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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1931
Page
4
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will hold a business and work meeting Friday afternoon in the church parlors from 2 30 until 5 o clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise hosted a boat trip for about forty guests including the Mount Dora Orchestra families and friends. The outing featured two boats traveling to Treasure Island with Mayor and Mrs. W. E. Lackey as honor guests.
Master Richard Rokes of Mt. Plymouth Florida celebrated his fourth birthday with a birthday party. Friends and relatives enjoyed a dinner and admired the table decorations. A pink and white birthday cake with pink candles was cut by the child. Many presents were received.
The King's Daughters met Tuesday evening at Miss Madeline Milner's home with Miss Ann Blake as hostess. A social hour followed the business session. Milner displayed curios from her world journey. Punch and wafers were served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. George Coffin's home on April 28.
Mrs. H. L. H. Blair hosted a Monday afternoon bridge party at the Villa Dora hotel. Four tables played with progressions and prizes awarded to Mrs. T. J. Potter Miss Margaret Simpson Mrs. Burt Mrs. Carl Graves and Mrs. A. W. Birkbeck. Ice cream cake and coffee were served amid spring floral decor.
The Women’s Club held a business session and prepared for the County Federation meeting to be held here on Wednesday April 22. A lunch will be served at the federation. The Home Demonstration Department will run the afternoon program led by Mrs. Mary S. Allen, Home Demonstration Agent, with Mrs. Anna Wassen in charge and assistance from Mrs. John Neville, Miss Kate Warren, Miss Nancy Stuart and Mrs. E. B. Jaques.
Mr and Mrs Elwood Carpenter entertained a four table bridge party on Wednesday evening. After progressions guests enjoyed a salad course jello cake and coffee. Miss Betty West won prizes for high score.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed by Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Conklin, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Conrad and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Beebe, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Young, J. J. West, Miss Betty West, Mrs. B. P. Luce and Mrs. O. Faulkner.
The Department of Literature will meet Tuesday April 21 at 3 00 p m in the club rooms. Mrs E S Marsh reviews The Last Full Measure Lincoln by Honore Willsie Morrow. Mrs Orin Sadler lists new books from the last two months. Mrs George Malone reads George Masefield poems. Miss Affa Hubbell reviews C B Hoover Economic Life of Soviet Russia. Short fiction reviews also planned. Last meeting of the season for this department. The club looks forward to another year of this venture.
Several local residents left this week for homes in Florida and elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Eardley Wilmot spend the week in Miami while Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simpson met her in Orlando. Others headed to Saginaw Michigan Pittsburgh Pa Tampa and Jacksonville with trips to Coronado Beach Platts Hollow and Mount Dora noted among departures.
The column records visits and hospitality around Mount Dora and Lake Jem. Estella Clark hosts on Eighth Avenue while L. E. Klatt entertain at Senet pay for Fred McDowell and Botts of Port Orange. Lacie Patch arrives from Malden to visit Mrs. Mabel Cleary in Ninth Avenue.
Mount Dora residents and seasonal visitors are reported leaving for winter homes in New York Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Notables include Mr and Mrs L N Green Mr Theodore Swanson and Mr and Mrs H E Adams with a hospital visit by Dr J S Stone and Miss Jean Hendrie. A charity entertainment is announced for April 17 at the Community Building.
Mr Elwood Carpenter of Briter Conn and Mrs O Fa Mt Vernon N Y join Mrs B P Luce Warren Mass and others during a winter in Mount Dora. They work over oe in Norfolk Va with Mount Dora folks including Mrs Frank Howard of Tangerine. Mrs Harold Overhiser presides Mount Dora Legion Auxiliary and Mr O D Stephens is Legion Commander.
Dr. Charles Gallimore arranged memorial flowers at Community and Methodist churches in Mount Dora and sent flowers to the Church of the Savior in Cleveland. He notes the tribute honors his wife's devoted life and expresses gratitude for sympathy shown after her death on April 7, 1928. The flowers were distributed to many homes to comfort the sick and shut ins.
Mount Dora Theatre manager H M Johnson and partner Wales announce a lineup of top attractions for the coming weeks. Dracula with Bela Lugosi leads Sunday and Monday, followed by Top Speed with Joe E Brown Tuesday and Wednesday. Fighting Caravans Thursday and Friday stars Gary Cooper, with Buck Jones in Shadow Ranch on Saturday, and Charlie Chaplin in City Lights booked for early showings.
A Marine Corps recruiting party will visit DeLand Florida from April 23 for three days to accept enlistment applicants. Sergeant John W. Jamison will lead the tour and base operations at the DeLand Post Office. The Marines state high physical standards and seek men nineteen years old.
Sergeant Jamison urges young men to discuss Marine service before enlisting. Accepted applicants receive transport to the Marine Training Camp at Parris Island South Carolina for training and travel opportunities.
Vice President Watts called the Lake County Poultry Association meeting to order. J P Shaddick resigned as president. C G Wild of Umatilla elected as new president for the year. May meeting set for Ben Hargiss' Poultry Farm in Umatilla as the first afternoon field event. The program featured three USDA films on embryology of the egg production of quality chicks and layers or loafers.
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