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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1939
Page
5
The annual Wo auxiliary meeting at College Avenue Baptist is set for Thursday morning. The program includes a World theme with songs and scripture, led by Miss Douglas Oliver. Members will arrange committees and elect a nominating committee, with announcements and offering to follow.
A church program opens with a 12 20 message by The World for Christ missionary speaker followed by lunch adjournment. The afternoon features Revive Us Again prayer and talks on camp work for G A girls and Our New Camp Program. Mrs J B Copenhaver and Miss Ellen Douglass Oliver lead sessions. The procession closes with Jesus is All the World to Me and a consecration service.
Miss Connie Bailey led Epworth League at Trinity Methodist Church with the theme Vacation or Vacuum and the talk Seek and Ye Shall Find drawing interest. Miss Mary Elizabeth Lowe spoke on Serving Others Prayer. Billy Burch offered remarks and Love and Law framed the morning worship with John Gordon Jr. presiding.
Jelly Leftwich and his orchestra will headline the Laissez-Paire club third annual homecoming dance at the West Virginian hotel on Thursday June 15. Johnny Powers and Russ Roberts are listed among the band, following a recent engagement that produced a tremendous hit.
The text records an after speech session with Mary Bill Dawe and Geena Sy presenting a talk on Iian's Attitude aye. Following the announcements, the meeting adjourned with benediction.
The marriage of Miss Maxine Christie of Links Grove West Virginia to Mr. James Beckett of Pickaway was solemnized at Salem First Baptist Church Salem Virginia at high noon Saturday May 29 The bride is a teacher and the groom a stockman and farmer Both families are connected to Monroe County and Goaiiene education circles
Miss Anita Ruth Peters married Charles William Peery in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Salem led by Rev. William Eisenberg. The wedding was witnessed by Jack Metcalfe and his wife, with Peters family notes indicating Bluefield roots and Peery’s prior residence in Bluefield Virginia and Denver Colorado.
The Bluefield club lists final qualification date for an event at Grace One Church. Miss Gladys Udy will meet briefly at 324 Parkway this evening at 7, with a second session at 7:30 on A ve.
The Rev H Kerr Taylor will address the women of the Synodical Training School Wednesday at 8 pm at Bluefield College. Taylor, educational secretary of the foreign mission committee, recently visited Madras India. The event marks the training entering for ladies of Westminster and First Presbyterian churches, with auxiliary gatherings planned on the Bluefield college lawn at 5 30 pm.
Mrs. Charles N. Pulcher of San Francisco Calif is visiting her sister Mrs T E Peery and Mrs J Prancke Fox. Additional society notes are on page three.
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