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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
3
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Smith will be held Sunday morning at the Chauncey Christian church at 11 o'clock. Canvassers meet at church at 1.20 P M and every home in the church will be visited for the Every Member Canvass at 2.00 P M. Jr. and Sr. C E. Societies gather at 6.00 P M followed by a closing evangelistic service and song.
The Rev. C. L. Johnson assisted by Rev. Plunkett will conduct the funeral service Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence on Chestnut street for Mrs. Sarah Hall. Burial will be at Greenlawn cemetery.
Miss Mary Tucker aged 70 died Friday at her brother Dallas Tucker’s home in Haydenville. A well known local resident she had lived with the late Mrs Selina Wilson on West Jefferson and West Columbus streets. Funeral services by Rev Kemper will be Sunday at 2 PM from the brother’s Haydenville residence.
The Nelsonville Y M C A basketball team defeated New Straitsville 65 to 23 on the local floor before a large crowd. The game drew strong public interest in indoor winter sports and highlighted the need for a regulation size gymnasium. Mrs. Joseph Volker and two daughters visited Mr Volker’s parents in Toledo.
The M. E. Church outlines Sunday services at 9:30 and 10:30 AM with a sermon by the pastor. Activities include Junior League at 2:00 PM and Epworth League at 6:00 PM. Evening worship at 7:00 PM features Echoes of The Great Law Enforcement Convention from Washington DC. Reorganization of the Sunday school cabinet is set for Monday night, prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
The pastor will preach morning and evening with sermons titled At the Transfiguration and Senna cherib. Services at 10 30 and 7. Young people meet at 6 on subject Points in the pledge we are likely to neglect led by Clarence Kelch. Sunday school at 9 30 with lesson Paul writes to Philemon supervised by C W Backus.
Sunday school at 9 30 led by Miss Mabel Poston with junior classes. Adult class features brief Bible readings and talks. Church services at 7 p m conducted by Rev. Arthur Marshall with full choir. Last Sunday’s service praised. organizers aim to maintain the uplifting spirit.
East School Parent-Teachers Association met Friday at 2 o clock with many mothers attending. Miss Warner's room had the most attendees and will display Roosevelt's picture in December. A donation to the Red Cross Nurse car fund was approved and plans for the December 16 Bazaar were discussed.
Christian Church announces Bible school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 80 a m with special speaker the Bereams and address by I J Cahill state secretary on The Place and Importance of the Church in Present Day Life full membership expected at the service
Tuesday evening Endora Chapter No 72 holds a regular installation with a 6 o clock dinner. Members are asked to bring a favorite dish to share.
A Nel sonville high school auditorium gathering marked National Education Week as residents showed strong interest in public schools. The event featured the high school orchestra, a speech by Dean Mac Intyre of the Ohio University Normal School, and Miss Eckols on child nutrition stressing a pint of milk daily per child.
The Glouster Opera House offers Friday and Saturday performances of Zorrows American Girls a musical comedy with feature pictures. Admission ranges 25 35 50 cents plus tax changes nightly.
Calvary Baptist Church lists Sunday school at 9 15 a m morning devotion at 10 15 and preaching at 7 p m B Y P U gathers Monday night at 7 00 with a Thursday evening prayer meeting announced for the week
Pearl Elliott of this city was indicted by the U S grand jury in Columbus this week on counterfeiting. He allegedly passed a raised two dollar bill as a twenty to Mrs Rody at Hollister last summer and was bound over to the grand jury after his arrest. Marshal Williams testified in the case.
Miss Minnie Crawford departed Thursday for her Des Moines Iowa home following a week in the city on business.
Mrs Rebecca Eaton ends an extended visit with her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs F H May and returns to New Matamoras. Mrs Fred Wagner and two children of Corning were guests this week of Mrs Wagner's parents Mr and Mrs John W Tinkler.
Mrs. Percy Lunsford has returned from Columbus where she spent several days with Mr. Lunsford who recently underwent an operation in a Columbus hospital.
Mrs PD J Crowley returns to her Dayton home after a week visiting her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs M F Noon.
Miss Beatrice Walsh of Columbus spent a few days in the city with relatives and friends and left yesterday for Athens to visit relatives for a short time before returning home. Mrs. Walter F. Harris and her son Walter of Middleport were guests of Mrs. Harris' parents Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Burns this week. They then went to Columbus to stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Croushore before returning home.
Mrs. David Allen and her daughter Ella visited Columbus to stay with Mr and Mrs J B Boyd for a few days. Four Greens Run youths were fined 11 dollars each by Squire Jones for disturbing church services. constable Henry Williams brought them in, with two more local youths to face similar charges.
Tickets for the Dec 14 15 performance of Dont Park Here at the Friendship Circle of the MEB are available at Drarys Drugstore and Rexall Drug Store. Special numbers include Adolph Mosher singing Idle Dreams and Loma with fifty Indians in costumes Opal Streitenberge singing The Old Town Hall with ten farmerette girls Harold Suler and a professional dancer present a Colonial dance in southern costume.
Miss Leona Jones of Glouster and Tyllman Leasure of Jacksonville were married October 15, 1921 in Marietta, Ohio, by Rev. Weed. The union will surprise many friends.
An American traveler reports strong belief that the planned Union of Central American Republics will form despite delays toward a February 22 1922 inauguration. Costa Rica Nicaragua may join late while Guatemala El Salvador and Honduras form the core with a new capital to be built near Lake Yoja Honduras. The framework blends Swiss style council governance with US style constitutional features. Panama could join if obligations are met.
Five men pictured among the Irish delegation signed what is described as Ireland's Magna Charta. The treaty, created with the British delegation, awaits ratification by British and Irish parliaments. Ulster's stance on joining the free state is noted as not affecting the agreement. The signers named are Arthur Griffith Michael Collins Robert C Barton Eamon Duggan and George Gavan Duffy.
Forty five members of Athens Country club will begin golf lessons next week under Julian Blanton, a professional golf expert. The Greens Committee, led by John Swanson and George Whipple, organized the program and arranged a classroom at the Moler Dorsey Liv ery barn on Court street. Blanton will arrive Sunday to finalize plans for the first session and all club members may join.
Michael Gillespie filed in the court of common pleas for divorce and custody of their minor child against Bessie Gillespie whose residence is unknown. Hearing will be on or after January 2, 1922. Woolley and Rowland, attorneys for the plaintiff. 11-19-6om.
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