Hunter, T. B. - 1943

TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR PROFESSOR HAMILTON

On Friday evening, April 30, at 6:30, F. A. Hamilton, veteran school man of Bellwood-Antis schools and dean of educational administrators in Blair county, will be tendered a testimonial dinner, honoring him for fifty-one years of service in education to the people of Bellwood and vicinity.

This dinner will be served in the auditorium of the Bellwood-Antis high school by the home economics department of the high school.  A committee has been appointed by Gilbert S. Watts, president of the joint board.  C. F. Wertz, a member of the joint board and secretary of the Bellwood board, being appointed chairman of the committee.  Mrs. Grace Cole will be in charge of the preparation and serving of the dinner.  In charge of tickets will be Mr. T. D. E. Dillman in the high school, Mrs. Lloyd in the Antis Primary building, Mrs. Shirk in the North Side building, and Mrs. Altman in the South Side building.

Mr. George Weiss is in charge of programs and publicity.  Miss Emily Sperber will plan the decorations and Miss Lulu Daugherty is arranging for a program of entertainment.  Miss Eleanor Miller will have charge of music, while Mr. Jackson, secretary of the joint board and the Antis township board will contact county board members and officials.  Mr. Fred Gross, of the Bellwood board and Messrs. Earl Goshorn and T. B. Hunter will have charge of the sale of tickets to the public.

Mrs. Pearl Krider is preparing an extensive album of letters from old friends, acquaintances and associates of Mr. Hamilton.  Cards have been sent to all parts of the United States, wherever Mr. Hamilton’s friends are found at the present time, inviting them to write a [the next line is illegible.]  this will be presented to Professor Hamilton at the dinner in his honor.

Mrs. Krider invites friends and acquaintances and assocites <sic> through these columns to honor Mr. Hamilton with a letter to be included in the album.  Such letters should be addressed to Mrs. Pearl Krider, Bellwood-Antis Schools, Bellwood, Pa.
~ Bellwood Bulletin, 08-Apr-1943, Page 1, Column 5