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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1932

Page

5

Auxiliary Mothers Dinner and Campus Events Highlight Parents Weekend

Delta Tau Auxiliary entertains visiting mothers at Hillcrest Inn with a 2 o'clock dinner as Mothers Week-End unfolds in Athens. Fraternities host meals at chapter houses while sororities join in. A 2:30 YWCA tea and a Louise Lorentz piano recital cap the day at Memorial Auditorium.

Delta Tan Delta Auxiliary Hillcrest Inn Athens President Street West Wing Louise Lorentz Memorial Auditorium

Birthday Party Honors Wicur Swank Ninth

A birthday party was held at 156 Mill Street in honor of Wicur Swank’s ninth birthday. Guests enjoyed games and contests from 4 to 6 pm with Juanita Halsey Joe Ditley and Richard Phillips winning contests. Hosts Mrs EB Morrison assisted with entertaining.

Harry Swank Mill Street Wicur Juanita Halsey Joe Ditley Richard Phillips Kathryn Finsterwald Jane Finsterwald Betty Chandler Betty Gibson Willard Brown Bobbie Wakefield Frederick Rosser Jor Dilley Eugene Gehuster Bonn Sue Morrison Eloise Witbur Swank

Past Grand of Ohio Here for Lodge Meet

Pythian Sisters, Athenian Temple No. 173 met Friday night and held their annual Inspection with Mrs. Dorothy Conkle, Logan district deputy. About 80 members and visitors attended from Glouster Chauncey Logan Nelsonville Middleport. Special guest Mrs Grave Downing past grand chief of Ohio praised the lodge inspections and awarded a 99 grade. A social time followed and dinner was served.

Athenian Temple No. 173 Dorothy Conkle Logan Glouster Chauncey Nelsonville Middleport Grave Downing Ohio Conkle

Phi Delta Theta House Dance Friday Lights Up Wear Mulberry

Phi Delta Theta fraternity hosted a Friday night dance at the chapter house on Wear Mulberry Street. Sammy Maye's orchestra provided the music with guest Seger Ellis, WLW entertainer, plus a Phi Delta Theta from the University of Virginia. Chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beckley, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Rutherford, and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin D. Quick.

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Wear Mulberry Street Sammy Maye Seger Ellis WLW Phi Delta Theta University of Virginia Earl Beckley Dwight Rutherford Irvin D. Quick

Men and Women Celebrate 113th Odd Fellowship Anniversary

Nannie Ullom Rebekah Lodge joins I O O F Lodge to mark the 113th annual Odd Fellowship in the United States. The event is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the I O O F Hall with a play by the LO O F L and Rebekah Lodges. Families of I O O F and Rebekah Lodges are invited.

Nannie Ullom Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellowship United States Nannie Ullom Frieda Wilock Noble Brand LO. O. FL Rebekah Rebekah Lodges Mr. Lapelle Ohio State Laura Riker Neil House Dylan-Tafts Deshler-Wallick Columbus

Entertainers Host Bridge Night At McClure Home

Mrs J Hi McClure hosted a Friday bridge gathering at 2 Grosvenor Street with six tables in play. Mrs Googe W Hopkins Y earned high score, Mrs Harvey J Laker took second, and Mrs A J Holaington won the prize.

J. Hi McClure

Joneses Host Bridge Club at 24 Church Street

Mr. and Mrs. Rolland S. Jones entertained the Weir bridge club Friday evening at their home, 24 Church Street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lute Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cox, and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smiley. A one-couple score award went to the Smilys.

Rolland S. Jones Church Street Weir Bridge Club Lute Evans Herbert Cox Bic William F. Smiley Smiley

Regular monthly meeting of the King's Daughters Class and Guild

The King's Daughters Sunday School Class and Wesleyan Service Guild held a waffle supper at First Methodist Church prior to their regular meeting. The program featured singing, devotions by Miss Arvina Van Dyke, and an interesting report by Bliss Treva Black. A May pot luck supper was planned, and a spring garden contest awarded prizes to Miss Treva Black and Mrs. J. L. Pickering.

King's Daughter's Wesleyan Service Guild First Methodist Church Jesus ArviNa van Dyke Foreign Missions Bliss Treva Black U of Entertainment Treva Black J. L. Pickering

Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Dinner Set at Colonial

Athens County Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Association plans a dinner meeting at the Colonial on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Speakers will be Miss Lois Hardage and Miss Glee Halverstaut, both class ’21. President Mrs. Frank B. Dilley invites Wesleyan graduates to attend. Harriet Rogers can be reached for those not notified.

