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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1972
Page
7
Club calendar lists a Saturday rummage sale at Macedonia Shrine, 338 Princeton Avenue, starting 9:00 a.m. A Bluefield Country event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. as noted in the calendar.
Children’s Christmas party runs at the clubhouse from morning to 3 p.m. with films and refreshments, followed by a 6:00 p.m. visit from Santa at Bluefield Country Club.
The Golden Age Center hosts its annual Christmas luncheon with a large living room tree a silver tree on the main dining table and festive decorations. Bluefield Civic League provided favors and a turkey fund gift while Sister Paschaline Stenglein sang carols and members exchanged greetings and gifts.
Princeton Chapter 53 of the Order of Eastern Star held a December session with Worthy Matron Brenda Lilly and Worthy Patron Larry Lilly presiding. A business meeting and Christmas program preceded a social hour with gift exchange. Ruth Clark read minutes, a note from Princeton Chapter 44 was acknowledged, and a Christmas greeting from Clyde and June Crotty was read. The advisory board was announced, including Virginia Peters and Elwood Simons, with several members named. Ill members Sarah Johnson, Aubrey Meadows, and Kathleen Green were reported, and thanks were extended for a vase of carnations. Western Star birthdays were noted for Mrs. Harold Martin and Mrs. Crockett Ratliff as holiday poems and carols closed the meeting.
Joy Gift Program at First Presbyterian Church featured Muggsy's Merry Christmas after a fellowship dinner. Cast included Mrs. Bob Weimer, E. C. Caldwell Jr., Jason McGuire, Mark Feuchtenberger, Mrs. John Magann, Don Neale, and Caryl Beth Thomas with stage settings by Mrs. C. W. Bartley and Mrs. R. E. Perkinson. Circle Two handled properties and Clarence Perkinson did sound effects. Over 100 attendees enjoyed the event.
Mrs Jack Roberts gave December meditation at Houston Methodist Church WSCS meeting. Mrs Elwood Brown read the Christmas story and Roberts shared poems and a Christmas spirit theme. Guild guests, Magdalene Hutcherson hosted on Main Street with silver tree and Nativity ceramics as closing accounts were reviewed.
Mrs. S. A. Wood presented Women of the Bible at the December Bluefield Delphian Club meeting in Trinity Church Hannah Bible classroom. She highlighted Mary mother of Jesus, Hadassah Esther, and Vashti, recounting Purim and Esther’s legacy with notes on art and literature.
Mr and Mrs Lace Howell spent a weekend with daughter Mrs Danny Harshman and family in Warren Ohio Ada Woody accompanied them Mrs Howell's mother. Mrs James Anderson spent a weekend in Charleston with her husband Their daughters Shelia and Janet stayed with grandmother Mrs John Debusk in Northfork
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