Siegel Announces Frances Marriage to Jules Mellon
Social notes report the engagement and upcoming wedding of Frances Siegel to Jules J. Mellon set for September 12, 1936 in Brooklyn. Also noted is the 58th wedding anniversary of H A Betts on October 8 with a dinner at Harrold House attended by Mr and Mrs W C Butts and Mr and Mrs J B Griswold. An All Day Sewing event by the Cantional church Ladies Aid is planned for Friday October 16 in the church parlors starting 9 a.m. Bring a light lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow-Siegel
Morris W. Siegel
Frances
Jules J. Mellon
Brooklyn
New York
H. A. Betts
Harrold House
W. C. Butts
J. B. Griswold
Ladies Aid’ Society of the Cantional Church
Missionary Group Met In Methodist Church Annex
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church met in the church annex Monday with ten members present. Mrs. James Simpson was elected leader and Mrs. Anna M. Carr and Miss Lizzie Barrett served as hostesses. Dr. Ketcham gave a short talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
James Simpson
Ce Ae
Anna M. Carr
Lizzie Barrett
Ketcham
Taylor Fenn Wedding Set for Saturday at Mount Dora
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Fenn and Mr. William Taylor will be held Saturday at 4 30 p m in the Mount Dora Congregational church. The couple invites friends and families to attend the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor-Fenn
Elizabeth Fenn
Harry T. Fenn
William Taylor
Leesburg
Mount Dora
M. E. Ladies Aid to Meet Friday Afternoon
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. James Simpson in Sylvan Shores. Mrs. T. C. Jensen presides and Mrs. T. J. Storer leads the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ladies
Ladies Aid Society
James Simpson
Sylvan Shores
T. C. Jensen
T. J. Storer
Engagement Announced for Marie Lytle and Richard Edgerton
Mrs Edward Lake of Saybrook Connecticut and Mount Dora Florida announces the engagement of her daughter Marie Lytle to Mr Richard Edgerton. Miss Page attended Dana Hall and studied in Paris. Mr Edgerton is a graduate of Westown School and son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Edgerton of Haverford Pennsylvania and Mount Dora Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Oo G Lake
Marie Lytle
Richard Edgerton
Saybrook
Connecticut
Mount Dora
Florida
Page
Dana Hall
Miss Holmquist
Paris
Edgerton
Westown School
Charles Edgerton
Haverford
Pennsylvania
Mount Dora Club Invited to Eustis Institute Day
The Mount Dora Woman's Club is invited to an Institute Day with the Eustis club on Tuesday. The event, led by Mrs. J Ralston Wells and Mrs. E L Schumacher, runs from 10 a.m. with a covered dish luncheon at noon. Members should notify Mrs. Olive W. Goddard of attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Mount Dora
Eustis Ee Ee
Og Street
Ammnst
J. Ralston Wells
Daytona Beach
State Federation of Women’s Clubs and Federation
E. L. Schumacher
Eustis Club
Mount Dora Club
Olive W. Goddard
North
Clayton Street
Legion and Auxiliary Joint Installation Held
The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary conducted a joint officer installation at the Community Building. Thomas H. Cooley presided as installing officer. Legion officers named Leslie Jackson as Commander with E. E. Nutter and Howard Chamberlain as vice commanders and Dave Wiley as adjutant. Auxiliary officers include Miss Vivia Craig as President with E. E. Nutter and R. M. Goodman as vice presidents, and Mrs. George Dahlin as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Thomas H. Cooley
Leslie Jackson
E. E. Nutter
Howard Chamberlain
Dave Wiley
Auxiliary
H. H. Chamberlain
Vivia Craig
R. M. Goodman
George Dahlin
Sol Spilky
Kathleen Stewart
Bridge Party Honors Bride Elect Miss Joan Mae Stanley
