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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1934

Page

6

Athens Eastern Star Holds Annual Inspection Dinner for 240

The Athens chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held its annual inspection after a six o'clock dinner at the Masonic Temple with 240 members and guests. Worthy Grand Matron Lydia B. Crawford inspected, with guests Mrs Bessie Boice, A A Shannon, and Mrs Mary Steel in attendance.

Athens Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Lydia B. Crawford Cincinnati Bessie Boice Columbus A. A. Shannon Marietta Mary Steel McConnelsville Gifte Emma Battin Irene Olson Jessie Drake B. M. Covert Emma Drake Theona Miller Crawford Springfield

Local Girls Named For Y W C A Sub Cabinet

Four Athens girls were named to the Y W C A sub cabinet by the interview committee at last week's meeting. The sub cabinet aids Ohio University activities and conducts year round social welfare work. Appointed were Virginia Hoover Mary Ellen Bibbee Helen Jones and Evelyn Atkinson all of Athens. 000 Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge plans a birthday celebration Thursday at the I O O F Hall with degree practice scheduled.

Ohio University Virginia Hoover Mary Ellen Bibbee Helen Jones Evelyn Atkinson Athens Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge

Camera Studies Are on Exhibit at Edwin Watts Chubb Library

An elaborate display of amateur camera work opens today in the gallery on the third floor of the Edwin Watts Chubb Library and runs Friday to Monday. The Columbus Amateur Camera Club assembles a salon of pictorial photography by leading state amateurs, including four hangings by Prof. Frank J. Roos from Ohio University.

Edwin Watts Chubb Columbus Amateur Camera Club Frank J. Roos Art Department College of Liberal Arts Ohio University Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Dayton Akron Roos William Westerveit Princeton Chicago San Diego Minneapolis Smithsonian Institution

East Side School Montmul May Day Celebration

East Side School will hold its first annual outdoor May Day program tonight at 6 o clock. About 260 pupils will participate in a procession from the school to the lawn to perform songs and dances celebrating May customs from around the world. The festival will replace the East Side P.T.A. meeting.

East Side

Outdoor Luncheon Trend Gains in Gotham Society

New spring habit of outdoor entertaining spreads from four hundred pills to towns and cities. Host lawn parties with sun downers on terraces serving tea iced drinks sandwiches and hot dishes by eight or nine. Photo from Hotel Chatham New York shows outdoor dining outfits including redingotes printed frocks and full length coats. Betsy Schuler NEA society writer notes growing outdoor dining style.

Gotham Hotel Chatham New York Betsy Schuler NEA

Sorority Honors Founders Day Observance

Fifty women attended a Founders Day dinner for Alpha Delta Pi at Hillcrest Inn. The event featured blue and white decor, personal place cards shaped like the sorority pin, and remarks by Patsy Gwinn and other alumnae. The piece notes the 83rd anniversary of Alpha Delta Pi, founded in 1851 at Macon, Georgia.

Hillcrest Inn Alpha Delta Pi Mother Fitzgerald National Sorority Macon

Ohio University vocal recital set for tonight

A group of School of Music students under Misa Helen Hedden will perform a song recital at 8 o clock in Music Hall Auditorium. The program features Thelma Workman Margaret Peters Anna Dunfee Marjorie Vorhees Letha Beasley Hess Eva Rowland Velma Geary Marianna Linscott Margaret Alice Guthrie Dorothy Cosgrave Ann Beasley and Lois Splittorf with accompanists Selina Adams Helen Gamertsfelder Martha Lowry Mrs Carl Beasley Florabelle Stone Lea Rachel Warre Jane Gill Robert Bingman and Charles Messier.

Misa Helen Hedden School of Music Ohio University Music Hall Thelma Workman Lynchburg Margaret Peters Lancaster Anna Dunfee Athens Marjorie Vorhees Nelsonville Letha Beasley Hess Eva Rowland Wellington Velma Geary Pomeroy Marianna Linscott Amesville Margaret Alice

Gardening tips for pruning ornamental trees and shrubs

Hater of 17 Kurtz Avenue offers guidance on caring for ornamental trees and shrubs. Prune by an expert to control growth and health, remove dead or diseased branches, treat infested lilacs, and prune flowering shrubs after blooming to encourage new growth and flowering.

KE. S. Hater Kurtz Avenue

Miss Lee organ recital delights Music Hall audience

Miss Mary Helen Lee daughter of Dr and Mrs W W Lee presented a senior recital in Music Hall Auditorium last night showing fine training. She offered folk tunes two arias and several English songs sung in German English and Italian. Her Brahms Rachmaninoff numbers drew strong applause and she performed an Italian sea song with other selections in the same group. Floral decor white georgette dress and Dorothy Cosgrave accompaniment highlighted the program with Alpha Gamma Delta sorority members in attendance.

Mary Helen Lee W. W. Lee Music Hall Lee Joy Cutler Brahms The Isle Rachmaninof Mezo al Mar Edinburgh Town Dorothy Cosgrave Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Miss Lee

Mrs. Leo White Hosts Nelsonville Bridge Group

Mrs. Leo White of Nelsonville hosted a twelve member bridge club gathering at the Cottage Tea House on Tuesday evening. Guests dined in the dining room after playing at small tables in the large living room with pale pink candies and rosebuds used for decor.

Leo White Nelsonville Bridge Club Cottage Tea House

Actors Rehearse For A H S Play The Admirable Crichton

Athens High School stages The Admirable Crichton this Friday night with senior students in key roles. Director A A Nellis notes balanced leads across Lord Loam Crichton and Lady Mary, as shipwrecked servants and masters clash on a desert island. Assistants W G Henderson Ann Brown and Lloyd Bjornstad handle technical and arts tasks for the production.

Athens High School Crichton Athens Messenger A. A. Nellis New York Lord Loam Don Rowland Joe Gill Lady Mary Ann Beasley Lord Lary Brocklehurst Wade Volweiler Dorothy Duncan England Mr. Nellis W. G. Henderson Ann Brown Lloyd Bjornstad

Visiting relatives and library staff in city events

Mrs. Will Watson and son J Everett Watson of Columbus along with Mrs. Elmer Armstrong of Brooklyn were Monday guests of Mrs. Will W Coe on East State Street. Armstrong visited Columbus briefly then returned to Brooklyn. Mrs E R Glazier left for Dayton to visit friends. Miss Janet Mason, Fort Jervis NY children's librarian and Ohio University alumna 1931, stays with her mother at the Alpha Delta Pi House.

Will Watson J. Everett Watson Columbus Elmer Armstrong Brooklyn New York Will W. Coe East State Street Watson Armstrong Will Coe E. R. Glazier South Congress Street Dayton Janet Mason Fort Jervis Public Fort Jervis Hoge Mason Alpha Delta Pi Miss Mason Ohio University

Literary Club Debaters Favor Old-Fashioned Girl in Contest

Mrs J T Merwins North Hill home hosted a Social Literary Club guest debate on whether the old fashioned girl is preferable to the modern type. Over 75 attended as Tau Kappa Epsilon members John Hunter and Willard Bachman won the affirmative.

J. T. Merwin North Hill L. C. Staats Geneva Coleman Edna Mae Stauffer David Reading Ralph Arnold John Hunter Willard Bachman Tau Kappa Epsilon Adele Medinus Mildred Lipkowitz Mu Delta Grace Thayer Forensic League H.warner Kloepfer

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