Monday Social Club Card Party Continues
The Monday Social Club announces that activities continue with the usual card party planned for the week. Members are reminded to bring their cards and beverage arrangements are to follow club rules.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
5
The Monday Social Club announces that activities continue with the usual card party planned for the week. Members are reminded to bring their cards and beverage arrangements are to follow club rules.
Be at 2 15 next week for bids and auctions led by Mrs Daniels Mrs Weeks and Mrs Ten Broeck following prize victories in their afternoon games last Monday.
John Coffin celebrated his birthday last Saturday with a party at the picture show and an egg hunt at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George on Seventh avenue. Seven neighbor boys attended and enjoyed ice cream and cake after the hunt.
Grade mothers Mrs. Robert Goodman and Mrs. D. O. Davis and grade father Howard Wetz hosted an Easter party for seventh graders on Friday April 11 in the classroom. Games and an Easter egg hunt were enjoyed by boys and girls while Davis presided and both children and adults had a fine time.
Rosa Lee Beeland of Harriman Tennessee and Eustis Florida married Cecil H Lichliter in Mount Dora Florida on Saturday April 12 1941.
Mrs. Watt hosted a porch party on Woodland Avenue for Mrs. C. McKinney of Coldwater with several guests including Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Stovall. A separate event saw third grade pupils, led by Miss Doris Camp, treated to an Easter afternoon at the Risley home on Tremain Street with egg hunts games and candy.
The Reading Circle will meet Monday evening next week April 21 with Mrs A R Odell at her home 354 Fifth avenue. A full attendance is urged as some of the reading list items will be discussed.
The Reading Circle, a long standing Mount Dora women's group founded about thirty five years ago, meets Mondays for reading and discussion. The club has up to twenty five members and often cannot have full attendance at meetings.
Mrs William Watt and Mrs O M Sn host a wedding rehearsal for Miss Mary Elizabeth Simpson and Russell McKin the evening at the Villa. Guests include family members and bridal party with floral centerpieces, unique place cards, and a decorated wedding cake revealing omens such as a thimble ring coin clock and traveling case.
The King's Daughters gathered at the Yacht Club Monday with 32 attendees. Hostesses were Mrs. W. A. Sheldon and Mrs. Frank Bridgman. Members discussed aiding a burned family still without shelter. New peanut sisters were named and clothing from the Woman's Club sewings was displayed. Next meeting April 28 at the Yacht Club with hostesses.
Mary Elizabeth Simpson of Mount Dora and Russell McKinney of Coldwater Kansas wed in a seven o’clock Sunday evening ceremony at Mount Dora Methodist Church. The church featured palms and a tall candelabra while orange blossoms marked the aisle and the bridal party wore formal gowns.
Mrs age mother o groom wore a blue sheet gown with an orchid corsage. William Turrentine served as best man and ushers included Howard. reception at the Junior League with Burkart Mrs O Sim and Miss Mary Neel as hostesses. Five tier cake centerpiece and floral table decor featured calla lilies and angel blossoms. The couple, both active in community work, plan a home in Coldwater after a honeymoon trip.
Personal notices list multiple families leaving for summer homes and winter visits. Mrs Underwood heads to Eastman Georgia for a relative’s illness, the Beebes depart for Lansing Michigan, the Wilsons go to Elkton Michigan, and others return or relocate to Weymouth Nova Scotia, Akron Ohio, Kingston North Carolina, Highland Park Illinois, Middletown Connecticut, and Northampton Massachusetts for seasonal stays and family visits.
The Mount Dora scene lists winter residents and visitors returning home or continuing stays. Names include E. E. Pecker and family, Harry E. Backus, John C. Bailey, A. A. Tanner, George C. Nuttall, Richard Rundell, J. H. Brydon, William Southwood, P. J. Rossi, Margaret Simpson, Ruth Loveless, Dorothy Loveless, Archie and Marshall Hurlburt, and others with travels to Marblehead Palm Springs and Middletown.
Jessie Call Perkins, Paisley postmaster and Lake County official, celebrates her 75th birthday on April 23. A longtime educator and community worker, she was born in 1866 in Greenfield Ohio and later moved to Lake County in 1888. She is an aunt of Walt Disney and active in local commerce and civic roles.
A Lake County Growers, Inc. sponsored meeting in Fruitland Park Monday will cover the growers legislative program along with noncontroversial topics. The event aims to present a complete discussion of issues facing citrus growers in the region.
Charter No 13102 shows capital stock total par 100000.00 with undivided profits and reserves referenced. Indicates corporate finance basics without further context.
Fruitland Park hosts an open meeting for all growers regardless of membership with O. B. Smith urging attendance to air views on the proposed setup. The event at the Casino starts 7:30 pm on Monday April 21 after a 5:00 pm board meeting. attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and eating utensils for a social supper with coffee.
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