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Mrs. Priestly Grogan ! 0ut. bu?sm pMrs-1 (v Georgia Wright and Mrs. Sid PopeIs Honored On82nd Birthday,Mineola; Miss Kate Wright oft]Denton; Miss Etta Frazier of Dub-1 ... __^ n - , *na . lin; Mrs. John Low of Alba; Mr.! ? a •! ; rogan, w o Mrs. Grogan Shoemaker andcalled Quitman her home fox the | chjldven Joy Joan nnd Jan0 of:past 66 years, was on®*_ . 'Dallas; Mrs. Lorena Wright of Al-ba; Mrs. Alma Moore of Winns-abona surprise partybirthday, Friday, June 10, at boro; Mrs. J. F. Haines and Mrs.home of her step-daughter, Mrs.aILowEva Lin.iley of Hainsville.Prior to the happy occsasion,relativesarranged for Mrs.GroganLowO. E. S. InstallsOfficers In Openoct*the party were taking pls.ee *andwhile her friends gathered for the __ aFriVVVIIW. ---- -------day afternoon, Mrs. Low calledHouse Ceremony, Mrs. Grogan to come home, assome relatives from out of townIn an impressive open house ceremony; the Quitman Chapterof the O.E.S. held public installa-tion of new officers for the ensu-Il1i1When |ing year on Thursday night, Juneshe arrived she was greeted ‘by |9, m the local lodge hall. Mrslt; morethan fifty friends from , Myrtle Robbins! acted as InstallingQuitman and othercounty. Many birthday gifts were ling Marsal Mrs. Gladys Power In-Officer, Mrs. Berta Puckett Instal-groupstalling Organist and Mrs. Eliasang,Happy Birthday to You.” ,Harris, Installing Chaplain.Mrs. Maye Shaw, whose termFor many years Mrs. Grogan !proprietor of the'of office as WorthyHotel!” which was known by trav- . expiring, made a short addresseline men front all parts of the after which she retired from theO A A A % A. A 4A A. U A f 1 1 AAA t r% %«(•state for its hospitality and good .room with her fellow officers.food, and was the scene of many '•Mrs. Letha Derr, newly electednotable gathering in the days'Worthy Matron, and John Derr,newly elected Worthy Patron,^Although Mrs. Grogan has no were then seated at their Stafon children I' her own, she reared j in the East, before which the newW— ¥ - w ^ ^ wwhite evening gowns and marchIof Quitman, and Walter Grogan # ~ * . ,, i Iof California, and also an adopted . «g m formation to music, spelle 1out the individual letters in theson Grogan Shoemaker of Dallas.She is loved by these children and Allies as if sfte were theirword ‘Letha ” before the WorthyMatron’s Station.own mother and grandmother. Sh is very active for one of herAs each officer was conductedin turn to the Altar by the InsaP-and her many friends expressed 'ng Marsha! to bo vested with hertheir wishes that she enjoy many j badge of office, Mrs. Robbin. readvniwir WI2llvw viliiw v J v J --- imore birthdays in the years ahead, .the installation ceremony and the^ H ♦ rx I 1 Alt9% *-% tvi a K a a 1 * a^9A«I 4k K Al mUK Ulll/U UUP - #Her oldest guest was Mrs. , following members took over theirGeorgia Ann Wright, a former new duties in the Chapter.neighbor, who is now in her S2ndMrs. Charlie Proctor, AssociateWiWveryPatron; Mrs. Florence Benton,time, was the only person at the Secretary; Mrs. Berta Duckett.Quitman Treasurer; Mrs. May Wilson, Con-Groganductress; Mrs. Doris Hamrick, As-years ago., Those attending the party fromQuitman were Mesdames W. T. Black, J. T. Lake, J. F. Crawford. Clay Black, Lizzie Perrin. J. B. Goldsmith, J. W . Low, Jamessociate Conductress, Mrs. Olgaright, Chaplin.Mrs. Ola Hyde, Marshal; Mrs.Reba Richards, Organist; Mt* .Shady Bell Britton, Adah; Mrs.Maggie Martin, Ruth; Miss Imo-Kennedy, C. J. Smart, A. J. Hov-! gene Black, Esther; Mrs. Faye' — — W — --C. D. Lip- , Morris, Martha; Mrs. Neta Smith,ton Buren Walker,scomp R J. Martin. Jim White. Electa; Mrs. Zephyr Robinson,T ;iii„ wiMnr R E. Rozemnn. Lil- i Warden, and Mrs. Maye 'Shaw,lie Leath, L. B. Hart, Silas G. Lip- ] Sentinel.scomb, V. B. Harris, P. K. Derr,Following the installation, giftsT. J. Shaw, A. J. Brirton, HubertLowJ Hortoi\ Maude Hartsfield andOlga WrightMiss Palmer Rutto Low, PaulMac Low, Harrison Ray Hartsw'ere presented to the retiring officers after which refreshment*were served to all members anuguests.Henry$3.49 dresses now $2.49, Sellers
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Quitman Wood County Democrat
Quitman, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 12, 1940
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