Social King's Daughters Meet Postponed By Blackout
The King's Daughters meeting scheduled for Monday night in the Community Building was postponed to the following Monday due to the blackout.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
5
The King's Daughters meeting scheduled for Monday night in the Community Building was postponed to the following Monday due to the blackout.
The Monday Social Club met in the Community Building for a covered dish luncheon enjoyed by all. The group contributes monthly to the P. T. A. for school children's lunches and made a donation to the cause.
The Ocklawaha Chapter of D A R met at Mrs Estella Clark s home on March 4 at 2 30 pm. Gate See e mn spoke about Ireland detailing travel by water and air, landscapes, early history, and views of England. Mrs Cornish captivated the audience as tea sandwiches and cake were served during the social hour.
Mr and Mrs Arthur A Tanner hosted a small oyster supper at their Woodland avenue home last Wednesday night. Pink decorations and a snapdragon centerpiece complemented pink shell bookmark place cards. Ten guests attended including Mr and Mrs Fletcher Crane Mr and Mrs Sam Dihel Mr and Mrs W M Kennedy and Mr and Mrs George Keller.
Mrs Clyde Runciman of Lansing is visiting her mother Mrs Laura Hackett at Hotel Mount Dora for a month. Mr and Mrs L R Heim are in town for their annual winter visit staying at Villa Dora Hotel. Mrs L L Kittrell of Quincy and Ernest Green of Tallahassee join sister Mrs J Reynolds for the weekend before Mrs Reynolds heads to Daytona Beach. Evelyn Turrentine of Mount Dora at Stetson University was initiated into Zeta Tau Alpha. Harry R Morse, son of Mr and Mrs Harold J Morse, is accepted at Temple University School of Medicine and will enter January 3, 1944 after graduating Darmouth College.
The Mount Dora Woman's Club featured Bruce Dougherty of Rollins College Conservatory of Music with accompanist Mrs. Dougherty and Mary Jane Hughes at the piano. The audience acclaimed the performance with encores and tea followed in the social room.
Local crowd enjoyed a busy spell at Lakeside Inn with a bridge prizes event won by Mrs. Wolfe and Miss Coleman, a weekly concert by the Lakeside Inn Trio, tea for Mrs. Ralston, plus a Mount Dora blackout followed by Information Please. New arrivals include residents from Bryn Mawr Hillside Greenwich St. Paul and more.
Florida Lions International to hold the 19th Annual Conference of the 35th District in Mount Dora at Lakeside Inn from May 2 to 4. Expected attendance ranges from 125 to 175 delegates. Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce praises the confirmed convention and anticipates more events this spring.
Reports detail a soft-shoulder incident involving George Nelman James Bridgton and Frank Linson and note ongoing demand for coverage. A Friday basketball game featured Mount Lang and Um at one basket in OT. The article lists new basketball fans Mr and Mrs Mathias Caley Hiram Bradner and H Edson Jones.
Rosalee Beeland, recently inducted into the Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps, spent her furlough in Mount Dora and reported for training Monday at Daytona Beach. The note clarifies that Marcia Cornish and Mary Jo Key were also in WAAC service, with Beeland the first from Mount Dora to enlist.
Corporal and Mrs. Ellsworth C Atwood of Kennebunkport Maine report the birth of Robert Ellsworth at 11 35 p m Monday January 18 at Trust Hospital Biddeford weighing 8 11 2 pounds Mary Ellen Robinson mother to be is from Mount Dora and the Atwoods are stationed at Fort Jackson S C The Mostellers of Mount Dora announce a ten pound son born March 6 at 8 pm in Hudson Cail Memorial Hospital Sylvania Georgia The Mostellers grandfather ministers to five Georgia Baptist churches and the Mount Dora family notes the telegram did not state the baby's name
War relief appeal urges Lake County women to join surgical dressings units and meet urgent quotas. Yarn drives target olive drab and navy blue supplies for 33 OD sleeveless sweaters, 80 OD helmets, 50 OD mufflers, 22 NB turtle necks, and 100 NB watches. Junior Red Cross and local schools prepare 400 kit bags and 50 bag contents for overseas service.
Two Lake Countians gained major offices in the Tropical Weavers Guild of Florida when the association formed in Orlando last week. Lillian Gulliver of TavAres was named president and Elizabeth Burleigh of Tavares secretary treasurer, with L. R. Tucker of Orlando as vice-president. Vera N. Carr helped organize the guild, linking Tavares and Orlando Weavers Guilds. The group will market Sea Island cotton palmetto fibers and Florida products via a state shop at 17 W. Washington St. in Orlando with ten looms, under sponsorship by the State Board of Public Instruction and the State Department of Agriculture.
A Mount Dora Public Library appeal urges readers to donate "Victory" books for soldiers. Local results have been disappointing. more reading material is needed for Army and Navy personnel.
A persuasive appeal warns that wasted money harms lives and urges readers to allocate ten percent of each paycheck to War Bonds, emphasizing prudence and sacrifice during wartime.
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