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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1935
Page
6
Old fashioned parlor games gain popularity as hosts like Neysa McMein and Elsa Maxwell sponsor evenings. Games such as Bottle and Match and Musical Chairs spark humor among Athens and Columbus adults, with crowds amused by simple tricks and near escapes from interlocked strings.
Sunday evening buffet suppers have become a new vogue in Athens. Last night Mr and Mrs Dwight Rutherford and Mr and Mrs Don Peden hosted the fourth in a series at 289 East State Street. The candlelit supper began after 7 and was enjoyed by about twenty guests.
Athens socialites travel to Columbus to see Max Gordon production of the musical Roberta at Hartman Theater. Cast includes Miss Josephine Roberts in a lead, with Fay Tompieton and Tamara among the stars. Athens hosts and critics host parties surrounding the show.
The Senior Home Economics Club hosted an English tea Thursday afternoon with a Spain to China study theme. Miss Helen Herman led, assisted by Josephine Bolin, serving guests including Martha Minamyer and Dorothy Gentry, while instructors Olive Carpenter and Mary Connett attended.
Mrs. Richard Phillips hosted the Ladies Aid Society at Clark Chapel with Miss Mary Snow presiding in her absence. A bake sale is planned for March 16 at the C. V. Strawn store on Court Street.
A local society page notes Mrs. F. J. Beasley and daughter Mrs. Briggs in Los Angeles for a month visiting Hollywood and other sites at the Biltmore Hotel. Other items include visits by Mr. Charles Jordan and Patty, Mrs. Henry Atkinson’s guests, and students from St. Marys and Columbus. The Progressive Literary Club meets at Miss Blanche Finsterwald’s Tuesday night. The Alexander Presbyterian Church Auxiliary plans a chicken and fish dinner on Friday April 5. Athens Grange drill practice is set for Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
A Finding College bulletin board posting titled Things which co ed wish the men would not do lists social missteps for men. Coeds call out actions like barefoot feet, unshaven looks, socks absence, late dates, careless promises, and rude language as behavior to avoid to earn favor with women.
A sorority member from Ohio State University was served breakfast Sunday morning at the residence of her parents Mr and Mrs T C Roberts 1782 Bedford Road following a morning function aboard the campus.
Weekend activities feature two fraternity dances for initiates and two for active members at the Men's Union and Zeta Tau. Theta Upsilon and Alpha Gam pledges host events with green decor and music by Jack Dalton’s Delmarvians. Notable attendees include Elizabeth Osborn, John Weed, and various townspeople and professors.
Mrs Littler with Mr and Mrs Herbert Littler and children James and Ruth Ann traveled to Bremen Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs Huldah Patch age 89 who died Thursday. Mrs Patch was the mother of Mrs 8 E Scholl a former Athens resident who had spent several winters here.
A beauty writer notes streamline hair coiffures inspired by cars and airplanes. Styles feature hollow curls suggesting wind through hair with a back theme, including a three-row crown and rolled ends. A day look uses a long bob with large hollow curls and back ringlets.
The Athens Needle Club will serve a covered dish lunch at the home of Mrs. Etta Laverty at 8 Franklin Avenue on Wednesday at 1 o'clock.
Ohio University Women's Glee Club presented in Memorial Auditorium Sunday night with Bartniansky Vesper Hymn opening. Solo piano by Earl Kelly showcased versatility in Dohanyi Rhapsody in F Sharp Minor. Notable a cappella pieces included Catalan Bird Song Water Boy and Presents for the Child Jesus. Martha Lowry led the soprano solo in Water Boy, with Margaret Benedict directing.
Harold J. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bennett, married Martha Louise Johnson, a sophomore at Ohio University, Saturday at 4 30 PM in the Christian Church parsonage. Bennett, a Glidden Company chemist in Cleveland, will continue work there while his wife completes the semester at Ohio University.
The Girl Scout troop conducted a Friday meeting at Side School where members Lotus Elkins Murthy Barbara Danforg and Mary Croy achieved second class status. Marjorie Bardin and Flora Jane Six completed pet story and salute tests as part of the program. The Pocahontas Lodge will host a meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Men's Hall followed by bingo.
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