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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1930
Page
5
A Wednesday Halleyhurst bungalow gathering hosted by Zeta Tau Alpha at Ohio University featured 22 active and alumnae members. Guests included Mrs. W. H. McClain and others from Dayton New York and Columbus. Social activities spanned music readings dancing and refreshments.
The Order of Eastern Star meets Monday at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple with initiation and refreshments. Mrs Arthur Hickman hosts the Needle Club Tuesday at 7 30. Married People's Class pic nic Tuesday at 5 30 at the Robinson's home near Athens. Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae hold summer meeting Thursday at 5 30 at Mrs W F Copeland's home. Women's Home Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 in First Methodist Church parlors.
Social hour guests included Mrs. James A. Palmer and others while Frances Clutts vacationed in Harrison Michigan with Miss Marion Bing. A July 6 picnic at the Fair Grounds celebrated Mr. C. V. Sewell’s 77th birthday with a large Athens area gathering. Subsequent notices report Lip pincotts visiting from Cleveland and various trips to Buckeye Lake and Old Man's Cave, plus a Martzolff Class sociable at First Methodist Church with local speakers and performers.
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the First Methodist Episcopal Church met at Mrs. Ralph Beasley’s home on McKinley Avenue for a dues paying gathering. The 28 member group reported responses from all but four away in town or out of state. President Mrs. N B Welk attended with 11 groups represented. After planning for the year, three contests and a social hour with refreshments closed the meeting. Relatives visiting Virginia and Athens include Marion Sanborn of Sandusky and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sanborn of Cleveland. also Paul Jeffers of Shade and Solomon Jeffers of Athens R F D No 6.
Mr and Mrs G W McHenry and Earl Hooper leave Monday by car for a two week fishing trip to Cleveland Buffalo and then Canada with plans to fish and enjoy scenery and travel arrangements announced in the local notes.
Gladys Patton formerly Gladys Gilham daughter of Mr Frank Gilham of Athens and Henry Carry of Columbus were married Thursday July 10 in Lancaster by Rev Patst pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Carry a factory manager of Larcomb Brothers Shirt Company Columbus. They will motor east including Washington DC and Virginia Beach then visit Carry family sister.
The Lancaster School of Home Missions under the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Ohio Conference will open Monday July 2 at the Lancaster Camp Ground. The faculty includes Mrs Dan Br Brummitt and Miss Ruth Wheaton along with several national field secretaries. the program features the sixteenth session of the McCarty Settlement anniversary address by Miss Ethel Harpst. Several missionaries will attend representing society schools and institutions. Me Wo Ho Mis hosts Camp Wo Ho Mis with Mrs H J Holcombe as dean and attendees Mary Elizabeth Blackburn Mary Margaret Kelley Margaret Haskins Agnes Kilpatrick Dorothy Ruth Holcombe.
Mr and Mrs R C Hess and their little daughter Elaine left Saturday for Huntington West Virginia to join Mrs Hess's sister and brother in law and their daughter Jane. They will drive to Virginia Beach for a week long stay beginning Sunday.
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