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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
13
Six tables filled for the midweek Ladies Day event at Athens Country Club. Women members and wives of members enjoyed a bridge golf luncheon with prizes awarded for high scores to Mrs. J. E. Algeo Miss Mary Devlin and Mrs. Edward A. Sprague.
The Ohio University Summer Band conducts the third in its Under the Elms series tonight at 7 30 led by Daniel L. Martino. Featured soloist is William M. Smith from Parkersburg WV performing Weinberger’s Concerto For Timpani. The program includes colorful works by Strauss Herbert Coward and Gould.
City Recreation Director Harry Lackey announced a midweek open air dance for Athens youths on the tennis courts at the High School Stadium. The event runs eight to ten with chaperones and refreshments by the Presbyterian Church group. A door prize will be awarded tonight as an extra feature.
Athens Country Club hosts a summer season semi monthly bridge party tonight at 8 p.m. Prizes are awarded for high scores and refreshments will be on hand. Regular events continue on the second Thursday nights through Oct 9 with Mr. Donald K. Barstow in charge.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Matte son collectors of folk song gave a program of ballads negro spirituals and folk songs for Ohio University students in Memorial Auditorium Mrs Matteson played piano and the couple sang four traditional ballads from the British Isles including Barbara Allen Black Jack Davie Four Nights Nathan Hicks a local singer helped start the collecting and Dulcimer was shown during Blood Song The Mattesons also featured Spoon River and A Mountain Tune reflecting Illinois and South Carolina origins
Daughters of Union Veterans meet at 6 p.m. for a potluck at Mrs. Kate Shaver's home in The Plains. Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles meets at Eagles Hall at 8 p.m. Pomona Grange officers meet Thursday at 8 30 p.m. in Athens Grange Hall for degree practice. Martzolff Class holds annual picnic Thursday at 6 p.m. on First Methodist Church lawn Circle Two. WSCS Central Ave Methodist meets at 8 p.m. at Mrs. S. J. Scott's home. Sew-So Club meets 8 p.m. Thursday at Mrs. Sam Henderson's home.
At the Albany Grange last regular meeting a Tom Thumb wedding was staged with Susan Enlow as bride and John Stinson as groom. Other participants included John Wise man as preacher Virginia Wilcoxson maid of honor Terry Clark best man Patricia Clark flower girl Lyn Chisser ring bearer. Singers Martha Lou Baughman Alfred Lindsey Wade Jeffers with Thorabelle Enlow and Ronda Russell on piano. Next meeting is Saturday evening July 12 when third and fourth degrees will be conferred.
Mr and Mrs Perry Munn of Albany hosted a carnival style birthday party for daughters Sandra and Kathryn. Seventeen children and seventeen adults attended with Ring toss target shooting darts and ball throws. Guests included Mrs G W Munn Mrs Frank Dendorff and Jimmy from Athens and numerous Albany residents.
A large Hook family reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hook in Poston on Friday July 4. A pot luck luncheon followed by music from Margaret Beal and Fred O Nail accompanied the gathering of O Nail and Beal families from Nelsonville Columbus Poston Floodwood and nearby areas.
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