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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
5
AAUW plans a 8:00 p.m. January 24 program at St. Angela Academy Library to discuss educational policy social economic and cultural and foreign policy issues. Two films Cry of the Marsh and Problems of Conservation Wild Life highlight ecology concerns.
The League of Women Voters of Aiken County will hold an evening unit meeting January 24 at 7 30 PM at Mrs H W Griffin 116 Dunbarton Circle The study topic covers Congress committee chair selection conference committee action and possible Senate cloture rule as factors in forming a position.
West Aiken News reports on Sunday School classes at Memorial Baptist Church with seven members each for the Dorcas and Willing Workers classes on Jan. 11 and 18. It notes teachers Mrs. Stiles Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Shears, plus visits and family updates including hospital stays, birthdays and a Citizen of the Year honor for Louis Alvanos.
Mr and Mrs James Wren announce the birth of a son John Benjamen born December 31 at Aiken County Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Poole of Aiken. Paternal grandparents are Mrs Jimmy Powell of Covington Georgia and the late Mr B L Wren.
Abigail Van Buren advises readers on hosting married couples at home to avoid turning a house into a motel, wedding invitation etiquette for divorced parents, and a granddaughter’s clash over visiting rules with in laws, plus a personal reflection on post divorce life.
The Welcome Wagon Club of Aiken helps newcomers integrate into the community. Members staff envelopes for Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center and donate Christmas packages to the Salvation Army. They contributed $20 to the Danny Watford Fund and gave to Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center, the Salvation Army, and the Jaycee Shopping Tour in the past year.
Aiken Standard photograph caption omits names of Sunshine Garden Club officers. Members presenting the $100 donation at Coker Spring are identified as Mrs. G N Shirley Mrs Lewis C Whittle and Mrs Robert S Perry Jr.
Anne Benneth, previously of Aiken and a construction engineer with the Atomic Energy Commission, has moved to Johnson City with husband Kenneth H. Carpenter, an East Tennessee State University physics associate professor. They live at 2001 Seminole Drive. Benneth remained active in St. Paul’s Lutheran and civic groups in Aiken.
A Friday meal listing includes Citrus Fruit Cup Dinner Rolls Milk Salmon Croquettes Whipped Potatoes Peas and Carrots Peanut Butter Cookies Ice Cream Unit Bread.
Mary Alice Edgerton, an election consultant with Computer Election Systems in Berkeley, travels the United States to teach punch card voting systems. In Aiken County she shares experiences with diverse groups, reflecting on career advancement, gender and midlife empowerment, and the shift from city clerk to consulting work.
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