A bridge party hosted by Miss Joan Mae Stanley and Miss Jeannette Pike at the home of former Friday evening attendant Miss Elizabeth F Orchid featured floral orchid and yellow decor, star and goldenrod accents, and orchid yellow gum drops on every table. An unexpected thunderstorm caused a brief blackout before lighting returned. Miss Joan Mae Stanley topped scores and received high score and guest prizes, with Miss Lydia Land taking low score and consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Mae Stanley
Jeannette Pike
Elizabeth F
Lydia Land
Miss Fenn
Gladys, Simpson
Frances Pemberton
Rhoda Simpson
Francys Sadler
Kathleen Galloway
Esther Cadman
Harriet Banks
Carolyn Kennedy
Local social event in Apopka and nearby towns
The notice lists attendees and helpers including Harry T. E. Truskell and Ray Norris, Glenn Brown, Mis Reid, Harry Clark, Henry Land of Mount Dora, Wm Hawkins of Eustis, Elmer Austin of Umatilla, with Mrs C. E. Brooks and Mrs Jessie Pike helping their daughters entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Apopka
Harry T. E. E. Truskell
M. Norris
Ray, Jr
Glenn Brown
Mis Reid
Harry Clark
Henry Land
Mount Dora
Wm. Hawkins
Eustis
Elmer Austin
Umatilla
C. E. Brooks
Jessie Pike
Winter Visitors and Residents Return to Mount Dora Area
Local notes detail dozens of residents and visitors returning to Mount Dora and surrounding areas for the winter. Names include Dr. Will Wood, Miss Janet Hackett of Orlando, the Lashars, McClellands, and the Davises, with travels from Bridgeport, Vermont, New York City, Chicago, and Cape Cod. Updates mention health, weddings, and a wedding guest list, plus a probate judge from Worth county and a hospital recovery in Orlando.
Zellwood P T A Sets Meeting With New Officers
The Zellwood Parent Teacher Association will meet at eight o clock Tuesday night October 13 at the Grammar School Auditorium. New officers chair the event and committees report plans for the year. Mrs. L B Vincent leads the program with a music feature by visiting artists. The Congress Unit aims to carry on last year’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellwood Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
J. E. Sewell Killed In Service Of Community
J E Sewell died at eighty one with funeral in the city and burial in a local cemetery. He rose from driver on Lynn street railway to superintendent of electric street railways in Hartford New Haven and Bridgeport before retiring thirty years ago. He spent winters in Florida and lived in Mount Dora with a summer home at Caribou Maine. A secret benefactor he aided many quietly. He was a Scottish Rite Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sewell
Lynn
Mass
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Our Flag History and Flag Etiquette Chronicle
A concise history of flag salute traditions from 1812 to 1923. It notes rising flag practice in Colrain Massachusetts, Upham’s 1888 pledge plan, Civil War church displays, June 14 commemorations, World War influences, DAR efforts, and the 1923 Flag Code drafting coordinated by the American Legion. Ethelyn P. Zell signs as Mount Dora Park Commissioner secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catamount Hill
Colrain
Massachusetts
James B. Upham
Boston
America
American Education Association
Upham
Daughters of the American Revolution
Iees
District of Columbia
Washington
American Legion
Ethelyn P. Zell
Sec
Mount Dora Park
San Francisco Tops Attractions At Eustis Theatre
Bargain Day postponed last week resumes this Saturday with Dick Foran in Trailin West and Flash Gordon chapter ten plus a Charley Chase comedy. Sunday and Monday features San Francisco with Jeannette MacDonald Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Jack Holt. Tuesday Moonlight Murder stars Chester Morris Madge Evans. Wednesday Hepburn and March in Mar of Scotland. Friday Small Town Girl with Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor plus shorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Mon
Clark Gable
Jeannette McDonald
Spencer Tracy
Francisco
Chester Morris
Madge Evans
Katharine Hepburn
