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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1941

Page

8

Socially Speaking Club Meeting Highlights

The Annual Social Literary Club gathering for husbands and guests was held Monday night at The Eastwood with forty two attendees. A Latin America themed dinner featured Rio de Janeiro talk by Prof. George W. Clark and films, followed by a short description from Mrs Myron Clark. Arminta Morrison wore Latin American dress and danced with student Robert Wesley from Argentina. The program committee included Mrs Victor Whitehouse Mrs Paul Fontaine and Mrs W H Cooper. President Mrs R L Morton led the event.

Eastwood Latin America Rio de Janeiro George W. Clark Ohio Brazil South America Robert Wesley Ohio University i Argentina Victor Whitehouse Paul Fontaine W. H. Cooper R. L. Morton

P. T. A. Council Reviews Year and Plans Summer Health Check

The Athens P T A Council reviewed the year’s work led by Mrs. William H. Herbert and outlined plans for a Summer Round-Up. Units from West Side East Side and Central Schools attended. Health checkups and vaccination reminders were issued for incoming first graders. Officers listed include Mrs. Herbert president and several chairmen.

P. T. A. Council Athens Parent Teacher Association Council William H. Herbert West Side East P.T.A. Association School of Instructions Parent Education Institute P.T.A William Herbert L. C. Staats Jack Kern Franklin Potter John Huffman O. T. Williams Ublicity L. A. Hamilton John Jagers John Newcomb

Wednesday club events fill Athens calendar

The Athens Needle Club, Pocahontas Lodge, PEO, Faculty Wives Club, Mother's Circle, Gasco Club, Daughters of Union Veterans, and a Parent Organization meet Wednesday at various local venues. Activities include sewing, a Mother's Day program, a dinner, a hike, and a music program with refreshments.

Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall Daughters of Union Veterans American Legion Hall

Mothers Day Guests and Aviation Cadets Leave for Pensacola

Mother's Day at the Law residence and other Athens households includes relatives from West Virginia Ohio and Columbus. Two former Athens Airways aviation cadets report for ten days leave after ground school and radio training at Grosse Ile Michigan and depart for Pensacola Florida.

Charles Hardman Athens Roger C. Crow Cleveland Athens Airways Pensacola Fla Grosselle Mich U. S. Navy

Poetic bachelor Leaves $30,000 Dowry Fund For West Baton Rouge Brides

Nineteen brides in Port Allen receive dowry checks derived from Julien Poydras legacy. The Breton peddler, later a planter with plantations and slaves, left $30,000 to West Baton Rouge Parish to fund yearly dowries for newlywed wives. If divorced or husband dies, dowry reverts to the wife.

Port Allen Julien Poydras Poydras Louisiana West Baton Rouge Parish

Mothers Day Tea at Albany Methodist Church

A Mother's Day tea was hosted by girls of the Albany Methodist Church on Sunday from two to three pm. Guests included many church women, corsages were given, and a program of poems and music was presented by Lola Mae Baughman. Refreshments were prepared by a large group of hostesses under Mrs. Paul Barnes and Mrs. Kathryn Everson.

Albany Methodist Church Lola Mae Baughman Frances Cline Margaret Hanning Twila Knowles Naomi Calvin Nita Marie Munn Margaret Barnett Jean Bratton Carol Young Mary Louis van Dyke Martha Lou Boughman Dorothy Haning Paul Barnes Kathryn Everson Thelma Shay

Veritzen’s Demanding Dinner Party Echoes Fame's Penalties

The narrator endures Philip Veritzen's blunt realism about celebrity. Veritzen insists the playwright submit to fame's demands while Mary guides an aunt to her room, revealing power dynamics, loyalty, and the toll of success in a Broadway orbit.

Philip Veritzen

Sequel to Marriage Meddlers unfolds at Lansfield party

Madge Graham arrives at a party hosted in Mary Veritzen's suite and receives a letter from missing Marion Morton hinting at a coded message. Olga of Transylvania seeks a private talk about Redfield while Nancy Carew warned Steve is dangerous. Mary, Madge, and Olga press on as the scene shifts to a cliffhanger with Nancy’s exit signaling more to come.

Madge Graham Lansfield Mary Veritzen Madge Mary Marion Morton Field Nancy Carew Steve Ary Olga Transvania Redfield

Louise Stahl Guest of Mrs. Stalder in Marietta

former Ohio University art faculty member Miss Louise Stahl visits Ohio towns en route home. She is hosted at Betsy Mills Club luncheon in Marietta by Mrs. T. R. Biddle and is to dine with Mrs. Charles G. Matthews and Miss Dora Moore in Gallipolis. Bates WSC Schedules May 15 church meeting with potluck and devotionals. Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary to meet at Mrs. A. C. Andersons, send regrets if absent.

Louise Stahl Ohio University Cincinnati H. G. Stalder N. College St Miss Stahl David Moore Athens Washington, D. C T. R. Biddle Stalder Betsy Mills Club Marietta Charles G. Matthews Dora Moore Gallipolis Bates W.S.C.S Bates Women's Society of ‘Christian Service Mazie Haning Pollyanna Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary A. C. Anderson Columbia Ave

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