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Among the organization and
group checks reported early
Monday were: Lake Erie Court of
Amaranth, Trever Chaper 415 Or
der of Eastern Star, East Cleve
land Club of the Hard of Hearing,
East Cleveland Woman’s Club,
Woman’s Board of Huron Road
Hospital, Heights Chapter Blue
Star Mothers Cleveland Heights
Clark Speaker
At Men s Forum
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Sheldon D. Clark
“The Quaker Proposals for Peace
with the Soviet Union” will be the
topic of an address to the Men’s
Civic Forum, meeting at the East
(.’leveland YMCA Tuesday, March
14th at 8:30 p. m. It will be given
by Sheldon D. Clark of East Cleve
land.
Mr. Clark, who Is an attorney,
Is regional chairman of the Friends
Committee on National Legislation,
the legislative organization of the
Quakers. Stanley Webster, program
chairman, in announcing the meet
ing said, “The remarks of Walter
Lippman in Cleveland that ‘mili
tary containment of Russian Com
Tntmism is outdated’ highlights thc:
interest in the alternative Quaker
proposals.”
Smaller Business To
Hear John North
John E. North, president of
North-McConnell, Inc., will speak
at the Tuesday, March 14th meet
ing of the East End Luncheon
«lub at Owen’s Plantation. Mr.
North will speak on the subject,
♦‘The Magic Power of Faith in
Selling” and a question and an
swer period will follow.
This is another group of the
Smaller Business of America, Inc.
Chief of Police H. S. Weaver is
speaking to the Down Town group
Monday at the Allerton Hotel
When he will discuss the new radar
equipment added to the East
Cleveland Police Department, how
it works and what is its purpose.
-tACl CLtVELA
City $ Red Cross Fund
Raising Off To Good
Start Far $12,000 Goal
East Cleveland’s Tied Cross fund
campaign—under the leadership of
Mrs. Post—got off to a good start
Monday. If the campaign progress
es at the speed set up in the open
ing day, there will be nothi.ng left
to do at campaign’s end, but count
up the score.
Two workers, Miss E. Robinson
of 1845 Roxford rd., and Mrs. Fred
W. Rcindcl of 14016 Terrace rd.
finished their districts March 3rd,
three days before the opening date
of the 1950 drive which goes
through March 20th.
Organizations checks started
coming in Monday, the very first
day of the campaign also, indicat
ing that action on donations have
been taken by the groups plenty
early this year.
Pay-As-You-Go Financing The
Pattern In These Four Big Cities
In view of the proposal coming
pp at the May Primary, namely
a vote to
set up a one mill levy
for a capital improvement reserve
fund for the city, it is interesting
to note that this plan is already
in effect in several cities through
out the country.
The following, taken from Public
Management for February, 1950,
4eals with the “pay-as-you-go” pro
gram of four American cities.
The annual budgets of four
titles contain items for financing
jnany capital improvements from
Current revenues Syracuse, New
York Portland, Maine San
piego, California and Norfolk,
Virginia.
In Syracuse an item of $2,000,000
or 10 "per cent of the total 1950
expenditures, is provided for ma
jor improvements, such as paving,
gew construction and so oru, In
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A number of personal checks
from East Clevelanders are also
reported as having been received
Monday by the downtown Red
Cross headquarters, credits being
made to the East Cleveland Branch
Red Cross.
Seen out early Monday, along
with their workers in their respec
tive districts, were Co-Chairman
Mrs. Stanton Addams, Mrs. Chas.
Carran, a captain in the south dis
trict and Mrs. H. S. Weaver, a
south of Euclid district worker.
Captains who are serving with
aids from their respective districts
are:
Mrs. Joseph Traci, 1767 Auburn
dale Mrs. John Snavely, 1637
Elberon Mrs. Thurston Peters,
1203 Bender Mrs. Thomas Thomp
son, 12705 Speeway Overlook Mrs.
Joseph Hayman, 14073 Superior
rd. Mrs. Charles Rabat, 1522
Luxer Mrs. Jay Cowing, 1802
Knowles Mrs. E. D. Brooks, 1838
Rosemont Mrs. R. R. Stratton,
1851 Chapman Mrs. Hamilton
Beatty, 15128 Terrace Mrs. H. W.
Wells, 1817 Hillside Mrs. M. H.
Nelson, 2126 Reyburn Mrs. J. J.
Nassau, 2019 Taylor Mrs. Erwin
Rossio, 1077 East 125th Mrs.
