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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
5
Alta Belshe entertained a member of friends during a social gathering. The event featured casual conversation and light refreshments as attendees shared updates and enjoyed each other’s company.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Mrs. Phili sma Nance and a connection to Chicago, Illinois, with unreadable surrounding details.
On Wednesday March 6 1940 the Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club hosts a benefit bridge at 3 00 pm at the Yeuth Club. High score prizes are offered at each table and refreshments are served. Tickets are low in price and can be obtained from any club member or by calling 2161.
The regular PTA gathering is set for Tuesday afternoon March 5 at 3 30 in the Community Building. The program titled Vocational Guidance will be presented as a questionnaire. A social hour will follow with A R Key and committee assisted by mothers of the fifth and sixth grades.
A large attendance marked a successful financial and social event held despite cool weather. Comfort came from a new heating system funded by the Eastern Star with the Masons installing it. Another benefit party is planned for next month with date to be announced.
Verdual Hamlin known as Sonny hosted a birthday party at his Main Street home on February 1. His mother and aunts organized a festive afternoon for sixteen guests with games, refreshments, salad, ice cream and cake. Sonny received many gifts and enjoyed a fine celebration.
Horace Blunt celebrated his birthday with a surprise party Saturday night at his East Eighth avenue home. The gathering included friends and former Deansboro residents such as Samuel Allen Seth Earl J C Earl Deland and Barker couples J E Barker T J Storer I A Wratten W J and others.
Gridley and Carl Risl family hosted an evening gathering with Mrs. H. A. Harrold Meg Mrs. Blunt and other guests. Allen, turning 94 in April, attended and assisted in making the occasion enjoyable and friendly.
The Monday Social Club opened its season with a supper and card party. Auction, five hundred, pinocle and Chinese checkers were played with Earl Beebe winning at auction, Mrs. Frank at contract, and Mr. DeMuth at pinocle. Winners at five hundred and Chinese checkers declined prizes. Next Monday at 2 15 PM the party will hostesses Mrs. Kinsey and Mrs. Deach.
Mrs Harry Mallory entertained with a one o'clock bridge luncheon on January 28 at The Tea Cup. Guests included Mrs George Bidwell Mrs Estella Clark Mrs Fred Chase Mrs James Hubbell Mrs Frank Hubbard Mrs Louis Klatte Mrs Carl Graves Miss Ida Lacey Mrs N W Morley Mrs Elizabeth Hawley Mrs Wm T Petterson Mrs George Zell Miss Marjorie Cameron Miss Clara Whitney Mrs Ray Stillman and Mrs George Thompson.
The regular meeting of the Ockla waha Chapter D A R will be held March 7 in Eustis at the Woman's Club Building. Members are asked to arrive at 2:15 for the first reading of the Chapter By Laws with the meeting and program to follow at 2:30. The program titled American Music and Musicians promises an enjoyable afternoon and visiting Daughters will be welcomed.
The King's Daughters group met at Mrs. Emma Tallant's on Donnelly avenue with devotional service led by Tallant. A report on the February 14 card party showed it was a success socially and financially with proceeds over $56. The group thanked card party chairman Mrs. James Brydon. Plans for a food sale were discussed but deferred due to lack of store space. Refreshments were served. The March 11 meeting will be at Mrs. George Coffin's home, with hostesses Mrs. Rollin Javens and Mrs. Kenneth Maglathlin.
The Lake County Council of Parents and Teachers will hold its second regular meeting of the year at Leesburg High School on March 7. The 6:00 p.m. executive session features Chester presenting movie slides followed by a 8:00 p.m. business meeting with Mrs. Kenneth Loucks presiding. Dr. Hamilton Holt of Rollins College will speak on Modern Trends in Education, with Rollins music students providing the entertainment.
Mrs Arthur Tanner hosted a Thursday birthday party at her Woodland avenue home for Mrs George Keller. Washington’s Birthday decor brightened the room with red white blue flowers and U S flags. The centerpiece featured narcissus and pipewort, a white frosted cake bore blue flowers and red candles, and favors included red carnations and asparagus fern bouquets. Guests included Mr and Mrs Tanner Mr and Mrs Keller Dr and Mrs Harry W Reed and Captain and others.
Dr and Mrs Harry Westbrook Reed were honored guests at a Valentine supper hosted by the Community church choir on February 15 at the home of Mrs Florence G Hanscom. Each couple was greeted with a red and white paper upon arrival.
Guests wore capes and red hearts. St Valentine decor filled the room. A creamed crab supper preceded a treasure hunt won by Mrs. Vincent for collecting the most candy hearts. Choir practice followed as guests listed include Dr Reed Mrs Hanscom and several couples and Misses Stanley Cameron Boynton Saltsman and Davis.
