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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
7
Members of Athens Country Club arrange a St Patrick’s Dinner for March 11 at the club house. Cocktails at 7 with dinner afterward. reservations are six dollars for two and can be made by calling LY3-1398.
Mrs. Helen Wallace hosted eight members for a meeting of the Friendly Hour Club in Athens Route 1. The program covered the Sheltering Arms Hospital Guild by Mrs. Ben Roach of the Junior Women's Club. The March 30 gathering at Mrs. Clyde Whitlatch’s home will include officer elections.
Miss Margaret Deppen presided as Catholic Women's Club directed a business session in the church hall. New officers include Mrs. William Kirchner president and Mrs. Robert Gilmore representative to the Athens State Hospital Auxiliary board. The Nativity Deanery meeting at St. Pauls is set for Sunday at 2 p m with area representatives attending. A St Patrick dinner at the church hall March 17 was approved and Fr Kish spoke on priesthood history and origins.
Athens residents Margaret LaFollette and Bob Trout were among 18 Wesley Foundation students from Ohio University attending the 1961 Ohio Methodist Student Movement Conference at Ohio State University. Yale Divinity School professor Dr. Julian Hartt spoke on The Nature and Task of the University. The Wesley Players performed Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen by Tennessee Williams.
A city wide drive to donate children’s books to the Athens Children’s Home is set for Saturday from 1 to 3 p m Miss Connie Butcher drive chairman says the effort is run by the cultural committee of the University Women’s League with Fran Ward as general chair. Those wishing to contribute can call Miss Butcher at Lindley Hall for details.
Ohio University hosts the spring music festival with about 400 vocal and instrumental performers from Athens Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Scioto Vinton Washington counties. Judges come from Newark Columbus and North Canton. event runs 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. and is sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association.
The bridal shower for Miss Diantha Llewanne was hosted by her grandmother Mrs P E Droz at 51 Mill St with helpers Mrs Ruth Welch of Belpre and Mrs Beatrice Smith of The Plains. Attendees included Mrs Wayne Jackson Mrs Alma Davis Mrs John Jackson and many others. Miss Sanders to marry Raymond E Post March 12 at Millfield Christian Church. Plastic rainwear gains style but remains practical as a washable wardrobe option.
Friday listings include a rummage sale by The Plains VFD Auxiliary at Ohio Cleaners from 3 to 8 p.m. and Fashion Aire ticket sales in the OU Center lobby from 1 to 3 p.m. Also Friday, Rummage sale at First Presbyterian Church Group 7 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday shows VFD Ohio Cleaners 7 to 11 a.m. and Fashion Aire tickets on sale at OU Center lobby from 1 to 2 p.m.
The Athens Junior Music Club will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Presbyterian Church. The Junior High Music Club gathering follows at 3 p.m. in the same venue.
Community drive seeks door to door pickup for the Children’s Home. Contact Connie Butcher at Lindley Hall for information.
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