George Geis, 14602 Elder Mrs. P.
R. Slater, 13516 Third ave. Mrs.
Victor Wallace, 14628 Shaw ave.
Mrs. Joseph McKie, 13319 Milan
Mrs. H. J. Daley, 14916 Elm Mrs.
Martha Meyers, 1537 Doan Mrs.
J. G. Faulds, 1721 Coit Mrs.
Homer Spence, 13402 Garden Mrs.
Millard L. Smith, 1334 lakefront
Mrs. Stanton Addams, 13800 Su
perior Mrs. Chas. A. Carran, 15632
Glynn rd.
Commenting on the six-hour
quickie drive put on by the Red
Cross workers in Bejca Sunday
during which time they went over
the top in their quota of $3,715.
Mrs. Post, East Cleveland cam
paign chairman said the results
definitely determine the public’s
interest in.-and conceritfor Red
Crosa. The six-hour whirlwind erm
paign lift the college town ft the
first drive of its kind staged in
Ohio, and may well become a
criterion for smaller communities
to follow, Red Cross leaders be
lieve.
The weather man smiled as the
Red Cross fund campaign opened
Monday, the warmth of the bright
sunshine scattering the chill winds
and melting ice from the streets
which have been a dangerous glare
since last week’s blizzard hours.
Once again, East Clevelanders
are reminded by Mrs. Post that
the volunteers who call at the
doors of her neighbors in behalf of
Red Cross are busy people, too, and
being ready to make a donation on
first call will not only aid them in
completing their assignment more
quickly, but encourage them in the
effort they are making to thus
serve their community.
Offer Night Hours
For Registration
Are you registered for the May
2nd primary election?
If not, this civic duty must be
taken care of at the headquarters
of the Cuyahoga County Board of
Elections in Cleveland City Hall
prior to March 22nd. Under the
Ohio State law no subdivision reg
istration days may be held, which
means that all voters must regis
ter at the downtown headquarters.
In order to accommodate persons
whose working hours make it im
possible to register during the
daily 8:30 to 4:30 office hours, or
the Saturday 8:30 to 12 noon of
fice hours, the election board will
be open to 9:00 o’clock the last
three nights of the registration
period—March 20th, 21st and 22nd.
addition, a total of $300,000 ft
contained in individual depart
mental allowances for equipment.
The Portland budget provides for
financing $300,000 of major capi
tal improvements from current
revenues. The budget lists 11
items for pay-as-you-go financing
in 1950, as summarized from the
first year’s program of the city
planning board’s five-year capital
budget which was submitted to
the city council last fall.
The 1949-50 annual budget of
San Diego contains an itun of
$1,000,000 for capital outlays in
a total budget of $15,000,000. In
addition, the budget provides for
$501,000 for outlays for equip
ment.
The 1949 budget of Norfolk
contains an item of $500,000 in
support of a partial pay-as-you-go
plan for capital improvements.
Photo by Ralph Kepner
Seventy one hundred killed.
Three hundred twenty thousand
killed.
This is the staggering accident
toll for 1949 involving teenage
drivers and their teenage pass
engers.
What’s to be done about it?
Banding themselvea together,
the Safety Division of the Cleve
land Automobile Club, the Greater
Cleveland Safety Council, and
other groups interested in safer
driving are sponsoring a Man-to
Man agreement for the younger
driver. It is their answer for
Dad when his 16-year old asks the
inevitable question: “May I drive
the family car?”
Mark Anniversary
With Two Parties
Two celebrations made up for a
busy weekend for Mr. and Mrs.
Lester T. Hariaon, 1722 North Tay
lor -as their sifter fell
on Mdhiftyi H*n
sons are long time East Cleveland
residents and Mrs. Hanson, the
former Elizabeth Babcock has al
ways called this city “home.”
On Sunday an open house was
held in their honor, the hosts be
ing their children, Robert, who
lives at home, Mr. and Mrs. Don-
aid
vin
the
the
ception was held in the Seddon
home. Some one hundred friends
called to congratulate Mr. and
Mrs. Hanson and wish them many
more years of wedded happiness,
and many lovely gift*
Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Sedden, all of whom reside in
one three-family dwelling at
Taylor rd. address. The re-
Mr. Hanson ft employed at the
Thompson Products Co.
