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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
3
Miss Zoe Brundage of Ohio University Athens spoke on My Dress at a Sunday serial meeting. A follow up meeting is set for next Sunday at 2 30. The Girl Scout council will meet Tuesday evening at 730.
Mrs Leonard Cooley and Miss Hat Cooley welcomed Tatting Club members to East Washington Street for sewing and an elegant luncheon. Guests included Miss Lucile Kaelin Miss Marie Ruscoe and Mrs Don Davis. Members present were Mesdames Eugene Shafer Cecil Kafer Fred Edington Ed Rosser Carrie Grimm Harrold Mechem Stanley Mechem and Misses Nellie Reuter Hazel Rosser Ethel Gibbs and Irma Wilson.
Mrs Ivan Kinney hosted Hyperion Club ladies Saturday from 2 to 4 at her Clinton Street home. A fine program entertained attendees.
Mr. W J Sanders and son Ted visited relatives at Mill Field. Mrs Jacob Dorst and daughter Mrs John Kellar were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Dorst. Mr and Mrs L F Carpenter of Athens were visitors of their son Beiford Carpenter. Mrs Mary Wilson and her little daughter returned home after visiting relatives here. Charles Pensyle attends funeral in Washington DC. Lena Fluke McMillan and son from Jeanette PA visit Ed Flotke family. C R Wynan and little son visit McArthur relatives. George Johnson visits Columbus on business. Cable Gibson of Columbus stays with his parents here. Anthony Stedem of Columbus visits parents. J H Sands of Cincinnati and Mrs Campstein of Springfield return home after funeral in Zaleski. visit H Johnson. Cliff Spencer spends a few days in Columbus. Mrs Charles Conaway and daughter Ruth of Logan visit Pierce Stratton family. Ruth Love of Columbus visits her father. Hubert Hyde, Cincinnati medical student, visits family. Mr and Mrs Clifford Sanders of Columbus stay with parents here. Mr Lewis Schultzig spends week at Ashtabula. C C Sharp in Columbus on business. Mrs W W Kelly summoned to Massillon by illness of daughter Vivian teaching there.
The Chamber of Commerce board will meet Tuesday evening at the Northern Mining and Fuel Co office and hear matters of city importance. A regular meeting follows at the Y M C A rooms on Thursday evening with a meal served by the Eastern Star ladies.
The Y M C A will host an open house and gymnasium exhibition Tuesday evening next week. Music and games accompany the regular exhibition work in the gymnasium. Everyone is invited to attend and observe progress being made.
Furnished room for rent at 97 Franklin street suitable for a gentleman. 35 White Leghorn hens from last year’s chicks for sale in good lay condition. Ford car 1917 model in good running order. Piano rental sought for several months. 3 room rental at 38 Short Street available. Contacts include Harry Wilson Bell 164 Culp at Cawthorne Miss Merritt Bell 1068 Citizen 33 and Bell 803.
Sealed bids will be received by the Trustees of York Township until 12 o'clock noon on Friday February 27 1920 for furnishing medical aid to the indigent poor for one year starting March 1 1920. The board may reject any or all bids. By order of Trustees Sidney A Cook Clerk. 2-18-6
The state convention of the Y M C A will be held in Columbus on February 25 with the secretary and one or two board members expected to attend. The paid up membership has risen beyond the last five years and the committees aim to double current numbers. Local business and professional men are urged to support Men and Boys for the community.
In Nelsonville last night Glenford Dugan Post of the American Legion presented French honor certificates to the relatives of eighteen York township soldiers who did not return from the world war. W. S. Rhodes led the program with prayers, readings, and patriotic addresses. The event featured a high school pageant, music, and a $329 gift from Glenford Dugan Post ladies for returning soldiers’ comforts.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Nutter were brought from Wheeling West Virginia to Nelsonville Sunday evening and taken to the home of her nephew Lou Nixon. Funeral services were held at St. Andrew's Church this morning at 9 o'clock.
