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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1954
Page
5
Local Baytown briefs report community happenings with concise notes on residents events and small notices. Names and exact details are summarized from the readable fragments in this December 7 1954 page segment.
Bettye Ann Miller bride elect of Freddie G Brooks was honored in a Friday night miscellaneous bridal shower at First Baptist Church. Entertainment included two songs by Mrs Virgil Brown with piano accompaniment, and a program by Lee Walker Laneile O Grady Dorothy Camp and Robert Pryor. About 50 guests attended with many hostesses listed. Service League members plan a December sale of corsages and boutonnieres for the Tuberculosis Association, with flowers sold at local banks. A donation of books and magazines went to Gatesville Crockett and Gainesville schools. The new Service League home on Market Street was named Lynnhaven in honor of Mrs Gordon Farned.
The Woman's Missionary Society at First Baptist Mont Belvieu observed Foreign Mission Week with daily church programs on evangelism through preaching teaching and medical work aided by airplanes literature radio and agricultural education A goal of 506 was set for the mission offering Attendance reached 38 women The week featured leadership from Mrs W C Smith Mrs Luther Taylor Mrs C R Leonard Mrs Lee Smith Mrs Buford Harrell and others with circles and auxiliary groups meeting through December 7 for mission programs and planning.
Gladiolus Garden club Christmas party will be Wednesday at the home of Mrs. B. GC. Wesley, 702 Gresham. Mrs. B. D. Fisher heads decorations with Mrs. L. Woods and Mrs. Dave Martin as committeewomen. The refreshments committee is chaired by Mrs. E. D. Ashworth with Mrs. Ben Hicks as co-hostess. Members will exchange gifts and play games. officers for the new year will be elected.
Friendly Acres Home Demonstration Club hosts a Christmas party at 10 am at Mrs. C K Spencer’s, Gladiolus Garden Club meets at 1 30 pm at 782 Gresham, Priscilla Club at 2 30 pm at Mrs Henry Cathriner’s, Book Review Club at 9 30 am in First National Bank directors room, Burnet PTA meets at 2 45 pm, St Joseph’s Catholic Mothers Club at 9 30 am, Wednesday Morning Music Club at 9 20 am, Credit Women's Breakfast Club at 7 30 pm at the credit bureau office, AAUW at 7 30 pm at the Community House. Woman’s Auxiliary to Fire Station No 1 sponsors a charity dance Friday night at Freddie Real’s nightclub with tickets 1 4, guest Floyd Tillman. Also note scenic wildlife report about treeless lands in the Bering Sea Pribilots with roughly 1.5 million fur seals breeding season.
Mr and Mrs William Leslie Jones are now at home at 151234 Holland in Jacinto City after their marriage Saturday in Highlands. The double ring ceremony at First Baptist parsonage was conducted by Rev Dennis Barnes. The bride, Darlin Jean Schroadl, wore a blue gown with blue lace hat and carried a Bible with a white orchid. The couple, with families in Highlands and Waller, plan duties in Galveston where Jones works for a local construction firm.
Baytown Girl Scout association will meet for an annual business meeting Thursday at Grace Methodist church. Dinner will be served at 6 30. Tickets will be $1 50 each. Mrs. Dan Lucas is chairman of the dinner committee and her assistants are Mrs. Jodie Isenhower, Mrs. David Lefkovits and Mrs. G M Eberly. Officers of the leader's club will be installed by Mrs. J D Giddings, president of the South Texas council. Officers are Mrs. J M Bryan, president, Mrs. V V Wright, vice president, Mrs. Jack Henderson, secretary treasurer, Mrs. Anestiel Brownie representative and Miss Ruth Annie McGary, Intermediate representative. W V Wright, chairman of the town committee will preside at the meeting and members of the committee will be elected for 1955. A puppet show will be given by Troop 24. Mrs A B Wintringham and Mrs M R Morrow are readers. Reports will also be given by representatives who attend the regional conference in Austin in November.
December 20 is the Wooster circle Christmas party at St. Mark's Methodist church. The gathering begins at 9 30 a.m. Mrs J H Lockett of 150 Catherine presides with Mrs B H Monroe as vice president and the program on Human Rights presented by Mrs Harry Cox and Mrs R L Huddleston. A devotional was given by Mrs Lackett.
THW club met Saturday night at Mrs. M. H. Sheppard’s home 2304 Maryland for a Christmas party. Fourteen people attended with husbands invited. gifts were exchanged and cake candy nuts coffee and Cokes served. An executive officers meeting is scheduled for 9 am Wednesday at Mrs. Lloyd Sanders’ home 508 North Circle Drive.
Members of the Girl Scout 54 Club will be honored at a theater party after school Friday. The 54 club includes Scouts who sold at least 54 boxes of cookies in the 1954 sale. After the Brunson show, the girls will join a hamburger supper. They will meet at the theater.
Baytown Ards Council of Church Women will gather January 7 at 9 30 am in the First Christian church. The group revised its session timing to the first Friday in January and heard a talk on the five W s of the organization.
Lawrence Woodside was honored on her fifth birthday with a party held Saturday at her grandmother Mrs. G. R. Bloodgood’s home at 1300 Burbank. Co-hostesses were Bloodgood’s daughters Cynthia and Cecilia Bloodgood. Guests included Katheryn Priest Darlene Diehl Roy Cramer Brad Johnson Patricia Shell Sharon Caterli Kathy Caterli Susie Jones and others.
Mrs McMahon will host the Hostess Circle meeting at her home. The December session, the only one this month, featured opening prayers and a program led by Mrs Rex Curtin on faith and service.
Mrs M Jordan of 304 North Pruett hosted a Wesleyan Service guild gathering at Grace Methodist church. Miss Davida Thompson presided, refreshments were served, and a clothing drive for Methodist mission rural work was planned. Mrs Paul Moore and Mrs L M Richmond will host the guilds Christmas party at the Richmond home.
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