Golden Wedding Anniversary Delays Duyckincks’ Return
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck and her husband celebrated their Golden Wedding in January 1904.131 guests gathered at the home of their daughter in Wilmington to honor the couple who have longtime ties to Mount Dora and Rising Sun. They plan to observe the anniversary with family as they continue living in their longtime home.
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Mney Asyuem
W. Thomas Knowles
Wilmington
Del
Mount Dora
Duyckincks
Pittsburgh
Duyckinck
Matilda W. Ward
Rising Sun
Richard Coffman
Phoenixville
Betty Knowles
University of Delaware
Knowles
University of Pennsylvania
Florida
Nancy Duff
Laurel School For Girls
Cleveland
Ohio
F. Ray Truman
Trumans
Herman Gruenewald
Tiffin
Cap Collins Receives Civic Award With Wife at Garden Club Luncheon
Capt Marshall Collins and his wife Isabel were honored with the Horst-Edgerton cup for civic achievement in Lakes and Hills Garden Club. They contributed to restoring and maintaining the Emma Burkart Memorial Garden at the Public Library after flood damage.
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Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Isabel
Capt
Marshall Collins
Horst-Edgerton
Emma Burkart
Collins
Glory-bush Tibouchina for Florida gardens
Tibouchina or Glory-bush is a tropical shrub or tree suitable for walls, pillars, or terraces in Florida. It grows from cuttings or ground layering, tolerates rich loamy soil, and requires regular pinching to maintain shape. principal species T Semidecandra reaches over 10 feet with violet flowers.
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Florida
Flowers In Our Homes Junior Garden Show Theme
The Junior Garden club Flower Show titled Flowers in Our Homes will be held at the White School gym next Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Lakes and Hills Garden club sponsors the event with blue ribbons in several classes. Artistic arrangements feature living room, sun parlor, doll dresser, kitchen, doll tables, buffet, cigar box niches and corsages. Other sections include dish gardens, terrariums, potted plants three months or longer, cut flowers, and conservation posters. Mrs. Richard Edgerton oversees the event with Mrs. Edward Brooks Jr as show chairman and a team of volunteers assisting.
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White School
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Richard Edgerton
Edward
Revival Services Led by Rev Karl Seepe at First Baptist Church
Rev Karl Seepe of Hudson North Carolina leads revival meetings this week and next at the First Baptist Church. He brings extensive experience from missionary and evangelistic work across Alabama Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Music director Mr Colaianni of Mount Dora Schools also serves as Choir Director at the First Baptist Church of Eustis and will lead congregational singing.
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Karl Seepe
Hudson, N. C
First Baptist Church
Seepe
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Chicago
New Orleans
P E O Sisterhood Opens Mount Dora Chapter BB
Florida’s 54th P E O Sisterhood chapter established in Mount Dora with Edna TeStrake elected president. Guests from Eustis, Lakeland and Tampa attended as Louise Allen and Lilian Rutgers organized the group and 85 year old society's education and scholarship aims were highlighted.
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Florida
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Mount Dora
Edna TeStrake
Methodist Ditch
Eleanor Sleight
Eula Whitehill
Marie Petura
Eustis
Louise Allen
Lakeland
Lillian Rutgers
Tampa
Ruth Bronson
Mildred Craycraft
Flora Drury
Jennie Eichelberger
Faustine Gaylord
Vivian Griffin
Lucille Hippler
Betty McGarrity
Irma McIntyre
Clara McNarlan
Ruth Mertz
Alma Morehouse
Margaret Palmer
Enid Sagar
Mary Simpson
Lydia Wanland
Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Cottey College
Nevada
Sisterhood
Cottey
United States
Noted tree to bear plaque in Mount Dora park
The Portuguese silver cypress planted January 24 1930 by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge in the Community building lawn will receive a bronze plaque. The gift is from the Woman's Club led by Mrs. C G Wise, with Mayor Lou L Heaton to accept at the April 7 meeting. The Coolidges visited Mount Dora in 1930 and stayed at Lakeside Inn.
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United States
Calvin Coolidge
Woman’s Club
C. G. Wise
Lou L. Heaton
Woman's Club
Revival Carded by Churches Promises Strong Week
Nightly worship and messages on faith at First Baptist with Rev. Karl Seepe leading at 7 30 p m through April 10. Arthur Cora directs music at Eustis First Baptist. Mount Dora choir links to local white school. Sermons and mid week Lenten services outline themes across community churches including Dr Robert R Reed and Rev Frederick A Pope Jr and Rev H Mauricie Felton with titled talks The Question of Remonstrance The Cross Christ the Center Proud of the Gospel The Last Journey to Jerusalem The Passion Narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Cora
First Baptist Church
Eustis
Mount Dora
Robert R. Reed
H. Lincoln Wiliamson
First Methodist
H. Mauriece Felton
Christ
Charles A. Carriel
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Temple
Dorans Take Scout Training at Camp La Noche
Six Mount Dora men joined more than 20 Lake County residents in the Scoutmasters Training Course at Camp La Noche in the Ocala National Forest last weekend. Led by Steve Cornett, the group included M. O. Williams Scout commissioner Slater Cox his son George Jim Jackson and Elliot Bolin all listed as teachers or officials.
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Mount Dora
Lake
Rankin Enrichment Week At First Methodist Church
Rev Victor Rankin and his wife Mrs Rankin led nightly Spiritual Enrichment Week at the First Methodist Church drawing many members and record youth participation. They spoke on Cuba youth as told by Katherine Killian Rankin missioners for Camaguey Cuba and led Methodist Youth Fellowship sessions. Services ended with near record attendance.
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First Methodist Church
Victor Rankin
Cuba
Katherine Killian Rankin
The Kings Daughters Circle Bannered by Kindness
The poet notes Mount Dora’s magic circle aiding those in need as a global network pledged to be kind In His Name. Joining requires a strong desire to serve, as Mrs H C Sherman cites the motto. George Macdonald quote closes the piece.
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Mount Dora
H. C. Sherman
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Grand View
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Henry G. Luhring
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Bridgepoort
Franklyn Heydecke
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Almond
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Ned
Carolyn
Bernhard Schroeder
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Val
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Ocklawaha
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Sorrento
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Remley Heights
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Ill
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Concord
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Fifth Avenue
Jewelry Lending Library
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Crane Furniture CO
Capt. Collins
the Lakes, Hills
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Elliott
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Eva Houser
Lake County
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Emma Sears Marsh
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John A. Heist
Charles J. Brown
Henry Stein
Robert Wason
Daniel Ishop
Frank J. Druar
Azalea Circle
PINK
Sylvan Shores
H. Lincoln Williamson
Mount Dora Community Church
Donnelly
Arthur Colaianni
Inez Thomas
Donnelly St
Rehbaums Hardware
RCA Victor
RCA Radios
Mrs. Rankin
the Poet’s Corner
THE
God
George Macdonald
First National Bank OF
Mount Dora, Florida
Senane
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sun Caps
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