The Junior Woman's Club presented a musical tea for the Woman's Club at the Mount Dora Yacht Club on February 21. Miss Delphia Norman welcomed guests and the Glee Club sang under Saltsman with Mrs. Brown at the piano. Violinist Miss Lashbrough and pianist Miss Thomas, both featured, accompanied performances by Mrs. Claplin, a winter visitor renowned for her voice. Hospitality chairs Mrs. Henry Land and Mrs. Glenn Brown arranged a Washington Birthday tea table. Mrs. Hurlburt and Miss Norman poured refreshments as the Juniors served.
Mrs. Paul Johnson left last week for Mt. Pleasant Tennessee to attend to her ill mother. Stella Lewis of Watertown New York and Mount Dora is very ill at Lake County Medical Center Eustis. Dr. Clifford Deming and Mrs Deming return to Aurora Ohio after a winter visit. Sanford B Evans of Pittsburgh arrived and visits Dr and Mrs J W on. F O Cowsill, his daughter Bray and granddaughter Arline, and Miss Sarah Carr are all of
Wi D. C. visits Mrs. Anna Carr of Woodland avenue while Mr and Mrs H C Gallimore of Gates Mills Ohio attend Mr Gallimore's sister Miss Helen Gallimore. Miss Mae Wiley suffers an infected hand but plans to avoid cat fights. Mr and Mrs H O Chatfield of Seymour Conn arrive to spend the winter. he is a chess board enthusiast. Anna Slack fighter Mrs Thomas Skiffie Hill Daytona Beach weekend guests return to Holly Hill. Dr and Mrs Duncan Campbellard and daughter Anne of North Bay Ontario visit Mrs Campbell's mother Mrs F P Gatelius. Anne attends the local school as she has in prior winters.
Dr and Mrs Gaillard B Fuller arrived Sunday from Loudonville Ohio and stay in their winter home at Sylvan Shores Mrs Fuller plans to remain until spring while the doctor will return to Ohio after a short visit Mr Beni Arnold came back from Lewistown Pa where he had been tending a fruit store for Mrs B Williamson and is seeking new fruit to reopen the shop soon
Mrs Beach Underwood hosted Mr and Mrs Charles Parrish of Lebanon Virginia for a week after their South Florida visit before resuming their journey home.
Mr. Elias Seccombe, long ill at his Mount Dora home on Fifth avenue, departed Monday with Mrs. Brockette for Ansonia Connecticut to enter a hospital for treatment and possibly an operation.
Dr. Harry Westbrook Reed spoke at the Dubsdread Country Club luncheon in Orlando honoring Irving Bacheller. He carried greetings from St. Lawrence University, noting he and Bacheller were former students there.
Mrs Emma V Williams mother of Jimmy Williams of Citrus Culture Association broke a hip in her dooryard and is in Lake County Mical Center Eustis with leg in a cast. Mrs Mary and Mr William Shepherd are on a brief East Coast trip stopping at Palm Beach Miami and Key West returning to Mount Dora later this week. Mr and Mrs John Ebaugh of New Orleans visited Topic office Tuesday. Ebaugh worked with Mergenthaler Linotype during Keller's Florida reps years. Mrs F E Learned and son Frank traveled from Braintree Mass for sudden death of Mr F E Learned then went to Boston. Miss Lottie Roberts, longtime Learned housekeeper, staying with George C Keller.
The note urges former Girl Scouts to return to the troop and join weaving soap carving and leathercraft activities. It highlights moccasin projects and thanks Mr J R Tucker for leathercraft guidance with Libby Drawdy and Martha Williamson listed as reporters. Separately Jacksonville resident George B Hills notes FCC radio license for Hazelwood Inc to operate 250 watts at 1200 kilocycles with unlimited time in Orlando.
The Mount Dora Girl Scouts traveled by bus to Eustis on February 22 for lunch with Lake County troops. At 1:00 PM they lined Bay Street for a parade, with participants including Gladys Crane Allen Moon Freida Stevenson Lucille Minkley Dorothy Bond Dorothy Eckholdt Mary Ann Hadlock Anna White Rita Daniels Marjorie Daniels Ruth Shipes Libby Drawdy Martha Williamson and leader Elizabeth Simpson.
Mr and Mrs Andrew M Cameron express gratitude to the Mount Dora Fire Department for promptly handling a serious brush fire that threatened their home on Tuesday afternoon. The responders prevented damage and safeguarded their residence.
Florida lawmakers opposed the administration resolution to extend the trade program contending the Cuban agreement harms Florida farmers by creating unfair competition and hurting local crops.
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