These little darlings were dressed in Greek national costumes to participate in a war relief parade at the Ohio Stadium in 1942.
Front row, L. to R.: Pete Smerles, Deno Duros, Nick Pappas

WEDDING OF JIMMY ANAST

The community came together to celebrate the wedding of Jimmy Anast in 1946. He returned to Columbus to marry a girl of Greek extraction that he had met in France during the war. Jimmy's father, Louis, was one of the pioneers of our community. Jimmy showed an early curiosity for electrical things, and after World War II he worked as a civilian employee at the Wilmington Air Base. In 1947 he was one of the inventors of the automatic pilot. He later distinguished himself as an aeronautical engineer with the Lear Jet Co. The Columbus community was indeed proud of Jimmy's accomplishments.

Officiating at the wedding was Fr. Steven Lavriotis, who served our parish from 1935 to 1948. The bridesmaid on the far right is Elpinicky Condas.

Front, L. to R.: Nick Pappas and Doreen Chakeres; Back, L. to R.: Ernie Triffon, Dino Pappas, Jim Steffens

THE MESSENGER

Our community had an ambitious monthly newsletter during the mid-forties to keep the Greek people well informed and in close touch with each other. Copies of the newsletter were sent to our boys in the military service. Approximately 12 pages per issue and printed on slick paper, "The Messenger" was put together by a group of Greek girls attending OSU. They pulled no punches and were frank and open in their editorial comments. They wrote of their desire to raise enough money to construct a "Greek house" where the youth could meet and become better acquainted. Apparently chafing under the scrutiny of their elders, the young women wrote, "Heretofore we have seen many of our younger generation only at dances and get-togethers sponsored by the older people, when scoffing, criticism, and fault-finding are never absent. In the new Community house there will be a separate auditorium for the exclusive use of the young boys and girls." This Greek house never came to pass, but no doubt reflected identical feelings of young people today who look for ways to distance themselves from their elders. We reprint a portion of one page from November, 1944, for your interest.
So many names mentioned are familiar to us yet today.