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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
5
A mash of social tidbits from Erie covers hunting trips, Christmas events, dances, and birthdays. Community leaders and residents like Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sandburg, Police Chief John Planigan, and Charlotte Rouse are mentioned amid plans for winter recreation, charity seals, theater, and upcoming weddings.
The Women's Society for Christian Service of the Methodist church met with Mrs. Ernest Royer on East Main Street with seventeen members present to plan a January tea. Hostesses named include Mrs. Fred Mixer Mrs. M. D. Bert yam and Mrs. Dana Willett.
Mrs. August Belmont winner of the 1940 American Woman's Association Award for Eminent Achievement built two famous careers in the last 40 years. She moved from Broadway to philanthropy aiding the jobless, Red Cross, and Metropolitan Opera Guild. Her fund raising raised millions, including 9 million during unemployment relief. She founded the Metropolitan Guild to support the opera, now with 16 000 to 17 000 members and large annual subscriptions. She also serves on national boards and credits success to imagination conviction and enthusiasm. Her colleagues say she inspires others, makes people feel valued, and remains engaged with those she helps.
Mrs Donald Stewart hosted the Mentor Club at her Concord street home for the semi monthly gathering attended by twelve members. Mrs Ralph J Fogle spoke on Count Benjamin Thompson Rumford and Mrs A B Gris Wold presented an article on Old Mexico Victorian Mexico and the Yankee Invasion of Mexico. The club planned its annual Christmas party at Hotel Corry December 16 with later singing and gift exchange at Mrs D A Aillatrom's home and voted to support the tuberculosis campaign.
Mrs. M. Ray Greene was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Corry hospital for the coming year. Officers elected include D. Warren De Rosy as first vice president O. W. Bracken as second vice president C. M. Howard as treasurer Lena Cohen recording secretary and Carl Taylor corresponding and financial secretary. The group discussed buying blankets for the children’s ward kitchen equipment and approved purchasing a health bond and contributing to the Red Cross.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Spring Creek church hosts its annual bazaar at the community building on Thursday. A noon luncheon for school children will be served and a public supper from 5 30 to 7 30 in the evening.
The December meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club met at 1 o’clock with Miss Agnes Lynch presiding. Plans for tonight’s card party and a health bond purchase were discussed as the publicity committee led the “Good will” program themed on the year’s topic Problems of 1940 in the Demonorsay. The next meeting will be a Christmas party on Monday December 16. The note recalls the first all toll railway baggage car introduced in 1904.
Captain Wile E. Haskell executive assistant to the president of the New York Herwich Tribune will speak at a joint meeting of Rotary and Kiwanis at Hotel Corry Thursday evening. He will discuss news gathering and associated topics, with Rotarians hosting the dinner and a featured musical moment.
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