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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1934

Page

6

Prom Queen Arabelle Chute Leads Ohio University Dance

Ohio University junior prom crowned Arabelle Chute Prom Queen with Ray Warner named Prom King. The event drew 325 couples with Hal Kemp and his orchestra providing the music, as students and alumni enjoyed a glamorous night in glittering gowns and corsages.

Margaret Porter Rabelle Chute Robert Chute Athens Ohio University Hal Kemp Miss Chute Alpha Gamma Delta Mary Katherine Chute Phi Mu Casa Loma Ray Warner Beta Theta Pi Parkersburg

National Director of A A U W Hone Guest at Tea Sunday

Athens honors Dr Kathryn McHale national director of the American Association of University Women with a tea at the Faculty Women's Club. She and Dean Irma Voigt of Cincinnati attended the Northeast Central Section conference. Dr McHale described the association's adult education work and role in education and community responsibility.

Ican Association of University Women Kathryn McHale Faculty Women’s Club McHale Edith Wray Irene Hand

Beasley Hosts Pre-Concert Dinner For Alice Beasley

Mr and Mrs Fred R Beasley entertained Sunday evening with a pre concert buffet supper honoring their daughter Miss Alice Beasley who gave her graduating recital at Memorial Auditorium Sunday evening. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Cuyler Mr and Mrs Norris Beasley Lancaster Mrs C M Poston and Mr Carl M Poston Jr Columbus and Mr and Mrs Robert Carew Nelsonville. Mrs F J Beasley a guest of the Norris Beasleys in Lancaster motored down with them.

Fred R. Beasley Alice Beasley Memorial Auditorium Robert Cuyler Beasleys Norris Beasley Lancaster C. M. Poston Carl M. Poston, Jr Columbus Robert Carew Nelsonville F. J. Beasley Norris Beaslys Tuemi

Debutantes and Matrons Wearing Fur for Spring

New York society circles buzz as debutantes and matrons meet in Central Park and at Le Bijou to plan the Blue and White Ball at the Hotel Plaza. Fur capes, silver fox scarves, and swagger coats highlight eye catching spring ensembles while committees map Red Letter Thursdays for Montvale Summer Camp.

New York Manhattan George A. Huhn Eugenie Crawford Central Park Plaza Hahn Miss Crawford Barbara Webb Nancy Sewall Barbara Miss Sewall Grace Richardson le Bijou Westover Robert de Vecchi Montvale

Lydia Lash Evans Pioneer Club Woman of Athens

A biography of Lydia Lash Evans, an Athens County pioneer in cultural and club life. Her work with the Presbyterian youth, the Pallas Club, Higley Study Circle, D A R Nabby Lee Ames Chapter, and federation efforts shaped local women’s clubs, suffrage, and community service. She guided Ohio University students and helped found the Lydia Lash Evans Club. Born July 6, 1851, she died November 192?.

Lydia Lash Evans Athens Pioneer Athens County Chioana Bess Streeter Aldrich Ohio University Lydia Annette Howe Delta Tau Delta David Joshua Evans Lydia Lash West Jefferson Columbus William Morrison Merom Sullivan County Indiana Zanesville Ohio Putnam Ladies’ Seminary Rhys Davis Presbyterian Church Pallas Club Higley Study Circle Nabby Lee Ames State Federation of Women's Clubs Woman's Suffrage Club Eastern Star and White Shrine West State Street Cemetery Athens Reading Club Mother Evans

Hal Kemp's Exotic Touch Delights Junior Prom Crowd

Hal Kemp presented a lively program with exotic sax soloes and piano, thrilling the sophisticated Junior Prom crowd. Maxine Grey and Skinnay Ennis featured as vocalists, with Rudy Vallee praising Kemp’s distinctive band alongside the Casa Loma orchestra and highlighting their precise, expressive arrangements.

Hal Kemp Kemp Maxine Grey Iilm Songstress New Orleans Skinnay Ennis Bobby Allen Rudy Vallee Casa Loma Orchestra Dowell Vallee University of North Carolina John Trotter Wendall Mayhew Saxey" Dowell Porkey Dankers Ben Wi Nama Skinnay” Ennis Ane Hal Bearl Geiger Gus Mayhew Ravel

Athenians Return From PEO Meeting in Cincinnati

Miss Lillian M. Barbour, president of the Ohio State Chapter of PEO, arrives back in Athens after closing the seventh annual state convention. The event ran Thursday to Saturday at the Hotel Netherland Plaza with Chapter H, Cincinnati, hosting. Noted speakers included Dr. Florence E Boehmer and Miss Mabel Davenport Doud, with Athens delegates J Addicott Genevieve Angar Mabel Olson Betty Morris and Mrs M R Hughes among attendees.

Lillian M. Barbour Ohio State P. E. OO Cincinnati Hotel Netherland Plaza Florence E Boehmer Cottey Junior College P. BE. O Mabel Davenport Doud Supreme Chapter Athens Mra F W. Reed J. Addicott Genevieve Angar Mabel Olson Betty Morris

Presbyterian Women Meet in Nelsonville

The 59th annual session of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Athens Presbyterian Church will be held in Nelsonville on Tuesday and Wednesday April 24 and 25 starting at 1 00 p m A dinner meeting is planned Tuesday Call Mrs Dow Grones for transportation. Progressive Literary Club meets with Mrs A N Johnson Tuesday at 7 30 p m Also birth notice for a son born to Mr and Mrs Ray McCune of Nyside Drive at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning.

Woman's Missionary Society of the Athens Presbyterian Church Nelsonville Ray McCune Sonnyside Drive Sheltering Arms Hospital

Tau Kappa Epsilon Spring Formal Dazzles with Spider Web Decor

Tau Kappa Epsilon hosted its spring formal at the Hotel Berry with a mystic spider web theme designed by Arnold Berger. Black crepe ceilings, glittering spiders, ebony and silver decor, and a dramatic lighting scheme framed the evening for 60 couples, while guests such as Miss Beatrice Bulger won door prizes and attendees wore lavish gowns and corsages.

Tau Kappa Epsilon Berry Arnold Berger Trenton N. J George Williams Warren Ohio Beatrice Bulger St. Clairsville Mary Helen Lee Athens Ruth Daggett Lloyd Bjornstad Louis Shaw

Community notices list meetings and visits in town

Miriam Class of the Christian Church will meet at 534 West Union Street Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Athena Delphian Club meets at 12 Montrose Avenue with Mrs G Q Staneart. Women’s Benefit Association meets at the K P Hall Tuesday at 7 30 p m with district practice in June. Lawrence Worstell of Cleveland stayed with Judge and Mrs Worstell. J D Brown plans to return from Miami by Thursday visiting his Cincinnati daughter before home on West Washington Street. Mrs H G Stalder hosted her brother Dr J T Ullum from Germantown Pa and was greeted by local hosts.

McHale Washington Association Rush Elliott F. H. Kreckers Elliott Viola Nelson Irvin Quick William Stehr Lewis Ondis Jacob Susan Morrison Lash Lydia Margaret Lydia Margaret Carpenter Elza Armstrong Elizabeth Price Miriam The Christian Church Garnet McBride West Union Street Athena Delphian Club G. Q. Staneart Montrose Avenue Women's Benefit Association K. of P. Hall J. D. Brown Miami Fla Mr. Brown Columbus Hotel T. J. Davis Davis Cincinnati Brown West Washington Street H. G. Stalder J. T. Ullum Germantown O. H. Thomas Marietta Don Coultrap Robert Frances R. F. Bishop Frank Chester Columbus

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