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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1940
Page
6
About 200 people gathered at the Masonic Temple to honor Mrs. Flossie Burson Kil t an, grand marshal of the Grand Chapter of Ohio Order of the Eastern Star. Athens Chapter sponsored the event with 20 districts joining in the reception.
Mrs. Gerald G. Dykstra spoke on Legal Hints to Women at the League of Women Voters potluck at the Woman's Faculty Club. She covered guest statute and liability, lease and rent laws, and wills and probate.
A fashion survey notes socialites favor simple, well cut winter wear over novelty items. Doris Field and Char lene Erbstein model chic yet practical outfits including white flannel slacks and printed wool beach wear.
Women in Mineral attend WPA Adult Education art classes directed by Helen Rowland. In a reform school room turned recreation center the group crafts plaster of Paris plaques and decorative pieces, warming with a fire and ping pong while learning under Floyd Cooper.
Calendar lists multiple club events in Athens area including Athens High School P T A meeting 7 30 p m in the auditorium with a short business session a tour of the new building refreshments and a band concert. Also U S Spanish War Veterans installation of officers Potluck dinner and various study circles and clubs. Dr C C Millikan attends optometric conference in Columbus with Dr H Oyster.
Miss Marjorie Porter daughter of Prof and Mrs James Porter of 165 N Congress St has been named supervisor of the permanent department of Delaware's Children's Bureau. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania School of Social Work and has worked with the Children's Bureau of Philadelphia and led the Girls Bureau of Cleveland. The new role involves placement and supervision of children in permanent foster homes.
Ten year old Dorothy Clutter daughter of Mr and Mrs D M Clutter at 28 Maplewood Drive missed Sunday School only briefly He brought the Sunday School to her in Sheltering Arms Hospital at 8 30 Sunday morning The Rev Neil Crawford traveled to her room with a prayer hymn and the lesson Dorothy earned a place in the Christian Church 53 Club for never missing a session in 1939 Though about to undergo appendectomy she sought to preserve her attendance record The minister who brought the lesson has not missed a Sunday in church in 35 years with one possible exception
About 200 townspeople and students attended the AAUW show at Edwin Watts Churb Library Sunday afternoon. Paintings by Edna Way Rush Elliott and F W Bush and wood carvings by John Rood drew favorable notice. the exhibit runs through the week ending Sunday Jan 21, 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm on Mon Wed and Fri.
Adele Garrison concedes defeat after a heated exchange on the net with Mary then defers in a tense moment. Aunt Madge and Uncle Dicky arrive with news for Olina who rushes inside to help Olivia, leaving Mary curious about the meaning as Olivia hurries away.
A New Year wedding related kitchen shower for Mrs. William Mann and Marjorie Tompkins featured Miss Mary Gibson and Miss Alice Carpenter as co hosts. Guests enjoyed a bridge session after gift presentation and a refreshment course with red rosebud centerpieces.
Faithful Few Sewing Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Clyde Mason at the corner of Lincoln and Lorain on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Co L Mr and Mrs G E Mills announce the arrival of a daughter Alice Elizabeth at White Cross Hospital on Saturday January 13 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs N E Mills of 14 Maplewood
Eastwood observes New Year's with a wedding party honoring the bride Mrs. Mann and a large list of guests including Jean Murphy Mary Jane Beeler Helen Miller Helen Haskins Sara Mansfield Mildred Yeager Anna Margaret Morrison Alice Maccombs Eliza beth Wood Florence Elkins Virginia Porter Betty Fulton Eleanor Peckham Helen Stratton Margaret Burt Mary Ann Shuler Donna Gaitten Joan Tompkins Mrs. R. P. Tompkins Mrs. Oris Carpenter and Mrs. T. E. Gibson.
Miss Andrews Miss Witham and Miss Snyder hosted a guest dinner in Bucyrus Sunday at The Eastwood for Miss Bertha Schaber formerly piano instructor at Ohio University now in government service. Faculty hosts and guests attended with chrysanth emums as centerpieces and placed cards.
Twenty six guests attended a dinner for Dr Fay-Cooper Cole at Carter's Tea Room. Cole, chairman of the University of Chicago anthropology department, spoke on the university's history and the late President Hutchins educational theories. He cited faculty 901 and campus enrollment 6300 to 6500 with 47 percent in the graduate school. He aims to organize alumni ahead of the 1941 semi centennial. Only out of town guests were Dean and Mrs Schoonover of Marietta.
Mr Len Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs L H Smith of 110 Morris Ave left Thursday for Chicago to accept a position with Wilson Bros. Dr R F Wichterman of 20 Arden Place is in Sheltering Arms Hospital recovering from peritonitis. Mrs D E Blackburn of Blackburn Heights visits daughter near Albany. Dr C E Gullette of University of Illinois guest speaker at Ohio University French Club event in Alliance. Parmeters of 5 Pearl St in Columbus for the weekend heard Kay Kyser at the Pallas. Irene Devlin hosted Bertha Schaber from Bucyrus at dinner.
The Ohio University School of Music presents a semester recital in Music Hall Auditorium on Wednesday at 8 p m featuring eight students from Athens including Mary Ann McKay and Alice Bardin with accompanist Newman Powell Jr Other performers include Beth Pierce Lorene Marlatt Elizabeth Wendleken Virginia Christman Adelaide Grodeck and David Flanagan The public is invited.
Wesleyan Needle Club gathered at the corner May Ave and Arden Place with fourteen members and two guests Mrs L A Hamilton and Mrs R F Wich terman. After an afternoon of needlework refreshments were served. Next meeting will be Mrs Ross Wright 15 N May Ave.
Loretta Young and David Niven headline the new comedy romance Eternally Yours to premiere at the Athena Theater on Tuesday. Director Tay Garnett showcases a magician creating a woman with chemical echoes of jealousy vanity and love as Miss Young plays the assistant to The Great Arturo amid a witty backstage romance between the illusionist and his crafted muse.
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