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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1941

Page

12

Music Bridges Two Centuries In University Symphony Program

University Symphony Orchestra under Prof. DeForest W. Ingerham presents a Sunday 8 p m Memorial Auditorium concert. Soloists Miss Louise Rose mezzo soprano and Bruce Price flute perform works by Hildac Brahms Schubert Mozart Sibelius Heifetz Laszlo and Liszt. The program features Lenz Vergebliches Standchen Erikonig Flute Concerto with a Barrere cadenzas Mechanized Forces and The Preludes.

Louise Rose and Bruce Price University University Symphony Orchestra Memorial Auditorium DeForest W. Ingerham Louise Rose Wee Eee Ae Miss Rose East Liverpool Mozart Price Georges Barrere New York Tuonela Sibelius Kingdom of Death Dinku Heifetz Haydn London Alexander Laszlo University Orchestra Susannah Liszt

O. U. Playshop Presents Three One-Act Plays Tonight

Ohio University Play Shop stages three one act plays tonight at 7 30 in Ewing Auditorium. Casts include Toni Rini John Purdy Dale Engle Betty Johnson Nelle Foster Meg Miller Barabara Binns James Dyas Clifford Finch George Goodrich Anita Gottlieb Florence Szuba Gloria Krause Alice Townsend Darrel Lloyd Martin Cobin. Virginia Stock is stage manager and Alice Ryan directs Gas Air and Earl.

Ohio University Playshop Ewing Auditorium Virginia Stock Robert Jobe Frances Malone Properties Amelia Cox Sigmund Stoler Toni Rini John Purdy Dale Engle Betty Johnson Withe Robert Wesley Dorothy Meyers Meg Miller Stevens Edna Ferber Nelle Foster Rose Barbara Binns Floss James Dyas Clifford Finch George Goodrich Henry Morgan Anita Gottlieb Miss Gottlieb Ruth Friedman Frances Phelps New York Maine Earl Bertram Block Alice Ryan Florence Szuba Mrs. Plummer Gloria Krause Kitty Carson Alice Townsend Elinor Darrel Lloyd Boggs Martin Cobin Lawyer

Poinsettia Days and Gifts to Groups at OU YWCA

Ohio University announces Christmas activities by the Y W C A including gifts and parties for the Children’s Home three mining towns and shut ins. Projects for Caney Creek school the Athens infirmary and the Children’s Hospital in Columbus are planned with donations scrapbooks stuffed animals and clothing. The Messiah will be staged December 14 with support from the College of Music at Memorial Auditorium. A future shower honors Mr and Mrs Roger Martin will be held November 29 in Athens. A Pulitzer Prize of 2000 is noted for best US history book of the year.

Ohio University Children’s Home Children’s Hospital Columbus Caney Creek Athens County Infirmary Gloria Wysner T. R. Biddle Infirmary Carbondale Poston State Hospital Children's Hospital College of Music of Memorial Auditorium Roger Martin Rose Martin N. Shafer St Athens

Athens clubs and events calendar highlights

The Athens Messenger lists local club activities for the week including potlucks at 24 E Washington St and meetings at the Faculty Womans Club and Central Ave Methodist Church. Notable gatherings feature AAUW guest speaker Dean Eich, PTA Family Night at Athens High, and various reunions, skatings, and needlework clubs through Sunday.

Athens Aa.u.w Faculty Woman's Club Dean Eich Capital University Central P.T.A Athens High School Dr. E. C Hawaii

Beckley Anniversary Birthday Dinner in Albany

Mr. and Mrs. Ermel Beckley of Albany hosted a chicken dinner on Sunday November 16 for the twenty first birthday of Mr Beckley and their first wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs W M Beckley and son Billy Mr and Mrs Clint Jewell and son Vinton Mr and Mrs Herbert Davis and son John Arthur. The following day Mrs Beckley hosted several young couples at a surprise birthday party.

Ermel Beckley Albany Mr. Beckley W. M. Beckley Billy Clint Jewell Vinton Herbert Davis John Arthur

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Meet at Rose Home

Fifteen members of the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club gathered Wednesday night at 309 East State Street, after a potluck dinner. Miss Ann Weymeuller, president of the active chapter, reported on the national convention held at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, last summer.

Alpha Gamma Delta Harold J. Rose E. State St Ann Weymeuller Grove Park Inn Asheville N. C

English Girl Writes of Food Rations in England

Letter from Notting ham England recounts strict wartime rations and air raid preparedness shared with Mrs. O. K. Parrett of 14 Morris Ave. Niece Eileen Edis notes daily diet, rest periods, and communal fire fighting and first aid efforts.

England O. K. Parrett Morris Ave Eileen Edis Nottingham

Hockingport Social Briefs Recap Local Family Events

A dinner at Mrs. Garnet Cowdery’s home on November 18 honored birthdays of Mrs. Edith Shields and Janet Rockhold and Grace Smeek’s wedding anniversary. Visitors include Mrs. C. W. Medley in Akron for Thanksgiving and Kroger manager C. F. Tompkins visiting his sister. Vermont’s 1791 ratification noted.

Kroger Pomeroy C. W. Medley Lawrence Frazier Akron Frazier Mabel Arnett Hermon Cowdery Clyde Wheaton Fairmont W. Va E. W. White

Andrews Family Moves from Albany to Mariemont

Mr and Mrs C F Andrews and infant Hazel Irene left Albany for their new home in Mariemont after living in Irvington New Jersey. They were joined by Mrs Mattie Bolin aunt of Mrs Andrews who will stay several weeks. LaVerne Chesser accompanied them and returned to Albany Sunday night. Mrs Andrews formerly Bernice Steward spent the summer with her parents in Albany while Mr Andrews worked in Cincinnati with LeBlonde Machine Tool Company.

C. F. Andrews Hazel Irene Irvington Albany Mariemont Mattie Bolin Andrews LaVerne Chesser Bernice Steward D. M. Steward Route Three Mr. Andrews Cincinnati LeBlonde Machine Tool Company

Maecenas Club Hears National Defense Program Talk

Maecenas Literary Club met at Mrs. Neil Helsel’s home on Second Street. Highlights included a national defense message from Mrs. J. Ross Beiter and a Safety in the Home report noting 34 000 accidental and 96 000 total home accident deaths in the U S. Members shared Thanksgiving stories and poems. refreshments were provided by several members. The next gathering will be the Christmas party with a gift exchange.

Maecenas Club Helsel Maecenas Literary Club Neil Helsel Second St Ralph Barker National Defense J. Ross Beiter National de Fense George Minnameyer United States J. W. Hudson E. W. Bingman William J. R. Harvey

Town and Faculty Star in HMS Pinafore at Memorial Auditorium

More than fifty Athens residents perform in Gilbert and Sullivan Club’s HMS Pinafore. The free two night show runs Friday and Saturday at eight o’clock with soloists, choruses, and orchestra listed, directed by Joseph E. Thackery.

Athens Gilbert and Sullivan Club Memorial Auditorium

Plan Blueprint for Peace Now At Lydia Lash Evans Club

Mrs. Mary G. Noss urged immediate planning for world peace citing Roosevelt and Churchill nine points. Meeting at 25 Sunnyside Drive featured roll call, Christmas luncheon plans for Dec 18, Red Cross gift, and charity projects amid a social hour with a salad course.

Mrs. Noss Lydia Lash Evans Mary G. Noss Lydia Lash Evans Club Carlos Cameron Sunnyside Drive Roosevelt Winston Churchill Noss Ross Wright Cottage Tea House Red Cross

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