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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
2
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a business meeting in the annex Friday at 2 30 p m.
Dr Divine, a missionary on furlough from Alaska, will speak Friday afternoon at the Baptist church about his work there. He is a Presbyterian missionary and has visited the church previously. The public is invited to attend.
Mrs William Carpenter hosted a two table dessert bridge at her home on Friday afternoon. Prizes went to Mrs George Zell Mrs H V Fish Mrs Ed Fish and Mrs J D Secor. Other guests included Mrs W Downs Mrs E M Wentworth and Mrs J Merrick. Garden flowers were in profusion.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts entertained the Faculty Bridge club of Tavares at her Fifth avenue home last Wednesday. Four tables played with prizes for high score awarded to Professor Paul F. Colbert and Miss Mary Jo Key for the ladies. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by the hostess.
Mr and Mrs T J Potter hosted a New England supper on Saturday honoring Mr and Mrs J D Secor and Mr and Mrs Ray Stillman who were leaving the next day for the north. Guests included Mrs George Zell Mrs Frances Hoffman and Mrs R N White. The group enjoyed games throughout the evening.
A three table bridge party was hosted by Mr and Mrs Elwood Carpenter at their home on Wednesday evening. After several progressions a cake and coffee course was served. Prizes for high score went to Mrs R C Conklin and Mr J J West with low scores awarded to Miss Betty.
An attractive door prize was won by Mrs. Conklin. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Conrad and Paul Conrad, Mrs. C. R. Young, Mrs. C. D. Retan, Mrs. B. P. Luce, Mrs. O. Faulkner, and West and Mr. C. R. Young An.
Mr and Mrs T C Jensen hosted three tables of bridge Thursday evening at their Sylvan Shores home. High scores went to H Bradner among men and A Schonberger among women. An ice course followed served by the hostess. Attending were H Bradner, A Schonberger, D E Condit, A P Sidel, N Imler, Marguerite Sidel, and Kenneth Jensen.
Mrs. Frank Griffiths hosted a Tuesday card party with the Delta Pakka Kard Klub and two extra tables. Honoree Mrs. C J Palmer and her family plan to move to San Antonio Texas. Prizes went to Mrs H N Urquhart Mrs Grady Cooley Mrs Maud Varney and Mrs Ray Eck holdt. A guest prize and a club gift were given to Mrs Palmer. Other guests included Mrs Myron Cronwall Mrs Raymond Daniels and several others.
Personal items list club outing at Cassadaga Miss Twila Camp concluding an eight month school term at Bay Lake and several residents traveling or visiting across Florida Ohio Maine and New York including Rev A B Scofield motor trip to Pulteney N Y and Rev J H Elder attending a Methodist Conference in Melbourne Florida and Mrs Elder joining.
Mrs B D Peasley leaves Clayton street for Hillsboro New Hampshire. Miss Twila Camp substitutes in Howey school during her sister's P T A Convention in Clearwater. Harry Clark returns from Charleston for a brief Eastern Air Transport leave. Mrs Charles Hubbell moves to New Hartford Connecticut. Mr and Mrs H E Adams depart for Wautoma Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs J D Secor head to Sayville Long Island New York for summer. Miss Helen Galli more Miss Anna Gallimore and Dr Charles Gallimore visit Mount Dora Hotel. Mr and Mrs F N Kneeland and Mrs C H Gere move to Northampton Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs L R Heim travel north toward Fairfield Beach Connecticut for summer.
Mr and Mrs H E Wadham spend a month at Daytona Beach before returning to Hamden Conn. Mr and Mrs John H Washburn depart for Gray's Lake Ill for the summer after sixteen winters in Mount Dora. Mrs Maude Shepard leaves for Jacksonville to visit a sister before heading to Chappaqua NY. Matilda and Laura Sherwood depart Mount Kisco via Jacksonville and New York City. Several clubs meet locally with plans for fall.
Residents enjoy a festive Oil Festival in Gainesville with bright weather and community cheer. The event highlighted local traditions and featured family activities, vendors, and neighborhood gatherings.
The passage notes departures and visits among residents. Mrs. Brock and sister Mrs. Johnson travel by auto to Massachusetts, followed by J H Bouton returning to Rensselaerville New York. O Dens returns from Lake City Veterans Hospital optimistic after medical exam.
The report details mid semester travels from Gainesville students Paul Conrad and others, families visiting Easter in St. Petersburg and Mount Dora, a Pennsylvania Tourist Club banquet, and attendance at a Republican Rally in Orlando. It notes long stays by Mrs. C. J. Imler in Mount Dora, luncheon entertainments by Dr. Charles Gallimore and Miss Anna Gallimore, and Mrs. C. H. Sanborn leaving for Swanton Vermont after two months in Mount Dora.
A reader expresses fond feelings for the central area and notes many friends left with a wish to return next winter. She hopes to bring friends and perhaps spend the entire season, possibly making this place her permanent home in the land of lakes and hills.
Last Miss Gallimore and Dr Gré were guests of Arthur H Stowe at Zellwood joining his cousin Charles Stowe of Sanford. After a bountiful feast they conversed with friends and toured the grounds of Bangit and Mrs Jone, noting the home’s beauty and fountain pool in Mount Area.
The B P W club hosts a benefit card party at 8 o clock next Monday in the Grand View Hotel lounge and porches. A 25 cent admission applies and each club member supports one table. Players may choose auction contract five hundred or any game and a door prize plus punch are planned.
Mrs George L Zell bought rocks from Winter Garden Nurseries owner Mr Smith used in the Mount Dora Flower Show rock garden. She moved them to her home grounds to finish her own rock garden and invites visitors to view the feature. Mrs Zell resides in Mount Dora.
A resident on Vares Road displays a collection of plants and flowers noted for its rarity. The exhibitor highlights unusual specimens that attract attention from flower enthusiasts and locals alike.
Dr. Elizabeth Waller relocates this Saturday from Hotel Mount Dora to 136 Fourth Avenue in the Crane apartment building at Fourth Avenue and Alexander Street. She invites friends and patients to visit at the new address.
The message urges every resident to engage locally and help guide the community forward, highlighting collective responsibility for progress and stability in the hometown.
A good booster is not one who praises his home city only when it suits him but rather one who supports and promotes it consistently through actions and words. The remark urges genuine civic backing beyond convenient moments.
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