Ladies Aid Meeting At Methodist Church
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will hold their regular meeting at the church Friday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
2
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will hold their regular meeting at the church Friday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will meet Friday at 2 30 in the church parlors. Annual reports will be presented and officers for the coming year elected. Prompt attendance is urged, as a Sunday school rehearsal for a Christmas play follows at 3 30.
Mrs Frank Drake hosted a Thursday afternoon two table bridge party at her home honoring her sister in law Mrs Russell Drake. Prizes went to Mrs Raymond Daniels for high score and Mrs Myron Cronwalt for consolation with a guest prize to Mrs Drake. Refreshments were served. Attendees included Mesdames Raymond Daniels, William Street, Grady Cooley, William Wingler, Frank Griffiths and Myron Cronwalt.
On Wednesday evening Mrs R V Parker of Sylvan Shores hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs N F Bruner, the recent bride. Fourteen ladies attended as gifts were revealed from hidden spots in the home and a guessing contest awarded to Mrs Eason. A light lunch followed prepared by Mrs Parker and her sister Mrs Ray Eckholdt. The event was a total surprise to the bride.
Mrs Adam Hazelwood hosted a bridge party last Wednesday afternoon to honor her house guest Mrs Robert Hazelwood of Chicago. Poinsettias and hibiscus in Christmas colors decorated the rooms. Four tables were in play and refreshments were served.
Pupils of the Community Sunday school will stage Why the Chimes Rang by Raymond Alden on Sunday December 20 at 7 30 p m at the church. Local preparations directed by Mrs Frank Davidson feature a cast including Barbara Hopcraft Ruth Harvey Robert Quixley Billy Lawrence David Harvey Cyril Hopcraft and others with carol singers and costumed roles. Proceeds go to the Jacksonville Children’s Home.
The King's Daughters met at Miss Helen Merritt's home last Wednesday. They reported a successful candy sale and thanked the Community church and candy donors. Plans were made to pack the Children’s Home barrel and organize Christmas baskets with help from the Woman's Club and American Legion. The next meeting is January 12 at Miss Betty West's home with Mrs Myron Cronwalt as co-hostess.
Christmas Day events at Silver Lake Country Club Leesburg include a 4 to 6 pm tea dance and a 10 pm script dance with Neill McNeill and his Orlando orchestra. Tickets sell at reduced prices through December 22 and may attract attendees from Leesburg Mount Dora Orlando Ocala Eustis Tavares Umatilla and other Central Florida towns.
The local Eastern Star held a memorial service for Dora Hackett Fred MacDowell and David Simpson with eighteen officers and Rev J E Elder leading prayers and hymns by Rev and Mrs M J Bouterse. Flowers in emblematic colors were sent to Mrs David Simpson and the chapter marked its twenty fifth anniversary in Eustis with a silver token and a new slate of officers led by Angeline Battle and W R Battle.
The December 9 wedding united Miss Meta Elise Bryce and Lt. Stovie Ogleby Ross at the bride's Jacksonville home. Guests included close family, with Marion Wooton as maid of honor and Wesley Redding Jr as groomsman. After a reception the couple departed for a western honeymoon. Ross is son of Mrs. Mary Ross formerly of Mount Dora.
Mr and Mrs Walter Nixon of Grand Rapids Michigan have been guests of Mr and Mrs W A.
The column lists numerous seasonal guests arriving from Wisconsin, Maine, New York, New Hampshire and beyond. Families including the Kleinschmidt, Doran, Adams, Chase and Hanscom clans take apartments or houses for the winter. Local events note school vacation, Christmas programs, and social visits among residents and guests.
Dr and Mrs Ioe L Hanscom hosted guests including Henry Banks and Parker families. Dr G E B Adams of Weymouth North Nova Scotia and Dr Jay Corrigan of Chicago visited Mount Dora. Corrigan once taught Dr Mildred Marsh. Attendees of the Orlando Baptist state convention included many locals. Paul A Mahony's southern state trip totaled 1605 miles with Fort Myers and Key West stops. Cleveland merchant Sherman Skinner and wife plan winter in Florida visiting Mount Dora before St Petersburg.
Clermont initiates tung oil groves with six hundred acres planted and two hundred fifty thousand young trees in nurseries. H S Masten and M F Kane lead successful trials prompting Mount Dora landowners to join. Full information available from Trimbey Properties, Clermont, or W M Davenport, Mount Dora.
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