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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
5
The Mount Dora Recreation Committee sponsors a homecoming dance this Friday at the Yacht Club. Students returning from college will attend and a small admission fee will be charged. All young people are invited.
The Monday afternoon card party drew a small crowd yet proved enjoyable. Miss Boxell won the contract prize, Mrs Brydon took auction, and Mrs Javens won five hundred. Next Monday hosts include Mrs Schonenberger for contract and Mrs Rog.
Event is set at 2 o'clock with play beginning at 2 15. Everyone is welcome.
At the Mount Dora Chapter C E S annual election Mrs Kathleen Stewart is Wor thy Matron M V Simpson Worthy Patron Miss Doris Camp Associate Matron Mrs Cameron Conductress Mrs Camp Associate Conductress Mrs Tirsa Tincher Treasurer Mrs Mae Fenton See The tur supper served to the public last Friday night was a great success All visiting Sisters invited to the Christmas party on Thursday December 26th
Fletcher Crane and George Keller were the guests of honor at a birthday dinner. Decorations featured a Santa sleigh centerpiece and silver bells while guests included Mr. and Mrs. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Keller, and several local couples plus a Tallahassee guest. Thirteen attendees joined the Friday the thirteenth celebration with lighthearted stunts from a punch board.
A note mentions the upcoming gathering on January 13 to be hosted by Miss Gertrude Thorne on the lakeshore. It invites the special welcome of Morebe and May 619 East Seventh rail Mrs. Colin dolls for the event.
Members of Ocklawaha Chapter enjoyed an afternoon travelogue by Mrs Josephine Simpson and Miss Gertrude Steinmetz. The event featured photos from Florida to Alaska via private car bus steamer and plane with moving pictures described by Mrs Simpson. Refreshments were served by associate members. Dues payable by December 28.
A long list of winter visitors and returning residents gathers in Mount Dora. Names include Miss Natalie Spilky from the University of Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman H. Hill from Ohio, Mrs. Isabel Van Loon from Jacksonville, and many others at homes on Highland Avenue, West Eighth Avenue, and Lake Gertrude. Cadet George B. Backus returns home from Culver Academy on furlough. Governor and Mrs. Cone stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Colley for an overnight visit.
Monthly meetings listed for Baptist W M A Lambert circles Mary Simpson Overhiser. Church Ladies Aid May 1 sewing 2nd, Missionary 3rd Friday. Methodist W S C S first Wednesday. American Legion first Monday, Auxiliary first Thursday. King’s Daughters monthly on 2nd and 4th Mondays. PTA first Tuesday. Woman’s Club and Junior Woman’s Club schedule. Kiwanis Thursday luncheons 12 15. Lions Wednesday evenings. OES second and fourth Fridays. Chiefs Club Pythian Sisters Tuesday at homes. Lake County Guard Thursday night football venue. Significant venue: community building and city hall.
Mr and Mrs Thos W None and Mrs Colley's sister, a state beverage commissioner named Long, were guests from Tallahassee and stayed through the weekend.
The Mount Dora Public Library announces new acquisitions from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Notable titles include The Golden Bough abridged by Sir James George Frazer and works by Buchanane, Butler, Hager, Hitchcock, Benes, Ripley, Douglas, Oppenheim, and more, spanning fiction and non fiction genres.
The Mary L. Graham Memorial Shelf debuts Cathedral a modern poetry collection by Earl Marlett. A friend donated the volume noted in the accompanying inscription, enriching the library’s display of contemporary verse.
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