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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1950
Page
3
An event is planned in Crosby with a meeting at a farmer's residence this Thursday evening. Details are scarce in the clipped notice, but the gathering centers on local residents and parishioners seeking discussion or action.
Baytown Baytown Business and Professional Women held a dinner meeting at St. Mark's Church annex with George Washington's birthday as the decor. Entertainment showcased women turning hobbies into paid ventures, featuring Mrs. Dalisky ceramics, Mrs. Sisson needlework, and Mrs. Beard tradework with crocheted sachets.
Baytown Garden Club members met at Grace Methodist Church to plan the spring bulb show. Ted Lyman is general chair. The event runs March 7 from 2 to 9 pm at 401 East Hurnicote Ars, hosted by Mrs. R E L Cavanay. Committees include rules, staging, entries, classifications, judges and awards, hospitality, publicity, housekeeping, and more.
Brownie Troop 11 of Baytown Elementary and San Jacinto Schools raises school supplies for an international friendship project. Members pair select and pack bags with a small surprise, mailed near the Girl Scout birthday on March 12. Leaders are Mrs. Joe Lawrence and Mrs. Arthur AL Draeger.
Seven Baytown churches will take part in World Day of Prayer observed at 2 pm Friday at First Presbyterian Church. Presenters include Mrs. L. J. Lawrence, Mrs. Chester Rogers, Mrs. D. Walsh Jr, Mrs. Luther Cornelius, Mrs. Roy E. Cochrum and Mrs. D. D. Rogers. program leader is Mrs. Robert Forrester. Nursery and attendants available. Open to all Baytown area women. Baytown Area Council of Church Women sponsors. Be a Love is president.
Redeemer Lutheran Church members honored Rev and Mrs E F Lange with a surprise gifts shower during a Fellowship meeting at the Parish House. Games entertained about 100 guests as refreshments were served by the hostess committee including Mrs Hermann Cholcher Mrs Barney Buescher Mrs I S Dean Mrs Charlie Brodersen Mrs L D Dreyer and Mrs Fred Clark.
A Bingo party was hosted by Mrs. Mary Lou Traxler for the Beta Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha with 16 members attending. Prizes were awarded as the George Washington motif shaped refreshments featured cherry cake and coffee served by cohosts Mrs. Carmel Norton and Mrs. Mary Loughlin.
Circular reports from Stewart Heights Baptist in WA1U detail Helen McCullough circle’s educational program led by C W Wolfe and D 4A Albright with new member R A Bradberry welcomed. Lois Hart circle heard On Your Second Job? with hostesses G B Hollingshead and Clint Derryberry. Martha circle of Cedar Bayou WSCS met with devotional by Bessie Busch and Japan study led by Annie Scott and Effie EWiender. 12 members attended lunch. next gathering Feb 28 at Evelyn Hafer’s Highway 146 home.
Baytown students taught by Jean Blinka will perform an adagio dance on the Shriners Crippled Children’s Benefit Ball show at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston tonight and tomorrow. Performers include Butch Diebel Peggy Wilkins Bobby Sam Turner Rosa Gonzales Scot Mann Bette Sue Williams Warne Bell Leta Laughridge Douglas Williams Vickie Eberly Lynne Mann Curtis Fisher Sue Ann Wilkie Robert Swint Joe Everitt Reed Rebe ssa Gonzales Dennis Biggs and Charlie Hil.
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