Card Party at Community Building Tonight
A card party will be held at the Community Building at 8 p m tonight February 3. The public is invited and proceeds go to charity.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
5
American Legion Post Hosts Auxiliary Event
Members of the Auxiliary will serve as hostesses and provide refreshments at a party held under the auspices of the American Legion Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Post
Tourist Masquerade Dance at Community Social Rooms
The Tourist Dance on Saturday night February 12 features a masquerade with prizes for best costumes. Music will be provided and a good time is promised. Visitors and residents are welcome to the Saturday night dances with a small fee to cover music costs.
Yacht Club Card Parties Draw Members and Guests
Contract bridge evenings at the Yacht Club run on Wednesday nights with good attendance. Members enter free while non members pay a small fee. Details cannot be reported due to the weekly Topic printing schedule, but the events are greatly enjoyed and open to members and their friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
Lake County Nurses Benefit Dance Planned Near Eustis
District 14 Florida Nurses Association will host its annual Benefit Dance at Lake County Country Club near Eustis, Tavares and Mount Dora on Saturday night February 12. Tickets cost $1 per couple with Eddie Stephenson's WDBO orchestra providing music. Officers include President Martha Lewis Eustis and first vice Ruth Crosland Tavares with secretary Ann Tompkins Leesburg and treasurer Charlotte Lester Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
District 14
Florida To Nurses Association
Lake County Country Club
Eustis
Tavares
Mount Dora
Eddie Stephenson
WDBO
Florida
District 14 Association
Martha Lewis
Ruth Crosland
Pearl Haines
Leesburg
Ann Tompkins
Charlotte Lester
Grand Island
Surprise Birthday Party Honoring Mrs Ronald Christie
A small group hosted a surprise party at Mrs. Ronald Christie’s home on Saturday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. Contract bridge yielded prizes with Mrs Christie first, Mrs Lee second, and Mrs Isabel Van Loon third, followed by cake, spice cake, and coffee. Many gifts were given during the refreshment hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Christie
Christie
Lee
Isabel van Loon
Eleanor Jackson
Flo Wingler
Ladies Enjoy Afternoon With Christie Guests
Mrs Christie hosted an afternoon gathering with Mesdames Flo Wingler Ruth Turrentine Josephine La Breck Hortense Davis Julia Lee Marion Condit Eleanor Jackson Isabel Van Loon Frances Brydon Betsy Hallett and Helen Drake present for the social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Christie
Mesdames Flo Wingler
Ruth Turrentine
Josephine la Breck
Hortense Davis
Julia Lee
Marion Condit
Eleanor Jackson
Isabel van Loon
Frances Brydon
Betsy Hallett
Helen Drake
Ladies Aid to Meet at Community Church Chapel
The Ladies Aid of the Community Church will meet in the chapel Friday at 3 p m. Mrs Morley and Mrs Brown will be hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Morley
Brown
Social notes from St Petersburg and area visitors
Personal notices list area residents and guests traveling to St Petersburg Florida wintering here attending events and visiting friends. Names include Mrs Mattie B White Rev D B Spencer and many visiting families from Michigan Ohio New Jersey Ontario and Massachusetts with trips to Tampa and Key West amid midwinter social activity.
Mrs Carr Returns to Mount Dora After St Petersburg Visit
Miss Sarah M. Carr of Washington DC visits Mount Dora, returning after a two week stay in St Petersburg. She has spent many winters there but has not been in Mount Dora for seven years, and friends welcome her back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Wood
Lynn, Mass
Villa Dora
Wood
St. Petersburg
Sarah M. Carr
Washington, D. C
Misi
Anna M. Carr
Miss Carr
Mount Dora
First Lady at Princess Theatre Opens Sunday
Kay Francis stars as an ambitious wife seeking the White House privileges in First Lady at the Princess Theatre. Verree Teasdale opposes her husband’s nomination while a parallel romance unfolds with Victor Jory and Anita Louise. Based on a Broadway hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Kay Francis
Preston Foster
White House
Kay
Verree Teasdale
Walter Connolly
Verree
Victor Jory
Anita Louise
Pan Florida visits and Maine cold spell noted
Mrs Frank Howard returned Saturday from Panama where she visited her son and family. Dr and Mrs Sylvester and Ruth of Portland Maine, wintering with Mrs Webb, tour Southern Florida. Mr and Mrs Winfield Craig and Mr and Mrs John James of Island Falls Maine called on Mr and Mrs T L Prescott, reporting very cold weather in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Howard
Panama
Sylvester
Ruth
Portland
Maine
Webb
Florida
Winfield Craig
John James
Island Falls
T. L. Prescott
Weekend Visits Across Maine and Pennsylvania
Mr and Mrs Francis Brawn of Auburn Maine visited with Miss Evelyn Brawn over the weekend. Mr and Mrs W P Moore and son Bill returned to Pennsylvania after visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs J L Morton. Miss Maude McEwen of Jacksonville spent the weekend at home with her father Mr J L McEwen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Brawn
Auburn
Maine
Evelyn Brawn
Mr. Brawn
W. P. Moore
Bill
Pennsylvania
J. L. Morton
Maude McEwen
Jacksonville
