Social P T A Executive Meeting Announcement
The executive committee of the P T A will meet Wednesday afternoon in February at the High School. All members are urged to be present.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
5
The executive committee of the P T A will meet Wednesday afternoon in February at the High School. All members are urged to be present.
The Monday Social Club entertained husbands and friends with a six o’clock dinner. Plates were laid for 125 guests in a successful gathering led by Mrs. Les.
The Junior Woman's Club will hold a benefit bridge party on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Yacht Club. St Patrick's Day decor will be featured. tickets are available from any club member the Chamber of Commerce or Mount Dora Pharmacy.
The Februagram meeting of the Woman's Club will be held Wednesday the 23rd in the same building as the Florida Waterway Congress meeting on Tuesday. The event is open and visitors are welcome.
The King's Daughters met Monday night with Mrs. George Coffine on Seventh avenue near Clayton with nineteen present. Reports of cases and plans for a food sale Saturday morning were discussed. Refreshments featured Valentine themes. The next meeting will be February 28 at Miss Dorothy Thompson's Grandview street home.
The February meeting of the Community Church Ladies Aid and Missionary Society is set for Thursday the 17th at 3 o'clock in the chapel. Speaker Mrs Walter Tong has spent seven years in Davao Mindanao Philippines working among pagan tribes. All are invited to attend.
Mrs. James Simpson hosted the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church on Monday February 14. Miss Ruth Brown led a program reviewing the last chapter of the study book Mecca and Beyond and plans were made for the district meeting of the W F M S to be held.
The annual masquerade at the Methodist church was enjoyed by many with original costumes and excellent music. Lemonade was served and the Saturday night dances will continue for several weeks. residents and visitors are welcome, with a small fee to cover expenses.
A Sunday picnic at the Witches Kitchen drew thirty nine Mount Dorans families and northern visitors. They enjoyed moss-draped live oaks, hot coffee, and an excellent dinner, creating lasting pleasant memories of the outing with Michigan guests.
Personal Miss Helen Chapman visits relatives in Kissimmee while J J and Claude Chapman host. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Joseph Behler from Mount Kisco and Dr and Mrs C L Quixley with Dr and Mrs E M Baker from Rockford. Other guests hail from Cleveland Cincinnati New Canaan and more as winter stays and trips are described.
Mr and Mrs P W Howard of Valois New York are guests at the Hotel Mount Dora for a few weeks. They have spent many winters there but have not visited in six years, noting many improvements since their last stay.
The Topic office reports several contributions for China relief and accepts more. Mrs Keller of the Topic serves as treasurer for the Mount Dora Red Cross branch and will forward funds to national headquarters.
Recent arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Simmons of Oak Park Illinois, Mr. Walter Heintz of Cincinnati Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of Akron Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Geo W Cornelius of Indianapolis Indiana, Mr. and Mrs Hed Campbell of Akron Ohio, Mr. Russ Fuller of Akron Ohio, Mr. Frank Pfahl of Akron Ohio, Col and Mrs P M Stevens of Bairdstown Georgia and Mrs Paul Barnard of Hagerstown Indiana.
Grand View reports a quiet season with Judge Miller’s bass catches including an 8 pound 10 ounce fish near a local record. Visitors and residents from Huntington Indiana Philadelphia Hinsdale Ill and New York City arrive or stay, sharing bridge challenges and social evenings at Mount Dora.
Walgreens Mount Dora store recognizes Foremost Dairies and notes its rapid Florida growth. Foremost, based in Jacksonville, recently added Eskimo Pie Corp. of New York City to its plants, manufacturing ice cream and bottle milk in paper containers with 750000 dollars' equipment. President Reinhold attended World Dairg Congress in Berlin with a passport from Roosevelt.
Mr and Mrs J R Edwards announce the birth of an eight pound boy on Thursday February 10. The baby has been named Harry Todd Edwards and is progressing well along with his mother.
State Road 69 south of Live in Suwannee County undergoes construction with short detours required at intervals as work proceeds.
A community roundup lists residents, hosts, and guests including Miss Mary Irwin and Dr. Henry Lee. Mrs Millner hosts a 18-person dinner. planned Mexico movie night. bass fishing reports. warm days draw swimmers and youth activity. The Lakeside Trio concert to benefit performers features Balfe Nevin Pierne Gounod Liszt pieces with Sparrell family on violin cello and piano.
The Central Florida Exposition in Orlando attracts record attendance with favorable displays. Saturday morning final day features a pet show for all school children admission free. Mrs. A F Ferguson of the Orlando Humane Society chairs with prizes for best decorated dog trained pet and more, show to start at 10 30 AM.
The February Timely Topics issue from Gulf Fertilizer Company in Tampa highlights Lake County fruit display at the State Fair. The favorable publicity is described as valuable and much appreciated by local growers and officials.
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