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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1919

Page

5

First Presbyterian Women to Host Christmas Party

Mrs A Y Wilcox of 15 North College street will host the Women s Bible class at the First Presbyterian church Thursday evening A small inexpensive gift is requested for the class Christmas party Miss Marie Ginnan received a leave from her government post in Washington DC and arrived yesterday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs James Ginnan for the holidays.

A. Y. Wilcox North College Street First Presbyterian Church Marie Ginnan Washington, D Mrs James Ginnan

Social News Notes From Our Community

Mr W F Thompson of Seneca Kansas arrived to visit his uncle Judge A S Bethel. The Deborah Class meets at Mrs P B Sidders second street Thursday at 7 pm. Edna Parker who works in Washington arrived to spend holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs John Parker. Mrs P E Shirley returned from Columbus where her mother Mrs Maria Cooper has been ill but is improved.

W. F. Thompson Senecca Kansas A. S. Bethel P. E. Shirley Columbus Maria Cooper

Tuesday Sewing Club Christmas Party Highlights

The Tuesday Sewing club met at Mrs. L. W. Roberts home for a Christmas party. Decorations in red and green, a business session, music and games followed by a gift basket. Eighteen of twenty one members participated, with a two course luncheon served.

Social Literary Club Meeting At Mrs Lostro Home

The Tuesday session opened with a Christmas song led by Mrs. B. M. Covert at 116 North Congress. Papers were presented by Mrs. W. B. Bartels on Government of Territories and by Mrs. Frank Gullum on Acquisition of Territories. Miss Endly from Ohio University’s Home Economics department attended as a guest, and the afternoon closed with social hour and refreshments.

J. R. Lostro North Congress Street B. M. Covert W. B. Bartels

Autumn Concert Delights Girls Glee Club at College Audi

A large fall concert by the Girls Glee Club featured Misses Hartman Brown and Webster along with Miss Hawkins and Miss Fenzel. The program included It Was a Bowl of Roses Serenade Villanelle and a lively Russian Dance with strong singing and graceful dancing drawing high praise from the audience.

Girls Glee Club College Clara D. Tompson Ellen Brown Charlotte Hartman Vera Webster Robert of Lincoln Miss Hawkins Faculty of Music Anna May Fenzel New York City Mildred Fowler Coombs

Saving for wealth through Buckeye State Building and Loan

The article stresses money grows through deliberate saving and steady deposits. It notes few people gain sudden wealth and highlights the value of regular savings and compound interest. It promotes opening an account with The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co. at 22 West Gay Street in Columbus.

Buckeye State Building and Loan Co West Gay St Columbus

Club Singers Impress With A Musical Program

The club and soloist Miss Inez Wilkes delivered a compelling performance with a contralto war note and tasteful interpretation. A double sextet from Dearie and Trousseau Ball provided sparkling comic opera selections by a cast including Brunner Walden Webster Hagely Hahn Leonard and Pickering. The finale Childs Day, a Stevenson lyric cycle set to Carrol, stood out for its artistic richness with full orchestral accompaniment.

Inez Wilkes Miss Wilkes Dearie Trousseau Ball Brunner Walden Webster Hagely Hahn Leonard Goddard Bateman Martin Williams Starr Pickering Robert Louis Stevenson Carrol

Deaths-Funerals BEN HOUSTON

Ben Houston longtime Strouds Run district resident and civil war veteran passed away at home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 AM at his daughter Mrs Ida Starkey's home 24 Hudson Avenue with interment in West Union Street Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs Starkey, and four grandchildren.

Ben Houston Strouds Run Co. C Ard Ida Starkey Hudson Avenue West Union Street Starkey

Ethel Brewer dies in Columbus and burial set

Miss Ethel Brewer who based away in Columbus Tuesday December 16 will be buried at Greenlawn cemetery Thursday at ten oclock. The deceased was a former resident of Murray. She is survived by one sister Mrs. Bessie Warden of Pennsylv a nia and two brothers Claude of Columbus and John of Millfield.

Ethel Brewer Columbus Greenlawn Murray Bessie Warden Penn, Sylvania Claude John Millfield

Timber wolf repelled by interurban car in Pittsburgh

Motorman Watson received a $15 bounty after a timber wolf failed to outpace an interurban streetcar in Pittsburgh Kas. The incident highlights a rare wildlife run in with public transit and a local reward issued to aid prevention of further encounters.

Pittsburgh Kas Watson

Pershing Visits Camp Sherman in Ohio

General John J. Pershing is Camp Sherman's guest, arriving from Dayton to inspect and participate in a program that will keep him busy until 1 15 P M when he departs for a brief visit in Columbus.

Camp Sherman John J. Pershing Dayton Columbus

President may intervene to push railroad bill

Washington reports hint at a White House move to halt a Christmas recess until the Cummins bill passes. Senators Cummins and Underwood press for action, warning private ownership without protective laws could wreck railroads and related industries. Debates continue as dates for restoration of lines to private ownership drift to January 1921.

Washington Wilson Congress Cummins Senate Underwood Interstate Commerce Committee United Today

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