Last Day of School Marks Maecenas Club Year Finale
Maecenas Literary Club held its final meeting at the Cottage Tea House with a 1 pm luncheon followed by a business session led by president Mrs Ralph Barker. Reports by secretary Mrs Cc E Dupler and treasurer Mrs Frank Dean capped the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maecenas Literary Club
Cottage Tea House
Ralph Barker
Cc. E. Dupler
Frank Dean
E. D. Copley
J. W. Hudson
C. E. Dupler
Fred Stauffer
J. R. Harvey
John McElroy
Golden Bahr
Homer Brown
Phi Mu Hosts Buffet Supper for 22 Athens High Girls
Twenty six Athens High School girls joined Phi Mu chapter for a Tuesday evening buffet at the Phi Mu House. Attendees included Isabel Brown Barbara Danford Hattie Lou Grones Betty Brooks Griswold Elaine Hess Betty Yaw Martha Cottingham Elsie Lou Rowles Ann Matters Sylvia Schuler Marjory Browning Anna Belle Houck Virginia Stansbury Jean Kissner Jo Ann Leben Ruth Gentry Betty Lee Henderson Dolores Whaley Irene White Daryl Baird Martha Ellen Walsh Ruth Ann Grover Ruth Alice Wright Mary Jeanne Williams and Betty Lee McCaskill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Phi Mu
Isabel Brown
Barbara Danford
Hattie Lou Grones
Betty Brooks Griswold
Elaine Hess
Betty Yaw
Martha Cottingham
Elsie Lou Rowles
Ann Matters
Sylvia Schuler
Marjory Browning
Annabelle Houck
Virginia Stansbury
Jean Kissner
Jo Ann le
Service groups collect paper for defense bonds drive
The Student Victory Council of Ohio University Beta Pi and the Senior Boy Scout service group gathered 765 pounds of paper 225 pounds of magazines and 23 pounds of tin foil totaling 1013 pounds from a campus drive to fund defense bonds. Mrs Ben Rosenberg manager of the Athens Junk Company provided a truck for the salvage campaign and proceeds totaled 5 04 with Lindley Hall the largest single contributor. Other groups included Phi Kappa Tau Sigma Pi Alpha Phi Delta and Beta Theta Pi among others delivering tins and paper for the drive.
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Student Victory Council of
Ohio University
Beta Pi
Ben Rosenberg
Athens Junk Company
Lindley Hall
Phi Kappa Tau
Sigma Pi
Alpha Phi Delta
Beta Theta Pi
Theta Chi
Phi Kappa
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Phi Delta Theta
Boyd Hall
Alpha Delta Pi
Chi Omega
Alpha Xi Delta
Phi Mu
Alpha Xi Auxiliary Plans Senior Dinner
The Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary held a meeting at Mrs. R. A. Foster’s home 33 Woodward Ave. Tuesday evening. Plans were made for an annual dinner honoring the seniors of the sorority at Eastwood in the last week of May. Fifteen members attended.
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Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
R. A. Foster
Woodward Ave
Eastwood
Delphian Club Hosts Picnic at Mrs Crumley Home
The Athena Delphian Club held its annual picnic Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. J. J. Crumley on Canaanville Road. Miss Gertrude Pritchard directed a book review program with twenty seven members present and Mrs. James Day as guest.
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Athena Delphian Club
J. J. Crumley
Canaanville Road
Gertrude Pritchard
James Day
Albany Gardeners Welcome Members at Stanley Home
Twenty two members and guests of the Albany Community Garden Club met at Mrs. Howard Stanley's new home for the May gathering. Etta Bean presented a paper on suitable trees and color, Junior Garden Club activity reports were given, gourd seeds were distributed to forty three juniors, and new members joined. Delegates Ayler and Radcliffee were elected to the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs for the June Deshler-Wallick meeting in Columbus.
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Albany Community Garden Club
Howard Stanley
Howard Ayler
Frank Radcliffee
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Deshler-Wallick
Columbus
Stanley
Wilbur Baughman
Personal notices from Athens and vicinity
Mrs S C Carpenter and her son plan a summer in Vermont while her husband serves in the Canal Zone in Panama. Miss Kathryn Finsterwald, student nurse in Columbus, visited her parents and brother Harold. Mr and Mrs Chester Riley and son Dickie Raye spent Mother's Day with Mrs Riley's mother Mrs Guy Glover in Athens. Gerald Riley also visited. Pvt Richard Glover, Camp Claiborne La, was remembered with a card. East Side Needle Club meets with Mrs Roy Pierce Friday at 2:00.
