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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1938

Page

8

League of Women Voters Holds Year End Picnic and Meeting

The League of Women Voters wrapped up the year with a combined picnic and regular meeting at president Mrs. J. J. Crumley’s home. Officers for the coming year were elected including Crumley as President and Miss Bess White as Treasurer.

League of Women Voters J. J. Crumley Bess White Arthur Boyles Ways and Means League Schine The Crumley J. G. Hope Canton Mabel W. Sprague O. F. Rowland P. G. Dowler A. E. Wagner Laura Bailey

Members of Class Of 1888 To Meet For Reunion

Ohio University notes show eight members of the class of 1888 planning a fifth anniversary reunion at Athens. Attendees include Dr. Elmer A. Dent and Edith Woodruff Sayre with other alumni linked to Athens by birth or marriage. The Alumni Convocation is set for Saturday at 3 00 p.m. in the Auditorium.

Elmer A. Dent Belleview Florida Athens Ohio University L. W. Russell Mill Street Russell Dr. Dent Dent Edith Woodruff Sayre Anna Barton Porterfield Spokane Washington Geo. W. Reed Uhrichsville Ohio Calvin B. Humphrey Westport Connecticut R. E. Porterfield Anna Barton Wash Anna K. Price Elmwood Place

Trial By Jury cast hosts lawn party in Athens Ohio

Mrs H Wescott Roach a cast member hosted a lawn party for the Gilbert and Sullivan production Trial by Jury at OU faculty member home in Athens Ohio. About 50 guests attended with husbands wives and out of town relatives enjoying hamburg sandwiches and salad around the outdoor fireplace. Choruses and solos from the opera were performed and officers were elected to form a Gilbert and Sullivan Club.

Gilbert and Sullivan Club F. Theodore Paige B. L. Pickens Joseph Thackeray L. C. Mitchell Carl Nessley Fred . Flegal Zanesville H. Wescott Roach

Ohio University Commencement Events Begin Saturday

Commencement activities start Saturday at 9 a.m. with an Alumni Golf Tournament at Athens Country Club. The day includes a Mathematics Luncheon for Arthur Howe Carpenter, Phi Beta Kappa meeting, Art Exhibit, Alumni Convocation, Alumni Association business meeting, Commencement supper, the Carpenter Memorial Telescope ceremony, and an Observatory Open with a Commencement Ball in the Men’s Union Gym.

Ohio University Athens Country Club Department of Mathematics Arthur Howe Carpenter Hotel Berry Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Memorial Auditorium Ellis Hall Literary Society Alumni Association John W. Galbreath Columbus McGuffey Elms

Calendar notes and school party details in town

Calendar listings show the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers meeting June 3 with Mrs. E H Gallagher at 135 Lancaster Street. 600 Women's Relief Corps meets Friday at 7 30 p m in Red Men's Hall with emphasis on business and good attendance. The Progressive Class of Central Avenue M E Church plans a picnic at Nice's grounds on Pom eroy Road with 6 15 p m church assembly. First graders at Central Elementary hosted a welcoming party for entering first graders featuring songs poems and stories plus a butterfly dance and singing games. Refreshments were served and small baskets were prepared for Nancy Lou Householder Jo Ellen Goddard Jennie Knox Alice Winning Nicky Parcus Johnny Stalder Lou Ann Farrow Sally Algeo Barbara Ann Shirley Paul Risley Kenneth Goodfellow Skippy Dent Jimmie Gates and Betty Barlett.

Central Elementary School Nancy Lou Householder Jo Ellen Goddard Jennie Knox Alice Winning Nicky Parcus Johnny Stalder Lou Ann Farrow Sally Algeo Barbara Ann

4-H Club Meeting Notes from Stewart Chapter

The Stewart 4-H Club met in the Home Economics room with nine members. They set the next gathering for June 8 and listed officers: Blanche Fuller president Betty Lou Jandes vice president Shirley Seaman secretary Janice Chapman treasurer Helen Ashcraft news reporter Norma McCune recreation leader.

