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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
5
Florence Gilbert Hanscom entertained members of the cast of Unto the Least of These on Monday afternoon at four o clock at her Grandview street residence. Guests were guests.
The Yacht Club card party scheduled for Wednesday December 16 is postponed to December 20 out of respect for the memory of Past Commodore Sam Sadler. Also noted are a Villa Dora dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Mowry with guests Mrs. Elizabeth Evans and Miss Helen Lemert, and the Tourist Card Club meeting at the Community Building with twelve tables of players.
The AoE ing set kicks off Christmas events on December 24 at 10 00 with a Lake County Country Club Christmas Eve dance. Harry Clarkston leads the Dixieland Swingsters from Ocala, fresh from the Fall Frolic at the University of Florida Gainesville. Tickets sold in advance cheaper than at the door. sources include A C Dooley Jr and Millard.
A Tourist Club dance will be held Saturday night in the social room of the Community Building. A meeting to organize for the season is planned. Dances include old fashioned, square and round plus later dances. Visitors and townspeople are invited. A small charge, twenty five.
Mrs. Adam Hazelwood and Mrs. Wilson G. Smith hosted twelve table bridge at Mrs. Hazelwood’s home. Prizes were awarded to numerous guests including Mrs. Paul Milner and Mrs. Raymond Young. Christmas colors with poinsettias and red and white roses adorned the decor.
A parade of winter guests and returning residents is listed in Mount Dora. Names include Leslie Acton and family from Royal Oaks Michigan at their short stay, Jennie C. Sullivan at Ninth Avenue, and Charles Feist from Marion Indiana. Also noted are Clarke Burrell of New York City at Villa Dora and many others settling into winter homes and hotels.
Mr and Mrs Walter Hackett announce the birth of a son Terry Wells Hackett born Tuesday December 8 in Lansing Michigan at a local hospital.
The Zellwood P T A December meeting at the Grammar School Auditorium elected Mrs. R C Osborn as president to fill the unexpired term and Mrs. C M Bell as vice president. Mrs. W J Whitehurst sent regrets. Committee appointments were made for Auditing and Publications. The program featured citizenship talks and a musical evening.
A nostalgic, meandering column blends personal grief with public events. The writer mourns friends and recalls shifts in politics, football bowls, and a presidential return, ending with a holiday toast and a casual café memory.
The Tavares court house lawn will feature a Winnsboro granite base from South Carolina with a palmetto engraving as part of the 1937 semi centennial. A Kansas limestone sent by O W Smith via J O McClay will also join the collection. The projects highlight cross state pride for the event.
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