Irish Tenor Sings
At EC BA Party
What would a St. Patrick’s party
be like minus an Irish tenor? This
is just the idea that came to the
committee planning the revival of
the St. Patrick’s Party for which
the East Cleveland Business Asso
ciation has long been famous. The
singer will be Johnny Ray, who,
by the way, is also a comedian. He
will join the Arthur Murray dance
team for the intermision entertain
ment at the party to be held on
St. Patrick’s Day in Moose Hall,
763 East 152nd st.
A special last minute feature
has also been added. It will be the
appearance of “Corporal Smokey”
the dog found in a fox hole in the
South Pacific during the war days,
whose war record merited his re
turn to the States. His handler will
tell the tale of Corporal Smokey.
The ticket committee emphasize
the fact that tickets will not be
available at the door. Tickets must
be secured before the 15th to allow
time to plan the buffet lunch for
all ticket holders/ The tickets may
be secured from Henry Geerer, Al
Cutler, Tony Tomsic, Fred Hen
derson, Bob Stratton, Karl Brown,
Nelson Kubitz, Bob McNeeley and
Don Fisher, who will emcee at the
party.
Injured In Fall
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were re­
ceived by them.
On Monday evening, March 6th
—the actual wedding date—mem
bers of the Wesleyan Home Build
ers Class of Windermere Metho
dist Church paid them a surprise
visit.
were re-
Head and back injuries
ceived by John H. Fitzgibbon, 56.
of Bedford March 3rd in a fall
down a flight of stairs. Mr. Fitz
gibbon stepped off a platform at
the rear of the Nela Stone Cafe,
on Noble rd.
Mr. Fitzgibbon, a carpenter, was
working at the Cafe at the time
he was hurt. He resides at 82
Hickory rd., Bedford.
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Son And Dad Sign Driving Agreement
This agreement was discussed
Monday noon by Mrs. Mildred Mc
Kay of the Cleveland Automobile
Club and the Cleveland Automo
bile Dealers’ Association before the
East Cleveland Kiwanis club and
their guests, the Shaw high basket
ball squad.
The agreement reads as foll
ows:
1. That, knowing insofar as the
law is concerned, my acts in
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Using the car are the acts
of my father, I will try to
drive it as carefully and
cautiously as he does and
2. That, because I am fully
aware of the risks involved
in driving after drinking, I
will not allow the car to be
driven by anyone who has
been drinking any form of
intoxicating liquor while the
Car is in my charge and
That I fully realize the car
is not a plaything but a ma
chine which has power to kill
»nd to injure, and I will not
fry to show-off with itj-..'Ti
3.
per hour on open highways
5. That I will slow down and
look both ways at all inter
sections even though I may
have the right-of-way
6. That I will not race with
other cars regardless of how
much of a temptation it might
be -to
7. That
drive
do so
I will not attempt to
if I feel sleepy.
I will obey all signs,
That
street and highway markings,
signal lights, and other traf
fic regulations.
Mrs. McKay reminded that when
a teenager takes the
family car
on his own for the first time, it
is the first time he has had §2000
of his father’s money between his
hands that it is the first time he
is responsible for his life and the
lives of his passengers and other
motorists on the road. Such
experience, she said, certainly
mands adult consideration.
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Under state law, a 16-year
may drive a car, and when
boy or girl reaches that age, they
want to drive, said Mrs. McKay.
By signing the agreement with
the teenager, the father is not
only granting permission to drive
the family car on all suitable
occasions, but is expressing his
faith that the young driver will
remember his part of the pact.
During her talk, Mrs. McKay
said that because of the many acci
dents among teenage drivers, many
insurance companies are refusing
to insure a car to be driven by
anyone under the age of 25 years.
As business men, said Mrs. McKay,
fathers could appreciate such a
stand. She added that insurance
cost loss for cars driven by drivers
under 25 is 35.76 per car, while
for cars driven by drivers
25 it is 19.31%.
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ECBA To Hear
Red Cross Talk
East
John 'Edwin Depke, an
Cleveland resident and a member
of the Speakers’ Bureau of the
American Red Cross, will address
the members of the East Cleveland
Business Association at their next
meeting March 14, at Chambers
School. Subject of Depke’s talk will
be “Your Red Cross.”
Depke, who lives at 1819 Roxford
rd., joined the Red Cross group
this year. He graduated from John
Carroll University in 1946, and is
a member of the Cleveland Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The Business Association, com
posed chiefly of profesional and
business men and women living in
East Cleveland meets monthly at
the school. Fred Henderson of 1311
Hayden ave. is president.
Members are asked to be ready
to report on ticket sales for the
fit. Patrick’s Day party.
