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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
5
The Friendly Club will gather next Tuesday afternoon January 17 at Mrs J M Thompson’s home corner Grand View and Ninth. Tourists and visitors welcome to Mount Dora January 13 8 o’clock meeting.
A well attended dance on January 7 draws crowds to the Community Hall for Saturday evenings during the tourist season. Good music is provided and the fee is small, inviting locals and visitors to enjoy the event.
The Friendly Forum Club held a social ice and bowling party in Or Thursday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rogers Mrs Alfred Ramesall Mr and Mrs F M Wha ley Misses Marie Kearns Simpson Richard Van his Russell McKinney and others.
The Junior Woman's Club held a recent afternoon meeting at the Yacht Club with good attendance. The next gathering is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon the 18th at 3 o'clock with hostesses Mrs. David S. Simpson Jr Mrs. Glenn Brown and Mrs. Gordon Folger. Mrs. C R Haun will give a talk on Other Countries.
The Lake County Council of Parents and Teachers meets at Eustis Presbyterian Church for its mid winter session tonight January 12. A 6:30 covered dish supper precedes the business meeting with speaker Dean Bowers of Southern College Lakeland. Mrs. George Coffin and Mrs. A. L. French arrange Mount Dora transportation.
The Monday Afternoon Card Club gathered at the Community Building with Mrs. D. C. Barrow man and Miss Ida Lacey as hostesses. Jeannette Babcock led in contract, G. F. Weeks in auction, and Ray Blanchard in five hundred. Next week features a covered dish luncheon at 12:30. President Mrs. Frank Drake will be assisted by Mrs. James H. Brydon, Mrs. Squier, Mrs. George DeMuth and Miss Minnie Hagerman.
The Mount Dora Tourist Dance Club announces a Saturday 8 30 p m gathering at the Yacht Club ballroom for members and friends. Those who wish may bring cards while enjoying music by the Wise Orchestra and social mingling with Yacht Club members and tourists. Mr G W J Jones was elected president at a recent meeting and extends a welcome to all attendees.
Mrs E L Schumacher of Eustis hosted the Ocklawaha Chapter DAR at their January gathering. A luncheon followed the meeting at 1 30 p m.
Gertrude Whitsell Kipp gave a historical sketch of a collection of over 300 bells. The exhibit included 150 bells from Engle, Italy, and California missions with a Pope Pius blessing on one Italian bell. Dorothy Cobb, a Eustis student, received a loan from the Montverde student loan fund.
The King's Daughters met at Mrs. A. M. Cameron's Lakeshore Drive home with twenty two attendees. Miss Hilda Streeton led devotion and reports covered Christmas work and baskets of toys clothing and food sent by organizations and individuals including Eustis and the Elks. The treasury is healthy but upcoming requests will require use of funds. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday the 23rd at Mrs Coffin's home with Mrs Harold Orethiee as hostess.
The Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters held a joint installation on January 4. Ada Moon led the candle light service with Thelma Mosteller and Ada Williamson assisting. Several officers were installed and honored guests from Poinsettia Temple attended.
The January meeting of the Woman's Club featured a covered dish luncheon and a 2 pm program led by president Mrs. Chas L. Marsh. Rev. R W Acree sang, with Mrs. Hanscom and others, discussing The General Federation and You. Mrs. Wells urged voter engagement and civic action.
Personal notices list residents and guests arrival for winter season in Mount Dora and nearby towns. Names include D. E. Condit, H. P. Victor, Laura and Belle McLane, Herman G. Amling, W. H. Morrell, A. H. MacKenzie, F. W. Andrews, Lila Pope, Frances Shapcott, Zelma Houser, J. E. Daniels, John Hoppenrath, J. B. Griswold, plus others visiting or staying at hotels and winter homes. Several residents are reported ill or improving, and various addresses are given for winter homes.
Mrs. A G Coolidge of Rutland Vermont spends a month at the Health Resort as Tangerine Improvement Society elects officers led by President James Moody and Vice President Mrs Fred Watts at its annual meeting. Dr Rice discusses county health work while Christmas Seal sales near one third of the year’s quota. A death notice for Frank Howard recalls his service to the society. The road closure on State Road 23 between Zephyrhills and Dade City prompts a detour.
Jean of Buchanan Michigan visited W A Conrad for ten days then returned home. Eardley Wilmot and wife came from Orange New Jersey to winter on McDonald Street. L R Heim from Fairfield Beach Connecticut arrives to spend time with greeting. Alta Belshe from Chicago wintering at Sylvan Shores with William Fink of Wauconda Illinois. Florence G Hanscom gave an all states tourist club program at Eustis asking for a return engagement. F A McHattie Beulah Reno Mary Sattler from Sylvan Shores have just returned from a four day trip to St Petersburg and other sites. E M Wentworth returned from Iowa Illinois and New York, auto trip south with Belle Sanborn of Swanton Vermont. Charles A Cary of Wilmington Delaware visiting Cary parents at Sylvan Shores for dedication of Austin Cary memorial forest near Gainesville. Hon L B Deasy of Bar Harbor Maine a guest of Mrs Ernest Martin and Fannie Noonan at Villa Evans. judge has visited Mount Dora before. E L Riley is in Griffin Georgia hospital recovering from pneumonia after a stop en route to Mount Dora. Grady Simpson drove to Griffin to visit Mr Riley.
Analyze state and county conditions to identify problems for a well planned family food supply. Each member should understand positive health and correct common ailments from faulty food habits. Plan yearly, include budgets for garden, preservation, milk, eggs, poultry, home grown meats, cereals, and wise label reading.
An estimated 318000 pencils will be used to record results of the upcoming Sixteenth Decennial United States Census to be conducted in 1940 as part of the data gathering effort.
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