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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1935
Page
7
A fragment describes a brisk fall day inviting outdoor activity such as motoring, horseback riding, golf, walking, or raking leaves. The tone is reflective and notes memories and respectful homage to yesterday.
The exhibit features busts by Theodore Neville and figurines by Heine with watercolors by Mrs. Heine Mrs. Clayton Lawrence Hack Miss Dur and Miss Ann Troxel. Hand embroidery by Miss Troxel and Mrs. Irma Powers plus works by Mrs. Alice White Joan Toy are shown. A carved collection plate from Rochester for the Pres Church is noted. Miss Anderson of Chillicothe displays photographs. The event was arranged by Mrs Heine Mrs Meade Bowen Hack Miss Eleanor and Mrs C F Rauch.
Friends and members gathered at Marshfield Grange Hall to honor the fifth wedding anniversary of Mrs Ray Huff and her husband. Reverend led a potluck program with songs by a Hoff quartet and solo by Mrs Latimore. Gifts included a luncheon cloth and silver dollars. Attendees listed include Mrs Hinshaw and Mrs Hoff, and families of Latimore and Huff. A later note mentions the birth of Jeannette Connett on Sunday Oct 13.
Numerous social visits unfold across Athens and nearby towns with Mrs. Pearl Jennings and companions from Boston heading to Zanesville while other guests attend luncheons in Logan. Out-of-town visitors include families from Columbus Marietta Parkersburg Middleport and Newport. The Ohio Congress of Parent and Teachers and local gatherings anchor a weekend of travel and hospitality.
The Hocking Sewing Club held a quilting session at the home of Mrs. Allie Buffington on Thursday. Members present included Mrs. Nancy Shrieves Mrs. Ciara McDonald Mrs. Annie Shust Mrs. Annie Quinn Mr. Sylvia Wallace Mrs. Jane Tate and visitor Mrs. Walter McDonald with hostess Mrs. Buffington aided by her daughter in law Mrs. Juanita Buffington. The next meeting is set for Wednesday at Mrs Buffingtons home for an all day dinner and quilting.
Members of the Cless Class of the Presbyterian Church were guests at a picnic dinner hosted by organizer and teacher Mrs. H. Cless in Barnesville. The group, formed eight years ago in Athens, recently relocated with Mrs. Cless in June and attended the Barnesville gathering with many relatives and friends.
The Little Hocking American Beauty Council No. 8 hosted District No. 13 council deputies with a chicken dinner Thursday followed by a business meeting. Attendees included Elizabeth Darst Pomeroy Lucille Bearts Norma Wilson Edna Howard Thelma White Zella Hern Maud Evans Minnie Whitmore Mae Ennis Della Roby Cora McBride and Mr Hern.
The Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold an executive committee meeting this evening at 7:20 in the offices of the 1 B Weed wholesale grocery. F C Dixon the field representative will present plans for the ensuing year.
Paris columns advise fashion choices for all figure types this late Fall and early Winter. Tall women may wear stiff fabrics and tunics, while short figures should avoid jackets that shorten the line. Mature figures benefit from broused bodices and rectangular decolletes, with careful accessory choices to balance proportions.
Prof Neil D Thomas and Mrs Thomas presented moving pictures of the West from a tour of western national parks and the San Diego Exposition at the Martzolff Class meeting in the First M E Church parlors. Mrs W E Clark led devotions and a bazaar committee was named for December.
Central Grade School P T A names room mothers to work with teachers and the membership chairman Mrs. Stuart Bell on a drive to boost membership. Prizes go to the grade with highest membership percentage and to the room with most fathers as members. Members appointed include Mrs. Baughman First Grade Mrs Tryon Second Grade Mrs Daugherty Third Grade Mrs Jones Fourth Grade Mrs Brown Fifth Grade Mrs Mason and Mrs Gentry Sixth Grade. Membership fee is twenty five cents per year per parent. Meetings occur the last Thursday of each month.
Irma Voigt of Ohio University completes an autumnal outdoor fireplace on the lower terrace at 35 Park Place. Stones include Athens County rocks and mementos from Plymouth Rock Yosemite Mammoth Cave King Arthur's Castle England Estes Park Coly Thorean Colony Walden Luna and Gloucester. A 40 seat stone seating wall and night illumination complete the setting. Construction began Septembers end and was planned by W B Cable with J J Sweeney and Walter McHarg assisting. A beefsteak fry dedicated the project last week attended by builders and associates.
W. C. A. cabinet members led by Dean of Women Irma E. Voigt and Dr. Edith Wray spent a weekend at Log Cabin Inn near Belpre for their annual falls retreat. They organized plans for the year after a Saturday business meeting and presented original skits. Descriptions of trips through the Panama Canal and Western States followed. Advisory board members and President and Mrs. Herman G. James joined for Sunday noon dinner.
Three table bridge club met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Clay Milar on Stimson Avenue. High score prize went to Mrs Rolland Jones and second high to Mrs Benson Roberts. All members attended with one guest, Miss Betty Jones, and refreshments were served after the play.
Community groups schedule Friday and Monday sessions at homes and clubs with plans for Halloween events. Member lists include Woman's Benefit Association Mrs Edna Junod 60 North Congress Street and Girl Scout Council University Terrace, plus Catholic Ladies of Columbia K P Hall and Eastern Star at Masoni Temple.
Alma Andryvich of Sugar Creek and Leslie Gregory of McArthur united in marriage by Rev. W. H. Fowler at the First M. E. Church parsonage on a Saturday afternoon. The bride wore royal blue with matching accessories. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartram and other friends. The couple will reside in McArthur. A note mentions Japan growing four thousand varieties of rice.
An ad promises a guaranteed remedy for getting up nights nervousness leg pains swollen joints dizziness headaches and acidity from kidney or bladder troubles. It claims new vitality in 48 hours and complete recovery in days with a money back guarantee at druggists.
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