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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
11
Alpha Delta Pi sorority held a formal in the Hotel Berry ballroom transformed into a garden of flowers. Members alumnae and guests danced to Rex Koons orchestra last Saturday night May 25.
Margaret Ellen Rice and Jack L. Scott were married at 8 p.m. on Saturday April 27 at Rev. Miles E. Hoonan's home in New Marshfield. Parents are Captain and Mrs FP K Beckler of Seymour and Mr and Mrs Lester Scott of New Marshfield. Attendants from Albany High School 1943 included couse ins and others. The couple plan to reside at 1908 South A Street Columbuswood Indiana. Text describes wedding decor with daisies, attendants, and guests list.
Round About Town notes Tom Brenneman’s Hollywood program comes to Athens Thursday and Friday, drawing women eager for his radio breakfast show. It recalls a local fan who earned an orchid for military magazines and mentions early 5 am queues, breakfast, and the star’s TV radius.
Dark tints such as reddish tones or copper hints can make a face appear younger by reducing dullness and under eye shadows while minimizing hollows. Lighter pinks or ivories tend to reveal age and faults. Also notes: Robert Lee Tate arrives for 20 day leave from New York City to visit his mother in Columbus and Robert Bingman visits Athens for Decoration Day with his parents.
Miss Beth Riley’s wedding to William Byron Wolfe will be celebrated Saturday at four o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church. A dessert buffet at 2 University Terrace hosted by Miss Isabell Brown featured Iris and pink peonies, with Mrs Louis I. Brown and Mrs A Riley in charge. Fifty to seventy guests included Pi Beta Phi members, pledgees, and the sorority housemother Mrs Norma Moran.
Miss Mary Hughes hosted a Saturday afternoon tea at her Strathmore Boulevard home to honor Miss Elizabeth Jane Riley. Attending were Pi Beta Phi sorority members and several family members including Mrs Norma Moran and Mrs James Burt among others.
Ath ens Elks Lodge hosts first post war dance Friday night May 31 in the Cline Building club rooms for members and families Rex Koons orchestra will play from nine to one with a free buffet supper at 1130. Social committee chaired by Exalted Ruler Carl Clifford. Mr and Mrs William Jurkovic spend Decoration Day and weekend with Mr and Mrs J S Sherrard. Judy stays with grandparents during absence and will return to Wromling near Cincinnati.
A career counselor advises new female graduates to choose a practical coiffure that looks well kept and not overly styled. She warns employers favor candidates who appear ready to work, not distracted by frequent hair appointments or visible grooming concerns.
A reader learns to handle a boyfriend's birthday by giving a simple thoughtful gift. Suggestions include a book he would enjoy or a record he wants, or inviting him to dinner at your home. The guidance contrasts ignoring the day with a considerate, inexpensive gesture.
Mass Emagene Davis was elected president of Alpha Tau chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma International sorority at the annual election held Monday evening at the Hotel Athens. Other officers include Dorothy Frank as vice president Edna Kasler as treasurer Betty Hender son recording secretary Ruth Ann Yeager as corresponding secretary Helen Dorothy Ogg as social secretary Phyllis Bean as historian Mary Kollis ter as Editor Mary Ann Bailey as organizer and Cora Mae Yeag er as welfare secretary. Officers take over in September 1946.
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