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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1937
Page
6
Fresh flowers filled the Park Place residence of Dr and Mrs T R Biddle for the Women’s Music Club guest night with 100 plus attendees. Mrs Margaret pee served as retiring president and Mrs L V Brown with Mrs Fred M McKay guided arrivals and seating.
The column lists residents and relatives visiting Athens over Memorial Day weekend. Mrs. Henry Burchfield and son and daughter in law from Columbus visited H. W. Bender on Maple Street. Numerous families from Lancaster, Elyria, Dayton, Columbus, Wheeling and beyond vacationed with local households and attended graduation events at Athens High School.
A Memorial Day reception at Athens Country Club honored Miss Margaret N. Lax and Miss Lorena Betty Morris hosted by Deans Vogt Irman and staff. Tables displayed a wedding cake for Miss Lax and a luggage centerpiece for Miss Morris as about 125 guests enjoyed Ohio University musicians.
A birthday party will be held at Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday night at 7 30 p m by the Daughters of Union Veterans. Miss Louise Tribe and Miss Lucille Shumway of Athens were weekend guests of Miss Tribe and her parents Mr and Mrs George Tribe of Shade. Mr and Mrs P V Coe and family of Albany were Sunday guests.
The narrator plans a fishing outing with Bill and Hank to comfort two boys and avoid suspicion. He visits Aunt Katherine to check on Faith’s caregiver, who sits with a tormented, tearless expression. Katherine admits she needs a private moment but the narrator offers support and a shoulder to cry on.
A dramatic continuation follows Katherine, wife of a distant husband in the jungle, torn by neglect and a past love. Hal Meredith, her youth’s suitor, survives a crash and a hospital healing, while Katherine debates love and duty as the tale unfolds.
Gallia County farmers note locust bloom as a sure sign of a bountiful harvest. Hillsides are white with bloom this week as older agricul turists discuss indications of abundance. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Webb visited Nelsonville on Sunday. Connecticut reports 976 miles of railways.
The White Shrine meets 6 p.m. Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall with a potluck and initiation. Presbyterian Class shifts to Tuesday 6 p.m. at Mrs. O. D. Morrison’s home to accommodate Mrs. Ruby Hawke Roy. Philathea Class moves to June 8. Faculty Wives Club hosts a 5 30 p.m. picnic at Mrs. Gard’s June 2. Pocahontas Lodge meets Red Men’s Hall Wednesday 7 p.m. with bridge at 8 p.m. East Side Needle Club gathers Wednesday 2 p.m. at Mrs. Roy Pierce’s home.
Fashionists urge affordable fabrics for a June wedding set in gardens porches or sunlit rooms. Muslin lace and voile gowns offer glamour without heavy costs, with natural bouquets and back-yard settings creating an elegant, budget friendly celebration. Nearby social notes mention guests from Charleston and Columbus visiting local residents.
Earl Kelly assisted by Mary Noss delivered a remarkable graduation recital in Memorial Auditorium on May 30. He opened with Bach French Suite in G Major, followed by Mendelssohn and Chopin works, then Ravel Sonatine and Danza, Paderewski Fantastique, and closed with Liszt Concerto in E flat major on two pianos. Kelly studied under Paul Fontaine and Vera Board.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stansbury hosted a country home lawn dinner for Athens guests Mrs. Emma Murphe y, Mrs. Minnie Mariner, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walden. Albany visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hovey, Mr. and Mrs. George Spring, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. George Bailis, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailis. Parkersburg hosts Mr. and Mrs. Saunders were joined by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Neudorfer and daughters Jean and Anna. Detroit residents spent the weekend with Mrs. Charles Walsh at 120 Congress St.
Mrs. Roy Dupler hosted the UCD Club at her 43 West Union Street residence on Thursday afternoon. Sixteen members and three guests sewed together, with Miss Edith McBee and Miss Lucille Hamilton of Nassawadox and Mrs. S. F. Feigley of New Lexington in attendance.
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