Social Hour Birthday Party and Kensington Club Notes
A report details a birthday gathering for Rev. Pyche and John Carico with twelve men and five ladies attending despite rain. The Keystone Kensington meeting at Mrs. Ray Greer’s home followed, with spring contests, prize awards, and plans for a spring supper and missionary tea in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Pyche
John Carico
Keystone Kensington
Ray Greer
Ina Hill
Cancer Control Fund
Mary Cully
Weidauer
Mesdames Schindle
Smith
J. Pickard
Bowe
W. Weers
Callander
Seaman
Harry Thompson
F. Cully
Johnson
H. Stahl
North Carolina S S A Club Members Host Meeting
On Wednesday May 31 the N C S A ladies gathered at Mrs Willis Clark home with president Mrs Carico presiding Roll call yielded garden tips New member Gretchen Wohlfarth welcomed Entertainment included a quartet of Mrs B Bell Mrs Francis Clark Mrs Moser and Mrs R Eick with Mrs Wells Andrews at piano A backward patriotic song by Mrs R Steffen and Mrs L Sinkey A hostess contest won by Mrs Clifford Sparks Lunch served by Mrs Clark assisted by Mrs A A Eick and Mrs Q L Fry Guests of the day included Mrs W T Logan Mrs C R Steffeo Mrs L Sinkey Mrs C Ludington Mrs Wm Bertreids Mrs Roy Geer and Miss Maxine Fry Invitation extended for April 14 and miscellaneous roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legenay
N.cc. S. A
Willis Clark
Carico
Gretchen Wohlfarth
Clark
B. Bell
Francis Clark
Moser
Rook Party Elects New Young People Club Officers
Velma and Dell Wehling hosted the Young People's Book Club gathering on March 31 with six card games. David Wehling won high score, Lester Ellison was consolation, and Miss Velma Wehling became President with Ruth Luering as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma
Dell Wehling
Young People’s Book Club
David Wehling
Lester Ellison
Lucille Barnett
Velma Wehling
Irene Shanek
Ruth Luering
Dorothy Shepherd
Montauk Point History Largely Shrouded In Mystery
A Montauk lighthouse record notes 1796 tower origins and hints at hidden Montauk history. It mentions slave ship arrivals in the 1850s, mutinies, disappearances near Sag Harbor, and multi tribe relations involving Pogestacut Wyandanet and the Montaukett. Lion Gardiner is cited as a peacemaker amid evolving alliances and warfare into the 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montauk
New York Times
Sag Harbor
Lion Gardiner
Gardiner
Greenland Under Cover of Ice and Icebergs
Greenland lies under a solid ice blanket covering 827 300 square miles about 25 times Ireland. It is sparsely inhabited by Whites and Eskimo and foreign trade requires permits. Norse discovery in the 10th century left vanished colonies whose fate remains a mystery. Vast ice streams feed colossal icebergs into fiords shaping the world’s most extensive ice system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Denmark
Ireland
The Sense of Ignorance Inspires Knowledge
A reflection on human ignorance as a driving force for curiosity and learning. It argues the mind is built to seek wisdom and to grasp more of the world, with the sense of what is present as a constant motive to pursue understanding.
Nationality and Race in Public Understanding
The article explains nationality as variably defined as race origin or citizenship. It notes legal use ties to citizenship while popular use ties to race. It discusses a German born person who becomes naturalized and is called American, though racially Caucasian or Ethiopic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Traditional Jewish Beliefs On Rosh Hashanah And Yom Kippur
The article describes the Jewish belief that God inscribes names in the Book of Life on Rosh Hashanah and seals them on Yom Kippur after a ten day period called Teshu va. It emphasizes searching the heart to find peace with God and the focus on repentance.
Rope Flying Daredevils Tied Donkey Incident At Derby Church
A 1730s English sport called rope flying had practitioners sliding on a grooved platform along a double rope from a church steeple to a distant fence. It was banned after a prank tied a donkey to a platform, sending the animal toward spectators from All Saints church spire in Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
All Saints
Derby
Collier’s Weekly
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Max Hall
Chas. Waggoner
Cavett
Wm. Mudge
Issac Saylor
Frank Eick
Ben Hall Sr
Franceshige
Dr. Ellis
Max All
Ella Hallam
London
Beare Buty
Na Tractor
Huber
Roy E. Bigley Harbive
Nebraska
Successful Farming
Woman's World the Country Home Farm Journal
Che
Dilier
Capper
Household Magazine
Breeder's Gazette
Paulmy Qamal
the Country Home
Gentlewoman Magazine
Presse
Thad
Westrated Mechanics
Leghorn World
Mother's Home Life
Plymouth Rock Monthly
Rhode Island Red Journal
Pepe
Montauk Point
Mysters
Yee
Lovell Wringer
Cowater
Beatrice Power Company
Odell, Nebraska
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