Out of Town Guests Here for Annual Commencement Events on Campus
Ohio University in Athens hosts a stream of out of town guests for commencement events. Dr. James Zimmerman of the University of New Mexico gave the address, with presiding officials and families from Cincinnati and Columbus attending luncheons and ceremonies. Several local residents and alumni joined in celebrating graduates across multiple ceremonies and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
James F. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
University of New Mexico
National Association of State Universities
James
Athens Country Club
Commencement Week Reception at O U
Seniors and alumni attended a reception hosted by President and Mrs Herman G James in the garden of the President's home. B T Grover directed public relations and was in the receiving line. Tea featured a centerpiece of ice with fruit punch, iced cakes, nuts and candied fruit. Faculty wives assisted as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
B. T. Grover
James
Class of 1891 Honored at Buffet Supper and Garden Party
Alumni of Ohio University class of 1891 gathered at the Biddle home for a Sunday evening buffet supper and garden party. Hosts Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Biddle welcomed guests including Dr. and Mrs. Blake of Baltimore and Prof. Emeritus and Mrs. Atkinson of Athens. Out of town attendees included Rev. A. D. Stauffer of Lansing and Dr. and Mrs. James F. Zimmerman, among others, with floral arrangements featuring delphinium and gypsophilia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddle Home
Ohio University
Charles F. Blake
Baltimore
Albert A. Atkinson
Athens
T. R. Biddle
Biddle
University
Blake
Atkinson
Johanna Hill
A. D. Stauffacher
Lansing
Michigan
James F. Zimmerman
T. J. Davis
Cincinnati
C. M. Shepherd
Columbus
Grosvenor McKee
Meadville
Couple Honored at Dinner Parties Before Nuptials
A series of honor dinners marked the wedding of Miss Patricia Palmer and Mr. James Roach. Hosts included Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hammerle, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roach. Guests from Fort Sam Houston, Col. and Mrs. R. P. Palmer, and other relatives attended at The Eastwood. Mrs. Palmer traveled from Texas to Columbus, and Col. Palmer arrived from Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Palmer
James Roach
T. C. Scott
Louis Hammerle
Clarence Roach
Roach
Eastwood
Col
R. P. Palmer
Miss Palmer
Fort Sam Houston
Alumni Reunion Draws Ohio U Alumni and Friends
Ohio University Athens hosted hundreds of alumni parents and friends of the 1941 class for a weekend of social events. A buffet supper in Howard Hall replaced the rain-delayed Under the Elms gathering with faculty seniors and town residents dining in intimate groups. Notable attendees included Mrs. W. E. Munslow and many others from Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, New York, and beyond.
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Ohio University
Athens
Howard Hall
W. E. Munslow
Nelle Alderman
Etta Halley
Virginia Baker
Dorothy Daugherty
Steubenville
Edna Arundel
Ironton
John W. Fast
Toledo
Paul L. Smith
Peru
Ind
C. L. Tewksbury
Ft. Wayne
Dana T. Burns
O. L Dustheimer
Berea
Walter J. Shapter
Margaret Durrett
Columbus
Benjamin Franklin, IV
Virginia Hoover
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Ellsworth J. Holden
Evelyn Underwood
Cleveland
Howard L. Hammond
Dayton
Wayne Henderson
Olive
Class of 1926 Athens Reunion at Lindley Hall Dinner
Members of Ohio University class of 1926 attended a reunion dinner at Lindley Hall in Athens. Guests listed include J. E. Algeo Orpha Dinsmoor Lucille Duffee Elizabeth Gardner Lois Glancy and others plus extended family. Also noted are visitors from Alabama and earlier births announced for local residents.
Sixty Gladwin Seniors Begin Washington DC Tour
Sixty seniors from Gladwin High School Gladwin Michigan stayed at Hotel Athens Friday night for a ten day trip to Washington DC New York City and Niagara Falls. They traveled in two large buses under supervision of W E Parker Superintendent and teachers. The group departed early Saturday for Washington marking an annual tour for Gladwin seniors.
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Gladwin High School
Gladwin
Mich
Athens
Washington
D. C
New York City
Niagara Falls
W. E. Parker
OU Alumni Meet Windsors at Nassau
Mrs. Tate former Anne McNaughton and her daughter Anne 11 met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Nassau while following their golf at a Red Cross benefit. They attended a reception and took photographs. Mrs Tate spent winter in Florida and has returned to Columbus from Florida and San Antonio Texas.