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Kathryn Finsterwald
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Elmer Finsterwald
Harold
Hocking St
Chester Riley
Dickie Raye
Detroit
Mich
Riley
Guy Glover
Fern St
Gerald
Engaged to Edward Paul Newcome of Washington DC
Announcement declares the engagement of Eleanor Margret Paul of Zanesville to Edward Paul Newcome of Washington DC, a U. S. Corps of Engineers member. plans are to wed in June and make Washington their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Berrard Newcome
Eleanor Paul Calendar
Zanesville
Eleanor Margaret Paul
W. J. Paul
Edward Paul Newcome
Washington, D. C
Ernest Newcome
Congress St
Miss Paul
Washington D. C
Newcome
U. S. Corps of Engineers
War Department
Ohio University
St. Nicholas Catholic Church
University of Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Sigma Alpha Epision
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Athens
Don Herron
Athens Women Complete Home Nursing Course
Women who passed the Red Cross Home Nursing Course taught by Mrs. Jean Flowers will receive certificates soon. The list includes Eleanor Beckler Edna M Ropeter Juanita Johnson Mary V Cogan Katherine A Link Lillian Shirley Margaret Fisher Ernestine Beaty Ina Sams Ruth Perry Reba McPeak Cora P Frame Victoria Terrell Mary Terrell Helen Watkins James Scriven Atkins Dorothy Dent Esther Watkins Helen Bingman Ben Davies Margaret Schwartzel Flossie Young.
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Athens
Jean Flowers
Red Cross Home
Eleanor Beckler
Edna M. Ropeter
Juanita Johnson
Mary V. Cogan
Katherine A
En Watkins
James Scriven
Atkins
Dorothy Dent
Esther Watkins
Helen Bingman
Ben Davies
Margaret Schwartzel
Flossie Young
Mother's Day Program Highlights by Athens Eagles Aerie 529
Roger Connor spoke at the Athens 529 Fraternal Order of Eagles Mother's Day Exercises on May 10. The program honored war mothers with carnations, included readings, musical numbers, and an address by Mayor Franz L Woodworth, with officers and Auxiliary members contributing tributes.
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Roger Connor
Mother's Day Program of
Eagles
Aerie
Order of Eagles
Athens
Aeria
Connor
Frank E. Hering
Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
F.O.E
Congress
Boy's Town
Nebraska
Clinton Sams
Clara Edmundson
Rose Martin
Gladys Shuler
Emma Mullins
Flo Black
Florence Merchant
Gwen Tolson
Beatrix Rosser
Helen Watkins
Olive Allstock
Raymond Connett
Franz L. Woodworth
C. J. Ailstock
Edward Walker
Red Birds Hide Their Dead Baby In Nest
Mrs. Herbert W. Brooks on 18 W. Carpenter St. watched a pair of red birds build a nest in an evergreen on her lawn. After their single offspring hatched, the parents covered the dead chick with cellophane scraps and sticks. They returned occasionally but have been gone for days.
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Herbert W. Brooks
W. Carpenter St
Brooks
Mother's Day Telegram From Australia Aboard AEF
Mrs Cora Hammond of Lower Plains receives a telegram from her son Private Floyd Hammond who has joined the American Expeditionary Forces in Australia. He writes from an AP0 address in San Francisco and local friends may write him at the L M A P O 1117 post office. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Lawrence Earl Herron born May 10 in Elgin Hospital to I M Herron and wife with grandparents and great grandparents named in Elgin Illinois and nearby towns.
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Cora Hammond
Lower Plains
Floyd
Australia
Floyd Hammond
Company A
O.m.en
San Francisco
Calif
I. M. Herron
Elgin
Illinois
Hospital
Lawrence Earl
G. C. Herron
New Marshfield
John Barghols
Ilinois
Frank L. Mace
Athens
Pitfalls of Love and the Missing Letters
Madge Graham confronts cousin Jack Bickett about Katharine’s two year silence while they ride with Professor Diswell to New York after a peril with a espionage ring. Madge reveals daily diary letters to Katharine and Jack’s long absence, suggesting a hidden wrong in their past.
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Jack
Margaret
Katharine
Bates
Madge Graham
Jack Bickett
Katharina
Madge
Secret Service
Professor Diswell
New York
Diswell
South Americas
Ces
Athens Park Day Prompts May 30 Cleanup Locust Heights
Public spirited citizens gather for Athens Park Day on Saturday May 30 to clean and plant Locust Heights in Athens City Park. Memorial Day activities aim to curb erosion and beautify the wooded area with residents bringing tools dinners and friends.
