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Scanned from Box 1 of the Frederica Pantlind Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
AUGUST 7, 1935
THI
GOLFO
OTTAV
Chippewa Beach, Eagle Crest,
Buchanan
Ottawa Personals
Miss Anne Idema of Grand Rap-
ids entertained with a dinner party
Saturday evening in honor of her
house guest, Miss Frances Dodge
of Detroit. After the dinner at
the Cottage Tea Room on Spring
lake the party attended the Com-
modore's ball. Miss Idema's guests
were the Misses Jeanne DeLamar-
ter, Mary Louise Idema, Virginia
Wanty, Honey Whithey, Bonny
Idema, Betty Jane Stander, Flor-
ence Martendale, Betty Snow,
Betty Dalrymple, Betty Vanden-
berg, Frederica Pantlind, Evelyn
Thomson and Anne Watkins; Boyd
Pantlind, Edward Wells, John Wat-
kins, Edward Heath, Campbell
Steketee, George Wanty, Walter
D. Idema, Chester F. Idema, Mal-
:
colm Curtis, Bonnie O'Brien, Tom
(
Thoits, Jr., Carl Montgelas, Ray
Whitney, Lloyd Johnson, Hollis S.
]
Baker, Jr., Robert Heath, Abbot
I
Widdicomb, William Strehl, John
)
Allen, Richard Fairchild and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Wilson.
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION
Anne Idema
Gives Dinner
At Cottage
Entertains Large Group
of Friends at Ottawa
Beach; Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Idema Host to
Friends
By JESSIE LOCKWOOD
OTTAWA BEACH, July 14 -
Families, friends and admirers are
watching with interest the progress
of the Ottawa Beach Midget base-
ball team. Mgr. Bob Thoits has
planned a busy season for his ball
club, and is calling practice nearly
every day. Several members of last
year's team were lost to the Mid-
gets because of their age, but their
places have been ably filled. Erbin
Richards is now in the pitcher's
box, and Birney Baker is behind
the plate. Don Waterman is cover-
ing first, and Dave Idema is the
veteran third baseman. Manager
Thoits catches the balls that come
to second and Tommy Wanty backs
him up at short stop. The first game
of the season, played last Thursday
against Macatawa, was very un-
successful for Ottawa Beach, but
Manager Thoits is not discouraged
and expects his team to do better
in their next encounter.
A dinner, given by Miss Anne
Idema last evening, was the main
event at the Beach this week-end.
Many resorters have house guests
so the number in attendance was
large. Mary Griswold is the guest
of Virginia Wanty, and Don Pound-
stone of George Wanty. June Dol-
an of Detroit is visiting Evelyn
Thomson; Betty Holden is spending
the week-end at the Fairchild cot-
tage, and Lawrence Smith, Jeanne
DeLamarter and Frederica Pant-
lind are visiting Mrs. J. Boyd Pant-
lind. Besides the above guests Miss
Idema entertained the Misses Dor-
othy Anne Thomson. Mary Louise
Idema, Bettie Lamb, Jessie Lock-
wood and Chester Idema. Jr., Lloyd
Johnson, Raymond Johnston, Wal-
ter Idema. Jr., Hollis Baker. Jr.,
Tom Thoits, Jr., Robert Gamble,
Frank Clark, Jr., Edward Wells,
Boyd Pantlind. Bill Idema, and R.
Harrison Fairchild.
*
*
*
PETInED FOR PRESERVATI
Ottawa Beach
Younger Set
Plans Dinner
The younger set at Ottawa Beach
is planning a potluck dinner for
Saturday evening at the cottage of
Miss Jane and Miss Barbara Kus-
terer. After dinner they are plan-
ning to drive to the Barn at Grand
mourse Haven for and Miss Dorothy Anne
Thomson, Miss Evelyn Thomson,
Miss Jessie Lockwood, Miss Fred-
ricka Pantlind, Miss Jane Heath,
Miss Virginia Wanty, Boyd Pant-
lind, Chester Idema, Robert Gam-
ble, Thomas Thoits, jr., Edward
Heath, Samuel McMullen, George
Wanty, Richard Fairchild, Edward
Wells, Raymond Johnson, Lloyd
Johnson, Hiram Collins and Marcus
B. Hall, jr.
Miss Anne Idema has been spend-
ing the week as the guest of Miss
Betty Dalrymple at the cottage of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira B.
Dalrymple, at Portage Point, Onne-
kema, and will return to the beach
Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Conger and her fam-
ily, who have opened their cottage
at Ottawa Beach, have been spend-
ing the last week at Ann Arbor,
where Mr. Conger is attending sum-
mer school.
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Hodgen,
who have been spending week-ends
at their cottage at Ottawa Beach
since early spring, are vacationing
there for a month.
