Notable Flower Expert Visits Mount Dora During Garden Club Tour
Dr. Cynthia Wescott, renowned rose authority and plant doctor, toured Mount Dora gardens with Lakes and Hills Garden club guests. Her visit coincides with her upcoming book Anyone Can Grow Roses and ongoing azalea blight research. The event featured luncheon at Villa Dora hosted by the Graves and an article in Popular Gardening highlighting floral arrangements by Helen Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lakes and Hills
Dorothy Biddle
Edith Davenport to Be Honored at Mount Dora Dinner
Miss Edith Fairfax Davenport a Mount Dora artist and Florida Federation of Art president will be honored at the Mount Dora Art League dinner on Thursday February 28 at the Community building. She will speak on Aims of the Florida Federation of Art with federation officers and Rollins College faculty expected to attend. Special music planned. Tickets available from Mildred Craycraft Eustis Bess Nelson George Keller or Isabel Gassett Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Mount Dora
Florida Federation of Art
Mount Dora Art League
Davenport
Rollins College
Mildred Craycraft
Eustis
Bess Nelson
George Keller
Isabel Gassett
Visitors Enjoy Ted Shawn Death Takes a Holiday
Guests at the IceHouse Theatre last week praised Ted Shawn's Death Takes a Holiday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Casmer DuDek and relatives from Latham New York and Port Washington Long Island. Attorney Walter H. Brown, linked to the Wendell Wilkie firm, attended. he is Mrs. DuDek's nephew and is in Jacksonville on the duPont case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Shawn
IceHouse Theatre
Casmer DuDek
Sam Hinsdale
Latham, N. Y
Walter H. Brown
Port Washington
Long Island
N. Y
DuDek
Hinsdale
Brown
Wendell Wilkie
New York City
duPont
Jacksonville
Death Closes as IceHouse Players Plan March Show
Death Takes a Holiday closed after a six night run at Mount Dora theatre. IceHouse Players begin rehearsals for January Thaw to star Sara McCain and Mel Wagner with Merle Cleary directing. The March 7 and 8 production, produced by Walter Patton, features Clarence Mabry on lighting and includes a large local cast led by Jim Pritchett and Talbot Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Mount Dora
Ted Shawn
Shawn
Merle Cleary
Sara McCain
Mel Wagner
Beverly Brown Mohrhardt
Frank Stebbins
Lila Mabry
Jim Pritchett
Talbot Simpson
the Butler
Watson Buckman
Warren Carter
Ray Blanchard
Walter Patton
Clarence Mabry
The
Wire
Bellamy Partridge
Connecticut
Woman's Club to Host Ted Shawn Program on Orient Fabrics
Mount Dora Woman's Club meets Wednesday February 20 at 2 30 p m in the Community building. Ted Shawn dancer actor will discuss costumes and fabrics of the Orient with manager John Christian modeling Eastern dress. Shawn has recently starred in Death Takes a Holiday with the IceHouse Players and previously presented the program at Carnegie Hall. Club members may bring guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus McDonald
Donnelly Jr
Charles G. Grau
Rhinelander
Wis
Grau
Graus
N. Donnelly
Mount Dora
Robert Wenban
Hollywood
Ted Shawn
John Christian
IceHouse Players
Whispering Pines
Shawn
Christian
Carnegie Hall
New York City
B. O. Bowers
Dessert-card party slated by St Thomas church auxiliary
Mrs E L Schumacher of Eustis is taking reservations for the Woman's auxiliary dessert-card party of St Thomas Church in Eustis. The event is Monday at 1 30 p m at Mrs E J Banks home on the Eustis Amatillard road with door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Schumacher
Eustis
St. Thomas Church
E. J. Banks
Card Party Planned by American Legion Auxiliary
An advance St Patrick s day celebration is sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. The card party will be at the Community building with Mrs George Ober in charge. There will be table and door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Auxiliary
George Ober
It s Wonderful World Theme For Lake County Show
The 1952 Lake County Flower Show at the Lake County Fair Florida Sportsmen s Exposition in Eustis March 17 22 features It s Wonderful World as the show theme. Co chairs Mrs Richard Edgerton Mt Dora and Mrs Howard Young Clermont organize with J B Reilly Leesburg Mrs Roger Sims Eustis Mrs Heflin Mooty Tavares and Marion Leidgen Umatilla guiding six federated clubs to arrange exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Leesburg
Heflin Mooty
Tavares
Marion J. Leidgen
Umatilla
Mount Dora Area Churches Schedule of Services
Local churches list their weekly services in Mount Dora area. Details include times and pastors for Mount Dora Baptist, Methodists, Community Church, Church of God, Church of Christ, Tangerine Community Church with morning worships, Sunday School, and choir practice schedules.
Eustis Church Announces Weekly Services
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis invites worshipers to Sunday services at 11 a.m. and a Sunday School session at 11 a.m. A Wednesday evening service is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the corner of Lemon and Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF God
East Liberty
A. Austin
Y.P.E
Church OF Christ
Aubrey Mercer
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
New World’s to Conquer Exhibit Sets Beginner’s Luck in
A condensed list highlights a new exhibit titled World’s to Conquer with entry titled Beginner’s Luck limited to novices who have never shown in a flower show. The note accompanies an itemized list of early entrants.
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Dora
J. K. Garriott
Lyle R. Wood
Chennell
Garriotts
R. O. Wood
L. C. Wimberly
Beford, Ky
L. A. Woods
the Garriotts
Bernard Nobley
Carrollton
E. E. Channell
Aubrey Jones
James Woods
Clarence Callis
Doris Callis
L. Wimberly
Ray Wood
George Staples
Kenneth Staples
Trimble County
Kentucky
Floyd Risley
Roy Staton
Florida State University
Edith Davenport
Dorothy A. Leinbach
Fifth Avenue
the Park
Florida
Acre
Smart Shop
Robert Wells
Robert Walker
Walker
Tropezar
Woman’s Club
Sage Jewelers
Mount Dora, Florida
Sylvan Shores
Highway
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Training Union
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Seventh Av
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
Tangerine Community Church
Roscoe Graham
Louis Johnston
Systematic
First National Bank OF
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Frigidaire
Rehbaums Hardware
Dan River
Gabardine and Faille
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