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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1944

Page

10

Greece the First Democracy Discussed by Miss McVay

Miss Anna P. McVay spoke at a DAR meeting in Athens on Greece as the first democracy and a model against totalitarianism. She linked ancient Marathon and Salamis to modern freedoms, urged support for Greek relief, and cited four freedoms from Aeschylus. The regent appointed a Greek relief donations committee.

Greece Miss McVay C. D. Dailey Italy B.C Darius the Great Asia Minor Egypt Europe Darius Marathon Salamis Miss McVay Persia Philological Association New York Aeschylus Pearl C. Wilson Ferguson Athens Ohio

Bobcat Club Dinner Set in Cleveland March 27

Notices in Athens announce the Ohio University Bobcat Club Cleveland annual dinner meeting on March 27 at 6 30 p m in Browns Cottage 1706 Euclid Ave Reservations by March 25 to Mr George M Brown 530 Bulkley Ridge Cleveland.

Athens Ohio University Bobcat Club Cleveland Browns Cottage Euclid Ave George M. Brown Bulkley Ridg

Easter Parade Color Boom Dominates Next Fall Wardrobes

In New York the Easter parade showcases bright suit colors and bold coats. Designers predict all season wearability as color disrupts previous subdued ensembles with vivid blues pinks purples and golds. Suit and coat contrasts dominate a trend toward uniform yet varied outfits for spring and fall.

New York Frostmann Sarah

Club Calendar for Thursday March events and meetings

Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae meet at 6 30 p m March 23 at the Faculty Women's Club with Miss Mary Ward and Mrs Charles G Mathews hosting Circle Three of the Central Avenue Methodist Church gathers at 7 30 p m with Mrs Mary Galvin 43 Moore Ave A A U W Foreign Affairs Study Group meets March 23 at 7 30 p m with Mrs Charles G Mathews Edith Wray discusses Germany after the war Visitors welcome Ladies Aid of Mt Zion Baptist Church holds a soup sale March 23 4 to 8 p m Annual Past Matrons Auxiliary Athens Chapter No 175 OES meeting March 23 7 30 p m Eastern Star room Masonic Temple Athens County Republican Women meet March 24 7 30 p m in the Court room State Senator Stanley Mechem guest speaker H R McVay leads ERA discussion Membership drive continues State conference April 21 in Columbus reservations by Mrs Charles W Evans dial 308

Zeta Tau Alpha Faculty Women’s Club College St Mary Ward Charles G. Mathews Central Avenue Methodist Church Mary Galvin Moore Ave A.A.U.W. Foreign Affairs Study Group Mulberry St Edith Wray Germany Mathew Athens Athens County Stanley Mechem H. R. McVay Columbus Charles W. Evans Dial

Story Hour at University Library Matches Classic Tales with Folklore

Children attend Friday story hour at the University Library exploring myth and folklore. Next session features Greek tales from Greece including The Twelve Months by Miss Jeann e Hammerstrand. Also includes notes on local births, club meetings, and a serviceman on furlough.

Margaret O'Brien Lepraudian Dryad Dragon Athens University Library Leprauchan St. Patrick's Day Crawford Greece Asprin Ceres Proserpina Jeeanne Hammerstrand

Dance Pupils In Recital Friday Night in Athens

Miss Lois Kahrmann presents Athens area dancers in a recital at Athens High School auditorium Friday March 24 at 8 30 p m. Performers include Ann Patt Anderson Regina Altman John Smith Shirley Miller Nancy Brooks Aldena Cain Patty Gilbert Dorothy Strawser with opening numbers by Mrs Frank Larvey and a parade of wooden soldiers.

Lois Kahrmann Athens Kahrmann Jorg Fasting Lou Howard Shirley Sisson Esther Cooper Nancy Brooks John Smith

Sayre Study Circle hears paper on New World science

Mrs Grant Gilkey spoke to the Sayre Study Circle on A New Science for a New World. Athens Nutrition Council will sponsor a nutrition meeting at Ohio Fuel Gas Co on March 28 at 9 am. The club annual meeting is set for April 4 at 2 pm at Mrs J R Sprague's home. McGuffey Club will gather March 27 at 7 30 pm in the Ohio University Museum Agr iculture Building with Mt Zion Baptist quartet. Miss Jane Lou Frame returns home for a few days from Western College Oxford and Miss Mary Garnett Tillinghast visits Athens from West Englewood New Jersey. Both will resume Western studies March 28. Mrs Virgil Stotts returns to Springfield after a week with her parents in The Plains.

Sayre Mamie Steele N. High St Grant Gilkey D. B. Green Athens Nutrition Council Ohio Fuel Gas Company J. R. Sprague Morris Ave McGuffey Athens County William Holmes McGuffey Ohio University Agriculture Building Mt. Zion Baptist Church Western College Oxford Ohio Jane Lou Frame Cora P. Frame Elmwood Avenue Athens Mary Garnett Tillinghast West Englewood New Jersey C. R. Hoskins Elmwood Place Western Virgil Stotts Evelyn McDonald Springfield Clarence McDonald the Plains

Barker announces birth of daughter Sue Ann

Pvt and Mrs Harold Barker announce the birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Saturday March 18 naming her Sue Ann. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Barker Raymond Drive Mr and Mrs Harley Gilbert W Union St and three great grandparents listed in Mansfield Athens and Chauncey. Father is stationed at Lincoln Air Field Lincoln Nebraska.

Harold Barker Sheltering Arms Hospital Sue Ann Ralph Barker Raymond Drive Harley Gilbert W. Union St William Jordan Mansfield Lucy Barker Central Ave Athens Minnie Stalder Chauncey Barker Lincoln Air Field Lincoln Neb

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