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TO-WNORIER APRIL, 1979
MARIE MONT, OH IO
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Village Assembly Spring Dinner Meeting Now that Spring is almost here, isn't it about time to get out and get reaquainted with your neighbors? On Saturday, April 7, you will have an opportunity, not only to get out and see your neighbors but also to enjoy a delicious home cooked meal plus being entertained by the talented Mariemont High School Breakfast Club. The occasion is a Mariemont Village Assembly Pot Luck Dinner, to be held at the Parish Center. Just exactly what is the Village Assembly? It began in October, 1975, to encourage, support and develop the educational , cultural, civic, historical and social th ~el~f!!o~ft. e Village of This publication, the Town Crier, is one fruit of the efforts of active members of the Village Assembly. Mari Elders also evolved from the concerns and dedication of many members. Whereas , the Village Assembly is an organization concerned with the civic interests of Mariemont, it is also a social organization with three scheduled social events for the Village each year. Every person in Mariemont is automatically a member and so may participate in any of the events. Therefore, every person in Mariemont is invited to participate in this friendly, entertaining evening of
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Saturday, April 7. A Sip Session will begin the evening at 6:30 p .m., consisting of a delicious fruit punch. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m . You will be asked, when making your reservation, to bring either a meat casserole, salad, or dessert to serve 10-12 people if you are a couple or a dish to serve eight, if you are single. There will also be a business meeting for the election of new officers . Following the meeting , guests will be entertained royally by the Mariemont High School Breakfast Club. The MariElder's Crafts Group will provide decora-
tions for this big affair . Reservations will be limited to 200 people. To reserve your place, call either Anna Schroer (271-4036), Pat Thomas (271-0045) or Mary Knoble (271-2640). Don't delay! There will be a cost of $1.50 per person to pay for such incidentals as coffee, tea, rolls and butter, with whatever remains going to the Breakfast Club funds for their trip to international competition in Florida. "Recently I asked myself how it is possible for any Mariemont resident to resist the appeal of the Vil!age Assembly. Not until now, has there been such an effective community-wide
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SERVICE BY THE MARI EM ONT
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organization." This is quoted from Don Tourtelot's letter in the March '79 Town Crier.
Mariemont' s Town Crier Typifies the Village Ralph H. Smith was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. After attending the public schools of Charleston he attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he studied Business Administration and Law . He graduated in 1939 with a BS Degree in Business Administration and an LLB in Law . While a student at Washington and Lee he was on the golf team. football team and wrestling team. However, his first lov e was golf which he has followed throughout the years. In later life he won several club championships and pl~c~d . high in the West Virginia Amateur Golf
Tournaments. Other college activities consisted of being President of his Fraternity , Kappa Sigma, the Inter Fraternitv Council and the
Law School in his senior year. After graduation he retHrned to his home town of <::harleston and entered the
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