Athens social notes recap from readers trips and visits
A long list of residents and relatives share travel and guest updates. Among events, Mr and Mrs H H Weller with Beatrice and Mr Guy Eaton vacationed in Flint Saginaw and London Ontario to view the Dionne quintuplets then toured Niagara Falls and the Shenandoah Valley. Others visit Cleveland for the Great Lakes Exposition while attending family gatherings in Fremont Sandusky and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Weller
Beatrice
Guy Eaton
Flint
Saginaw
Mich
London
Ontario
Canada
Callander
Ont
Niagara Falls
Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Eaton
Virginia
Rolland S. Jones
Paul Wolfe
Fremont
Sandusky
Eugene J. Perry
Cleveland
Clay Mueller
Shopping About Town With Mary Lou
Mary Lou Lammers notes fall school shopping for girls and mothers. She highlights cotton dresses that wash easily with bright blue trimmed in white braid and a rust brown dress with large brown buttons. A tailored rust dress for mother features a pleated skirt and brilliants buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Lammers
Founders Day Initiation at Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Alpha Tau Chapter held Founders Day festivities with formal initiation and a dinner at Hillcrest Inn. New members Mrs Willard Russell and Mrs John Schumway received initiations. Mrs Kenneth Dunn conducted the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Alpha Tau Chapter
Hillcrest Inn
Willard Russell
John Schumway
Kenneth Dunn
Carl Bowman
Ben Saunders
Catherine Campbell
George Blake
Mabel Cray
Helen Johnson
Pryce Dunlap
Madge Croy
Fred Weber
Wiley Nichols
L. E. Herron
Madge Cr
Surprise birthday party for Mrs. T. E. McFarland
Mrs. McFarland was honored at a surprise birthday party at the Morin home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morin. Pink and white decor and a pink rosebud cake marked the celebration with candle light dinner and dancing, featuring gifts for the guest of honor. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Herron, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Herron, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kelch, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henry, Mrs. Edna Ebershay, Newark, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Powell Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laughlin, and Mr. and Mrs. T. E. McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morin
T. E. McFarland
Clarence Laughlin
Herman Herron
Clarence Kelch
C. H. Harvey
Tom Henry
Edna Ebershay
Newark
W. M. Powell
Nelsonville
Just Between You and Me
Miss Phyllis Logan and her parents met film stars Robert Montgomery and Leslie Fenton at the French Casino in New York City. They later noted Ann Dvorak’s eyelashes as they mingled with stars and fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Logan
W. H. Logan
New York City
Robert Montgomery
John Logan
Washington D. C
Mr. Logan
R. M
Phyllis
Bath Room Shower Honors Mary Jo Twiss Before Her Wedding
Mrs. Thomas Hoover Jr and Miss Virginia Hoover hosted a bath room shower at 70 Elmwood Place for Miss Mary Jo Twiss who will marry this month. Guests included Miss Mary Ellen Bibbee Helen Jones Ellen Biddle Bettie Baker Ann Beasley Genevieve James Jane Gill Dorothy Nell Michael Margaret Alyce Guthrie Alice Marjorie Beasley Dorothy Eleanor Roe Jessie Cooper Mary McCune Agnes Reed Marianne Linscott Mrs Milton Twiss Mrs Ralph McDermott Mrs P O Nichols Mrs Earl Beckley Mrs Jay Getz Mrs Wally Allen and the honoree Mary Jo Twiss. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hoover, Jr
Virginia Hoover
T. N. Hoover
Elmwood Pl
Mary Jo Twiss
Hattie la Grones
Miss Twiss
Mary Ellen Bibbee
Helen Jones
Ellen Biddle
Bettie Baker
Ann Beasley
Genevieve James
Jane Gill
Dorothy Nell Michael
Margaret Alyce Guthrie
Alice
Marjorie Beasley
Dorothy
Eleanor Roe
Jessie Cooper
Mary McCune
Agnes Reed
Marianne Linscott
Milton Twiss
Ralph McDermott
P. O. Nichols
Mrs Guy Pierce Elected Class President At Central Ave Church
Mrs. Guy Pierce was elected president of the Bishop class of the Central Ave M E Church during a Monday night meeting in the church basement. Other officers include Mrs. Frank Beebe as vice president and Mrs. Bob Harvey as secretary with a full slate of officers and a shower for Mrs. Hialmar Olson. A reunion of former pupils and teachers is planned for Sept 6 at Pratt Grove with a 10 am Sunday School start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Pierce
Central Ave. M. E
Frank Beebe
Bob Harvey
Lena Tribe
Fred Moorehead
D. L. Jones
E. R. Horn
Otto Rose
Ethel Yoho
A. J. Bishop
Hialmar Olson
Mary Bardin
Oliver Duhel
Pleasanton
M. E. Church
Pratt Grove
Mrs Welch Honored At Series Of Social Luncheons
Frances Wilson Welch of New York City, guest of Mrs F W Bush at The Beeches, attended multiple events this week. Luncheon hosted by Mrs H G Stalder, dinner by Mrs Chas Grosvenor, and Hotel Berry gatherings with Mrs Bush, including a Thursday luncheon for twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wilson Welch
New York City
F. W. Bush
The
Beeches
Emall
Welch
H. G. Stalder
N. College St
Chas. H. Grosvenor
Mrs
Barrows Reunion Picnic on Coolville Fairgrounds
Barrows reunion held at Coolville Fairgrounds on Sunday with a noon picnic. Clayton F. Barrows presented a history of the Barrowes. One hundred two registered. collection totaled five dollars and twenty seven cents. Next year the event will return to the fairgrounds on the next to last Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Coolville Fairgrounds
Barrowes
Clayton F. Barrows
Fairgrounds
Hardy Perennial Plant Offer From Gardner Nursery
Sixty hardy perennials listed with quantities include Alyssum Gold Medal Delphiniums Iceland Poppies Painted Daisies Baby's Breath and mixed perennials plus special Holland Strain Peony. Strong plants shipped direct from grower. price 109 dollars. Order to Gardner Nursery Company R. 8, Box 2 Osage, Iowa.
