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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
2
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a business meeting in the church annex Friday afternoon at 2 30.
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will meet Friday at 3 00 in the church parlors to discuss plans for upcoming entertainments.
Six members of the local American Legion Auxiliary attended the state Mid-Winter Conference in Orlando. The group included Mrs. Overhiser, Mrs. Grady Cooley, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Helms, Mrs. Dahlin, and Mrs. Nelson.
The Monday afternoon Bible class reception at the Methodist church drew a good crowd. Miss Anna Gallimore taught. Miss Cora White delivered several recitations and Miss Lizzie Barrett read a poetry version of the Lord's Prayer. Punch and homemade cookies were served.
The First Baptist church fellowship class met at J G Ray Sr home in Sylvan Shores on Tuesday evening with 22 in attendance. Members discussed Sunday school and church matters then enjoyed games an old time singalong followed by refreshments. Next meeting set for February 16.
Mrs Carl Graves hosted a Thursday luncheon and contract at the Villa Dora hotel. Guest of honor was Mrs Wm E Holman of Leominster MA. Prizes were won by Mrs F H Begole Mrs Fred Wentworth Mrs A W Bir k beck and Mrs W Strong. Other guests included Mrs J G LaDue Mrs A C Quixley Mrs Wm Patterson and others.
The Literary Department of the Woman's Club met Tuesday afternoon in the club rooms. Miss Madeleine Milner presided in the absence of chairwoman Mrs O W Sadler. Mrs H H Mallory reviewed Queen Elizabeth. Mrs W J Sanborn reviewed The Buried Treasures by Elizabeth Maddocks Roberts. Miss Easter Armstrong read an article on Vachel Lindsay.
The D A R local chapter held a benefit card party Saturday in the community social rooms with ten tables in play and American flags for decor. Prizes went to Mrs. Terrell and Mrs. D T Johnson of Eustis, Mrs. T Holmes Lashar, Mrs. I Ronsheim, and Miss Woolworth of Mount Dora. Estella Clark chaired with committee members listed.
The Pythian Sisters of Mount Dora Temple No. 12 install new officers led by Grand Chief Carolyn Henry of Apopka. Ruth Hall becomes M E C with Ida Sellers as E S. Edna Simpson E J. Erma Hethcox as manager. Mae Griffith M R and C. Eleanor Jackson M of F. Myrtle Parker Pro. Clara Anderson Guard. Mary E. Lea stood for Rosalie Brantley as Past Chief. bouquets were given to all officers. Refreshments followed.
Mrs. Philip Bachert hosted a one o clock luncheon Friday at the Community church with the Ladies Aid Society as guests. Forty place settings were arranged with three tables featuring rose and larkspur centerpieces. retiring officers Mabel Cleary R N Cross and Margaret Lewis shared bouquets. new members included Mrs. George Wilson Mrs. J G Kirby and Mrs. E R Eckis. A business meeting followed with committee appointments and plans for the year.
The Reading Circle marked its 20th anniversary with a social evening at Mrs. N. W. Morley’s home. Twenty six members and guests attended including six of the original Charter members Sara G. Baker Easter Armstrong Ora Hoagland N. W. Morley M. Sears and E. S. Marsh. A birthday cake with lights greeted guests in the dining room.
Local notes list visitors and residents across Auburndale Mount Dora Lake Ola and Sanford. Names include Mrs Lee Wright Miss Elizabeth West Miss Edna Dennis Miss Betty West and Dr Lemuel Colson who divides time between Apopka Mount Dora and weekend trips. Guests arrive from Warren Massachusetts Rhinebeck New York and Warsaw Indiana while events include Old Timers Club meetings and All Florida Air Meet at Sanford.
One of the era’s largest bridge luncheons at Lakeside Inn featured a lavish lobby and dining room display with garden flowers and pink roses. Eleven tables of bridge and one of five hundred hosted prizes, with many guests including Mrs. Oakley and Dr. Mildred Marsh. out-of-town attendees arrived from Palm Beach.
