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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
5
The King's Daughters hold a gathering Tuesday night next week November 10 at 8 o'clock at Mrs Sol Spilky's home 650 Fifth Avenue.
The Intermediate B Y P U held a Hallowe en party and hunt at Mrs J R Latham's home. Twenty five youths attended including five new members. After lunch they visited shut ins and sang hymns. The unit is growing rapidly and serving the church.
The matinees of the Baptist church with others totaling 26 attended the W M A in Tavares Friday. Names listed include Mrs. Claude Chapman Mrs. Jennie Stovall Mrs. Jessie Pike Mrs. John Lotz Rev and Mrs Overhiser Mrs Ed Williams Miss Emma Brown Mrs Jack Lotz Dr and Mrs Latham Rev and Mrs Stanley Mrs Eothiven Mr and Mrs B J Pascall.
An evening gathering featured fruit punch and cookies with hostess assistance from Mrs. C. M. Brown and others. Guests included Doris Chamberlain Frances Davis Marjorie Loveless Dorothy Loveless Lois Jerue Dorothy White Mary Louise Behbaum Emily Battle Eleanor Minkley Nona Martenson Mary Elizabeth Simpson Mildred Bartlett Shirley Coen Bruggs Kennedy John James J W Shaw Lee French Jr Carroll Hall Howard Simpson C C Dooley Jr LaMar Silver William Turrentine and Blair Kramer.
Personal Miss Vivian Thompson spent last weekend in DeLand. Mrs. E. M. Wentworth returned Saturday from a three months trip in the north. Miss Elinor Hathaway of Milton Mass is the guest of her aunt Mrs. M. B. Swift. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lotz and children spent Sunday in Orlando visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Susie V. Kinsey of Bradley Beach N J arrived last week and will spend the winter. Mrs. Mary Cooper of Sanford was the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Stone last week for a few days. Mrs. Charles Stokley who spent the past month in and around New York City returned home Saturday. Mrs. Belle Rogers and Miss Jessie Dodge of Georgetown Mass.
A procession of guests and seasonal residents arrived in Mount Dora and nearby areas this week. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Dean and others moved into winter homes on Simpson Street and East Fourth Avenue, while families from Portland, Cleveland, Chicago, White Plains and New Haven joined locals at Tremain Court, Sylvan Shores and Villa Dora Hotel.
A benefit card party for Girl Scouts will be held Friday November 6 at 2 30 PM at the Yacht Club. Tickets cost 25 cents. Proceeds aid Girl Scout activities.
The Mount Dora Club schedules two meetings in November to plan the Home Demonstration County Fair set for December 4-5. The November 11 session is at 3 PM in the Community Building social room and the November 19 county meeting shifts to Tavares kitchen due to Thanksgiving.
A claim states 540 grass species grow in the Southern states. The statement reflects regional biodiversity counts without specifying source or context.
Friday October 30 the Gel a poh held a fuse at the Community Build. Miss Keerlen Hurlburt of Milford Conn a Scout captain and Tyre Maryse Tyre led First Aid and badge work. Court of Honor planned November activities led by Miss Hurlburt Captain Burkhart and Cadman Schonenberger Craig Meadows and Miss Hurlburt. Meetings Wednesdays 7 pm. Thanksgiving basket project organized by Cadman patrol. Sheila Spilky Scribe.
The Mount Dora Hi Y Club met last Thursday at 7 30 PM at the school to discuss business. President Frederick Sleight led the session with a Bible reading by J M Green as minutes and the treasurer's report were reviewed. A two member committee Theo and J M Green was assigned to locate absent members and a motion called for a member to resign. The program for upcoming meetings includes Nov 11 Initiation and Nov 26 Heroes of Mr Peabody. a Dec saga of Bud Wing featuring William Turrentée Bob Jones and Bayard Roberts. A committee of C Dooley Tracy Kramer Lee Feench and Sleight was formed to oversee initiation activities.
SORRENTO welcomed guests Sunday and returned home Monday. The town celebrated the school’s dedication last Tuesday night with Miss Allen recounting early years since 1887 and Lola Kennedy sharing platform honors. Prof. Moore and the County School Board spoke, WPA engineer Mr. Register added remarks, and guest speaker Karl Lehmann engaged the audience from start to finish.
Mr Henry Moore of the Presbyterian church delivered the invocation and benediction for a Sorrento service where he will preach in the afternoon now that he has accepted a call to a Howey in the Hills church. Sunday school at 2:30 and V r at 3:15. Mrs Renders hosted a Halloween party for pupils. Camp Fire girls rode to a packing house for refreshments. The B Y P U youth were hosted by Mrs Barton Driggers. Frank Haas Jr and wife announce birth of a son at Lake County Medical Center on October 15. Henry Frank Haas named for the newborn.
Mrs Catherine McPhail of Canada arrived at Zellwood Inn for the winter. Mr Bill Wicker and Mr George Vincent left for Washington DC. Mrs Lorna Hopkins hosted Fairfax Circle. Mr and Mrs J T Pugh hosted dinner for Bill Wicker and Vanilla Vincent. E W Fly and family attended Gainesville homecoming. Needlework Guild garment ingathering held at the school auditorium on Monday evening November 2. Lillian McLucas Marguerite Vincent Hortense Vincent and others attended Island Beach dance.
Col Alfred Hasbrouck U S A retired and his mother Mrs Esther Jackman Hasbrouck will be new winter residents of Mount Dora. They rent the Norris bungalow and plan to arrive soon after President Roosevelt's re election. Mrs Hasbrouck is daughter of late General David K Jackson of Bath New York. Stanley Johnson helped persuade them to Mount Dora. the Johnsons will stay at the Lewis cottage on Donnelly Street around January 1.
Miss Flora Morley and Miss Martha Fenn of Mount Dora are members of the YWCA at Florida State College for Women Tallahassee. The group plans Religious Emphasis Week October 31 through November 5 invites students from across the state for a retreat tied to the Foreign Missions program in February and a later state-wide retreat with other colleges. For two years the organization has aided the community by supervising Tallahassee playgrounds.
Mrs Helen I Cronwalt 46 wife of Myron Cronwalt of Atlantic Beach Florida died Saturday morning in a Jacksonville hospital after months of illness. A Cleveland Ohio native she lived in Florida 20 years and was active in Mount Dora civic and church work. Survived by husband Loreen Helen Cronwall a sister and brother Lula Mitchell and George Robinson of Cleveland. Funeral Monday 2 30 p m Burns Naugle Chapel South Jacksonville with burial in Memorial Cemetery Jacksonville.
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