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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1932
Page
2
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a meeting Friday afternoon at 3 o clock. The event takes place at the home of Mrs. Hague on Fifth avenue east with Mrs. Carr serving as associate hostess.
Mrs Josephine LaBreck entertained the Past Chiefs club of the Pythian Sisters at her Eus tis home on Monday night September 26. A good attendance enjoyed a pleasant social evening with refreshments. The next meeting will be at Mrs Ada Colson’s home Mount Dora on Eighth avenue Monday October 24.
Miss Isabel Crawford invites the Baptist Ladies Missionary Society to an informal meeting at Tremain Court on Friday afternoon October 7 at 2 30. No regular program. readings from Miss Crawford's Jolly Journal will entertain attendees.
Mrs L R Heim hosted a Mount Dora gathering at her Fairfield Beach shore cottage on September 22. Attendees included Erdley Wilmot John Alvord H Perkins S Gledhill R N White Frank Fowler Harry Fish and Charles Wilmot after a shore luncheon and veranda cards. Similar meetings were held during the summer season.
Readable text identifies homes of Mrs Thomas Lashar in Fairfield Mrs Charles Wilmot in Lordship and Mrs Tom Potter with Mrs Hal Perkins in Milford Connecticut, indicating a local property or social note mentioning multiple residents and addresses.
About twenty Knights and twenty two Pythian Sisters from Mount Dora attended a district meeting in Apopka on September 27. A chicken pilau supper was served at the William Edwards Hotel, followed by Judge Pettiway of Tampa as the main speaker. The Mount Dora drill was staged in the hotel street due to large attendance.
The King's Daughters gathered Tuesday at Miss Abbie Linnenbrink's home and approved a ten dollar monthly allowance for school lunches for under nourished children, doubling prior years' funding. Members thanked those who made garments and planned a sewing session with Mrs. Carrie Kimball. The next meeting is October 11 at the Grand View Hotel with Miss Mary Dyson and Miss Nancy Stuart hosting and officers to be elected.
The initial District 3 gathering in Mount Dora drew 43 delegates from Leesburg DeLand Ocala Orlando and Mount Dora with Melbourne Titusville absent. Morning business lasted two hours before a lunch at the Community Building overseen by Mrs Ada Colson. A short program followed including a Glee club number and a child’s dance.
Dooley of Eustis and a solo by Mrs Edward Wilt plus a talk by Major Griffis of Leesburg completed the afternoon entertainment. The session was entirely instructive and the group announced Ada Colson of Mount Dora Temple as District Deputy Grand Chief.
A pleasant evening hosted at 948 Gorham Street celebrated Doris and Twila Camp turning twenty one with friends. Guests including Alice Franklin Evelyn Bowden Juanita Crow Barbara Blanchard Jean Blanchard Cecil Bowie George Groom George Gwaltney Lawrence Atkinson Herschel Stuart Porter Clark and others enjoyed bridge games and party activities. Refreshments of birthday cake and punch were served by Mrs Camp with help from Mrs Fielding.
The Mount Dora Chapter hosts Mrs. Katherine E. McKay Worthy Grand Matron O E S with 41 members and 41 visitors. A musical program by the Mount Dora Glee club accompanies the evening as two candidates are initiated. Guests include George A. Miller Jr. and Lillian E. Miller. Refreshments in green and yellow honor colors.
The Girl Scouts gathered Monday night in the Simpson building Scout room to work on bead band patterns and begin a new room project, bead weaving, led by Miss Laura Neville.
Personal notes from Mount Dora recount visits and travels. Orlando’s Miss Lucille Leroy spent the weekend with Miss Alexandra Birkbeck. Mrs. Ernest Chamberlain returns from Tallahassee after two weeks. Miss Elizabeth Johnston went to Canton Ohio for October. Figures include Mr. and Mrs. Francis Knight from Miami at Kill-Kare Lodge, coach and Mrs. Vincent visiting Daytona Beach, and many locals visiting relatives or attending events in Ferndale, Daytona Beach, and neighboring towns.
Incram apartments on Tremain street report Mr and Mrs J B Griswold leaving Jefferson Ohio where they have vacationed and will be in Mount Dora again after the trip south on September 30. James Spooner couple back Thursday from a northbound trip with visits to Dr Reed camp in Georgia and cities including Detroit Rodman NY and Canada Thousand Islands. James Simpson left Saturday to return Howard and his little daughter from Atlanta Georgia.
The Mount Dora branch of the Needlework Guild of America, organized last spring with Mrs. Thomas Lashar as president, plans a winter ingathering of garments and household articles. Members must donate two matching items. money gifts help buy missing necessities. The group, the only guild in Lake County, distributed 300 articles from the April ingathering through the summer via the King’s Daughters.
The Mount Dora Baptist Church unanimously calls Dr W R Lambert to its pastorate. He has led revival services at the Baptist tabernacle for two weeks and is presently pastor at Haines City. The congregation awaits his Sunday response.
Dr. George M. Budlong a Clermont based dentist formerly of Mount Dora has been offered the chair of Prosthetic Dentistry at Georgetown University Washington D C This appointment marks a major honor and represents a top position in the dental department
Lake County residents are urged to consider the impact of Red Cross contributions. The article recalls that funds sent to Washington often return locally via programs such as Red Cross flour. It notes Florida’s relief spending exceeds local donations and emphasizes the value of joining despite national allocations.
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