A lengthy Mount Dora society log lists residents and guests traveling to or from the town. It notes visitors from Winder Georgia and Mechanicsburg Ohio, plus trips to Tampa, Miami, Canada, Baltimore and beyond. Several locals host relatives while others journey by bus or motor to Winter Park and St. Augustine.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist church will hold a food sale Saturday January 23 at 10 o’clock in the vacant room next to White in the former grocery space.
A varied film fare is booked for the week at the theatre. Be Woman starring Lily Damita Lester Vail O P Ie and Blanche Frederick is shown Tuesday and Wednesday. Road To Reno with Rogers backed by Lilyan, William Boyd and Irving Pitcher is Thursday only. Safe In Hell with Dorothy Mackaill is Friday and Saturday. New low price schedule starts Saturday January 23 in Mount Dora and Eustis with 15c children and 35c adults. other days unchanged.
Mr and Mrs O M Simpson announce the birth of a baby daughter on January 20 1932 at Orange General Hospital Orlando Both mother and child are reported doing nicely Grandparents Mr and Mrs M V Simpson also named in the notice
The regular Girl Scout meeting on January 18 in the Girl Scout room included a Court of Award where Mrs. Mallory presented awards. Lois Jerue earned a tender foot pin along with other badges. previous January 11 speaker Mrs. Lashar is due again next Monday. The troop thanks Mr. E. A. Converse for a donation of Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert to the library and recalls a Lake El Dorado camping trip over the holidays.
The Orlando Day Nursery sponsors a Yowell-Drew Style Show at Eola Park Orlando with about one hundred models aged from infant to senior. The event runs Tuesday January 26 with showings at 4 PM and 8 PM featuring garments from shoes to swimwear and spring arrivals from manufacturers.
The J. B. Griswold residence at 1126 Eighth Avenue was entered Monday night before 9 o clock. Mr and Mrs Griswold were at home, and Griswold thinks the intruder escaped before they noticed the break in.
The Woman's Club date for Tuesday's program moved to Friday the 29th for a special musical program. Miss May Brigel, music appreciation and history instructor at the University of Miami, will perform in concert. She is known for radio talks on WIOD and concerts last summer sponsored by the university.
Entry gained by cutting a hole in a screen. Several small articles stolen, real value limited to Mr Griswold’s shotgun and some clothing belonging to both Mr and Mrs Griswold. Police contacted. officers Detten and Night Officer Kelly found single set of tracks but could not locate the intruder.
The honors list includes First Grade students Betty La Battle, Roy Blanchard Jr, Betty Cooper, David Durden, Mildred Edwards, David French, Lena Harding, Curtis Jackson, Lilly Blanche Jones, Paul Mosteller, Lloyd Morris, Nell Stockton, Joe Wiley Teasley, and The Youngblood. Second Grade honors mention Maxine Cleary, T. J. Collins, Rita Daniels, Winifred Harding, Mildred Holloway, Calvin Hopcraft, Harold a Robert Swartz, and Helen.
Fifth Grade shows 18 percent of the class with Zera Dean Reuel Ellis Billie McCown and Bobby Wells. Sixth Grade shows 35 percent of the class including Hazel Edwards Theo Green Lois Jerue Curtis Minkley Sara Pooser Bayard Roberts Jane Natalie Spilky Oscar Stephens William Turrentine Dorothy White.
The Home Demonstration Club invites members to a Community Building gathering on Wednesday January 27 with Mrs Allen demonstrating foods and bread and muffin contests awarding prizes to winners. The shop highlights baked goods and dishes and opens January 21 with tea served to visitors.
The Eustis Poetry Club meets biweekly on Fridays at 4 in the American Legion room of the Eus tis Memorial Public Library. The next gathering is January 22. Members invite all poetry lovers to attend and share. Original poems may be sent to Miss M Weaver acting librarian in Eustis for committee review.
Miss Mary A. St state nutritionist urges advancing the Florida menu program for the third week in January as sixty three varieties of vegetables and seventy four fruit varieties are grown, promising ready service for hotels and slabs.
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