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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1925

Page

5

PTA Meeting Highlights Guidance in Child Self Control

The YIN SOCIETY PTA at Training School held a Wednesday afternoon session in the school auditorium. A second grade cantata preceded talks on guiding children and self discipline, with Miss McLeod leading discussions on how children learn and the role of early childhood in shaping character. Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Bird offered expert remarks, stressing guidance over force and understanding one’s relation to society. Mr. Dow Dewey White attended from Broadwell. The ceremony at 10 am featured Rev. Dr. Daniel McGurk at the Methodist parsonage, with Mrs. Sedwick present as mother of the bride.

Parent-Teacher’s Association of A. E. Wagner Jackson O. C. Bird Dow Dewey White Broadwell Daniel McGurk Methodist Episcopal North College Street Fred Sedwick

Social session of Martzolff class at church Friday

A Martzolff class social will be held at 7 30 Friday evening at the First Methodist Episcopal Church.

Martzolff First Methodist Episcopal Churchh

The Maid of France to be staged at Ewing auditorium

The last of the one act plays will be staged at 7 this evening in Ew ing auditorium with free admission. Cast includes Miss Augusta Ginther Miss Madeline Lewis Miss Margaret Sprague Mr Oscar Schneider Miss Virginia Deem coached by Miss Francina Gross who is also stage manager Mr Homer Graves.

Ewing Auditorium Augusta Ginther Madeline Lewis Margaret Sprague Oscar Schneider Virginia Deem Francina Gross Homer Graves

Multiple Sorrows and Weddings Mark Local Life

Mr A D M Cormick travels to Mecon Illinois after the accidental death of his half brother Sardine Giles who grew up in Aoland Meigs county. Williams and Rice wed at Rev H J Boscombe’s home as the groom’s father Wilbur Williams had recently died. Seldon Nelsons visit Dexter for a sister-in-law’s death while D R Morris returns from Huntington after a business trip connected to Logan West Virginia.

A. D. M.cormick Mecon Sardine Giles Mr. Giles Aoland Meigs County West D. R. Morris Huntington Morris Logan W. Va

Wedded In Athens Miss Sedwick Becomes Bride

Miss Anna Florence Sedwick of Sharpsburg wed in Athens to a groom not fully named in the fragment. The ceremony formed a new union as reported in local society notes.

Athens Anna Florence Sedwick Sharpsburg

Dexter funeral brings many relatives to town

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Holliday and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Atkinson attended the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Nelson in Dexter on Wednesday.

Everett Lewis Holliday C. C. Atkinson Dexter Joseph Nelson

Mrs Wiley Thurness Visits Mrs Preston in Logan

Mrs Wiley Thurness of Logan was the Wednesday guest of Mrs F L Preston at 34 South College Street.

Wiley Thurness Logan F. L. Preston South College Street

Mr and Mrs Herbert L McGurk Welcomes Maryann

Mr and Mrs Herbert L McGurk announce the birth of their daughter Maryann. The proud family neighborhood residents are sharing the joyful event with relatives and friends.

Herbert L. McGurk Maryann

Dayton Visitors Farewell and Wedding in Athena

Day residents travel to Dayton to bid farewell to Dr and Mrs Daniel McGurk before their May 9 sailing from New York to South America. The scene also notes the wedding of Gerald Fersiy and Dorothy Vo Ullmark of Athena at the First Methodist Episcopal parsonage with Rev Daniel McGurk presiding.

Dayton Daniel McGurk South America New York Ferstoy-Ullmark Gerald €. Fersiy Dorothy Vo Ullmark Athena First Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Uilmark

Birth of Julia Mae to Mr and Mrs Harry Larch

Mr and Mrs Harry Larch of 3 Walker Street announce the birth of a daughter Julia Mae on Tuesday April 21.

Harry Larch Lucille Drake Walker Street Julia Mae

Tuesday Needle Club Social at Mrs Roberts Home

The Tuesday Needle club met Tuesday evening at 116 Franklin Avenue the home of Mrs L W Roberts. Twenty four members and ten guests attended an informal social with music contests and needle work for amusement.

Tuesday Needle Club L. W. Roberts Franklin Avenue

Hobson Study Circle Dines at Dalton Home in Strathmore

Members of the Hobson Study circle entertained their husbands and friends at a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Dalton in Strathmore boulevard. Covers were laid for 60 with guests seated at the dining room table and in the living room. Mrs. S. N. Hobson, the club namesake, was the honor guest.

Hobson Ralph A. Dalton Strathmore Boulevard 8S. N. Hobson

89th Birthday Celebration of Mrs. Hobson Highlights Club Dinner

The Business Woman's club marked Mrs. Hobson's 89th birthday with a dinner and a speech praising her. Miss Rosafeld performed two piano solos, Mrs. Ralph Winansor read twice, and two men contests were won by C. R. Featherston and W. B. Drake. Mrs. Fred Fenzel won the salon contest prize. William Shaw's death brought the Lafaver siblings to Vincent.

J. H. Gross Hobson Burnett Ralph Winasor C. R. Featherston W. B. Drake Fred Fenzel

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YIN Society Seldon Nelson Joseph NeBon Greceve Giese Roy Pilcher W. E. Clark Mary Kircher Erma Betts Esther Roberts Wiley T. Sprague Marion Sprague E. D. Murch Cincinnati Forest Murch Hobson Circle Wah Taeaky Bischof and Lucile Redfern Regu Dry Goods Department Everfast BIG Daylight Woodworth's Iever Sapiphires Athens Jewelers Boots Opal Goa Mabel Lafaver Max la Faver Ohio University Vincent William Shaw Wooltex Peggy Coats
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