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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1948
Page
6
Gilham-Frank Auxiliary VFW will meet Thursday at seven o clock at New Marsh field with a covered dish supper postponed. Sigma Theta Gamma fraternity held a Valentine dance for activities Saturday February 14 at the fraternity house.
The Rev J B Maffett officiated at the Davidson nuptials at the Christian Church parsonage with Ruth Marie Davidson and Wendell James Davidson as the couple. The bride, daughter of Mrs C H Davis of Richmond California, and the groom, son of Mr and Mrs W J Davidson, reside in Dayton Ohio. The wedding featured a grey suit dress and red rose corsage with family as attendants. The column also reports Harold Landis Abmyer’s appointment to South Congregational Church Middletown Conn and details his studies and affiliations. Athens Grange set for Feb 19 with Farm Bureau Co Op organizer Walter Wharton presenting movies. Mrs E M Biddison visits Cedar Keys Florida with her husband.
In a conversation with Mrs Sophia B Pilcher of 10 E Union St she recalls six months in Havana and shares vivid details from her visits She describes the Prado parade views at Habana the La Union Hotel the Casa Blanca ferry the Morro Castle lights the Colon Cemetery and a Cuban sugar plantation She notes January to March American visitors for horse races and Musings on local life including coffee sugar and schools
A series of Tuesday and Thursday club meetings is listed with dates and hosts. Topics include War Medicine and Americanism, plus Founders Day events and PTA activities. Guest speakers include Dr. and Mrs. Dow, Mrs. O J Daugherty, and state senator C Stanley Mechem. Local groups mentioned include Hobson Study Circle West Side PTA and East Side PTA with various officers and host committees.
The University Symphony Orchestr a conducte d by DeForest W Inger ram presents a program featuring Helen Hedden Roach contralto with the Men’s Glee Club. Basil Kalinnikow’s Symphony in G Minor anchors the program along with Walton’s Facade Suite and Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro. Admission is free.
Pallas Club met at 55 Elmwood Place on February 14 for a six o clock dinner hosted by Miss Genevieve Apgar. Nine former members delivered greetings and a club history prepared by the late Mrs. Anna K. Price described the 1895 founding. Two new honorary members were added, Mrs. Berta R. Cless and Mrs. Lucia Bing.
In New York on October 4 1947 Marjorie McKee daughter of Grosvenor S McKee Meadville Pa married Frederick W Bensing Jr son of Frederick W Bensing Whitestone Long Island at St Andrews Episcopal Church Brooklyn. Miss McKee attended Ohio University and worked for United Airlines. Mr Bensing is a United Airlines passenger agent. They reside in New York.
Baker Settlement Farm Bureau Council held its Valentine party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown on Tuesday February 10. Guests and members enjoyed games and refreshments prepared by the hostess for Olin and Helen Baker DePue Gilham Frost Jacoby Radford Shaw Ward Barker Wharton Efaw and others.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt Zion Baptist Church met February 10 at the home of president Blanche Russell. Two members, Ida Cooper and Ruth Topsail, celebrated birthdays. A program included readings Eternal Now by Winifred Taylor and The Man With Fifty Cents by Katherine Payne. Attendees included Russell, Edith Booker, Payne, Philips, Taylor, Nero, and guest Margaret Gardelle who also marked a birthday.
Members of the Sew-So Sewing Club pledge $25 to the Shelter ing Arms Hospital Drive during a Thursday gathering at Mrs. R. F. Rose’s Euclid Avenue home. Mrs. Sam Henderson hosted, and new member Mrs. Williom was welcomed. Roll call shared Lincoln life facts. Wedding details note John M. Kidd and Marjorie Junod greet son Dan Martin born Feb 14 at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
The Athens Branch of the AAUW sponsors a benefit card party at the Hotel Berry on Monday February 23 at 7 30 p m to raise money for the Voigt International Study Grant aiding 17 000 foreign students in American colleges. Mrs R H Marquis chairs the event with ticket sales by AAUW members. Door prizes and table options are planned.
Ohio University stages Thornton Wilder comedy The Skin of Our Teeth at Memorial Auditorium February 9 through 21. Directed by Christopher Lane with Roger Allen and Therese Nelson starring, the cast includes Esther Yahya and Corinne Van Dame. Tickets are available daily 9 to 4 at Memorial Auditorium box office.
A special program on the history of the Mechanicsburg PTA will be presented Friday at 7 30 during the regular PTA meeting. PTA historian Mrs Morrison Burns and Mrs Freda Kennedy have planned an engaging program. thirteen past presidents have been invited to attend. President Mrs Florence Reeder urged attendees to bring or send sales stamps.
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