Co-Ed Mrs Hattie Anthony Attends Clarks Chapel Dedication
Mrs Hattie Anthony and nephews Max and Rodger Byerly of Lancaster attend the Clarks Chapel Church dedication on Sunday August 25.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
6
Mrs Hattie Anthony and nephews Max and Rodger Byerly of Lancaster attend the Clarks Chapel Church dedication on Sunday August 25.
The McCray reunion was held Sunday August 25 at Wellsaton Waterworks Park with many in attendance. Fiddlers and banjo players from the family provided music while Mr. Fields of Logan served as entertainer and MC. The group voted to hold the next reunion at Ash Cave on the third Sunday in August 1941. Hall Seevers reunion set for Mrs Ida Palmer’s home in Whipple Washington County. Circle Two Women’s Guild meets at Plains Methodist Church Thursday at 8 pm. Mr and Mrs Francis Colley and Mr and Mrs Luster Sickels attended the Ohio State Fair in Columbus.
More than a hundred Webb relatives gathered for the annual reunion and picnic at Lake Hope Zaleski on Sunday Aug 25. Officers elected for 1941 include Mrs S D Webb of Columbus president Mrs Clara Prose of Hamden vice president and Mrs Thomas Teters of Jackson secretary treasurer. The next meeting will be at City Park Wellston on the last Sunday in August 1941.
Mrs. Dana Bolin recently hosted her three table bridge club at her Athens home. High awards went to Nora Hall first Ila Nelson second and Wini Joseph third. Two guests Helen Chesser and Eva Johnson attended with a list of members including Thelma Fleming Wini Joseph Peggy McCune Nora Hall Bartha Addington Dorothy Rainey Ila Nelson Medrith Jarvis Kathryn Johnson Trimble and Elizabeth Bolin the hostess. Bonnie Jean Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith arrived home Monday after a two week vacation visiting Malta and Cedar Point.
Regular meeting of W L A at Mrs Walton Davies 50 Smith St Wednesday 7 30 p m. Athens Women's Democrat Club holds a special meeting Wednesday evening 7 30 p m in Atty Louis Tyroler office Lawhead Building. Delegates to Ohio Federated Women's Democratic Club in Columbus to be chosen. Bishop Class Richland Ave Church meets Thursday 7 30 p m for business and social. Ladies Aid Richland Ave Methodist Church holds all day meeting Thursday with potluck dinner.
Madge Graham directs Hank and Bill to prepare for a stay at the Lansfield hotel due to the rosa school's closing from scarlet fever. She assigns duties, packing rules, and responsibilities, urging careful coordination with the headmaster and Bill as treasurer as the boys face an uncertain stay while preserving safety and routine.
Mrs. F J Beasley and family return from a 4500 mile southwest west Mexico trip including Santa Fe Taos Juarez Carlsbad Caverns. They visited Oklahoma City Cincinnati and hosted by Dr C Lloyd Strecker. Also Mr and Mrs Bart Wyers travel 4000 miles West with stops in Chicago Milwaukee Minot and the Black Hills. Continues with local visitor notes from Athens Ohio area families.
Robert Alex James of Helena Mont formerly of Athens wed Stella Ramspeck of Helena at St Pauls Methodist Church on July 3. James a 1938 Ohio University graduate works as an accountant for the Montana Highway Department. The couple will reside at 410 Broadway Helena with plans for a fall wedding trip. Mrs Evelyn James Chesser of Athens is his sister.
A slate of reunions is listed for September with multiple families from Jackson County and surrounding areas. Descendants of Snyder, Bolin, Sickles, Jones Phillips, Conkey, Brandeberry, George Armstrong, Woodyard Tewksbury, Martin Shirkey, and Scott span Ohio locations from Clayton to Zaleski and Lancaster. Several events cite basket dinners and venues like Pearl Chapel Lake Hope Pisgah Church and Embree Park.
New Plymouth society notes report Rev and Mrs Deeds returning from an East trip visiting Washington DC Annapolis Fredericksburg and other points. Families from Lancaster Buckeye Lake Zanesville and Albany gather for reunions and visits. an armadillo litter note closes.
A Ruth Millett column urges parents to shift youths from white collar expectations to skilled trades. It cites educators and the American Youth Commission calling for training in useful occupations and practical work, urging commercial high schools or start a small business to avoid office jobs for every young person.
Learn to build a chic clothes closet using inexpensive transparent dustproof fabrics at 25 cents a yard. Sew edge trim shelves tailored garment bags and quilted hat boxes with modern machine attachments. Local sewing centers offer instructions and tips on color combos like pink blue emerald and red white.
The report notes jackets dominate autumn lines with many jacket dresses and even evening gowns having matching jackets. An emerald turquoise jersey evening frock is described with a gold beaded embroidery jacket, while jackets remain tailored to flatter the long torso silhouette.
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