Athens County Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Association Lois Hardage Stuyvesant Hall Wesleyan Glee Halverstaut Delaware Frank B. Dilley Mss Harriet Rogers Congress Apartments Athens Ohio Wesleyan C. D. Hopkins Carl H. Beasley W. L. Stutz Raymond Stutz W. W. Ankenbrand Fred M. McKay Olle Skidmore Wilson Smith CG. B. Cot

Snyder family visiting Richwood relatives at Grosvenor Street

Mr Louis EB Snyder and his family from Richwood are spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs T A Snyder at 129 Grosvenor Street.

Louis EB. Snyder Richwood Mr. Snyder Mrs. T. A. Snyder Grosvenor Street

Calendar and social club meetings listed for week

Calendar and society notices show multiple group meetings. The listings include the Music Club at Mrs. Foster home, Progressive Literary Club with Mrs. Hedges, a Father Teachers Association gathering, vocational guidance talk by Dr. Porter, W S B A Moor Hall gathering with initiation and potluck, Delphian Literary Society with Mrs. Staneart, Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club tea, Child Study Club at Mrs. Baughman, Pris cilla Needle Club hosted by Mrs. Schilling, Nannie Uliom Rebekah Lodge meeting with initiation, U C D Club at Mrs Mantz, and Bishop Clasy of Central Avenue M E Church meeting in the church basement.

Ingalls Plans Athens appearance before Lorain flight

David S Ingalls assistant secretary of navy and Ohio governor candidate will speak at Athens City Hall at 7 30 PM Monday then fly from Rowland Field to Lorain. He will travel to Nel dgenville Logan New Strattsville and Glouster after lunch to meet residents and possibly speak. The Athens County Ingalls for Governor Committee chaired by R D Williams issued invitations for the outdoor meeting.

David S Ingalls Rowland Field Athens Lorain City Hall Ohio Gallipolis Neldgenville Logan New Strattsville Glous

Dramatic Club Presents Ba Thane Sunday Evening

The Dramatic Club of Westminster Fellowship at Athens Presbyterian will stage Ba Thane on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Presbyterian auditorium. Set in 1930 Burma, the play follows American missionary Gordon Worth as race tensions erupt after an assault on a native worker.

Dramatic Club of Westminster Fellowship Athens Presbyterian Presbyterian Auditorium Northminster Presbyterian Church Columbus Burma Gordon Worth Martin Xochim Worth Katherine Boyd Edna A. Baldwin Chicago Theological Seminary Student Volunteer Movement Buffalo Joan Worth Thea Connett Jor Fox Jay Reagle Richard Ordway Webster Dalton Ba Thane Harry Woo Ma May

Employment Expert To Speak Here Monday

Prof. Donald G. Paterson of the University of Minnesota will lecture on The Minnesota Unemployment Research Project Monday night in Ewing Auditorium. The talk covers economic aspects of unemployment, individual diagnosis, retraining, business migration, efficiency and management in three cities, with changes in costs between 1925 and 1950.

Donald G. Paterson University of Minnesota A Minnesota Ewing Auditorium Minnesota Paterson Athens Foundation i

Robert Chute Wins Marble Tourney Here

12 year old Robert Chute representing Central School Soccer defended his marble title at the Putnam Hat playground Saturday morning in a tight final last marble strike. Fritz Smith from Putnam Hall finished runner up after a steady run through six games in the round robin. Also competing were John Weist Gilbert Guthrie John Ator John Dyerst Side Clifford Guthrie Frank Hutchinson and George Spaulding.

Putnam Hat Robert Chute Central School Athens Fritz Smith Chute Smith Putnam Hall John Weist Gilbert Guthrie Central John Ator John Dyerst Clifford Guthrie West Side Frank Hutchinson George Spaulding Mechanicsburg

Girl Scout Troops Welcome New Members and Skills

Girl Scouts of Troop 1 met Friday at 4 in the Girl Scout rooms signaling practice. Two new scouts Betty Ann Schuler and Kathleen Allen joined. Troop 4 met Thursday at 4 with pledge and laws, patrol groupings, tenderfoot tests for Lois Mariner, and badges for Mary Cheatham and Ann Barlow ending with taps.