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McNaughton Tate
Anne McNaughton
Ohio University
E. A. Cottingham
E. State St
Anne
Nassau
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Men's Glee Club In Concert Program at Ohio University
The Ohio University Men's Glee Club directed by Prof. Philip L. Peterson performed in Memorial Auditorium Sunday night as part of Baccalaureate weekend. Violinist David Flanagan and pianist Newman Powell joined to play Cesar Franck's Sonata in A Major, with songs including The Vagabond and So a Voice To Heaven Sounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Men’s Glee Club
Philip L. Peterson
Memorial Auditorium
David Flanagan
Newman Powell
Cesar Franck
Volunteers Sought for June II Sewing Day
The Athens Girl Scout Troop lends its club room over Clover Farm at 74 E State St for Red Cross garment work this summer. American Legion Auxiliary members will start Wednesday June 11 with an all day sewing circle and potluck lunch. Women may join the auxiliary to volunteer. Bring a covered dish and sandwiches. Mrs. Clara Goodrich urges attendance at 9 a m and asks those with electric sewing machines to bring them.
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Athens
Red Cross
Clover Farm
E. State St
American Legion Auxiliary
Clara Goodrich
Auxiliary
Day's Final Decisions Hinge on Courage and Public Spirit
Horoscope notes a day can shape public aims through perseverance and good cheer. A birthday suggests happiness for those embracing high ideals and welfare work, while a child born today may resist practicality. Miscellaneous events include a church shower at Alexander Presbyterian and the Plains Child Study Club picnic hosted by Dorothy Daugherty on June 12 with members bringing food and their children. Commencement guests in Athens celebrate Baccalaureate and alumni events for Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Shively of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Campbell
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Plains
Dorothy Daugherty
Earl C. Shively
Columbus
Athens
Alumni of 1916 Host Reception at McKee Home
Alumni of the class of 1916 visiting Athens for Commencement Week End were hosted Sunday from 4 to 5 PM at Mrs. W. H. McKee's home 44 University Terrace. Mr. Grosvenor McKee with daughters Marjorie and Grace Terry led the event featuring pink rose centerpiece fruit punch and cakes. Local guests included James Hupp Anna Zimmeman Karl Barth Russell Herrold and Alexander Kerr with out‑of‑town visitors T J Davis Merle Danford E J Dickerson and C M Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens
Grosvenor Stewart McKee
Marjorie
Grace Terry
James Hupp
Columbus
Anna Zimmeman
Gallipolis
Karl Barth
Marietta
Russell Herrold
Russell
Zanesville
Alexander Kerr
New York City
T. J. Davis
Cincinnati
Merle Danford
Trimble
E. J. Dickerson
Cleveland
C. M. Shepard
Dinner at Gamertsfelder Home Honors Rev Stauffacher
Dr and Mrs W S Gamertsfelder hosted fourteen guests at a Sunday dinner in Cleveland to honor Rev Albert Daniel Stauffacher of Lansing Michigan. Stauffacher delivered Ohio University Baccalaureate address in Memorial Auditorium that morning. Both doctors shared Northwestern University and Evangelical Theological Seminary classmate ties.
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Gamertsfelder
Rev. Stauffacher
Lansing
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Morris Ave
Eastwood
Albert Daniel Stauffacher
Lansing, Mich
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Stauffacher
Northwestern University
Illinois
Evangelical Theological Seminary
Naperville
Ill
Michigan
Mortar Board Alumni Reception At Voigt Home
About fifty alumni from the Cresset chapter attended an informal reception yesterday in the garden of Dean Irma E. Voigt. Active and senior Mortar Board members hosted guests with punch on a garden table and tours of the terraced grounds.
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Cresset
Mortar Board
Irma E. Voigt
Class of 1921 Guests at Williams Home Reception
Mr and Mrs Clark E Williams hosted a Sunday reception at Elmwood Place for the Class of 1921 and Alumni Chapter officers. Barbara Williams greeted guests. Noble Shilt new Alumni Association president attended. Mrs E W Chubb served at the punch bowl as spring flowers adorned the rooms and garden opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark E. Williams
Elmwood Place
Barbara Williams
Williams
Noble Shilt
Alumni Association
E. W. Chubb
Traditional Alpha Xi Rose Dance At Athens Country Club
Hundreds of fresh roses adorned the Athens Country Club for the Alpha Xi Delta Rose Dance. A dinner preceded the event as Rex Koons' orchestra played behind a rose themed backdrop. Guests included many faculty and community members. Hope Spidell announced her engagement to John Sparks.
