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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1936
Page
9
Much interest centers on a masquerade and dress ball at Memorial building Princeton on Tuesday June 16 from 10 to 2. Mrs Samuel De Jott plans the event for the benefit of the Sisterhood of Aharath Sholem with prizes for best original and comical costumes. Visitors are expected from nearby towns and coal fields.
Mrs. Wilmabeth Watson Millar became the bride of Mr. Heggy Milner Mitchall on Saturday in a home ceremony at 11 with Rev. C. G. Gunn officiating. The couple, amid a banked altar of ferns and blossoms, will reside on Albemarle Street after a wedding trip to Canada.
At First Baptist Church the morning service features the choir performing He Sendeth the Springs by Wareing with a duet by McAllister Phelps and Henry Fortune and a solo A Friend to Man by Henry Fortune. Evening service includes He Shall Endore by Mendelsohn and a trio Hear Our Prayer by Mia Gabriel, with Philip Lilly Mrs. W. L. Kay lor and Henry Fortune. A marriage in Gate City Va joins Miss Norma Lea Snead and Mr. Carl Lynch of Kingsport. ceremony by Rev. 3, 8, Craft.
Spencer Armisteads to be the soloist at the morning service at First Presbyterian Church. The choir will perform an anthem. The evening service features the final Union Mission revival with a church choir anthem and artist Misa Marion Smith.
The Y W C A of Calvary Banttat church will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at the home of Miss Ruth Titha 124 Thorn Street.
Fred Sarver travels to Bluefield to see his brother Clyde Barver, once of Blus felt, now in a Bluefield sanitarium. He plans several days of city business during the stay.
Wingfield Watts Bible class at Bland Brrest Methodist church held a Friday evening meeting at Mrs. J W Warter with joint hostesses Mrs Mike Stevenson and Mrs J Le Kirk. The event featured devotion, a building fund pledge of 3100, a camper selection for Y camp, a pageant preview, and an afternoon of songs games and readings.
The marriage of Miss Melisan Jane Martin and Mr. Charles Woodrow Grigger, both of Bluefield, occurred Saturday afternoon at the Calvary Baptist church parsonage with Ray R. J. Tylor presiding. Many friends offered congratulations and best wishes.
Mrs C V Foland presented a piano recital at Lowmans Piano Rooms in Bluefield on Friday evening. The program featured solo pieces by her accomplished pupils including works by Streabbog Chopin Grainger and Grainger. The event praised as one of the season's most delightful magical affairs.
St Luke s Alumnae association will meet Monday at 7 20 p m at the home of Mrs K Kitla on Wythe Avenue.
Mrs. M. A. Covington of Crowe Virginia and her daughter Peggy Lee attended the graduation of Mise Odell Covington at Blueford College. While in town, she was guest of her sister in law Mrs Meyer Marcus.
Misa Eirza Clark Williamson daughter of Mia Williamson and the late Robert Williamson wed James Gillespie son of George Gillespie in St Marys Episcopal Bluefield Virginia. Attendants included Mrs Altamont Bracey and Jess Gillespie with ushers from Tazewell and Charlottesville. The couple will reside in Switchback after a North Carolina wedding trip. Out of town guests listed from Boissevain Vivian Welch and other towns.
Bland Street Methodist church hosts the Junior choir led by Elizabeth Shelton for the morning service the last singing of the season. Evening service begins at 8 with Marion Smith performing a hymn and Harold Vawter along with James Wooldridge Jr. singing The Crucifix by Faure. Accompaniment by organist James Elmer Brown.
Mrs McDonalds Circle Grace Methods at church met at Mrs J W Crockett on Rogers Street Wednesday afternoon. The meeting opened with prayer and World Outlook items presented by Mrs O C Grey. Bible lesson by Mrs W S Hamlin. New member Mrs J W Gwaltney welcomed. About 100 square miles of Antarctica’s area remains ice free.
Trinity Auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 2 30 PM. Mrs Fred Kelly will preside and oversee the program with her court outlining the agenda. The meeting aims to discuss upcoming events and community activities and encourage member participation.
The Tri District union will hold a monthly business meeting Friday June 22 at 7 45 PM at Trinity Methodist Church. All members are urged to attend as new officers will be elected.
Mr and Mrs Dave Owen of College Avenue host Mrs Owens sister Miss Maye Watkins from Cleveland Ohio. Mr and Mrs GT Leslie return from Philadelphia after visiting daughter Lorraine a student at Devereaux school. Virginia Phillips of Roanoke visits Mrs Lofton Allison Woodland Avenue. Misses Vernie and Hilda Geordon plan a Monday trip to Virginia Beach Norfolk and Richmond.
Miss Edmar Allison daughter of Mrs H B Kitts will marry James White Mitchell in Badin North Carolina on Saturday June twentieth at seven o clock First Presbyterian Church Badin A reception will follow from eight to ten at Mrs Kitts home 6 Tallassee Street The bride is a Beaver High School graduate and has taught at Badin High School Mr Mitchell from Madison Indiana works for Carolina Aluminum Company The couple will reside in Badin Invitations note the forthcoming nuptials and reception details
Miss Dorothy Martin will present an acute speech recital in Hamilton Hall Saturday evening at 3. The program titled Stories From The Rainbow Colors will feature a color story for each shade with decor matching the theme. Helpers Miss Helen Cohen and Donald Niswander assist. Public invited.
The Minnie Lee Eidgen circle met at Bland Methodist Church with Mrs J M Sanders presiding. Devotions by Mrs G Orell featured The Letter and Spirit Of The Law and Christ's Attitude To The Law In The Sermon On The Mount. Discussions covered Universal Religion and Raca Prejudice, with Mrs W Bingham leading a lesson on Stewardship. A brief business session concluded with the treasurer's report and dues. Mrs J A Hammond and Mrs L E Deeks extended afternoon welcomes.
Kersey assisted by Mrs Greaver and Mrs Hammond tended four courses. George L Hynes of Fourth Street is under treatment at Bluefield Sanitarium. Bratton Jr. underwent appendectomy at Bluefield. Mrs Lundy of Albemarle Street reentered Bluefield for treatment. Mrs Akers of Alder Street is a patient at Bluefield. Ratcliffe and daughter visited relatives in Oklahoma and Arkansas, accompanied by Ruth Woods. Mr and Mrs Evans of Wytheville were visitors. Harden Hill of Roanoke will visit Mr and Mrs Clifton for weekend. Betty Jean and Raymond Allison recover from tonsil operations at St Luke's Hospital. Alex St Clair will receive his MD from University of Virginia Tuesday in Charlottesville. visiting parents Dr and Mrs St Clair. Mrs H C Bourne entered St Luke's for treatment. Harman Woodyard Jr returns from Davidson College before R O T C camp at Fort McClellan. A J Gordon Getty of McComas sailed from New York on the Transylvania.
A public figure plans a visit to Dublin, Ireland to meet relatives and support them while recovering from a recent illness. The trip highlights continued outreach and diplomatic goodwill during a period of political and social activity in the region.
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