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Although Bill Nelson, 17, has
been driving the family car for
about a year, he was the first to
sign the “Man-to-Man Driving
Agreement” sponsored by
Cleveland Automobile Club
other safety first groups,
placed his signature, as did
father, George Nelson, well known
Hayden ave. jeweler and school
board member, at the Monday
noon’s meeting of the East Cleve
land Kiwanis club. Witnessing the
pact, sealed with a handshake, is
Mildred McKay of the AAA who
presented the safe driving pro
gram to the club and their guests,
the Shaw High School basketball
squad and Coach Roy Wisecup.
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his
Plan Celebration
50th Anniversary
1 A’a big Top should
VariyV the congregation
East Cleveland Baptist Church
has named the steering committee
for its 50th anniversary to be
celebrated in due fashion in 1951.
The first meeting of this com
mittee will be held in the parson
age on Friday evening, March 10th
with J. Russell Cunningham pre
siding as chairman.
Other members who have -ac
cepted places on this committee,
which will plan the general pro
gram for the half-century obser
vance are: L. H. Burr. G. W. Bur
rell, Mrs. John Chamberlain, S. R.
Fraser, Mrs. Fred Gibbs, F. J.
Grube, V. F. Hiscott, P. T. Isley,
Lowell Kell, Mrs Stuart McLean,
C. O. Malpas, T. A. Moody, G. W.
Phypers, Mrs. H. J. Pike, Miss
Maurine Price, Miss Jean Quay,
Mrs. R. H. Rimer, C. F. Saefkow,
Miss Janet Sprinkle, Mrs. S. G.
Webster. W. H. West, Miss Flor
ence Williams. Mrs. J. A. Wilson.
Later a number of sub-commit
tees, each with its own detailed
assignment, will get into action to
assist the general committee.
Rev. Robert E. Slaughter, as
pastor, will assist, also.
We’re happy to see Betty (Cap
retta) Porello back at the cash
register in Capretta's Market,
Euclid and Auburndale. Since her
marriage last fall, Betty has been
taking life easy, but says she’s
glad to be back working for her
father, Nicola Capretta, and greet
ing all her old friends.
Tn the picture above, Miss Ruth
McKee, proprietor of Forest Hill
Pharmacy at Euclid and Superior,
poses in front of the fireplace of
the very’ pleasant reception room
of’Forest Hill Hospital and Clinic,
13240 Euclid ave., with Dr. D. J.
Aveni (left) and Dr. Donald V.
Hampton of the hospital's board of
trustees.
The occasion was the open house
last Sunday afternoon and more
than 1500 people inspected the
remodeled building and new equip
ment. Hostesses were ladies of the
"Who And Where Is He
The Buyer Of Gold
An estimated $1,494,473 will be
needed to operate the East Cleve
land Public School for the fiscal
year of 1950, according to the
appropriation resolution for the
year adopted by the board of edu
cation. The report was submitted
by the Clerk-Treasurer, Miss Ruth
Nemick. The 1949 figure was
§1,455,687.
Of this sum real estate taxes are
expected to return $919,500 tan
gible taxes $3,073 and tangible
personal taxes $65,139*
The district estimates its share
of the State Public School Fund
for the current year aproximately
$204,011 after the state has de
ducted $40,216 for teacher’s re
tirement, and $14,780 for employ
ees retirement
this district.
Supplies will require $85,400.
materials $98,500 equipment re
placements $58,000.
Water bills amount to an aver
age of $4,200 a year and the tele
phone service costs $4,500. One big
item each year is the electric bill,
about $25,000 which with freight,
cartage and other miscelany brings
the contract and open order
count to a total of §77,000.
Thur iday, March 9. 1950
gold
John
Now, where is that old
buyer? That’s the question
C. Wheatly, 1838 Hayden
would like to know.
The other day there came to
Mr. Wheatley’s door a man who
was buying old gold and such.
Yes, Mr. Wheatly had an old pair
of glasses, with old frames, he
would like to sell. The bargain
was made, and the buyer departed.
Then Mr. Wheatly discovered he
had given the stranger the wrong
pair of glasses—his new ones. He
does not know the name of the
man, or the name of the company
he represented. All he knows is,
he is minus his latest eye glasses.
School Cost
Up $30,000
obligations from
of income and the
of each are: State
Other sources
estimated revue
share for special classes for the
deaf, blind and crippled, $7,500
tuition $15,500 stadium rentals
$7,000 building rentals $4,448 de
partmental fees $300 miscelsuiy
$2,700.
