walls Ohio University

Custard Pies and Piety Mark 30th Church Anniversary

Callie King Walls, former Ath ens grade school teacher, recounts early fundraising for the Church of the Good Shepherd. She recalled baking six custard pies overnight for a bake sale and a worker returning with a wagon “full of piety.” Walls and her sister Louise King taught here about 1907.

Callie King Walls Athens W. B. Bentley Church of the Good Shepherd

Parish Dinner Marks 30th Anniversary in Athens

Mr F E Bolton and Mrs L V Brown recalled early parish history while Dean John R Johnston and Rev Lloyd Clarke outlined plans. Samuel Downer reported on Episcopal students at Ohio University as sixty guests attended the 30th church anniversary dinner in Athens. Athens Township PTA invites all to a Friday potluck at 6 30 p m at the schoolhouse with covered dishes.

F. E. Bolton L. V. Brown John R. Johnston Lloyd Clarke Samuel Downer Episcopal Ohio University Athens

Glee Club Concert Features Range From Sunset Hour to Bridal Chorus

Ohio University Women's Glee Club presented its annual recital in Alumni Memorial Auditorium under Mrs. Margaret Benedict. Selections included It Is the Sunset Hour, Londonderry Air, The Bird of the Wilderness, and the Bridal Chorus, with soloists Gretchen Plum and Betty McClure performing A Cappella pieces and piano accompaniment by Eleanor Stiles.

Glee Club Spross Ohio University Women's Glee Club Alumni Memorial Auditorium Margaret A. Benedict Eleanor Stiles Henry Purcell Londonderry Gretchen Plum Selah Warren Horseman Rummel Sullivan Hadley Rachmaninoff Shee Fisher Betty McClure Vera Beard Chopin Schumann Harris Cowen Arike

Lash Evans Club Hears Book Review in Local Meeting

Lydia Lash Evans Club members met on Thursday for a book review by Mrs. M. D. Worley of Honey in the Horn by H. L. Davis, detailing frontier life in southern Oregon. Mrs. Clarence Samford hosted, M. C. Morrison presided, and the group approved reforestation support.

Lydia Lash Evans M. D. Worley H. L. Davis Oregon Clarence Samford Popslar St M. C. Morrison Federated Women’s Clubs John Jager Akron A. R. Guest Sunnyside Drive

Roma Doris Smith Weds Carl Lewis Tom in Point Pleasant

Mr and Mrs Perry B Smith of Shade announce the marriage of their daughter Roma Doris Smith to Carl Lewis Tom son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Tom of Athens on December 23 1936. The ceremony took place at Point Pleasant West Virginia with Rev M D Shifler of the Church of Christ officiating. Higley Study Circle will meet Wednesday at 2 pm with Mrs H R Gentry hosting and program by Mrs O E McClure and Mrs Lewis Hammerle.

Perry B. Smith Shade Roma Doris Smith Carl Lewis Tom Elmer Tom Athens Point Pleasant W. Va M. D. Shifler Church of Christ Higley H. R. Gentry O. E. McClure Lewis Hammerle

London Police Draw Up 400 Questions For Fatal Accident

London's official regulations list 400 potential questions a policeman may ask at a fatal road accident on his beat, covering witnesses, timings, vehicle details, and sequence of events to aid investigation.

London

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