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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1930
Page
21
Mr and Mrs M B Heath of Bluestone announce the marriage of their daughter Jacqueline Ja nette Heath to Leslie G Smith of Saltville Virginia. The ceremony was November 30 in Bristol. Mrs Smith is Bramwell graduate. Mr Smith works with Mathelson Alkali. They will reside in Saltville after January.
A Christmas season recital from Warlick’s piano rooms presents a program of sunlit pieces arranged by Louise Manley Bohm and Mrs C V Foland’s music class. Performers include Mildred Crotty Hilda Lake Dudley Louise Stafford and Ruth Dawson with titles such as Youthful Hero March My First Waltz and The Fox Hunt. The event occurs Tuesday December 9 at 8 o clock and the public is invited.
The luncheon committee led by Mrs. F W Udy will meet Tuesday at 12 30 PM for a planning session at the usual YWCA venue.
The Bluefield Woman’s Club promotes the annual Christmas seal sale in Beaver Pond to fund tuberculosis work. Franklin D. Roosevelt recalls Miss Emily P. Bissell’s 1907 Delaware start, when two girls in uniform sold seals and the North American editor urged readers to buy them, aiding a tuberculosis hospital and sparking nationwide campaigns.
Governor Roosevelt outlines the use of Christmas seal funds to support hospital and clinic services, public health nursing, and education to defeat tuberculosis. He notes 600 sanitoria networks, 100000 patients returned home yearly, and a halved death rate, with emphasis on protecting youth while urging continued support amid economic strain.
Daleth Delphian chapter schedules a meeting at the Y on Monday evening. A radio concert on WHIS is announced for Wednesday at 7 in Warlick's Piano rooms with a program including The Rosary, Take Me Back to Babyland, and songs by Emmett Jones, Russell Cousins, Martin Caesar, and Mrs. Caesar Roncon.
The Bluefield Delphian chapter will convene Monday at 2 45 PM in Warlicks Piano Rooms for a local literary group gathering.
Mrs W W Peters circle of Trinity Methodist Church met at Mrs M C McNeal's College Avenue home with fourteen members and two visitors. Mrs J G Litton led contests after a brief business session. Guests wore crepe paper hats. Mrs Peters received luncheon set and handkerchiefs from Mrs Frazier Stowers. Mrs McNeal served salad and ice. The decor featured burning candles and Christmas colors in green and red.
Delta Delphian society will meet Tuesday evening at 7 45 at the West Virginian hotel.
The announcement records the marriage of Miss Virginia Wagner Henry Street Southwest Roanoke to Roy Mulkey of Bluefield on November 30 1930. Miss Wagner Henry Street is a daughter of Rev George S Warner of Roanoke and studied at Hiwassee College in Tennessee. Mulkey, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mulkey Minefield Avenue, works as a Gulf Refining company salesman. The couple will reside in Bluefield.
The Virginia Asher council will meet Monday evening at the Y W C A at the usual hour. With only two meetings left before Christmas, a large attendance is urged.
Public invited to 2:30 pm memorial services at Granada theatre. Program includes Rock of Ages by Bland Street Methodist choir with Mrs. N. C. Stanley, opening by the lodge, address by Hon. John Kee, closing by the lodge, and musical selections by Bland Street quartet and Maurey Jarret with accompaniment.
Bluefield chapter of the Order of Western Star will hold a meeting Monday at 8 PM in the Masonic temple. Initiatory ceremonies will take place this session and all members are urged to attend.
The W C T U schedules a Wednesday 2 30 meeting at Grace Methodist with a full program including devotional the Christmas lesson led by Mrs R B E Lazenby and a fallacy hunt by Mrs M C Carpenter plus solo by Mrs Ora V Huffman and a benediction. Attendance is urged due to Christmas Eve scheduling. Miss Margaret Shelton shows improvement at St Luke's hospital with other local visitors and residents noted.
Bluefield College celebrates a banquet for the football squad at the Country Club. Coach Le Noir reports 15 wins in 17 games and a strict schedule, while six prospective pastors join student ministerial work. The John Marshall Literary Society wins a debate, promoting co education at Bluefield College.
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