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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
5
The Pythian Sisters plan a Monday May 2 gathering at 6 30 PM in Fraternal Hall with a covered dish supper and a regular meeting to follow. Mr and Mrs W W Radcliffe celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on April 20 after returning to Shelton Connecticut from Villa Dora with friends calling and messages received.
Mr and Mrs Harry E Backus and Mr and Mrs A E Bell hosted forty couples at a Saturday dance at the Lake County Country Club. The ballroom featured a profusion of gladioli and snapdragons with the orchestra in a palm and fern bower and a backdrop of oleanders.
Mrs B F Parkhurst, Mrs R P Briggs and Mrs C H Estey hosted a Saturday porch luncheon at Mrs Petey’s home. After lunch, guests enjoyed social time and bridge with prizes awarded to Mrs Webb, Mrs Bloodgood, Mrs Hamlin and Mrs Roberts. Invited guests listed. P T A meeting set for Tuesday May 3 at 3 30 in Community Building social room with speaker Mrs O W Sadler on The Ideal Mother In the Home. Officers to be elected and installed by Mrs H L Le from Leesburg District 8. All members urged to attend.
On April 20 the Yacht Club hosted a World Bridge Olympic event with hundreds of thousands of players across sixty five countries. Local champions were Mr and Mrs Boyle of Mount Dora for north and south and Mr and Mrs Schobert of Eustis for east and west. Major prizes await at state provincial national and international levels, but official tallies are still unavailable due to lengthy clerical work. The tournament has a history of winners from the United States and several European nations.
Mrs. C. H. Estey and Mrs. A. R. Key hosted a dessert bridge for Mount Dora ladies at their Tangerine home. Rooms were decorated with pink gladioli and roses. Prizes went to Mesdames Blood Wilson Smith Thomas Lash ar Arthur Fiske and Houstis Eddy. The guest list included many local residents.
A group of women including Mrs. Thomas Lashar, Miss Clara Whitney, Miss Lois Whitney, Miss Margaret Simpson, Mrs. Olin Meade, Mrs. Houstis Eddy, Mrs. George La Due, Mrs. Raymond Young and Mrs. George Cornwell is noted in a community roster. Their names appear in a society column detailing social acquaintances and local events.
The King's Daughters gathered Monday at Miss Gertrude Thorne's home with Miss Hilda Streeton as associate hostess. About twenty guests attended. Mrs. Gustave A. Brand spoke on world travel with emphasis on China and India, noting burial customs and Benaras among other sites. The group noted plans for Friday May 13 at Mrs. Robert Fenton's home to honor Mrs. Henry S. Eley of Suffolk Virginia International President of the organization.
Mrs Frances Haun and Mrs Jane Millard received honorary memberships while Mrs Mary Simpson was granted a life membership. Mrs Nancy Redditt marked her seventy fifth with a birthay. Mrs Vivian Swanner of Apopka attended the Yacht Club meeting, held amid Easter lilies and peach colored gladioli. The East display included lilies and palms. Punch was served on the porch after the meeting as officers members and friends aided the event.
Volume of notices lists numerous families and guests traveling from Florida destinations to summer homes in Maine New York Vermont Ohio and New Jersey. Names include Dickson Hannum Kempf Mead Bryant Brand Poole Jackson Brigham Bradner Condit Mayo Lewis Warren Jarrett Hamlin Taussig Pierson Wyatt Stowe Killian Cummins Tucker Brydon Learned Marshall Chase Marshall Brydon Sanborn Wentworth and others as they leave for destinations such as Cliff Island Champlain Bradley Beach Chautauqua Watertown and Birmingham with various itineraries and hospital or family visits noted.
Mount Dora Chapter OES marked its 20th anniversary with a dinner for charter members at the Community Building. About two hundred attended, including visiting Grand Officers, and a Grand meeting followed at the Yacht Club with remarks by Mrs Frances Haun and George Turner.
Night in Savannah with friends and a Washington D C stop mark a summer travel pattern. Mrs Harry Clark and her son head to Savannah Lake New York for a summer with Mr Clark joining them early in the week. Villa Evans hosts Mr and Mrs J W Willard of Oak Park Illinois and Mrs Florence B Conwell and Miss June Otterman of Pittsburgh on a weekend visit while en route from Miami and St Petersburg to Mount Dora to visit old friends.
Mr Rehbaum showcases a kitchen with cream walls and white enamel fixtures. The space features a marble-pattern linoleum floor, ample drainboard space, built in utensil storage, and outlets for small appliances including a Mix Master. An electric roaster, Bendix laundry gear, and an ironer are demonstrated alongside a compact water heater and a potential dining area.
Mr and Mrs Billy Townsend announce the birth of a daughter Loretta Ann on Sunday night April 17 at Lake County Medical Center Umatilla Mrs Townsend before marriage was Doris Gray.
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