Against this income are the
following estimated $1,120,490 in
salary eo'sts executives, including
principals etc. $20,350 teachers
$750,000 clerks $21,390 substi
tutes $11,000 physicians and”
nurses $19,500 janitors $90,000
labor $GCl,000 playground $1,000
stadium $3,500 special and per
sonal services $4,500 transporta
tion of pupils $4,000.
ac-
the
and
Teacher’s retirement brings
Board of Education $40,000
another $15,780 is paid as its share
for retirement of non-teaching em
ployees.
Bond requirements for the year
include payments of $71,000, plus
interest of $17,510.
Lenten Concert
10th,
Tomorrow, Friday. March
the Wittenberg Choir of Witten
berg College will sing “The Seven
Last Words” in a Lenten devo
tional to he held at the Euclid ave.
Baptist Church, Euclid at 18th st.
The appearance of the choir is
under the auspices of the United
Lutheran Church of America Lay
men’s Association of Greater Cleve
land.
New Hospital Opening
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Mrs.
hospital’s woman’s auxiliary.
Leonard G. Greenbaum is president
and Mrs. Leonard C. Nagel, chair
man of open house committee.
They are to be congratulated on
the nice refreshments and the way
they took care of the big crowd of
visitors. City Manager Carran and
Police Chief Weaver extended the
city’s welcome to the staff of 12
doctors who bring to this area com
plete hospital service including
emergency, laboratory, X-ray, etc.,
and a full contracting unit of
The Cleveland Hospital Service
Association.
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Bob Cawrse, Coach At
Maple Heights, Is Kamad
Hi Grid Mentor
The East Cleveland Board of
Education today announced that
Bob Cawrse, football coach at
Maple Heights High School since
1942, has beeq appointed grid
mentor at Shaw with a continu
ing contract. The vacancy in the
Shaw coaching staff occurred
when Ralph Patton resigned re
cently.
When the Cardinals report for
football practice late this summer,
they will find their new coach
well acquainted with the Lake Erie
League style of play. Cawrse got
his first taste of LEL action as a
member of the Laekwood Rangers
during the early thirties before
graduating with honors from that
high school in 1934. He was a
three-letter man on the gridiron
at Lakewood and also a member
of crack Ranger cinder squads
during his scholastic career.
Here Are More
Details On YM
Summer Camping
At a meeting of the Camp Com
mittee of the East Cleveland YM
CA Sunday, directed by the chair
man, Kenneth S. Whiteman, the
rates for YMCA camp this year
were set. Camp will cost each
boy $24.00 for ten days, or $2.40
cents per day for. all expenses
except horseback riding and hand
icraft supplies. Each boy who
wishes to sign up for “Y” camp
may do so by paying a $1.00 de
posit at the YMCA, Lee and Euc
lid.
Camp committee members pres
ent were Messrs. Ralph Fox. Wm.
Kutcher, E. M. Preston. Mr. White
man and Rev. Sam Smith.
A plan was set up by 'Which
boys may sell soap and candy to
earn all ox jurt-of. theft way io
gamp. Ebys who plan to 'tnke part
in this earning plan as salesmen
should plan to attend an organiz
ation meeting at the YMCA
Thursday evening, March 16.
“Y” camp dates have been chos
en for June 22nd to July 1st. East
Cleveland will go to Centerville
Mills camp near Chagrin Falls,
Ohio in Aurora.
The capacity of the camp is 200
boys and so boys are advised to
sign up early in order to save
themselves a spot.
The camp committee also ap
proved the appointment of Bill
Markell, YMCA Physical Director,
as Director the ten day period for
East Cleveland boys.
Boys and parents—don’t forget
the meeting on Thursday evening.
March 16th at the YMCA to sign
up as 'camp salesmen!
In June, 1930, having held a few
meetings in the Caledonia library,
the club chose the library for
their first community flower show.
Neighbors were invited and child
ren urged to enter flower arrange
ments. It was here that they
created bcatity with the landscap
ing and planting of shrubbery
around the building. It s here that
they place displays and notices of
activities applicable to the com
munity. It will be here that they
.will use the horticulture books
and periodicals stocked for their
benefit.
The following May the club
transferred their meetings from
the library to Caledonia School,
which then became a proving
ground for their talents. The in
ner court was landscaped, and
planting was done to stop erosion
in the abbutting ravine. Later
the teacher's tearoom was re-dec
orated. The club also carries on
its teaching projects in Caledonia
with Junies Gardening classes for
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Later he excelled in these two
sports at Baldwin-Wallace where
he earned an AB Degree in 1938.
