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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
5
Hon I M Foster hosted a thirty cover dinner at the Colonial for Pi Beta Phi active chapter and pledges. The event served as a farewell before his departure Wednesday to Washington DC to begin duties in Congress.
Mrs Tracy Patrick hosted a Five Hundred card party at her South Sixth street home for osteopathic students wives including Mrs Joe Dangler Mrs G R Kahler Mrs Paul Price Mrs Bruce Vowels Mrs D T McGregor Mrs McKinley and Mrs J Richard Crozier. Prize went to Mrs Dangler with consolation won by Mrs Price.
Miss Mary Ada Scaife of Dresden and Stanley Howard Owings of this city married at 9 30 Thursday morning in Central M E church. They reside at 564 Greenwood avenue and plan a trip to Washington and New York before settling after June 1. Mrs Owings, a 1916 St Aloysius graduate and artist, is the daughter of local residents. Mr Owings works for the American Railway Express Co.
Miss Audrey Norris and Clyde Vernon were married Monday morning in a quiet ceremony at 1 o'clock performed by Rev. Dr. C. L. Strecker at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. They will live at 105 North Congress street. the bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Norris of Athens and the groom son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Vernon of Glouster. The groom works as a miner at Sugar Creek and previously lived with his sister on Franklin Avenue.
The Pallas Club met Saturday with Mrs. W. A. Matheny as hostess and Mrs. J. A. Palmer as leader. A discussion on new foods and their value followed, citing David Fairchild’s article Testing New Foods. Nellie Matheny sang three songs, and current events were led by Mrs. M. T. Roe. The meeting closed a profitable year for the club.
Mr and Mrs H T Mulligan entertained Sunday May 11 at their country home with a dinner in honor of returned soldiers and sailors. Attendees included Paul Shannon Francis Lavelle James Collins Aloysius Collins Marence Barnhill John Overmyer William Walsh Dewey Hawk Dan McGreevy James Sears Ruhl J Bartlett from Jackson Center and Lancaster New Lexington lineages.
Mr and Mrs Frank Kayser of North Lancaster street hosted a birthday party honoring their daughter Bernices eighth anniversary. Guests enjoyed games a luncheon and a decorated cake with eight red candles and pansy favors. Attendees included Elizabeth Briggs Mary Louise Cullums Lillian Kittle Nelle Webber Rowena Sprout Doris Cullums Frances Lowery and Bernice Kayser.
A Monday birthday surprise at 84 Brown Avenue honored Mrs Clyde Moore turning 84. Guests included Clarence and Louis Moore, Trimmer family, Pinkerton and others with games music and a farewell collation.
Mr and Mrs Dewey Root visited relatives in Nelsonville over Sunday. Mrs H S Burson departed at noon for Toledo to visit her daughter Mrs F W Donzy.
Mrs Bertha Bass and son from Barberton visit relatives. Mrs Herbert Roach attends funeral of cousin Celia Russell in Columbus. Athens Needle Club host to Mrs H A Junod on Wednesday at 2 pm. Grace West returns from ten week visit in Winfield Kansas with sister Ethel Starks. Visits from Dan McGreevy New Lexington and James Sears Lancaster. Sunday guests to H T Mulligan in Lodi include S D Thompson and daughter Margaret Ann and Jessie Mullgan.
Garber, Prof. Simpson, Miss Morris and Hallie Hoopman led participants with Miss Wini fred Look and Miss Corcoran from Michigan. Ohio State delegates included Martha Dornberg, Edna Stevenson, and Margaret Darby. Other guests spanned multiple cities and included Grace Addis Qualey Ohio Mabel Dearford Portsmouth Anna O Connor Clarksburg W Va Josephine Walsh Akron Louise McQuade Columbus James Sears Lancaster Lucille Snook McArthur Dan McGreevy New Lexington Carolyn Brown New Straitsville Margaret Clark and John Clark Washington D C. Chaperons and their husbands were Mr and Mrs Pat Shannon Dr and Mrs John Sprague Mr and Mrs Oliver Gutman and Mr and Mrs Charles Walsh.
The Woman's Music club presents its annual concert Thursday at 7 30 in the college auditorium. Local favorites in musical circles perform a program of unusual interest and a capacity audience is expected. No tickets issued. all who enjoy good music are invited.
In Barre Vermont on May 13 authorities hinted at an arrest in the murder of Mrs. Harry E. Broadwell but no arrest had been made. Two men and a woman are restrained in a guarded house as investigators reexamine the mystery house linked to the night of the crime. They measured the lawn and building and checked reports of an automobile present that night.
Canaan township will hold the eighth grade commencement Saturday May 17 at the Canaanville M E church at 1 30 pm. The class address will be by B L Pilcher District Superintendent. Diplomas will be awarded to Margaret Brugosh Helen Cavanaugh Ethel Shirley Helen Seel Fred Burch Robert Harrison George Tready Jennie Maxwell Golda Everett Frances Windsor Nita Butts Mabel Hawk. Ames and Bern townships commencements to be announced later.
Paris May 13 The opinion grows among British laborites and French socialists that Germany should sign the peace treaty now. They expect a labor government in Britain and a socialist government in France within a few years, enabling revision of the treaty toward liberal terms.
Local Elks lodge holds a Mothers Day observance this evening. The annual service marks the meeting night nearest Mother's Day with a ritual honoring mothers.
Acting Secretary of the Navy announced that almost all officers with temporary commissions will be released within six weeks if they wish. The plan aims to streamline the force and adjust personnel as needed.
Warren Ohio May 13. John Bright age 60 a farmer took his own life by shooting himself in the head. His body was found at the home of his son in law in Newton Falls.
In New Hampshire on May 13 Mr and Mrs George F Stadley report their wedding cake from 43 years ago remains intact. Observers say it shows signs of aging toward petrification while the couple still has it on display.
New York May 13 report notes Dr. John C. Olsen claims a dry law flavored cocktail designed to be eaten with a fork and knife, not just consumed as a drink. The item highlights novelty in temperance era experiments and legal context.
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