WCTU Meeting Set for May 6 With Miss Fitch in Charge
The W. C. T. U. will convene as usual on May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Miss Fitch will lead the program and all interested are invited to attend.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1935
Page
5
The W. C. T. U. will convene as usual on May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Miss Fitch will lead the program and all interested are invited to attend.
Mrs. C. M. Brown presents a music class recital on May 9 at 8 PM in the Baptist tabernacle. Public invited.
The May meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is set for Tuesday evening May 7 at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Burgess Thayer, Ninth avenue and Gorham street. Neighbors surprised Mr. J C Urquhart with a house warming at his new Tenth avenue home, fifteen ladies and gentlemen attending.
Mrs. F W Overhiser was honored on her birthday with a noon dinner hosted by her son and wife Harold and wife, then an afternoon visit at Mrs Nettie Lewis's home in Eustis. Ladies Aid plans a May 3 sewing session at 3 p m for Lake County Hospital. large turnout expected. Home Demonstration Club members and families held a pot luck supper on the Conrad lawn after an afternoon meeting at the Community Building, joined by guests from Tangerine and Orlando.
Emma E. Eckholdt and Leslie O'Hara quietly married Thursday evening at 7:30 in New York. They will spend summer near Auburn, New York, returning mid October to 131 Ninth Avenue West. Nine-person ceremony attended by Rev. A A Stan.
The Mount Dora Elementary School held its sixth grade graduation on May 3, 1935 at 2:30 p.m. An audience heard “America the Beautiful” as Rev. A. A. Stanley, pastor of the Baptist church, spoke. Songs by the sixth grade included “Row Your Boat,” “How Lovely is the Evening,” and “Heralds of Spring.” Certificates of attendance and punctuality were awarded, with promotions to the junior high presented by Mr. Roseborough.
Mrs J E Bibby hosted a Monday party for her daughter Margaret who turned eleven. Pink and blue decorations featured a pink white cake with eleven candles. Guests played games and received gifts while ice cream and cake were served to Roy Milton Blanchard Jr Alma Ann Cooper Lena Elizabeth Harding Frieda Virginia Stevenson Elizabeth May Blanchard Lois Grate Goddard Bath R Seuibeaah Laura Montel Barbara Jean Kendall Dorothy rein June Fenn Raymond Carlton and the honoree.
Mrs Olive Goddard entertained the Business and Professional Women's Club at her Tremain Street home on April 24. Mrs Bryson won the spelling contest with Dorothy Hopcraft winning the words game. The group enjoyed Twenty Questions and Ghosts during refreshments. The next meeting is a picnic and sewing party on Thursday May 9 at Lake Ola Donnelly Park at four o'clock. Members are asked to bring personal eating ware and contact Marguerite Burton to ensure cats for everyone.
Mrs J C Charles entertained twenty ladies at a Library Party on Fifth Avenue. May Day decor featured spring flowers a May pole dance and a wishing well for library coins. Guests paid a dime for the library benefit and refreshments were minimal.
Mrs. Velma Nice entertained at the annual Elks banquet in Eustis on April 25. A turkey dinner preceded a ball room program with songs by Mrs. Nice and soloists including Robert Arkins. The event supported the Harry Anna Crippled Children’s Home with proceeds from performances.
Mr. Charles Johnston and Lieut. William Pearce hosted a Monday night picnic supper at Johnston’s DeLand road home near Cassia. Guests enjoyed rustic cabin décor crafted by Johnston and candles lighting the dining table. Attendees included Mrs. Florence G. Hanscom, Mr. and Mrs. George Keller, Misses Maxine Saltsman Shirley Shonenberger Barbara Hopcraft and Messrs. Frank Hall Wayne Richardson. Lieutenant Pearce is visiting a few weeks.
The Public School Primary department closes with a Friday program at one o clock in the school auditorium. The Child Health Day acrostic opens the event and grades present stories poems songs and drills. After the program visitors may tour the classrooms.
Personal note lists Mrs. E. C. Clifford in Eustis for summer. Mrs. Edwin Markett and Mrs. Jack Newton of Atlanta are guests of Mrs. Jennie Stovall. Many couples plan summer stays in Daytona Beach Eden N Y Bonny View Troy N H Union Springs N Y and East Liverpool OH while others recover in Mount Dora hospital.
A flurry of locals leave for winter or summer homes from Brooksville to Ocean Grove New Jersey and Kennebunk Maine. Several families head north including Weeks Abbott Kennedy Etchells and Gurnetts. Florida State College for Women lists 269 candidates for degrees with Slack and Hazel pursuing A B in Education.
Next week at Mount Dora Theatre features Metro Goldwyn Mayer epic David Copperfield with Lionel Barrymore and a strong cast plus matinees. Tuesday and Wednesday bring Student Tour a lively musical comedy with Charles Butterworth and JImmie Durante. Thursday and Friday present Night of the Gods and a matinee on Friday with Thorne Smith's screen adaptation.
A Saturday night bill features Bruce Cabot and Grace Bradley in Redhead along with The Phantom Empire. Next week introduces After Office Hours and a Clark Gable Bennett hit before The Casino Murder Case and Count of Monte Cristo among other titles.
The Sorrento school held closing exercises on Wednesday evening and a Sore picnic was planned at Rock Springs on Friday. Guests at a Fort Gatlin Hotel dinner April 23 included Mr and Mrs Reed of Washington DC Dr Adams and Miss Adams Mrs Ida Fenton Mrs Dufour and Mrs Barber. Clara Adams and Julia Adams are ill or in serious condition. Reverend Noble attended a Green Cove Springs conference with Harold Edwin of St Augustine visiting. Bartholomew family preparing for Cleveland Ohio trip. Dixie Royal family weekend visit to Plant City to see Royal matriarch.
Mrs. Charles H. King returns to Paducah Ky after wintering at Zellwood Inn with her son Fain King and friend Reno who accompanied the son to Florida. Reno traveled by train to retrieve Mr. King’s body held in a vault at Carey Hand's. Ed Winters 82, pioneer of Zellwood, buried at Tangerine cemetery after yearly visits since leaving Zellwood 40 years ago. Alfred White and wife travel to Michigan for summer near Detroit. A R King heads to Lakeland for remodeling work with companions. Gardner family and T D McGraw visit Orlando.
The Movie Column Pittsburgh reports a 12 week summer stock move with talks involving Carole Lombard Dick Powell and Mae West. Florida tax proposals spark industry rumbles as Carolina Delaware and others gain favor over Florida for film activity.
A reader reports surprising outcomes after placing a classified ad. The effect on inquiries and responses exceeded expectations, with noticeable engagement from local buyers and curious readers.
Pictorial feature notes St. Andrews seating in Atlanta and references to an American Physical Education meet. The fragment suggests a human interest angle on mood and school activity without clear events or dates.
The British freighter Devon City recently departed Tampa bound for Japan carrying 180 carloads of phosphate. WMFJ in Daytona Beach becomes the area’s first broadcasting station under owner Wright W. Esch. Florida Audubon Society reelects R. J. Longstreet of Daytona Beach as president.
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