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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
2
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will hold a work meeting in the church parlors on Friday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet in the Community church chapel on May 4 at 3 00 p m Dr Clapp will have charge of the program Everybody welcome
The Art League will hold its last meeting of the season Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs A C Houghton. The topic is Romanesque Architecture.
A Monday supper at Mrs Ethelyn Zell’s home honored Mr and Mrs George Abele of Windermere. Sixteen covers. After a bountiful repast, cards were played with high and low score prizes awarded to Mrs A C Quixley, Mr Jack Simpson, Mrs R N White, and Mr Charles Edgerton.
A delightful supper and bridge party was hosted by Mrs. Ethelyn Zell on Saturday evening. Twenty guests attended with a festive centerpiece of flowers. After dinner four bridge tables were played and prizes awarded to Mrs. Edgar Stokes and Mrs. A E Bell for the ladies and Mr. Fred McDowell and Mr. Edgar Stokes for the men.
The Good Times Club hosted Mrs. R. N. White for a novel afternoon on Monday. A special school for girls tested guest pupils and scored well overall. Mrs. George LaDue won the prize for highest grades and Mrs. A. C. Quixley for the lowest. Refreshments followed for an enjoyable event.
Mrs. Markoe hosted a bridge afternoon with two tables and prizes for high and low scores. Other guests included Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. LaDue. The King's Daughters hosted a Tuesday event at Mrs. Coffin’s and read a thank you letter for a $50 home benefit. They plan a May 12 gathering at Miss Betty West’s Grandview home.
An open Woman's Club meeting featured Miss Laura Neville discussing Oberammergau's Passion Play attended last summer. She described the vow, village participation, principal roles, lodging, eight hour performances, and the open sky stage with a 45 member chorus. A round table followed with questions on club improvements.
The list includes Mrs. George Coffin Mrs Griswold Mrs Lillian Banks Mrs Harold Coleman Mrs Mabel Cleary and Mrs Fred Overhiser. The last meeting of the season will be held on May 12 in the club rooms.
A long column lists local residents heading to summer homes or travel destinations. Names include Dr. W H Waller Angoloa Ind Mrs Vernon Slough Apopka Fla and many others. Several families plan periods in Chicago Long Island Newport News and Florida locations with travels to Leesburg Geneva and St Petersburg noted.
Miss Merritt plans trips to St John New Brunswick and Digby Nova Scotia. The Victors head to Akron Ohio for the summer. William at Florida University may spend weekends in Mount Dora. Mrs Zell with Downs and Margaret Simpson toured Palm Beach and Miami enjoying sun despite hail and rain. Silas family hosts a farewell, visiting relatives in Cleveland and Buffalo. Dr Albert Mann and wife stay at the Davis home. he teaches at Garrett Biblical Institute Evanston. Flowers at the Davis garden are noted for their landscape layout cared for by L. C. Frickey.
Honor Roll lists for Junior-Senior High School show percentages of each grade named from seventh through twelfth. Selections include Mary Agnes Harding and Mary Elizabeth Simpson for seventh grade. Irene Green Virginia Jepson and Frank Pooser for eighth grade. Margaret Champ J D Mosteller for ninth. Myrtle Jepson Margaret Ray for tenth. Dorothy Hopcraft Ruth Loveless Robert McMurray Vivian Thompson Eleanor Wells for eleventh. May Harvey Marie Slack Wilhelmina Sadler Abby Jo Simpson for twelfth. Winter Park plans a modern hospital at $150000 cost by Florida Sanitarium directors.
Bids opened for boring and equipping a new city water well in Panama City. The project aims to expand the municipal water supply and improve distribution.
Sorrento residents enjoy visits from Sanford Daytona Beach and Mount Dora, with social events at the Lions Club and Home Demonstration Club gatherings. Members include Mrs. Lent, Miss Allen, Mrs. Barber, and Mrs. Cowart as new officers.
The Sojourners annual convention will meet in Boston on June 18 to 20. Invited guests include Grand Master of Massachusetts Masonry Grand Commander Abbott, Grand Commander Cowles, Generals Ireland Clem and Fries, Admiral Coontz (president of National Sojourners) and Admiral Byrd. Delegates include Colonel Lindbergh from St. Louis. Attendance is expected to be unusually large.
Delray Beach reports Albert F E Van Dusen plans a $250,000 residence on a large estate about one mile north of the town. The project will place a substantial new home on the property.
Augustus D Foucart died Monday at his South Delaney Street home in Orlando at age 75, two weeks after his wife Mary E Foucart. He is survived by sons Will H Foucart and Donald W Foucart. The couple were former Mount He residents. The family will transport both bodies from the Hahd vault to Muncy Pennsylvania for interment May 1.
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