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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1946
Page
6
The GO Bishop Class at Central Ave Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 7 20 p m with Mrs. W A Wolfe of 99 Second St for a planned gathering and discussion.
The article previews Baby Week from April 27 to May 4 highlighting handmade baby outfits designed to offset fabric shortages. It notes designer Landes Yonde creating a luxurious organdy christening dress with lace, hand detailing, and frothy crepe options in pink blue or white, for a ceremonial look.
Ruth Millett urges repatriation of foreign brides who came to America to join GI husbands but left their spouses. She argues for bridal ships to return arrivals who refuse to live with their American husbands, claiming competition and housing woes threaten American women.
Floral styling tips advise balancing blooms with outfits avoiding clashes. Suggestions favor contrasting boutonniere choices on lapels and matching flower types to fabric formality. The piece also notes mood shifts from gala to casual wear and lists suitable flowers for different clothing. MEETING POSTPONED The Men s Brotherhood of The Plains Methodist Church meeting was postponed from Wednesday night.
In a discussion by William E. McKenney he warns that sticking to rigid conventions like always covering an honor can mislead. He cites a hand where West followed the rule and erred, as the opening heart lead was won by the declarer with the queen and ten of spades.
The article excerpts describe a bridge bid dispute where West is urged to avoid overplaying the spades to defeat the contract. It also covers Wilma Workers hosting a quilting party with Mary Starlin and Gene Surt’s birthdays celebrated, plus a WSCS meeting notice for Albany Methodist Church with a rescheduled time due to illness.
The guidance contrasts two approaches to a child's birthday outing. It advises informing mothers of plans and dressing children for outdoor activities rather than a party setting to avoid ruined clothes.
Numerous residents and relatives visited Athens and surrounding towns for Easter weekend. Families from Baltimore to Youngstown joined locals including Mrs. F. R. Beasley and Major H. D. tively, Mrs. R. L. Morton and Herbert Kadison, Mrs. J. E. Stewart Jr., the Gandee household, and the Cline and Coon families at several addresses while others traveled to Daytona Beach and Greensboro for holiday time.
The Ohio University Dance Club presents an annual concert on Friday at 8 p m in Memorial Auditorium with multiple performances. Charlotte Hoyt and Millie Taylor duet in Blue Mood while Lucille Hunter offers a wolo interpretation of Carl Sandburg's The People Yea. The Reserve Dance Club performs Rebirtha of the Robucks with music by Arnold Brown. Doryce Solomon choreographs On a Note of Triumph with music by Kenneth Bell and Al Firving reading. Rena Schneiderman offers Rye Whiskey and Hunter with Solomon present Shaking a Limb satire.
Lydia Lash Evans Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Ross Wright at 15 N May Ave opens with God Bless America. Mrs. Fred Weber presides. paper on Our Racial Problems by Mrs. M C Morrison. Twenty members attend, roll call honors a Great American of Other Nations. refreshments served. Next meeting May 2 with Mrs Carlos Cameron. Birthday dinner honors Shirley Ann Evener at Mrs Sylvia Augustine’s home with numerous relatives visiting from Athens Poston and nearby areas.
Mrs. Gertrude Hogue of New Lexington hosted a birthday dinner Sunday to honor Miss Maxine McGee of Athens and Miss Dixie Post of Corning. Attendees included the McGees Hogue and Post families from New Lexington Media Hook Glouster Corning and other relatives. The honorees received many gifts and children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt.
Hollywood fashion notes crown curls used with open crowns and hats in varying brims from updo topknots to braided accents. Adela Jergens showcased piled curls to fit crownless side drapes while Marguerite Chapman matched ribbons to outfits.
Child Conservation League plans Tuesday at 7 30 pm with Mrs H F Cohonaugher 69 Mulder St. Athena-Delphian Society meets tonight at 7 30 pm at the Cottage Tea House with Mrs Ned Thomas as hostess. Homemakers Club meets Wednesday at 10 20 am with Mrs C D Duncan Route Two A hosts a potluck luncheon at noon.
The Central Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater at Athens Senior High School.
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