Meetings Bt Ann's Sewing Circle Meets Tomorrow Afternoon
The report notes the group gatherings at the K of C parlors for the upcoming meeting. The Spring Valley Country Club ladies posted golf scores with Mrs Ed Hutchings beating Mrs Charles Schowell three and two and Mrs Laporte defeating Mrs E M Greene one up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. Ann's Sewing Circle
K. of C
Spring Valley Country Club
Ed Hutchings
Charles Schowell
Laporte
E. M. Greene
F. O. Greene
Atlantic City Grand Lodge convention parade draws large turnout
William Dengate, representing the local Elks at the Grand Lodge meeting in Atlantic City, reports over one hundred thousand attended the parade from thirty five thousand participants. Sixty seven orders from the nation were present, Philadelphia providing the largest delegation. The event opened the city and boardwalk to delegates, with colorful lodge costumes and bands. Dengate and family then visited Gettysburg and Niagara Falls on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dengate
Elks
Grand Lodge of the
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Dengate
Lindy Lodge Meeting At Godfrey Home Grafton
Last evening Lindy Lodge met at the home of Misses Myrtle and Pearl Godfrey in Grafton Toad. A small business session was brief followed by dancing and singing on the front lawn. Miss Mildred Alexander, back from New York, spoke on her experiences. A luncheon for six members was served. The next meeting is set for August sixth at Miss Gladys Slauter’s home on Grafton Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy Lodge
Myrtle
Pearl Godfrey
Grafton
Picnic Held by Vermilion Presbyterian Sunday School
Teachers and officers and their families gathered yesterday at Mrs. R. H. McClure's Vermilion home for a picnic. Forty five enjoyed a deli cious picnic dinner before a short business meeting planned supplies for the coming year. Afternoon activities included bathing and games with the next meeting set for August twenty sixth at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Sunday School
R. H. McClure
Vermilion
Au‘guat
Various Works and Literary Notes Across Authors and Topics
The column surveys books and figures from poetry to prose and photography. It highlights Sarojini Naidu as a leading Indian poet and notes The Sceptered Flute as her English collection. It lists The Amateur Photographer's Handbook and summarizes fiction titles including Power-Feuchtwanger and Long Hunt-Boyd among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Sarojini Naidu
India
National Congress
Collis
Feuchtwanger
Duchy of
Wurttemberg
Suss
Boyd
Murfree Kinnard
Carolinas
Laurel
England
Boston
Benson
China
Europe
Woman's Welsh Club installs officers on eighth anniversary
The Woman's Welsh Club celebrated its eighth anniversary with officer installation at the First Congregational church. National president Mrs. A. C. Vaughn installed Mrs. Martin Robens as president, with officers Mrs. Evan Griffits, Mrs. Thomas Reese, Mrs. J. C. Lloyd, Mrs. James Davis, and Mrs. George Smith. Guests from Lakewood, Oberlin, Cleveland, Scranton, McKeesport, and Lorain attended. Refreshments followed as members sang Welsh and English songs. The next meeting is set for July 29 at Mrs. George Smith's East River street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Welsh Club
First Congregational Church
Martin Roberts
America
A. C. Vaughn
Lakewood
Martin Robens
Evan Griffits
Thomas Reese
J. C. Lloyd
James Davis
George Smith
Oberlin
Cleveland
Scranton
McKeesport
Pennsylvania
Lorain
Robert Moore
Elizabeth Dickson
East River Street
Buckeye Bunco Club Hosts Spring Afternoon
Buckeye Bunco Club members gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Paul Hubbell’s Spruce Street home for a tureen dinner and two bunco tables. Prizes went to Mrs. James Sinegar first, Mrs. Neil Gunder second, Mrs. Howard Richards third, and Mrs. Paul Hubbell consolation. club prize awarded to Mrs. William King. Next meeting set for July 29 at Mrs. Howard Richards’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Bunco Club
Paul Hubbell
Spruce Street
James Sinegar
Neil Gunder
Howard Richards
William King
Women’s Benefit Association Elects Leona Smith President
The Women’s Benefit Association met with large attendance last evening. Mrs Leona Smith was elected president for the ensuing year. A picnic at Cascade Park is planned for July 29 with supper at six. Smith received the prize of the evening. The next meeting will be a tureen dinner at the hall on August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Benefit Association
Leona Smith
Cascade Park
Social Dozen Club postpones meeting then holds picnic
Members postponed their meeting from yesterday to today due to rain. At ten thirty this morning the ladies drove to Rugggles Beach where a noon picnic lunch was served and the afternoon was spent swimming. Participants include Mrs. Williams Harrison street Mrs C Hecock Mrs Baird Mrs Grace Heinzerling Mrs B Scheumann Mrs Biddle West avenue and Mrs Jackson Cornell avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruggles Beach
Williams
Harrison Street
C. Hecock
Baird
Grace Heinzerling
B. Scheuneman
Biddle
West Avenue
Jackson
Cornell Avenue
Elyria Lodge 103 I O O F Discusses Temple Visit
The Elyria Lodge Number 103 of the I O O F met with good attendance to plan attending the new temple opening in Lodi on August second. They also announced an ice cream social on July 29 and other entertainments for that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Lodge
