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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
4
Dear Abby columns reveal a husband who quit smoking and turned to embroidery as a therapeutic hobby, proudly stitching tea towels and a bridge cloth. Readers are urged to encourage his craft while maintaining privacy.
Country Gardeners meet at Mrs Lloyd Olsen's home Wednesday at 10 am for a Christmas luncheon after a bazaar of baked goods handmade items and white elephants. Hostesses assisting Ms Olsen include Mrs Frank Sampson Mrs M Eugene Holley Mrs R T Tarrant Mrs Arthur Sculhofer and Mrs E M Sampson.
More than 500 members of the Aiken County Education Association met at Aiken Junior High School auditorium to hear Mrs Gladys Robinson discuss the teaching profession Code of Ethics revised last year. Mrs Robinson chairs the South Carolina Education Association Professional Rights and Responsibilities Committee.
Salley prepares for Christmas with street lights, a central tree, and carol events. Local groups, Bridge Club gatherings, bingo winners, and holiday visits highlight the town’s early December social scene, including Salley relatives traveling from Columbia and staff from St Marys and St Angela Academy meeting Dallas educators.
West Aiken residents Mr and Mrs Chet Banas and son hosted guests last week. Warren Allen of Bay City Michigan visited Helen Harman and Miss Beneta Harman on Westmont Drive. Neil Ladd and children from Kimberly Drive toured with Mr and Mrs T A Ladd and visited E C Kaiser in Tarpon Springs Florida before returning home. The elder Ladds returned to Princeton Kentucky by plane after a month here.
Mr and Mrs Herb Ziegler of Lakeland Florida were guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Weston Miller on Trolley Line Road for Thanksgiving.
Wildwood Garden Club gathers Thursday at 9:45 a.m. at 1436 Canterbury Court SE for a Pine Cone Craft program hosted by Mrs. Attaway with co hosts Mrs. Nugent and Mrs. Kauffman. Mrs. Riddick presents the program and members bring baked goods for the annual bake sale Ways and Means project.
The Business and Professional Women's Club and the Casual Hut staged a fashion show last week featuring models from the Hut Fashion Board and club members presenting holiday outfits and advance spring looks. Miss Jeanine Baxter, board director, wore a red dotted Swiss mini.
Crosland Park notes list several families visiting relatives over Thanksgiving and holiday periods. Peter Whitaker and five children from Sau gus Mass. visited Mrs Whitaker’s parents. others include the Shatts, Sieversons, Over, Magee, and Smith households with extended stay plans and college or military ties.
Sister Rosalre Marie of St Mary Help of Christians School and Sister Marie Daniels of St Angela Academy attended the 74th annual Southern Association of Colleges and Schools meeting in Dallas from Nov 30 to Dec 3. Keynote speakers included James Farmer Edith Green and Dr John H Fischer with talks on mental health and elementary schools. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra opened the session followed by a delegates reception.
Chapter B P E C meets tomorrow at 8 p m at Mrs J W Morris home with co host Mrs D K Miller. A program on making and using Christmas candles will be given by Mrs J M Alexander and Mrs F D Benton. Queen City Chapter 141 Order of Eastern Star holds 8 p m meeting Friday at Aiken Masonic Temple with three new members to be initiated and all members invited.
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