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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1949

Page

8

Athens Garden Club officers announced for coming year

The Athens Garden Club named officers for the coming year at the May meeting held at Mrs. Carl Hanson’s Northwood Drive home. President Mrs Thomas M. Wolfe led a program featuring plans and talks on new tulips peonies and annuals with displays by Mrs. Gordon Gray Mrs. H G Stalder and others. The afternoon included button gardens and garden tours of several members’ plots with guests Mrs Pearl Sprague and Mrs William Koch in attendance. A separate note cautioned against putting shells glass or trash into garbage disposal units.

Athens Garden Club Thomas M. Wolfe E. H. Gaylord James Rice Fred Picard Garden Club Carl Hanson Northwood Drive Gordon Gray W. B Lawrence Connett W. S. Shepherd Hanson Kresge R. H. Marquis Paul Beckley Veronica Pearl Sprague Marietta William Koch Ann Arbor Michigan

Varsity O Dinner Dance at Berry Hotel May 20

OU Varsity O Club schedules a semi formal dinner dance at the Berry Hotel on Friday May 20 with dinner at 6 30 and Bob Kay’s combo. Attendees include the OU coaching staff deans their wives town alumni and their wives plus a picnic Sunday at 1 PM at the OU Farms honoring six new initiates.

Berry Hotel Bob Kay Fd Sudnick Stan Zylowski John Marco Ray Johnson Varsity OU Varsity ‘O

Summit Grange Meeting Scheduled for May 21

Summit Grange will hold a meeting on Saturday evening May 21 at 3 pm. All members are asked to bring two crust pies.

Summit Grange

AnniIlary Initiation by American Legion Auxiliary

The American Legion Auxiliary will induct eighty new members at an Initiation Banquet on Tuesday May 2 at the Athena Country Club. Dinner is served at six o'clock followed by an after-dinner program on Child Welfare with a guest speaker. Transportation is available from the Legion Home at 5:30 p.m. and tickets can be obtained by calling Mrs. John McElroy at 20793.

American Legion Auxiliary Athena

GOP Women Attend Spring Conference in Columbus

Athens County Republican Women’s Club delegates attended the Ohio Federation of Republican Women’s Organizations Spring Conference at the Neil House in Columbus on May 16. Attending were W. H. Wakefield, Nora W. Atkinson, Mary Kahler, Pearl Runyon, William, Grace Henderson, D. L. Marquis, Bess Fleck, I. E. Fairchild, Edna LaFollette, George Ford, Anna Evans, Anna Stauffer, and Albany members Earl Baughman, Pherice Wingett, Orville Dailey, Elta Miller.

Athens County Republican Women's Club Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations Neil House Columbus W. H. Wakefield Athens Count Nora W. Atkinson Mary Kahler Pearl Runyon William Grace Henderson D. L. Marquis Bess Fleck I. E. Fairchild Edna

Ten Little Indians at OU May Run in Ewing Auditorium

Ohio University theater closes its season with Agatha Christie Ten Little Indians running May 4 to May 28 in Ewing Auditorium. Edwin Hansen guides technical work with his stage class while Mrs Cecile Wienandt directs assisted by Paul Kimpel. Radio majors Joe Satlay and Gene O'Dell supervise era sound effects. Tickets on sale May 19 to 4 p.m. daily at the Ewing box office with 7 to 8 30 p.m. box office hours on performance nights. All seats reserved by exchange of season tickets. Junior CCL rate meets tonight at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs Robert Wicham at 115 Franklin Ave.

Ohio University Theater Ewing Auditorium Cecile Wienandt Ia Paul Kimpel Joe Satlay Gene O'Dell Ewing

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