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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1937

Page

7

Athens Garden Club Refreshes Plans for Spring Gardens

The Athens Garden Club met at Mrs. H. G. Stalder’s home with about 25 members. State officer Mrs. H. D. Harshbarger could not attend due to road conditions but plans to speak later. Mrs. Dow Grones discussed new catalog offerings and Mrs. Franz L. Woodworth gave planting and care guidance from the Garden Primer.

Garden Club Athens Garden Club H. G. Stalder N. College St H. D. Harshbarger Jackson Athens Thomas M. Wolfe Dow Grones Franz L. Woodworth Athens Gardens

Daughters Elect Officers for United States Daughters of 1812

The Rebecca Morris McKee Chapter elected officers for two years led by Miss Blanche Finsterwald as president. Delegates named to the Ohio convention in Toledo with alternates, and plans noted for April events and a memorial tablet unveiling. Two war pensions and new 1812 graves announced. St Patrick’s Day humor lightened the meeting.

Rebecca Morris McKee United States Daughters of 1812 G. B. White H. L. Atkinson Blanche Finsterwald Howard Brookins O. A. Terrill Fred Fenzel Chaplan Delle Finsterwald L. E. Carpenter Elson Hedges Myrtle Mitchell John Cross J. R. Harvey Toledo James Earich Ohio State Officers’ Club Ohio Circleville John Boggs Orion King Steubenville Dayton Caroline King Cheektowaga N. Y Esther Ann Hill Morgan Independence Oregon Chauncey Clark’s Chapel White Lancaster St

Social Calendar Hears Women and Hours This Week

Community groups list meetings at homes and venues from Tuesday to Wednesday. Events include Women's Home Missionary Society at Mrs Beckett's 75 Central Ave, Hobs Study Circle at Mrs Smith's 9 May Ave, and a program on Mass Education in the Orient by Dr A B Sias.

Women's Home Missionary Society of Central Ave A. H. Beckett Hobs Study Circle M. A. Smith Gop Paul Fontaine Colonial A. B. Sias The Orient

Front yard Eskimo igloo flag centerpiece amazes neighbors

Mrs. Martin T. Josten's front yard hosts a real Eskimo igloo and flag with help from Margaret Mary Josten and siblings. James Robert King and Mary Ellen King assisted with the build. Snowy conditions kept fish fry plans from local Izaak Walton League members, who instead shared fish at home. Mrs. Frank Ayers touts a new wallpaper cleaner from the First Christian Church Young Married People class as an affordable, non crumbling aid for spring cleaning.

Martin T. Josten E. State St Margaret Mary Mary Cecilia Geraldine Conrad Josten James Robert King Mary Ellen King St. Patrick's Frank Ayers

Delta Tau Delta Holds 17 Pledges Initiation Rites

Delta Tau Delta Beta Chapter conducted its seventy seventh annual Spring Initiation ceremonies at the Shelter on President Street with 17 men becoming members. A banquet at Hotel Berry followed with speeches by Ernest Byrd Thomas N Hoover and Frank Gullum. Dr Hiram R Wilson gave the keynote on True Friendship and the Fraternity. Richard Barber received a scholarship ring. The initiates included Richard Barber Robert Bird Charles Blank Louis Chaboudy Robert Chase Steve Emory William Evans William Frnzer Arend Grothaus Tom Fitzsimmons Robert Hughes Charlies Martindill Richard Reid Eugene Rogers William Stitsinger Jack Vochko William West.

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Beta Chapter President St Berry James C. Barrett Ernest Byrd Pittsburgh Thomas N. Hoover Ohio University Frank B. Gullum Hiram R. Wilson Barrett Richard Barber Robert Bird Charles Blank Louis Chaboudy Robert Chase Steve Emory William Evans William Frnzer Arend Grothaus Tom Fitzsimmons Robert Hughes Charlies Martindill Richard Reid Eugene Rogers William Stitsinger Jack Vochko William West

Minstrel Preparations Highlight Monday and Longstreth Women

Monday and Longstreth women rehearse for a minstrel show to be staged soon under the direction of Mrs. Nelle Spray. The toy band of the Monday School gains local enthusiasm after weeks of practice and new uniforms. A benefit party is set for Wednesday evening March 17, sponsored by the PTA and Monday School. Community visits include Mrs Clara Gears returning from Toledo and several local residents hosting visitors from Logan and Murray City. A maple flavored product is noted as a new idea in cured hams.

