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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1928

Page

5

Initiation and Social Round of Alpha Gamma Delta Events

Initiation at 4 30 waffle breakfast at 7 and a tea dance at the Varsity Inn formed Alpha Gamma Delta gatherings Saturday at the chapter house on Park Place. Initiates listed: Eileen Voorhees Scio Martha Kennedy Portsmouth Mary Miller Glouster Stella Reed Mansfield Kumah Smith Lima. Thirty couples attended the tea dance from 2 to 5 with pledges hosting and active members as guests. programs featured three leaf clovers in keeping with St Patrick’s Day.

Chapter House Park Place Varsity Inn Alpha Gamma Delta Eileen Voorhees Scio Martha Kennedy Portsmouth Mary Miller Glouster Stella Reed Mansfield Kumah Smith Lima

Social Calendar For the Week Sounds of Spring

Weel Order of Western Star meets at the Masonic hall Monday evening. Waters and Women’s organizations hold gatherings at 7 Tuesday with Mrs Aw L Gard. Various clubs host meetings Wednesday and Friday including the Athens Needle, Maecenas Literary, and Womans Home Missions. A St Patrick’s dance is planned for Thursday at the Country Club. Memorial notes cover birthdays and forthcoming D A R and League events with several local hosts and delegates traveling to Columbus and Cleveland.

Order of Western Star Masonic Hall Eeke of Women Waters Aw L Gard North Tn Harvey Stamsey Edward Lochard Elmwood Place Athens Needle Club St. Patrick's Dance Count‘iry Club Roger J. Jones F. K. Forsyther W. Finsterwald

Four Tables Pissed Buco. RS. CLINTON Bean entertain Thursday

CLINTON Bean entertained Thursday evening at her home 100 East Union street with four tables of banco. Mrs. Thomas Bailes won the high score and Mrs. A Huston the other score for the women. Mr T G Huffman captured the men’s high score while the low score went to Ernest Baughman. Avanelle Huston of Chillicothe and her mother were visiting guests. Assistants were Mrs. Carol Bean and Miss Helen Bean.

Katherine F Frost Chillicothe Elizabeth Turner East Mulberry Ruth Lippincott Frances Adams Alma Robinson William White Fred Annis Paul Hunter Maurice Schachbne Emmett White Kenneth Amnerk Clallicote Buco Clinton Bean East Union Street Banco Thomas Bailes A. ©. Huston T. G. Huffman Ernest Baughman A. O. Huston Avanelle Carol Bean Helen Bean

Mrs. Ida Belle Harris Dies at 57 in Athens Home

Ida Belle Harris widow of Carlos C. Harris aged 57 died at 13 o'clock yesterday morning at her home 13 South Lancaster Street Athens following several months illness from heart disease Burial will be private at Westman Street Cemetery Funeral services will be conducted by Reverend Warns of Westerville She was born near Stewart daughter of Charles D Ayers and Evelyn Ayers and spent most of her life in Athens She was a member of the Christian Church Surviving are three daughters Mrs Agnes Luette Bender Urbana Mrs Ruth Evelyn Harris and Mrs Mary Lucey Harris at home A son died in infancy Her husband died eleven years ago She also leaves two sisters Mrs Fred Beverage Athens Miss Agnes Ayers Columbus and three brothers John Ayers George Assers and Edward Ayers Athens

Ida Belle Harris Carlos C. Harris South Lancaster Street Stev J. H. Warns Westerville Carlos C. Barris Bural Westman Street Harns Stewart Charles D Evelyn Ayers Athens Christian Shuren Agnes Luette Bender Urbana Ruth Evelyn Harris Mary Lucey Harrig Warns Fred Beverage Agnes Ayers Columbus John Ayers George Assers Edward Ayers

Sam Bradley Dies At Nephew s Home

Funeral services for Sam Bradley, 63, who died at his Donnville home Thursday evening, will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at his nephew George Burley s home. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. Death was due to hardening of the arteries. Bradley, born near Chauncey, had lived in Michigan before moving to Deanville six years ago. Survived by a daughter Flossie and a son Earl of Hemlock, his 88-year-old mother Mrs. Maury Crothera, stepfather Wallace Crathers of Nelsonville, two brothers George Bradley in the Upsprines and Jerry Bradley in California, three sisters Mrs. Crete IMe Comes of Happy oilow, Mrs. Blanche Musley in California, and Mrs Mary Duning of Cambridge.

