Central Class Christmas Party at Central Avenue Church
Thirty one members of the Bishop Class of the Central Avenue M. E. Church held a Christmas party Tuesday night at the church. Mrs Milli cent Rose presided with songs and prayers led by several members. Devotionals by Mrs Zoa Beebe included Luke chapter two and the Lord's Prayer. Reports followed the business session and a program was led by Mrs Romine and Miss Cynthia Harvey with a talk on the origin of Christ from his...
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Central Avenue M. E
Millicent Rose
Rose
Lida Farrar
Martha Romine
Kate Jones
Zoa Beebe
Romine
Cynthia Harvey
Origin of
Christ
Birth to the Present Play Event Sees Christmas Gatherings
Mrs Harvey led readings in keeping with Christmas. Following the play, a few games were played and presents exchanged. Hostess Nellie Horn, assisted by Lucy Wolfe, Belle Bishop, Hazel Sharp, and Caddag Hughes served a lunch of sandwiches, cake, fruit salad and coffee.
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Harvey
Nellie Horn
Lucy Wolfe
Belle Bishop
Hazel Sharp
Cadda Tughes
Vinton County Figure Ill at Hamden Home
Thomas D. Sharp a lifelong Vinton County resident is seriously ill at his Hamden area home. He has served with the McArthur Brick Company for 30 years including ten years as plant manager and secretary at Puritan. A daughter Mrs H J Swaim lives in Athens and three sons reside in McArthur.
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Thomas D. Sharp
Vinton County
Hamden
McArthur Brick Company
Puritan
H. J. Swaim
Park Place
Athens
A. E. Sharp
C. F. Sharp
G. E. Sharp
McArthur
Eliza the Faithful Maid of Custers Wife Revealed
The article recounts Eliza a faithful maid to Mrs Elizabeth Custer widow of General George Armstrong Custer after she left the Custer household to marry Athens Sawyer Davidson a colored Athens attorney The piece highlights Elizas service on the plains and in the South a daring episode with a cache of valuables and her role in saving soldiers during a Kansas flood The depiction is drawn from Mrs Custers Tenting on The Plains and preserves Elizas voice and memory as told by Mrs Custer
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Eliza
Custer
Athens Sawyer
Edwin Watts Chubb
Messenger
Plains
Elizabeth B. Custer
George Armstrong Custer
Athens
Andrew Jackson Davidson
Mrs. Custer
West
General Custer
Third Cavalry Division
Rappahannock County
Miss Libbie
Kansas
Mrs Jukes Hosts Bridge Club Christmas Party
Mrs. Vincent Jukes hosted her bridge club Christmas party at her home 308 Fast State Street on a Wednesday evening. Twelve members exchanged gifts after bridge with first prize won by Mrs. William Smiley and second by Mrs. William Herbert, a guest of the club.
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Vincent Jukes
Fast State Street
William Smiley
William Herbert
E. J. Morris
Albany
Christmas Gifts Of D V Drawn At Hall
At the Daughters of Union Sence annual Christmas party held in Odd Fellows Hall members drew gifts from a large covered basket after a Christmas music program. Miss Natalie Mass Casualty Event played violin with her mother Mrs Fred Mass Casualty Event, and Mrs Frank Dean read The NRA. Two baskets were given to needy families and blessings offered by Mrs P G Dowler.
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Daughters of Union Setceene
Odd Fellows Hall
Natalie Slaughter
Fred Slaughter
Frank Dean
NRA
P. G. Dowler
M and H Circle Hosts Christmas Party at McHarg Home
M and H Circle elects Mrs I N MecHarg president at a business meeting before their Christmas party at the McHarg home on New Marshfield Road. Bessie Cooley is named vice president, Margaret Williams secretary, Lenna Wood treasurer. Side events include a mystery box prize and two contests won by Bertha Hooper and Helen Hooper.
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I. N. MecHarg
M and H
McHarg
New Marshfield Road
Bessie Cooley
Margaret Williams
Lenna Wood
Frank Cross
Jesse Mansfield
Bertha Hooper
Helen Hooper
Wilma Colley
Bess Fleck
Hannah Mills
Edith Junod
Chloe Baker
Minnie Pierce
Charles Pierce
Lillian Pierce
Etta Johnson
Huey Long Battles Disintegration Of Political Machine
New Orleans report on December 21 states Senator Huey P. Long combats the unraveling of his political machine which in four years secured key Louisiana offices including the governorship and both U S Senate seats. Anti Long meetings spread across the state amid a recent voter rebellion and a secretive Shotgun Club formed in one district.
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New Orleans
U.P
Huey P. Long
Senate
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