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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1927
Page
6
Meetings and events across Elyria including the First Congregational church and Women's Benefit Association conventions. Highlights include the Daughters of Scotia anniversary with flags and a fancy drill, security and Knights of Columbus activities, a St Pauls choir gathering, and local marriage licenses and hospital notes.
The Camp and Auxiliary of the Spanish War Veterans held a final irregular business session with good attendance. Two candidates joined the Auxiliary and two comrades were mustered into the camp. They will attend memorial service with the G.A.R. at the Church of Christ on Memorial Sunday. After the business, a social hour and refreshments followed. The Woman's Benefit Association met at Olga Johnson’s home on Eleventh Street, eight games of progressive Pedro were played, first prize to Mrs. Mary Woodruit, second to Mrs. Carl Curnece, third to Cars Asues Erichsen, with Mrs. M. Lamb consoled. Betty Horace announced a card party at her Farland Avenue home on May severalteens for card parity.
Sunday school at 9:45 am offers a class for all ages and a growing program. Evening worship at 7:30 pm features a sermon on The Reward of the Unrighteous. Dr Emma J Retox of China shares firsthand insights from a recent trip. Mrs Faber Mandeville and Mrs Edward Schirack travel to Fort Wayne for the St Catherine's Academy Alumnae reunion marking the academy’s 25th anniversary.
Readers report from Elyria and surrounding cities include Mrs Mamie Sterr at a Sixth Street convention related to a band, misreadings corrected for Sehultz and Sehuler, Janvis Steele visiting Cleveland, J C Robertson visiting Elyria, Mrs Isabel Stewart from Lorain visiting Elyria, John Reelef visiting Delaware Ohio, Mrs T M Braman hosting guests after La Bohème in Cleveland, and various attendees at the Metropolitan Opera and other events. The article also mentions a tumor surgery at Crile Hospital and a record 7314 mile submarine cable arc from Vancouver to Australia.
Town Line North May 7 notes show neighbors from Amherst Lorain Elyria and South Ridge visiting each other with Sunday gatherings and club meetings. The Evergreen club meets at Mrs Geo Swartz Lorain with varied local attendees and a notice about a new drug advance and New York phone totals for 1426.
Mrs. Henry Hala returns from Lorain hospital after eye operation. Ridgeville Grangers will meet in Oberlin instead of here. Everett Miller and Ralph visit the Miller family in Pittsfield. Gibbons family guests from Cleveland visit Ridgeville. Mrs. Saver spends Wednesday in Elyria. L B 5 to elect new officers next Wednesday with a picnic dinner. M W Evans hosts a dance in Alliance at Eagles Hall No 100. public invited.
News notes report Miss Alice Evans ill in a Washington hospital. Mrs. Geo Barer spent Tuesday in Cleveland. The Lew Young and Elvine Young families visited cousins the Shaws. Miss Clara Bommer from Cleveland visits broker Frank Bommer and family. Larkin club hosted by Mrs. Joh Smith and Mrs. Franks with fourteen members. Sick list includes Mrs. C. W. Wiley. Cleveland visitors Jay Swickard and Chas Slater with Simmons and Moor households. Lucile Hadawey heads to Valparaiso Indiana for college. Fields church ladies joined our East L.B.S. dinner group.
Litchfield March 7 Miss Lorenda Gott born May 30 1830 at La Grange Ohio died April 29 1927 at her daughter’s home in Wellington Ohio aged 96 years 10 months and 79 days. Her early life in a northern Ohio log cabin and trek from New York are noted along with a long family history and four sons and two daughters. Mixed dances at The Hedges Saturday night with Jolly 5 Orchestra are listed.
Mrs Nettie Bennett of Elyria and Mrs Laura McHenry of Wellington mourn a long life as she dies near a century. Funeral at LaGrange with relatives bearing casket, sisters total 130 years at the service. Local society notes include Memorial Day plans and church events with community notices and social gatherings.
The Medina school prep for a track meet in Medna Saturday as students train. Miss Hattie Bixby was buried in Litchfield cemetery on April 22 after a planned Chethem burial was canceled. Eastern Stars inspection proceedings were held Thursday evening with guests from Lorain Medina Wellington Lakiarxcood Cleveland Elyria attending. Mr and Mrs L W Mahn of Elyria visited Mrs Elia Turner on Sunday. Several locals attended a corner meeting in Elyria Thursday.
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