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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1940

Page

9

Lydia Lash Evans Club Hosts Meeting at Higgins Home

Mrs. F C Higgins hosted the Lydia Lash Evans Club at 50 Maplewood Drive on Thursday afternoon with seventeen members. Rev. J W Canford of the First Methodist Church spoke on Family Unity. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother Mrs W E. Guests included Mrs. Dwight Herron and Mrs A L Bechtel. Mrs R C Alexander displayed articles made by the blind.

F. C. Higgns Maplewood Drive Theydia Lash Evans Club F. C. Schilling Rev J. Wanford First Methodist Church W. E Dwight Herron

Mrs. C. M. Smith Hosts Priscilla Needle Club

Mrs. C. M. Smith entertained the Priscilla Needle Club at 1 p.m. Thursday 259 E State St with 18 members and two guests Miss Georgia Hickman and Mrs. Charles Bayless. Plans were made for the Dec 19 Christmas party at Mrs. Etta Laverty’s home and a Red Cross sewing drive after the holidays. Mrs. Smith was assisted by Miss Hickman.

C. M. Smith Priscilla Needle Club E. State St Georgia Hickman Charles Bayless Frank Cross Etta Laverty Franklin Ave Mrs. Smith Miss Georgia Hickman

New Englanders Celebrate Fourth Anniversary Meeting

The Athens Colony of New England Women held a fourth anniversary gathering at 69 W State St with hostesses Mrs Arthur Boyles Jr Mrs John Cross Miss Blanche Finsterwald and Mrs J R Harvey. They discussed forming an Ohio Club to unite estate members socially and enjoyed poems by Miss Mary Hedges and Mrs Harry Bennett plus defense chatter.

Athens New England State St Arthur Boyles, Jr John Cross Blanche Finsterwald J. R. Harvey Lowell Fletcher Hobarth Julia Fish Mary Hedges Harry Bennett Arthur Boyles C. E. Atkinson E. T. Hayes H. A. Junod Ora Carpenter Harry Bennet

Dawes To Speak at Club Luncheon In Athens

Athens City Federation hosts a one o clock Monday luncheon at the Christian Church focusing on restoring the Opera House as a Community Recreation Center. Dr. Robert Gates Dawes of Ohio University Dramatic Arts will discuss The Community Theater. Reservations via N S Welk by Saturday.

Athens City Federation The Christian Church Robert Gates Dawes Ohio University School of Dramatics N. S. Welk

Dean Lange and Mrs Lange Welcome Daughter Helen Janvier

Dean W Lange dean of men at Ohio University and Mrs Lange announce the birth of a daughter Helen Janvier at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Thursday morning November 28. The Langes also have two sons Tommy and Bob. Mrs Lange's father Thomas S McNeil of Bronxville N Y arrived to see his granddaughter. Mrs W Lange returned to New York.

Ohio University Lawrence W. Lange

Athens artists showcase works at Chubb Library exhibit

Athens artists from local studios present paintings and sculptures in a week long Community Art exhibit at Edwin Watts Chubb Library. Notable works include portraits by Mrs Lawrence Lange and Eloise McGraw, plus pieces by Mrs Rush Elliott and John Rood, with sculpture by Carl T Nessley and a study by Edmund Bijak. The exhibit runs during library hours through December.

Athens Edwin Watts Chubb William McGraw Eloise Jarvis Oklahoma City Eloise McGraw Fidelio McGraw Gonzales John Rood Carl T. Nessley Ohio University Department of Physical Education Edmund Bijak Ohio University

David Flanagan to solo Mendelssohn concert at Ohio University

David Flanagan a junior in the Ohio University School of Music will perform the Mendelssohn violin concerto Sunday night in Memorial Auditorium. He serves as concertmaster and president of the OU Symphony Orchestra and leads the Central Avenue Church choir. He admires Brahms Bach Beethoven Wagner and Tschaikowsky and also enjoys aviation and architecture.

David Flanagan Mendelssohn Ohio University Symphony Orchestra Memorial Auditorium School of Music College of Fine Arts Flanagan Ambrose Flanagan Syracuse Ohio Pomeroy Ohio University Konrad Scholl University Athens Central Avenue Methodist Church Brahms Bach Beethoven Wagner Tschaikowsky

National PTA Secretary to Speak at Athens Institute

Mrs. Walter H. Buhlig, field secretary of the National Association of Parents and Teachers, will address student teachers at Rufus Putnam Training School Auditorium at 4 PM on December 3 and parents at Athens Senior High School auditorium at 7:30 PM in Athens. The event, co sponsored with Ohio University College of Education, is part of statewide institutes to promote understanding of local parent teacher work and the state and national congress.

Walter H. Buhlig National Congress of Parents and Teachers Athens Parent Teacher Association College of Education of Ohio University Parent-Teacher Association Southeastern Ohio National Association of Parents and Teachers Buhlig Rufus Putnam Training School Athens Senior High School State National Congress la Cost Rio Grande Denison University L. C. Staats

Baked Stuffed Apples Dessert Recipe

Four large apples filled with dates and nuts bake in a covered dish at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, then uncovered with sugar until tender. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or soft custard.

Age Is Secret Not Worth Keeping

A humorous social guide argues telling age avoids gossip and speculation. It suggests casual disclosure, warns concealment fuels curiosity, and humorously notes friends may misjudge age by error and exaggeration. The piece advises openness to curb fixation.

Club Calendar Friday meetings at multiple locations

Several groups announce meetings this week. Presbyterian Church Group One gathers Monday at 2 30 p m at Mrs Dilleys North Hill home. Past Noble Grands Club meets Friday night at Mrs Hayes 296 East State Street. Nature Study Group of AAUW meets Friday 730 p m at the Women’s Faculty Club with Dr Franklin C Potter speaking on Our National Parks. Pallas Club meets Saturday November 30 at Miss Laura Bailey Church Street.

Presbyterian Church F. B. Dilley North Hill Noble Grands Club FE. T. Hayes E. State St Women's Faculty Club Franklin C. Potter

Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae Meet Set with Marian Coe

Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae plan a meeting with Miss Marian Coe at 102 Lancaster Street on Wednesday at 7 30 p m and ask members to notify the hostess of attendance. Gasco Supper Postponed Due to Illness.

Zeta Tau Alpha Marian Coe Lancaster St

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Lydia Lash Evans Higgins Priscilla Red Cross C. M. Copeland Morris Ave M. F. Cooley Charles and Franklin Dean Warren Sigma PI Dance Sigma Pi Fraternity Berry Clarence Olden Ladies Auxiliary U. S American Institute of Laundering Women's Society Christian Service Central Ave. Methodist Church Carpenter's Hardware Store Clarks Chapel Cemetery Clarks Chapel Dawes Dean Mrs. Lange Jean West Union St P.j.'s Tailored P.j.'s Edwin Whitehouse Martin’s Ferry Neem Om Lawrence Lange Men McNeil Lange Lange Sally Algeo John Algeo Sally Asylum Frances Gray Elliott Rush Elliott Rood Elliott Ada Kennedy Miss Kennedy New Marshfield H. G. Stalder Stalder New York Mary Stalder Manhattan Kansas Miss Stalder Eagles Ladie& Auxiliary of Eagles Lancaster Eloise Ours P.T.A Institute Ohio Congress A. B. Sias T. C. McCracken School of Education Edith Beecher Rufus Putnam Ruth Millett Baby Davencrepes Woodworths GASCO Gasco Sewing Club George Patterson Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham's Logan A. Or NSC Rinso
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