Elyria Service League Hosts Holiday Silver Tea Benefit
The Elyria Service League held a holiday silver tea from three to five at 36 Overbrook Road hosted by Mrs. Arthur Robishaw. Guests enjoyed Christmas glow, music by Oberlin Conservatory artists, and sales benefiting League projects including hospital care, nursing, Red Cross and Center for the Sightless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Service League
Arthur Robishaw
Overbrook Rd
League
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Juanita Pearson
Larrie Howard
Peter Howard
Y-Echo's Club
YWCA
Sum Room
Betty Lane Loretz
Jean McCalen
Beverly Yanke
George Hoke
Ward Young
Robishaw
Elyria Memorial Hospital
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Youth Council
Center For the Sightless
Red Cross
United Fund
Harold Guthman
Robert Crehore
Harold Rorick
M. E. Whitman
Ralph Standen
Eils
Gulf Farms
George W. Bennett
Y-Echo’s Club
Betty Jane Loretz
Jan McCullen
Ywca Club
OES Unit Installs Officers in Sidonia Chapter
Sidonia Chapter No. 69 Order of Eastern Star elects and installs officers led by Lillian J. Hardy as Worthy Matron and J. W. Gordon as Worthy Patron. Other officers include William I. Taylor secretary Portia Shaw Jones treasurer Rosena Francis and more with Daisy Guest as three-year trustee and Roxie Carter as chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidonia
Order of Eastern Star
Lillian J. Hardy
J. W. Gordon
William I. Taylor
Portia Shaw Jones
Rosena Francis
Beryl Saxon
Bessie Jones
Inez Goodson
Marshall
Kathryn A. Bond
Louvenia Traylor
Musican
Noreen Cooper
Ada
Evelyn Yarbrough
Ruth
Ida Madson
Esther
Levaca Davis
Martha
Nan Taylor
Electa
Lualie Thomas
Lizella Frost
Sentinel
Thelma Hambrick
Daisy Guest
Roxie Carter
West River Road Kindergarten Parents Plan Christmas Tree Gift
Mothers voted to buy a lasting Christmas tree for the kindergarten at Maplewood School. Candy and story books were ordered for pickup at Mrs. Strohisack’s home and Mrs Nelie Hornish discussed the purchase. A Christmas party is set for December 16 from 9 to 10 in the morning with a 25 cent gift exchange for children. The next Kinder-Farien meeting is January 9 at 6 p.m.
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West River
Road
Maplewood School
Strohisack
Ways and Means
East Goswold Rad
Nelie Hornish
Speaking Of Books Novel Based On Biblical Love Theme
A Christmas season novel review notes An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden set in London’s Mortimer Square. It follows Catford Street children led by Lovejoy Mason as they plant a garden amid poverty and conflict with a teenage gang, revealing themes of dream versus reality and intergenerational tension. Irving Wallace discusses real life inspirations for famous fictional characters.
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Rumer Godden
Viking
London
Mortimer Square
Catford Street
Garden Committee
Lovejoy Mason
Hook
Crook
Tip Malone
Tip
Lovejoy
Miss Gedden
Irving Wallace
Knopf
Joseph Bell
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Berean Class Holds Annual Christmas Banquet
Hebron House of the First Baptist Church hosted the Berean Class annual banquet with a lighted tree and candle motif. Rev. Max Tucker spoke after a dinner for 130 guests while Richard Elliott led group singing and a musical program followed by a ladies trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron House
First Baptist Church
Richard Elliott
Jack Payne
Fred Schwendler
Mr. Payne
Max Tucker
Sandusky
Florist Advises Corsage Placement in Atlanta
Toronto visitor Harvey Hall proposes a corsage solution for strapless gowns during a stay in Atlanta. He suggests threading a wire through the dress top to secure the arrangement, offering a practical approach to preventing slippage during formal events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harvey Hall
Toronto
Lantz Registers at 107 Langford Ave for License
A notice records Lantz registering a license at 107 Langford Avenue. The brief item notes the location and action without additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orain
Langford Ave
Elyria Junior Women Give $100 For Cerebral Palsy Fund
Mrs. Joseph Janowicz and the Elyria Junior Women’s Club donate $100 to the Elyria Cerebral Palsy Society. The fund supports free therapy at the East Bridge Street VFW Hall while awaiting trained therapists and ongoing education efforts for local children in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Zieve
Elyria
