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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
12
Tau Alpha chapter hosted a formal with music by Bobby Bates and his Wittenberg College band. Seaside "Sea Dreams" theme decorated the Athens venue. Carol Fox chaired. seniors and local faculty attended. menu featured chicken salad, rice, celery, and seasonings.
Richland Avenue hosts Mrs Henrietta Penrod of Barberton and Mrs Bertha Esling of Toledo as weekend visitors to Mr and Mrs Orland Ely. Memorial Day guests include Madge McAdoo of Columbus George Clark of Barberton and several area families. Wills family from Oxford hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Homer Higgins and their daughter Don. Mrs Higgins attended a faculty picnic in Zanesville with Miss Nelle Mathews. Further visits include Mrs Mary Riley of Cambridge with Mrs Harry Hooper of Athens Route 1. Mrs Frank Baker and Mrs Fay Evans entertained Uhimans Department Store employees at Old Mans Cave. Dorothy Williams of 20 Oak Street traveled to Wheeling to visit son Dent Williams and infant Steven Dennis. John W Stewart noted as education ad.
The Kappa Phi national Methodist university women’s club installed new officers. New officers include Nancy Grissom as president and Cloris Rice as vice president with a slate of continuing roles. Several chapters members and graduating seniors were honored at a farewell ceremony with many names listed.
Mr and Mrs C M Mohl of Elmwood Place attended a Charleston show marking their daughter Martha ten graduation from Elizabeth Embleton Studios. Martha age ten has studied since age three and performed soft shoe ballet and tap numbers in the municipal auditorium recital.
In a small ceremony May 22 at 99 Grosvenor St. Mrs Robbie Parsons and Mr Fred Slaughter were married with Rev L A Robinson officiating. Mrs Slaughter worked at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house and Mr Slaughter is a retired automobile mechanic. They will live at the Grosvenor Street address.
Vera Speyer a Ohio University freshman was named Queen of Phi Sigma Delta at the Sweetheart Dinner Dance held Saturday night at the Athens Country Club. Attendants Renee Siegle and Sue Kunkel were elected. Speyer from Sandusky, Siegle from Cleveland, Kunkel from Tampa Fla.
The Young Matrons Group of the First Christian Church met at 85 Sunny Side Drive with speaker Mrs. Charles Jump discussing heroes. Devotions were led by Mrs. R. F. Rose and the next meeting will be a family picnic at Mrs. Mara Phillips’s home on Pomeroy Road in June.
The Bates Church Women’s Society of Christian Service held an all day meeting with a noon potluck. Mrs. J. H. Rogers led the business session and officers were reelected: Clara Rogers president Mildred Allen vice president Ora Hails recording secretary Gertrude McClain treasurer Mildred Johnson promotion secretary Grace Downey spiritual life secretary. The group planned a rummage sale for late June and set the next meeting for the last Thursday in June with Downey leading devotions.
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