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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
5
Mrs. S. S. Sadler recounts a northern tour to Alaska from Indian Head Saskatchewan with Mrs. William Bland, later attending a Tangerine party for Lt. Kennedy before Germany. The item notes many local residents returning from summer travels, visits, and a Tavares Kiwanians event featuring Glenn Woodworth.
The Mount Dora P T A launches a series on the Parent Teacher Association aims and activities. The 1948-49 statistics show Florida with 612 local groups and 134 240 members nationally P T A emphasizes democratic participation and family role in children’s welfare with evening meetings to include fathers. Helen B Kurras Publicity Chairman.
Mrs Florence Carter Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Florida visits Wednesday September 21 at 8 pm. The meeting combines Tavares and Mount Dora chapters at the Masonic Temple in Tavares A special invitation goes to visiting Stars. Mount Dora Chapter 103 plans regular meeting September 22 at 8 pm.
The new Mr. and Mrs. Robert Augustus Wilkinson wed Sept. 5 at the Tangerine Community church. Miss Jane Louise Hoisington becomes Mrs. Wilkinson and both families attend the Gainesville residence period as they start life together near the University of Florida. The couple’s wedding featured white daisies and native flowers with maid of honor Miss Mary Wilkinson and bridesmaid Miss Sally Wilkinson. Best man William C. Gilmore and usher William Edwards assisted. Reception for relatives followed at the Swift home on Lake Beauclaire.
A bingo party at the Sylvan Shores hotel next Wednesday 8 p.m. funds the IceHouse theatre season. Players members will attend and likely discuss Arsenic and Old Lace ahead of its October opening. Readings at Charles St theatre continue as cast is announced. Free admission with many prizes.
Kiwanis club members at the Community building will hear a noon briefing on a Mount Dora Boy Scout trip. Four scouts Alan Claflin Danny Patton Barry Norton and Billy Carroll will recount horseback rides camping trips and Indian reservations with movies from the Philmont Scout camp in New Mexico.
Around The Churches notes outline Rally Day at First Methodist with 9 45 a m opening services and a children's division program Rev Robert M Blackburn will speak on Seeking to Save in morning worship and Spiritually Equipped for Life in the evening. Quarterly conference for 1949 50 will be held next Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Parish house urging official board attendance Choir rehearsals occur each Wednesday at 7 30 p m under Fred Mauk.
Baptist Church on Sixth and Tremain lists Pastor James H Sutley with Bible School at 9 45 am Morning Worship at 11 am Training Union at 7 pm Evangel Hour at 8 pm Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7 pm Midweek Service 8 pm. Methodist Church on Fifth av led by Rev Robert M Blackburn schedules Sunday School 9 45 am Morning Worship 11 am M Y F 6 30 pm Evening Worship 7 30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7 30 pm. Church of Christ on Fifth av lists services at 10 am Sunday and 11 am service, 7 30 pm evening service with Midweek Bible Study 7 30 pm on Wednesday.
Ida Hicks Rawson Bishop, known as Aunt Ida to locals, died at 84 in Grand Rapids. She built Bishopgate in 1886 after visiting Mount Dora, hosting students and church groups, later turning it over to her nephew Dan Bishop. She left several nieces in Michigan and Detroit. Services will be held in Grand Rapids.
Florida's first Junior Casting club led by Margo Hosford announces the Fall meeting next Tuesday at the new dock after school. A Senior club will form for adults 16 and up with separate men and women teams and fly casting lessons taught by Dr. Hugo Curry, pro at Mount Dora Tennis club. Casting clubs form in Tavares Leesburg and Umatilla under Lake County Chamber of Commerce sponsorship.
In Lake County the Mount Dora Girl Scouts face a missing feature their year relies on. Leaders women to donate time are in short supply, threatening Intermediate Scouts participation. Gladys Crane urges volunteers noting training will be provided in October. Contact Crane Decorating Shop Mount Dora.
Nearly 30 Lake Mountains were feted in Tampa last Thursday as members of the Lake County Shrine or guests of the Egypt Temple. The gathering opened the Fall season of the Masonic order with Illustrious Potentate L. B. McSwain presiding over the Nobles meeting before an entertainment program by Lake County club members and Tampans.
Lake County garden clubs sponsor a three day Flower School at Villa Dora hotel in Mount Dora October 24 to 26 open to all flower lovers and horticulturists. Distinguished speakers include Mrs Maude Jacobs and Mrs Dorothy Biddle of New York City with talks on Flower Show Practice Horticulture and Flower Arrangements. Reservations are pouring in with Mrs Vernon L Conner as county course chair.
Mrs. Alice Strite will host the Wilma Rogers circle of the First Methodist church at her home Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mrs. L. G. Simpson is named as co host.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that the Indian practice of scalping was not ordinarily fatal, indicating that fatalities were uncommon and not typical in standard accounts.
Ladies of the Lake the women’s auxiliary of the Lake County Scottish Rite Masons will begin fall activities with a 7 p m dinner at the Grand View hotel in Eustis. All wives and widows of Scottish Rite members are invited, with Mrs R J Schneider of Eustis as president. A short business meeting and social hour follow, and Mrs E E Grove of Eustis serves as secretary.
Gladys Malone donated 100 dollars to the IceHouse Players to support the Mount Dora theatre group and mark the start of their second season, honoring her late husband George Malone who died in 1945 and would have enjoyed the opening.
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