Cerebral Palsy Society
Cleveland
Lorain
Charles J. Snoble
Palsy Society
Elyria Junior Women’s Club
Joseph Janowicz
Cambridge Ave
Jill Janowicz
East Bridge St
VFW
Zieve
Elyna Cerebral Palsy Society
Echo Club
Elyria Cerebral Palsy Society
VFW Hall
Elyma Junior Women's Club
OES Installs Elyria Chapter 165 Officers at Dinner Rites
About 250 attended a dinner and reception following the installation of Elyria Chapter No. 165 Order of Eastern Star 1956 officers at the Masonic Temple. Past Worthy Grand Matron Sadie J. Olver led the installation with remarks from Grand and district dignitaries and a later organ recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Elyria
Order of Eastern Star
Sadie J. Obliver
Oberlin
Ab UoRy
Lucy Lauceauesues
Ruth Stuniz
George Boorn
Marguerite Kennerdell
General Grand Chapter
Grand Chapter
Ohio
Sadie J. Oliver
Dlnois
Genevieve Hendricks
Kentucky
Beulah Tenkins
Montana
Juanita Schramm
North Carolina
Emma Burrer
Marth
Elsie Henderson
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Sadie Olver
Annette Bearer
Lisbeth Calkins
Eleanor Brandau
Max Callons
Helen Smith
Bernice By
Grace Aid Bakes Cookies and Elects Staff
Grace Aid members held a Christmas cookie baking morning at Grace Lutheran Church and elected officers for the coming year. Ruth Stuntz and George Boorn signed the Bible as part of a ceremonial defense of jewels, with gifts exchanged. The group distributed cookies through the Cleveland Institutional Ministry and heard church notices from Rev. W W Walker. Officers elected include Mrs Dan Walter Bagnell and Mrs Arnold Griggs as chainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth [Stuntz
George Boorn
Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Cleveland
William Gebhardt
Harvey Kuss
Elmer Vetter
W. W. Walker
William Haas
Dan “Walter Bagnell
Arnold Griggs
Sonshine Chainman
Mrs Stanley Olmstead Hosts Big Rummage Sales Event
Mrs Stanley Olmstead leads a busy social notice featuring three major rummage sales and a card club gathering. The piece highlights committee roles and holiday decorations, noting hospitality by Katherine MacDonald and 1955 officers, plus planned January meeting at Roosevelt home and co host arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stanley Olmstead
Entertains Card Club
Calendar of events features many Elyria groups
A dense list of meetings and activities including YWCA board Holly Hall 7 30 p m Golden Age Club 1 30 p m Social Progress Dept Elyria Women's Club 8 20 p m Lorain County Dental Assistants Assn Elk's Dining Room 7 p m and numerous First Methodist circles at various times. Also notes Lake Avenue Congregational division events Starlets at Oberlin Inn and VFW Lorain County Auxiliary activities with general club nights and notices.
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YWCA
Holly Hall
Elyria’ Woman's Club, Inc
Elyria Women’s Club
Lorain County Dental Assistants Assn
Elk’s
Lorain County Historical Society
First Congregational Church
Green Thumb Club
R. K. Meisenberg
Weller
Ra Avenue
Ella Young
East Broad St
Benson
Barbara Young
Harwood Ave
Chiquita
Wilma Wash
Bell Ave
Henry Jalowiec
Avon-Belden Ra
First Methodist
Wesley House
Lake Avenue
Congregational Division
Doris Slack
Lake Ave
Oberlin Inn
Elyria Assembly
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Mildred Baugh
Actvites
Leonard Tufford
Fred Bryant
J B. Johnson
Tom Laundon
Richard Timms
Q. J. Winsor
The
Echo’s
Chronicle-Telegram
Center For the Sightless, Inc
OES
West River Road
Speaking
Mary Cecilia Rogers
Broadway
Hudson River
Hoboken
Chester Gillette
Big Moose Lake
N. x
Voltaire
Geneva Bible Society
Sherlock Holmes
Mane Roget
Poe
Clyde Griffiths
Dreiser
Bake Sale
ST. Agnes Parish School
Berean
Edward Nutter
Helen Nutter
David Davies
Charles Body
Charles Baker
Nutter
Robert Slusher
Robert Reynhout
Ray Bid Finger
Herb Carlson
William Gardiner
Don Harris
Ev. Heffernan
Charles J Ompsson
Lola
Rey E. Hultz
Wanda Warren
Arthur’ Kehmeri
Ruth Schro
Brodbeck
George Robson
Percy Warren
Mildred Trux
William Boydell
Elizabeth Bako
Genevieve Robson
Katherine Zolta
Ina
Harold Dicken
Alfred Aoltal
Grace Aid
Avenue Club
Katherine MacDonald
Ruth Stuntz
Florence
Mildred Gray
Virgina Brown
Josephine Fox
Gertrude Martin
Jane Kass
Broad Street
Tetaphons
Women of the Moose
Moose Home
Social Service Committee
Lorain County
Richard Allen Wintats
IOOF
King Solomon Lodge
David J. Nye
Order of DeMolay
Elks Hall
Knights of Columbus
Council
Elyria Drive
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