New Jersey Friends Visit Mount Dora and Lawn Bowling Club
Nellie Hart marries Bill McLachlan at Sixth Presbyterian Church Newark in 1906. Friends William Breckenridge host a dinner at Rand View hotel. Forrest and Mrs DeGraff meet in New York and winter in Mount Dora. McLachlan, a former Stuyvesant teacher, later leads Lawn Bowling Club as president. Grace Wheeler joins family summer plans in Westport to visit Helen Flynn.
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William Breckenridge
Rand View Hotel
DeGraff
Ween
Frank Morgan
Fred Jacobs
Frederick Wheeler
Grace
Nellie Hart
Bill McLachlan
Sixth Presbyterian Church
Newark
N. J
Metalurgy
New York
Mount Dora
DeGraffs
Lawn Bowling Club
Mr. McLachlan
Westport
Foundation Plantings Tips From Garden Club Leader
Garden spot notes by Mrs. Vernon L. Conner advising foundation plantings to extend along sides for balanced appeal. Emphasizes curving lines toward the front, appropriate plant forms for house style, corner placement at 45 degrees, ground cover to prevent mud and link plantings, drip line considerations, and watering needs under broad eaves.
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Vernon L. Conner
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Lake Jem
Scottish American Bowler Still Enthusiastic Club Favorite
Mrs. McLachlan, a longtime lawn bowling club member, is described as one of its most enthusiastic ladies. Her family includes Elizabeth Dwyer of Jenkintown Pennsylvania Jessie Russell of Chicago and William linked to Pepperidge Farm in Connecticut. She has nine grandchildren and has visited Scotland several times, retaining a Scottish burr in her accent while remaining American in daily life.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Jenkintown
Jessie Russell
Chicago
William
Pepperidge Farm
Connecticut
McLachlan
Scotland
The Wheelbarrows The Laughing Soviet Worker Tale
A factory guard confronts a nightly thief, the worker reveals a bizarre habit. After a month the guard is allowed to learn the truth. The confession shocks: the thief steals wheelbarrows.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
A Shakespearean line reflecting self-responsibility over fate, spoken by Julius Caesar's conspirators. The quote emphasizes personal accountability and the folly of relying on fortune rather than action. It remains a classic expression of moral agency and public virtue in literature.
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Brutus
Shakespeare
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Stuyvesant School
New York City
Forrest DeGraff
Costis
Ion
SEA Chaser
Lovell
Founders
Wise Boat Works
Burt Rutledge
N. Orange
Orlando
RADIO
Television
N. Highland ST
Florida
John Alden
Murray
Real Estate and Insurance
Sylvan
Shores
Martin’s Furniture Co
Tavares
W. L
Bill’ Fisher
Lake County
Leesburg
Marshall BF
Wilson
Treaé
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