Red Bush School Reunion Honors 17th Annual Picnic Near Little Hocking
Dr Allison K Walker recalls the Red Bush Schoolhouse reunion held on the last Thursday of August near Little Hocking in Belfore Township. An event since 17 years ago began under oak trees with invitations expanding to pupils and teachers from Maine to California and Texas to the Dakotas. About 150 attendees enjoyed a noon supper under the oaks, two orchestras, readings from old readers, and a reminiscent poem and song by Walker. The gathering concluded with adjournment and plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bush
Little Hocking
Allison K. Walker
Buchtel
Belfore
Washington County
Maine
California
Dakotas
Texas
Pacific Coast
Washington
Detroit
Ohio River
Lena Brewster
Robinson
McGuffey
Walker Buchtel
Medical College
Wildwood
Whetstone Reunion Held at Melicks Grove Roseville
Whetstone reunion held Sunday August 30 at Melicks Grove Roseville with many attendees. A basket lunch was served at noon followed by afternoon contests and prize awards. William Whetstone of Pittsburgh Kansas sent greetings. Officers elected at the business meeting were L J Salley president and Mrs James McKenney secretary treasurer. Next annual meeting will be at Moxahala Park. Bryan Coon reunion planned for Athens County Fairgrounds Sunday September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whetstone
Melicks Grove
Roseville
William Whetstone
Pittsburgh
Kansas
L. J. Salley
Canton
James McKenney
Akron
Moxahala Park
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Dionne Quins
Ohio
Lizzie Sherman
Cambridge
Athens
Rachel McbWilliams
W. State St
Pearl Evans
Pratt St
Grosvenor St
Chicago
Ill
Joseph E. Thackeray
Watt St
Ethel Louise Boright
Ohio University
Edgerton
Wis
Thackeray
C. M. Boright
Richford
Boright
Ural Westfall
Jimmie
Hiram Westfall
Maxine Wiley
Mankato, Minn
William Betzinger
Homer Rodehaver
E. State St
Lloyd Black
Lancaster
McDermott
Betty Gullum
Frank B. Gullum
Lancaster St
Leipsic
Jane Werner
Orange Church
Carthage Township
J. A. Malone
Ruth Malone
Andrew Murphy
L. R. Pierce
Canaan Pike
Washington Court House
Dwight H. Rutherford
National Insurance Company
Mr. Rutherford
Patty Cuyler
Robert F. Cuyler
Worthington
Jean Forsyth
F. D. Forsyth
East State &J
Forsyth
LaCrosse
Columbus
Bernard Tom
Lewis Brown
Junior Burson
Raymond Bardin
Richard Chapman
Junior Rizer
Dick Hughes
Harold Barker
Delbert Guess
Paul Rothermel
Theodore Sams
Robert Cooley
Wilbur Swank
George Bell
Charles Bell
Harold Cooley
Robert Yaw
Robert Genter
John Coury
James Williams
Milton Williams
Clifton Guthrie
Gilbert Guthrie
John Marcinko
Charles Coury
James Stansbury
Junior Cooley
Ed Fields
Earl Funk
Earl, Jr
Morris Ave
Mr. Funk
Fred Bailey
Youngstown
Markwell
Stapler
Neva-Clog
Hotchkiss, Dennison and Bates
Logans
Mary Lou
McKee Drug CO
Sorority
Mrs. McFarland
You
Thor Olson
Thora Olson
Olsons
Sugar Creek
Carsey and Douglas
Athens Fairgrounds
Seevers-Hall
Earl Beckley
Jay Getz
Wally Allen
Mrs. Welch
Gardner Nursery Company
Red Bush School
Whetstone Reunion
Athens County Fairgrounds
Silvus
New York
COATS
Ronson Or Evans
Ronson
Fencell
Athens Jewelers
Tee
Wilson Milk CO
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