Girl Scouts Betty Ann Schuler Kathleen Allen Lois Mariner Mary Cheatham Ann Barlow

Rain Gear Forecast and Warm Week Ahead

Columbus forecasters predict raincoats needed in the first half of the coming week with April showers. Thundershowers likely, then sunshine returns later, warming the week. Friday highs reach the 80s in the Athens area with a chilly night around 43. The Hocking River falls from 4.7 feet to 4.1 feet by Saturday.

Homer Meighen Fratts Fork Hugh Meighen Stewart Street Meighen Athens Wayne Wingett Roscoe Orr Alice Kiengenberg Fahn Wiliams Mary Fulton Mary Ellen Cuyahoga Falls Wiliams Charles H. Harris East State Street Mr. Willams Charles Wilkins James Willams Jacksonville Williams Home Columbus Hocking

Plains School Second Graders Take Indian Culture Trip

Second graders from The Plains School, led by Miss Helen Lestle Dunlap and Mrs. Marion Leggette, traveled to Columbus for an Indian customs exhibition. Students explored wampum, pottery, tepees, and costumes, noted by teacher trainee chaperones, and later replicated Indian crafts such as canoes and beadwork for a school project.

Jane Warner the Plains School Columbus Helen Lestle Dunlap Marion Leggette Rufus Putnam Ohio Sara Hawley Eloise Schar Sarah Piper Elizabeth Keyes Mary Jane Hahn Ruth Cone

Vegal Fishermen Fined Near Coolville

Walter Hudson and Russell Hudson of Belpre were arrested on Four Mile Run by Game Protector B. F. Swartz for fishing with rod and reel without a license. They pled guilty before Justice J. T. McBride and were fined $25 plus costs. Swartz says streams will be patrolled through the closed period from May 1 to June 1.

Coolville Walter Hudson Russell Hudson Belpre Here B. F. Swartz Glouster J. T. McBride Swartz

Hospital Notes Reports New Patient E. W. Starkey

Shelterin Arms Hospital weekly note lists new patient E. W. Starkey among arrivals. No further details provided in the fragment.

Shetering Arms Hospital E. W. Starkey

Medical Staff Entries and Dismissals List

A historical notice lists several medical and surgical professionals and patients. Names include C. E. Handrey Glouster Mrs Norris Beasley Nellie Badekin Jane Betz E W Starkey Mrs Jerry Cary Trimble M J Gardener Chauncey Mike Kochis Earl Bean Mrs James House and mentions convalescing and older patients noted in Athens Dyesville Guysville Millfield and other local areas.

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West Mulberry Street Bettie Beauty Nestle Paramount Beauty Shoppe W. Orion St Vern Fniton Past Grand of Stephen Thomas Washington Tee Niennerneeae Frederics Wita Tonto Paris Ye Rose Beauty The Bettie Shop Dial McCrone’s McCrone Mrs. Jones Garden Clover Entertainment O. Lovell Elliott Toledo Frant J. Beasley Grandview Heights Eliott Philip, Winston and Lovell Mrs. Beasley Richard Hy. Galigher Huntington W. Va Jane Marcella Lenoye Mrs. Galigher Mrs. Gall Jessie Hazeltine Gardner Harry Smith F. J. Wilkins Ashtabula Eleanor Hazeltine Ohio University Edward Gardner Curtis Smith Frank Wilkins Robert Essex New Straitsville Frank B. Gullum Lancaster Street Tolland Essex Qin University Givynn Sanders Helen Kittleie Mr. Sanders BR. Sanders Hull F. Kittle North Gawynn Sanders James E. Brown Mt. Vernon Mr. Brown Jones W. 8. Warner Natalie Warner Cleveland Heights Ohio University Mothers Warner Dorcas du Bois Chillicothe J. E. Morrison Sallie Foster Soc Sc Suse Hatch Ad Ohio Electric Colonial Woman's Music Club Harry Foster Progressive Literary Club East Side Parent-Teacher Association Scheol James P. Porter W. SB. A Moose Hall Delphian Literary Society Glen Staneart Montrose Avenue Alpha Gamme Delta Mothers Chub Sorority North College Street Child Study Club Ernest Baughman F. ©. Schilling Priscilla Needle Club Stewart Rebekah Lodge Nannie Uliom Rebekah Lodge C. O. Mantz West Washington Street U. C. D. Club Clasy Central Avenue M. E Dramatic Club Girl Scout News Plains Pat Burns E. State and Morris Ave Davies Lenora Davies Blanche Silvus Steppe Baker’s North Court St Price Ic Potter Drug & Chemical Corp Malden Mass Lamborn Eaven Optometric Service Athens, Ohio Varsity Beauty Shop
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