Sam Bradley Donnville George Burley Hanlin Avenue Bunaf Greenlaan Cenetory Cradley Chauncey Michigan Deanville Flossie Earl of

Advance hearing set in Slater guardianship dispute

March 10 advance hearing ordered for the appeal of Joseph Slater 77 former Nelsonville mine operator seeking dismissal of his son Clarence C Slater president of Rail Light Co as guardian. Judge Henry T Seariett ordered the hearing for Friday.

Columbus Joseph Slater Nelsonville Clarence C. Slater The Rail Light Co Henry T., Seariett

Seventy Three Couples Attend Zeta Tau Alpha Formal

Seventy three couples attended the Zeta Tau Alpha annual formal dance held Friday evening in the Men's Union with visiting alumnae and out of town guests. Mr. William Jones led the grand march. Chaperones were Mrs. Florence Pershing and Mrs. Anna White. Miss Ebba Fosselius presided as sorority president.

William Jones Florence Pershing Anna White Ebba Fosselius Zeta Tau Alpha

Freighter Aground Reported Off South Pass

In Florida on March 14 a wrecking tug was sent to assist the freighter Commercial Pioneer reported aground near South Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi river.

Key Wost Fla South Pass Mississippi Mavor

Dinner Honors Sister's Birthday in Niles Family Note

Mrs Richard Fought and Mrs Leo Kinsel of Niles were honored at a Friday dinner at 67 Morris Avenue. Eighteen guests attended including Mrs Fred Kelley and her daughters Patricia and Rosalind, and Mr and Mrs Erving Anthony and son Nell of Youngstown.

Richard Fought Morris Avenue Leo Kinsel Niles Fought Fred Kelley Patricia Rosalind Erving Anthony Nell Youngstown

Ohio Bank Robbers Traced To Pittsburgh

Columbus police received news from Pittsburgh authorities that the car used by three bandits escaping with 37000 was found abandoned in Pittsburgh. A diagram of the Columbus Savings Bank floor plan was found in the car. Three suspects were reported cornered by Pittsburgh detectives. arrest of one was unexpectedly expected today.

Columbus Pittsburgh Columbus Savings Bank

Married Peoples Class Party at Christian Church

The Married People’s class at the Christian church held a Friday evening event with twenty seven attendees. Dinner at 6 30 featured a chairing by Mrs H L Darst, followed by talks, readings, a duet, and singing. The Rev and Mrs Chatley attended as guests and a membership contest was announced.

HL Darst H. T. Phillips Clase M. E. Chatley Pearl Drake The Christian Church

Court House Doings Marriage License and Admin Granted

The Probate court issued a marriage license to Thomas Barrett 39 a truck ing Columbus and Helen Guint her 34 housekeeper Athens. The court granted letters of administration to Harriett Wat kins who accepts the appointment and files a bond of 4000 dollars.

Thomas Barrett Trucking Columbus Helen Guinther Athens Harriett, Watkins

New United Press appoints 500 scout correspondents

More than 500 members of the newly organized City Scout Amateur Press Association are named as temporary correspondents of United Press, with members scattered from coast to coast and across the country.

New York Abe Coy Scout Anmtegr Press Association Basa Beer United Press Ton Das

Woman Seeks $25,000 Fatal Rail Accident Claim

Lucy Mulligan, administratrix of Ambrose Mulligan's estate, asks Norfolk and Western railroad for 25000 in damages in a Columbus common pleas filing. She says her husband was killed when a drum of ore fell on him while he worked as a railroad freight trucker. The Mulligans formerly lived in Athens county.

Columbus Lucy Mulligan Ambrose Mulligan South High Street Norfolk and Western Railroad Common Pleas Mulligans Athens County

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