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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1948
Page
15
Mrs. Thomas Llewellyn of Dairy Ave and her two year old Ellis will sail for England on March 27 from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They plan a six month stay visiting relatives and coast resorts returning on the Queen Mary.
Mrs William S Shepherd entertained with a luncheon on Thursday at Orchard Gables the home of her daughter Mrs D R Zenner. Neighbors and friends were invited for the event after which the afternoon was spent informally. Mr and Mrs Zenner were back Saturday from San Diego where they visited their son Ensign Philip Zenner who had returned to the States in January on the U S S Fechteler destroyer after a year in the Pacific.
Phi Tau Beta chapter held its Founders Day banquet at the Country Club with initiates named from Athens Massillon W Liberty Cleveland Heights Akron Uniontown Youngstown Rocky River Hudson Lakewood Canton Jackson and more. Toastmaster William Henry praised president William Blackie who announced new officers and scholarship awards while Chapter movies closed the event.
Albany Grange Carrie Hall Club marks its Ninth Anniversary with a March 18 potluck for 58 guests. A birthday cake by Mrs. Pherice Wingett, pottery gifts to hostesses, a new club creed, and an Irish themed program featured. New officers announced for the coming year: President Mrs Winfred Hooper, Vice President Mrs Maude Knowlton, Secretary Mrs Lucille Bobo, Treasurer Mrs Catherine Rickey, Chaplain Mrs Eva Sanders, Publicity Chair Mrs Mabel Carbaugh. April installation planned at Grange Hall. Word arrives of birth of John Michael Cooper on March 13 to Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper of Richmond, California. Mrs. Clara Louise Smith, former Mrs. R. L. Smith, visiting the Coopers.
AAUW sponsors Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by National Classic Theater of New York at Memorial Auditorium on April 6. Clare Tree Major, a renowned Shakespeare authority, frames the production as faithful to the bard’s intent with strong acting technique. Miss Marguerite Appel says the show will be a major season event. tickets available through AAUW members or at the Memorial Auditorium box office.
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