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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
4
The Abele Trio with Mr. George Abele on cello, Mr. Beck on violin, and Mrs. Beck on piano performed at Villa Dora Sunday night. Music evenings have become a welcome feature of Villa Dora hospitality as guests enjoy the start of the season.
The Mount Dora P. T. A. will hold a regular meeting Tuesday February 4 at 7 30 P M A special program directed by Miss Brown Fifth Grade will celebrate National Parent Teacher Association month with special refreshments provided
The American Legion post and Legion Auxiliary announce a benefit bridge party at the Lakeside Inn on February 12 at 2 30 PM. Tickets are available from any Post or Auxiliary member as plans are finalized for an enjoyable event.
The King's Daughters were entertained by Miss Gertrude Thorne and Miss Helen Merritt at the Lodge on Wednesday January 22. Reports on several undertakings were given, with plans to raise 36 to educate an orphan. A special collection will be taken at the next meeting and Mrs Rollin Javens will entertain on February 5.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet at the Community Church chapel Monday afternoon February 3rd at 8 o'clock. Everyone interested in the work is invited.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Church will hold an Oriental Bazaar and Woman's Exchange on February 6 7 and 8 at the East Fifth Avenue store building next to the Cricket Tea Room. They seek articles old or new for sale and accept commissions. bring bundles to the store by February 5 or leave them at J J West’s office. A baked goods feature will be added Saturday afternoon. Proceeds aid Magnolia Home and other charitable work in the city.
Personal notices from Mount Dora highlight residents and guests in Florida and on extended visits. Names include Churchill, Wardell, Pake, Parker, Clough Johnson, Child, Matthews, Burr, Nodine, Kramer, Simonds, Finley, Warner, Rely, and Daly, with trips to Rochester, Fort Myers, and Orlando and stays at Lakeside Inn and The Lodge.
The column records a birthday celebration for Miss Mamie True at the Dorothy Thompson home with a dainty repast and cake. Guests included Miss Carrie True Miss Betty West Miss Dorothy Thompson Miss Nancy Stewart Pa D S Simpson and Mrs G C Keller. A separate motor trip by five ladies visited Tarpon Springs the sponge fleet Anclote River St Petersburg and returned via Tampa Lakeland Haines City and Orlando. The party included Miss Mary Gilbert Miss Kate Warren and others.
Mrs. Fred Thompson of Highlands Court hosted a Bridge party last Wednesday. Four tables competed with prizes awarded to Mrs. Geo Hidwell Mrs. R. N. White and Mrs. MacMahon. A later matinee featured players including Mrs. T. Last and H. H. Timers with Lashar participating.
Stetson University professor Amos Carpenter advances a thirty acre orange grove project at Montverde with the first fifteen acres in progress. Visitors include Mrs. Sarah Huntley Dickey and daughter Ann from New York, Mrs. J W Garrington from York Alabama, and families of Callahan and Statesville among others. Local sportsmen Jerry Cleveland and Charles Abbott report bass fishing trips with partners E D Parker and others at Montverde Fishing Camp.
The Eastern Star will celebrate its twelve year anniversary after the next meeting on February 6. Mrs. Potter, Worthy Matron, announced the birthday party and invited all past matrons and patrons along with visiting members to join in the celebration and program.
A string of social visits and local engagements unfolds across Tavares. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Mikelle of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Athens, with various trips to Winter Haven Daytona Beach Arcadia and St. Petersburg. Local families hosted dinners and attended festivals and church events in the past week.
Sorrento residents report winter visits from E C Porter and family while others relocate, visit relatives, and recover from illness. Miss Julia Adams shows improvement after illness, and several families travel between New Hartford Conn Leesburg Columbus Oviedo and Jacksonville for holidays and home visits.
Ella E Salisbury executrix of the Salisbury estate will present final accounts and vouchers to the Lake County Florida County Judge on March 18 1930 for final settlement and discharge as Executrix. Dated January 16 1930.
In probate court at Lake County Florida the matter concerns Esman George W Jen. The filing outlines estate questions and requires court action on behalf of interested parties. Proceedings will determine guardianship or heirs and clarify asset disposition.
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