He stepped into coaching, guiding
all sports at Wauseon, Ohio for
two years and later, a similar po
sition at Middlebranch before ac
centing the head fotball coaching
job at Maple Heights in 1942. He
received his master’s degree at
Western Reserve University with
majors in history, social science
and business.
Cawrse’s coaching career at
Maple Heights was interrupted,
during the War years when he
served in the Navy as a Lieuten
ant (Junior Grade) in the Supply
Corps. After his discharge in 194»C
he returned to Maple Heights as
grid coach and assigned additional
duties as athletic director. During
his six actually coaching years at
Maple, his teams won 33, lost 12
and tied five, winning two cham
pionships, in 1943 and 1949. Prior
to his service in the Navy, he also
helped out in coaching baseball
and track.
The new Shaw grid mentoi s
a director for the Northeastern
Ohio section of the High School
Football Coaches Association
which annually stages the North
South scholastic All-Star football
game.
Cawrse said last night, that he
plans to continue the same style
of* play familiar at Shaw, the T
Formation with which he has had
success in previous coaching ten
ures. He is thirty-three years old.
married and has a daughter, seven
and-a-half and a son, six. At pres
sent the Cawrse family make their
home in Maple Heights but if ev
erything works out right—they
hope to settle in East Cleveland.
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Pupils Place In
All Stale .Tests-
Wired results' of the aH-sfaTo1"*"
scholarship tests were announced
last week, the complete list of
students who achieved honors had
not been received here. This week
Wayne C. Blough, principal at
Shaw, announces the full list of
place winners. Shaw’s record is
excellent with 14 of its 34 entries
placing.
Students who placed in the state,
district and upper ten county sub
divisions for which they received
honorable mention are:
Martha Jane Ashcraft, Harriet
Ann Foljambe, Mary Gibian, Rob
ert -Haber. Allen Hancock, Helen
Heckert, Mary Elizabeth Hoge,
Dorothy Jacobsen, Janet Love,
Jean Neylans, Janet Sampson,
Kenneth Watkins, John Wiabrun
and Jerry Young.
Twenty Years Of Gardening Service
To Be Celebrated |By Hilltop Club
Twenty years ago, on March 31,
probably for the first time under
the sponsorship of a Parent
Teacher organization, a garden
club was founded with a new con
cept of being of value in its
community. Mrs. Lewis L. Holla
day, now of Charlottesville, Vir
ginia, with eight enthusiasts or
ganized the Hilltop Garden Club.
The thirty charter members set
the progressive pattern of promot
ing civic interest in gardening and
actually beautifying public prop
erty in their community. This dem
ocratic ideal has always been ad
hered to and today the hundred
members still carry on this ideal.
They are an active working unit
in a tightly integrated community
where Caledonia school and Cal
edonia library play important
roles.
the children, which have proved
most successful.
And always the club is giving
thought and time to specific and
needed gardening plans which add
to the beauty of the Caledonia
community a well as to the
beauty of the neighborhoods in
which its individual members re
side.
On March 15th these twenty
years of endeavor will be fittingly
celebrated with a party in the
school. There will he recognition
of the twelve charter members
from Mrs. William Olson, the pres
ident while the Past Presidents
will be recognized and the chord
of reminicence will be struck by
Mrs. Holloday, charter president.
Added features for the festive
touch will be three colorful flowed
arrangements by Mrs. E. P. Moslo,
Mrs. C. Resch, and Mrs. R. G.
Goller. The entire collection of
year books will be on display aw
well as the scrap books which re
cord all activities since 1930. This
‘China Anniversary’ will further
be observed in Mrs. E. WT. Acker
man’s table setting arrangement
which is a monthly procedure for
some member.
In keeping with the theme be
ing commemorated this day, it is
from the Community College Uni
versity of Akron that Mrs. Wnu
Taylor as program chairman,
brings the Instructor in flower
arrangements as guest speaker.
Mrs. John M. Emdee, Ohio’s first
National Council accredited flower
show7 judge, will give as her topic,
‘Distinction in Design.’
The birthday tea, with Mrs. N.
J. Stephenson as* the presiding
hostess, will be the social climax
to our memorial day.
The tea table spring flower ar
rangement is in the hands of Mrs.
W. M. Councell and Mrs. J. A.
Ralph one of the charter meni
bera wiU pour with Mrs. Holloday