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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
5
Ad offers a look at watches with emphasis on fine points and various grades from Elgi and Hamiltons. It notes no cost to learn about the product and a price starting at eighteen dollars or more to own.
Fifty years of happy wedded life celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. John Kale of 29 Moore Avenue. Their golden wedding anniversary was observed with a noon dinner at their home on Thursday. A variety of social visits are noted including Prof. Alex Root, Mrs. Alice Stevens, Mrs. Helen Williams, Mrs. Madge Swisher, Mrs. J. E. Hanning, Dwight Hanning, and Miss Frances Hatch visiting relatives in Ohio towns such as Logan Columbus Cheshire East Fultonham and Golden Wedding is the main event.
Grace Broderick of Lancaster plans Monday visit to her sister Leona Broderick in Nelsonville. The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees meets Monday at 7 30 with initiation. Charles I Roush and baby Charles Jr of Cincinnati visit Eli Roush at 25 Raymond Drive. Shakespearean contest Monday at Central School with musical program. Chaplain H F MacLane and Mrs MacLane visit Atty L A Koons. Harry Hoisington returns home from Mitchell S D after attending funeral of Mrs Sarah Gilligan. Frances Efaw learns of Frances Cray Franks death in Charlest on W Va. Body to arrive in Guysville. services Monday. Mrs Carmen M L Church receives news of husband arriving overseas with military police. Lieutenant John Arthur Logan visits Athens relatives from Camp Sherman.
Furniture ad lists 30 rockers priced 25 to 75 cents each. Some have fine or straight fronts with new varnish and solid oak construction. Looks like new.
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias held a Castle Hall banquet and dance to honor returned soldiers. Seventy five cover banquet at 8 p m featured toastmaster Cart Neff and toasts by Major S M Johnson Captain J H Comstock Captain Loring Connett and Mr Fred Lemley. The event included formal regalia and dancing with a five piece orchestra into midnight.
A call to a Monday 7:30 PM Order of Eastern Star session at the Masonic Temple with initiation and inspection, and a Bohemian supper at 6 PM. Scoutmaster G F Morgan will host a Columbus dinner at the Colonial for Floyd Brown, noted as first Athens scout in several honors, with Mr J D Brown as guest. Ten covers for a scout themed table. The Current Events club held its last meeting of the year hosted by Mrs J R Harvey. a social evening with a flag decorated Harvey home, a buffet supper, and games. Officers elected: Mrs J R Harvey president, Mrs Jennie O Dell vice president, Mrs Emma Battin recording secretary, Mrs William Gross corresponding secretary, Mrs J E Woodworth treasurer.
At the Masonic Temple Alpha Delta Phi hosted a Founders Day dance featuring a Japanese garden setting with cherry blossoms and grey crepe paper. Anna May Fenzel and Frances Starr Turner served ice tea from wagons as 120 dancers performed to a spirited program.
Commencement week at Albany High School starts Sunday May 17 with a Baccalaureate sermon. The Senior Play Oak Farm is scheduled for Tuesday evening. The commencement ceremony is set for May 22 at 8:00 PM in the Opera House.
A 100 member trombone choir, formed for the Methodist Centenary Celebration in Columbus Ohio from June 20 to July 18, wins approval from musical authorities after initial skepticism. Dr Edgar Stillman Kelley and Hermann Bellstedt commend the group as Frank M Sutphen leads the ensemble with support from H B Dickson, originator of the idea.
The Centenary Celebration for the Methodist Church chose Columbus as the site for the event in June and July. Organizing director H. B. Dickson cited Columbus state fair ground facilities and a large, easily reachable Methodist population as decisive factors for selecting the city.
Charles J. Peters former county surveyor testified as the first witness in the third trial of Walter O. Bigham accused of wife murder. The hearing began after noon with the court and jury returning to the scene at Bigham’s former home.
Rev. Albert Vogel of Geanette Pennsylvania, at 102, prayers to live to join Columbus Ohio events from June 20 to July 13. A lifelong minister for over 80 years since age 22, he once led Encyrus as pastor and laid the cornerstone of a church at 100. He keeps humor and health rules, walks daily, rises early, and appears youthful in vigor.
H B Dickson organizing secretary urges visitors to register early for the Methodist Centenary in Columbus from June 20 to July 13. Individual registration is five dollars, ten dollars for a family, covering daily admission and housing committee services. Early registrants receive preferred services and accommodations to avoid last minute rush.
A notice for Spanish American War men to meet Monday May 20 at 7 30 P M in Dr T aylor’s office Commander Field Scott 6 17 2. Also a classified reading about a new combination ladder and ironing board usable as a chair seated ironing method or bench over a sick bed.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau reports 7 710 discharged disabled service members eligible for federal retraining. About 2 791 cases or 36 2 percent involve tuberculosis or lung disease. The federal board will follow the Canadian model with indoor occupations and close medical supervision to restore health and provide meaningful work.
A ten pound boy named Gateway Griggs was born in the third largest union railway station in the United States as A W and Ruth Griggs traveled from Appleton City to Marceline Missouri. Hospital staff and station officials helped name the child at birth in the rail hub.
Phoenix detective reports J. H. Hobby claimed kinship to Texas Governor Hobby and secured 1500 from local banks using Texas drawn exchanges. He was arrested in Sacramento where his coat contained 6000 in 50 and 100 dollar bills sewn inside. Authorities say he targeted about twenty California banks as well.
Frank Cannon demanded his wife be called Kaiser in front of friends. She cited this repeated name-calling as grounds for divorce.
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