Miss Anna Staples of Cadillac,
who has been visiting Mrs. George
Thomson, left for her home last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomson with their
daughters, Dorothy Anne and Eve-
lyn, drove to Chicago Tuesday aft-
ernoon to spend a few days at A
Century of Progress exposition.
They returned to their cottage at
Ottawa Beach Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirchen of
Holland are expecting as their
house guests Mrs. Kirchen's sister,
Mrs. William A. Bertles of Glen-
cove, L. I., and Bermuda, and her
two daughters, Betty and Mary
Anne. Mrs. Bertles and her family
are "planning on "spending a few
days in Chicago to visit A Century
of Progress exposition before their
return east. Mr. Bertles expects to
join his family a little later.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wanty of Cam-
bridge-blvd., who have rented a
cottage for the summer at Ottawa
Beach, expect as their house guest
for a few weeks their nephew, Al-
fred M. Knapp of Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Wanty will entertain
for the week-end Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam B. Steele of Plymouth-rd.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Idema will
stertain with a dinne. ... their
cottage Saturday evening. Guests
expected are Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Idema, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Idema,
Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Bissell, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kirchen, Mr. and
Mrs. William Bertles, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard F. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis S. Baker, Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wanty and their guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Thoits, Dr. John H. McRae, Ralph
Bulkeley and Caldwell Feland.
New members of the Ottawa
Beach colony are Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis S. Baker, whose cottage on
the old Blake memorial site has
just been completed. Mr. and Mrs.
Baker and their son. Hollis, jr..
moved into their bungalow Friday
to remain for the rest of the suni-
mer.
Mrs. Alfred Feton Post and her
son. Rudolph iv, ongelas, will spend
a few days with Mrs. Walter Idema
at her cottage. Mrs. Post is motor-
ing west and is stopping with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Pynchon of
Winnetka, III. Mrs. Post will spend
a few days at A Century of Prog-
ress and then motor on to Charle-
voix, where she and her son will be
the guests of Mrs. Douglas at her
summer home there.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Whinery
have been spending the month of
July in the Pantlind cottage. They
will return to their home on Wash-
ington-st. this Monday. Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Lockwood will occupy
the cottage for the month of Aug-
ust. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood have
resided in Washington, D. C., the
last year and will return there in
the fall.
Mrs. James A. Blackwood of
Rochester, one of the finest horse-
women and best known breeder of
horses in Michigan, recently sold a
4-year-old hunter to Mr. Kirchen
for his daughter Peggy. Mr. and
Mrs. Kirchen entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Carter Brown of Castle Park
and Mrs. Blackwood for dinner
Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Bissell en-
tertained Dr. and Mrs. Leon Devel
as their house guests from Thurs-
day until Saturday.
There were several afternoon
bridge parties at the beach this
week. Mrs. Tom Thoits entertained
a group of friends Monday after-
noon. Mrs. Chester Idema enter-
tained the same group Tuesday
afternoon and Mrs. Walter Idema
asked several for bridge and tea
Wednesday afternoon.
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Drach of Chi-
cago were the week-end guests of
Norton Siegel at his cottage.
GRAND RAPID
Ottawa Beach Sands L
-
Miss $ Dorothy Ann Thomson, left; Miss Fredericka Pantlind, Miss Barbara Kusterer and Miss Betty Dalrymple
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION
ORGANICA
STATE
MISS PANTLIND
IS HONORED AT
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Complimenting Miss Fredrica
Pantlind on her birthday, Mrs.
Marguerite Kirchen entertained
with a dinner party Friday even-
ing.
Guests honoring Miss Panilind
included Misses Anne Idema, Mary
Louise Idema, Juno Wanty, Jane
Heath, Barbart Kusterer, Jane
Kusterer, Betty Jane Stander, Jes-
sie Lockwood, Evelyn Thompson,
Dorothy Ann Thompson; George
Wanty, Louis Heath, R. Harrison
Fairchild, Edward Wells, Edward
Heath, Samuel McMullen, Thomas
Thoits, Chester Idema, Lloyd
Johnson. Bob Gamble and Ray-
mond Johnston.
The Ottawa Beach Beach Comb-
ers in the past week of play have
scored two victories and one de-
feat. In a game staged against
Waukazoo the Beach Combers
struck a win scoring 4 against the
Waukazoo 3. Bob Bos of Grand
Rapids pitched a fine game, fan-
ning 15. In a double header with
Macatawa the Ottawas sacrificed
the first to Macatawa by a 7 to 3
score, but won the second to the
tune of 3 to 1.
The first sailboat race of the
season for the Ottawa resorters
was staged between the "Betel-
geuse" owner by Chester Idema,
George Wanty and Tom Thoits.
skippered by Chester Idema, and
the "Jolly Rover," owned and
skippered by Edward Wells. The
race, which ended in a tie, was
one of the most thrilling staged
on the lake in some time as the
two boats were "neck and neck"
throughout the three-mile courre.
