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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1953
Page
5
The town reports many guests and former residents arriving for visits or settling in. Couples from Tangerine and Mount Dora travel together through Canada and the Gaspe region, while others relocate briefly or permanently, with new neighbors moving into local homes.
Mount Dora's Business and Professional Women's club joins national effort to honor women in business. Week starts with 9 am Sunday breakfast at Fralick's, then services at the Methodist church. Members will install civic club signs at highway entrances and meet second and fourth Tuesdays in City Building rooms. Members include a librarian, secretary, teacher, architect, and business owners.
At the first Fall meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution Ocklawaha chapter in Ta vares Mrs Al Rehbaum Jr Mount Dora spoke of a Martinsville South Carolina dedication of a family plaque honoring eight men and three women ancestors. Mrs King described a Lilesville North Carolina ceremony placing a D A R marker on her mother's grave. The group urged members to attend District 3 in Gainesville October 19 with lunch reservations coordinated by Mrs C H Estey Tangerine who handles transport.
A long list of named local business owners and professionals from Mount Dora is cited alongside a Roosevelt quote urging balance between industrial growth and moral and intellectual development. The piece highlights community figures from stores, hotels, and service stations as part of a broader city improvement message.
A series titled Heritage and Destiny starts Wednesday at the Methodist church Fellowship Hall with a Korea work film strip. Participants include Mrs J W Bukey Mrs W D Aubrey C E Brooks Jr Mrs Scott C Babey Henry Link and Dr CC McDrendar.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thomas Episcopal church will hold its first meeting next Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the church with corporate communion, a business session led by president Mrs. Henry J. Land, and a noon covered dish luncheon at the Parish house. All interested women are invited. Topics include the annual bazaar set for November 12. The auxiliary board meets this Friday at 10 a.m. at the Parish house.
Miss Carol Beck of Sebring presented slides on wild flowers for the Poinsettia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club. The meeting at Mrs Glendy Sadler McDonald Jr. home featured conservation in our state parks and co hostesses Mrs Bernard McCabe. Next circle gathering will be at Mrs J G Ray Jr home with co hostess Mrs Robert Wells.
The Lakes and Hills Garden club starts its fall program Friday October 16 at 2 p.m. in the Community building under new president Mrs. John Alden Murray. W. Taylor Briggs of the Orlando Sentinel will speak on garden problems.
The Mount Dora Men's Garden Club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the Community building. Lake soil conservationist Walter Shaffer will be the speaker.
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