OES No. 102 Yule Banquet Held at Masonic Hall
Bluefield Chapter No. 102 of the Order of the Eastern Star held its Christmas banquet at the Masonic Hall with Betty B Spurgeon and William A Wagner as patrons. A potluck supper preceded the meeting and committees were named for the accompanying Masonic banquet. Next meeting set for January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Order of Eastern Star
Betty B. Spurgeon
William A. Wagner
Masonic Hall
Dorothy Powers
Willie Scott
Nancy Hedrick
Virginia Shufflebarger
Callie Bane
Virginia Hearn
CBS
Della Mae Dawson
Ethel Slade
Mabel Frazier
Mary McGuire
Mildred Parris
Diana Fanning
Elizabeth Spurgeon
Beatrice Swetnam
Williamson
J. Roy Slade
Cedar Bluff
Mary Ruth Chambers
South West Club
CES
Kathryn Pardue
Carolinian Visits In Pocahontas Reflect Holiday Travel
Pocahontas Virginia residents and visitors share Thanksgiving reach with relatives across states. Carolyn Groseclose of Myrtle Beach and Airman Mack Gwynn from Lackland AFB visit grandparents and family in Bluefield and Georgia. James Farley Jr from Baltimore and Mollie Whittington from Manassas also spend holidays with kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Carolyn Groseclose
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Jim Groseclose
Kenneth Harrison
Bluefield
Hattie Groseclose
Mack Gwynn
Lackland Air Force Base
T. E. Luke
Geogia
James Farley Jr
Baltimore
Paul Turner
India Atkins
Belvue
Mollie Whittington
Manassas
T. E. Whittington
Auxiliary Discusses Project G Meeting
The Cumberland Hei tions Auxiliary held a dinner meeting at the Y Center with ten members present. Mrs. Lester McNabb presided and plants for a rummage sale were discussed. Mrs. Martin Clark will host in January and Mrs. Harry Dilla will lead the club gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Hei, Tions
Y Center
Lester McNabb
Martin Clark
Harry Dilla
Harold Stallings
Christmas dinner program at Bluefield Woman's Club
The Bluefield Woman's Club at the Y Center held its annual Christmas dinner featuring a musical program by Mrs. H L Alsabrooks on autoharp with pieces like America the Beautiful and Silver Bells. Vocalist Mrs R L Dawson performed with Mrs William Belebee accompanying. invocations and devotions centered on Christmas meaning. gifts were given to guests. project place mats and scenic notepapers were offered for holiday gifts. an offering supported Camp Gallad. decorations came from several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Bradley
Myrtle Mundy
Bluefield Country Club
Miss Bradley
Mundy
Earl Doak
Jack Taylor
Nannie Lawson
Bluefield
W. P. Bailey
Ways and Means
Ois
Camp Gallad
Jaeger Personal Notes Brighten Savannah Visit
Jaeger Miss Sandy Echols of Savannah visited her parents the Luther Echols. She is assistant director of the Savannah YWCA. Mr and Mrs Dennis Lee and family of Charleston visited his parents the Lilus Lees. Mrs Manuel Arellano has returned home after treatments at Welch hospital. Donald Coleman of Birmingham visited friends here for a few days.
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Jaeger
Sandy Echols
Savannah
Luther Echols
Savannah Ywca
Dennis
Lee
Charleston
Lilus Lees
Manuel Arellano
Welch Hospital
Donald Coleman
Birmingham
Mich
Community clubs fill weekend with Christmas events
Local clubs host a busy Thursday through Saturday calendar with holiday gatherings at homes, country clubs, churches, and schools. Highlights include a Rhododendron Garden Club party, Bluefield and Fincastle events, YWCA activities, Relief Society bazaar, and PTA performances at Graham High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue
Methodist Wscs
Creasy Hall
Graham Elementary
PTA
Graham High School
YWCA
Y Center
Duplicate Bridge Club
Relief Society
Preston Street
Green Acres
Princeton
la Salute Club
Bluewell
Jaycee
University Club
West Virginian Hotel
Families Meet for Dinner in Elkhorn and Princeton
A family gathering at the Holiday Inn in Princeton included Glen Moshier and relatives from Elkhorn Bluefield and Princeton. R L Moshier remains in critical condition at Beckley Veterans Hospital. A Mrs Paul Bell travels from New York to Frankfurt to join her husband Specialist Paul Bell stationed in Germany. Visitors include Angelo Coppolino and Joey of Atlanta and the Lilly family visiting Powhatan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Holiday Inn
Princeton
Glen Moshier
Jimmy Moshier
Bluefield
Bob Moshier
Tom Carter
Earl Graham
Véra:Bashier
R. L. Moshier
Gien Moshier
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Paul Bell
New York
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
Angelo Coppolino
Joey
Atlanta
Upland
Roger Lilly
Salem
Rhoda Miles
Nancy
Powhatan
Pineapple Cream Sundae Upgrade
A scoop of vanilla ice cream becomes a special treat with canned crushed pineapple and a splash of creme de menthe. The combination yields a bright, fruity syrupy topping that elevates the dessert.