Lodi
Grafton Reunion Picnic Set At Lakewood Park
Residents and their friends of Grafton will celebrate with a reunion picnic dinner Sunday afternoon July twenty seventh at Lakewood Park. A program is planned at three o'clock and supper will be served at five. Attendees are asked to bring basket lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Lakewood Park
Ladies Auxiliary Knights of St John Meet At Wurst Hall
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St John held a well attended meeting last night in Wurst hall club rooms. Business included planning a public card party in September. Bridge first prize went to Mrs Louise Urig and Pedro to Mrs Lena Neibling. Refreshments were served and the group set to meet again August twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of St. John
Wurst Hall
Bridge
Pedro
Louise Urig
Lena Neibling
Local Names List Concerns Omnibus Report
The fragment lists multiple individuals with ages and occupations across Elyria Oberlin Amherst and Monroe Michigan, including Frank Krueger Jr, 24 farmer of Russia Township, Pearl F Harper 28 of Amherst, Reverend Eastman of Amherst, William Brown 22 laborer of Oberlin road, Sarah Goodson 19 Elyria at 235 Oberlin road, Rev J E Burton of Elyria, Elvin Bainbridge 23 steal worker of Elyria with Mary Simic 23 of Veorain, Reverend Fowler of Elyria, Walter C Dellerfield 23 trucker Elyria township with Mildred Mary Boynton 21 Elyria township, Reverend Wiseman of Elyria, John R Kirwan 30 life insurance salesman Monroe Michigan, Lucille M Cliff 26 Oberlin Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Krueger, Jr
Farmer
Russia Township
Pearl F Harper
Amherst
Eastman
William Brown
Oberlin Road
Sarah Goodson
Elyria
J. E. Burton
Elvin Bainbridge
Mary Simic
Vveorain
Fowler
Walter C. Dellerfield
Elyria Township
Mildred Mary Boynton
Reverend Wiseman
St. John's Y. P. G. Picnic at Murray Ridge
The Young People's Society of St. John's Church held a picnic at the Welch home on Murray Ridge last evening with thirty two attendees. A lawn picnic supper was served and games were enjoyed. The next meeting is scheduled for August first and will be a business gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Society of
St. John’s Church
Welch
Murray Ridge
DAR to Host Third Ohio Lecture at Robinson Home
The Daughters of the American Revolution present the third Ohio series lecture at the T. T. Robinson home, 308 Washington avenue, Thursday at 3 PM. Professor William C. Pautz of Baldwin-Wallace College will discuss "That The Union Might Be Saved."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
T. T. Robinson
Washington Avenue
William C. Pautz
Baldwin-Wallace College
Sigma Gamma Sorority Bridge Party Hosted at Mrs Fauver’s Home
Mrs Earl Fauver of Tenth street with Miss Evelyn Wilson entertained the Sigma Gamma Sorority last evening. Four bridge tables were in progress with prizes won by Mrs Ruth Granger first, Mrs Alberta Leonard second, and Miss Ethel Marsh consolation. Ada Hunt attended as guest and out of town member Mrs Verna Scholl of Cleveland. Refreshments featured yellow and green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl] Fauver
Tenth Street
Evelyn Wilson
Sigma Gamma
Ruth Granger
Alberta Leonard
Ethel Marsh
Ada Hunt
Verna Scholl
Cleveland
Local asides note visitors and births across Elyria area
A long list of social visits and guests fills Elyria notices from Oxford Avenue to Gates Avenue. Families tour Canada and the Midwest, house guests arrive in town, church groups plan silver teas, and two births are reported at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Raesler
Sylvia Chervenka
Dunkirk
New York
Evangelical Leadership Training School
Niagara Falls
Canada
Michigan
Herbert F. Kraft
Macon
Georgia
Kraft
Theresa Radachy
Lodi Street
Bert Wilkins
Redland
California
Julia Richland
Mildred Alexander
John McDaniels
Fourth Street
Knoxville
Tennessee
W. Wiech
Juanita
St. Louis
Missouri
Edward Wiech
Murray Ridge
Harvey Kuss
United Presbyterian Church
Irvin Wendell
F. A. Lawrence
I United
Mason Smith
Gates Avenue
Wellington
M. P. Campbell
Cleveland J
A. C. Schilleman
M. P. Camphiell
Cleveland
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Clarence Walker
Middle Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Myron Jones
Plan for Monroe Michigan camping trip discussed by Boy Scouts
Meeting of Boy Scout Troops last night planned a camping trip to Monroe Michigan from August 1 to 10. Regulations for sign up were set, requiring permit slips signed by parents and due by Monday night July 28. Fifteen bars must sign up for the trip per the troop reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Michigan
Baxter
Fowls
Fashions Hint At Longer Skirts And Custom Fit
The July fashion notes discuss the shift from ready made dresses to custom fitting, driven by longer skirts, yardage calculations, and the rise of dressmakers. Evening gowns stay lengthy with smart hems, while day dresses lengthen gradually and sleeves experiment with puff and leg o mutton styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Autumn Fashion: Luxurious Fabrics Drive Higher Wardrobe Costs
The piece notes a mood favoring luxurious fabrics and tailored workmanship this autumn. It suggests choosing garments cut to suit individual cloths will raise fabric use and likely increase overall costs for being well dressed.