About 40 guests gathered February 20 at the home of Mrs S L Poston to honor Frances E Willard A devotional and short talk opened the program with Miss Edna Spencer Howard Wallace and Mrs Thos Spencer performing a series of musical numbers A life sketch was given by Mrs Barker and other readings and solos followed by Mrs Ada Lama delivering a reading with a closing vocal piece It Is for Me was sung and Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight was performed
Mrs Taylor hosted a social hour with Mr Taylor at the piano while Mesdames Socia Howe and Moore assisted. Guests enjoyed dainty refreshments and were given a small silk flag as favors.
Mrs Hi Johnson and Mrs Elgin Haines hosted a pleasant social Friday evening at Mrs Henry Nutter’s home for her birthday anniversary. An elegant lunch followed a delightful affair. Guests presented Mrs Nutter with a handsome umbrella, including Mesdames Malcolm Raybould Walter Green John Nutter Hollis Shaner Carl Evans Dyer Minner Arthur West Alfred Dempster Lan-Mary Owens Chas Pritts Haifies Ray Lamb Cleve Hallett.
John P. Coe files a damages suit against wool buyers Bolin and Cline claiming they agreed to purchase all his wool at 70.5 cents per pound with a market price settlement provision. Wool rose 10 cents, but only 70.5 cents paid. Coe seeks $110 balance.
Probate Judge Phillips and several clergymen presided over a large Saturday rush of marriage licenses and ceremonies. Couples from Nelsonville Chauncey Millfield Glouster Jacksonville and Murray connected in weddings conducted by Justice of the Peace P. W. Helwig Rev Ahlbrand and Rev Bishop.
London report states trials of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff for destroying villages in France and Belgium are unlikely. German Justice Minister Eugene Schiffer argues destruction was a military necessity, shielding leaders from punishment. he will oversee trials of the war guilty at Leipzig.
A New York man has created a wheel edged serving tray with a top that rises to a chosen height and can slide aside, allowing meals or items to be brought to a seated or lying person in bed.
Census officials estimate New York City population at more than seven million, with the metropolitan district exceeding 8.5 million. The figures would crown New York as the world’s largest city, with London second by about one million.
London reports an official announcement this week naming Sir Auckland Geddes as the British ambassador to the United States. The Daily Mail said Geddes’ term before departure to McGill University is under debate and suggested possible successors to Sir Auckland as president of the board of trade, including Stanley Baldwin and Sir Worthington Evans.
Elsie Janis stars in her screen hit A Regular Girl at the Glouster Opera House Wednesday night. Admission is 10 cents for floor seats and 25 cents for balcony seats, no tax.
The 250 mile auto race set for today in Los Angeles is postponed due to wet grounds and will now open the new speedway on Saturday. The event marks the inaugural program at the facility with organizers awaiting better track conditions.
Jules W Arnstein, alleged mastermind behind a Wall Street bond theft worth 5 million dollars, remains at large. He has missed his home since February 12 as police pursue him. His wife Fanny Brice defended him in public, calling the charges a possible frame up.
Students in Athens attended classes today as planned, making an exception to the Washington’s Birthday holiday. Officials announced next Friday would be a holiday instead for the basketball tournament.
Carl Vandervort Lowell Lewis Raymond Dew and James Robinett stayed home after coming to Athens Thursday for Armory inspection. John Blake of McArthur visited Albany. Mrs Watkins and her son visited over the weekend at Wm Lewis. Mary Helen Dailey of Athens was Sunday guest of grandmother Adaline Dailey. Glen Throckmorton returned to Akron after visiting his parents. C O Whitlatch and son Carol spent the weekend at Carpenter. A T Townsend of Cleveland visited Albany Sunday.
A fleet of warships described as the most imposing seen in the Bosphorus arrives off Constantinople. The dispatch notes the arrival may relate to Turkey's critical situation.
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