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Austrian Refugee Tells of Flight At Birthday PartyMisi Dcrrlt Weil, an Austrian refugee, told of her experiences at the annual birthday luncheon of the Woman's Society of Christian Service pf the First Meth-odist church—Friday in—Lintchurch.Miss Weil, a 19-year-old Austrian refugee girl and member of a family of monarchists at the time Germany took over the Austrian government, has been a Junior student this year atBlufftOn college.Mist Weil, who has studied inAustria, Lausanne, Switzerland and London, plana..-to complete her aociology major and a minor inlanguage here. She plans to go into refugee or social settlement work in China, Europe, or America,With ner family, she fled from Austria to Czecho-Slovakia and when the Germans also overran that countryTshe fled to Switzer-\arhearMevsoRthofland. From there the family went to London, where her sister still lives, and later to America. Her mother and father now live in New York City.Miss Weil speaks English. French and German fluently and works in the college dormitoryhtSiA:matkitchen.Mrs. Paul Stauffer, also of Bluff ton, gave a seriea of religious poems entitled “Illusion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox; “Reality’' by Ann Morgan; “The Voice of God” by .fames Stevens; and “What Is Prayer” by. James Montgomery. Two accordion solos. “The Champion” and “The Spanish Maiden, were played by J%ck Dukes. David Sink entertained with two whistling soloa. “The Cradle'Sopg” and “Three Waltzes,” accompanied by Mrs.Edwin' Sink. A piano solo, “Allegro bv Handel, was played by David Dickey. —■ ------The Junior society of Christian Service gave a drama depicting the migrant people with the following taking part_under the direction bf “their 'sponsor, Miss Kathryn Minnich:Janet Wilkins, Jean Shafer. Mary Lynn McClelland, Jack Dukes, Richard Damon, Tommy Dunn, Ann Child. Ann Warren. Anita Stover, Robert Slager, Sarah Lou Covert, Joan Kiehne, Nancy McKirnan and Eleanor A scham.The luncheon was served at noon by circle No. 9 of which Mrs. E. E. Loose as chairman. The tables were decorated withMVichthHdilovcA:Clreatmthr
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Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Ohio, US
Sat, Jun 07, 1941
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