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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
5
The Friendly Club plans its first gathering at Miss Jean Hendrie's residence at Ninth Avenue and Helen Street on Monday in January. A large attendance is hoped for.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church meets Friday at 3 PM to discuss plans for the new year. The group will host the season's first cafeteria supper in the Community House on Tuesday evening January 14.
Mr and Mrs T Adams of Whitman Massachusetts residents at 151 East Fifth Avenue celebrate their fifty fifth wedding anniversary on January 2 They were married in Rockland Massachusetts.
The Yacht Club held a festive December 27 dance decorated with lights and evergreens. Huffine's Orchestra from Orlando provided music for a large turnout of members and guests. The entertainment committee led by Warren Frost and others organized the successful event. ENTERTAINED WITH BOAT TRIP A. J. Waltz hosted a relatives and friends boat trip on the City of Dora with a sizable party from Mount Dora, Lakewood, Euclid, Medina and Pittsburgh among attendees.
The Yacht Club hosted its annual open house with a tea dance on New Year’s afternoon. Club officers and their wives greeted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Kramer and Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson. Mrs. Alvord and others poured tea while Huffine's Orlando orchestra provided music from four to six.
Miss Gladys E. Beall of Altha Florida and Rev Clovis A Brantley of Mount Dora were married Monday December 30 at the bride’s home. The ceremony was performed by Rev E H S Beall with a small company of relatives. The couple will reside in Mount Dora at 951 Liberty Street.
At a special Mount Dora Chapter O. E. S. meeting on December 30 officers installed include W. M. Ruth Gudgeon W. P. C. M. Gudgeon Asst. M. Josephine French Asst. P. Leslie Jackson with ceremony marking the new term.
Turner administered the obligations as stalling officer while eight Matrons escorted the W M and W P to the East. Cecil Strong welcomed with songs, outgoing and new W Matrons thanked helpers. A social with refreshments followed. Santa Claus distributed gifts from a decorated Christmas tree as Sr. Coleman funded the gifts. Anna Ronsheim, Sec’y.
Personal notes list visitors and residents spending Christmas and winter in Mount Dora Florida. Names include John James in Tuscaloosa and D H Utter recovering from illness. Guests hail from Milwaukee Riverside Riverside and Euclid with multiple colleges students and cadets at West Point.
A correction notes a donation to park funds from Mrs. Fred Wentworth after a misnaming. Extra income came from selling Brazilian pepper berries funding azalia purchases, with pruning and deep planting suggested as the season remains cold and shrubs dormant.
A Mount Dora Park Committee secretary offers cautious winter lawn guidance. Do not cut frost-damaged branches or force green growth with stimulants. Wait for spring rains to restore the lawn and plant life. A Happy New Year message concludes the note.
Kiwanis notes praise for George White’s leadership and reports on reviving the local Boy Scout troop led by Perry James. 27 Scouts and 7 adults registered with the National Council after a park outing, with several boys advancing ranks and earning merit badges.
The Wesley Fellowship Class met Friday evening in the school auditorium for a social and meeting. Hosts were Mesdames E. W. Peck Carl Henderson and Byron Rife. Several local college students home for holidays were listed among attendees.
The Mount Dora Theatre presents a varied week starting Sunday with RK:O0′s musical comedy To Beat the Band featuring Helen Broderick Hugh Herbert Roger Pryor and Joan Perry. The show includes popular tunes and a will dispute plot. Tuesday and Wednesday bring Universal News Richard Himber Orchestra in Screen Song and Popular Science in color. Pursuit with Chester Morris and Sally Eilers appears midweek with a comedy and a mystery to close the week.
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