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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
22
Emily Post counsels polite refusal of uninvited guests during a bridge game. Hosts should inform callers they have promised another social evening and ask to reschedule. The piece also covers a reader’s note about awkward family resemblance and best dessert coffee service during games.
The Faithful Workers class of the Methods' church school enjoyed a weiner and marshmallow roast at Pinnacle Rock Tuesday evening with teacher Mrs. D. Tabor and chaperone Mrs. P. F. Casimo. Bible Class meets at Mrs. J. E. Culbertson's home for its monthly session. Mrs. W. C. Myers presides.
Mr and Mrs Frank Oliver and their son Frank Jr traveled to Lynchburg Virginia for Raymond Olivers graduation from Lynchburg College. They were joined by Mrs Olivers sister Miss Marcella Whitlock and by Mr and Mrs Audrey Prince. Oliver will be ordained at 7 am Monday and graduate at 10 30 am.
Mr and Mrs McCajah Thomas Montgomery of Roanoke announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Jane to Mr John Wesley Wassum of Richmond. The ceremony was June 1 in Salem at First Methodist with Rev H Work Curry officiating. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Richmond where Mr Wassum will attend Richmond Professional Institute.
A large turnout of Business and Professional club members is registered this weekend at Camp Iva the YWCA summer retreat on Cove Creek in Tazewell County Virginia. Miss Minnie Weaver and Miss Janie Marie Lambert head the event with a motorcade led by Miss Lula Mae Cox. Camp counselors include Mrs Ann Steele Miss Frances Stafford and Miss Rosa Mariotti. Activities include hiking shuffleboard swimming baseball tennis and meal clean up as part of the 1948 camp program.
Switchback WSCS Circles 1 and 2 announce Thursday afternoon gatherings. Circle 1 chaired by Mrs. King will meet with Mrs. G G Brammer. Circle 2 chaired by Mrs. W K Perdue will meet with Mrs. Barnes Gile iespie in Maybeury.
Pocahontas high school auditorium hosts the Glee club minstrel directed by Mrs. John Dennen and sponsored by the Woman's club with Bluefield dancers performing novelty numbers. Gamma Alpha Kappa Delta Pi honors Radford freshmen at a 6 30 dinner in the Student Activity Building. Pocahontas Woman's Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Mrs. Claudine Peery presiding. Piano pupils of Mrs. Dennen gave a Friday recital at Pocahontas High School with many participants and diverse ensembles.
Mr. Roy B. Browder the Thornton store manager and Mrs. Browder departed for New York on the regular fall buying trip. They are joined by Lucile Bailey, women’s wear buyer, and Adrian Barnett, millinery buyer. Next weekend two more buyers, Margret Peterman and Vivian Neff, will also depart for New York.
Miss Colleen Marie Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis J Bailey Falls Mills wed Mrs Raymond Sidney Howard adopted son of Mr and Mrs John B Ferguson of Belfast Mills Va The ceremony was in Tazewell Methodist church officiated by Rev Clyde Watkins Attendants were Miss Eileen Dunman and Mr Ham Rose The bride wore a white afternoon frock with white accessories and carried a white Bible with a corsage of red rosebuds They will reside on Tyler Street after a wedding trip to Asheville N C Both graduates work for The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The groom is a Lebanon Va high school and West Virginia Business College graduate and with Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Mrs. Jackson Hammond and Mrs. W F Duggins hosted a luncheon at the Town club to honor Miss Mildred Peters, bride elect of Clifford L Brown of Rocky Mount Virginia. The table featured place cards and flowers for nine covers and Miss Peters received a piece of her chosen silver. Afterward, guests played bridge at Mrs Duggins Parkway home.
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