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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
5
The Friendly Club will meet at the residence of Mrs E E Gorham next Wednesday March 31st. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming community events.
Mrs Charles Marsh entertained three tables of guests at a bridge luncheon on Tuesday March 16 at her Westwood home on Lake Beauclaire. Guests came from Orlando and Tangerine with prizes awarded to Mrs Vander Burgh Fall River Mass first and Mrs Tappan Bryn Mawr Pa second. Also noted are Mrs H D Grien Portland Me and Mrs Ogden Tappan Bryn Mawr Pa wintering in the West.
Wood cottage hosted a bridge luncheon this week with three tables. Mrs. Jennnings of Newton Massachusetts and Mrs. Webb of Tangerine were the winning pair.
Professor James N. Hart Dean of the University of Maine and Mrs Hart Dr and Mrs Henry T Fernald of Orlando and Mr John Clivenhaum of Clermont were guests of Mr and Mrs L C Smith at Exeter Farms on Tuesday. A steak dinner was enjoyed under the giant oak near the lake. The gathering served as a reunion for University of Maine alumni.
Mrs James Simpson entertained her Sunday School class and guests with a theatre party at the State Theatre in Eustis. The event included Helen Wells Maxine Clery Geraldine Richardson Bess Barney Davis Florence Lee Betty La Battle Betsy Kramer Joann French Mary Ellen Robinson Jean Shipes Mary Elizabeth Simpson Shirley Schonenberger Jo Wiley Teasley Milton Teasley Bobby Goodman Calvin Richardson John Bryant Sonny Malone David French Robert Hecker Curtis Johnson and the hostesses.
The King's Daughters met Monday at Mrs. George Keller’s McDonald Street home with smaller attendance but enjoyments. They planned an early April food sale and voted to move meetings from the second to the first Monday in April with future dates to be decided.
Mrs Gaillard B Fuller hosted a dessert bridge in Sylvan Shores on a Wednesday evening for her daughter Mrs Carl Fuller of East Orange New Jersey. Four tables played auction and contract with Easter themed prizes hidden in a large Easter nest guarded by a bunny. Attendees included Miss Jessie Gould and numerous listed guests from Fall River Mass and local society.
Mr. C. W. Brock celebrated his seventy first birthday on March 18 at a family dinner. Relatives visiting for the season joined the guest of honor in the celebration.
On the 19th Mrs. Mary B. Johnson, sister of Mr. Brock, hosted a birthday card party for Mrs. Brock and her own birthday March 24. Four card tables were set, old time songs were sung, and a happy evening by the Connecticut group with guests including Mrs. Johnson and many Brock and Bailey family members.
Mrs. Mary Cooper of Sanford stays with Mrs. Elizabeth Stone for a few days. Miss Carolyn Robinson of Miami visits the Misses Doris and Twila Camp. Mrs. H. J. Wise departs for Wayzata Minnesota for an extended visit with her daughter Mrs. Roberts.
Mr and Mrs Oscar F Taussig returned the first of the week from a ten days stay at Palm Beach. Mr and Mrs C S Mahaffy of Cedar Rapids Iowa were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Harold J Curtis.
Coach W A Vincent and Miss Vivian Thompson attend Saturday classes at Stetson University DeLand as part of a personal or academic schedule.
Mrs. B. D. Peasley has as her guest this week Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Honeywell and daughter Julia at Winstead Conn.
Mr and Mrs A N Stowe departed last week for Meredith New Hampshire after wintering in their Liberty Street residence.
Mrs Blanche Goldsmith arrived Saturday after a week in St Petersburg visiting friends from Minnesota.
Miss Vivian Thompson spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. O. M. Pricher at Zephyrhills Florida after attending the State Teachers Convention.
Mrs. Harry Stanger of Winter Park was the overnight guest of Mrs. Blanche Goldsmith and the J. J. West household on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs James S Rae and daughter Lois Rae arrive from New Canaan Connecticut to spend several weeks at 635 Ninth Avenue.
Mrs J C Cobban of Haverhill Massachusetts and Mrs C H Wentworth of South Berwick Maine attended last week of Miss Jane Sewall.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Theis traveled with Mrs. Rothe and Miss Mary Dyson from Port Orange to visit friends in Mount Dora last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tarlton and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Bland of Worcester Mass were guests of Mrs. J. J. Alvord for several days. Dr. and Mrs. Campbell and daughter arrived from North Bay Canada for their annual visit with Mrs. Campbell's mother Mrs. F. P. Gatelius at Ninth avenue and McDonald Street. Mrs. H. L. H. Blair and Captain George O. Cunningham of Sewickley Pa will arrive next week and occupy Dr. Dickson's home on Ninth avenue at Helen Street for the season. The Misses Doris and Twila Camp attend an art class in Orlando each Saturday part of the University of Florida extension course taught by Miss Viola Ludwig.
Mrs. O. O. Bowman of Tampa is visiting this week with her father Dr. Heber D. Ketcham at his home in the city. The report notes their reunion and local social visit.
Dr. Ketcham’s daughter Mrs Harold Stamm of New York City will visit during Easter. The group traveled to Miami on Monday. Mrs Fowler will visit the Dodges in Swartz Cottage on Sixth Avenue and plans to travel north as far as Washington with them when they depart on the 29th.
Mr and Mrs C M Gray left yesterday for Waterville Ohio to spend the summer. They have sold their Sylvan Shores home but will keep winters in Mount Dora and expect to return in the fall.
School children took two days of vacation last week while Mount Dora faculty attended F. E. A. meetings in Orlando. General and group meetings along with dinners and luncheons drew record attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Miller, guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Raymond Young for two weeks, departed today for their home in New York. They hope to settle in Florida later and expressed pleasure with Mount Dora.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bissell from Mentor on the Lake Ohio visiting Daytona Beach spent a day with Mr and Mrs Grant Cowles. The two men are cousins and had not seen each other for fifteen years.
Mrs. Carl Fuller and her daughter Miss Mary Virginia head home to East Orange New Jersey after a month with Mr J J Stitzel and Mrs G B Fuller of Sylvan Shores in Mount Dora Earlier in the month Mr Carl Fuller a buyer for R H Macy New York paid a brief visit in Mount Dora
H. E. Pierpont of Chicago, executive vice president of the St. Paul Railroad, stayed at the Lakeside during the winter visit. He praises Mount Dora and plans to return next season.
Mrs Florence Dame Betts wife of Herman A Betts died March 22 at Lake County Medical Center after a fall left her hip broken. Born 1860 in Janesville Wisconsin she moved to Mount Dora in 1920 with her husband and son Frank. Funeral at Community Church was led by Rev D B Spencer and Dr H D Ketcham.
The 1937 Florida legislature may continue a public assistance program aiding 853a in Lake County with about 1.1 million dollars in annual benefits. State Board of Social Welfare data show 450 residents aged 65 plus, 25 blind, and 152 families with 378 dependent children eligible for monthly cash grants averaging 15 for the aged and needy blind and 10 per dependent child. The plan would lower the old age pension age from 70 to 65 and enable matching Federal funds under the social security act, following a November 1937 constitutional amendment.
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