The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-31
DAYTON LOCALS

lAlS. Anna brown Of 7l3 DeIore
ssA cct, 6diss Nellie Young OF Sprague
s..lcs aud Mrs. Cora Lands, mem
bees vi the Auxiliary to Post No.
5zo OF The American Legion, sought
10 Drai.g Christmas cacer to children
ia Gossages and Of Shawen
Acres. montgomery County Chill
uren.s Home, by giving them gifts
Oh Christmas morning. These gafss
included stooters, .v.4s, sape. u.i.s,
books. scrap books, games and o
toys.
1ne children are happy to have
been remembered and are looking
forward 70 having many more happy
contacts with the group throughout
the New Year.
The Girl Scouts of Linden Com
naunity Center were guests OF tn.
children Of Shawen Acres on the
eve of the birth of Christ. Togethe
they sang Christmas Carols, played
games and Rev. E. T. Banks told
stories fitting to the season Of the
year. It was q very happy evening
for both groups. The Girl Shout
departed wishing their hosts and
hostesses a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year. The children o.
Shawen Acres extend to the Scouts
an invitation to visit them frequent
" ip the New Year.
Miss Marcia Wilson and Mr.. Jim
mie Jones Of the Linden Community
Center accompanied the Girl Scouts.
Miss Virginia Fleming of Terre
Haute, Ind, came for visit in the
home of Mrs. Susan Offut of Ger
mantown street. Miss Fleming is
q blind pianist who has previously
appeared in Dayton.
Mrs. Oscar Rust of West Fiftl.
street gave luncheon Wednesday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Darwin
Jones (nee Vivian Weaver( and hei
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis, Jr.,
of 44 Homestead avenue, celebrated
their second wedding anniversary
ct home Tuesday, December %.
The Misses Althea Heard and
Luine Howard and Messrs. Lamar
and Squire Heard were the holiday
guests of Miss Kathryn and Mr..
Charles Robinson of Gordon avenue.
Miss Marcia Wilson, director of
girls and womens activities at Linden
Community Center, spent the hoIi--
days in Chicago visiting relatives
and friends.
Miss Ollie M. Tyler of New York
city is spending the Christmas holi-
days with her mother, Mrs. Hampton
Tyler Of S. Euclid avenue. Miss
Tyler Is attending business college.
Ann Chairman, Mr.. Allen Stocks,
Mr.. Ernest Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garrett O. Winfield, were the week
end guests of Rev. and Mrs. w. II.
Reylands of Lawrence County, Ohio.
They also visited friends in Huning-
ton, w. Va, and attended w. Va.
university annual ball.
Miss Mary Franklin of Sprague
Street has just returned from Cir
cleyille, Ohio as q guest of Mr., and
Mrs. Henderson. She Is expecting
to remain home with her mother the
rest of the holidays.
Miss Mildred Carter of Sweetman
Street and Miss Virginia Clark of w.
Fifth Street left last Monday for
Cleveland to spend the week.
Miss Alice Carter of Sweetman
Street spent the week end in Spring
field, visiting her maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Gcorgiana Lasley.
Miss nellie, V. Young is attending
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Boule in
New Orleans, La, this week.
Miss Margaret Robinson Of Cor
den Avenue and Miss Gertrude Sykes
of S. Kilmer Street arp spending the
holidays In Baltimore, Md, visiting
friends.
Misses Arneida McCregor, Mar
garet Robinson, Ruby Lacy, Mary
Walker, Mary Watts and Louise Cor
don OF Wilberforce University, and
Messrs. Richard Payne, Irwin Will
Hanson, Howard Liritts, and Cava-
naugh, attended midnight mass on
Christmas Eve at the st. John Cath
olic Church. Following the service
they returned to the home of Miss
Robinson of Gordon Avenue for re-
freshments, which were served in
buffet style. While there the group
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