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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1939

Page

6

Standard Bearers Host Silver Tea for Missionary Society

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church met in church parlors with Mrs. William G. Seaman presiding. Dr. Edith Wray lectured on Education in India read by Mrs. Albert Wray. proceeds fund Camp Wesleyan attendance.

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of The First Methodist Church William G. Seaman A. T. Volwiler Georgia Hickman A. E. Wagner Edith Wray India Albert Wray L. G. Bean Nelson McDaniels Oral Carpenter Lulu Poston E. W. Chubb W. H. Worthman Standard Bearers Society Dorothy Pearson Ruth Ann Grover Ruth Mason Virginia Segale Jenny Sue Rousey W. L. Slutz A. T. Volwhler Ann Maccombs Anna Bell Houck Elizabeth Krecker Margery Browning Ruth Alice Wright Ruth Gentry Betty Lou Wycoff Ruth Hammerle Martha Lou Dowler William M. Bryant Camp Wesleyan Lancaster

Look Out Lizzie by Canaan Grange on May 17 at 8 PM

The Canaan Grange presents Look Out Lizzie a comedy play on Wednesday May 17 at 8 o clock for the benefit of the Grange. The cast includes Silas Long Donald Dorr Sarah Long Mabel Mansfield Hazel Long Edith Mansfield Lizzie Blanks and others with Paul Mansfield and Lewis Williams in key roles. A second item notes a Shade Benefit Party for the new rectory at Shade High School Saturday night starting at 8 o'clock.

Lizzie Canaan Grange Silas Long Donald Dorr Sarah Long Mabel Mansfield Hazel Long Edith Mansfield Lizzie Blanks Mildred Marshall Hank Blanks Donald Mansfield Minnie Hall Faye Eslocker Richard Biltmore Paul Mansfield Dave Hinkle Lewis Williams SHADE Shade High School

Mr Harvey Ill at Home After Stroke

Mr J R Harvey of 69 State Street is seriously ill at his home after a stroke three weeks ago that affected his speech and right side. He is a Boston Athens businessman with 37 years in business at 216 West Washington Street.

Harvey J. R. Harvey State St Mr. Harvey Boston Athens Washington St

AAUW Members Attend Ohio Division Convention in Marietta

Fourteen members from Athens Branch joined the seventeenth annual Ohio Division AAUW convention May 5 and 6 at Hotel Lafayette Marietta. Speakers included Dr H K Eversall president of Marietta College and Dr Kathryn McHale general director AAUW.

Athens Ohio American Association of University Women Hotel Lafayette Marietta Irma Voigt Edith Wray Constance Leete Greta Lash Louise Field Mary Antoinette Florence Justin Eunice Snyder H. L. Dunlap Lewis Ondis W. C. Stehr Genevieve Apgar Melvin Danielson Laura Bailey H. K. Eversall Marietta College Betsey Mills Club Kathryn McHale Qauw Dean Volt

Mrs Morrison Hosts Lydia Lash Evans Club Meeting

Mrs Morrison entertained the Lydia Lash Evans Club at 21 Marietta Ave with sixteen members present. Roll call noted favorite radio programs and Mrs Schilling prepared a paper on Radio and Public Opinion. Plans were set for the May 18 social dinner at the Athens Country Club with husbands as guests.

M. C. Morrison Lydia Lash Evans Club Marietta Ave F. C. Schilling Athens Country Club

Personal News Briefs From Athens Area Club Events

Mr Clyde Mason of the Bardin Bros underwent emergency appendectomy Sunday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital with Mrs Mason present. Aaron L Evans aged 81 received 48 birthday cards. flowers came from Mrs Creed of Athens State Hospital. Blanche and Rose Price visited Plain City as guests of relatives J W Flowers. Odd Fellows Rebekahs host benefit party at IOOF Hall Friday 8 p m public invited. Wesleyan Needle Club hosts at Athens Country Club with luncheon Thursday at 1 o'clock. regrets to Mrs Warren by Wednesday. Pallas Club meets May 13 at 2 30 p m at Miss Genevieve Apgar's home. Mr and Mrs Paul F Saylor and two children visited Mrs Roy R Saylor in Athens over weekend.

