D A R Chapter Hosts Final Meeting at Merwin Home
Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its last meeting of the year at Mrs. J. T. Merwin’s home. W. R. Phillips and officers announced year plans, and Miss Emma McVay, turning 90, was feted with a reading, cake, flowers, and a lavender sprig from England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Merwin
Nabby Lee Ames
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
W. R. Phillips
Mary Porter
O. D. Dailey
Charles Fisher
A. Lawrence
Lax
Edith Scott Magna
National Congress
Washington
A. O. Sloane
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Emma McVay
Miss McVay
Athens
E. B. Acomb
C. D. Dailey
Ann Hathway
England
Helen Crawford
Summer Eye Care Tips for Beauty and Health
The article advises extra summer care for eyes due to dust and bright sun. It recommends cleansing twice daily with an eyecup and antiseptic wash, using boracic acid solutions or ready made eye lotions, protecting eyes from sun with hats or sunglasses, and seeking a professional eye exam if headaches or burning occur.
19 Athenians Attend State Club Meeting
The two day state meeting of the Business and Professional Woman's Club in Columbus featured 19 Athens branch members. Luncheon speaker Dusty Miller of Wilmington discussed I Hope, with Eudora Ramsey Richardson addressing the banquet. The Family Breakfast chaired by Hulda Murphy followed, and a noon luncheon featured Henry C. Wolfe. the Civil War widows’ annual dinner was set for 6 PM at Daglow’s Hall with invitations sent to known widows and others invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor’s Mansion
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Columbus
Athens
Association
Neil House
Dusty’’ Miller
Daily News Journal
Wilmington
New House
Eudora Ramsey Richardson
Family
Hulda Murphy
Henry C. Wolfe
D. A. V. Annwal Pry
Daglows
Westminster Councils Hold Annual Fellowship Retreat
Members of the old and new Westminster Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church gathered for their annual retreat at Corner Cottage. The day featured committee reports and a program for the coming year followed by a twilight service, a marshmallow roast and group singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
New Councils of Westminster Fellowship of the
Presbyterian Church
Corner Cottage
Alumni Dance for Phi Kappa Tau at Athens Country Club
Sixty couples attended the Phi Kappa Tau sports dance at the Athens Country Club Saturday night with Arthur Hood and his orchestra providing music. Homer Dorman and Ruth Cone led the grand march, followed by a list of local alumni and out of town guests attending the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hood
Phi Kappa Tau
Athens Country Club
Homer Dorman
Dormont
Ruth Cone
Athens
James K. Householder
Vincent Jukes
J. B. Roberts
J. E. Algeo
John Algeo
W. F. Smiley
Herman Humphrey
Harold Ross
Paul Mansfield
Herman Haynes
Richmondale
Edward Hartman
Pittsburgh
Warren Cassidy
Cleveland
Lonnie Harrison
Wilkesville
Arthur Peters
Lancaster
Paul Allshouse
Akron
George Batho
Baltimore
Arthur Miller
Columbus
John Schneider
Regis Lippert
Toronto
Roberts
Dean John R. Johnston
A. T. Volwhler
Don R. Clippinger
Roger Connor
Zeta Tau Alpha Hosts 32 for Sunday Dinner
Zeta Tau Alpha marked a formal supper for 32 at the chapter house on South College Street. Miss Edna Mae Stauffer chaired the toast as Miss Verna Burger and others gave brief speeches. Initiates and alumnae guests included Verna Burger Vera Burger Maurine Burnside Helyn Jones and several more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
South College Street
Edna Mae Stauffer
Verna Burger
Dorothea Mae Davis
Dorothea Shannon
Dorothy Walker
Vera Burger
Maurine Burnside
Helyn Jones
Maxine Sale
Dorothy Wigner
Winifred Dinsmoor
Harriet Waggoner
Marion Paden
Irene Witham
Constance Andrews
Public Invited to Art Exhibit at High School
The Junior Senior High School Parent-Teacher Association invites members and the public to view student projects. The exhibit runs tonight from 7 to 10 o’clock in the high school auditorium and resumes Tuesday morning. Miss Rowena Kesler, student executive for the local Westminster Foundation, will attend the Presbyterian Church general assembly in Cleveland, returning to Athens later. Also tonight Pollyanna Class hosts a 6:30 p.m. picnic at Miss Roberta Chism’s home. The Miriam Class will hold a Wiener roast Tuesday with church members gathering at 5:30 and bringing their own food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Cleveland Assembly
Rowena Kesler
Westminster Foundation
Cleveland
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Pollyanna Class of the Christian Church
Roberta Chism
East Mulberry Street
Bertine Siddera
Miriam
Christian Church
Nabby Lee Ames From East to Amesville Pioneer Heroine
Nabby Lee Ames, daughter of Abigail and Sylvester Ames, helped found Amesville in Athens County after traveling from East Massachusetts in 1798. She and her husband built a log cabin, hosted singing schools, and guided family life amid frontier dangers and scarcity. Her descendants include Bishop Edward Ames and Admiral Louise de Steiguer. a DAR memorial honored her grave in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabby Lee Ames
Athens County
Abigail
Nabby) Lee Johnstone
Massachusetts
Sylvester Ames
Harvard
Daniel Johnstone
William Ames
Valley Forge
Ames Township
Amesville
Hocking River
Federal Creek
Judge Cutler
Ohio
Ohio University
Judge Ames
Edward Ames
Methodist Church
Rudolph de Steiguer
Athens
Charlies M. Walker
Louise de Steiguer
U. S. Navy
Ately
Ben Ames Wiliams
Daughters of the American Revolution
Zodiac Tuesday May 22 Hints of Intrigue and Power
The Stars Say for Tuesday May 22 warns of peculiar and irregular developments with possible trickery and gossip. Those with birthdays face a strange year, while psychic and romantic intrigues may arise. A. Conan Doyle is noted as a notable nativity.