J. L. McEwen
Sorrento Social Notes Featuring Local Guests
Sorrento social roundup lists visitors from Ohio including Mrs. Pin and Mrs. Brucher with granddaughter Miss Bruecher, Mrs. Reed and children staying with Mrs. Hickerton, Mrs. Hinkle of Paris Hill N Y with twins visiting Mr. E C Porter, and Emma Battle's Augusta trip. Also mentions drives to Zephyrhills, church events at Lake Lucy, and presbyterian pulpit duties by Pastor Jones of Eustis with Mrs. Lent hosting the Ladies' Aid at Lake Lucy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber
Pin
Bruecher
Miss Bruecher
Ohio
Reed
Hickerton
Fred Hinkle
Paris
Hill
N. Y
E. C. Porter
Emma Battle
Augusta
Mary Battle
Buster Battle
Ralph Sheldon
Miss Allen
Zephyrhills
Shawn Dancers Deliver a Vivid Men Dancer Program
The Shawn Dancers presented a three part program blending music visualizations primitive folk and religious dances. Led by Mr Shawn the company based in Massachusetts features trained male dancers and earned praise in Atlantic Monthly for its vitality. Notable works included Thunderbird Invocation and African Fetish with spirituals and dignified Doxology. One star, Barton Mumaw from Eustis, highlights a local connection as the Mount Dora Club hosts this entertainment with support from the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tana
Eabeenes Coche
Shawn
Atlantic Monthly
Mumaw
Massachusetts
Eustis
Barton Mumaw
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
County Federation Meeting Set at Eustis Clubhouse
The February meeting of Lake County Federation of Women's Clubs will be held Thursday February 10 at the Eustis Woman's Club clubhouse. Dr Gerry R Holden of Jacksonville an authority on cancer prevention and control and Mrs J Ralston Wells of Daytona Beach vice president at large Florida Federation of Women's Clubs will speak. The program promises to be excellent as both speakers are well known in the county and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Art League Meeting at Lakeside Feb 10
The Art League will meet at the Lakeside Inn on Thursday February tenth at seven oclock. Members urged to attend for important business. At eight oclock Mr Gallie will lecture on Glorious Devon and the Cornish Riviera with colored slides. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art League
Lakeside Inn
Gallie
Devon
Cornish Riviera
Dr Sarah Spooner Dies After Illness at Home
Dr Sarah Chamberlain Spooner died at her Donnelly avenue home on Thursday January 27 after several weeks of illness. Born 1864 in Lima NOY she graduated from South Dakota State College in 1891 and Hahnemann Hospital training in Chicago. She practiced in Detroit from 1907 until retiring in 1934 then moved to Mount Dora Florida. She leaves her husband Dr Henry M Spooner and son James C Spooner. Funeral services were held Friday at Rehbaum chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Chamberlain Spooner
Donnelly Avenue
Spooner
Lima
Noy
Necret
South Dakota
South Dakota State College
Chicago
Hahneman Hospital
Henry M. Spooner
Oberlin College
Detroit
Mich
Lake County birthday party raises record $200
Lake County’s Presidents Birthday Party at the Fountain Inn Eus tis netted about $200 for the National Infan tiles Paralysis Foundation. Chairman Karl Lehmann said it was the largest county total to date with Leesburg $41 Mount Dora $40 Tavares $36 and Umatilla $31 contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Fountain Inn
Eustis
National Infantiles Paralysis Foundation
Karl Lehmann
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Tavares
Umatilla
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Raut
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Miriam Hopkins
Ray Milland
Wise Girl
Pine Ridge Follies
Lum & Abner
Silver Cornet
Kent Taylor
Wendy Barrie
Alice Faye
FBI
John Barrymore
Bulldog Drummond’s
Tres
Francis
Warner Bros
Mila
Mattie B. White
Mrs
A. N. Stowe
South Florida
D. B Spencer
Nellie Roberts
Lake County Medical Center
Flora Morley
Tallahassee
John Erickson
Holland, Michigan
Carr Cottage
Woodland Avenue
Floyd Miller
Flint, Michigan
J. T. Storer
Clayton Street
Frank C. Andrus
Mary Jane
Hastings, Mich
Lemuel Colson
Joseph Sullivan
Manchester
Mass
Jeannette F. Nelson
Tremain Court
Marquis D. Olds
Ruby Branagan
Key West
Miami
Norman Tuckett
Tuckett
Henry C. Berger
Westwood, New Jersey
J. W. Coffey
Chicago, Ill
W. H. Drake
Sylvan Shores
Mrs. Coffey
Dr. Ketcham
Heinzman
Tulsa
Okla
Mrs. Heinzman
Chas. Kleinhans
John Grove
Toledo
Geo. DeMuth
Rhodes Avenue
Mrs. Campbell
Anne
North Bay
Ontario
F.P. Gutelius
Emmet Lawrence
Swartz Creek
Mamie Dye
Ada Dye
Flint, Mich
Reggie Parker
East Seventh Avenue
Dinner Bridge
George P. Comnett
Charles W. Olcott
New York
N. V.trautman
New Albany
Ind
C. M. Trautman
Cincinnati
Eleventh Avenue
H. C.hoodelmier
Lem Downs
Gainesville
E. L. Downs
University of Co
S. F. Hayward
Emma A. Widman
East Orange
N. J
St. Mary’s River
L. B. Crane
D. F. Crane
Douglas
Earl Anderson
Tampa
Gasparilla
Princess Theatre Sun
Zellwood
Sorrento
Coleman’s Bakery
T. S. Kennedy Realty Co
Tavares, Florida
General Real Estate
Stock & Frill Shop
Mount Bora, Hla
Lakeside
First National Bank
First National Bank of
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Westinghouse
MilJora Hardware Company
Sarah C. Spooner
Lake
Tin Cross & Blackwell
Sugar Creek
Kraft’s
Parkay
Seven Dwarfs
Monarch
Hale’s Grocery
A. P. Sides
Meat Dept
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