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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
2
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold their regular meeting in the church annex on Friday at 2 30 pm. All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
The Home Demonstration Club will meet at the Community Building on Wednesday February 24 at 2 30. In the president and Mrs Allen absence members will give a variety of demonstrations.
The regular meeting of Mount Dora Lodge No. 238 F. and A. M. will be held Thursday evening February 18 at 7 30. All visiting members are invited to attend with refreshments served after the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Ward of La Grange Illinois and Mount Dora welcomed nineteen guests to a dinner party. All attendees were from La Grange or nearby areas and many now reside in Mount Dora. After dinner a pleasant social evening followed.
The Women's Missionary Society program at the Baptist church is set for Friday at 3 p.m. Mrs. H. S. Budgell will lead devotions and Mrs. Smith Thomas Ford will deliver an inspirational address. Both women are prominent in northern missionary work. all members and visitors are welcome.
Mrs Geo E Barnard and Miss Rhoda F Barnard hosted a dinner Wednesday the 10th to celebrate the birthdays of their aunts Mrs Annie Wason and Mrs Mattie B Little. Neighbors attended a porch party in the afternoon bringing cards and flowers and greeted the celebrants. Ice cream and cake were served by the hostesses.
The Colonial Tea at the Community Building social rooms on Friday afternoon February 19 from 3 to 5. A brief musical program will feature hostesses in Colonial costume. A silver offering will be collected.
The Friendly Club met Monday afternoon at Mrs William Carpenter’s home on Eleventh Avenue with about 18 members and guests present. Activities included fancy work and cards, followed by refreshments. Mrs Carpenter was assisted by Mrs L E Griffith and Miss Annie Reynolds. The next meeting will be omitted due to the holiday.
They will meet with Mrs I L Ronsheim on February 29. The notice lists the date and the designated host for the engagement.
Mrs S W Gledhill entertained her contract club at home on Wednesday evening. Two tables played with Miss Lois Whitney taking high score. Attending were Mrs Maude Shepard Mrs Strong Mrs Dravo Mrs F H Begole Mrs L R Heim Mrs S W Gledhill and Miss Clara Whitney along with Miss Lois Whitney.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. N. W. Morley hosted a Valentine tea on McDonald street with fancy work as the main activity. Guests included Mrs. Paul C. Milner, Miss Madeleine Milner, Mrs. N. S. Mayo, Mrs. W. S. Cadman, Mrs. W. G. Spayde, Mrs. Catherine Lewis, Miss Margaret Lewis, Mrs. A. R. Odell and Mrs. Randolph White. Refreshments featured a salad course, hot rolls and tea.
Mrs. Ronald Christie hosted her bridge club and a guest at her home on Thursday afternoon. Honor guests were Mrs. George Lawrence of Cleveland and Mrs. William Southwood of Riverside, Til. Prizes went to Mrs. Myron Cronwalt, Mrs. C. J. Palmer and Mrs. Frank Griffiths, with Mrs. Maud Varney winning high at the guest table.
One of the season’s most delightful affairs, a Valentine bridge party, was hosted Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. L. R. Heim at her Woodland Avenue residence. Eight tables played with Valentine themed tally cards and refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs. George Zell and several others, with a special prize for Mrs. H. H. Mallory.
The Winter Park based Rollins Trio Gretchen Cox Grace Moore and Richard Sproule presented a refined program at Villa Dora Hotel Saturday evening. Moore recently earned four scholarships and studied in Germany. Each musician offered solos and encores drew enthusiastic applause from guests and friends.
Postponed King's Daughters meeting at Mrs. C R Javens home on February 10 discussed finalizing a play presentation and a tentative State Convention program to be held in the spring. Mrs. Thomas Lashar spoke on the Needlework Guild and its work.
The Misses Georgia Kirby and Dean Pinkston were honored at a February 6 birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kirby. Attendees included out of town guests from DeLand and several local friends. After the meal, a green and white birthday cake was served and bridge games followed.
The Lake County Nurses Club held its regular meeting at the Business and Professional Women's Club in Eustis last Wednesday night. Guest speaker Mrs. Louise B. Benham of Hawthorne spoke on nursing topics and will attend the next meeting in Mount Dora on March 15 hosted by Miss Nelle Hague and Mrs. R. Champ.
A long list of visitors and guests is noted in Mount Dora with arrivals from Tremain Street Cincinnati New York Hillsdale Mich and Port land Me. Families hosted include Mr and Mrs George L Hans and Mrs J Ward Healy. Local residents entertain relatives and friends at homes and hotels during a busy weekend.
Numerous visitors arrive for the season in Mount Dora including Mrs G E Valentine’s Philadelphia guest and families from East Orange Beaver and Ardmore. locals travel to Orlando for Paderewski concert while others plan day trips to St Augustine and Jacksonville.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Austin of West Orange New Jersey and Mr John Bruns of Maplewood New Jersey arrive at the Mount Dora Hotel for their annual winter visit. A cordial welcome is extended to these members of the winter colony and to Mrs C H Sanborn visiting from Swanton Vermont.
A list of arriving guests and travelers includes Mr. and Mrs. H. H. VanSayn of Paterson New Jersey. Also noted are Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Tunney of Port Washington New York, R. M. Purves of Brookline Massachusetts, Captain John J. Phelps of Orlando Florida, and others from Boston Chicago Montreal Burlington and Burlington Vermont. It lists multiple couples and individuals along with places of origin.
The Girl Scouts held a regular meeting cut short on Monday the 15th. A previous tree talk by Mrs. T. Lashar was noted as very interesting. Each girl brought a leaf from a tree to study. Scouts attended Garden Club tree planting services on February 3 with a pledge. Cecelia Palmer, Scribe.
Fifth Month honor roll lists readers by grade with percentages and named students. First grade 39 percent includes Dorothy Adams and Betty Lou Battle among others. second grade 38 percent features James Christie and Maxine Cleary. third grade 50 percent lists George Backus and Loreen Cronwall. fourth grade 38 percent names George Battle and Pomona Davidson. fifth grade 18 percent lists Reuel Curtis and Zera Dean. sixth grade 13 percent includes Hazel Edwards and Jane Sharp.
A short notice advertises a subscription offer at 2.00 per year. No further details are provided about the publication, duration, or benefits.
A Mount Dora Theatre program features a week of varied films starting with Over The Hill on Washington's Birthday. Tuesday and Wednesday present different types of cinema, with Sherman, Mae Murray and Karen Francis on Thursday and Friday. Saturday marks Regatta Day with Zane Grey’s famous tale The Son of the Pioneers.
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