Longstreth Nelle Spray Clara Gears Toledo John Kestler Carbon Hill Lizzie Dane PTA Nellie Stone Mood Dane Carl Hance Logan Watson Cope Brady Waugh Fred McManaway Arthur Eckles Murray City Hubert Eckles

Happy Stitchers Club To Meet At Athens Grange Hall

The Progressive Sewing Club will meet at the Athens Grange Hall on the Fairgrounds Thursday at 10 am. A potluck lunch will be served at noon. The new Athens group invites all women to join and bring sewing or help with a guild project.

Happy Stitchers Progressive Sewing Club Athens Grange Hall Fairgrounds Athens

Athenian Club of Columbus Elects Officers

On its eighth anniversary the Athenian Club of Columbus held a gathering at Mrs. Rosa Hill’s home 1695 Arlington Ave. Re-elected officers are Rosa Hill president James Musser first vice president Carrie Waters second vice president Lola G Clark secretary treasurer. New members Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Williams. Upcoming birthday tribute to Nora Calvert March 29.

Columbus-Athenian Club Rosa Hill Arlington Ave Robb Seith Hill James Musser Lola Clark Carrie Waters Lola G. Clark Will Merritt W. E. Bickell George Williams H. H. Shaw Shaw Williams Merritt Rome Nora Calvert

Chi Omega inducts fourteen new members at Tau Alpha chapter

Initiation ceremonies Friday and Saturday night welcomed Betty Acomb Norwalk Betty Bates Aliquippa Phyllis Brooker Shaker Heights Harriet Copenhaver California Margaret Dunlap Athens Jean Friel Portsmouth Gertrude Gadus Cleveland Mary Lou Hornstein Aliquippa Eleanor Hutson Barberton Jean Lamoree Chicago Betty McGugin Ironton Virginia Rose Shaker Heights Marjorie Taylor Cambridge Edith Wulf Lakewood. An initiation banquet followed at the Berry Hotel with alumnae present.

Tau Alpha Chi Omega Betty Acomb Norwalk Betty Bates Aliquippa Phyllis Brooker Shaker Hts Harriet Copenhaver California Margaret Dunlap Athens Jean Friel Portsmouth Gertrude Gadus Cleveland Mary Lou Hornstein Eleanor Hutson Barberton Jean Lamoree Chicago Ill Betty McGugin Ironton Virginia Rose Marjorie Taylor Cambridge Edith Wulf Lakewood Berry Hotel William Herbert Robert Hess H. L. Dunlap Pauline Cone Dorothy Lawrey Ruth Huggins Alumnae Club Jean Heslop

Home Economics Teachers Review Curriculum Issues

Regional home economics teachers met in Athens discussing common curriculum problems with leaders from Ames Bern Chesterhill Rome and The Plains. A next meeting is set for Thursday April 15.

Athens Chamber of Commerce Pauline Cone Ames-Bern Schools Olive W. Parrish Coolville Geneva Humphrey Chesterhill Bernice Russell Rome Beryl Cone the Plains Crystal Simms Greens Run Christine Mingus Chauncey Doris Allen Waterford Ruth McCleod Beverly

Public Relations Dinner Draws Parkersburg Guests

Athens and Marietta Business and Professional Women's Clubs attended a Parkersburg Public Relations dinner at the YWCA. Mrs Eudora Ramsay Richardson spoke on Our Grandmothers Day and Ours, urging women's broader talents and peace cooperation. Twenty one Atheneans listed among attendees.

Athens Business and Professional Women's Club Parkersburg Parkersburg Ywca Gill Wilson Marietta Business Women's Club Athens Business Women's Club Blue Triangle Club Richardson D. O. Conner Eudora Ramsay Richardson

Mrs Carmichael Hosts Fifty Ninth Birthday Dinner

Mrs James Carmichael celebrated her fifty ninth birthday Sunday with a cafeteria style dinner at her home. Afterward guests gathered around the organ to sing hymns. Attending included William Green and family, Mayme Winning and kin, Alvin Carmichael, Raymond Carmichael, John Carmichael and Barbara Lou, and James Carmichael.

