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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
2
Guests arriving at Villa Dora include Mr and Mrs Bradley from Portland and Mrs 8S Chapin with Miss MacKay of Andover Massachusetts.
The Old Timers' Club gathered for a Monday afternoon bridge session at Mrs. Harry Fish's attractive Helen Street home. They will not meet again until after the New Year and the next meeting place is yet to be set.
Miss Bessie Lee Rudd of Bellevue Kentucky will give an organ recital at the Methodist church next Sunday evening December 28 at 7 30 pm. She is a niece of Dr. Charles Gallimore and Miss Anna Gallimore and will be their guest for a week.
A group of boys from Florida State University Gainesville are at home for Christmas attendance. The list includes G Ray Jr, Raymond Perkins, Lendy Sadler, Max Moorhead, Paul Nzad, Wesley Bradner, and Glenn of Sorrento.
Mount Dora public schools contributed to Jacksonville's Children’s Home sending $30 from primary and high school grades. Intermediate grades mailed a gifts box to Lake City Veterans Hospital. Community generosity promises a joyful Christmas for locals.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ronsheim hosted a six o'clock dinner on Tuesday evening December 16 with a four course meal. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Banks Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Olds Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Grant A. Ladd as they spent the evening playing five hundred.
The Ladies Aid of the Community church held a food sale and business meeting Friday afternoon. Rain dampened patronage, but organizers plan a better turnout next time. At the meeting officers were elected: President Mrs Mabel Cleary, first vice president Mrs Philip Backett, second vice president Mrs N W Morley, treas...
A fragmentary text mentions Margaret Lewis and secretary Mrs. N M Cross in a local notice context.
The Garden club met in the Community building social rooms last Wednesday. Members studied flowers for December and Mrs Marsh showed pictures of fall wild flowers. Over twenty vases were donated to support the upcoming flower show. The next meeting will be January 7 with Mr M J Daetwyler of Orlando Florist speaking.
The Good Timers Club held a Christmas dinner Monday at Mrs. A. C. Quixley's home with a four course turkey meal contributed by members. Next Monday the group plans a joint Christmas tree at Mrs. Thomas Lashar's with active members listed.
Mrs R C Conklin entertained Monday evening for her daughter Ida M Conklin of New York who is visiting for the holidays. Two bridge tables competed with prizes won by Mrs D Hayden and Miss Marian Bryant. A salad course with wafers and hot chocolate followed. Guests included Mrs D Hayden, Misses Marian and Lois Bryant, Esther Cadman, Betty West, Harriet Banks and Lona Odell.
Miss Margaret Lewis organized a Christmas program at her home nursery school. Children sang and recited verses while a decorated Christmas tree, handmade ornaments, and light cookies and orange juice delighted attendees. Mrs John Lewis aided the event. Enrolled children include Eddie Fay Stokes Ann Louise In gram Sara Roseborough Marcia.
Four individuals named Lou Fowler Barbara W Gladys Irene Crane and Dorothy Mae Conner appear in a partial obituary style listing or social notice with no additional context or details provided.
Local families and students from Rollins College and nearby colleges spend the Christmas holidays in Mount Dora. Residents include D Personal and family, Miss Liona Odell, Miss Alexandra Birkbeck, Miss Frances Bloodgood, Miss Affa Hubbell, Miss Georgia Kirby, Miss Dorothy Eckis, and many couples arriving from Wisconsin, Iowa, Connecticut, Michigan, and New Jersey. Guests stay in homes on Seventh Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, with exchanges of visits among relatives and friends.
Opie Read of Howey-in-the-Hills joins Mr. and Mrs. E N Wood of Chicago for a Sunday dinner at the Hotel Mount Dora. Guests included Mr and Mrs H G Miller. Wood party occupy Miss Blaichs cottage on Ninth avenue and Read recently made Howey-in-the-Hills his home.
The Hotel Mount Dora dining room is near full for the Christmas dinner surpassing Thanksgiving Day reservations. Guest G. A. Trenley of East Liverpool Ohio stays for the winter while Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bartholomew of Palm Beach are registered for a short visit.
The Tourist Club enjoyed a December 19 meeting in the auditorium featuring the Ebsen Dancers of Orlando with gypsy tap and acrobatic dances. Mr. Ferris sang old favorites to an appreciative audience. The next meeting is planned for December 26 with readings by Dr. Angell and more music.
Mrs. John Alden, organizer and president of the International Sunshine Society, suffered a stroke weeks ago and has been failing, to the grief of admirers. Mount Dora’s Adelia Avery, longtime Sunshine Society figure, remains a devoted friend and keeps in touch with the secretary. Ida Agnes LaForce, another member, sent condolences noting Mrs. Alden growing feeble and more helpless daily.
The Garden Club’s memorial tree at the Community Hall, planted last January with Mrs. Calvin Coolidge officiating, is thriving and is confirmed to be the original tree, not a replacement. Mr. Smith of Winter Garden Nurseries assisted with trimming and care to restore its vigor.
Prof. C. W. Yerington and his wife of St. Louis Michigan Business College will spend the winter in our city and teach commercial studies and music here. Their advertisement appears in another column.
Fragmentary notice hints at a theater review praising a musical production with songs and a star’s daring stunt. It mentions critics, a roving rover character, and a glamorous actor with a provocative performance. The piece alludes to film and golf motifs without full detail.
Cadets Robert W. Dickson Jr and Howard Simpson of Riverside Military Academy Gainesville Ga return home for Christmas with their parents. The extended vacation is earned by making the Honor Roll with a 95 percent general average, a distinction earned by about one cadet in ten. They may also wear the Riverside gold R.
Mayor Lackey informs Dr R W Dickson of Mount Dora that he is appointed to fill the Park Commission vacancy caused by D H Bishop's resignation. The appointment follows a petition signed by about seventy citizens.
Arch ie Hurlburt manager of the Lakeside Inn received a live possum from Governor Hardman s son after a taste of possum last fall. The couple plans not to harm the animal and keeps it in a cage at the rear of the Gables attracting attention while deciding its fate.
A benefit dance will be held Tuesday evening at the Social Hall to raise funds for the social room equipment in the Community Building. Mr Gorman directs with the feature evening act Corn Huskers Frolic. Music will be good and refreshments served at the usual price for dances.
Paul Turrentine has been seen on the streets with a relieved smile after days of handling one or two express cars daily for the holiday rush. With the peak over, he has a chance to draw a breath and rest from the busy period.
Mayor and Mrs Lackey and the official family will host a New Year reception in the community hall social rooms on New Year’s afternoon from three to five. All residents and visitors are invited to greet city officials and their wives and share in a social hour. The event marks a reopening for 1931.
The December Farm and Live Stock Record reports Carl ton Nurseries increasing holdings by 100 acres of citrus land near Lake County Club in North Mount Dora Florida. George Malone of Malone ton Nurseries says the firm aims to extend holdings to create a large and finest glass house nursery in the South. The article references addition properties and services secured by Malone ton Nurseries Company.
The text notes Mr. Henton and his widow Margaret Henton, tied to Florida winters in Mount Dora, with Mrs. Henton visiting in early fall. It mentions burial arrangements in New York or Kansas and references Margaret Henton, her absence two weeks before death. The fragment reflects a wintering pattern and family notices.
The Rockledge New Indian River Hospital is planned to open for winter, with a target date in early January. Officials say construction is on track and patient services will begin soon after opening.
Mount Dora merchant promotes sales books by backing each original with 50 sets priced at 50c per dozen. The notice highlights a volume sale and location in Mount Dora for readers.
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