Community Dance Planned at Local Community Building
A community dance is set for Saturday night in the social rooms of the Community Building from 8 30 to 11 30. Good music will be provided and everyone is invited to attend.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
2
A community dance is set for Saturday night in the social rooms of the Community Building from 8 30 to 11 30. Good music will be provided and everyone is invited to attend.
The Friendly club gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs Wilbur Beebee's home for a social time and needlework. Twenty members and guests attended and refreshments of punch cookies and candy were served. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs H W Banks of Grandview Street.
The Good Timers met Monday for a waffle luncheon at Mrs. R N White's home in the afternoon and attended a matinee in Orlando. Miss Margaret Simpson was a guest, with members Mrs H H Mallory Mrs A W Birkbeck Mrs Estella Clark Mrs J G LaDue Mrs A C Quixley and Mrs Thomas Lashar present.
The Art League will present a Puppet Show in the parlors of the Community church on Friday evening April 22 at 7 30. Original figures and costumes promise a delightful evening of entertainment. Admission is 10c for children and 25c for adults.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Community church will stage a porch party Friday 3 to 5 PM at Mrs. E. D. Parker 849 Grandview. All ladies of the congregation are invited. Hostesses with Mrs Parker are Mrs Claribel Parker Mrs George Wilson Mrs R Brown and Mrs G R LaBreck.
Mr and Mrs William Lafroos hosted a Monday bridge game to celebrate their second wedding anniversary. The gathering included out of town guests Mr and Mrs Sidney Carlson from Winter Park and couples Mr and Mrs W B Roberts and Mr and Mrs Fletcher Crane. Each couple received a gift at the end of progressions.
A fragment from the article references a “pression” prize and delicious refreshments served at a late hour, suggesting a post event social or prize moment with enjoyed snacks.
Over twenty Lawn Bowling Club members met at Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tremain’s home on a rainy Tuesday evening to honor Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Elder before their departure to Hialeah. The elders received a framed friendship motto and a brass vase, with a presentation by Mr. J. C. Urquhart. Refreshments included ice cream and wafers.
The B P W club held a benefit card party Monday night with ten tables playing bridge or five hundred. Decorations featured large vases of mixed flowers at the Grand View Hotel. Punch was served and two door prizes awarded the ladies prize to Mrs Umlauf and the gentlemen’s prize to Mr Philip Bachert. Several Eustis B P W members attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Carpenter hosted a pot luck supper and bridge at their Highland street home Thursday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown and Miss Rae Brown, Mr. and Mrs. W A Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Beebee, Mr. and Mrs. H S Masten, Mrs. B P Luce and Mrs. O Faulkner. Prizes went to Miss Brown and Mrs Beebee for the ladies, Mr. Brown and Mr. Beebee for the men, with all the gentlemen receiving a head of Chinese cabbage as an unusual prize.
A group of local friends held a pot luck supper and bridge at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Conrad last Tuesday. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. Lemuel Colson, Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Conklin, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Andrews, and others. Prizes were awarded after the games with ladies taking prizes for Elwood Carpenter, Luce, and Faulkner, while Beebee and Washburn won the men’s prizes.
Personal Blair leaves Sunday for the Sewickley summer home. Durwood Sellers and baby depart Tuesday for Detroit Michigan. A J Waltz attends Methodist Conference in Melbourne. Twila Camp vacationing with Tampa friends. E E Nutter heads to Pensacola Veterans Hospital. Frank Brydon returns from Chicago. Grace Martin visits Doris Camp at Howey. S J Hackworth hosts Martha Elizabeth Blalock of Arlington, Georgia. L T Purdy and Mattie Breck go to Gagetown Michigan. Theodore Swanson spends wintering period elsewhere.
The Mount Dora column lists Stowe Sans and Mrs. Jack Simpson as luncheon guests on Lake Gertrude relaxations. Dozens of residents and visitors depart for northern homes Florida resorts and wintering spots including Melbourne Mayville Belfast Bridgeport and Erie with names such as Adams Trace Henton Parker Akam Patch Hubbell and Beach among others.
The passage notes Mrs. Lawrence and grandson Alva Adams and numerous others leaving Mount Dora after winter visits. Helen Gallimore travels to Gates Mills Ohio with her brother Harry Gallimore. Captain and Mrs Wisdom head north via St Petersburg, Tallahassee and Columbus. Various guests and hosts depart for Florida Georgia New York and Massachusetts locales, with birthdays noted for Dr Wilkinson celebrating his ninety fourth year.
At the Eustis screen Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey return Sunday and Monday in Girl Crazy with Our Gang Free Eats and a cartoon. Tuesday Wednesday adds The Heart of New York with Smith Dale and George Sidney. Thursday Friday shows Freaks with two comedies Blondes By Proxy and A Regular Trouper. Saturday Harry Carey stars in Cavalier of the West along with short subjects.
The Sunshine Circle reports pledges of $25 yearly with $50 raised this year from a local talent event and $15 at Christmas. They support Edouard Riffaud through the McCall Association at $36 annually, aid 21 families, and spent $423.58 on fuel food clothing and medical needs. They distributed Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, sent toys to East Town children, and funded relief efforts totaling $143.20 plus $60 cash and seven hens donated to raise funds.
Construction of Old Fort Clinch proceeds at the north end of Amelia Island. The project progresses with workers and materials in place as coastal defenses near completion for the site.
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