James Carmichael William Green Billie Melvina Jean Pearl Donna Bobbie Kenneth Kitty Mayme Winning Tom Margarite Alice Alvin Carmichael Raymond Carmichael John Carmichael Barbara Lou

Church Class Plans To Aid Flood Sufferers

Members of the Married People's Class of the First Christian Church met for a regular business session at the Tolson home. Plans were made to raise funds to aid flood victims in the Southern area and to launch a local wallpaper cleaner sale. Prize winners included Mrs. Pearl Chase and others. refreshments were served. Music group to meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday with Prof. Robinson discussing choral music. Lucille Schuler recovering from surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital.

First Christian Church J. W. Tolson Franklin Ave Scott Neutzling Carlos Cameron Monroe Vermillion Pearl Chase Frank Ayers Loren Meade Vermillion Patterson Musica Appreciation AAW Co. C. Robinson

University dean attends national convention in Savannah

Miss Irma FE Voigt, dean at Ohio University and president of the American Association of Deans of Women, left last Thursday to attend the American Association of University Women national convention in Savannah, representing the local branch. Mrs. Nichols heads home from Clearwater after an extended stay, and Mrs. Ernest Newcome improves afterSheltering Arms Hospital care. The Mitchel ls and Van Dyke guests gathered at the Mitchells’ Route Two home for a birthday dinner honoring Alice Mitchell. Mrs. Woodruff returned from Akron after being called by the death of her brother Frank L. Rowles.

Irma FE. Voigt Ohio University American Association of Deans of Women American Association of University Women Savannah Edward Newcome New Riegel Athens Ernest Newcome Sheltering Arms Hospital Alice Anna Mae Mitchell Edward van Dyke Carl Morris Route Two Albert Woodruff Franklin Ave Akron Frank L. Rowles

Alpha Xi Delta Initiates Eight Pledges At Pi Chapter

Alpha Xi Delta at Pi Chapter initiated eight pledges Jennie Uhl Alice Chickering Peggy Williams Hannah Snyder Jewel Braun Betty Worstall Elaine Beeler and Helen Salmon at the chapter house 168 College St Sunday morning. Betty Worstall won the scholarship ring. A banquet followed with pink roses decorating ten tables. Hight pledges to be initiated late May. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr and Mrs W Herbert Hawk announce the birth of a son weighing six and a half pounds Monday at 77 N Congress St.

Pi Chapter Alpha Xi Delta College St Jennie Uhl Millersburg Alice Chickering Lakewood Peggy Williams Zanesville Hannah Snyder Jewel Braun Cleveland Betty Worstall Steubenville Elaine Beeler East Liverpool Helen Salmon W. Herbert Hawk Thomas Vercoe Congress St

Children Star as Kiddie Kabaret Models at Easter Parade

A fashion show at Schine's Athena features children in spring coats and frocks led by Algeo siblings and Julia Coe with grown Ohio University sorority models. The program includes cabaret scenes, waiters, and burlesque by the swimming team, with two shows at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Shhine Athena Ohio University Algeo Jackie Sally Joan Betty Brooks Griswold Barbara Dea McKinstry Julian Coe Helene Gibbs Will Zane Sharp H. M. Woods Chillicothe Barbara Lynn Jukes Vincent Jukes Anna MaeKeever Sally McKinstry Barbara Elkins Barbara Hope Mary Eleanor Bradfield April Kinsel Donna Jean Higgins Julia Coe Dee Henry Barba Ja Kinsel Willis Sands Betty Snyder Helene Gibba Jean Baird Jerry Leibrand Zane Sharp Janie Ruth Sally Algeo Earl Funk Joan Algeo Claudine Steppe Harriet Heck Ann Matters Patsy Sherrard Mary Virginia Bingman Jo Ann Sieple Dorothy Ann Bradfield Shirley Cavanaugh Martha Ellen Walsh Martha Lou Dowler Ruth Ann Grover Betty French Martha Hoisington Lois Bolin Jane Lou Rousey Lotus Elkins Bobby Sprague Lee Yaw Dana Fuller Wallace R. Alien Schine’s Cornell Steppe’s Coe Universsity

All-Bran Endures Constipation, Patient Ends Meds for Decades

A Lancaster Pennsylvania resident credits Kellogg's Att-Bran with curing 40 years of constipation. The ad claims two tablespoonfuls daily, with meals, to safely relieve symptoms and improve energy, noting All-Bran's water absorption and vitamin B benefits.

Kellogg Attle Creek

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