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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
19
A surprise birthday party for Frank Norris of Franklin avenue was hosted Saturday at his home by employees of the J. J. Dean Company. Guests arrived in a company truck and presented Norris with a leather rocker while music, chat, and refreshments followed.
Members of the K O F Club left this morning for a two week camping expedition at Wilmington Junction. The party includes Miss Florence Clarke, Miss Margaret Clarke, Miss Helen Dufford, Miss Florence Wick, Miss Margaret Brown, Miss Margaret Cartwright, Miss Helen McKibben, Miss Mabel Robison, Miss Elizabeth Melcher, Miss Emily Broadbent, Mrs W M Johnston and chaperone Mrs S Clarke, all from Franklin Avenue Arlington Avenue Bonzo Avenue Lathrop Street North Mill Street North Jefferson Street Ray Street.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Varley and children Margaret Eleanor John Thomas Paul and Joseph of Lowell ville arrive in the city as guests of Mrs Margaret Meehan at 208 Bluff street. They will attend the wedding of Miss Margaret Meehan and A W Vallely on Tuesday.
Spend money for films and time posing for pictures then avoid spoiled prints. Our finishing department is owned and run by our own staff who personally ensure the best possible results. Prices match those of inferior work and films dropped at the door receive prompt attention.
A dense list of club meetings and picnics across Kensington Cascade Park and surrounding streets. Entries include N H B Kensington Mrs J F Robertson Leasure Avenue Elwilda Kensington picnic Cascade Park and many other groups led by named hosts with times and venues through Friday.
Mr and Mrs Fred Wolford of East North street entertain as guests Mrs M E Wolford and Mrs J A Patterson from Cristobal Panama. Mrs Patterson is accompanied by her daughter Mary Lizabeth.
Mrs. Edward Roberts of Oak Street will host the Auxiliary Kensington to the N A L C on Tuesday afternoon this week.
Miss Sue Harvard formerly of this city now with the Metropolitan Opera company in New York arrived for a visit at her father John Harvard's Euclid avenue home. She has toured the middle south and southwest and signed a contract with the Metropolitan for the coming season. Fifteen roles are assigned including several leading parts. She first appeared as a soloist in this city at church and in amateur productions before moving on to Steubenville Pittsburgh and then New York.
The New Castle Glee Society with about 160 members and families spent a sunny Saturday at Neshannock Falls for their annual outing. They traveled by morning train from New Castle, enjoyed sports and a chorus program led by Isaac Jones, and the ball game drew particular interest among married men with a high score of 16 to 2.
A San Francisco guest, Thomas F. Minnehan, was honored at a Saturday night party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Crosby at their Wilmington Avenue home. Cards and dancing followed by a luncheon. Other attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Duestine, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sturgis, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. Donnelly, A. G. Romberg, and Dr. H. D. Boyles.
Mrs. P. B. McDowell hosted a miscellaneous shower on Saturday for her sister Miss Anna Travers, bride elect of Dr. Martin T. McCann, with twenty five friends including a guest from Youngstown. Mrs. Travers received many gifts as refreshments were served with assistance from her mother and Mrs Richard Rannon.
Mr and Mrs Jesse R Cooper of 111 East North street will entertain at a dinner party in their home Wednesday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs E H Waddington of St Louis Mo formerly of this city and their children Miss Mildred and Chester. The Waddingtons and children motored here from St Louis and on the way visited relatives in Wheeling West Virginia. They will be here this week during which time they will motor to Cleveland Jeannette and other points.
Miss Adelina Rosemeier and Miss Mary Fisher entertain informally at the home on North Pine Street this evening in honor of Mrs. John Morgan nee Miss Margaret Engle, a bride of recent date.
The fifth annual Aiken reunion met Saturday at Cascade park with a record turnout. Dinner served for 125 in the grove, later rising to 150. Officers elected: President Albert Gardner, Vice President John P. Aiken, Secretary Emma Cunningham, Treasurer John C. Shoemaker, History Chairman Robert K. Aiken.
Personal mentions list residents and guests from Farrell New Castle Youngstown Braddock Walnut Street and other areas. Visitors travel to Slippery Rock Atlantic City Geneva-on-the-Lake and Chicago with family news and a birth announced for Frank Foulke and wife.
Mr and Mrs John Lewis return from a wedding trip to Cleveland Detroit and Canada. They crossed the lakes several times during their journey. Mrs Lewis was formerly Miss Gertrude Hughes of South Jefferson.
Miss Margaret J. Moore of New Wilmington road has been visiting Pittsburgh friends after an extended motor trip through the eastern part of the state. She has stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Rodrich and Miss Mary Louise Louis and plans to return home soon.
Mr and Mrs Frederick James Reed bride and groom of recent date returned to this city Saturday evening and are now at the home of the bride s mother Mrs David N Keast of Hast Wallace avenue Mrs Reed was formerly Miss Mary Dorothea Keast
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. T. D. will hold a business meeting in the park dining grove on Tuesday at 2:30 pm followed by dinner with husbands as guests.
Special meeting of the Highland Book Club to be hosted at Mrs. John Foster’s home on North Merser Street on Thursday afternoon. Miss Lucy Hill of Beaver Falls and Miss Doris Curtis of Beaver enjoyed the weekend with Miss Ruth Weitz in East Washington.
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