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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1949

Page

8

Military Ball to Open OU Formal Season at Men’s Gym

Ohio University will host the Military Ball as the first formal of the year Saturday from 8 to 12. The event features an Honorary Colonel and staff chosen by popular vote, with tickets at entrance. Scabbard and Blade and Pershing Rifles sponsor the dance with intermission drills and a grand march.

Ohio University Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Vernon Plass Ralph Dunbar Howdy Gorman

Four Athenians Pledged To Club

Phi Chapter of Kappa Phi, a national Methodist university women’s club, pledged 52 members in a candlelight service. Among Athens residents are Connie Koehler 22 Palmer St Jeanne Vance 69 Morris Ave and Joan Vance 69 Morris Ave. Others hailed from Lakewood Dayton Painesville Gallipolis and more across Ohio and West Virginia.

Phi Chapter Kappa Phi National Club For Methodist University Athens Connie Koehler Palmer St Jean and Joan Vance Morris Ave Carol Nessley E. State St Ann Morrison Gallipolis Martha Baughman Albany Ann Smith Pomeroy Berneice Swanson New Lexington Barbara Lewis Marilyn Hummel Sarah Horsburgh Elizabeth Lange Lakewood Jeanne Frost Beverly Erisman Dorothy Kauffman Marilyn Wright Dayton Lorena Evans Stockport Sandy Hiner Ashland Natalie Whisler Molly Popely Gertrude Tidball All of Painesville Kathryn Demas Bellaire Jerry Lee Brown Ironton Marie Miller Westerville Virginia Broughton Anita Wendt Independence Pauline Smiley Anne Robinson East Liverpool Alice Ann Ayers Harrisonville W. Va Norma Mark Marek Chagrin Falls Jane Kubach Madison Phyl Mathias Bowling Green Margaret Howard Delaware Sylvia Bedacht Cincinnati Pam Salinger Euclid Ellen Tuttle Joanne Goodson Springfield June Norris Alberta Jeffrey Patricia Simpson Louis Kellmer Cleveland Marlene Fraser Tipp City Judy Conner Waynesville

Mother's Club Meeting Reports Active Chapter Plans

Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club met at the chapter house on Monday afternoon at 14 University Terrace. Mrs. D. B. Green presided as eleven members answered roll call. Committees were named to compile chapter history and buy a Christmas gift. Two undergraduates, Miss Barbara Smith and Miss Virginia Johnson, shared highlights from the Roanoke Virginia international convention. Hostesses were Mrs. E. A. Hansen and Mrs. Mickle.

Alpha Gamma Delta Mother’s Club University Ter D. B. Green O. G. Houck J. R. Morton J. B. Haskins Green John Stewart Lucille Wilson William Mickle Barbara Smith Virginia Johnson Roanoke Virginia E. A. Hansen Mickle

Birthday Party Honors Mrs Douglas at Snowville Home

Mr and Mrs Headly Mason hosted a birthday party for Mrs Roma Douglas at their Snowville home on a Saturday evening. Guests included numerous Stanleys, Douglases, and family friends, with singing and a shared pot luck cake cutting concluding the gathering.

Headly Mason Snowville Roma Douglas Jack Stanley Weber Wood John Stanley Ethel Blackwood Joe Stanley W. C. Stanley H. B. Barnhart Hubert Bryson Charles Blackwood Dean Blackwood Paul Stanley Wendel Hooper Adelaide Stanley Frank Green Thelma McMannis Glen Stanley Joseph Stanley Essie Stanley Amanda Morris Flora Mae Douglas Gladys Stanley Lyman Stanley Paul Mason Russell Mason Ray Douglas Alberta Russell Millard Douglas O. F. Simpson

Health Committee To Hear Speaker

The Health Committee of Athens County Council for Childhood Education will meet in the Children’s Room at Ohio University Library on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Miss Mary Bouser a nurse from the state department of health will speak. She is aiding a nutrition survey in Athens County. Members of West Side Central and East Side Parent Teacher Associations and the League of Women Voters are invited.

Health Committee Athens County Council For Childhood Education Ohio University Library Mary Bouser State Department of Health Bouser Athens County West Side Central East Side Parent-Teacher Associations League of Women Voters

December Engagement Planned for Fannie Munn and Edward Vannoy

Mrs. James A. Bell announces the engagement of Miss Fannie Mae Munn to Edward Owain Vannoy of Marietta Route 1. Munn, a 1949 Athens High School graduate, and Vannoy, formerly of Belpre High School, plan a late December wedding. Mr. Vannoy works for B F Goodrich Co Marietta. Funeral services for Mr. Simon Young were held Tuesday in Hartville.

James A. Bell N. Congress St Fannie Mae Munn Edward Owain Vannoy Marietta Miss Munn Athens High School Belpre High School Vanney B. F. Goodrich Co F. L. Shoemaker Simon Young Hart Young Hartville

OU Theater Presents Greek Drama Alcestis

The Ohio University Theater stages Alcestis by Euripides, Thursday to Saturday in Ewing Auditorium. Admission is free and the play runs about an hour with a formal Grecian setup, no curtain, and authentic costumes. Lead roles include Jeannе Boon as Alcestis and Charles DeVault as Admetus.

Athens Alcestis Ohio University Theater Ewing Auditorium Euripedes B. C Jeanne Boon Dayton Charles DeVault Cleveland Admetus Walter Weinstein New York Hercules DeVault Weinstein New York University St. Victor O'Leary John Mary Josef W. Karbonic Lakewood Apollo Fred de Wit Curacao Netherlands West Indies Death Sidney Cohen Pheres James M. Woods Indiana Kate Hanauer Pelham N. Y Shannon Meeker Flora Armbruster

Nurses Meet in Athens-Hocking Branch District 14

Nurses of the Athens-Hocking area gathered at Miss Carolyn Pico’s home in Glouster with fourteen members present for a business meeting and dessert. An annual Christmas party and officer elections are planned for Logan in December. Mrs. Russell Davis of Columbus and Mrs. Elizabeth Drake of Athens visited Mrs. Maude Riley in Hibbsdville last week.

Athens-Hocking Ohio State Nurses’ Association Carolyn Pico Glouster Mildred Murphy Logan Russell Davis Columbus Elizabeth Drake Athens Maude Riley Hibbardsville

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