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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
8
Tonight at 8 Concord players present Noth ing But The Truth in Ramsey auditorium under Macedonia Shrine. Also at 8 Lydia Boggs society meets Louise Lentz at 117 Rogere Street. At 3 the Boys and Girls World club Friendship circle and Sunday school primary hold Christmas party at Bland Street Methodist Church.
The Virginia Asher Business Women’s Circle will meet Monday evening at the usual hour at the Y quarters.
The Business Women's Circle of the First Baptist Church met Thursday evening in the annex with Mrs. W. A. Sutherland presiding. Officers for the year elected were Miss Margaret Taylor leader Miss Ima Smith secretary and Mrs. Alice Zimmerman treasurer. The program featured participants Miss Taylor Miss Shirley Goff and Mrs. Elmo Agee with refreshments served by Miss Effie Loudermilk and Caroline Burney.
The junior choir of the First Baptist Church will meet Monday at 3 30 p m for rehearsal of their parts for the Christmas program featuring the annual Christmas tree on Wednesday evening December 20 at the church.
The Senior Girl Reserve council hosts a supper meeting at the Y quarters on Tuesday December 19 at 6 30 pm. Dolls dressed by the girls for the Community Christmas tree will be presented and prizes awarded by Ruth Bartlett Mary Winter and Eleanor Jennings to Beaver students with the best dressed dolls. Christmas packages will include sandwiches and other edibles for the supper.
A brief market item notes a new shipment labeled New Crop of Schleys Peans at 25 cents per pound. The listing appears under a street-side ad with a partial address 1337 S Bland St and phone 2780.
Miss Edna Ramage directed a Christ mas program by children at the Ladies Bible Class in the First Presbyterian church parlor. Bernice Hilton played Mary while Edith Ramage and Lois Linkous as angels sang, shepherds and wise men joined, and the group closed with Joy to the World. Mrs Cal Ramage presided, Mrs C T Tolley led the devotional, accompanist was Miss Edna Ramage, and refreshments followed with strong attendance.
Under Miss Elizabeth Shelton direction rehearsals were held at the Y quarters Friday afternoon in anticipation of the Community Christmas tree program.
The White Shrine patrol will convene at 7 this evening at Mason Temple for drill practice followed by a short business session.
A 3 PM meeting at the Y brings representatives of all women and local organizations to discuss plans for CWA projects aiding unemployed women. The group aims to survey the city to determine the number of unemployed women and their needs. All interested women are invited.
A 7 30 p m service features a half hour of sacred music by choir members from John Stewart Memorial Church directed by B L Walton. The program includes several Negro spirituals and follows a sermon by Rev Ben S Johnson. The public is invited.
The Loyal Daughters Bible class at Trinity Methodist Church hosted a Christmas party led by Mrs. L. E. Lemons with Mrs. S. W. Allen as hostesses. Miss Ruby Thompson directed a program featuring hymns, solos by Mary Ellen DeVault, a Christmas story, and a Pollyanna gift exchange. Officers for the year were announced and Santa Claus distributed gifts to about forty five attendees.
A typographical error left out the name of Mrs Nathan Platnick as joint hostess with Mrs Ben Platnick in the report on the recent Sisterhood of Ahavath Sholem meeting.
The Globe Trotters club holds a gym class Wednesday evening December 20 at 7 30 at the Y.
On Tuesday December 19 from 4 to 5 30 p m the Girl Reserves of local junior high schools host a doll tea party at the Y. The girls will bring dressed dolls for the Community Christmas tree and the event is expected to be novel and enjoyable.
The board of directors of the Y W C A will meet at the Y quarters on Federal street Tuesday at 7 30 p m The association clubs will join the board for a ceremonial dedication to the Christmas season with Bluefield Virginia and Princeton girls taking part
Blyfield temple 83 Pythian Sisters elected Miss Kate Bishop as most excellent chief and a slate of officers for the ensuing year. Installation is set for January. Members redirected funds to a Community Christmas tree drive with toy and book donations. Out of town guests included Mrs. J. West and Mrs. John W. Brown.
Henry MecClaugherty arrives Tuesday from Washington to spend the holidays at home. He has attended the Corcoran School of Art for three months and will return to Washington after the new year to resume work. The school is conducted in connection with the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
A Christmas tree event for the Sun Day School children is set for Wednesday evening December 20 at the First Baptist church. The program is organized by junior and primary department superintendents Mrs. M. W. Mangus Mrs. T. Thornhill and Mrs. E. J. Meyer with Thomas Lamb don as general chairman.
For Sunday services on December 17 the First Baptist church choir will perform Blessed is the Lord by Wilde mere with Frederick Moretz on baritone obbligato. In the evening Mrs Philip Lilly and Otho Dixon solo an arrangement of Mendelssohn I Waited For the Lord.
A dance Saturday evening December 30 at Blue Field Country Club runs from 10 to 12 with Eddie Galloway and his Rhythm Boys providing music. A Christmas Day dance is planned Monday December 25 from 4 to 7 at the club with the same band.
Elizabeth Earnest Circle of Blaad Street Methodist Church will meet at the Y quarters Monday evening at 7 45.
On Christmas Eve December 24 a 7 30 p m musical program at First Baptist Church features Henry Fortune baritone singing an aria from Handel Messiah and a 25 voice choir performing anthems. Special music is also planned for the morning service.
Hale Thornhill returns from Duke University to spend holidays with his parents Dr and Mrs G T Thornhill. Other locals, including Dr Ernest Thompson and Rev Charles Gunn, attend a Charleston dinner in his honor. Mrs Scott Litton stays with sister Mrs John Kitchen at College Avenue apartments for treatment. Mrs J M Hummon from Dayton arrives for Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs T C Tanner, with Mr Hummon to join later. Charles Pearson expected home from Georgia Tech Pittsburgh for Christmas. Mrs J B Pearson and Mrs Frank Bane travel to Charleston.
Frank Weiser is ill with scarlet fever at his Franklin street home while the weekend is spent at Judge Andrew Alexander's residence.
Bluefield residents will hear a coast to coast NBC broadcast from 8:30 to 9 p m eastern time detailing the naval reserve. The program explains the reserve, its needs and fleet unit operations with music from the navy band and the Naval Reserve Glee Club and speeches by Navy officers.
Lola Mabe 29 of Beckley West Virginia killed herself with a pistol borrowed from neighbors in Coal City after leaving a note warning her 9-year-old son against drinking liquor. Acting coroner Zach Petty reported the death occurred last night.
Charleston lawmakers urged Congress to enact a federal old age pension act. A memorializing resolution was adopted and sent to the Senate, with bills for a state pension system pending in both houses.
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday school plans a 9 46 a m gift collection for a white gift table to aid four institutions Davis Stuart Orphanage Lewisburg Frank Clark School Grundy Mubray Mission Haysi and Union Mission Clothing is requested for Grundy and all needed items such as food toys and books are welcome The project marks the sixth year of Christmas giving with the room open all day for donors and visitors.
Charleston West Virginia delegate Bibb proposes Pinehurst as the name for the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Beckley. He introduces a bill to rename the Rutherford sanitarium to Beckley sanitarium to avoid conflict with the Beckley hospital.
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