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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1938
Page
5
Social Monday Social Club meets Monday the 28th at 2 PM in the Community social rooms. Baptist Society monthly meeting and program of the W M A is at the church Monday March 28 at 3 PM. Mount Dora Chapter No 103 O E S holds Esther Night at 8 PM in the Masonic Hall with cord ial welcome to visiting members.
Miss Mary Estey celebrated her birthday Thursday by hosting a theatre party. Guests included friends and local social figures who enjoyed the evening with music and light refreshments.
Miss Sara Roseborough hosts a dinner at home in Tangerine followed by a Princess theatre party with Misses Adelaide Key and Vickey Heckle. Mrs Arthur D Fiske of Worcester MA hosted a dessert bridge at Grand View Hotel with prizes for high scores. The Friendly Club dines at Zellwood Inn drawing guests from eight states and welcoming leader Annie Reynolds who received a bouquet. next meeting March 29 at Mrs Cameron's. Mrs Willis Nance entertained at Sylvan Shores Hotel with bridge and games. prizes awarded to multiple guests and a long list of attendees.
Miss Vivia Craig hosted a backward party for a Sunday school class at Mrs. C. M. Brown's home. Attendees wore garments backward, entered through the back door, and greeted the hostess to begin the evening.
Refreshments were served first with games and entertainment after. Attendees included Miss Mary Reeo, Dorothy Greary, Kza Eerley Schonenberger, Ossie Ginther, Dorothy White, Katherine Rowe, Ruth Beerbower, Geraldine Richardson, Russell McKinney, Tom McCabe, J. W. Shaw, Stewart Roberts, Julian Drawdy, Richard Van Voorhis, John Doxey, Oscar Stevens, William Turrentine, with hostess Miss Craig and Mrs C M Brown.
Mrs Reid and Mrs Henry hosted a St Patrick’s bridge party at Mrs Henry’s home with high scores by Mary Joyce Moorhead and Kathleen Galloway. Refreshments featured the St Patrick motif and tally cards. guests included numerous local ladies and residents from Mount Dora, Eustis, and Orlando.
Mrs Richard Edgerton hosted a Thursday afternoon reception from 3 to 5 at the Lakeside Inn with about 150 guests. The St Patrick’s Day color scheme featured white flowers and green foliage in the lounge decor, calla lilies, white snapdragon and statice arrangements, and a lace tea table centerpiece. Pouring were Mrs William T Petterson and Mrs Arthur H Jones, with Mrs David Edgerton at the punch bowl. assistants included several local ladies. The Lake side Trio provided Irish music.
Miss Janet Hackett daughter of Mrs T E Hackett Mount Dora and Mr Cylde Runciman of Lansing Michigan wed Saturday morning March 19 at Knowles Memorial Chapel Winter Park with Dean Campbell officiating. Guests included relatives and close friends. luncheon followed at Latch String Orlando. The couple will reside in Lansing.
Mrs. Lewis Carroll hosted a tea on Wednesday from 3 30 to 5 30 at her Highland avenue home honoring Miss Mary Emma Jones of Johnson City Tennessee announcing her engagement to Mr Joseph Clifton White of Mount Dora Florida
Guests gathered on a prettily decorated porch as the engagement was revealed with small hearts on refreshment plates. Hostess Mrs. Carroll and honoree Miss Eudora White presided with A. L. Golden of Kentucky assisting at the tea table and serving alongside Mrs. J. B. ite and several attendants.
Mrs. Carrie Oleta Faulkner and Mr. Elwood Carpenter tied the knot in Community church before about four hundred guests. The couple chose a Friends style ceremony with silent prayer and vows read aloud for witnesses. An informal reception followed in the church parlors with music and tributes from local organizers.
Esther Cadman, Alice Davis, Mary Emma Jones and Delphia Norman were honored with ushers C. H. Estey, William Jeremiah, George Keller, William A. Vincent and Clifton White. The church featured asparagus fern, palms, gladioli, garden flowers, and a white satin gown with lace collar and corsage.
Personal travelers and visitors populate the Mount Dora region with short stops and returns. Mrs Elizabeth Stone departs for Detroit to join son Heery Stone followed by trips of several families including Mr and Mrs Worstall and Col and Mrs Newman from DeLand visiting Major and Mrs Marsh at Lake Beauclaire.
Ohio Day on Friday March 25 invites residents to meet fellow Ohioans at McKee Jungle Gardens three miles south of Vero Beach. The event includes a picnic and a guided garden tour as part of the state gathering.
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