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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1939
Page
12
A quiet ceremony Saturday united Miss Betty Roberts and Alex Gammie in a home wedding on West River Road. Betty is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Roberts while Alex is the son of Mrs Elizabeth MP of Wet.
Miss Eugenia May Shelly daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Shelly of Amherst and Marshall Gary Leach son of Mrs Mildred Leach of Gary Indiana wed in the Shelly home with Dr William Muir Auld officiating. The ceremony featured Lohengrin’s Wedding March and a sapphire blue velvet gown. Guests came from Harrisburg Elizabethville Middletown Midland Pa Elyria and Columbus. The couple plan to live in Berlin Heights and Indianapolis after a honeymoon in Washington DC.
The Elyria Post Office Clerks Auxiliary held a Halloween party Saturday at Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Leary’s North Ridgeville home with 25 masked guests. Prizes went to Jerome Leary best dressed Ruth Sandow chud s costume Donald Handyside. bean and spelling contests won by Bernard Knowles and Pete Naughtway. Marcella Kenzel earned a special prize. Refreshments featured cider doughnuts and pumpkin pie.
The Woman's Association of the First Congregational church shifts its Fall Thankoffering meeting to Tuesday at 2 PM due to a State Meeting. Alrs Robert Davies will present a biographical sketch of Ray Phillips and his Johannesburg work. Mrs Henry logersollie will discuss African life and customs, Mrs George Tulk will sing. Hostesses are the Missionery Committee Sission Study Club and the Cora May Walton Mission Study Club.
Bonna Line Reynolds hosted 26 youngsters at a Hallowe'en party at her home 315 West zevenue. Guests met a ghost outside and moved to the basement for games. Billy Robertson won funniest costume and Margaret Leber prettiest. Jane Smith won the apple eating contest. A peanut hunt fortune telling and ghost stories followed with ice cream and cookies served.
Dolores Jean Kayden was honored on her third birthday at the new home 112 Blake Street. The event featured a fish pond diversion and Halloween colored dining room with a birthday cake centerpiece. Guests included Charlotte Marher Joan Brasselle Mary Ann Marozsan Helen Kerekes Shirley Ann Hovis Susan Jane Hovis Elmer Kerekes Joseph Herman and Dolores Jean Kayden. Hostesses were Mrs Ralph Brasselle Mrs John Hovis Mrs M Salata and Mrs F Kayden. Walter F Block will speak at the Elyria Woman's Club Evening Department meeting on Wednesday on Fundamentals of Banking and How to Detect Counterfeit Money.
A dense listing of weekly meetings across Elyria including First Congregational church and Y with various clubs. Many groups dine, study, or host parties from Monday through Wednesday, with locations on East Broad Street Middle Avenue East River Street and Oak avenues among others.
A special Rollin E. Hinkson Auxiliary No. 3341 meeting was held Friday at the M2 Perkins diner Secord street with good attendance. Nellie Burton was elected treasurer and Orpha Lindsey named 13 month trustee. A committee will meet that evening to finalize Armistice Day banquet plans at Marny’s on November 1.
Aliss Edna Mae Watkins and Her bert Clifford Hall exchanged vows in Bethany Baptist church. White tapers and a fern and palm arch framed the setting while Miss Margaret Johnson and Mrs. Jean Martin sang “Because” and “Ah Sweet Mystery of Life.”
Rev B BR Opper was guest speaker at the First Baptist Church Junior BYPU last evening sharing missionary experiences in India and excerpts from local language songs. A trio of David Taylor Herbert Carlson and Gordon Carlson entertained with music. Doris Adams chaired next week’s program by Joseph Gagliard of Lorain.
The Rev G Taylor officiated at a Sunday wedding in Elyria area with a ring ceremony. The bride wore white brocade velvet and a long train, carried cala lilies, and walked the carpeted aisle to Lohengrin. The couple, Mr and Mrs Hall of Painesville, plan to reside in Elyria.
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