Clyde Mason Bardin Bros. Company Sheltering Arms Hospital Aaron L. Evans Creed Athens State Hospital Blanche Price Rose Price East State St Plain City J. W. Flowers Wesleyan Needle Club Sam C. Warren Richard Fought Athens Country Club Warren

Do Clothes Make the Girl in G B S Letters Debate

Readers debate if clothes and manners create a lady in responses to G B S and H B F. One letter argues fashion and training can boost appearance and charm, while another insists character defines womanhood beyond attire.

G.B.S Blueblood

Derby Day Dreamers Fly to Louisville for 1930s Derby Excursion

Messenger staff writer KA Hull recounts a Derby Day trip by plane with friends Rachel Bob Benny and others. They fly to Louisville, mingle with celebrities, watch Johnstown win, and plan next year’s Derby Day jaunt while chasing stories and accommodations for the night.

KA Hull Messenger The Derby Society Rachel Bob Benny Louisville Cantgraman Hall Fox Movietone Johnstown Bedlam

One Woman to Another by Marian Bush

A reader asks how to get a husband to pick up his things and keep them in place without nagging. The writer notes domestic friction from shoes and clothes on the dining room table and seeks practical advice.

Marian Bush Teleete Dorothy Dix Emily Post

Calendar notes from Monday events and club meetings

Local calendar lists multiple Monday gatherings including Chorus of Women's Music Club at Music Hall and Open Forum at Athens High School Auditorium. Also notes a First Methodist pot luck at Nice's Park and Order of Eastern Star and Catholic Ladies of Columbia meetings.

Chorus of Women’s Music Club Music Hall Athens High School Catholic Ladies of Columbia K. of C. Hall

Dinner in Honor of Miss Jeanne Westlake

Mrs. Thomas N. Hoover hosted a six o clock dinner at 70 Elmwood Place on Thursday for her niece Miss Jeanne Westlake of Youngstown who stayed in town last week. Guests at one table included Virginia Hoover, Mary Elizabeth Lasher, Mary Ann McKay, Hester Creed, Martha Jones, Patty Mackinnon, Alma Acomb, Jo Ann Rider, Nate Croy, Dorothy Roe, and Jane Gill Varner.

Thomas N. Hoover Elmwood Place Jeanne Westlake Youngstown Benjamin Franklin Virginia Hoover Mary Elizabeth Lasher Mary Ann McKay Hester Creed Martha Jones Patty Mackinnon Alma Acomb Jo Ann Rider Nate Croy Kennard Dorothy Roe Ray Varner Jane Gill

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Lissie LeSure Douglas Corrigan the Flying Irishman Sor Adolphe Meniou King Tuer AAUW Mrs. Morrison Odd Fellows and Rebekahs IOOF Pallas Club Maplewood Place Paul F. Saylor Beverly Jean Paula Louise Clay W. Va Mr. Saylor Roy R. Saylor Grosvenor St Robert Myrna Taylor Loy Great Crosby Bing Crosby Franciska Gaal Akim Tamiroff Shirley Ross Edward Everett Horton Australia Round Town Ruth Millett H.B.F Gasco Sewing Club FE. W. Bailey Martzolff M. E Crown Princess Ingrid Denmark Red Cross Hull Rufus Ash al Jolson George Raft Mary Brian San Jim Farley Joan Whitney Don Ameche Edmund Lowe Nice’s Park Mona E D. Main H. A. McCaskill H. H. Mechem Fred Wheaton Maes Temple Needle Club Frank Cross Carl Roberts Betsy Ross Sewing Club Guy Wanless E. State St 000 Christian Endeavor of Richland Ave. M. P George and Anna Maxwell M. D. Hughes Rush Elliott Mother's Circle Scott Neutzling Ime Oera Athena Delphian J. J. Crumley Canaanville Road Miss Westlake Vous Voc Greg Logan Cline Athens Ice & Storage Company
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