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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1947

Page

3

Social Side Highlights Holiday Visits and Guests

Mrs. P. B. Smith travels by train to New York to visit son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. O'Brien and relatives at Ritz Towers. Numerous Athens and Columbus families host holiday guests including the Wood, Carr, White, Olasin, Noble, Laverty, Price, Beckley, DeMolet and Mulligan households. Zeta Tau Alpha selects cerebral palsy care as its national service program and honors Mrs. Jane Hilty for winning a local contest aiding equipment distribution.

P. B. Smith New York Robert G. O'Brien Forest Hills Long Island N. Y Oscar Doob Ritz Towers Park Avenue J. L. Beckley Elmwood Place C. Don McVay LeRoy Earl Beckley Zanesville Everett Beckley John McArthur James Burt Paul Beckley Betty Jane Athens Charlotte DeMolet Lorain John DeMolet Washington St Zeta Tau Alpha National Society For National Society Jane Hilty E. State St

Central PTA Yule Program Highlights Holiday Spirit

Central PTA held a Christmas program in the High School Little Theater led by Mrs. Carrie Atkinson. Mary Varnes sang Ava Maria as the nine Athens High girls performed. The program included a Scripture reading, the Fifth Grade won the room prize, and 120 members were reported. Refreshments were by the Second Grade. A January 29 meeting will feature a motion picture.

Central Pta Little Theater Carrie Atkinson W. C. Fingerhut Athens High Mary Varnes Ava Maria Atkinson Foster Martin Gilmore

Anna P. McVay Heads East For Midwinter Trip

Miss Anna Pearl McVay leaves for a midwinter trip to the East visiting New York and Schenectady relatives. She plans to attend the American Philological Association meeting at Yale and the Centennial of Philadelphia Girls' School in February. Home in February she returns to Ziba's House and later visits cousins in Connecticut and New York.

Anna Pearl McVay Ziba Elizabeth Gillilan New York City Schenectady N. Y Paul McVay Gillilan Martin Scott McVay Paul M. Gilllan Athens A. Y. Wilcox Gillilan Miss McVay General Electric Company Martin S. McVay American Philological Association Yale University New Haven H. L. Charter Jackson Heights Connecticut Long Island Philadelphia

Holiday guests fill homes of several Athens families

Christmas visitors include Gene Trace of Akron at Prof. J. R. Morton and Mrs. Morton’s home and David Nichols visiting from Cincinnati. Lina Hess at 45 Grosvenor St and John Hess, a GE test engineer, plan two months of training in Ft. Wayne. The Sellecks host Mr. and Mrs. Royal Selleck from Chagrin Harbor. Lewis Herald Mills visits Athens after teaching in Cleveland. C. E. Atkinson travels to Cincinnati to stay with the Harshmans. Bart Brown and Sue Coury visit at the Coury home in Athens.

J. A. Hess Grosvenor St Lina St. Marys-of-the- Springs Columbus John Hess General Electric Company Lynn Massachusetts Ft. Wayne Lewis Herald Mills Cleveland Athens Berry Hotel C. E. Atkinson S. C. Harshman Bill and Frank Pleasant Ridge Cincinnati Bart Brown Sue Coury Louisville

Albany Club Yale Party Hosts Christmas Night

Mrs. M. H. Mitchell hosted the Albany Wednesday Club and guests for their annual Christmas party. Dr. Mitchell brought a mistletoe centerpiece. members donated to the Children's Home Christmas fund. Entertainment featured guessing, spelling, and drawing contests. Florence Brown narrated The Little One. Refreshments in red and white were served to twenty one attendees by the Social Committee with help from Ronda Russell and Mary Mitchell.

M. H. Mitchell Albany Dr. Mitchell Children’s Home Blanche Cline Jane Burdette Florence Brown Little One Ronda Russell Mary Mitchell

Christmas Party for Albany Grange Women Held at Athens Home

Mrs. Everett Carbaugh hosted the Albany Grange Women's Carrie Hall Club Christmas party at 196 FE State St Athens. Eighteen members and guests shared a potluck luncheon followed by an afternoon program led by Mrs. Don Sanders featuring Christmas memories devotionals and readings. A decorated tree served as centerpiece. Each member guessed last year’s Cheer Sister and gifts were exchanged with items such as clocks linens lamps and candy.

Everett Carbaugh State St Athens Albany Grange Carrie Hall Club Don Sanders Sanders

Holiday Guests At Rose Home

Mr and Mrs William Rose host twenty two for Christmas dinner at 44 W State St The group includes Mr and Mrs Richard Fought and niece Bartha Jo Kinsel a University of Miami student The Foughts and Miss Kinsel arrived by car with Mrs S S Sigismund and her sons Stanley III and Kenny who have been their guests They are wintering in Miami Florida.

Harry Lackey Lydia Anne Steubenville Grosvenor St. Ono W. Warren Cook Margaret Laverty Columbus Memphis Tenn Etta Laverty Franklin Ave Cook Chicago Helen Laverty Illinois Albert J. Price Providence R. 1 Sydney J. Browne North Hill William Rose W. State St Richard Fought Bartha Jo Kinsel University of Miami Miami Fla Foughts Miss Kinsel S. S. Sigismund and Sons Stanley, III Kenny

Willing Workers Christmas Party at Morrison Home

December meeting and annual Christmas party of Willing Workers were held at Mrs. Olive Morrison's home. Members sang carols, led by a prayer, revealed the Mystery Sisters, and exchanged gifts with prizes won by Frances Copeland, Ora Copeland, and Mary Starlin. 1948 officers include Mrs. Lloyd Copeland president and other officers.

Olive Morrison Vinnie van Dyke Mystery Sisters Frances Copeland Ora Copeland Mary Starlin Lloyd Copeland Lee Dorr Ruby Gould Art Copeland Lena Nellie Bean Fred Starlin

Holiday visitors at the Kittle home include Cairo relatives

Holiday guests at 173 North Lancaster Street hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Kittle include their son Dean Kittle and wife and family from Cairo and their daughter Mrs Harold Guthrie with her husband and children Mary Ann and Bruce from Bedford. They will stay through Sunday December 28.

Fred Kittle N. Lancaster St Dean Kittle Cairo Harold Guthrie Mary Ann and Bruce Bedford Kittle

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