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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1962

Page

6

Garden club region meetings announced with guest speakers

The Plains Garden Club announced fall region meetings including a Oct. 20 session at Belpre First Methodist Church with guest speaker Mrs. John W. Knight Jr. of Cuyahoga Falls. Flower arranging clinics will be held in Gallipolis on Nov. 1 and in Marietta in January. The group also planned a Howell's Nursery tour Oct. 14 and a dried plant drive for Athens State Hospital Auxiliary Oct. 18.

Plains Garden Club Ray Michael Belpre First Methodist Church John W. Knight, Jr Cuyahoga Falls Gallipolis Marietta Edith Barrows Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Toledo L. D. Kittle Kittle Elmo Scott

Zeta Alums Meet New Pledges At Country Home

Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae entertained new pledges and housemother Mrs Ethel Gannon at the country home of Miss Mary Ellen Gillespie and Dr Ruth Matthewson on Pomeroy Road. A buffet supper followed with an acquainting contest and campus Zeta songs. Hostesses included Mrs William Holmes Mrs Emmett Rowles and Mrs Roy Hawk. Other alumnae present were Miss Julia Cable Miss Marian Coe Mrs Frank Dean Mrs E T Hellebrandt Mrs David Keller Mrs Gwen Roach Mrs F H Sands Miss Mary Ward and Mrs Gail Noss. Pledge mistress Regina Stanford introduced the new pledges.

Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta Ethel Gannon Mary Ellen Gillespie Ruth Matthewson Pomeroy Gillespie William Holmes Emmett Rowles Roy Hawk Julia Cable Marian Coe Frank Dean E. T. Hellebrandt David Keller Gwen Roach F. H. Sands Mary Ward Gail Noss

WSCS Meeting and Homecoming at Temple Church

Union WSCS met last week with Mrs. Ralph Barker presiding and Mrs. Carroll Beatty reading a verse. Devotionals were held, and several members took part in a dialogue. The hostess served refreshments as others attended. The Temple Church near Carpenter hosts its annual homecoming on Sunday with a noon basket dinner and afternoon services. A hymn sing at Mt. Union Church near Carpenter features a quartet from Ripley, W Va., at 2 p.m.

Union Methodist Church WSCS Ralph Barker Carroll Beatty Clinton Oxley David Jones Richard Hartley Ronald Wagoner Earl Bolin Temple Church Carpenter Mt. Union Church Ripley W. Va

Hathor Court 3 Opens Fall Meeting Plans Lotus Festival

Mrs Edna Mae Kincade of Athens attended the opening fall meeting of Hathor Court 3 Ladies Oriental Shrine of Parkersburg Plans were announced for the annual Lotus Festival on Tuesday October 16 and the fall ceremonial on Tuesday November 20 Clubs within the court received special recognition Euripides proverb noted: a bad beginning makes a bad ending.

Edna Mae Kincade Athens Hathor Court Ladies Oriental Shrine of Parkersburg

Allen Girls Win Multiple Prizes In Horse Show Circuit

Donna Allen of Athens rode Buckskin Bee to first in Western pleasure at Somerset out of 36, and won Western pleasure and Western horsemanship at Pleasantville. She also led Sancho to a top finish in pleasure pony. Kay Allen won Western pleasure at Crooksville on Smokey's Hellion. Both sisters earned 38 and 30 wins this season and swept 4-H showmanship and horsemanship at the State Fair. An Athens Grange install error omitted Mrs. Glen Atkinson and Mrs. Mary Hope from the report.

Donna Allen Athens Route 1 Buckskin Bee Somerset Pleasantville Sancho Kay Crooksville Smokey Donna Allen

Women to Meet Agent Parrish at Athens County Event

New Athens County home economics extension agent Mrs Olive Parrish will be introduced at the Home Economics Achievement Day at the Athens Grange Hall Wednesday. President H H Zimmer presides and delivers greetings with singing by Mrs C Richard Phillips and devotions by Mrs John Ruth.

Olive Parrish Athens County Athens Grange Hall H. H. Zimmer Home Demonstration Council C. Richard Phillips John Ruth Parrish Athens Don L. Davis Trimble Home Ralph Moore

Lions Club urges early exchange of Passion Play advance tickets

Lions Club President James Armbruster announced advance exchange of Passion Play tickets for the Athens Ohio University Memorial Auditorium performances. Ticket exchanges or mail orders with price difference cover will secure preferred seats for the Thursday and Friday evening shows and Friday matinee.

Passion Play Athens James Armbruster Lions Club Armbruster S. Court St Ohio University Memorial Auditorium

Gay Gourmet Club notes October meeting plans

Gay Gourmet Club president Miss Helen Hull hosted the recent session with eleven members and guest Miss Nancy Hassel present. Hull led the meeting as members exchanged recipes and discussed the upcoming October gathering with hostess Mrs. Dorothy Williams of West State Street.

Helen Hull Nancy Hassel Miss Hull Dorothy Williams Lof

Social Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings

Tuesday events include the Advisory board of Rainbow Assembly at 7 30 p m in the Rainbow Assembly room Masonic Temple Amesville Grange meeting at 8 p m Grange Hall and officer installation for Delilah Rebekah Lodge with refreshments. Other listings include First Wesleyan Church class and Loch Grange installations. Wednesday features Albany Methodist WSCS Eagles Aerie 529 Higley Study Circle Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge and Women of the Church of Good Shepherd with speaker the Rev William Black plus WIA ITU Euphemia Chapter 200 CES and League of Women Voters Ohio Voting Laws. Also Thursday via Wednesday Club at Lake Hope Dining Hall and Adult Fellowship class at The Plains Methodist with Band Boosters candle orders.

Rainbow Assembly Masonic Temple Amesville Grange Grange Hall Delilah Rebekah Lodge Kenney First Wesleyan Methodist Church Loch Grange Nannie Allom New Brunswick League of Women Voters Marvin McDargh Columbia Ave Ohio Albany Lake Hope Blanche Cline The Plains Methodist Church Alberta Linscott

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