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Locust Heights
Athens Park
Athens City Park
Grand Haven
Mich
Athens
Highland Park
Lake Michigan
Why Not a Service Badge for the Soldier's Wife
Ruth Millett argues for a public service badge or pin to identify soldiers' wives when their husbands are away on duty. She cites experiences in New York and other cities where women alone receive less courtesy. A visible badge would signal support and prompt civilians to offer assistance, honoring families serving the country.
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New York City
New York
31 Club Dinner for Mothers Observed at Carl's Lunch
The 31 Club held its semi annual dinner Friday night at Carl's Lunch. During the evening verses were read in honor of Mothers Day. Guests included Mrs. Harold McGrath, Mrs. Amelia Wolfe, Mrs. Bessie Mercer, Mrs. Harry Risley, Mrs. Fred Van Meter, Mrs. F. C. Tribe, Mrs. George Merchant, Mrs. Leo Merchant, Mrs. Lester Martin, Mrs. Dwight Gaskill, Mrs. Mary Kyle and Mrs. Charles Tucker.
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31 Club
Carl
Harold McGrath
Amelia Wolfe
Bessie Mercer
Harry Risley
Fred van Meter
F. C. Tribe
George Merchant
Leo Merchant
Lester Martin
Dwight Gaskill
Mary Kyle
Charles Tucker
wartime cotton fashion dominates Fifth Avenue with new styles
New York shoppers flock to black cotton shanting and striped pique suits along with cotton gabardine ensembles and gingham dresses as war era fabrics stay in demand. Designers unveil pastel organdy dresses and crinkled cotton crepe wedding suits while brides and attendants seek lighter fabrics amid postwar style. A Columbus couple announces the birth of Daniel Brownell Howell on May 12 at Mt. Carmel Hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces with Brown and Howell families listed.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Charles Armour
Mary Lewis
Frank Howell
Columbus
Daniel Brownell Howell
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Clinton Brown
Stimson Ave
A. L. Brown
Trimble
Almond Bar Cookies With Honey and Corn Flakes
Almond chocolate bar chopped and mixed with honey butter and sugar then combined with eggs and almond flavor. Flour sifted with soda and salt folded in, corn flakes added. Drop spoonfuls onto sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.
Ohio University coed model in New York fashion shoot
Pictures of Miss Jean Snodgrass, a 1941 graduate of Ohio University and Chi Omega member, appear in Glamour magazine as a Conover Fashion Modeling Agency model in New York City. The article notes her campus sorority ties and New York modeling work.
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Jean Snodgrass
Ohio University
Glamour
Athens Township PTA Elects New Officers
Mrs H T Gier was elected president of the Athens Township Parent Teachers Association for the new year with Carrie Atkinson as vice president Edith Ashton as secretary and treasurer and Gladys Gaver retiring president. Apricot dessert recipe follows with apricots pudding and whipped topping.
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Athens Township Parent Teachers Association
H. T. Gier
Carrie Atkinson
Edith Ashton
Gladys Gaver
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Service Group
Alpha Xi Auxiliary
J. Crumley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Albany Gardeners At
Stanley Home
East Side Needle Club
Roy Pierce
May Ave
Gingerale
Athens Pharmacy
Child Conservation League
H. F. Cokonougher
First Christian Church
Faculty Wives Club
Mother’s Circle
George Patterson
Home St
Athens Needle Club
Blanche Finsterwald
Franklin Ave
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion
Amere Needle Club
Ralph Miller
Albany Pike
Women’s Council of the First Christian Church
J. B. Grogan
UCD Club
M. G. Decker
Martzolff
First Methodist Church
M. and
H. Circle
Chauncey
Ruth Smith
The
Presbyterian Church
E. B. Smith
Elmwood Place
O60
Paul Silvas
E. State St
Bess Wright
Goo Fagles Auxiliary
WSCS
Elsie Druggan
Anna Williams
Presbyterian Women’s Association
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Morris Ave
Na.l.c
Glenn Atkinson
Hooper St
Eleanor M. Paul
Man
Worthy
William Mertz
John W. Danford
Claudius Chappel
Glen Romine
Clarence Cooley
David Stephenson
Court St
Adele Garrison
Ruth Millett
McKee
McKee's
Ewas
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