Stewart Blanche Fuller Betty Lou Jandes Shirley Seaman Janice Chapman Helen Ashcraft Norma McCune

Commencement Ball Opens New Ohio University Social Lineup

The Commencement Ball a debut social event at Ohio University will be held in the Men's Union ballroom Saturday night with alumni seniors and faculty as guests of the Alumni Association Dancing runs 8 30 p m to midnight Jack Dalton's orchestra provides music A 10 o'clock interlude features Alpha Xi Delta chorus directed by Bonnie Bingham after their dinner at Hotel Berry.

Men’s Union Ohio University Alumni Association Jack Dalton Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Hotel Berry Bonnie Bingham Alpha Xi Chorus Cure McNemer Robert Joan Weston W. Va Charles Shock Sharron Lee Nonna Jean McWhorter Nellie Nicholas Athens Fay Ellis Barbara Jean Clarksburg John Weekley

Delta Tau Delta Dance at Athens Country Club

Rex Koons and his Band will play for the Delta Tau Delta Spring Formal at the Athens Country Club Friday at 9 o clock. Guests include Prof and Mrs Gullum Mrs Thompson Prof and Mrs Gubitz Prof and Mrs Beckett Rev and Mrs Luchs Mr Fenzel Dean Voigt and Dean Johnston.

Rex Koons Delta Tau Delta Athens Country Club Frank B. Gullum Thompson Alec. Gubitz Ralph F. Beckett Fred E. Luchs William Fenzel Irma E. Voigt John R. Johnston

Modern Art Exhibit Opens at Ellis Hall by O U Students

An exhibit of student work from the University of Oklahoma opens on the third floor of Filis Hall with watercolors pastels linoleum and wood cuts three dimensional pieces and decorative crafts. The show runs Saturday and Sunday at 2 00 p m with works by Miss Bette Baker Robert Bingman and Marjorie Wheaton among others. Faculty members Miss Catherine Bedford Miss Mary K Leonard Miss Edna M Way Miss Isabelle Work and Miss Hazel Willis oversee the display and emphasize design and balance in creative expression.

Filis Hall Bette Baker Robert Bingman Provincetown Marjorie Wheaton Catherine Bedford Mary K. Leonard Edna M. Way Isabelle Work Hazel Willis

Family visits span Memorial Day weekend in Dayton

Mrs. W. S. Bentley and her son Robert Wood Bentley are visiting Washington D. H. for two weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood at 9 S. College St. Mrs. H. G. Householder and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Householder with children Nancy Lou and Emily Ann spent Memorial Day in Dayton with friends and relatives.

Paul E. Schramm Buffalo N. Y Minnie Hughes Morris Ave William Lucas Mary Jo Twiss Anne Cleveland M. E. Twiss E. Union St George J. Gibbs Margaret James Columbus Herman Gerlach James Gibbs W. C. Ruby Oak Park Ill W. S. Bentley Mary Ellen Wood Robert Wood Bentley Washington D. H Robert Wood S. College St H. G. Householder James E. Householder Nancy Lou Emily Ann Dayton

Reunion Dinner Set for 1913 Class 25th Anniversary

Members of the Class of 1913 are expected to return for a 25th reunion dinner at Eastwood on Sunday at noon. Attendees include Mrs. Paul M. Gi Eric Pa Mrs. W L McCoy Mrs E W Harvey Dr and Mrs O L Dustheimer James H White W E Ful Wider Philo Key Wenrick John King H C Young and Callie K Walls. The organizing committee features Dr R L Morton Roger J Jones and Mrs O D Dailey.

Paul M. Gi Mary Evans Eric Pa W. L. McCoy Hazel Reed Gooding Idaho E. W. Harvey Lucy Cranmer Zanesville O. L. Dustheimer Berea James H. White Coudersport W. E. Ful Wider Philo Key Wenrick Canton John King Newark H. C. Young Wooster Callie K. Walls Cincinnati Eastwood O. L. Hoisington R. L. Morton Roger J. Jones Athens O. D. Dailey Jane Dowd Albany Alice Klingenberg Fern St George Kyle Kingston

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