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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1961

Page

7

The Gay Gourmet Has Dinner In Clark Home

The Gay Gourmet Club's January dinner at Mrs. Pear ly Clark's home 21 Brown Ave featured baked chicken in cream sauce. The pink rose table setting and chrysanthemum centerpiece accompanied candles. Attendees included Mrs. Harold McGrath Mrs Theatre Shafer Mrs Eva Welsh Miss Helen Hull Mrs Ruth Halsey Mrs Vern Kempton Mrs Dorothy Williams Mrs Raymond Bardin and Mrs Roberta Sutton. A brief business session followed led by Sutton and Bardin. A smorgasbord will mark February meeting hosted by Sutton.

Pearly Clark Brown Ave Harold McGrath Theatre Shafer Eva Welsh Helen Hull Ruth Halsey Vern Kempton Dorothy Williams Raymond Bardin Roberta Sutton Sutton Bardin

Poets Assigned At Alfred Grange Meeting

The Alfred Grange group planned future poetry reports with the topic Youre a Poet Did You Know it and the upcoming prompt The Duties of the U S President was announced by Mrs. Harold Greiner Lecturer. The meeting ended with a social hour and refreshments served by members.

Alfred Grange Harold Greiner Grange Lloyd Blackwood Marvin Keebaugh

Shower and Belling for Mr and Mrs Robert Burke

A wedding shower and bel ling for Mr and Mrs Robert Burke will be held at 8 p m Saturday in the Alfred Grange Hall. Hostesses invite all friends and neighbors. Mrs Burke is the former Gay Ann Douglas.

Robert Burke Alfred Grange Hall Burke Gay Ann Douglas

Alumnae Plan Dinner and Rummage Sale Details

Mrs. Janice Bixler hosted Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae at a dessert meeting at Welch Cottage. President Mrs. Michael Molchan led a business session planning a March 17 18 rummage sale with location to be announced. A committee of Mrs. John Vickers and Miss Margaret Burt organized the International Reunion Day dinner for April at the OU Center. Ten members attended.

Alpha Gamma Delta Michael Molchan John Vickers Margaret Burt OU Center

Question Box Is Talk Stimulant at Child Guidance Circle

At the Jan 3 meeting of Child Guidance Circle in the Kail home at 44 Ohio Ave the group discussed questions on a child's development. Mrs. J M Bratton presided a brief business session and Kenneth Reeder won the hostess prize. Grasshoppers urged as a diet for dejuvenation, but Grandpappy Jenkins remains unimpressed.

Child Guidance Circle CCL Ralph Kail Ohio Ave Homer Gall J. M. Bratton Kenneth Reeder

Harp History Presented by Mrs Jennings to Faculty Wives

Mrs. Lucille Jennings, harpist, spoke to Faculty Wives at OU Center about the history of the harp and demonstrated her maple harp with 46 strings. She noted ancient origins traced to 2300 B C in Babylonia and shared photographs of its development, ending with three musical selections.

Lucille Jennings OU Center Jennings Babylonia British Museum Mercedes Bolger Handel Carlos Salzedo

New books for tots to teens at Chubb Library

Children's librarian Miss Josephine Loughery highlights new reads for ages four to teens including Christmas Eve at the Mellops by Toni Ungerer and Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Geisel. Other titles cover adventures, legends, crafts, and historical tales featuring figures from Wales and Genghis Khan eras.

Josephine Loughery Chubb Library Prancer Syd Hoff Santa Claus Philadelphia Ludwig Bemelmans Bitzli and the Big Bad Wolf Lisl Weil Earli Bitzli Dr. Seuss Geisel Sam-I-A Dr. Seuss Herbert Hazel Wilson Donniy Chuck Pete Sheppard Jones Wales Joseph Leeming Russell Hoban Hoban

Athens Grange to Host Pomona Meeting Tonight

Athens County Pomona Grange plans a 8 p.m. gathering at the Athens Grange Hall hosted by Athens Grange. The event focuses on local Grange activities and community updates.

Athens County Pomona Grange Athens Grange Hall Athens Grange

Calendar Of Events Friday And Saturday Listings

Friday activities include First Presbyterian WA group 6 led by Miss Mildred Chatter at 158 N Congress St 6 p m Practical Nurses Association Division 14 Sheltering Arms dining room hospital group to the host ess 7 30 p m Albany Community Garden Club program by Mrs Guy Wingett 1 30 p m Faculty Wives Square Dance group women s gym 8 30 p m Saturday Pallas Club monthly meeting 28 N College St 2 30 p m executive board meeting 2 p m Albany Grange members to bring sandwiches 8 p m

First Presbyterian Mildred Chatter N. Congress St Practical Nurses’ Association Sheltering Arms Albany Community Garden Club L. H. Chase Guy Wingett Pallas Club H. D. Palmer N. College St Albany Grange

Richland Avenue YF Organizes Youth Fellowship

At a church meeting Tuesday evening the Richland Avenue Free Will Baptist Youth Fellowship organized with Mrs. Glenn Collins named teacher and Mrs. Eva Legg as assistant. Officers include Jo Ann Legg president Sherrill Legg vice president Carol Rosser secretary and Bill Collins treasurer. A flower committee features Sandra Kasler Elizabeth Misner Ruth Willison and Mona Willison. Thirteen members attended and weekly meetings are set for 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the church.

Richland Avenue Free Will Baptist Youth Fellowship Glenn Collins Eva Legg Jo Ann Legg Sherrill Legg Carol Rosser Bill Collins Sandra Kasler Elizabeth Misner Ruth Mona Willison Collins

Pallas Club to Hear Adventurous Alliance Review

The Pallas Club postpones its scheduled program to review Adventurous Alliance, a biography by Mrs. Emmett Rowles, with Mrs. C. G. Matthews leading. An executive board session at 2 p m precedes the regular meeting at 2 30. Hostess is Mrs. H D Palmer of 28 N College St in Athens.

Lucretia Hale America Clyde Bulla Dale DeJong Roza van der Hoop Rita Ritchie Genghis Kahn Taikal Yarkut Khan Genghis Khan Mrs. Rowles Pallas Pallas Club Emmett Rowles C. G. Matthews H. D. Palmer N. College St

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