East Student Council
Plans Mixer Wednesday
Student council of East Grand
Rapids High school has announced
that its third annual student mixer
will be presented on Wednesday
in the school gymnasium. Party
will be in a cabaret atmosphere
and a local orchestra will provide
music.
Chairmen of committees are:
Decorations, Kenneth Welch: or-
chestra, John Hammer; refresh-
ments, Miss Helen Dean: special-
ties Miss Fredrica Pantlind: pub-
licity, Herman Hanink; tickets,
Frank Newman.
Those participating in the floor
show are William DeYoung, Miss
Mary Helen Berger, Miss Virginia
Blakeslee, Miss Ruth Longfield,
Miss Alice Jane Dows. Miss Betty
Jean Pedigo and R. Wallace Hook,
jr.
Francis Gepford is master of
ceremonies and William E. Vivian
is general chairman for the party.
Ottawa Beach Younger Set
Plans Supper Club Party
Members of the younger set who
passed the summer at Ottawa
Beach have planned a party at the
Pantlind Supper club on Saturday
evening. Those to attend will in-
clude Miss Dorothy Ann Thompson,
Miss Betyy Dalrymple, Miss Mary
Bennett, Miss Betty Jane Stander,
Miss Virginia Wanty, Miss Fred-
rica Pantlind, Miss Betty Pyle,
Lloyd Johnson. Edward Wells,
Chester F. Itema, jr., Malcolni
Curtis, Richard Fairchild, Tom
Thoits, jr., and Robert Gamble.
Dieh
Betty Dalrymple Is
Named Chairman Of
Forty Girls Party
Miss Betty Dalrymple has been
named general chairman of the an-
nual formal dancing party to be
given by the Forty Girls Dec. 26 in
Kent Country club. Each year this
group of sub-debs sponsors a dance,
which is one of the most popular
among the young set during the
holiday season.
Miss Lillian Hall and Miss Helen
Keeler are to have charge of finance
and Misses Betty Bloomer, Edith
Irwin, Mary Griswold and Mary
O'Brien will arrange the entertain-
ment. Invitations were mailed this
week.
Plans for the dance were made at
a meeting of the group held
Wednesday afternoon in the home
of Miss Kathleen Larned, College
ave., SE.
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRES
Heritage Herald
Published by the Neighborhood of Heritage Hill
Volume III Number 8
August/September, 1982
The Aldrich House was built in the
Italianate style and had a carriage house
of similiar design, considered to be one
of the largest private stables in the city.
The architecture of this elaborate
mansion, crowned with an ornate
belvedere, was influenced by the
Palazza style of Renaissance Italy. The
construction was of white brick (later
painted red), and the 14 room interior
was white pine. At the time it was razed,
in 1939, the company doing the work
indicated there was much to be
salvaged." One can just imagine!
The Aldrich House
Some years after the house was
constructed, probably in the late 1880's,
When Moses Aldrich decided to build
a large veranda was added. It is said to
his new house in 1869, people
have been built to provide a place for
wondered why he wanted to live "in the
Fred Aldrich, Mose's unmarried son, to
country." The house was located at 150
watch the women go by. To the north of
College Avenue, S.E., where the
the house was a tennis court where,
Hillmount now stands.
later, the oldest Aldrich daughter had a
Moses Vail Aldrich was born in New
home. The garage and brick steps still
York in 1829 and came to Michigan
remain.
with his family in 1836. Using his
The great granddaughter of Moses
talents as salesman as well as
Aldrich lived in this newer house at 134
administrator, he eventually went into
College, S.E., and is a wonderful source
business with his father-in-law, William
of information concerning these homes
Ledyard, manufacturing grain
and people. Mrs. Kay Whinery says that
separators and milk safes and
from the time her great great
distributing them in Michigan and
grandfather, William Ledyard, owned
Wisconsin. He later entered banking
the land in this block between Union
and his descendants have continued
and College, six generations of her
involvement in the same bank, at the
family have lived on the property. The
corner of Monroe and Ottawa, to this
Ledyard home stood amongst many
day.
beautiful trees, where Oakwood Manor
is now.
The Moses Aldrich home stayed in
the family until the death of his
daughter, Kate, in 1932. It then
changed hands four times in seven
years. In June of 1939, Right Rev.
Joseph Pinten purchased it as a
residence for Catholic working women.
He had planned to remodel it but
decided a new building would be more
suitable. It was razed in July 1939.
It is unclear what happened to the
plans for this residence and who owned
the property in the following years, but
in 1953, Hillmount Apartments first
appeared in the City Directory.
Barbara Dove
Copy Editor