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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
5
The Junior B Y P U will host a Christmas party and banquet at the home of R Latham on an evening this week. All Baptist Jr members are expected to attend. The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church also schedules its annual meeting in the church parlors.
On Friday December 17th at ong this event invites all visiting ladies to attend tea service and get acquainted with the hosts.
A benefit dance to support a Christmas fund is set for December 18 at the Armory. Dancing begins at 9 30 p m with music by the Tennessee Royal Knights Recording Orchestra, a favorite swing ensemble.
The Woman's Club welcomed ten new members at Tuesday's luncheon. New members listed include Mrs. W. F. Bloodgood Mrs. E. Briggs Miss Jean Hendrie Mrs. L. W. Marshall Miss Florence Marshall Mrs. Agnes Cam pe Mrs. Zelmane Mrs. George Sgraves and Miss Morgan. Eight Junior Woman's Club members were also introduced.
Mrs Frederick H Brooke, president of the National Girl Scouts of America, hosted a tea at her Georgetown Virginia home. Guests included organizational officers and newspaperwomen. Troop 8 girls assisted, led by Mrs LeRoy Barton, sister of Mrs Zell and Mrs Hubbard. The troop traces back to Mrs Herbert Hoover.
The Monday afternoon social and card club opened its season with Mrs. J. H. Brydon as president. The notice invites all ladies to join and to bring a gift for the King’s Daughters’ asthma baskets at the next meeting.
A lighthearted invite encourages guests to join a Merry Christmas gathering for the Christ man dinners or a toy. Organizers promise “A wee bit of a surprise” to enhance the festive mood.
The Woman's Foreign Society met at the church Monday afternoon with twenty five women present. Miss Corneia Ashley wore Syrian costume and presented a program on Christmas and the Holy Land mentioning Damascus Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The program featured songs by Miss Kinsey and refreshments by hostess Mrs. Effie Javens.
A Junior Woman's Club affiliated with the Mount Dora Woman's Club was organized this week. E. M. Wentworth president and ten others signed on. Mrs. Millard Reid named president, Mrs. Henry W. Land vice president, and Mrs. Joseph Swift secretary treasurer. Gerald B. Hurlburt serves as sponsor. Members were hosted by the Woman's Club for luncheon and a business meeting. The next meeting is set for January 8 at the Lakeside Inn.
Nearly fifty residents gathered in the New Sylvan Shores Hotel recreation room to form a social club. Officers elected include President J D Pease Vice President Mrs John R Harris Secretary Mrs Alta Belshe and Treasurer Mrs T H Cooley. Guests included Mrs Fred P Cone and Mr Thomas W Long of Tallahassee.
The King's Daughters met Monday at Mrs. Ronald Christie's home with 21 members present. They planned Christmas baskets for three families with Eustis Elks aiding, delivered toys to East Town, and voted Christmas contributions for Jacksonville's Children's Home and East Town. They also approved $10 toward Mount Dora Christmas activities and arranged two barrels of fruit and vegetables plus cash gifts. Tickets for a Sparks Theatre matinee Benefit will support their work, with next meeting January 10 at Misses Betty West and Edna Dennis's home.
Mrs. David S. Simpson and Mrs. Edith Coleman hosted a refined reception Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 at Mrs. Simpson's Shady Retreat home. Honoree Frances Haun of Nashville Tennessee, past Right Worthy Grand Matron, spends winter in Mount Dora. Guests included Mrs. Mamie Landers of Winter Park.
A reception hour featured guests including Mrs Henry d Mrs Hisinak Clark Mrs Glenn Brown Lord Reid Mrs J G Ray nee Simpson Miss Fran ler and Miss Georgia Kirby as two young guests called by during the hours.
Personal notices list numerous visitors and seasonal residents staying at Villa Dora Lakeside Inn Sylvan Shores and Mount Dora hotels. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Stowe Wentworth Burrell Thomas Tincher Lewis Wilmot Moore Rogers Frieswyk Jensen Booth Schrodt Paddock Smith Johnson Oakley and others. The Congregational Church in Tavares invites Dr. Winfield S. Randall as interim pastor beginning next Sunday.
The Great Garrick screens at the Princess Theatre on Sunday and Monday with David Garrick as hero in a light fictional tale set in London and Paris. The cast includes Miss de Havilland and Mr Aherne supported by Horton Cooper Atwill and Turner in a comedy about turning the French to act and finding success on the Paris stage.
Lake County prepares an elaborate citrus exhibit for the Lake County Fair in Eustis January 3 to 8. Manager A S Clark notes the display, once shown in Tampa, will feature top Lake County fruits with support from Hiatt Grove Service of Tavares. Free admissions for Boy Scouts in uniform on January 8 and for all schoolchildren on January 6 mark the community focus, alongside daily free acts by diver Buster Gordon. The event is anticipated as the largest and most successful in Lake County history.
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