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Alpha Xi
Country Club
Alpha Xi Delta
Athens Country Club
Rex Koons
Garden of Alpha Xi
Catherine Perry
Jane Hancock
Jean McFadden
Virginia Brownson
Marie Davis
Corinne Decker
Marilyn Francis
Esther Hafner
Jerry Hoffman
Hope Spidell
Esther Stiner
Georgia Waite
Jeanne Woollard
Dorothy Nicholas
Tommy Morgan
Heaven
Hughey Backenstee
Hope
Community club and church notices and social news
Regular meeting notices for Camp 178 veterans Auxiliary No. 64 and Athens East ern Star chapter plus Catholic Ladies of Columbia, Union Prayer Band, Presbyterian Woman's Association and W E A executive board. Tuesday events include W I A meeting, Needle Club picnic, and local social visits. Return from hospital notes and Memorial Day travels of local families.
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U.S
Legion Home
S. Court St
Athens
New Athens
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
K. of C. Hall
Presbyterian Woman's Association
Calder
Hancock Alumnae Picnic Planned Near Athens June 15
The Hancock Alumnae reunion for John Hancock High School alumni and former faculty will be Sunday June 15 at Nice Park five miles southeast of Athens with a rain location in Ellis Hall basement. Send notices to Alton Hope or Helen Dinsmoor. Also notes of births and commencements include the Taylor family and Charles I Eddy guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hancock High School
Ohio University High School
Nice Park
Athens
Ellis Hall
J.H.H.S
Alumni Association
Alton Hope
Grosvenor Station
Helen Dinsmoor
Fern St
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la Garba
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Sprague
Ohio State Medical School
Main
Robert Main
Ohio State Medical College
Robbie
Spragues
Allen
Rochester, N. Y
Doris Allen
Lois Cassidy
Canton Repository
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West Point
N. Y
Cadet Clifford, Jr
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Franklin Ave
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Clarksburg
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Grosvenor St
Henry Corridini
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Ron
Barbara
Beverly
Athens High School
Helen Radford
Radford
Corridini
Fred J. Frazer
U.S. Marines
Phi Delta Theta House
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U. S
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Portugal
Patrick D. White
Florence Elkins
White
Rye Beach
Lake Erie
Blanche Price
Lucille Davis
Frost
Indian Lake
Lima
C. C. Millikan
N. High St
Walter Shapter
William Trone
Oneta Norcroft
Forest Hills
Long Island
P. L. Shannon
R. F. Travis
Charles
Pittsburgh
George Travis
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J. M. Higgins
Park Place
Boyles
Lancaster
Arthur Boyles
Robbin Mathews
Lee Cox
Richard Cox
Everett Clendenin
Arthur, III
Pine Place
Logan
Sheffield Plate Crystal Linens
O.U
Garden of James Home
Ohio U
H. J. Dickerson
Anna Porter
J. D. Murch
Olive Cameron
Lillian S. Denner
William J. E. Myers
Bellaire
Glen Gillette
Nelle Everitt
John King
Newark
Carroll Kitts
Clarice Martin
Buffalo
Rachael Higgins
Grosvenor
McKee
Noble C. Shilt
Washington, D. C
Walker E. McCorkle
Akron
Robert E. Rucker
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George M. Brown
Ruth Fowler
Rhys D. Evans
Mary Chappelear
Phil Taylor
George W. Starcher
Margaret Shaver
Carl Frey
Aldena Stanley
Irene Witham
Dean F. Kittle
Lucile Wood
Seth W. Lewis
J. E. Algeo
Calvin Currey
Elizabeth Mae
W. H. Herbert
Dwight Rutherford
Seth Lewis
Dean Kittle
Ira E. Dishinger
Mary Powell
Tucson
Ariz
Susan Marie
William Powell
Maple St
E. J. Dishinger
Davenport
Iowa
Alabama
Hubert Hall
Alice Brandenberry
Shirley Ann
Mary Jane
Gadston
Ala
Mr. Hall
Nelsonville
Mrs. Hall
Guysville
Richland Ave
Ollie Baker
George Burroughs
Cecil Burroughs
Betty Lou Engle
Creola
Ellen Biddle
Robert Wickham
Bobby
Zanesfield
Dana Fuller
Franklin Avenue
Helen Reynolds
New York University
Mabel K. Brown
Guy H. Brown
E. Washington St
James DeCamp
Alice White
William Lovsey
Irene Hanning
William Ellsworth
Oscar Lovsey
Hanning Fof
Coonville
Genevieve Kemble
Campbells
Voigt Home
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W. E. Clark
Odd Fellows Hall
Willard Smith
N. Shannon Ave
Needle Club
Sells Park
Carl M. Ferguson
Don
Church St
White Cross Hospital
Arthur III
Caldwell
Clair Tipton
John Tipton
Mary Tipton Grimes
Hancock
John Slaughter
Martha Maynard
Dallas
Texas
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Maplewood Drive
Slaughter
Leesburg
Charles I. Eddy
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Taylor
Eddy
Donald Taylor
Robert Taylor
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Merle Oberon
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Ralph Bellamy
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