Widow Mechwart Keeps Handcrafted Pottery Alive in Chicago
In a West Side Chicago building, widow Cora Mechwart continues her late husband William Mechwart’s hand crafted pottery workshop. She molds castles, fish, and figures by eye, using old tools and methods, while the attic kiln and one horse powered mill persist as relics of a bygone era. Children and modern visitors miss the old world charm, preferring newer creations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Medhwart
Sandles
William Mechwart
Ms. Mechwart
Lambert flies in anniversary celebration at Anderson
In Anderson John W. Lambert, credited with building the first gasoline engine auto, rode in an airplane during a forty fifth wedding anniversary celebration. Mrs. Lambert refused the invitation to fly. Two years earlier Elwood B. Haynes from Kokomo built an auto. Lambert is said to have constructed and operated one in Ohio City, Ohio, in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
John W. Lambert
Art Treasures Of China Reported Still Intact
Peiping reports by a mixed Chinese and foreign expert commission found the Palace museums in Peiping intact with no significant items missing. The inquiry, aided by Dr. J. Ferguson, debunked stories of a night looting by Marshal Feng and a camel train carrying treasures, noting lists remained complete and dated back to 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Penping
Peiping
Weng Yu-lsiang
J. (. Ferguson
Marshal Feng
Forbidden City
Mongolia
Honorary Worker Receives Memorial Fountain Honor
In recognition of her W C T U service Miss Anna A Gordon of Evanston Illinois has been awarded a memorial fountain dedication at Chautauqua New York. Gordon remains active as president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Anna A. Gordon
Evanston
Chautauqua
N. Y
Two Boys Sell Their Dog for Candy in Knoxville
In Knoxville two seven year old boys Jimmy James and Clyde Farr Jr offered their dog for 15 cents to buy candy. Fireman A F Ford paid the price, returned the dog, and charged the money to charity. In Alpena Michigan a pocket book lost twenty five years ago was found with contents intact by John Bingham while raking leaves. The owner’s wife, now deceased, had lost the purse containing 86 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
A. F. Ford
Jimmy James
Clyde Farr, Jr
Alpena
Mich
John Bingham
Palace treasures of Manchu era showcased in Peiping museum
The museum commission doubts selling palace treasures for military funding. Palace holdings from the abdicated Manchus remain largely intact amid political upheavals. Renovations expanded multiple palace museums, now displaying a large imperial collection including a new display of the Emperor Chien lung’s favorite curios with porcelain, bronzes, lacquers, ivories and jades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum Commission
Peiping
Chien-lung
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Grove Legion
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Elyria Library
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Lobecen Ie
Middle Maedock
Hubbell
Buckeye Bunco
Woman’s Benefit Association
Elyria J. O. O. F
Lodi Lodge
Ladies Auxiliary OF
John R. Kirwan
Monroe, Mich
Jaed
Lucille M. Cliff
Burke
ST. John's
D. A.R
Robinson Home
Sigma Gamma Sorority
Walter Peake
Oxford Avenue
Mary Peake
Barnaville
Minnesota
Dewey Peake
Mansdad
North Dakota
Elizabeth Rich
Sixteenth Street
A. T. Crew
Alex Kesson
Stanford Avenue
Robinson-Hancock Company
Thomas F. Steed
Utah
Bernard W. Hanson
Ethel Hogan
Salt Lake City
Dorothy McNulty
Prany
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Kblogy Rice
Cook’s
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College Place
Oberlin, Ohio
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research
Coppright
Rex Research Corporation
Eleanore Burnett
Wilmot
Hillerton
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