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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
6
A June-aged feature recalls Mrs. E. J. Black’s first juvenile class in Ballroom Etiquette and Dancing in Athens. Matinee scenes show 12 year olds in white muslin gowns, boys as ushers, and a Grand March led by notable pupils as mothers watch with pride.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Central Avenue M E Church will meet at 7 30 o'clock Thursday night in the basement of the church. Officers will be elected and a report of the district convention given. Queen Esthers will demonstrate and a Mite Box opening will follow. All friends and members invited.
Nannie Ulom Rebekah Lodge will celebrate birthdays of members born between January 1 and June 1. The event is Thursday night at the I O O F Hall starting promptly at 7 45. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity song group will perform. All eligible members are asked to attend.
Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution holds its final meeting of the year at Mrs. Wilmer Harris’s North Hill home at 2 pm Saturday. State Regent Mrs. James H. McDonald of Michigan will attend, speak on the organization’s work, and attend with other hostesses.
Mr W H Herbert of 129 East State Street was chosen delegate to the Delta Tau Delta World's Fair at Chicago this summer by the Athens Alumni Chapter at Tuesday night’s meeting. Prof Wilifred Mauck of 223 East State Street named alternate. M and H Circle of Pythian Sisters move meeting to Monday night with Mrs Bessie Shepherd and Miss Etta Johnson assisting hostess.
The Junior-Senior Parent-Teacher Association met in Miss Connett's room at the Senior High School Tuesday night. Officers were reelected or elected including president Mrs. Fred Wheaton and secretary Mrs. John R. Sprague, with treasurer Mrs. F C Tribe and vice presidents Mrs. Roger J. Jones and Mrs. C E Cooper. The group adjourned to view the school exhibit and flower show.
The Kappa Phi Phi Chapter held a formal banquet at The Colonial Tuesday night to honor six new initiates. Toastmistress Miss Mary Rusnak of Cleveland led a Trees themed program with Miss Mary Slutz of Athens and Miss Alice Ruth Donley among speakers. Initiates include Miss Mary Stutz Athens and others. patronesses named.
Members of the King's Daughters Sunday School Class and Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church plan their May meeting Thursday at 7 30 in the Martzolff Class room. Mothers of members will be guests and a program is planned. Dues and mite boxes will be collected and officers for the coming year announced. T L Schrantz and Mrs Schrantz, who motor to Athens yesterday, will visit North Canton tomorrow with Miss Elizabeth Cochran. Miss Cochran has lived in Cincinnati and formerly taught in Athens City Schools. Troop 4 Athens Girl Scouts celebrate the fourth anniversary Thursday afternoon from 3 to 6 in the Scout Rooms. lunch and registration dues are required. Miss Irma E Voigt, Ohio University dean of women, is in Minneapolis attending the National Biennial Meeting of the American Association of University Women.
Lubrig branch of the Unemployed League will meet at the schoolhouse at 1:30 o'clock Friday night. Announcement comes from chairman Pidcock.
Ohio University presents Hamlet in Memorial Auditorium Thursday at 7 45 pm directed by Prof W H Cooper. The three act version mixes humor tragedy and fast moving action with duels grave digging and a ghostly appearance. A large crowd is expected for this campus production with the Dead March finale.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church held a tea at Mrs. J. L. Beckley's home on South College Street to elect officers. Guests in the receiving line included Mrs. C. M. Coulter and Mrs. Mary G. Ness, with hostesses and assistants named. Floral decor featured Japanese Iris and spring garden blooms.
A combined showing at Athens Junior and Senior High School displayed student achievements across all departments. Highlights included geography miniatures, Latin soap models, art in crayon to oil, architectural drawings, industrial arts furniture, literature posters, physics radio studies, and chemistry experiments.
A. H. Carpenter of Logan reports an error in a recent notice about hunting and fishing licenses. Fishing licenses are sold at all Carpenter stores, while hunting licenses are handled only at select locations through township clerks.
Kiwanis Club met at the Hotel Gordon Tuesday noon to discuss club affairs. Attendance was good and the attendance prize, donated by Herman Atlas, was won by Ben Goldberg.
Edward Morgan Sr died at his home in DERTHICK on Monday night at 8 10 following a lingering illness. He was an employee at Mine 10 and was injured the last day the mine operated before its closure over four years ago. He was 51 and survived by his wife and seven children Mrs George Kay Columbus Mrs Edward Searls DERTHICK Edward Jr Crystal Mrs Raymond Mooney Crawford and Mabel at home. Funeral services will be at Hollister A B Church Thursday at 2 pm with Rev E R Robinette of Jacksonville and burial in Hollister Cemetery.
Mrs Mary Loomis of McConnelsville announces the marriage of her daughter Mildred to Kenneth Tompkins son of Mr and Mrs J C O Tompkins of Malta The ceremony was held Wednesday night last week at St Marys West Virginia with Rev J W Dawson officiating The couple were accompanied by Earl Anderson and Mildreds mother The Loomis family recently located in McConnelsville where Mildred operates the Yellow Rose Tea Room
May 17 report from Glouster notes young people in the Methodist Church will entertain peers from the Church of Christ in the M. E. Church social room Thursday night.
In Glouster West Virginia W. Va. Taylor the pastor of Christ Church presided over a ceremony with Miss Lillie Winn and a brother to the bride as attendees. The couple linked to Mr. and Mrs. Hermane Street and Mr. and Mrs. George Nut Hill are noted among local acquaintances.
Mixed fragments report a high school senior class member Mary W Vinge from Sonville Trimbie and a bride Catharing Sonville, plus a 1983 graduate. Also noted is Chauncey Lovesay jailed in Athens for hunting violations. F J Batterson of M E Churches officiated a ceremony. burial at a local cemetery is mentioned.
The first annual men s oratorical contest sponsored by the Ohio University For ensic Association will be held Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium Entrants include Nathan Gordon Seymour Finger John Stockham Robert DeBussey Warner Kiloepfer and Rupert Bloches representing Brooklyn Portsmouth Parkersburg Roseville New York West Virginia
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