Mrs Hess Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs Lucille C Hess of Bluefield Tazewell Road has returned home after undergoing surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille C. Hess
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Bluefield Sanitarium
Guild Helps Girls At Y Center With Christmas Gifts
The Katie Bell Wesleyan Service Guild of Trinity Church met for December at Mrs. Charles Rexrode’s home to wrap gifts for Wade Exceptional School girls. They plan swimming lessons at the Y Center and provide soap and shampoo. They meet every other Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Bell Wesleyan Service Guild
Trinity Church
Charles Rexrode
Wade Exceptional School
Y Center
David Hodgin
Elkhorn
Harold Mann
Greenview Circle Hosts Yule Luncheon at Christmas Meeting
Mrs. E. K. Johnston entertained the Pauline Chambers Circle of Greenview Methodist Church for a December luncheon at her Bluefield Princeton Road home with 28 members and guests. Rev. William Price gave the invocation and Mrs. Claude Godsey led a Christmas meditation. The group planned a $25 Christmas offering to the Methodist Home and reported 35 visits to the ill in November. The January meeting will be at 1 30 p.m. with Mrs. Milty Wiley. Mrs. Thacker named chairwoman for the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhododendron Garden Club
E. B. Fast,Jr
Albemarle Street
Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club
Fincastle Country Club
Bluefield Garden Club
Gene
First Presbyterian Family
Bluewell Methodist Wscs
So - Cal Gals
Bluefield
E. K. Johnston
Pauline Chambers
Greenview
Leonard Kitts
Fred Davidson
Circle
Methodist Home
Milty Wiley
Thacker
Clovis Puckett
Ruth Nunnery
Taiwan
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hershel Perdue
Brown Hoover
Nunnery
Mable Morris
Blackwater Falls
Hoover
Perdue
Pauline Morris
Alden Shields
Civic League
Howard Jarrett
Mary Louise Taylor
Teddi Coburn
R. L. Davis
Howard Meadows
AST Prepares Gifts For School Girl
The Bluefield Alumnae in Alpha Sigma Tau wrap Christmas gifts at their December meeting hosted by Mrs. Louis Pietrantozzi. Mrs. James Warden gave a Christmas meditation as Mrs. Robert McClung led a brief business session. January meeting set with Miss Marcella Dee Whitlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Louis Pietrantozzi
Joseph Smith
James Warden
Robert McClung
Linda Pochick
Ralph Patsel
Robert Gatherum
Marcella Dee Whitlock
Bluefield Civic League Plans Christmas Banquet
Bluefield Civic League executive board planned the annual Christmas party at the Red Carriage in Princeton for Monday December 9. They discussed reservations and gifts, fund-raising gains, and community drives including kindergarten book donations for Taiwan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Civic League
Red Carriage
Princeton
Rufus Hale
Ham Cream Cheese Rolls with Seedless Raisins
Party snack idea described as rolling spread ham with cream cheese and sprinkling seedless raisins inside. Chill, then cut into four inch pieces and serve. A simple finger food for gatherings.
Quota Club reports testing quota in Bluefield drive
The Quota Club of Bluefield presented a comprehensive report on the speech hearing project at the December meeting led by president Dorothy Spracher. The effort trained workers, conducted tests in nine schools over 12 days totaling 232 hours, testing 2 099 children and prompting countrywide testing requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club of
Bluefield
Thelma MccMullin
Dorothy Spracher
MecMullin
Norris Kantor
Harold Brewster
Kay Wilson
Preston Street
PTA
Quota Club
Eula Williams
Edythe Siegel
Williams
Cookie Kaye
Elsia Thomas
First District
Viola Ammons
Fairmont
Spracher
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