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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1933
Page
6
President and Mrs. Elmer Burritt Bryan hosted a stylish supper at their East Union Street home overlooking the university campus. Guests from town and Ohio University faculty joined in a two-table seating arrangement with larkspur and yellow rose centerpieces for a three course informal meal.
A group of friends of Mrs. Frank Chester from Athens motored to Columbus for a one o'clock luncheon hosted by Mrs. Robert Bishop and Mrs. Donald Coultrap at 2138 Iuka Ave. The party included Mrs. T. R. Biddle and many companions in several cars, with Dr. Bryan accompanying the group. Mrs. Carl Stickney could not attend.
A noted Athens hostess favors bike shorts for quick pre party chores. She explains the garments are cooler and shorter than a house dress or pajamas, making last minute tasks like arranging flowers and counting plates faster before guests arrive.
A navy satin dress pairs with a yellow linen jacket featuring broad shoulders. Buttons on the jacket shoulders and the novelty belt provide a playful touch. The outfit is finished with a yellow linen hat banded in navy for a chic summer look.
A humorous reminiscence about Rupert III a mixed airedale and hound with big brain and clumsy body. The narrator recounts a boy paying ten cents for the pup and Rupert’s antics from appetite for anything to chasing legs and sleeping in the day.
A series of social visits and upcoming events across Athens Ohio. Teachers, guests, and relatives visit at Glenford Columbus and Zanesville. Kiwanis club plans a Camp Zaleski outing with the Citizens Conservation Corps. Cleveland visitors Doris Sanders and Irwin Hitz stay with the Sanders family in Athens prior to trips home. A. E. Livingston of Temple University visits his father in Athens with Mrs Livingston and children before traveling to McArthur.
The Rebekah Lodge met at the I O O F Hall on Thursday with Grand Noble Freda Willock presiding. The social hour followed, celebrating the birthdays of Mrs. A N Johnson and Miss Della Finsterwald, with a roses centerpiece and birthday cake.
Professor and Mrs. T N Hoover hosted several Jackson friends for dinner at the Hillcrest Inn on Thursday evening. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Summers Judge and Mrs. Frank Velay and State Representative and Mrs. Charles Jones.
Mrs. Irvin D Quick entertained Athens guests with three bridge tables at 26 Sunnyside Drive to honor her mother Mrs John Acomb sister Miss Helen Acomb and Cincinnati visitor Miss Ruth McClymon. Miss Mary Devlin won high score with Esther Dunham second and Miss Helen Hedden traveling prize. Faculty members of Ohio University attended including Lillian Barber Ann Lois Saum Helen Hedden Irene Devlin Mary Devlin Edna Way Esther Dunham Margaret Abel and Mrs Ralph Beckett and Mrs Bradford Acomb.
The July meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society at Central Avenue Methodist Church was a six o'clock picnic dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rose at 305 West State Street. The program included songs, readings, a solo by Grace Goldsberry, and encores.
Sixty three members and guests of the Woman's Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church met for a picnic at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. C D. Roush on the Pomeroy Road Thursday evening. Each member and family brought a favorite picnic dish and outdoor supper was served on the lawn in a casual cafeteria style before dusk.
Mr and Mrs J Benson Roberts announce the birth of a baby son Lewis W Roberts at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 2 p m on Thursday July 2. He is grandson of L W Roberts of Athens and Mr and Mrs James Brown of Toronto Ohio and the great grandmother is Mrs William Roberts of 3 Franklin Avenue.
Advertisement urges working women to take Lydia E Pinkham tablets for menstrual comfort. Chocolate coated pills are easy to swallow and portable, with a 50 cent price at the druggist. Joe endorses the product in the copy.
Word was received of the death in Columbus of Mrs. H. R. Sackett a former Athens resident. She once lived on University Terrace and moved away many years ago. Her daughter Mrs. Florence Sackett Oblinger of Dayton and son Mr. Guy Sackett of Columbus have visited Athens recently. Mr. Sackett died several years ago.
A brief wedding notice records Merle Wagner marrying Sheldrick on July at a New York State location. Mrs Sheldrick is linked to Ohio University and welfare work with a YWCA, with addresses in Cleveland and New York City mentioned.
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