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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
5
The annual masquerade dance features original and comical costumes with a grand march at nine. Square and modern dances will be offered with fine music. Admis sion charge is not shown.
Mount Dora Pythian Sisters hosted a surprise party for Mrs LaMar Silver at her new house on North Overlook Drive Sylvan Shores. The social hour included refreshments from the committee and a lovely gift from temple members.
Members of the Beets Club finalize details for a Friday banquet at 6 30 p m to honor their husbands. A pleasant dinner is expected with cards to follow and prizes noted from recent events won by Mrs Frederick Thompson in contract Mrs Lottie Weeks in auction and Mrs D C Brockett in five hundred. Next week's hostesses include Mrs Wm Fink Mrs C W Owens and Mrs Mueller for contract auction and five hundred respectively.
Mrs Eugene L Downs hosted a surprise birthday party Saturday at her Liberty street home for her niece Miss Cal Jones. Guests enjoyed games and dancing in a festive afternoon gathering.
An evening gathering featured delicious refreshments and birthday cake. Attendees listed include Betsy Kramer June Fenn Libby Crawdy Evelyn Turrentine Bettye Lotz Calvin Richardson Tommy Shipes Walter Tucker Stanley Bicknell George Malone Jr Jim Deverell Russell Ranier James Thompson Mr and Mrs W M Kennedy Mrs C Downs Mrs L J Drawly Jr.
The King's Daughters gathered Monday night at the Community Church manse with hos tesses Mrs Harry Westbrook Reed and Mrs Mabel Cleary. In the absence of President Mrs Ronald Christie Mrs George Coffin presided at the business meeting after a short devotional led by Mrs Reed. Refreshments followed and Mrs Cleary impressed with more than doughnuts. Next meeting February 24 will be at Mrs Carl Risley’s home with Miss Ruth Butts as associate hostess.
The Junior Woman's Club hosts a benefit bridge evening at the Yacht Club on February 19 at 8 o clock. Gentlemen and ladies invited to a patriotic event with table prizes and refreshments. Mrs Henry Land chairs the committee with Mrs Cecil Parker Mrs W J Patton Mrs Herbert Roberts Mrs R M Hall and Mrs C W Ezzard. Tickets from club members or the Chamber of Commerce or paid at the door.
The Junior Woman's Club met at the Yacht Club with Mrs. Clayton Tremain presiding. They arranged a February 19 benefit bridge at the Yacht Club and discussed the February 20 section meeting at Sorosis Club in Orlando. A cabinet for the senior club's dishes was considered as a gift, and three school lunches will be paid for the remaining school year. Henry Land was named to represent the group at the state meeting in Miami in March. Written officer nominations were received from Mrs. Spam pson Jr Jamieson and Mrs. Millard Reid and will be reported at the next meeting.
Mrs. Donald McDonald hosted Bettye Jo McDonald’s tenth birthday on February 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Lake Shore Drive. The party featured Valentine decorations, a large cake, ice cream and candy, with games and music. Bettye Jo received many gifts from friends and classmates, including Mary Martha Simpson and Gloria Jean Conrad.
A string of visitors and hosted guests fill Mount Dora as winter residents and friends tour Michigan New York Ohio and New Hampshire connections. Frederick Wykes of Cascade Michigan visits Mrs Mallory and family while M Thompson Moore and George C Thompson from New York stay for the season. Olive Hall of Rochester New Hampshire visits Jessie Gould. Bertha Nichols of Arlington New Jersey undergoes hospital treatment. W. B. Lawrence Sr Ruth Lawrence from Medford join the Miles household. John Reigle of Flint and family stay at Kill-Kare. W. Harold Crane of Mount Kisco arrives for a two week visit with the Branes. Ray Frost Ed Byron from Philadelphia visit the D. One home on Old Eustis. Jennie Fairchild Beatrice Osterhout and C. Eckley of Toledo visit de Muths. Hilf of Massachusetts arrives for Lakeside Inn season. Big Ben alert as Ben risks headlines. Wilbur C Whitney and children George Susan visit sisters Clara and Anne Whitney in Conneaut. William E Squire and baby David of Hiram Ohio visit Cowles family for two months. Frank Kirchner of Delaware Ohio guests at Moss on Lake Gertrude. fifth Florida visit. Lovell Smith and family hosting daughter and grandson Clark Goss and Clark Jr of Seattle. T Harrold Brown and children Elmer Lurlene of Rising Sun Maryland travel to winter home at Miami Beach. Mary MacDonell leaves Mount Dora Hospital improved and will stay with sister Fred Begole before returning to Kill-Kare Lodge. Mrs Wilbur Beebe of Flint now able to walk and dine at home. Beebe’s winter plans delayed by illness.
Mr C Byron Burgner and Mrs Burgner of Leban Pa joined as house guests with Charles E Gebhard of 950 Clayton Street leaving Feb 11 for Miami. Neice of Flint visited Allen and Miller households. the Miller family hosted a chicken dinner. Gebhards host Lillian Gebhard and Mrs Roger Clapp visiting Lake Wales and Crystal Lake Kiwanis picnic with Bok Tower carillon recital. Geraldine Richardson, daughter of Dr and Mrs Richardson Mount Dora Hospital, passed exams and becomes a student nurse at Good Samaritan School of Nursing.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Rehbaum Jr welcome a daughter Kathleen born January 29 at Lake County Medical Center. The family has returned to Mount Dora and stays with Mr and Mrs Alfred Rehbaum Sr. Mr and Mrs Marvin G Stevens announce a daughter born February 10 weighing 7 pounds 24 2 ounces named Mary Ninette after her grandparents. Mother and baby are doing well. Odell the maternal grandmother is recovering as expected.
The forty nine foot ketch Hurricane sails from Mississippi with Krebs building her for two young Iowans. Ray F Kauffman narrates as captain Berry his mate and a young Nicaraguan arrives aboard for a world voyage full of travel smells thrills and hardy humor.
A recipe card presents a citrus tea punch using lemon and orange juices with tea infusion and cinnamon boiled with sugar, plus a garnished calamanden. The second item outlines Florida sugar cookies with butter sugar eggs vanilla orange peel and flour, sliced and baked with candied peel garnish.
Leesburg and Apopka host boys games from February 11 to 21 with mixed boys and girls varsity events at 7:30 pm. Ocoee Oviedo Eustis Tavares join the slate for February 13 to 24. Admission 25 cents adults, 15 cents students, 10 cents grades 4-6.
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