Athens Senior Dana Moffat Delivers Notable Clarinet Recital
Athens senior Dana Moffat presented a four-part clarinet recital at Memorial Auditorium as part of the last senior concert. The Bachelor of Music degree is due in June, making him the university’s first wind instrument major to graduate. Accompanist Bertha Schaber provided supportive, sympathetic piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Auditorium
Dana Moffat
Athens
Moffat
Ohio University
Curtis W. Janssen
Desportes
Pierne
Bove
Bocccalari
Langenus
Bertha Schaber
School of Music
Senior Cast Entertained After Ad mirable Crichton Play
Athens High School students and director A A Nellis were guests at a buffet dinner hosted by O L Wood after the Friday night performance of The Admirable Crichton. Twenty five attendees enjoyed dancing and costumes still showing grease paint as the show drew a full house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crichton
A. A. Nellis
O. L. Wood
Athens High School
Joe Gill
Ann Beasley
Lord Loam
Don Rowland
Mein
Lewis Speiser
Hon Earnest Woolley
Wade Volwiler
Lord Brocklehurst
Catherine Connett
Tweeney
Geraldine Landis
Fisher
Eileen Laird
Agatha Lensby
Lorna Cooper
Catherine Lenaby
Jack Meister
Treherne
Dorothy Duncan
Lady Brocklehurst
Visiting relatives and local social notes in Athens
Mrs Merritt Wilson of Elkins West Virginia visits sister Mrs H L Atkinson on North Lancaster Street and stays several weeks in Athens. Evelyn Lowther spends weekend with sister Doris Lowther in Chillicothe and Doris recovers from an appendectomy. Mrs E H Marquardt returns to Bloomington Illinois after visiting her mother Mrs W A Mills and sister Elizabeth Mills. Ethel Hawley Clark returns home to Logan after visiting Mrs Neal Helse on Second Street. Mrs Lockridge of Brownsville Pennsylvania arrives in Athens with her son and daughter to see her ill mother Mrs Anna Cornell. they depart today. Mrs Joseph A Martz of Columbus was in town last weekend visiting the Delta Delta Chapter of Phi Mu. Dr J D Haskins attends Ohio Chiropractors Association directors meeting in Columbus. Mr and Mrs William Pierson and son George of Cincinnati visited Miss Pearl Lemley on North Lancaster Street. Lemley accompanied them back to Cincinnati for the week. Mr and Mrs Steve Brown of Mce Arthur were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Leslie Williams and also with Williams's mother Mrs E Williams of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt Wilson
Elkins
W. Va
H. L. Atkinson
Lancaster Street
Ath- Dee
William Pierson
George
Cincinnati
Pearl Lemley
Queen Esther Tea Honors Miss Johnson and Miss McKenzie
A spring tea in the First Methodist Church parlors honored Miss Helen Johnson of Pittsburgh and Miss Edna McKenzie of Chillicothe, with Queen Esther Class members hosting and speakers outlining Queen Esther work. Mrs. P. G. Dowler led the tea table and arrangements were supervised by Mrs. F. C. Hartman and Mrs. O. E. Fri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Johnson
Pittsburgh
Methodist Church
Edna McKenzie
Chillicothe
First Methodist Church
Logan Group
Miss Johnson
Miss McKenzie
P. G. Dowler
F. C. Hartman
O. E. Fri
Carl Ferguson
Athens
Columbus Golden Initiation Ceremony Noted
Columbus Golden Women’s Relief Corps held an initiation at Red Men’s Hall for Mrs. Francys Cochran Bailes. Her mother Emma Cochran and grandmother Alex Cochran, Sr. were active members. several former members were recently reinstated. A potluck honored the new member. plans for Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day were finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumbus Golden Women's Relief Corps
Francys Cochran Bailes
Red Men's Hall
Emma Cochran
Alex Cochran
Jessie Cullums
Martha Hulbert
Minnie Fields
Grand Army Republic
Christian Church
West State Street
Sunday Breakfast Menus and Morning Rituals
A periodical offers breakfast ideas for Sundays focusing on leisurely family meals. It lists Breakfast No 1 with unhulled strawberries and mushroom eggs, Breakfast No 2 with pineapple and dates, and Breakfast No 8 including cantaloupe and liver and bacon, plus a sample dinner plan and a recipe for a cream biscuit dough. It mentions sending ten cents for Sister Marys dessert volume.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. L. Jones
F. W. Bush
Harry Stalder
May Harris
Nelsonville
Charles Pride
Glouster
Metta Glazier
J. E. Cline
Albany
Yourself
Alicia Hart
Westminster
Logan
Zeta Tau Alpha
U. S
Athen
Pioneer Women
Mrs. C. D. Dailey
Mariet
Daniel
Little Marcia
Ames
Nabby
By Genevieve Kemble
A. Conan Doyle
Wayne Wingett
Morris Avenue
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jean Faya
E. A. Dartt of
Pratts Fork
Needle Club
Tuesday Needle Club
Hebbardsville
Evelyn Lowther
North High Street
Doris Lowther
E. H. Marquardt
Jessie Mills
W. A. Mills
Elizabeth Mills
Bloomington
Ethel Hawley Clark
Neal Helse
Second Street
Lockridge
Brownsville
Anna Cornell
Joseph A. Martz
Delta Delta Chapter
Phi Mu
J. D. Haskins
Ohio Chiropractors’ Association
Steve Brown
MceArthur
Leslie Williams
Mr. Williams
E. Williams
Esther
Columbus Golden
Mary FE
DAGUE
Sister Mary
Special Service Bureau
Eighth Ave
New York
General Electric
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens Ice & Storas ® Co
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