Fredric March
FBI
Robert Taylor
Janet Gaynor
Eustis Theatre
Ziegfeld
Dick Foran
The
Eustis
San Francisco
Sarbary Coast
Jeannette MacDonald
Jack Holt
Rsa
Eatharine Hepburn
Fredric
Scotland
Southeastern Foresters Meet in Tallahassee Program Planned
The Southeastern Section of the Society of American Foresters meets in Tallahassee on October 17 and 18 led by Prof. H. S. Newins. A boat trip down the St. Marks River and tours of forest projects in Leon county are on the agenda, with the business session aboard the boat. The society has over 3 000 members. its annual meeting will be in Portland Oregon December 14 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of American Foresters
Tallahassee
H. S. Newins
St. Marks River
Leon County
Portland
Oragon
Sorrento Community Notes Highlight Local Studies and Visits
Sorrento residents report wintering in Sorrento after a Per rysburg summer. Teachers pursue courses at Stetson and Southern College while the public school faculty stays busy. Rev Noble resigns from the Presbyterian church to take ministerial work in Dallas. Camp Fire Girls hold ceremonies at Mrs Strite’s lodge with a crafted name board by Lenora Conroy. Several residents visit St Augustine and nearby towns. Branton injures foot at Mount Plymouth. families host guests from Detroit and Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucie K. Miller
Peprarent Weer Ee
Driver
Alice Strite
Terian
Presbyterian Church
Sar- Trento
Fulford
Southern College
Lakeland
Roy Sanders
Ivey Douglass
Stetson University
DeLand
Sorrento
Noble
The
Dallas
Texas
Ernest Driver
Detroit
Mich
F. A. Hardee
Tavares
Cowart
Doris
St. Augustine
Frank Battle
Wauchula
Walker
Sally
Washington, D. C
Sarah Goodman
Leesburg
Sanders
William Branton
Mount Plymouth
G. C. Battle
Mary Battle
Ralph Battle
Novel Stones From States Add To Flagpole Base
Connecticut and West Virginia contribute carved browns and coal blocks to the flagpole base for Lake county’s semi centennial at Tavares. Rhode Island granite from Point Judith joins the New England sequence. More stones from Maine Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts await placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
West Virginia
Tavares
Lake County
S. H. Bowman
Clermont
Jerry W. Dingess
Huntington
Dingess
Stonewall Jackson
Rhode Island
F. M. Matteson
Eustis
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
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Phine
Astaire-Rogers
Legion and Auxiliary
Bridge Party
Donnelly Ave
Golden Triangle Dry Cleaners and Laundry, Inc
Fourth Ave
Villa Dora
Carl S. Graves
Will Wood
Janet Hackett
Orlando
Esther Roberts
Mrs. T. Holmes Lashar
Little Son
Bridgeport, Conn
C. H. Scott
Tyson
Frank Drake
Florida Fox Jn Association
Ocala
Isabel Robertson
City
Mrs. Burgess Thayer
Josephine Thomas
East Liverpool
Ohio
Lake Dora
C. E. Bonner
N. Y
Ingram Apartments
A. R. Odell
Liona Odell
Fifth Avenue
Cleveland
F. M. Hadlock
Maryann
Richard Koebke
Three Lakes
Wisconsin
G. E. Ganin
Florence Davis
Mount Kisco
Ada Kimball
East Fifth Avenue
Harry V. Fish
Helen Street
Tenth Avenue
R. T. McClelland
Veterans’ Hospital
Bay Pines
Augusta
Messrs
Frank Morley
Jacksonville
Nelson Morley
University of Florida
Gainesville
N. W. Morley
J. L. O'Hara
Fleming, N. Y
Second Avenue
Robert Davis
Sylvia
Chicago
Mr. Davis
Mrs
E. A. Davis
Donnelly Avenue
James Spooner
Fort Myers
A. A. Tanner
Waterbury, Conn
L. R. Helm
Woodland Avenue
Mr. Tanner
F. G. Davis
Alice
Grace Davis
Cape Cod
Conn
Lewis I. Cook
T. Richard Hurlburt
Evaleen B. Hurlburt
Harriet Lord
Woodmont
Tremain Street
S. S. Story
Sylvester
W. L. Story
Worth County
Georgia
Lester Verigan
Verigan
Zellwood
J. E. Sewell
Southeastern
Lucy Main
Miss Adams
Perrysburg
H. E. Felton
Novelty
Mr. Pelton
First National Bank OF
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
RCA
Mt.Dora
Florence
Coleman’s Bakery
Hale
Kimball
Donnelly
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