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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1935
Page
7
Generations gathered at the Ridge home for a Mothers Day event hosted by Mrs McHarg and family. Attendees included Mrs Wilkes and Mr Angle plus relatives from Columbus Athens Cincinnati Zanesville and San Francisco. Discussions covered camping and summer program planning with plans for a junior high camp and dramatics to be offered in September.
A mangled list mentions cheese meals ham milk and vegetables with several unclear words and stray brand-like terms. The fragment suggests a shopping or menu note but lacks coherent context or complete items.
Dr Virgene Putnam of Columbus and Mr Israel Putnam of Brooklyn visited Athens with their mother Mrs George S Putnam for Mother's Day. Mrs J W Morrison and son Billy from Buffalo are guests at Mrs Morrison's mother's home Mrs G H Crow in Columbus. Mrs Paul D Hayman and son Paul Douglas Jr returned to Huntington after visiting grandmother Mrs Louise Cullums and relatives. Mr and Mrs O F Cullums were Sunday guests at Mrs Louise Cullums and Mrs George Ford homes. Mrs Nora Stephenson of Pennsboro WV, visiting Grance Hubler family, heads to Portland Oregon to visit relatives with Mr Charles K Flinn. The state Supreme Court considers if Dan Cohen Co shoe dealers in Cincinnati liable for a blister on Thomas A O'Neill's foot amid a blood poisoning claim seeking 36408.
The Annual Court of Awards for Girl Scouts will take place Friday May 17 at Camp Rotan from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Troop Two from East Side School will oversee colors and badge awards conducted by the Badge and Awards Committee. Athens Girl Scout director Mrs Thor Olson notes over 50 proficiency badges will be earned and five girls will become Tenderfoot Scouts. Each troop will perform a folk dance from a studied foreign country. some groups will sing and group singing will occur. Public attendance is invited and transportation requests should be made to troop leaders. no rain date.
Mrs F C Schloss entertained her three table contract bridge club at her home on West State Street. A color scheme of orchid and yellow with iris and tulip decorations. Prize for high score went to Mrs Roger Jones. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
A string of Tuesday to Thursday social club meetings fills the week. Progressive Literary Club hosts its final year gathering with a 6 p.m. dinner at Mrs. Vern Kempton’s home on Elliott Street. other groups meet in churches and homes across town including the Wesleyan Service Guild, C C L Club, Athena Delphian, Social Literary Club, and the League of Women Voters. Wednesday brings a Daughters of the Union dinner for G A R members at the Odd Fellows Temple, plus Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club and Panhellenic Tea hosted by Dean Irma Voigt. Thursday features Friendship Needle Club, Lydia Lash Evans Literary Club dinner at Hillcrest, and Nanny Ullom Rekebah Lodge with a business meeting and social hour at the Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Elsa Maxwell praises Lady Mendel of Paris for green tinted hair and says she leads fashion. She lists chic coifs among Mrs Reginald Fellowes, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Homer Cummings and others with bobbed styles dominating. A Panhellenic Tea at Dean Voigt’s home features multiple sororities. birthday dinner honors Zita Mae Moore in Sharpsburg with family guests.
Simple crochet medallion pattern offers two sizes that combine into a hexagon spread. The small piece can become scarves chair backs pillows and other accessories. Pattern 688 includes complete directions for making the medallion and joining pieces with materials and stitch illustrations. Send 10 cents to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept Newark for the pattern.
The first meeting of the 4 H Buckeye Stitchers was held at Mechanicburg School Saturday afternoon to reorganize under Louise Blackburn. Officers elected include Betty Bird president Dorothy Nicholson vice president Carrie Nicholson secretary Marthe Hooper treasurer Dorothy Piker and Dorothy Steele reporters and Anna Mae Baker recreation leader.
Joseph B. Kerr widely known as a stock buyer in the west died Monday at age 76 after 30 years with Swift & Co Chicago Packing Co. He will be buried in Granville Ohio with services Thursday.
A weekly feature in The Messenger invites Athens housewives to share favorite recipes from homes of local women. Every Friday the paper prints a recipe and the telephone numbers of the women so friends may trade dishes or guess who contributed.
Marjorie Wheaton led the Athens High School Girls Athletic Association Treasure Hunt Saturday morning ending at the Peach Ridge Haunted Woods. One hundred twenty suckers hung by Wheaton rewarded the two top explorers, Margaret Winning and Helen Baker, with scribble-in-books while Miss Lucy Matthews photographed the group.
Mrs. E. H. Phelps returned from St Marys Ohio with her daughter Miss Dolores Phelps who teaches Latin at St. Marys High School. A Mother’s Day dinner at Koch's Hotel honored Mr. Phelps with guests Miss Emma Kohler supervisor of music Mr. Bert Kohler English teacher Mr. Orlando Luedeke of Glass Block Furniture Company and Mrs. Phelps.
Hari Stevens of Bellevue drowned Monday night when a fishing boat near Bay Bridge west of here capsized. Two other fishermen in the boat were rescued by nearby anglers.
Marietta College will observe its centennial June 1 5 with ceremonies featuring Owen D Young Rufus C Dawes Willard Long Thorp General Charles G Dawes and Dr John H Finley among attendees. The five day program includes a two mile Ohio River boat race open houses lectures receptions and a commencement ball with special degrees and a pending leadership announcement for the college president.
The Plains P T A will hold a free meeting in the new auditorium on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. An interesting program and refreshments will be provided.
A chicken supper is planned at Hebbardeville Presbyterian Church on Friday night May 17. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to attend and support church activities. Proceeds will benefit church programs.
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