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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
2
The regular meeting of the Woman's Club will be held in the parlors of the Community church on Tuesday afternoon February 1th at 3 o'clock. All members are urged to attend for important business, and visitors are welcome.
On Monday a trip through the Dora Canal in the launch Jaa nita was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Dillon, Miss Esther Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Kernahan, Mrs. C. S. Graves, Miss Madeline Milner, Miss Carolyn Wright, and Miss Anah Blake.
Mrs Ethelyn Zell of the Park Commission hosts a card party for park beautification on Wednesday evening February 19 at the Lakeside Inn. Tables for bridge and five hundred, tickets fifty cents. Proceeds fund shrubbery around the new Community Building as grounds improve under her direction.
The weekly Grand View Bridge and 500 evenings drew eight Bridge tables and two 500 tables on Tuesday. High Bridge prizes went to Mrs E W Porter and Mr C J Winnes. 500 winners were Mrs E J Ryan and Mr Philip Bachett. Low scores went to Mrs Parker and Mrs Chas Abbott. about sixty players enjoyed lunch, with invitations extended to hotel guests and others for future evenings.
The W. C. T. U. met Monday at the Community Church chapel. Resolutions on the late president Mrs. O. L. Callahan were read. Mrs. Carr was elected president. Prohibition readings from major papers were shared. A program for Frances Willard Day was set for March 3, at the same place. A 97 cent collection was taken.
The Girl Scouts held a February 12 meeting at Educational Hall after honoring Mrs. Coolidge as Guard of Honor at a Community Building tree planting. Three patrols cleaned the new Scout room after the first meeting on February 5, and thanks are given to Miss Milner for donated tables and benches. Visitors welcome.
The Mummers enjoy a busy spell with tributes to Miss Milner, Chief Mummer, as she departs abroad. Tuesday luncheon hosted by Mrs Carl Graves at Villa Dora preceded a theatre outing at Eustis Theatre. Wednesday luncheon at Latch String Orlando followed by a matinee at the Beacham.
Tickets are selling well for a benefit card party by the American Legion and Auxiliary at the Lakeside Inn. The event is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon February 12 at 2 30 o clock. There will be bridge and five hundred with many prizes donated.
Villa Dora guests enjoyed two one act plays last Thursday at the Villa Dora. The medieval The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife staged by Amatole France featured Madeline Milner, O W Sadler Jr, Maude Shepard, E E Trusket, H H Mallory. The Unseen, a modern piece, was performed by Carolyn Wright, Frank W Davidson, and Carl Graves.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational and Community churches plans a birthday concert and party on February 20 at 8 PM in the church parlors. A buffet luncheon follows the program. Invitations include little bags for birthday pennies, with the amount not specified.
A women’s study club formed by M. E. Church ladies will meet Thursdays at 2:30 PM with a social session the fourth Thursday. Topics include National Parks and Old Trails, with Yellowstone Glacier and Mt Ranier parks to be discussed. Officers listed: President Mrs R. C. Conklin Vice President Mrs Urquhart Secretary Mrs William Johnson.
The Garden Club schedules a benefit card party on Monday afternoon February 17 from 2 30 to 5 oclock at the Grand View Hotel with Bridge and 500. Proceeds fund beautification projects and club bouquets will be prizes. Committees on hospitality refreshments tickets were appointed as plans move forward. Tickets available to members or at the club.
H. S. Masten discusses garden posts and their control. For the upcoming meeting a motorcade is planned to The Ripples at the Randall estate in Winter Park Florida, highlighted as one of the finest in the state.
Local residents and guests move through Mount Dora and nearby towns staying at the Hotel Mount Dora and other lodgings. Names include A Conrad Mrs Deee from Newman Ga Paul Conrad and Mrs Annie F Orr, Mrs L Colson, Dr L Colson heading to Miami for dental work, and many others visiting or residing for the winter season.
Mr and Mrs A E Davis and son Bob and Mr and Mrs Sidney Line spent a week at Daytona Beach fishing. They report a wonderful time as whiting and other small fish were biting well.
Mr and Mrs John Silas visit Mrs Silas and little Ann in Cleveland while Catherine Hackett visits Tulsa then plans time with Hackett family. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor and Mrs Cameron Urquhart of Chicago visit Mrs Taylor's parents at 320 Ninth Avenue. W H Marley of Meadville spends winter in Mount Dora and recalls years there. W A Conrad substitutes for ill Roseborough at Mount Dora School. Mr and Mrs W Roberts move from Mount Dora Hotel to an apartment in Tavares and he joins a local drug store while she teaches at Mount Dora Public School. Dr and Mrs Newton E Davis of Chicago rent Mrs Gifford's Dunravin apartment and will stay. Dr Davis is corresponding secretary of the Board of Hospitals.
Mr and Mrs Frank H Heath of Mount Dora plan a sale of prized furnishings priced by Fletcher Crane of Rehbaum and Crane. Sale may be by appointment after their home was spared during the Summerfield tornado that demolished a dozen nearby buildings.
Mrs George Malone entertained a party of fourteen children on Monday afternoon February 3 for Sonny Malone s fifth birthday. Outdoor games and a lunch followed by a peanut hunt won joy for the young host and guests.
In Lake County Florida the probate court administers the estate of George W Jennings, deceased. The matter concerns asset settlement and official appointing of a personal representative.
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