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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1931
Page
2
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will meet Friday at 2 30 o clock in the church parlors. Mrs Grant Cowles will lead the program and the ladies are asked to come prepared to sew.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will hold their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Conklin 141 West Sixth avenue Friday afternoon at 2 30. The ladies will come prepared to.
The second meeting of the Lake County Registered Nurse's Club will be held at the home of Miss Gertrude Thorne at 323 Tremain Street this afternoon at 3.00. All graduate nurses of Lake County are cordially invited to attend. An interesting program is planned.
About 40 members attended the regular meeting of the O. E. S. last Thursday. After the reception of four new members, a social hour followed with punch and home made cookies. Refreshment committee included Iris Martin, W. Battle, B. Brown, Hazel Cowart of Sorrento, and George Malone, Mabel Cleary, Esther Cadman of this city.
More than 60 Rollins girls attended a Salamagundi party hosted Monday afternoon by Miss Alexandria Birkbeck and the Pi Phi alumni. Drives boating and a buffet supper followed by card games and dancing created a lively scene with help from Mrs Birkbeck and several guest assistants including Misses Jeannette Dickson Isabel Green Lucille Leroy Gwendoline Bartholomew Helly Edwards and Helen Grensmeyer.
Willie Pearl Wilson Dot Livingston Missie Davis Mitsy Miguel and other alumni are featured, noting their ongoing involvement and ties to the community and former school activities. The piece emphasizes continued engagement and shared memories among graduates.
A birthday gathering was held at a home in Eustis hosted by friends from Eustis and Mount Dora. Guests included Mesdames Simp son Pike Orton Griffiths Cooley Overhiser and Misses True from Mount Dora, with other locals Mary Gilbert Urquhart Spencer Lucy Gilbert Katharine Weaver.
The King's Daughters met at Mrs Harold Overhiser's home with 29 members and friends. Professor Roseborough offered a vacant date for a charity football game between high school and town boys to benefit local charity. game set for Friday October 30 at 3 45 pm. Officers elected for the year: President Mrs Frank Griffiths vice president Mrs Wilson Smith secretary Miss Betty West treasurer Mrs Carl S Risley. Next meeting a Halloween party October 27 at Mrs Cliff White’s home with hosts Mrs Griffiths and Mrs White. costumes welcome.
At the gathering refreshments were served by the hostess. The Past Chiefs decided to draw lots for chairs and offices to be held at the next regular meeting on October 19. The results named Most Excellent Chief Adah Williamson Excellent Senior Ada Colson Excellent Junior Ada Moon Manager Jessie Pike Protector Tuna Sellers Guard Mary Lea.
A Friday afternoon park beautification card party drew eight tables in the Community Building social rooms. Winners included Mrs. A. R. Odell for 500 and Mrs. M. Wells for high bridge, with numerous donated prizes and a $28.00 net from the event.
Percy Davis returns from Chicago for weekend at home while Willard Wadsworth stays on Lake Beauclaire on a short business trip. W B Roberts leaves for Georgia. Hanscoms visit Melbourne. Ed Likowski convalesces on Grandview Street. Fenn and Lawrence travel to Tampa to see a seriously ill sister. Madeline Milner due home late week on Ninth Avenue. Woman's Club thanks Mrs Laughlin for donated electric Victrola from Zellwood. The Ladds from Grandview plan arrival from Orange New Jersey at month end. Hooper and mother return from a summer in New England. H T Brown and Rae Brown return from Ludlow Vermont. Louise Lane sings at Community Church. No school Friday Oct 16 for County Institute at Tavares. Estelle Clark travels from Daytona Beach to Louisville by air to visit Goshen Indiana. Trigg Tuttle, Daytona Beach employee, weekends with family. Joseph L Ronsheim of Cincinnati visits Grandview Street siblings I L and spouse.
The Girl Scouts met Monday evening in a new room over the bank building. They plan hand crafts soon and have started a small personal library with Flora Morley as librarian for the first month. Martha Wells, Scribe.
Supervising Principal D. D. Rose borough notes 35 more children enrolled in the first month of school than last year. Elementary grades join the Junior Red Cross as usual. The junior class presents Flittermouse a playlet by Mary Katharine Reely at the school assembly on Monday afternoon October 19.
The Community Church advertises Bible School at 10:00 a.m. with perfect attendance Sunday featuring special exercises and activities for attendees.
The Mount Dora Theatre promotes a busy lineup led by Five Star Final with Edward G. Robinson. Aline MacMahon appears in the cast. The Last Flight with Richard Barthelmess follows, then Joe E. Brown stars in Broadminded, and Ten Nights in a Bar Room with William Farnum closes the week. Sunrise magazine, sponsored by the Florida State Hotel Commission, debuts in November.
Selected exchange praises mutual insight and positive self view. The fragment hints at encouragement and friendly banter between two speakers.
The readable text notes two time blocks from 2 30 to 2 30 with another span from 6 00 to 8 00 p m indicating scheduled periods. The fragmentary schedule suggests a daily routine or event windows but lacks full context or locations.
A grocery listing item shows cheese crackers mashed potatoes and new peas in butter served with hot biscuits. The fragment hints at a simple homestyle meal or pantry suggestions.
A hometown letter extols traits like Perseverance and Honesty as keys to success and notes the completion of a natural gas system by Florida Gas Co. Many homes already use gas while others await mains. Winter visitors appreciate the improvements as residents tidy yards, paint, and invest in property, with town services offering ongoing assistance.
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