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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1940
Page
7
The Sayre Study Club met at Mrs. W. L. Gard’s home with 21 members. They discussed coal by products and a recreation center plan using city school buildings. The group endorsed writing to congress to end liquor sales to soldiers and planned a Christmas party and charity basket for underprivileged children.
Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae gathered at Miss Margaret Burt’s home 18 Elliott Street with Mrs. Harold Rose as assistant hostess. National vice president Mrs. C. M. Jansky of Washington, D C, traveled to speak at the Panhellenic Conclave at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Local artists and mothers display paintings and water colors at Edwin Watts Churb gallery this week. The article notes Mrs. Lawrence W. Lange wife of Ohio University’s new Dean of Men and others found time to paint despite busy home duties. The exhibit runs during library hours daily and Sunday evening, inviting others to showcase hidden talents.
Mrs Walter Smith of Lowell Ohio claims severe gall bladder inflammation and rheumatic pains vanished after taking TON JON. She describes nightly headaches dizziness and swollen legs prior to the remedy and notes improved sleep and elimination. A TON JON health representative is stationed at Quick s Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio.
Athens High School Girl Reserves plan a banquet for mothers tonight at 6 in the school gym. Ninety mothers and daughters will dine at a triangle shaped table with greenery and pine decor. President Jane Finsterwald heads arrangements with a long list of student volunteers and Miss Mary Connett aiding.
The Pallas Club met November 30 at Miss Laura Bailey's home with Mrs. A. C. Anderson presiding. Mrs. L. J. Otis spoke on Winston Churchill introduced by Miss Mary Kahler. The next meeting will be at Mrs. M. E. Twiss with a note on address changes. Dr. R. G. Dawes of Ohio University faculty will speak on dramatic artists.
Mr and Mrs A E Judy of New Marshfield entertained with a turkey dinner to honor Mrs Judy's parents Mr and Mrs W L Bridge on their 40th wedding anniversary. Guests included the Bridges, Misses Margaret and Mary Bridge, Emma Spra gue unable to attend.
A children's opera will be presented in Memorial Auditorium on Thursday December 5 at 2 30 p m. The event features young performers and aims to introduce youths to music and theater in an accessible format.
Marlene Wierman leads an OU costuming group for the Count of Monte Cristo production. Thirty-three imported outfits plus 13 locally crafted costumes reflect Napoleonic era styles. The team, including Phil Swanson and Dorothea Howell, labors to color code villains in greens and nobles in blues and golds for the Dec 5 6 show at Ewing Hall.
In a New York apartment Madge Graham reveals Marion's risky disappearance to Lillian Underwood. Marion left with a man of lower social status after a terse phone call, possibly shielding someone or fearing danger tied to a government punishment. The talk weighs Marion's motives and Carolyn Brixton’s contrasting sensibilities.
Mrs. F. W. Bush spoke at the Tuesday Club dinner at Eastwood describing Life in Mexico its customs and tourist offerings after her recent months there. She was introduced by program chair Mrs. Anna K. Price. Dr. R. A. Foster presided with Prof. and Mrs. Paul Fontaine hosting.
A basket dinner to honor Mrs Ellen C. Martin on her 92nd birthday will be held Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs Katie J Stout near Bolin's Mill. Friends are invited and guests should not bring presents. The Phi Mu Auxiliary Christmas party follows at 2 PM Saturday at the home of Mrs Theodore Paige 454 Richland Ave. A Pi Beta Phi rummage sale is planned at the City Building Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. Edith Maneggie attended the Army Navy football classic in Philadelphia last Saturday as guest of Lieut Fred J Frazer who is a 1939 Ohio University graduate.
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Election of officers and potluck supper after the meeting. League of Women Voters welcomes new and renewing members at 18 Morris Ave. Art and Thimble Club Luncheon at Eastwood with small item gifts for exchange. Circle Ten at 35 Park Place reviews Dangerous Opportunities. Eagles Auxiliary to Lancaster initiation trip, call by Monday. Group Six at 41 Elmwood for 7:30 p.m. A.A.U.W. Book Review Dec 5 at Women’s Faculty Club. Deborah Class Christmas party at 27 Mound St with 25 cent gift to Athens County Children’s Home. Circle Nine W S C S meets 7:30 p.m. Athens Grange meet 8 p.m. Albany Grange confers degrees. Class Class meeting postponed to January.
Mrs Marion Rose the former Hester Creed was guest of honor at a buffet supper and shower hosted by Miss Sue Woolley at the Woolley home 169 N Congress St for twenty mutual friends. The event featured a decorated buffet and a shower of gifts for the recent bride with Mrs C H Creed, her mother, among the guests.
Ruth Millett argues that middle aged women gain lasting appeal through selflessness and warmth rather than youth. Those who focus on others develop a magnetism, while self centered agers cling to youth and remain unhappy.
A shower for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Six (Edna Bolin) is set for Saturday night December 7 at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs A E Potter Route One. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Mrs. Evan J. Jones Jr. stays in Jackson Heights with granddaughter Martha Gilmore while Mr. and Mrs. James Gilmore vacation in Bermuda for ten days. Alexander Auxiliary plans Christmas gift exchange at Mrs. Bert Hovey’s home on Friday December 6.
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