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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1934
Page
6
A 29 year old woman pressures a widowed man for marriage while he prefers single life. Dix argues many men fear domestic life, urges the woman to wait until 35, and warns women must marry before youth fades. A letter about intellectual partnership and evolving gender roles follows, stressing mutual growth and shared interests.
An attractive bridge luncheon for university and town friends was hosted Saturday at the Country Club by Mrs. Roy H. Paynter, Mrs. Louis Heil, and Mrs. Carl Hanson. Sweet peas decorated the board veranda and pastel tones dominated the decor. prizes for high scores at nine tables went to Mrs. T. N. Hoover, Mrs. O. L. Hois ington, Mrs. Shannon, and Mrs. Curtis Janssen.
Mr and Mrs Mac Bethel and other relatives visit Cleveland and Akron for Mother's Day. Guests include Paul Wetherholt family from Columbus, the Spauldings of Richlong Avenue, and numerous relatives from Albany Glouster Canton and Cincinnati. A Ohio Osteopathic convention in Columbus draws Dr Worley.
An Ohio University Spring Concert at Memorial Auditorium featured a varied program. The choir performed Sir Landon Ronald's Cycle of Life arranged for the group, contrasted Negro spirituals like By and By and The Glory Train, plus Drifts Down from the Skies and Brahms In Stilly Night. A Czechoslovak folk song Pridity Suhajko appeared between pieces, with Tschaikowsky Cherubim Song and Thiman Before the Ending of the Day closing the program. The choir displayed unity and balance across parts, maintaining security in each voice throughout.
The annual spring oratorical contest for women will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium with judges Professor Raymer McQuiston Dr. George Starcher and Der Walter Gamertsfelder. Competitors include Miss Margaret Beynon Amsterdam, Miss Edna Mae Stauffer Erie Pa Miss Doris Harrison Palmerton Pa and Miss Helen Campbell Barnesville. The Christian Church Married People's Class meets at 18 Grosvenor Street Tuesday 7:30 p.m. The Miriam Class hosts a Wiener roast at 5:30 p.m. at the church. rain moves sewing to Miss Ellen Stokoe's home 24 Bwith Street.
The Pallas Club met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Isaac E. Ash for the last meeting of the club year. Annual reports were presented and other business completed. Mrs. William Shepherd reported on the recent Cleveland convention. Mrs. A. O. Sloane led the afternoon program.
Profile of Rebecca Morris McKee born 1812 in Noble County. She wed Eldridge McKee in 1835, built a log cabin, made furniture from family resources, spun flax into textiles, farmed, cared for family and neighbors, and supported education and religion. She died 1876 near Athens Ohio. Her legacy includes a Rebecca Morris McKee chapter in the Daughters of 1812 and a family remembered for community life.
The Junior Music Club senior members conclude spring concerts with Elma Hill singing Twilight and Rain and Roses. Robert Bingman plays Nocturne and Sortie Festive on organ. Dorothy Duncan performing June on piano. Helen Gamertsfelder single Waltz Op. 64 No. 2. Marjorie Beasley offers All for You and The Moon Behind the Cotton Wood. Kenneth Warthman performs Moment Musical on violin. Ann Beasley sings Lullaby Love Is a Bubble Wings of Night. Elma Hill and Helen Gamertsfelder close with a two piano Danse Macabre.
Seventy five couples danced to Charles Hahn and his band at the Alpha Delta Pi spring informal violet dance in the Hotel Berry. Grand march led by Patsy Gwinn and Clyde Ingles. Several couples and alumnae attended with fashionable attire and themed violet decorations.
Harriet confesses she suspects her husband Edwin of hiding a photograph in his secret box. I aid her by seeking every thread, while she recalls Edwin’s habit of opening the box only when others are asleep and his generosity reflected in its contents.
Alva E. Lambert, once a Mushc Run schoolteacher in Athens County 49 years ago, returns to Athens to open a tourist camp near Natural Bridge north of Coolville. He has lived in the Northwest for 25 years and is accompanied by family members with ties to Washington Springs and the Philippines.
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