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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
7
The Literary Club discussed a journal kept by the author on a wagon train trip from New Haven to Warren Ohio. The diary details taverns road companions mountain travel and general experiences. Prof F J Roos spoke on Ohio architecture with illustrated slides.
Guests at the Progressive Club annual dinner met Tuesday at Kempton home. Committee chair Harry Swank announced plans for the year. At Athena Delphian Club Mrs Dorothea Bovvee was praised for Abdigal Adams review. Mrs Clyde Featherston hosted 20 members at 10 N Lancaster St. W B Walker presided. Plans for Hotel Berry dinner on May 28 were announced with Delle Finsterwald in charge.
Voters alternates of the League gathered at the home of Miss Laura Dayton for the State Conference held June 22. Plans discussed include a musical fundraiser at 690 o'clock and a dinner at the hotel. Attendees listed include Mrs. J. G. Hope, Mrs. F. W. Whites, Mrs. E. E., Anna K. Price, and Chauncey Clark among others.
Mrs A G Farmer and Miss Sarah Alsbaugh hosted at the Higgins home in Dayton over the weekend with family members including Margaret Farmer who will graduate from Ohio University in June. Rotary delegate C H Harris returned from Dayton after attending the Twenty-Second District conference. Mothers Day visits marked by Mrs H L Atkinson’s trip to Logan West Virginia and Pauline Lawson’s weekend with her parents C C Lawson. Additional guests included families from Charleston and Huntington West Virginia and Columbus Ohio.
The community events list Wednesday through Friday include Torch Sing at Lindley Hall steps at 8 p m, Sigma Rho spring banquet at Hillcrest at 6 p m, Daughters of the Union dinner for G A R members at Odd Fellows Temple 5 30 p m, Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae at 220 East State Street 5 30 p m. Thursday features Friendship Needle Club at 42 Grosvenor Street, Lydia Lash Evans Literary Club Hillcrest dinner at 6 30 p m with husbands and guests, Nannie Allom Rekebah Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall 7 30 p m, Roosevelt Sewing Club at Mrs Glen Atkinson Hooper Street, Kings Daughters and Wesleyan Service Guild at 10 South High Street 7 30 p m, Presbyterian Friendly Society at 2 30 p m, and Eastern Star annual inspection May 17 7 30 p m with a chicken dinner at 6 o clock.
A business meeting of the J.-T. Alumni Association is set for Thursday at 7 o’clock in the J.-T. High School Building. Members are invited to attend and participate in the session.
Paris designer Patou outlines three fashion silhouettes for the modern busy woman. The classic tailleur in linen or flannel suits casual wear, black or navy day frocks with organza or pique accents, and a wide dress with voluminous midsection. Fabrics include organza, tulle, lame chiffons, crepes, and satins with capes or three quarter coats as elegant wraps.
Adele Garrison continues the melodrama revealing Katherine recounts a masked dancer past and Grace Draper’s plotted revenge. The tale recalls poisoning fears and misunderstanding between lovers, with memories surfacing as the story moves toward a cliffhanger ending.
Money tight on meat this year and waste is blamed on home cooks. Trim tail meat from Porterhouse, combine with crumbs and milk to form a cake, wrap with fat, and broil. Boning and rolling rib lamb chops can reduce waste. ask butcher to French and skewER for shape, then broil.
Jacob Krannitz of Hackensack New Jersey is seriously ill family says. Mrs Krannitz rushed to his bedside after the news reached relatives here. Krannitz has spent the last two years employed in a local furniture factory. Wollaston discovered palladium in 08.
Rufus Putnam Training School presents an original spring program Thursday at 7 in Memorial Auditorium. The children developed the theme which explores power and man’s struggle against nature through body movements and rhythms. Townspeople are invited and asked to sit in the balcony. A separate note mentions a Virginia meat processor valuing a 32 year old cured ham at $5,000.
The Maecenas Club held its final year meeting at Mrs. Williams home on Richland Avenue. Outgoing president Mrs. Frank Dean led the event with singing. Roll call and next year calendars were distributed by Mr. J. W. Hudson. A Mother’s Day program featured readings from the McGuffey Fifth Reader. The club voted to support Red Cross bids for the Soldiers Hospital project through the summer. Five new members joined: Mrs Pearl Clark, Mrs Howard Brookins, Mrs E W Kimes, Mrs Ira Wolfe, and Mrs C L Orr. Mrs F C Tribe will be president next year.
Mrs. W H Smith led a C L Club program at Mrs. O E Fri's home with current events and a paper on Our Movie Made Children. University student Vic tor Batterson sang two songs, Edwin Monks played clarinet solos, a Debussy piano piece, and Glenn Marsh spoke on Memories of Childhood with poems.
Members of the Cleag Class of the Presbyterian Church hosted 40 guests at the home of Mrs. Dow Grones Elmwood Place Tuesday night. A butter supper was served and Mrs Cress presented Mrs. George Clesse with a miscellaneous shower and gifts. A $25 bake sale fund was given to Miss Irene McDowell to support a Daily Vacation Bible School. Guests included Miss McDowell and Mrs. David Quick among others. Plans for an outdoor garden supper were thwarted by rain.
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